Nashville Scene

Pick of the Day: Jason D. Williams at Music City Roots

• by Jewly Hight
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Jason D. Williams, Loveless Cafe, Music City Roots, Video

What's That? That's the Sound of the Racetrack Polluting Your Neighborhood for Half a Century

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Around Town, racetrack, noise pollution, Old Guy, South Nashville Life

Pick of the Day: Nicholas McGegan Conducts the NSO: Mendelssohn, Mozart & Beethoven

• by Russell Johnston
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Schermerhorn Center flood, Nicholas McGegan, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Beethoven

Voting Begins On South Sudan Secession

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: By the Way, South Sudan referendum, Omar al-Bashir, independence

"If You Were Shrunk to the Size of a Pencil and Put in a Blender, How Would You Get Out?"

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: By the Way, job performance, interviews, 25 weirdest job interview questions, weird job interview questions

Emptying the Notebook: Phil Bredesen on TennCare, Bill Haslam and Tennessee Democrats

• by Stephen George
• Tags: Politics, Phil Bredesen, TennCare, Tennessee Democratic Party

Charles Maldonado's Venezuela Connection

• by John Lamb
• Tags: Media, Charles Maldonado, Eric Alvarez, Chris Echegaray, Christine Maddela, Ray Ponce de Leon, The Contributor, The Tennessean

Phil Bredesen: The Mayor | The Governor | The Underachiever | The Interview

The Bredesen Legacy

The Constitutional Problem with Glen Casada's Effort to Write Bigotry Into State Law

• by Bruce Barry
• Tags: Politics, Glen Casada, sexual orientation, Romer v. Evans, Justice Anthony Kennedy

Lawsuit Challenges Legality of Sheriff Hall's 287(g) Program

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Immigration, Sheriff Daron Hall, Elliott Ozment, 287(g), ICE

If You Thought Davis-Kidd Was Bad, Wait for Borders

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Borders, Barnes & Noble, Nashville bookstores, La Vergne

Casada and Gotto: Keep Nashville Safe from Nondiscrimination

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Legislature, Glen Casada, Jamie Hollin, Mike Jameson, Jim Gotto, homosexual agenda, nondiscrimination bills

The Biggest Loser In the VY Drama

• by J.R. Lind
• Tags: Sports, Rick Byrd, Belmont, college basketball, Vince Young, Jeff Fisher, Tennessee Titans, not all sports news from Belmont is bad news

Rhode Island Gov. Ends 287(g) Agreement With State Police

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Immigration, 287(g), ICE, Davidson County Sheriff Daron Hall, Rhode Island

Rape Stats: Channel Five Gets Police to Admit How Much They Cooked the Books

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, WTVF, Nashville rape statistics, Sex Crimes website

Pick of the Day: 'Rock and Blues' at Chromatics

• by Deborah Walden
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Ray Stephenson, Bill Steber, Stones in My Pathway, Chromatics

Willow Creek Park: A Review

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Willow Creek Park, Metro Parks, Nashville park reviews, Park of the Walking Dead

The Tennessean Gives Bredesen More Credit Than He's Due

• by J.R. Lind
• Tags: Media, The Tennessean, every commutation matters, Edward Harbison

Holly Tucker's Blood Work: The Next Big Nashville Book?

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Books, Holly Tucker, Blood Work, Publishers Weekly, Scientific American

Autism-Vaccine Link Yet Again Proven Junk Science; Tennessee Sighs in Relief

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: By the Way, vaccinations, autism, zombiemyth, Andrew Wakefield, The Lancet, British Medical Journal

In Which I Defend Sarah Palin a Little Bit

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Sarah Palin, Jared Loughner, Gabrielle Giffords

Woods: Alexander Takes the High Road on Loughner; Phillips, Not So Much

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Woods, Lamar Alexander, Judson Phillips, Jared Loughner, Gabrielle Giffords

Nashville Biz Leaders, Christian Conservatives and the GOP: A Straight Alliance

• by Stephen George
• Tags: Hicks From the Sticks, Lisa Howe, nondiscrimination ordinance, LGBT, business, Tennessee legislature, Metro Council

Pick of the Day: 'Waste Land' at The Belcourt

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Waste Land, Vik Muniz, Belcourt, Lucy Walker, Jardim Gramacho, Mark Hogencamp, Video

Tennessee Republicans Can't Wait a Day to Make a Mockery of Their Stated Principles

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Beth Harwell, Glen Casada, Jim Gotto

A Cyrus Gets Sued, and It Ain't Miley!

