Nashville Scene

An Important Announcement for Politicians Regarding Your Genitals

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Anthony Weiner, Weiner's wiener, congressional twig & berries, Rep. Hugh G. Rexion, the ol' pocket veto

The (Don't Say) Gay Song

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, "Don't Say Gay" Song, Stacey Campfield, Video

Pitcher: NSO's Mahler a Must-See Tonight and Tomorrow Night

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Giancarlo Guerrero, Mahler, Mahler's Symphony No. 2 in C minor

Not Welcome, Documentary on Murfreesboro Mosque Controversy (Rough Cut)

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Film, Hicks From the Sticks, Not Welcome, Murfreesboro mosque, Eric Allen Bell, documentaries, Tea Party, Video

Nashville Roller Girls Sweep Honky Tonk Stomp

• by Chris Wage
• Tags: Sports, Nashville Roller Girls, Honky Tonk Stomp, Music City Brawl Stars, Ramb0 Samb0, Goblynn, Four Leaf Roller, Slammy Lou Harris, Nashville roller derby, roller derby, Hard Knox Roller Girls

An Actual Quote from a Person Who Wants Your Sympathy

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Mark Greene

ArtScene: Art Crawl Addendum

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Art Crawl, HOMEGROWN, Holler Design, David Hellams, Casey Pierce, arty fun times

Brad Schmitt, the city’s once notorious celebrity columnist, re-enters the public eye — for all the right reasons

Breaking Brad

• by Brad Schmitt

Posting This Image Might Be Criminal, According to Tweaked State Harassment Law

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Zach Wamp, The Volokh Conspiracy, free speech, stupid laws

New Creative Spaces Emerge In Five Points

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Around Town, Meg MacFadyen, Bret MacFadyen, Five Points Collaborative (An Idea Hatchery), Five Points, Art & invention Gallery

Pick of the Day: Queen of the Sun at The Belcourt

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Queen of the Sun, honeybee crisis, colony collapse disorder, Jeff Poppen, Michael Pollan, Taggart Siegel, Nashville beekeeping, Nashville honey, Belcourt, Video

WKRN Weekend Anchor Christine Maddela Leaving Nashville for Philadelphia

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Media, Christine Maddela, WKRN, moving on, Philadelphia, news, TV

Badlands Kicks Off Terrence Malick Retro Tonight at Belcourt

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Terrence Malick, Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek, Badlands, The Tree of Life, The New World, Belcourt, Video

How Serious Is The GOP About Reforming Health Care?

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Hargrove, health care reform, Rep. Marsha Blackburn, Health Care Choice Act, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, The Tennessean

Pick of the Day: Jacob Tonski's "Balance Study, Threshold" at Cheekwood

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Jacob Tonski, Cheekwood, Material Apparatus

Lamar Fibs the Light Fantastic For His Party

• by Bruce Barry
• Tags: Politics, Lamar Alexander, National Labor Relations Board, Boeing, teat-nuzzling

More Details on Late-Night Shooting at Centennial Park

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Law and Order, Centennial Park, Movies in the Park, Centennial Park shooting

Steve Popovich, Dead at 68

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Obituary, Steve Popovich, Cleveland International, David Allen Coe, Frankie Yankovic, Meat Loaf, Bat Out of Hell

Werner Herzog in 3-D! Cave of Forgotten Dreams Opens Today at Green Hills

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Film, Werner Herzog, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Chauvet-Pont-d’Arc, Video

National Velvet: Elizabeth Taylor Retro Launches at Belcourt

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Elizabeth Taylor, Belcourt, National Velvet, Clarence Brown, Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor retrospective, Nashville film retrospectives

Eastland Park: A Review

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Eastland Park, Metro Parks, Nashville park reviews

Pick of the Day: I Do! I Do! at Boiler Room Theatre

• by Martin Brady
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Boiler Room Theatre, Nashville theater discounts

Tennessee and the Union: Last to Leave, First to Return

• by Bruce Barry
• Tags: By the Way, Isham Harris, Dwight Pitcaithley, Disunion, Confederacy, Civil War, War of Northern Aggression, War of Southern Obsession

A New Leaf for Out of Bounds Bar and Grill?

