Nashville Scene

You Better Watch Out: Tea Party Vows Retribution if Harwell Elected Speaker

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Politics, Tennessee House Speaker Race, Beth Harwell, Glen Casada, Tea Party, Mark Skoda

Rep. Curry Todd: Who's the Real Rat Here?

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Curry Todd, rats, Tennessee immigration issues, Tennessee taxpayers

What to Do With the Fairgrounds?

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Politics, Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Antioch, Metro Council, Mayor Karl Dean

A Couple of Other Things

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips

Charlotte Park: A Review

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Metro parks, Nashville park reviws, Charlotte Park

Our Library is Just as Awesome as We Thought

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips

The Last Page Turns: Nashville Legend Davis-Kidd Booksellers to Close

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Breaking News, Davis-Kidd Booksellers, Nashville bookstores

Senator-elect Campfield Continues His War on Babies

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips

The Hurt Locker Tonight at Vanderbilt's International Lens

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Film, The Hurt Locker, International Lens, Sarratt Cinema, Katherine Carroll, Paul Young

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest Opens Tonight at The Belcourt

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest, Belcourt, Noomi Rapace, Stieg Larsson, Video

Bummerino Metropolis: H&M Has No Plans To Open in Nashville

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Around Town, H&M, never in Nashville, retail

Nashville Scene's Photography Contest 2010

Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. on TSA Scanners: 'Much More About Money Than It Is About Security'

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Politics, Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., TSA, radiated, full-body scanners, Video

Yikes! A Victory for Sharia Law in Murfreesboro!

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Politics, Murfreesboro mosque, Robert Corlew, Tom Smith

Super Tramp: Modern Times This Weekend in Belcourt's Chaplin Retro

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Charlie Chaplin, Modern Times, Limelight, Belcourt, Video

My May Town Center Deal

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, May Town Center, Bells Bend, Jack May

What Trace Adkins' Haircut Says About Our Relationship to the Past

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Trace Adkins, states rights, Civil War, War of Northern Aggression, slavery

The WWE Hall of Fame in East Tennessee? Knoxville, I'm Calling You Out!

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips

Bloggers Are Ruining it For Everyone, Part Eleventy-Billion

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips

A new building technique arrives in Nashville thanks to (literal) grassroots collaboration

The House That Straw Built

• by Tracy Moore

Vanderbilt Coach Kevin Stallings on what he's learned at midlife

A Commodore Looks at 50

• by Rob Trucks

Why Titans fans should stop worrying and love Randy Moss

Don't Hate the Player

• by J.R. Lind

With Democrats effectively sidelined, get ready for the Republican agenda

The Scrape of Things to Come

• by Jeff Woods

Love/Hate Mail

Who knew pregnancy was so heavy — literally

Dangerous Curves Ahead

• by Lindsay Ferrier

Paramore's 'The Only Exception' Totally Sounds Like The Monkees' 'As We Go Along'

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Whatevs, Paramore, The Monkees, this sounds like that, Video

New Tunes From Shark Week, New Video From The Kingston Springs, Radio Stations 'Biting' Our 'Style,' Zadlo's Photos & Karaoke at The 5 Spot [News-ish Bits]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, Shark Week, The Kingston Springs, Diana Lee Zadlo, "radio" stations "biting" our "style", newsy bits, The 5 Spot karaoke

Kings of Leon Stretch Their Comedy Chops for Fallon

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Kings of Leon, Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, comedy, When in doubt, throw a wig on it., Video

Kings of Leon's 'Radioactive' Totally Sounds Like Mona's 'Listen to Your Love'

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Whatevs, Kings of Leon, Mona, Princes of Leon, this sounds like that, All the analysis I can muster, curiously strong, Video

Robert Plant to Play War Memorial Feb. 8 & 9, Neil Young Hangin' Around [Classic Rock Bone Jams]

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Robert Plant, Buddy Miller, Patty Griffin, Band of Joy, Darrell Scott, Byron House, Marco Giovino, tour

Cough Tonight at Little Hamilton

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Cough, Across Tundras, metal, Little Hamilton, three possessives in a row

Caption Contest: Land of Talk Giveaway! [Updated]

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Creamtastic, caption contest, Land of Talk, The End

Alan Parsons' Camp Alleges Lady Antebellum Rip-Off

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: National Skyline, I am the eye in the sky looking at you ... I can read your mind, All the analysis I can muster, Lady Antebellum, Alan Parsons, The Give Alan Parsons Some Credit Project, Video

The Black Angels & Black Mountain at Mercy Lounge, 11/11/10

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, The Black Angels, Black Mountain, Mercy Lounge, movies

ZZ Top to Play Municipal Auditorium, May 31 (1981)

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Brought to you by The Beaver!, faulty crystal balls, Loverboy, Municipal Auditorium, ZZ Top, Video

