Nashville Scene

2004 Best of Nashville Readers' Poll Winners

• Tags: Features, Features, Nashville, Famous Dave's of America Inc., Johnny Jackson, Steve McNair

Entertainment

• Tags: Features, Features, Martin Brady, Claire Suddath, Rita Ross, Nashville

Love And Hate Mail

Not singin' our tune

• Tags: Features, Features, George W. Bush, Al Gore, Nashville, Matt Pulle

Politician Choices

Mayor Bill Purcell

• Tags: Features, Features, Nashville, Idea Nashville, Cumberland River, Daron Hall

People and Places

• Tags: Features, Features, Liz Murray Garrigan, Marc Stengel, Nashville, Truman Jones

Food And Drink

• Tags: Features, Features, Jim Ridley, Kay West, Michael McCall, Paul Griffith

Media and Politics

• Tags: Features, Features, Matt Pulle, Nashville, Roger Abramson, Mary Mancini

Goods and Services

• Tags: Features, Features, Jason Shawhan, Walter Jowers, Stephen Graham, Nashville

Best of Nashville 2004

• Tags: Features, Features, Eric England, Josh Anderson, Nashville

True Urbanity

The Plan of Nashville shows our city as we want it to be

• by Christine Kreyling
• Tags: Features, Features, Nashville, Nashville Civic Design Center, Jane Jacobs, Robert Moses

It's "A Disgrace"

War journalists bash Tim Chavez's comfy media criticism

• by Matt Pulle
• Tags: Features, Features, Tim Chavez, Iraq, Samarra, John Kerry

Off Limits

• Tags: Features, Features, MJ Garrett, Bill Clinton, John Glennon, Bill Frist

United Way Solicitors Hobbled by Panhandling Crackdown

Asking for money downtown runs afoul of law

• Tags: The Fabricator, United Way, Ronal Serpas, Nashville, Jimmy Vetella

Kids

• Tags: Features, Features, Jim Ridley, Nashville, Roger Abramson, Nashville Zoo

Dog Fight

Of no love lost between 12 South residents and one local bar

• by John Spragens
• Tags: Features, Features, Proprietor Tracy Crawford, Austin Cunningham, Ronnie Greer, Belmont University

King John

Drug wars at the State Capitol

• by Roger Abramson
• Tags: Features, Features, C. John Wilder, Tennessee, John Gregory, Ron Ramsey

What Sounds Good

• Tags: Features, Features, Bob Hurwitz, Nashville, Nonesuch Records Inc., Philip Glass

Hip-hop Concertos

Blair alum Daniel Roumain returns for a genre-bridging program that spotlights his work as a composer and violinist

• by David Maddox
• Tags: Stories, Daniel Roumain, Ingram Hall, Vanderbilt University, Matthew Shipp

Fight Songs

Two new albums by the imperious Diamanda Galas unmask genocide and cultural forgetfulness

• by Christopher John Treacy
• Tags: Stories, Serpenta Canta, Greece, Iraq, Peter Balakian

Tainted Seafood

Throw back the animated fish comedy Shark Tale

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Stories, MC Hammer, Finding Nemo, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Robert De Niro

Arts and Music

• Tags: Stories, Rod McGaha, Michael McCall, Dave Maddox, Nashville

Idiot Savant

People's Branch tackles Dostoevsky with superb results

• Tags: Stories, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Anastasia Trials, Laura Skaug, Carolyn Gage

No Name on the Ballot

Robert Altman's political satire Tanner '88 holds up alarmingly well

• Tags: Stories, Alex Tanner, Jack Tanner, Robert Altman, Garry Trudeau

Declawed

The typically exceptional Nashville Children's Theatre stumbles a bit with prosaic adaptation of a classic children's fable

• by Martin Brady
• Tags: Stories, Moses Goldberg, Nashville, Christopher Strand, Erin Whited

Search for Meaning

Alan LeQuire is likely the most visible artist in Nashville, so what does his work have to offer?

• by David Maddox
• Tags: Stories, Greg Decker, Arts Company, Nashville, The Parthenon

Hank Didn't Do It This Way

Holly Williams gets out from under her family tradition

• Tags: Stories, Holly Williams, Hank Williams, Branson, Hank Williams III

Sign Wars

What is this nation coming to when people start booby-trapping political yard signs?

• by Walter Jowers
• Tags: Columns: Stories, Flip Flop, The Tennessean Newspaper, Manolo Blahnik Shoes

A Face in the Crowd

• Tags: Columns: Stories, Eloris Williams Presley, Aurie Elizabeth, Elvis Presley, Jesus Christ

How It Looks from the Ha-Z-Girl

• Tags: Columns: Stories, AFC South Division, Alabama, American Football Conference, National Football League

Make Room for Cassavetes

A comparison among boxed DVD sets—one devoted to the godfather of independent cinema, two of bygone TV shows—yields unexpected insights

• by Noel Murray
• Tags: Late Edition: Stories, Joey Bishop, John Cassavetes, Danny Thomas, The Danny Thomas Show

Stage Dive

With their Ryman Auditorium show last Wednesday, the Pixies reclaimed their status as one of the '90s' most important bands

• by Elizabeth Orr and Marie Yarbrough
• Tags: Late Edition: Stories, Pixies, Frank Black, David Lovering, Nashville

A List

• Tags: Columns: Stories, Adam Dread, Marsha Blackburn, Mindy McCready, Rudy Kalis

I Dream of Jeanne

Acura's newest RL flagship redefines performance and sophistication

• by Marc K. Stengel
• Tags: Columns: Stories, Acura RL, Acura Motors, BMW AG, Hurricane Jeanne

Icecapades

It doesn't happen often, but damn if NHL management ain't right

• by Randy Horick
• Tags: Columns: Stories, National Hockey League, Nashville, National Football League, Canada

More Than Flash

Virago caters to the young and restless set, but offers genuine substance for the diner who wants well-executed, adventurous food

• by Kay West
• Tags: Columns: Stories, Nashville, Chris Hyndman, Germantown, Hillsboro

The Disc Jockey

Rodney in the front, poker in the rear

• Tags: Late Edition: Stories, Rodney Dangerfield, Chris Moneymaker, Edward Norton, John Dahl

Gourmand Terror

Epicurious George

• Tags: Late Edition: Stories, Nashville, George W. Bush, John Kerry, AFC South Division

Grape Expectations

World's largest wine bottle visits town

• Tags: Columns: Stories, Nashville Morton, Sotheby's Holdings Inc., Morton's Restaurant Group Inc., Czech Republic

Dining Notes

Is 12th & Porter down for the count?

• by Kay West
• Tags: Late Edition: Stories, Jody Faison, Franklin, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Boscos Brewing Company

GroupTherapy

Thirsty for democracy

• Tags: Columns: Stories, George W. Bush, John Kerry, Nashville, Jamie Rubin

Weekend Updates

The hills are alive with the aroma du Troma

• Tags: Late Edition: Stories, Lloyd Kaufman, Troma Entertainment Inc., Nashville, George W. Bush

Shots