Nashville Scene

Fisk Prayer Vigil Tonight Protests Attorney General's 'Attempt to Steal This Art'

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Politics, Arts and Entertainment, Fisk University, Alfred Stieglitz Collection, Bob Cooper, Tennessee Arts Commission, MDHA, Van Vechten Gallery, Hazel O'Leary, Frist Center, Video

Governor Meets with GOP Critics of Top Aide's Appointment

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Education

Gatekeeper FAIL: The Tennessean Throws Fuel On Copycat Koran Burner

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Media, The Tennessean, The New York Times, The Holy Qur'an, fringe is the new mainstream, Rick Perlstein

Flipping Channels: A Conservative Supreme Flip-flops Liberal in the Sci-Fi Universe of 'Outlaw'

• by Ron Wynn
• Tags: Media, Jimmy Smits, Outlaw, NYPD Blue, Larry King, Piers Morgan, Survivor, The Apprentice, America's Got Talent, Donald Trump, Jimmy Johnson, Video

Rosanne Cash — singer, songwriter and now best-selling memoirist — reflects on hard choices

• by Jewly Hight

Cautious Optimism About a New Park at the Fairgrounds

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Metro parks, Nashville flood

Battle of Nashville Parks (Shy's Hill, Redoubt 1, and the Monument): A Review

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Metro parks, not Metro parks, Nashville park reviews, Shy's Hill, Nashville Redoubt One

What Parts of Stacey Campfield's Agenda Does Bill Haslam Support?

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Stacey Campfield, Bill Haslam, Mike McWherter

Haslam Pitches for Black Votes

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Video

Will Haslam Save Bruce Pearl's Job?

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Sports

Growing Up Muslim in Murfreesboro

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Media, Video

Haslam Denies Running Shallow Campaign

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Video

In Debate, McWherter Tars Haslam as Uncaring Technocrat

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

More Room In The Inn As Homeless Facility Makes Bold New Expansion

• by Garett Franklyn
• Tags: Around Town, Room In The Inn, Nashville homeless facilities, Father Charles Strobel, Mayor Karl Dean, Gov. Phil Bredesen

You Can Help: Call for Donations to Community Baby Shower

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Around Town, baby shower, Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center, donate

Gill and Kopp on Whether McWherter Is Toast

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Media, Video

Bredesen May Force Three Board of Regents Members to Quit

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Education

Let's Change the Subject, Clinton Tells Tennessee Democrats

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Video

Rosanne Cash's music delves more deeply into her complicated inner life than her new memoir

On the Inside

• by Geoffrey Himes

Opponents of the Murfreesboro mosque say it's not about religion. Their Muslim neighbors aren't buying it.

The Fire Next Time

• by Stephen George

With the convention-center hotel deal, the city may have helped a Texas billionaire sock a $250 million screw-you to Gaylord CEO Colin Reed

Southern Inhospitality

• by Jeff Woods

Will this weekend's State Fair say farewell to the fairgrounds?

• by Jim Ridley

Love/Hate Mail

Harlem Tonight at The End w/Heavy Cream, Girls in the Eighties, D. Watusi

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Harlem, Heavy Cream, D. Watusi, Girls in the Eighties, The End, Video

Lake Fever Presents The Chris Crofton Show, Episode 32

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, Guess who!, The Chris Crofton Show

DJ Drama & Gucci Mane Keep It Subtle on Ferrari Music Mix 'Tape'

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Wow, DJ Drama, fast, Ferrari, furious, Gucci Mane, mix, Music, tape

Fresh Vid: D. Striker's 'Country Star Condos'

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, D. Striker, My fellow D., Carl's Country Club, fresh vid, Friday the 13th, Video

Photo of the Week: JEFF the Brotherhood

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Creamtastic, JEFF the Brotherhood, custom threads, jackets

Vol State: Next Big Nashville Needs Volunteers

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Next Big Nashville, Next Big Nashville, Volunteer State, VIP status

Country Strong Trailer

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Country Strong, Love Don't Let Me Down, Garrett Hedlund, GOOP, Leighton Meester, Tim McGraw, Video

Third Man Records Debuts 'Triple Decker Record' for The Dead Weather's 'Blue Blood Blues'

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream, Third Man Records, The Dead Weather, Jack White, Triple Decker Record, Peach Scented Karen Elson LP

Very Special Guest Might Play Americana Music Association Awards Show Tonight

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Hot Goss, Americana Music Association, awards, secret show, good guess

Bands: Win $10,000, but not if You're Hip-Hop or Half-Laugh-Core

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Wow, Battle on 3rd, 3rd & Lindsley, what about crabcore?, can my glo-fi witchgaze band submit?, half-laugh-core

Best Coast at Mercy Lounge, 9/12/10

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Best Coast, Cults, Mercy Lounge, Slideshow

Informal Poll: What Should Replace Dancin' in the District, Uptown Mix, Etc.?