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Law and Order, Out of Bounds Bar and Grill

Red State Update, Meet Werner Herzog

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Travis and Jonathan, Red State Update, Werner Herzog, Grizzly Man, Video

Pick of the Day: Ken Rowe Public Art Dedication at Public Square

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Nashville public art, Percent for Art, Ken Rowe, "To the Moon, "

Rap Video by Glynis Bethel, Evangelist Arrested in Alleged Pepper Spray Incident: "Brentwood Is Burning in Hell"

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Glynis Bethel, pepper spray, Brentwood High School, rap songs about Brentwood, Video

Breaking: WRVU 91 Rock Purchased by WPLN, Will Become Classical Station

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Breaking News, 91 Rock, WRVU, WPLN, Vanderbilt

Could Westboro Baptist Be Legally Nailed as Stalkers?

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Westboro Baptist Church, Kevin Montgomery, stalking, Islamic Center, Gordon Jewish Community Center

Renard Francois Meet-and-Greet: How to Make Davidson County Competitive with Williamson County

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Politics, Renard Francois, Metro Council, Metro Council at-large elections, Bass Berry & Sims, Caterpillar Financial

Pick of the Day: The Last Mountain at The Belcourt

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, The Last Mountain, mountaintop removal, coal mining, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Bill Haney, Justin Townes Earle, Kathy Mattea, Video

Out and About with Stacey Campfield

• by Bruce Barry
• Tags: Media, Stacey Campfield, Victor Stepien, Ian Lekus, Out & About

A Chat Full of Nerdy Delights With Tennessee Poet Elizabeth McClellan

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Books, Elizabeth McClellan, "Anything So Utterly Destroyed, " Rhysling Award, science fiction poetry, Science Fiction Poetry Association, Hart Crane, Catherynne Valente, Robert Borski, Buddy Wakefield, Pablo Neruda, S.J. Tucker, Seanan McGuire, Katie Moore, Adrienne Rich, Bob Hicok, Amal el-Mohtar

Is Murfreesboro Road's Out of Bounds Bar and Grill Nashville's Own Modern-Day Wild West Saloon?

• by Brantley Hargrove
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Out of Bounds Bar and Grill, Wild Wild West, guns in bars for real, public nuisance

If Rep. Marsha Blackburn's solution to health care reform sounds familiar, it should

Refilled Prescription

• by Brantley Hargrove

A talk with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and director Bill Haney about their mountaintop removal doc The Last Mountain

Blowing Our Tops

• by Stephen George

A sneak peek inside the lavishly restored Franklin Theatre

Cinema Paradiso

• by Jim Ridley

Director Bill Haney discusses The Last Mountain, opening June 9 at The Belcourt

• by Stephen George

An interview with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., attorney, environmental activist and author of Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our Democracy

• by Stephen George

Bobcat Goldthwait and Jack White Might Team up on Kinks Musical, Wick-It Remixes Pink Floyd, Amanda Shires' Vid at NPR, Rome's Interactive Vid, ACL's Lotto Ticket Lineup [Newsy Bits] [Updated]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Newsy Bits, The Kinks, Ray Davies, Bobcat Goldthwait, Jack White, Rome, Amanda Shires, Danger Mouse, DJ Wick-It, Pink Floyd, Austin City Limits, fresh vids, Newsy Bits, Video

Caption Contest: Bonnaroo Wristband Giveaway! [Updated]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, Bonnaroo, caption contest, ticket giveaway, Bonnaroo, maximum bring it, doo it!

