Nashville Scene

Eddie McGee murdered two young girls in 1966. But a 99-year sentence wouldn't keep him locked up.

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Features, Features, Eddie McGee, Thomas Wiseman, Phyllis Seibers, Bill Coleman

A night at the mixed martial arts fights in Nashville

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Stories, Nashville, Ed Clay, Josh Shockman, White Zombie

English Only foes hope to lull Eric Crafton to sleep, then deliver a knockout punch

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Woods, Eric Crafton, Nashville, Muhammad Ali, Gregg Ramos

Love-Hate Mail

• Tags: Letters, Love/Hate Mail, Nashville, Wess Floyd, George Bray Nashville, Robert Campbell

Special Navidad shopping guide edition

• by Gustavo Arellano
• Tags: Ask a Mexican, Gustavo Arellano, Jorge Mariscal, Vietnam, Alejandro Morales

Man Accused of Going Pervert on Boy at Hospital

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Law and Order, local pedophile, NAMBLA

Happy Holidays From Pith! See Ya Next Year, Suckas!

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Video

The French Don't Like to Fight and other Truths About Afghanistan

• by PJ Tobia
• Tags: By the Way, Politics, Afghanistan, goat vaccines, the French

Nashville Free Press: Biweekly Newspaper to Launch in January

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Media, community radio, Ginny Welsch, liberal media, Nashville Free Press, Radio Free Nashville

School Board Member Karen Johnson Says She's Under Pressure to Vote Based on Race

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Education, Politics, Woods

Breaking News: Convicted murderer Edward McGee pleads guilty to second killing

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Breaking News, Deborah Ray, Edward McGee, Phyllis Seibers, Shelbyville double murder

Weak Gun Laws = More Murder and Gun Crime, Study Says

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Law and Order, gun control, Hargrove, Mayors Against Illegal Guns report

Bob Corker: Senator from Volkswagen

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Woods

Study Says Tennessee's Nursing Homes Really Suck; Will the New Legislature Screw the Elderly Even More?

• by Pete Kotz
• Tags: Kotz, Legislature, Politics

Anti-Gay Reverend Rick Warren to Preach at Obama's Inauguration

• by Pete Kotz
• Tags: Kotz, Politics, Presidential Politics

Police State Update

• by PJ Tobia
• Tags: Law and Order, attitude, Nashville DUI crackdown, police state, Serpas

Alexander Woofs at Obama

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Woods

Red State Update Gets to the Bottom of the Illinois Governor Scandal

• by Pete Kotz
• Tags: Red State Update, Video

American Pride Restored in Under 40 Seconds

• by Caleb Hannan
• Tags: Daily Diversion, Hannan, Video

What's Hot this Holiday Season? Christmas in a Beer Joint

• by Pete Kotz
• Tags: Red State Update, Video

Titans Fans Are Lame--The Sequel

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Silverman, Sports, Browns, car theft, fans, lame, LenDale White, Steelers, towel, Video

New York Times: Vols' Hiring of Kiffin Exemplifies College Football's Race Barrier

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Silverman, Sports, Lane Kiffin, New York Times, Silverman, sports, Tennesee, Turner Gill

Vince Young Sues, Apparently Thinks He's Still "Invinceable"

• by Pete Kotz
• Tags: Kotz, Sports

Hubris Alert: Phil 'Short List' Bredesen Shares His Awesomeness With Esquire

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Politics, Silverman, Bredesen, Esquire, short list, Silverman, vice president

WTF? Bredesen now sees 'decent' budget year

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Woods

Time to Put the School Board Out of Its Misery

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Education, Woods

Take the Music City Star to See the Titans...for $20 a Head

• by Brent Rolen
• Tags: Rolen, Game Day Express, Music City Star, Titans, train

Attention Car Thieves: Stay Away From the Morning Idlers

• by Caleb Hannan
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Hannan, Law and Order, car theft, morning car warmer uppers are God's chosen people, winter wonderland is an oxymoron

Republicans Worry Frist Lacks 'Fire in the Belly'

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Woods

A Big Tent Isn't Tennessee Democrats' Biggest Problem

• by Pete Kotz
• Tags: Kotz, Legislature, Politics

Tamworth: The Nashville of Australia, kind of

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Country Music Capitol of Australia, Hargrove, Tamworth Australia

Dishwasher Held Hostage: Do Not Buy from Home Depot, GE

• by Pete Kotz
• Tags: By the Way, Kotz

Chattanooga City Employee Comes Clean After Faking Breast Cancer

• by Pete Kotz
• Tags: Breaking News, Crazy Crap

Police Bust Crazy Dumb Crackers, Er, I Mean White Boyz Gang and Drug Ring

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Law and Order, Crazy drug slangin' crackers, drug enforcement, Ecstasy

East Academy, a Beloved but Endangered East Nashville School, Needs Your Help

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Education, Silverman, East Academy, education, fundraiser, Silverman, Video

Visiting conductor Nicholas McGegan finds the gusto in NSO's oft-performed Messiah

• by Russell Johnston
• Tags: Features, Nicholas McGegan, Gloria Handel, Nashville, Nashville Symphony