KOL at MSG: 'Better Than a Zac Brown Band Concert, at the Very Least, You'd Have to Think'

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: National Skyline, Kings of Leon, reviewing the reviews, MSG

Monotonix and PUJOL to Play The End, Feb. 2

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, 8th grade memories, Faith No More, Heavy Cream, JEFF the Brotherhood, Monotonix, on the road again, Pujol, rock blockin', Sonic Youth, The Amps, The End, Video

Black Mountain, Liturgy, Welcome to 1979 Recording Summit & More: Inside This Week's Music Section

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Liner Notes, Black Mountain, Liturgy, Welcome to 1979

The Costello Code: Help Us Decipher Elvis' Words to Gold

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Wow, The Costello Code, Elvis Costello, fan mail, open thread, Escuzee?

Danny Gokey Marks Territory in Green Hills

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Sightings, Green Hills Mall, Danny Gokey, Facebook, mellow yellow, My all I need?, Tea Pee, Teap Throat, The Social Network, What would Jesus do?, Your all I need?, Video

Fresh KORT Vid, New William Tyler Album, Caitlin Rose Cracks Rough Trade's Top Albums

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Creamtastic, KORT, William Tyler, aka, Willy T, Caitlin Rose, Rough Trade, Germany, Video

Image of the Week: Local Rock Duo Mysteriously Appear in Various Works of Art

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Whatevs, Carrington's Kitchen: Future Food Network program?, The Infinity Cat Code, What does it all mean?, Are JEFF the Brotherhood Highlanders? Vampires???, best recipe ever

Bonnaroo 2011 Dates and On-Sale Info Announced

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo, Video

Weekend Round-Up: CMA-Hole Style

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, weekend round-up, MVP: Wick-It, Codaphonic, Apache Relay, Kidsmeal, Borgore, Reboot 4, Calverton, Jacob Thomas, Matt Costa, CMA WTF

Photo of the Week: KORT w/Caitlin Rose in Berlin; Caitlin Rose's Stateside Release

• by Rodrigo Avendano
• Tags: Creamtastic, KORT, Caitlin Rose, Own Side Now, Why can't I buy it at Grimey's yet?, get it physically

Jimmy Eat World w/David Bazan at Cannery Feb. 18 [Teenage Me Rejoices]; Get Up Kids Skip Nashville on Reunion Tour [Teenage Me Sulks]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, a strange and exciting future, stop crying and ditch that haircut, Jimmy Eat World, The Get Up Kids, David Bazan, take a break from looking at the Suicide Girls "Free Tour" page and listen to a good record, Video

Ke$ha's High School Year Book Photo; KOL Lookin' for Ugmos; Ke$ha Buyin' a House?

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: National Skyline, Ke$ha, Kings of Leon looking for "physical abnormalities or deformities", Go Lakers.

The Prophetic Mister Hazelwood and the New Transcendentalists CD Release Tonight at the Frist Center

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Mister Hazelwood, the New Transcendentalists, prophecy, Video

Chris Crofton and Dave Paulson's 'Shoes (Oh Baby)'; Crofton Sunday at Springwater

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, The Chris Crofton Show, "Shoes (Oh Baby)", D-PAUL, Oh baby ... you got to remember the things that are important. You got to remember what you need. You got to get on the street and get yours.

Liturgy Tonight at The End

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Liturgy, metal, USBM, black metal, two-piece kit, Video

Deerhunter, Deakin & Casino vs. Japan at Exit/In, 11/10/10

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Deerhunter, Deakin, Casino vs. Japan, Exit/In, Slideshow

Kanye West: Bigger Dumb-Ass Than Previously Thought

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: National Skyline, Coldplay, George W. Bush, John Fogerty, Kanye West, Katrina, Liam Gallagher, Lennon Gallagher, Oasis, Scooter Libby, The Beatles, Video

The Groove Record Store to Re-Open in East Nashville

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Creamtastic, The Groove, East Nashville, 37206

Tonight: Nada Surf 8 off 8th at Mercy Lounge

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, 1996, 8 off 8th, Nada Surf, Mercy Lounge, MTV, popular music, Video

Justin Bieber, Line-Dancing at The Wildhorse?