Raekwon Ticket Giveaway! [Updated]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, ticket giveaways, Raekwon, Exit/In, Wu-Tang Clan

Bonnaroo, Battle Tapes, WRVU, The CMA Music Fest, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Lambchop and More: Inside This Week’s Music Section (And on the Cover)

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Liner Notes, Bonnaroo, Battle Tapes, WRVU, The CMA Music Fest, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Lambchop

Weekend Round-Up: ZZ Ztyle

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, weekend round-up, Lambchop, Willie Nelson, Quichenight, Yvette, Ocelots, Big Surr, Times New Viking, D. Watusi, The Long Players, Jason White, Phatkaps, ZZ Top, Sarah Jarosz

Raekwon at Exit/In, 6/2/11

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, The Spin, Raekwon, Sam & Tre, Dee Goodz, DJ Ghost Dogg, Exit/In, Slideshow

TV on the Radio and Broken Social Scene to Play The Ryman Sept. 14

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Broken Social Scene, fuckin' Mondays, Nashville, Ryman Auditorium, TV on the Radio

Chamberlin's Show Tonight at FooBar Canceled

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Chamberlin, cancellations, FooBar

Lake Fever Presents The Chris Crofton Show, Episode 58

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, The Chris Crofton Show, Kool Keith, A lot of time on the Chitlin' Circuit, I've got my feet in my infinity pool, Hot Fries and Zagnuts, Nothing makes a veteran happier than seeing a drunk guy eat a hot dog, "Obama! We like to pop our booties down here!", gray and wrinkly, the truth about Gretchen Wilson, hick-hop is still comin' up, "WHAT ABOUT TWISTED SISTER?", You don't get shit on you and I get money

Lambchop at Cheekwood Nights, 6/3/11

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Lambchop, Cheekwood Nights, The Lambchops, The Spin, Slideshow

Rocketown Follow-Up: The Asking Alexandria of It All

• by Lance Conzett
• Tags: Hot Goss, Rocketown, Asking Alexandria, The Pink Spiders, drunks, banned bands, surly teenage goth misogynists, Video

Kyle Andrews, 'Lazer Tag With Imaginary Friends' [Fresh Track]

• by Seth Graves
• Tags: Reviews, Music, Kyle Andrews, Robot Learn Love, fresh track, Audio

Bonnaroo Bingo, and See You at the 'Roo!

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo Bingo, Robby Davis, Beatle Bob, doo it!

Caitlin Rose Covers 'Faithless Love,' Natural Child Get Mixy for Magnet, Bonnaroo Picks From American Songwriter [Newsy Bits]

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Music, Newsy Bits, Caitlin Rose, Natural Child, Tristen, JEFF the Brotherhood, Justin Townes Earle, American Songwriter

WRVU Broadcast License May Have Already Been Sold [Updated]

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Hot Goss, WRVU

Party and Bullsh*t: This Week in Nashville Hip-Hop [Rio, Stix Izza, Chancellor Warhol, DJ Sir Swift]

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Newsy Bits, Party and Bullsh*t, Nashville hip-hop, Rio, Stix Izza, Chancellor Warhol, DJ Sir Swift, Video

Robert F. Kennedy and Bill Haney's The Last Mountain, Premiering Tonight at The Belcourt With Performances From Justin Townes Earle and Kathy Mattea

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Moving Pictures, The Last Mountain, Robert F. Kennedy, Bill Haney, mountaintop coal removal, Stephen George, good causes, The Belcourt, film, Video

Adele's June 20 Show at The Ryman Canceled

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Adele, The Ryman, Bummerino Metropolis, doctor's orders

Big Boi to Play Limelight July 14, Wick-It the Instigator to Open

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Big Boi, Limelight, Nashville, Wick-It the Instigator, Video

We Own This Town Volume 45, Curated by Sean L. Maloney and Featuring Local Hip-Hop

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Music, WOTT, We Own This Town, Party and Bullsh*t, Sean L. Maloney, Chancellor Warhol, Ducko McFli, Amerigo Gazaway, Sam & Tre