From MySpace to BlackBerry, there's no shortage of challengers to the hegemony of iTunes

• by Chris Parker
• Tags: Features, Microsoft Zune, Apple iTunes, Apple iPod, Apple iPhone

A bunch of stuff happened in Murfreesboro in 2008, and our 'Boro Bureau remembers some of it

• by Wesley Lewis
• Tags: Features, Murfreesboro, Brentwood, Wall Street, Joey Kneiser

Some things Murfreesboro has to look forward to

• Tags: Features, Murfreesboro, Cody Blaine, Velcro Stars, Flora Shakespeare

Signs that your band in trouble

• by Chris Parker
• Tags: Features, Andy Hull, Manchester Orchestra, G.G. Allin, Motley Crue

Matt & Kim, Cool Kids, Holly Golightly and more

• Tags: The Spin, Nashville, Dave Cloud, Mountain Dew, Caitlin Rose

Saturday Night: Winter of Dreamz Finale at Mercy Lounge

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Holly House, Mercy Lounge, Winter of Dreamz

Dave Matthews (a.k.a. "Dave") and His Band (a.k.a. DMB) to Play Vanderbilt Stadium Apr. 25

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Creamtastic, my sage pearls of wisdom, The Dave Mattews Band, Vandy

This Here Blog

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Whatevs

Epic Christmas Dance Party at The 5 Spot Tonight

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, dance parties, The 5 Spot, The Ronettes

Caption Contest: Nashville Cream Show Tonight at Mercy Lounge

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, caption contest, cream dream

It's Friday!

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Creamtastic, booze, Friday, smokes

Free Holiday EP from Parachute Musical

• by Seth Graves
• Tags: free music, parachute musical, Video

What's in a Name, Part Three

• by Matt Sullivan
• Tags: Cream, bitchin' nomenclature, expertise, pun success rates

From the Dept. of Thank Balls: Nickelback Tickets 'Moving Briskly'

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Creamtastic, balls in your face--not mine, Nickelback, recession-proof

Nashville: Eventful?

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: National Skyline, eventfulness, lists

News From the Net: NoiseTrade and Just Hear It

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, free stuff, Internet, Just Hear It, NoiseTrade

L.A. Weekly's Top Ten Dance Collections of 2008, Both Mixed and Unmixed

• by rroberts
• Tags: Cream, Video

The Human Snow Globe, Vovo, Charlie Louvin and More: Thursday in Nashville

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, human snow globe

Ben Folds, Novel

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: National Skyline, Ben Folds, fiction, Video

Recording Industry Admits Illegal Downloading Lawsuits (Surprise!) Ain't Doin' Shiz

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: National Skyline, Arrrrrr-I-A-A, file sharing, illegal downloads, Recording industry

Nashville, Wake the Fuck up!: Classic Kanye

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Creamtastic, Classic, Kanye West, Nashville Hip Hop, Preppy Punk Thug, RAYZER BLADE, SNL, Video

Adele Moves March 18 Show to Cannery

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Adele, blue eyes, Cannery Ballroom, Mercy Lounge, red hair, you betta treat me right!

The Top 10 Reissues of 2008

• by Keith Plocek
• Tags: Cream, Video

Top 10 Indie Rock Albums of 2008

• by Joe Tone
• Tags: Cream, Video

Lake Fever Christmas Freakout Tonight at Mercy Lounge

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar

The Year in Music: 2008's Top Ten Pop Songs

• by Nick Lucchesi
• Tags: Cream, Coldplay, Duffy, Estelle, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, M.I.A., Ne-Yo, Paper Planes, Pop Music, Rihanna, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, T.I., Top 10 Pop Songs of 2008, Video

Top 10 Latin Music Albums of 2008

• by Jose Duran
• Tags: Cream, Video

Listen to This: Podcasts You Can Believe In

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Creamtastic, downloads, free, NPR, WOTT

Thank You and You're Welcome: Casio Completes One Year at the Cream

• by Seth Graves
• Tags: Cream, Club Sportag, Nashville Cream, Seth Graves

Rock 'n' Roll Poll 2008: Outtakes

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, 2008, Brendan Benson, Dave Berman, Rock 'n' Roll Poll, rock news of the year

The Spin: 'Winter of Dreamz' feat. Ghostfinger, JEFF the Brotherhood and Chris Crofton at the Mercy Lounge

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Winter of Dreamz

Bawston Baked Danishes Micro Meta Mix

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, Bawston Sean, Jensen Sportag, mashups, Merry Christmas!

About the Cream Show This Friday at Mercy Lounge

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Creamtastic, Carl Sagan, party time, Winter of Dreamz

Top Ten Americana Albums of 2008

• by Patrick Michels
• Tags: Cream, alt-neo-country, Americana, Video

Unheralded Nashville favorite Tin Angel earns its wings

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Dining, Reviews, West End, Rick Bolsom, Angel Louie, Donald Main

Empty Setting: Would You Like a Weekly Open Thread?