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Justin Bieber, The Wildhorse, line-dancing, vested interest, Video

Land of Talk w/Suuns & Tristen Tonight at The End

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Land of Talk, Suuns, Tristen, Take Away Show, The End, Cloak & Cipher, Video

If you only like flaccid, milquetoast indie rock, you’re really going to hate getting crushed by Black Mountain

Climbing

• by Sean L. Maloney

Welcome to 1979 hosts a recording summit to help draw a road map for the shifting world of music production

State of the Art

• by Lance McDonald

Liturgy, the black metal intelligentsia and fluffy clouds

Post-Graduate Metal

• by Matt Sullivan

Die Antwoord, Rye Rye & JEFF the Brotherhood at The Cannery Ballroom, Sarah McLachlan at The Ryman

Good News for Midtown — Peter Chinn's Korean BBQ Moves to 21st Avenue

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: News, Restaurant news, Korean BBQ, Tacos, Peter Chinn's Korean BBQ Tacos, Tacos, Cheeseburger Charley's, Vanderbilt, Midtown

Bongo Java's Latest Joint, Hot & Cold, Opening Soon

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Restaurant openings, Bob Bernstein, Hot & Cold, Bongo Java, Las Paletas, coffee, ice cream

Excuse the Leaping Flames: Where to Get a Deep-Fried Turkey

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Foods, deep-fried turkey, Bro's, Provence, Martha Stamps

Wine, Food & Film Returns to Belcourt Tonight

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Events, The Belcourt, Wine, Food & Film, wine tastings

Check Out Nashville's Healthy Restaurant Options at The Examiner

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: News, Nashville Restaurants, Healthy Eating

In Case You Missed It, Savarino's Episode Airs Again

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: TV Dinner, Guy Fieri, Savarino's, Corrado Savarino, Food Network, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

The Happiest of Hours at Fish & Co.

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Happy Hour, Happy Hour, Fish & Co., Oysters, Clams, Raw Bar, Adelicia

Drunken Cryptozoologists Rejoice! Jackalope Brewing Company Coming to Town Spring 2011

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Drinks, Jackalope Brewing Company, beer, I want to be a cryptozoologist when I grow up, you can take the boy out of the music section but you can't take the music section out of the boy, Video

Burger King Receipt Drops the F-Bomb, NBC Investigates

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Food Fight, Burger King, your way right away, you like that, don't you?, Video

If You Like Tiny Coladas ... You'll Like Havana Grill

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Drinks, Havana Grill, Cuban food, Cuban coffee, coladas

Nashville's New Grilled Cheese Mobile Food Truck Launches Nov. 26

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Restaurant openings, Grilled Cheeserie, restaurant opening, fromage, Crystal De Luna-Bogan

An Idea So Crazy It Just Might Work: Vegan Thanksgiving at tayst

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Thanksgiving, vegan cuisine, vegetarian cuisine, Jeremy Barlow, tayst restaurant and wine bar

Help Open Thread Compile a Nashville Dining Refresher Course

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

Guy Throws Dough, Is Awesome

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: TV Dinner, dough, rolling, throwing, Parotta, Indian food, Video

"Southern My Way" Cookbook Author, Gena Knox Coming to Middle Tennessee This Week on Book Swing

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Cooking the Books, Gena Knox, Cookbooks, Davis-Kidd, Whole Foods, The Factory in Franklin, The Registry, Tis the Season

Wandering Wino: Rev Your Engine at d'Vine Selections Tonight

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, Wine tastings, Charity events, Ronald McDonald House, Silent auctions, Wine Loft, Metropolitan NIghts, SPeed Dating. Village Wines, Watermark, 100% Italiano, tayst, September's, J Barleycorn, Cha Chah, Chef Arnold Myint, Chef Jeremy Barlow, Vinea, Mafiozas, Blind Pig #55, Grand Cru, Four Roses, Jim Rutledge, New Belgium, Dose

Watermark, Blind Pig Lose Chefs

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: News, James Lohse, Joe Shaw, Watermark, Blind Pig

Wine Wednesday: Not Just Any Old Port

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, Wine, Port, Village Wines, Hoyt Hill, Wine Wednesday

Before It Even Opens, Here's Another Reason to Visit Hot & Cold — Jeni's Ice Cream!

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Restaurant openings, Hot & Cold, Hillsboro Village, Jeni's Ice Cream, Bongo Java, Bob Bernstein, Irma Paz-Bernstein, Las Paletas

Free Seattle's Best Coffee on Friday at Burger King

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Free Bites, Burger King, Seattle's Best Coffee, freebies, Free Bites

Gridiron9 is Game Fare

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: First Bite

Madison eatery Havana Grill offers a flavorful dining destination

Cuban Adventure

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Dining, Havana Grill

For Colored Girls' stunning ensemble marks a step forward for Tyler Perry

Rainbow Coalition

• by Ron Wynn

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest really stepped in something else

Where Is Thy Sting?

• by Michael Sicinski

Film: Openings

Billy Collins, former poet laureate and this year's NPL Literary Award Winner, explains why we're all born for poetry

Wordsworth's Heir

• by Margaret Renkl and Chapter16.org

Kaine Riggan’s original Christmas musical set in a Waffle House christens Nashville Dinner Theatre’s new downtown digs

Waffle-y Good

• by Martin Brady