Jay-Z Likes JEFF, Los Straitjackets on NPR and Jack White Won't Be Writing Tunes for Kinks Musical [Newsy Bits]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Newsy Bits, JEFF the Brotherhood, Jay-Z, Life + Times, Twitter love, Los Straitjackets, good causes, Danny Amis, NPR, Fresh Air, Jack White, Ray Davies, Kinks

The Kopecky Family Band on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Music, NPR, Tiny Desk Concerts, The Kopecky Family Band, sweet and swollen, Where's Waldo?, Video

Tweet(s) of the Week: Locals Ke$ha and The Black Keys' Patrick Carney Have Gaga-Centric Tiff

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: National Skyline, LOL, Twitter, feuds, The Black Keys, Patrick Carney, Ke$ha, Image of the Week

Battles to Play Exit/In Oct. 24

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Battles, Exit/In, nip shots, doorknob lickage, Video

Giancarlo Guerrero and the Nashville Symphony unearth the heavenly power of Mahler's "Resurrection" Symphony

Born Again

• by John Pitcher

Ian McLagan: The Cream Interview

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Interviews, 3rd & Lindsley, Ian McLagan, interview, Faces, Small Faces, No love for Los Lonely Boys

PUJOL to Release X File on Main Street via Infinity Cat June 14, Donate Proceeds to Rocketown Recording Studio

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Hot Goss, PUJOL, Daniel Pujol, Infinity Cat, Rocketown

Gathering of the Juggalos 2011 Promo

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Wow, Juggalos, Ninjas, ICP, Psychopathic Records, Ill E. Gal, Ikkurruz, RIP Ass Dan, independent wrestling, Sugar Slam, galaxies and shit, Video

Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj to Play Bridgestone Arena July 18

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Bridgestone Arena, Britney Spears, Femme Fatale Tour, Nicki Minaj, Video

Next Big Nashville Changes Name to SoundLand, Announces Preliminary Venues and Dates (Sept. 21-24)

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Hot Goss, Next Big Nashville, SoundLand, Next Big Nashville, NBN, Jason Moon Wilkins

Brian McKnight Tonight at The Ryman; Also, This Is What His Sons' Band Sounds Like

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Wow, Brian McKnight, BRKN RBTZ, O rly?, Critics' Picks, Video

Breaking: WRVU Purchased by WPLN, Will Become Classical Station

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Hot Goss, WRVU, WPLN, NPR, 91.1, radio, Bummerino Metropolis

Fully Qualified Revival Feat. Michael Chapman, William Tyler and Phil Keaggy, Tonight at The Downtown Presbyterian Church

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, William Tyler, Phil Keaggy, Michael Chapman, virtuosic guitar music, Critics' Picks

'Bonnaroo (Feel the Magic)': Bonnaroo's Official National Anthem

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Moving Pictures, Bonnaroo, The Del McCoury Band, Mannie Fresh, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Radiohead, video, Video

How the Christian principles governing Rocketown affect which bands can play there

All Ages, Not All Bands

• by Lance Conzett

Willie's Country Throwdown is a crunchier experience

Totally Organic

• by Edd Hurt

After nearly two decades, Raekwon remains one of the best MCs in the game

Master Chef

• by Sean L. Maloney

Marty Stuart's ability to move between worlds makes his Late Night Jam a one-of-a-kind event

Country Strong

• by Jewly Hight

The Nashville Symphony Orchestra enjoys a glorious resurrection courtesy of Gustav Mahler

Symphonic Serendipity

• by John Pitcher

Nobody's Vault but Mine Third Man Records Fan Appreciation Event Night One at Mercy Lounge and Peach Kelli Pop, Heavy Cream, Diarrhea Planet and Fox Fun at Glenn Danzig's House

The Spin

Time for Summer School: More Italian Cooking Classes from Paulette Licitra

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Good advice, Italian food, cooking classes, Alimentum, Paulette Licitra, Cucina Paradiso, Rome

Frozen in Time: Miss Martha's is 27!

