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Nashvillians of the Year: Because of Hal Cato and Rodger Dinwiddie— and the remarkable youth center they founded—Nashville's lost and forgotten teens will sleep safer
By Tracy Moore
Published: December 24, 2009
When a lot of kids turn 18, they get something special—a party, a night out, sometimes even the keys to a car. On Xavier's 18th birthday, he returned to the apartment he...
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Open House at Mai
House for the Holidays
By Sean L. Maloney
Published: December 24, 2009
A little impatient to get your groove on and shake your ass till those extra chocolate-covered peanut butter trees are a delicious, distant memory? Don’t wait for amateur...
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Party Cannon at Little Hamilton
Dudes on Dudes
By D. Patrick Rodgers
Published: December 24, 2009
If you’re not familiar with the firework-toting, homoerotically garbed, terrifyingly volatile antics of Party Cannon, know this: Their moniker could not be more fitting....
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Happy Birthday Jimmy Buffett at the Boro
Wasted Away in Murfreesboroville
By Sean L. Maloney
Published: December 24, 2009
Ever since Cap'n Parrothead docked his boat at this summer’s Bonnaroo for a surprise set while we were docking our butts in the Porta-Potty, when hear the name...
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Coach vs. Kase at 12th & Porter
Travellin' First Class
By Sean L. Maloney
Published: December 24, 2009
Is there a better gig out there than being paid to just show up and look cool? We don't know for sure—we show up, but we don't look cool and we're definitely not getting...
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The Soul Cages at 3rd & Lindsley
Sting-Chronicity
By Adam Gold
Published: December 24, 2009
Anyone who watched the recent Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary circle-jerk on HBO has to have noticed Sting rocking a massive beard. Not a Norris Skipper, not a soul...
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Webb Wilder at 3rd & Lindsley
It's the Wilder Thang
By Chris Parker
Published: December 24, 2009
Wilder’s got so much character you half-believe he walked straight off the big screen. (It isn’t so far from the truth, given his offbeat filmic exploits producing a...
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David Peterson and 1946 at Station Inn
Class of '46
By Jon Weisberger
Published: December 24, 2009
One of the city’s great singing stylists, Peterson is drawing growing attention for his brilliant Old-Time Country Revue, which finds him belting out country classics from...
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Tennessee Mafia Jug Band at Station Inn
Jug Life
By John Weisberger
Published: December 24, 2009
Those to whom the Grand Ole Opry of today seems a bit quaint have no idea of just how rustic country music once was—but the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band surely does. With a...
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Blaine Larsen Plays Opry at the Ryman
Young Man Blues
By Edd Hurt
Published: December 24, 2009
With his big, easy baritone and gift for the hook, Blaine Larsen seems like a conventional country singer—his narratives elaborate such red-state themes as growing up,...
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Predators v. Blackhawks at the Sommet Center
Holiday on Ice
By Timothy C. Davis
Published: December 24, 2009
We know, we know. It's the day after Christmas. You're likely hungover, or looking to have an evening that will lead to being hungover tomorrow. You've exchanged pleasantries...
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Gone With the Wind at The Belcourt
Fiddle-de-dee
By Jim Ridley
Published: December 24, 2009
It took a British actress, Vivien Leigh, to define the twin poles of Southern womanhood on film: Blanche DuBois, the neurotic faded rose of A Streetcar Named Desire, and...
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Zac Brown Band at the Ryman
Toes Jam
By Jewly Hight
Published: December 24, 2009
Sure, we could all do with a few less songs that lean on tropical escapism and feel-good Southern stereotypes. But the fact is, the Zac Brown Band—who’ve had big hits...
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5 Elements at Square Space Gallery in Gallatin
Elementary, My Dear Watson
By Jack Silverman
Published: December 24, 2009
If wintertime cabin fever is already getting to you, a day trip to Gallatin might be just what the doctor ordered, and Square Space Gallery is the perfect focal point. Housed...
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Bones Explosion at The 5 Spot
Bone Jam
By D. Patrick Rodgers
Published: December 24, 2009
We all know what a tedious stretch the week between Christmas and New Year’s can be. Here we all are, languishing in our homes, fat and greasy with Christmas ham residue,...
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Grimey's Birthday Party Soiree at The Basement
Grimes of Passion
By Adam Gold
Published: December 24, 2009
Mike Grimes may not be a rock star, but there's little doubt that he's a man who's made it in music. Between founding and co-owning Nashville's nationally known...
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Drew's 30th Birthday Bash feat. Yacht Rock Revue
Happy Birthday to Drew
By Adam Gold
Published: December 24, 2009
You'd have to live under a rock in this town to not be familiar with Mercy Lounge general manager Andrew Mischke. Between handling the club's PR, booking local bands, hosting...
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The Long Players Play Sly and the Family Stone's Stand!
You've Been Sitting Much too Long
By Timothy C. Davis
Published: December 24, 2009
Trying to convince one of the importance of Sly and the Family Stone to the popular music world is a fool's errand. Unless said fool has a book deal, in which case he or she...
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Bad Lieutenant at The Belcourt
Bad Lieutenant: Good Time
By Adam Gold
Published: December 24, 2009
On paper, the idea to do a remake of Abel Ferrara's 1992 NC-17 box-office failure Bad Lieutenant, casting Nicholas Cage to star, tapping Werner Herzog to direct and setting it...
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It's a Wonderful Life at The Belcourt
Merry Christmas, Bedford Falls!
By Jim Ridley
Published: December 24, 2009
At once the most elating and depressing Christmas movie ever made, Frank Capra's 1946 classic isn't something to watch alone at home between commercials, where you might doze...
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