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream, free shows, Dancin' in the District, Uptown Mix, Thermal Fest 2012, outside

Bad Cop Release Harvest the Beast, Premiere 'Control' Video

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Bad Cop, Lower Broad, Video

Forthcoming Loretta Lynn Tribute to Feature The White Stripes, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Paramore & More

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Hot Goss, Loretta Lynn, Tributaries, The White Stripes, Paramore, Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, forthcoming releases, It's always best to plead "no comment" re: Kid Rock

Weekend Round-Up: Doolittle Style

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, weekend round-up, Pixies, Doolittle, Diarrhea Planet, Family Tree Part 2, Americana Fest, Dozen Dimes

Keegan DeWitt's 'Say La La' Remixed by Jensen Sportag, Uncle Skeleton and More

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream, Keegan DeWitt, remix, Jensen Sportag, Uncle Skeleton, Wild Cub, Youth Club, Sun Ray Estate, free, Audio

Get Psyched: Dungen Tonight at Mercy Lounge

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Dungen, PUJOL, Mercy Lounge, Video

Wanda Jackson Album, The Party Ain't Over, Produced by Jack White, Due Jan. 25

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Wanda Jackson, Jack White, rockabilly

Fresh Track: Those Darlins Drop Free Download of 'Nightjogger,' Kick off Headlining Tour [MP3]

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Creamtastic, nocturnal exercise, road warriors, Those Darlins, wax and tracks, X-ray eyes, Audio

Action-Packed Monday Night in Nashville Courtesy of Valient Thorr, Balmorhea & Rangda

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Valient Thorr, Balmorhea, Rangda, shows

R.E.M. Finishing New Record in Nashville, Hanging Around

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Sightings, R.E.M., We Are Characterful

Mercy Round-Up: Jason and the Scorchers, Maps and Atlases, Delta Spirit & Tim and Eric All to Play Mercy/Cannery

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Have Mercy!, Maps and Atlases, Jason and the Scorchers, Delta Spirit, Tim and Eric, add sequence: OYSTER, Now Tayne I can get into, Video

New Caitlin Rose Video for 'Shanghai Cigarettes'

• by Ryan Burleson
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Video, Caitlin Rose, The Basement, Rayland Baxter

Bob Dylan to Play Municipal Auditorium, Oct. 19 [Updated]

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Bob Dylan, house hunting, Love and Theft Circle, Municipal Auditorium, "singers", songwriters, Video

Pixies Doolittle Tour at The Ryman, 9/11/10

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Pixies, Doolittle, Fuck Buttons, The Ryman, Slideshow

A band with a new singer and a new record featuring their old singer, The SteelDrivers make it work

Metal Heart

• by Jon Weisberger

Back after a few turns of the hype cycle, Dungen still outshine their imitators

Subliminal Sounds

• by Grayson Currin

Nashville jazz drummer Marcus Finnie flexes his versatility on new disc; Gary Giddins' film criticism remains a delight

• by Ron Wynn

Updates on jazz vocalist Monica Ramey and the Rev. Keith A. Gordon

• by Ron Wynn

On Libraries, Stuart McLamb — aka The Love Language — makes good on the promise of his stellar debut

Vol. 2

• by Adam Gold

Among the 2010 Americana Music Festival showcases, many variations on a theme

• by Jewly Hight

Austin post-rockers Balmorhea produce textured, cinematic soundscapes

• by Ryan Burleson

Best Coast play hazy, sun-soaked indie-pop with hooks to burn

• by D. Patrick Rodgers

She & Him at The Ryman, The Greenhornes at The Basement, Nashville Cream Party Feat. My So-Called Band, Tristen & more

What the Troops Over There Eat From Over Here

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: News, military food, armed forces, Afghanistan, meals-ready-to eat, MREs

Galco's Soda Pop Stop Is Like the Grimey's of Carbonation

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: TV Dinner, soda, Balco's, awesome, : music :: glass : vinyl, Video

Do I Dare to Tweet a Peach? Or, Does Sharing Your Culinary Finds Mean Ruining Them?

