Nashville Scene

Rejuvenated by a move to Nashville, author Amanda Little lights the way toward a solution for America's energy addiction

• by Clay Risen
• Tags: Cover Story, Features, Nashville, Amanda Little, George W. Bush, Tupperware Brands Corporation

Best of Nashville 2009: Addition

• Tags: Cover Story, Features, Nashville, Sabine Schlunk, Front Porch Inc., Scarritt-Bennett Center

Nashville's blues and R&B scene loses one of its shining lights

• by Ron Wynn
• Tags: Stories, Nashville, Johnny Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Michael Gray

An all-male nude strip club fills a void in adult entertainment for both sexes—so why isn't the gay community talking?

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Stories, Nashville, Cole Wakefield, The Bronx, H.G. Stovall

How to bewilder the staff at your local big-box hardware store

• by Walter Jowers
• Tags: Helter Shelter, WD-40 Company, Memphis, Peabody Hotel

All my kids really need is for me to leave them alone—right?

• by Lindsay Ferrier
• Tags: Suburban Turmoil, Carl Honore, Lenore Skenazy, Phil McGraw, Nashville

Special election breeds intraparty finger-pointing

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Woods, Ty Cobb, U.S. Democratic Party, Pat Marsh, Mike Turner

Bosnian, Serbian fight together on Lipscomb's basketball court

• by David Boclair
• Tags: Sports, Atlantic Sun Conference, Lipscomb Bisons, Serbia, Scott Sanderson

Pastor Maury Davis' Helloween Funhouse!

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Hargrove, Cornerstone Church, drugs and porn send you to hell but not killing people apparently, House of Hell, Maury Davis

Morning Roundup

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Media, CCA, Coach Jeff Fisher, Fisk University, Floyd Reese, Intern Adam, Julian Bond

Lenny Kravitz's Biggest Fan Ever?

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Hargrove, bad 70s bar band rock, fandumb, Jimi Kravitz, Lenny Hendrix, poseurs, Ryman Auditorium

Wamp Hits Haslam as 'Empty Suit'

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Woods

Music City Center Showdown: Samuels vs. Evans

• by Bruce Barry
• Tags: Barry, Politics, Emily Evans, Music City Center, Ron Samuels

Democrats Play the Blame Game: It's More Fun Than Crying

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Woods

Our Back Pages: This Week in Print Over the Years

• by Tom Wood
• Tags: Wood, Belle Meade, history, Lee Beaman, Lower Broad, Music Row, Opryland

Insiders See Backroom Back-Scratching in Latest Music City Center Complication

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Woods

Lamar Alexander Is Sean Hannity's Puppet

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

Morning Roundup: Sahel Kazemi's Life Insurance, Murfreesborean in Space and More

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Media, Barry Wilmore, Chipotle, Phil Valentine, Sahel Kazemi, Tennessee Center for Policy Research, Voter Confidence Act

Ramsey Calls for Abolishing Campaign Contribution Limits

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

As Blackburn Chuckles, Fox Anchor Snaps at Democrat

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Media, Politics, Woods, Video

Morning Roundup

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: By the Way, MTSU, Nashville Speedway, NES, Zach Braff

Crispin Critters 2009

• by Bruce Barry
• Tags: Barry, Politics, Eric Crafton, McNeely Pigott & Fox, Phil Bredesen, Richard Fulton, St. Crispin's Day, Vic Lineweaver

In Search of Granny 'Rat's Tavern

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Around Town, Phillips, Elizabeth Bennett, Joelton, Joseph Durratt, Timothy Demonbreun

Bye Bye Dewayne Bunch: We Miss You Already

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

Morning Roundup

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Bass Berry & Sims, Bible theme park, lottery, Toy Story, Zach Wamp

Does Cooper's '94 Loss Offer a Midterm Lesson for Democrats?

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Woods

Blogger Controversy in Memphis Reverberates Across the State

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Politics, bloggers, Christian Grantham, Memphis, Mike Byrd, Steve Ross, Steve Steffens, Trace Sharp

Morning Roundup: Injured Cows and Lazy Grandmas

• by Bruce Barry
• Tags: Barry, Media, BNA, H1N1, injured cow, Morgan Keegan, Steve McNair, The MED

A hefty new collection reflects the many facets of Dolly Parton’s talent

• by Michael McCall
• Tags: Features, Dolly Parton, Nashville, Country Music Association, Willie Nelson

Pretty Lights makes Girl Talk look like Coldplay

• by Sean L. Maloney
• Tags: Features, Derek Vincent Smith, Fort Collins, Girl Talk (Musician), Greg Gillis