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Billy Ray Cyrus, lawsuit, age discrimination

Go Watch the Vote for TNDP Chair and Bring Your Popcorn

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, TNDP chair election, Tennessee Democrats

City Paper: Will Saturday's Fairgrounds Work Session Ease 'Level of Contempt' Among Council?

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Politics, 40 Jealous Whores, Tennessee State Fairgrounds, Mike Jameson, Metro Council

Cooper on Giffords: 'The Real Threat Was in Arizona'

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Breaking News, Gabrielle Giffords, Jim Cooper, Arizona shooting, Jared Loughner

How to Steal a Movie with No Lines: Marshall Chapman in 'Country Strong'

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Marshall Chapman, Country Strong, Gwyneth Paltrow, Roger Ebert, Garrett Hedlund, Leighton Meester, Manohla Dargis

As Nashville's mayor, Phil Bredesen was Mr. Right for a city starved for progress — just not at first

The Mayor: The First Hurrah

• by Bruce Dobie

Phil Bredesen made a successful governor for one mind-blowing reason: He did just what he said

The Governor: No Tax, No Services ... No Problem!

• by Roger Abramson

As governor, Phil Bredesen got absurdly high marks for C-grade work

The Underachiever: Middling Manager

• by Bruce Barry

Phil Bredesen reflects on his career as mayor and governor, his lowest moments, and how Tennessee Democrats can survive

The Interview: The Man in the Middle

• by Stephen George

Love/Hate Mail

Nearly every year during the holidays, someone in our house makes the mistake of buying a Family Game

Fun and Games

• by Lindsay Ferrier

Red Rose Building in Murfreesboro in Danger of Being Demolished; Locals Attempting to Step In

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Hot Goss, Red Rose, Murfreesboro, Josh Bright, Bingham Barnes, MTSU, surreal estate, a kiss from Red Rose on the grave

The Black Keys vs. Vampire Weekend on The Colbert Report

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Stephen Colbert, The Black Keys, Vampire Weekend, Grammys, Video

Paramore Will Tell Us Everything Today on MTV.com

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Hot Goss, Paramore, MTV, interview, straight outta Franklin, brick by boring brick, Farro-scape

The Clutters and Cheap Time at The Basement, 1/9/11

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, The Clutters, Cheap Time, The Basement, Slideshow

Liquor Store vs. Hymn for Her Tonight

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Hymn for Her, Liquor Store, Quiet Entertainer, Red River, Natural Child, Cy Barkley, Screeching Eels, Ben Steine's Money, The Basement, Glenn Danzig's House

The Mighty Diamonds (Canceled), The Enduring $5 Cover and More: Inside This Week's Music Section

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Liner Notes, The Mighty Diamonds, cover charges, canceled, the reggae gap

Nashville to Take Over Lincoln's Haymarket Arena in 2014

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: National Skyline, a little bit country, arena rock(?), Haymarket Arena, Lincoln, Midwestern musings, Nashville cats, Nebraska

Evan P. Donohue EP, Sam and Tre Debut, Bridgestone Rank [Newsy Bits]

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream, Evan P. Donohue, Sam and Tre, Bridgestone Arena, speaking of speaking of things

Come on, Feel the Noise: Experimental Sound Artists Christian Pincock, Aaron Hoke Doenges & More, Jan. 13 at Betty’s

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Christian Pincock, Aaron Hoke Doenges, Brady Sharp, experimental, Betty's, noise, The Battle of Hoth, rogue tootling, Video

Lake Fever Presents The Chris Crofton Show, Episode 43

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, The Chris Crofton Show, A flash drive for me is when I drive somewhere and flash somebody, Bunch of housewives bumping crotches, I'll eat chocolate as if it's ... as if it's ... um, sailing the Cumberland, Greg's New Year's resolution is awesome, Protect ya neck mista!, cologne and cuff links motherfuckers

The End Has a Website!

