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1. The Spin

   She and Him, Charlie Louvin, Grizzly Bear, Def Leppard

   Published: August 7, 2008

   Hymns and her Not even warm summer rain, coupled with lightning flashes that lit up The Gulch's looming condo skeletons like million-dollar X-rays, could dampen the enthusiasm...

2. Woods

   The Ultimatum

   Black leaders demanding resegration rollback—or else

   By Jeff Woods

   Published: August 7, 2008

   This week's elections will produce new school board members who might find reason to question their commitment to public service right away. As a first order of business,...

3. Our Critics Picks

   Muhammad Ali: Made in Miami

   By Jack Silverman

   Published: August 7, 2008

   "Cassius Clay was born in Louisville; Muhammad Ali was born in Miami," says Ferdi "The Fight Doctor" Pacheco, and this new hour-long documentary proves his point. Fresh off his...

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   Casino Royale (1967)

   By Jim Ridley

   Published: August 7, 2008

   True story: One night many years ago I went to bed sick and woozy with a temperature of 103, and decided I'd watch a TV late-show double feature. The first movie was Mean...

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   The 7th Voyage of Sinbad

   By Jim Ridley

   Published: August 7, 2008

   This enormously enjoyable 1958 fantasy may be the crowning achievement of one of the movies' great magicians, Ray Harryhausen, the stop-motion animation wizard whose fabulous...

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   The Holla feat. Spoken Nerd, Swordplay & W.T. the Musical Mastermind

   By Sean L. Maloney

   Published: August 7, 2008

   Our main man from Murfreesboro, MC 24/7 has taken over the talent booking at Café Coco and his tenure looks to be an exciting one, bringing a little bit more art to the...

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   Rosie Flores

   By Chris Parker

   Published: August 7, 2008

   Rosie Flores is like Wanda Jackson's little sis, following in the footsteps of that old rockabilly stomp. The San Antonio-born artist has been playing music for four decades,...

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   Festival

   By Dustin Allen

   Published: August 7, 2008

   Returning to the Nashville stomping grounds where their recent debut Come, Arrow, Come! was recorded, Brooklyn, N.Y., duo Festival (sisters Lindsay and Alexis Powell) bring a...

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   Good Gospel Truth w/Eureka Gold & Hannah Barbarians

   By Jeremy Rush

   Published: August 7, 2008

   Last month, shortly after Brooklyn's Good Gospel Truth played their first show, Spin name-dropped them alongside The Who and Thin Lizzy on a list of "Rock's Most Anthemic...

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    The Dexateens

    By Sean L. Maloney

    Published: August 7, 2008

    The Dexateens are a Dixie-fried, triple-guitar, garage rawk assault so unhinged that it could only come from Alabama. The band started out in Tuscaloosa almost ten years,...

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    Cage the Elephant

    By Chris Parker

    Published: August 7, 2008

    The Brits have always had a thing for American roots music, and this young Bowling Green quintet are one of their latest fascinations—they've already scored a minor hit...

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    Brooke Waggoner CD Release Show

    By Lee Stabert

    Published: August 7, 2008

    Nashville songstress Brooke Waggoner's greatest asset might be her deftness with surprise. Her swooping, melancholy pop songs can clatter into cabaret territory or, just as...

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    Barack the Vote

    By Lee Stabert

    Published: August 7, 2008

    (Mc)Cain the Vote just doesn’t have the same ring. Add that to the long list of things that make Senator Barack Obama cooler than his over-ripe presidential rival. Say...

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    Barack the Vote

    By Lee Stabert

    Published: August 7, 2008

    (Mc)Cain the Vote just doesn’t have the same ring. Add that to the long list of things that make Senator Barack Obama cooler than his over-ripe presidential rival. Say...

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    Variety Freakshow

    By Sean L. Maloney

    Published: August 7, 2008

    What's got an incalculable number of thumbs and loves freakshows? Us guys! We would happily trade a month's worth of shoe-gazing college rock and amateur cowboys for one night...

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    The Red Chord

    By Matt Sullivan

    Published: August 7, 2008

    Mayhem Festival won't be coming to Nashville this year, but Boston-based death metallers The Red Chord opted for a Music City visit rather than a day off from the fesival's...

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    Jon Jackson

    By Dustin Allen

    Published: August 7, 2008

    Nashville may be chock full of singer-songwriters strumming their way through 10-minute sets at open mic free-for-alls, but Jon Jackson is one well worth cherry-picking from...

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    Miss Gulch Returns

    By Martin Brady

    Published: August 7, 2008

    Composer-pianist Fred Barton co-created the infamous Forbidden Broadway, an institution that has been successfully—and hilariously—lampooning New York's theatrical...

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    Second Saturday in South Nashville

    By Joe Nolan

    Published: August 7, 2008

    They say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery. Taking a page from their downtown neighbors, the residents of Nashville's Nolensville/Old Hickory neighborhood have...

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    Nashville Bluegrass Band

    By Jon Weisberger

    Published: August 7, 2008

    With its members engaged in a multitude of other pursuits—fiddler Stuart Duncan, for instance, has been out on the road with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss—the...