Nashville Scene

FALL GUIDE 2010: The Scene's annual guide to fall's hottest events in arts, film, music, fashion, and more!

Sympathy for the Opponent of the BFF of the Devil

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Mike McWherter, Bill Haslam, Johnny Knoxville, Steve-O for governor, Evonik Industries, Volkswagen, the looming threat of Luxembourg, six degrees of Ultimate Evil, Nazis!

FALL GUIDE: CLASSICAL & OPERA

Looming Beauty: Alias Chamber Ensemble and composer Gabriela Lena Frank weave a unique musical tapestry

• by Russell Johnston

Divided Crowd Packs Murfreesboro Mosque Hearing

• by Garett Franklyn
• Tags: Politics, Murfreesboro mosque

Oatney Misses the Point: Haslam is Still Cozy with Campfield

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Bill Haslam, Stacey Campfield, David Oatney

Reservoir Park: A Review

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Metro parks, Nashville park reviews, Nashville parks, Reservoir Park

FALL GUIDE: FILM

• by Jim Ridley

A Racial Map of Nashville: Our City in Color

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Nashville racial map, Nashville population

FALL GUIDE: MUSIC

• by Steve Haruch

House Dems Counter Blue Dogs' Letter Supporting Tax Cuts For Rich

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Politics, collective longing, Rep. Jim Cooper, Rep. Lincoln Davis, Blue Dog Democrats, Bush tax cuts, The Rich And Everybody Else

I Thought Republicans Liked to End 'Entitlements'? I Guess Not for Themselves

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Politics

Haslam. Islam. A-Bomb. Think About It

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

FALL GUIDE: FOOD

• by Dana Kopp Franklin and Sean L. Maloney

In Yet Another New Ad, We Learn Haslam's Honest and Sincere

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Video

FALL GUIDE: ART

• by Laura Hutson

Board of Regents Broke Rules to Hire Another Democratic Castoff

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Education

Haslam Way Ahead of McWherter in New Poll

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Vanderbilt Station WRVU to Go Online Only?

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Media, WRVU, Vanderbilt, Nashville radio, 91 Rock

Take Me to the River: NSO and Metro in Thermal Amphitheater Talks

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Metro thermal plant, Nashville amphitheater, Nashville Symphony, Nashville Music Council, City Paper, Joey Garrison, Adam Gold

News Flash: Haslam Solves Health Care Crisis!

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Video

FALL GUIDE: EVENTS

• by Tracy Moore

Haslam Hits Back at McWherter: 'It's Just Political Junk'

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Tennessee Citizen Action's Latest

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Video

Papers from DesJarlais' Bitter Divorce Pop Up in Media

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Whose Side Is Corker On? Consumers Or the Banking Industry?

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Congress

'Not the Mustard'

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Video

FALL GUIDE: THEATER

• by Martin Brady

Haslam Denounces McWherter's 'Unsubstantiated Smear'

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Council Members Discuss the Omni Hotel Deal

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: 40 Jealous Whores

Attorney General Cooper Asks for Clarification on Fisk/Stieglitz Ruling

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Breaking News, Fisk University, Stieglitz Collection, Georgia O'Keeffe, Bob Cooper, Tennessee Arts Commission, Frist Center

McWherter Set to Assail Haslam's Secret Iranian Connection

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Vince Young's looking like a leader this season

Growing Up in Public

• by Alexa Jenner

Turns out strutting it on the catwalk isn't all it's cracked up to be

Model Behavior

• by Lindsay Ferrier

Fisk momentarily comes out on top in the latest Stieglitz Collection skirmish

The Turn of the Screw

• by Christine Kreyling

With one slip-up, Phil Bredesen gives Republican foes a foothold in Tennessee higher education

Schoolhouse Crock

• by Jeff Woods

Missed Connection: Nickelback Couple Wants to Swing

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, Nickelback, Missed Connections, Sexy strangers looking for sexy, sexy sex

Save WRVU: An Update

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Hot Goss, WRVU, VSC, EMF, unbelievable, Internet

Fresh Vid: Superchunk Just Dropped a New Record That Rocks and Hysterical New Video Featuring the Love Language

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: National Skyline, Moving Pictures, "I know it all", Love Language, majesty, ninth band syndrome, red asphalt, shredding, Superchunk, Video

Presented (Mostly) Without Comment: Groove Armada Have Beef With Kings of Leon

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Hot Goss, Groove Armada, V Festival, Kings of Leon, Beef, shower time, handlers