Chris Scruggs makes room for his muse on Anthem

• by Jewly Hight
• Tags: Features, Gary Scruggs, Nashville, Carl Smith, Ray Price

The Meat Puppets are still half-assin’ it after all these years

• by Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
• Tags: Features, Curt Kirkwood, Meat Puppets, Cris Kirkwood, Ted Marcus

Classical guitarist Sharon Isbin shines in performance with Nashville Symphony

• by Russell Johnston
• Tags: Classical, Sharon Isbin, John Fiore, Christopher Rouse, Robert Schumann

Kings of Leon, Mother/Father, Monotonix and more

• Tags: The Spin, Caleb Followill, Nashville, Kings of Leon, Monotonix

How The Rich Stole Christmas: J.R. to Grand Marshal Nashville Christmas Parade

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Hot Goss, I wonder if they'll ever ask poor Big, John Rich, Mommy, why does Santa smell like whiskey and have a mustache?

MySpace Adds 'New Analytics Features' for Bands, Internet Quits MySpace

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: National Skyline, are analytics really that helpful?, Bandcamp FTW, MySpace Tom, proverbial merch girl

Weekend Round-Up: New Yorkish Style Pt. 1

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, New York, weekend round-up

Elvis Needs Boats: Free Mojo Nixon Tunes on Amazon, Creamy Video Bonanza

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Creamtastic, Elvis is a perfect being, Video

Reunited and It Feels so Good: On the Return of Govern and Other Potential Reunions

• by Seth Graves
• Tags: Cream, Creamtastic, Hot Goss, Booby Hatch, Fun Girls From Mt. Pilot, Govern, Practical Stylists, Reunions, The Bang Up, Video

107.5 The River's Intern Adam: Today's Worst Person in the World

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Creamtastic, 107.5 The River, Intern Adam, people who should be sent to the gulag of bad taste, Video

Good News, Bad News: Bon Jovi Coming to Sommet Center, Not Def Leppard

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Bon Jovi, Sommet Center, that sucks, then again there's a bright side, Video

Sea Wolf at Exit/In, 10/24/09

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, crowd participation, Port O'Brien, Sea Wolf

Weekend Round-Up: New Yorkish Style Pt. 2

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, weekend round-up

Music Sucks, Nashville Sucks, Blame Zach Braff Five Years Ago

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream, Creamtastic, Moving Pictures, Braff Rock, feelings, privilege, tenderoni, the mediocracy is trying to destroy the real America

Dent May and His Magnificent Ukulele Tonight at The End

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Dent May, ukulele, Video

Track or Treat + Whatev-sy Bits: The Nobility, WOTT, De Novo Dahl's Back, Califone Canceled and Diarrhea Planet Exists

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream, Creamtastic, BEEEEAAAAANNNSS!, De Novo Dahl, Diarrhea Planet, Evan P. Donahue, free tunes, Hands Off Cuba, Track or Treat, WOTT

Jonas Brother Side Project Already More Successful Than Your Actual Band

• by Ashley Spurgeon
• Tags: Creamtastic, diabeetus, have a backup plan guys, Jonas Brothers, Tom Tom Club

Tallest Trees: Free Download, Free Show

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream, Cream Calendar, downloads, free, MP3, party, people liken them to Animal Collective and Passion Pit, Tallest Trees

3 Doors Down: Worst of the '00s

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Creamtastic, 3 Doors Down, gross people

VibeSquad Tonight at 12th & Porter

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Colorado, electronic music, VibeSquad, Video

Video: HULL at Little Hamilton [Heavy Nights]

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Moving Pictures, HULL, Little Hamilton, Video

Pretty Lights, Dolly, The Meat Puppets & More: Inside This Weeks' Music Section

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Liner Notes, Chris Scruggs, Dolly Parton, Pretty Lights, The Meat Puppets

The Gaslight Anthem Tonight at Mercy Lounge

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Bruce Springsteen....again, Glastonbury, Mercy Lounge, The Gaslight Anthem, Video

KISS Tonight at Sommet Center

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Creamtastic, Buckcherry, KISS, Sommet Center

Dex Romweber Duo Tonight at Loveless Barn

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Dex Romweber, Flat Duo Jets, Jack White, Let's Active, Video

Lenny Kravitz Fan Sneaks Into The Ryman, Flies Away (to Jail)

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Hot Goss, crimes of passion, Lenny Kravitz

Ear to the Ground: Nashville Now Available From LimeWire Store

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Creamtastic, National Skyline, downloads, Ear to the Ground, free, LimeWire, Nashville