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Conversation Bites, coolhunting, The Awl, dumplings, I wish we had a Chinatown, the social network

Wandering Wino Marches to Le Marche with Midtown Wine and Spirits

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, wine tastings, wine, Midtown Wine and Spirits, Nashville RBI, Mambu, Sambuca, bourbon tastings, bourbon, Beer Sellar

Fish & Co. Restaurant & Raw Bar Set to Open Sept. 21

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: News, Fish & Co., Louis Osteen, Miro District, Watermark, The Blind Pig No. 55, Hospitality Development Group, Nashville seafood, Nashville seafood restaurants

Misspelled Food Pictures on the Internet: Funny or Stupid? Yes!

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Bites, hot chicken, the Internet

Wine Service in Restaurants: What Advice Would Actually Help?

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Wine, wine, wine service in restaurants

Don't Get the Peach Tea, Man: Tazo Exploding at Whole Foods?

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: News, the law is hard, but it's the law, beverages, legal trouble, City Paper, Tom Wood, Nicki Wood

Thanks to Gabby's Burgers, Saturdays Just Got a Little Bit Awesomer

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: News, Gabby's Burgers

Bites 911: Food Recommendations for Boston?

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Travel Advisory, where to eat in Boston

Ace of Cakes Adventure at the Opry Airs Tonight

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: TV Dinner, Ace of Cakes, cake artists, Grand Ole Opry, Duff Goldman, Geof Manthorne

International Market Shop Reopens Inside Farmers Market

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, Retail, Nashville Farmers Market, Shreeji International Market, grocery shopping, global groceries

First Bite: Bella Napoli

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: First Bite, Restaurant openings, Pizza, Neapolitan pizza, pizza, restaurant openings, Bella Napoli, Valentino's, Edgehill Village

A Brilliant Sabbatical for Brilliant Chefs

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: News, Quimby Colony, culinary programs, artists-in-residence

Venerable Cafe MacK & Kate's Moving to Franklin

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, Restaurant openings, MacK & Kate's, Macke's, restaurants in Cool Springs

R.I.P. Waffleizer.com

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Fun and Games, Waffleizer.com

Baja Fresh Closes Two Locations

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, Tombstones, Baja Fresh, restaurant closings

Weekly Open Thread Has a Crush on Chefs

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Open Thread, Open Thread, chefs, restaurant culture

You Know You Wanna See a Fox Milk a Cow

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Tennessee State Fair, cow milking competition, cross-species relations

Traveling Tippler: How to Have Fun in New Orleans Without Setting Foot on Bourbon Street

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Travel Advisory, Travel Advisory, New Orleans, Donald Link, Cochon, Butcher, Calcasieu, Loa, Whiskey Blue, Capdeville, Harrah's Hotel and Casino, John Besh

Belcourt Taps & Tapas: Singing for Your Supper

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Conversation Bites, Belcourt Taps & Tapas, live music in Nashville, Hillsboro Village restaurants

Burgers and Bikes

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Travel Advisory, Burger Up, biking, biking and eating

Belcourt Taps & Tapas needs to fine-tune its menu, but it scores on music and ambiance

Opening Credits

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Dining, Belcourt Taps & Tapas

Don't fry for me, Argentina: Buenos Aires Grill serves swell Argentine street food

• by Jim Ridley

Rosh behavior: Grins celebrates the Jewish New Year veggie/kosher-style

• by Dana Kopp Franklin

Fact-based spy drama Farewell revisits the Cold War (with Fred Ward as Ronald Reagan!)

From Russia with Love

• by Bilge Ebiri

Psycho-noir classic Leave Her to Heaven is the week’s must-see movie

Drag Me to Hell

• by Jim Ridley

Nuclear doc Countdown to Zero pushes the panic button all too convincingly

Bombs Away

• by Bilge Ebiri

Underground filmmaker Bill Daniel fights ‘remote viewing’ with Sonic Orphans at Zeitgeist

Clip Joint

• by Jim Ridley

Win a Nashville actress a dream date with Don Draper

Getting Mad

• by Jack Silverman

Jeannette Walls talks about writing a best-selling memoir and a best-selling "true-life" novel

Not So Different After All

• by Susannah Felts and Chapter16.org