Weekend Round-Up: Happy Von Steuben Day Style

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, weekend round-up, Local Honey, Tristen, D. Watusi, Natural Child, Nite Nite, Bobby Bare Jr., Pizza Buds, Musicians Corner, Murder by Death, Guilty Pleasures, My So-Called Band, Auf wiedersehen is a crazy way to spell something

Laura Veirs and The Watson Twins Tonight at The Basement

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Laura Veirs, The Watson Twins, The Basement

Justin Townes Earle Arrested in Indianapolis, Accused of Punching Woman [Updated]

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: National Skyline, Justin Townes Earle

Japanther w/PUJOL, Vacation, Heavy Cream & Diarrhea Planet at Little Hamilton, 9/19/10

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Japanther, PUJOL, Heavy Cream, Diarrhea Planet, Natural Child, Rat Patrol, Hootenanny, Little Hamilton, Slideshow

Pistol, 'Life of a Playa' [1995]

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Pistol, cell phones, "Hennessy" rhymes with "Tennessee", much harder to rhyme "cognac", Video

Hootie and the Blowfish Monument Coming to Five Points [Oh the Humility]

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: National Skyline, Columbia, Five Points, It's a fuckin' hoot!, Let's meet at the Hootie and the Blowfish Monument, very wowing, Video

Lake Fever Presents The Chris Crofton Show, Episode 33

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, The Chris Crofton Show, You wanna look distinguished or you wanna have a job?

Lady Gaga to Play Bridgestone Arena, April 19

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Lady Gaga, Pop Megastar, The Monster Ball Tour, Bridgestone Arena, Andy Rooney is clearly gaga, Does The Independent know what a disco stick is?, I think the "Gaga has a disco stick" rumors have been quelled, Video

Colour Revolt's Live Session at Paste

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Colour Revolt, Live at Paste, ghosts of music mags past

The Hold Steady, Bobby Bare Jr., Jamey Johnson, Cotton Jones and More: Inside This Week's Music Section

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Liner Notes, The Hold Steady, Bobby Bare Jr., Jamey Johnson, Cotton Jones

Vanderbilt Student Communications Considering Moving WRVU to 'Exclusively Online Programming' [Updated]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream, WRVU, radio, online programming, potential broadcast license sale, "Declining interest among students in recent years" killed the radio star, The times they are a-changin'

VSC Board Member: Student Listening Habits 'Not the Main Motivation' For Proposed WRVU Sale

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Hot Goss, WRVU, VSC, Vanderbilt, radio, revenue, streaming, WOXY, killing the radio star

WSMV Segment on Possible Sale of WRVU Broadcast License

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Moving Pictures, WRVU, VSC, WSMV, acronyms, radio, Video

The Syndicate, 'Nashville Ain't All Country'

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream, The Syndicate, Nashville, not just country, Video

AutoVaughn, Kelly Knieser, Warthog and More [Newsy Bits]

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Cream, AutoVaughn, Glossary, Kelly Kneiser, Warthog, Teenage F.B.I. Olsen Twins, Newsy Bits, Video

ReTune Nashville Benefit Concert and Art Auction Oct. 23 at Soundcheck Nashville

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Moving Pictures, ReTune Nashville, Soundcheck Nashville, Nashville Nashville, found art, the flood, Video

Little Hamilton to Celebrate Red State Grand Opening Tomorrow

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, collective capitalism, da arts, Little Hamilton, Red State update, refreshments

Bobby Bare Jr. gets it twisted on his latest, A Storm — A Tree — My Mother’s Head

Giving Tree

• by Jewly Hight

PUJOL to Release Jack White-Produced 7-Inch, Live Sets from Third Man Records, Play Next Big Nashville's Dead

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Creamtastic, Next Big Nashville, PUJOL, Jack White, Next Big Nashville's Dead, single decker records, Third Man Records, haaaaaard

Golden Nugget: Sonic Sanborn

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Moving Pictures, alto sax > Iggy circa-1983, David Sanborn, free "jazz", It's Friday and you ain't got shit to do, Ryman, Sonic Youth, YouTubing > inner tubing, Video

Pizza Buds Party Feat. Flora Shakespeare & Oblio

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Oblio, Flora Shakespeare, Pizza Buds, Slideshow

Carlos Santana vs. The Greatest of All-Time [Oh the Humility]