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Events, Martha O'Bryan Center, Purity Miss Martha's Ice Cream Crankin'

Savoring Savor Nashville: A Wrap-Up

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Events, Savor Nashville, Saveur, Colman Andrews, Robert Del Grande, Larry Forgione, Bob Kinkead, Lydia Shire, Norman Van Aken

More Opportunities for Foodie Travel

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Travel Advisory, road trips, Big Apple BBQ Block Party, Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint, Pat Martin, Carey Bringle, Peg-Leg Porker, whole hog, Key West Bacchanalia, Norman Van Aken, Video

Good Food Film Series at Warner Park

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Events, Good Food for Good People, foodie films

Wandering Wino: Red-Eye Edition

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, wine tastings, Bound'ry, Midtown Wine & Spirits, Whole Foods, Greek wines, Australian wines, Henry's Drive

First Bite: Get a Wild Hare on White Bridge Road

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Restaurant openings, restaurant openings, The Wild Hare, West Nashville, White Bridge Road, Andy K's

Prince's Chicken and Rooster's Steaks: Man v. Food Nation's Nashville Episode Airs Wednesday

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: TV Dinner, Man v. Food Nation, Adam Richman, Rooster's Texas-Style BBQ and Steakhouse, competitive eating, LoCash Cowboys, Prince's Hot Chicken Shack, eating competitions

Honey Do List: Miel Honey Dinner, The Belcourt Honor Honeybee Crisis Doc Queen of the Sun

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Events, Miel, colony collapse disorder, Queen of the Sun, Jeff Poppen, Nashville Urban Harvest, Nashville honey, Nashville beekeeping, Video

Newsy Bits at Weekly Open Thread

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

Writer John T. Edge has made a career of chronicling the place where food and culture come together

Fusion Food

• by Susannah Felts and Chapter16.org

This Week's Dining Review: Kayne Prime

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Restaurants, Kayne Prime, M Street, Chris Hyndman, Nashville steakhouses, The Gulch

Celebrate Hot Chicken at 'Man v. Food Nation' Viewing Party — and Get Ready for July 4 Festival

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Events, Music City Hot Chicken Festival, hot chicken, Man v. Food Nation, Prince's, Bolton's, 400 Degrees, The Chicken Shack, Pepperfire Spiced Chicken, Rooster's Texas Style BBQ and Steakhouse

A Savor Nashville/Taste of Music City Amuse-Bouche: A Conversation With John T. Edge

• by Jack Silverman

The Endless Quest for the Perfect Vacation Libation

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Drinks, cocktails, summer cocktails, Holland House, the Oak Bar, Gosling's Ginger Beer, Gosling's Rum, Rumba, Finlandia, Chambord, Moscow Mule, Ginger Beer, Dark n' Stormy, Video

The Chicken and Biscuit Express: Bojangles' Targets Nashville for Expansion

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, Bojangles' Famous Chick’n and Biscuits, fast-food chicken

First Bite: Happy Eating Food Truck

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: First Bite, Happy Eating, Happy Japan, Japanese food, food trucks, miracles of commerce

M Street's fourth venture beefs up the Gulch with a pricey palace of protein at Kayne Prime

High Steaks

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Dining, Kayne Prime

I Am: Stay tuned for an important message from the director of Patch Adams

• by Craig D. Lindsey

X-Men gets an upgrade to First Class

• by Craig D. Lindsey

The Belcourt's new Terrence Malick retrospective honors the Thoreau of cinema

Badlands, New Worlds and Beyond

• by Donna Bowman

Murder fills the yawning void of Malick's marvelous Badlands

Teenage Wasteland

• by D. Patrick Rodgers

This may be the best Art Crawl of 2011

Crawl Space

• by Joe Nolan

Cheekwood Nights kicks off its inaugural event with an inspired blend of high art and local talent

The Other Cheek(wood)

• by Laura Hutson