KISS Army to Lick It Up on Lower Broad

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Creamtastic, KISS Army

Dent May and His Magnificent Ukulele at The End, 10/26/09

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Dent May, The End, ukulele

Prisencolinensinainciusol, Alright

• by Ashley Spurgeon
• Tags: Cream, Moving Pictures, done some blow with Beezo, mondegreens, zany Italians, Video

Video: JEFF the Brotherhood, 'U Got the Look'

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Brad Holland, JEFF the Brotherhood, kissing is the wet sand, Video

At Whiskey Kitchen, Hyndman pours a neat blend of 'tavern' and 'chic'

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Dining, Reviews, Scott Alderson, Chris Hyndman, Rio Grande, Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey

Wine Wednesday-Choosing Your Wine Shop

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Good advice, Wine, advice, wine stores, Wine Wednesday

Judge Bean Decrees Free Breakfast

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, Aubrey Bean, barbecue, breakfast, free stuff

Deaderick Street -- Innovative, Fun to Walk, and Needs Food

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Restaurants, downtown restaurants, mobile carts, Nicki P. Wood, places that need a restaurant

Wandering Wino-October at September

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Drinks, bourbon, cigars, scotch, Wandering Wino

We're Always Looking Out for our Readers

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Cheap Eats, downtown restaurants, freebies, Past Perfect

Shine a Light on a Worthy Culinary Professional

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: News, awards, IACP, International Association of Culinary Professionals, Nicki P. Wood

New Chef Era Dawns at Sunset Grill

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, Chris Cunningham, menu changes, Randy Rayburn restaurants, Sunset Grill

Whiskey Kitchen: You Took the Words Out of My Mouth

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Restaurants, Gulch restaurants

'Epic Fails, With Frosting': Cake Wrecks

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Bite Your Tongue, Conversation Bites, cake wrecks, dessert disasters, schadenfreude

Fastfood Nation: The McNuggetini

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Drinks, Party Mix, McNuggetini, Video

What Up Dawg?

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Bites, First Bite, Batter'd & Fried, corndog, hot dogs

Treat or Trick?

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Bites, Coffee Filter, Green Hills, ice cream, ice cream in Nashville, Maggie Moo, Nicki P. Wood

A Molto Bene Time is Promised for Everyone!

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, competitive cooking, contests, Italian food, MAFIAoza'S, Pizza

Fifty Percent off Food At F. Scott's Tonight

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Cheap Eats, Deals, F. Scott's

Bienvenidos a Rock Block: Moves Afoot for La Paz

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, Green Hills restaurants, La Paz, Nashville Mexican restaurants, Nashville restaurant news

Beery Good News: Cheapskate Edition

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Bite Your Tongue, Drinks, beer, beverages, cheap drinks, Trader Joe's

Gabby's Extends Hours on Friday

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Restaurants, burgers in Nashville, sweet potato fries

First Bite: The Silly Goose

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: First Bite, Restaurants, carrot juice, East Nashville restaurants, fresh tomatoes, restaurant openings, salad, seafood dishes, The Silly Goose

How to Watch All Three NFL Games on Thanksgiving

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Good advice, carryout, Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, takeout, Thanksgiving menus

Hanging with the Deen Boys

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Cooking the Books, behind the scenes, cookbooks, Deen Boys, Food Network

The Coen brothers get lost in '60s suburbia

• by Phil Nugent
• Tags: Reviews, Reviews, Coen Brothers, Fyvush Finkel, Michael Stuhlbarg, Ethan Coen

The Room is famously awful, but not in a fun way

• by Michael Sicinski
• Tags: Reviews, Reviews, Tommy Wiseau, Los Angeles, Carolyn Minnott, Gene Simmons

The Coal Men at Exit/In

Clean Coal

• by Timothy C. Davis
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Dave Coleman, Conway, Jeff Twitty

Spirit: The Authentic Story of the Bell Witch

Haunted Legacy

• by Martin Brady
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Billy Bell, David Alford, Jon Royal, Nashville

El Dia de los Muertos at Cheekwood

Deadly Delights

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, San Rafael, Jairo Prado

Dex Romweber Duo at Loveless Barn

Hell-Bent for Weber

• by Timothy C. Davis
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Sara Romweber, Dexter Romweber, Berlin, Flat Duo Jets

Spoken Nerd at Fall Harvest Moon Festival Celebration

24 Carat Dreams

• by Sean L. Maloney
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, John Williams, Luke Howard

Lenny Kravitz at The Ryman

Justify Your Love

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

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day at NCT

Theory of Negativity

• by Martin Brady
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Nashville, Bobby Wyckoff, Henry Haggard, Lisa Kimmey Winans

KISS at The Sommet Center

Get up and Get Your Grandma Outta Here!