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Wow, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Clive Davis, Daughtry from Daughtry, dude from Train, ...ever read Faust?, Gavin Rossdale, guitar-rock, guitars weep, India.Arie, Jacoby Shaddix, Neil Hamburger, Ray Manzarek, Rob Thomas, Santana, Scott Stapp, Yo-Yo Ma, Weiland, Video

Dr. Dog and Glossary, Tonight at Live on the Green; Plus Glossary (Again) and DJ Maloney on the East Side

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Moving Pictures, Dr. Dog, Glossary, Live on the Green, The 5 Spot, Edgefield, DJ Sean Maloney, DJ PJ Kinzer, Video

Former indie-popsters Cotton Jones make inspired, timeless Americana

Tall Order

• by Andrew Clayman

Narrative, motif and character in The Hold Steady's exaggerated America

Gimme Fiction

• by Lance Conzett

Forget about the contemporary country template — Jamey Johnson's made a big, complex album in The Guitar Song

Dark Side of the Tune

• by Jewly Hight

Pixies at The Ryman, Best Coast at Mercy Lounge and more

Least Favorite Flavor? Or Cult Classic?

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Foods

Nashville Originals Gift-Card Madness: You Snooze, You Lose

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Cheap Eats, Nashville Originals, Discount gift card sale, Nashville restaurant discounts

Former Zola chef headlines Local Taco’s Brentwood expansion

Deb Season

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Dining, The Local Taco

Polynesia Comes to Second Avenue: Aloha, Luau Louie's Hula Hut!

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: News, Luau Louie's Hula Hut, Nashville Polynesian restaurants, Nashville tiki, Second Avenue restaurants

Wandering Wino: Power Outage Edition

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, Wine, Beer, Wine Tastings, Beer Tastings, Fido, Village Wines, 360 Bistro, Oktoberfest, W.O. Smith School, Franklin Wine Festival, Sperry's, Wine on the River, September's Restaurant, Moonshine, HER Magazine, Cabana, Boonedocks, Boxwood Bistro, Franklin Mercantile, Jack Daniel's, Rymer Gallery, Rippy's

Enjoy Wine, Food, Jazz and Art at USN's Artclectic Collectors Affair

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Events, Spaces, University School of Nashville, de la Cain Winery, Jonathan Cain, Wine dinners, Artclectic

A Last Taste of Summer for the Open Thread

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Open Thread, Open Thread

Useless Kitchen Gadget Thread Lives On and On

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Kitchen Gear, kitchen gear, gadgets, Chowhound.com, you know you want a banana hanger

Sub Stop Order Pad Is A Low-Tech Solution

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Restaurants, restaurants, delicatessen, Sub Stop, Midtown restaurants, pink buildings, kids

You Can't Keep a Good Beane Down: Rooster's Texas-Style BBQ & Steakhouse Opens on 12th Avenue

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Restaurant openings, Rooster's Texas BBQ and Steakhouse, Eating challenges, BBQ, restaurant openings

Sausage Fest This Saturday at The Dog of Nashville on Belcourt

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, The Dog of Nashville, Savarino's, Sausage Fest, sausages, hot dogs

Upcoming Gulch Grocery Store Recruits Chef Laura Wilson

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, Retail, Restaurant openings, Laura Wilson, Turnip Truck, John Dyke, natural groceries, the Gulch, grocery shopping, grab-and-go meals

Pizza Buds: A Greasy Slice of Heaven

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Pizza, Pizza Buds, Nashville street eats, Nashville street food, Nashville pizza

Double Up on Spin Class — Cupcake-palooza on Sept. 25

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Fido Java, CupCakeaPPalooza

Wine Wednesday: Keep an Open Mind Edition

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, Wine, cocktails, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Albariño

Share Our Strength — Join the Third Great American Dine-Out Until Sept. 25

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Share Our Strength, charity dinners, childhood hunger

You Might Want to Take a Flaycation Day on Oct. 25

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Bobby Flay, Throwdown, Biscuit Lady, Carol Fay Ellison, Las Paletas, Loveless, Paz Sisters, Willams-Sonoma, Book signings

Take Two on the Takeout

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Cheap Eats

Dining Dispatches: Pizza Buds brings mobile slices to Music City; Fish & Co. opens at former Miro District

• by Jim Ridley

Aussie crime drama Animal Kingdom pulls taut the ties that bind

Animal Magnetism

• by Ron Wynn

Sexual healing's the main dish in lively Soul Kitchen

Set to Boil

• by Bilge Ebiri

Splices

This week in theaters: Five Easy Pieces and Joaquin Phoenix gone wild