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Creamtastic, The End, Internet

Dee Goodz Has 'Bananas,' Little Viking Has 'Mayday' [Fresh Downloads]

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream, Dee Goodz, Little Viking, downloads, free

JEFF the Brotherhood Live at Third Man Vinyl out Now, Band Headed to Europe

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream, JEFF the Brotherhood, Third Man Records, Europe, vinyl, live

Justin Townes Earle on Last Night's Letterman

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Justin Townes Earle, Jason Isbell, David Letterman, Leno sucks, Video

Truso Family Benefit Show at Mercy Lounge Saturday — Yes, It's a Big Deal

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Ryan Truso, benefits, Mercy Lounge

Yelawolf to Play at Phatkaps Jan. 27

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Yelawolf, Phatkaps, Rittz, hip-hop, Video

Wild Flag to Play Mercy Lounge, Mar. 22

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Wild Flag, Grass Widow, Mercy Lounge

Friday Vids: Cache of 5 Spot-Centric Music Videos at The 5 Spot's Website

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, The 5 Spot, fresh vids, AXWY, Kink Ador, Space Capone, more, Video

Stone Jack Jones' 'Black Coal' [Fresh Vid]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Stone Jack Jones, Black Coal, Fresh Vids, Video

Miley Cyrus Hacker Jailed, Nashville Symphony on NPR, Evan P. Donohue Needs Your Vote, And The Relatives Get Songwriter-y [Newsy Bits]

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream, NPR, Miley Cyrus, Nashville Symphony, flood, Evan P. Donohue, Rubber Tracks, Converse, And the Relatives, Vampy Weekend

Weekend Round-Up: 2011 Style

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, weekend round-up, 2011, Hands Down Eugene, Truso Benefit, The Clutters, Kidsmeal, Wick-It, Tom Petty Tribute, Janis Joplin Tribute, Beatles Tribute

If You Think Bowie's Cool, Head Down to Mercy Lounge Tonight [Updated]

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Heavy Cream, Milktooth, Diarrhea Planet, Big Surr, Paper Machete, Peter Barbee, Erin Manning, Junkyard Girls

Guided by Voices' Robert Pollard: The Cream Interview

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Interviews, Cannery Ballroom, drunken uncle Bob, Guided by Voices, infected, interview, Robert Pollard, swollen

In Case You Missed It: The Black Keys on SNL

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, The Black Keys, Saturday Night Live, Video

The Mighty Diamonds, the golden age of country and Nashville's reggae gap

They Might Be Diamonds

• by Sean L. Maloney

Everything costs more now, so why is it still $5 to see a local rock show in Nashville?

Under Cover

• by Steve Haruch

Turbo Fruits, PUJOL and more New Year's Eve at The End, Heavy Cream, Cannomen and more at Glenn Danzig's House

And Out the Other — Open Thread Deals with Kitchen Waste

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Open Thread, Open Thread, kitchen gear, kitchen waste, trash cans, egullet

Viet Noodle House Opens Doors on Charlotte

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: First Bite, Viet Noodle House, Vietnamese food, banh mi, pho, Charlotte corridor restaurants

Food for Fines at the Library Starts Monday

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: News

Sweet CeCe's Coming to The Gulch

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, Sweet CeCe's, frozen yogurt, Gulch restaurants

Short Mountain Hopes to Stand Tall with New Distillery

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Drinks, Drinks, whiskey, Short Mountain Distillery, artisan spirits, moonshine

The Long and Wining Natchez Trace

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Travel Advisory, Natchez Trace Wine Trail, Grinders Switch Winery, Chesnut Hill Ranch, Amber Falls Winery, Keg Springs Winery, Belle Meade Mansion, Travel Advisory, local wine, wine tours

SFA Oral History Internships Available

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: News, Southern Foodways Alliance, Southern Foodways Oral History Project, food-related internships, Prince's Hot Chicken

Fleming's Sunday Night Dinner Deal is Prime for the Picking

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Restaurants, Fleming's, Prime Rib, Dining Deals

Wandering Wino: It's a Brave New Year Edition

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings, Vinea, Village Wines, Mafioza's, Whole Foods, Belcourt, Midtown Wine and Spirits, 1808 Grill, Hutton Hotel

A To-Do List for Reader-Eaters in 2011

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Good advice, resolutions, to-do lists, food books, cookbooks

Relocated to the Gulch, a stunning and enlarged Virago cuts a dramatic profile

Superiority Complex

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Dining, Virago

Douglas Sirk's peerless high-gloss melodrama All That Heaven Allows is the week's must-see movie

Heavenly Torment

• by Jim Ridley

Splices

This week's film news, events and openings

Lighten up on your calendrical exactitude, peeps — this month's First Saturday Art Crawl is on the second Saturday

Crawl Space

• by Joe Nolan

Daredevil Steve-O talks stupidity, sobriety and society's downward spiral

Jackass on Jackass

• by Adam Gold