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, KISS (Band), Queen Elizabeth I, New Coke, Sommet Center

Art & Copy at The Belcourt

Mad Menagerie

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Don Draper, Ronald Reagan, American Tourister Inc.

Luke Dick at 12th & Porter

Psychodrama

• by Edd Hurt
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Luke Dick, Tom Petty, Kenny Greenberg, Nashville

Urban Legend at Rymer Gallery

Manmade Melancholy

• by Eric Lehning
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Catherine Forster, Chicago

Friends of Eddie and Martha Adcock Benefit

Classical Grass

• by Jon Weisberger
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Eddie Adcock

The Three Interfaith Amigos at Second Presbyterian Church

For God's Sake, Get It Together!

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Woody Allen, Don Mackenzie, Jamal Rahman, Seattle

Kevin Nealon at Zanies

Subliminal Comedy

• by Julie Seabaugh
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Saturday Night Live, Hollywood

John Cowan Band

The New New Grass of Home

• by Jewly Hight
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, John Cowan, Jeff Autry, Jeff Coffin, John Frazier

Movies at Main: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

Believe It or Knotts

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Don Knotts, Everett Greenbaum, James Fritzell, Nashville

The Gaslight Anthem at Mercy Lounge

Blinded by the Gaslight

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Bruce Springsteen, The Gaslight Anthem, Brian Fallon, New Jersey

Olde World Theatre's Hansel and Gretel

Child's Play

• by Martin Brady
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Richard Steine, Olde World Theatre Co., Baron von Lumber, Laura Duke

The Blasters' Dave Alvin at The Family Wash

Get Blasted

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Dave Alvin, Nashville, Jim Lauderdale, The Blasters (Band)

Sara Watkins

Girl Uninterrupted

• by Jewly Hight
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Sara Watkins, Nickel Creek, Tom Waits, Paul Jones (Executive)

Harvest Celebration at the Nashville Farmers' Market

Green Minds

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Belmont (New York), Nashville, The Bronx, Tiffani Rozier

Black Dahlia Murder w/Skeletonwitch, Toxic Holocaust & Trap Them at RCKTWN

Death Comes to Rocketown

• by Matt Sullivan
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Hot Topic Inc., Megadeth, Metallica, The Black Dahlia Murder

Bird Peterson

Junkyard Camp

• by Sean L. Maloney
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Bird Peterson, Texas

Jill Sobule at The Basement

She Kissed a Girl...First

• by Timothy C. Davis
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Jill Sobule, Katy Perry, London

Latino Saint at The Rutledge

More Beatnuts Than Ray Baretto

• by Sean L. Maloney
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, MySpace Inc.

Moutain Art at Cumberland Caverns

Old Dog, New Tricks

• by Jewly Hight
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Josh Schilling, Carrie Hassler, Van Cleve

Sea Wolf

Songs for the Dead

• by Lance Conzett
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Thom Yorke, Bon Iver, Augusten Burroughs, Jack London

Jim Gaffigan at the Ryman

Pale Force

• by Julie Seabaugh
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Jim Gaffigan, Comedy Central, Waffle House Inc., New York City

Since its inception over a decade ago, Artclectic has evolved into one of the city's major art events

• by Eric Lehning
• Tags: Art, Pinkney Herbert, Jerry Dale McFadden, Nashville, Emily Holt

A new GroundWorks production pokes fun at dry museum culture—and it's a riot

• by Martin Brady
• Tags: Theater, Avery Crozier, A. Sean O'Connell, Adele Akin, Ayn Rand

Vibe Squad at 12th & Porter

Eight Miles High

• by Sean L. Maloney
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Aaron Holstein, Fort Collins, Yusef Lateef, Colorado

Elephant Engine High Dive Revival at Cookeville's Backdoor Playhouse

Scandalabra

• by Lance Conzett
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Derrick Brown, Nashville, Anis Mojgani, Buddy Wakefield

Nashville Ballet opens new season with classic tale of tragic love in Giselle

• by Martin Brady
• Tags: Theater, Nashville Ballet, Paul Vasterling, Nashville, Jackson Hall

Cheekwood Triple Opening Preview

Triple Play

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Nashville, Greg Miller, Latin America, Tennessee

Upon the release of his autobiography, Dr. Ralph Stanley discusses his 63 years in music

• by Paul McCoy
• Tags: Books, Bristol, Virginia, Tennessee, Grammy Awards

Eric Benet at Limelight

Romantic Stylist

• by Ron Wynn
• Tags: Our Critics Picks, Eric Benet, Grammy Awards, Boney James, Chris Botti