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Open Thread, Bites open thread, Nashville restaurant gossip, Nashville restaurant questions, Nashville restaurant tips

Barlow to Appear on Style Network Dec. 20

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: People, green restaurants, Jeremy Barlow, Tayst

Christmastime Has Come, the Walrus Said

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: People, David Faux-ie, Insecure Walrus, Video

My Precious! Lord of the Rings Trilogy All Day Saturday at Belcourt, With Middle Earth Meals!

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Events, Belcourt, hobbit chow, Lord of the Rings all-day marathon

Artisan Chocolate-Maker Coming to Riverside Village

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: News, Chocolate, Riverside Village

Tangredi Restaurant T's Tuscan Grill Closed

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: News, legal trouble, restaurant closing, Tangredi's

An Angel Gets Its Wings

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Restaurants, Tin Angel

Longtime Hillsboro Village Sushi Restaurant Closed

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: News, Hillsboro Village, sushi, Taste of Tokyo

Stocking Stuffer: Where the Locals Eat

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Cooking the Books, iPhone app, Where the Locals Eat

The Pilllsbury Peanut Butter Cookie Faceoff

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: News, contest, cookies, fun and games

If You're Ever in Harriman at Dinner Time, Here's a Restaurant Worth Trying

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Travel Advisory, Harriman, I-40, Mexican, roadside food

Give Yourself a Free Gift: Subscribe to Morsel Code

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Bites, dining newsletter, Morsel Code

Hunger Sucks. Here's How to Help Feed People.

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Good advice, Backpack Program, charitable giving, nonprofit organizations

Prediction: Fleur de Lis Snowballs Accumulating in Farmers' Market

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: News, catering, Farmers' Market, flavored snowballs

Dining Rooms at the Inns 2008

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Events, open on Christmas

It Wouldn't Be Christmas Without...

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Bites, Christmas list, fun and games

A Photographer's Gallery For the Season

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: People, food art, food banks, hunger, Second Harvest

65 South Barbecue Supper

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Travel Advisory, BBQ sauces, restaurants, roadside food

A talk with Catherine Deneuve about A Christmas Tale and her long, glorious non-career

• by Scott Foundas
• Tags: Reviews, Reviews, Catherine Deneuve, Jacques Demy, Roman Polanski, Arnaud Desplechin

A Christmas Tale makes for the season's richest cinematic pudding

• by J. Hoberman
• Tags: Reviews, Reviews, Arnaud Desplechin, Catherine Deneuve, Charlie Kaufman, Jonathan Demme

Will Smith's new bummer Seven Pounds might as well be The Pursuit of Unhappyness

• by Scott Foundas
• Tags: Reviews, Reviews, Will Smith, Gabriele Muccino, Ben Thomas, Hollywood

Lunch at Andrew Chadwick's on Rutledge Hill

Taste on Me

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Chadwick & Co., Chadwick's of Boston Inc., France

Vo Vo Vo!

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Mark Bond, Rollum Haas, Wes Anderson

Marc My Words

• by Chris Parker
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Boogie Kings, Carencro, Gavin DeGraw, John Hiatt

Marla Faith and R. Lafayette Mitchell at Metro Arts Gallery

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Lafayette Mitchell, Marla Faith, Metro Office, Nashville

DreamzWeaver

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Sweetwater

Microcosm/Oceanography and More at Zeitgeist Gallery

Three Is the Magic Number

• by Joe Nolan
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Jeeyun Lee, Christie Nuell, Megan Lightell

A Christmas Gift Especially for You

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Chris Crofton

Going Green

• by Jon Weisberger
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, The Greencards (Musical Group), Carol Young, Jake Stargell, Kym Warner

Gretchen Peters at 3rd & Lindsley

• by Chris Parker
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Martina McBride, Nashville, Patty Loveless

Grin and Barenberg It

• by Joe Weisberger
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Charlie Haden, Edgar Meyer, Jerry Douglas, Luke Bulla

Christmas Lights at Fountainhead, Brentwood

Yule Love It!

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Brentwood

John Meacham Reading and Signing at Davis-Kidd

• by Chris Scott
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Andrew Jackson, Jon Meacham, Jackson Hall, Nashville

Peggy Snow's This Old World at The Belcourt

Places That Are Gone

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Peggy Snow, Charlotte, Louisville, Nashville

The Abominable Art Show

• by Amanda Dillingham
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Candice Brett, Nashville

Downtown art crawl showcases Lost Boys' art, a human snowglobe and soap-bubble imagery

• by Emily Bartlett Hines
• Tags: Art, Chol Garang, Jack Spencer, Mandy Rogers Horton, Sudan

GroundWorks Theatre balances humor and reverence in its adult-friendly take on the Christmas story

• by Martin Brady
• Tags: Theater, Robert J. O'Connell, Bethlehem, Martha Manning, Belmont

The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga unveils the real "New India": corrupt, impenetrable and darkly comic

• by Paul V. Griffith
• Tags: Books, Books, Aravind Adiga, India, Mumbai, Balram Halwai

In What now?, Ann Patchett offers wisdom for the journey

• by Margaret Renkl
• Tags: Books, Books, Ann Patchett, HarperCollins Publishers Inc., Baby Mozart, Dalai Lama