Nashville Scene

Pick of the Day: Tuesdays with Terrence Malick — The New World

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Video

New books by Ann Patchett, Adam Ross, Roy Blount Jr. and more make for a promising summer for Nashville’s literary locavore

Summer Reading 2011

The Contributor Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against Brentwood

• by Stephen George
• Tags: Breaking News, The Contributor, ACLU, Brentwood, lawsuits, Woods, newspapers

Gannett and The Tennessean to Journalism: Drop Dead

• by Matt Pulle
• Tags: Media, The Tennessean, Gannett, Gannett lay-offs

Of Art and Government

• by Stephen George
• Tags: 40 Jealous Whores, Public art, Metro Council, Nashville Arts Commission, good stuff

What if Al Gore Flew Coach?

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Al Gore, global warming, climate change, The American Interest, Rolling Stone, Walter Russell Mead

Pick of the Day: Stardust Drive-In Theatre

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Stardust, drive-in, movies

ArtScene: Warhol Live Curators' Conversation Sheds Light

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Warhol, Bowie, ArtScene, Frist

Fisk Park: A Review

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Fisk Park, Metro

Steve Cohen Co-Sponsors First-Ever Pot 'Legalization' Bill in Congress

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Silverman, marijuana legalization, Steve Cohen, Ron Paul, Barney Frank, pot, reefer, ganja, Mary Jane, herb, grass, dope, kind bud, Video

Nashville Symphony's Carnegie Hall Program Announced — Happy Birthday, Terry Riley!

• by John Pitcher
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Terry Riley, Tracy Silverman, Charles Ives, Giancarlo Guerrero, Universe Symphony, Larry Austin, Percy Grainger, Nashville Symphony Carnegie Hall, Carnegie Hall

Pick of the Day: Five — An Encore Performance

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, cabaret, Liza, Barbra, Belcourt, Melodie Madden Adams, Megan Murphy Chambers, Cori Laemmel, Laura Matula, Erin Parker

Let's Play King for a Day

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Jolly Roger, buses, greenspace, sidewalks

Governor Haslam Is Not That Concerned About Women's Health

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Haslam, Planned Parenthood, Women's Health

Pick of the Day: The Tree of Life Opens Today at Belcourt

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, The Tree of Life, Belcourt, Terrence Malick, Video

New, Enlightened Tracy Morgan Is Back in Business

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Tracy Morgan, New York Times, gay right, homophobia

Either This Is a Mistake, or TSU's Community Garden is HUGE

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Around Town, TSU, community gardens, acres

Silent Flood: Why Isn't Nashville Talking About National Disasters?

• by John Lamb
• Tags: Media, flood, Tennessee, disasters, flooding, media, FEMA

Ann Patchett, State of Wonder Author, Bookstore Opener and NPR Fave, Tonight at Nashville Public Library

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Books, Ann Patchett, books, reading, Nashville Public Library, bookstores, NPR

Casada Meddling In Nashville Affairs Again

• by Stephen George
• Tags: Politics

A judge's ruling on a Tennessee traffic stop could set a new precedent against racial profiling

Driving While Brown

• by Brantley Hargrove

How to get through college without really trying

Free Ride

• by Walter Jowers

The three biggest post-lockout questions for the Titans

Incompletes

• by J.R. Lind

The Near Witch author Victoria Schwab dressed as a cupcake to celebrate her book deal, but she’s nobody’s Twinkie

Witchcraft

• by Susannah Felts

The Keep, Jennifer Egan

What We’re Reading

• by Laura Hutson

Humorist and Vanderbilt graduate Roy Blount Jr. talks to the Scene about revealing the inner secrets of words — again

Blount Language

• by Michael Ray Taylor

On the cusp of publishing his second book in a year, Adam Ross talks about women, men and life since Mr. Peanut

Round Two

• by Margaret Renkl and Chapter16.org

With her eighth book, State of Wonder, Ann Patchett reinvents literary fiction — again

Off the Map

• by Margaret Renkl and Chapter16.org

As Nashville waits for its next bookstore, those remaining fight the good fight

Turning the Page

• by Steven Hale

Carter Beats the Devil, Glen David Gold

What We’re Reading

• by Jim Ridley

In Lorraine Lopez’s new novel, a host of hangers-on defeats all Gandhian goals of patience and forgiveness

Karma Isn’t Quick Enough

• by Susannah Felts and Chapter16.org

Nashville songwriter Rodney Crowell pens a remarkable memoir of his harsh childhood

An Unlikely Love Story

• by Maria Browning and Chapter16.org

Photo of the Week: Fergie Repping Black Flag

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Wow, Fergie, Black Eyed Flags, WUT?, Photo of the Week, Image of the Week

Weekend Round-Up: Summer Beach Bum Style

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, weekend round-up, Andrew Combs, Natalie Prass, Jim Lauderdale, Grayson Capps, Space Capone, Khora, Square People Jazz Maturity, Chris Crofton and the Alcohol Stuntband, The Black Faces, Heypenny, Big Surr, Reid Magette, Guilty Pleasures

U2's Claw: It's Here!

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Creamtastic, Achtung!, Place called Vertigo?, Marriott Vanderbilt, The Claw, U2, Vanderbilt Stadium

U2, Welcome to 1979, Fucked Up, Hanni El Khatib, Vinnie Vincent and More: Inside This Week's Music Section (And in City Limits)

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Liner Notes, U2, Fucked Up, Welcome to 1979, Brendan Benson, Hanni El Khatib, Vinnie Vincent

Apache Relay's Video for 'Home Is Not Places,' Madi Diaz Does Daytrotter, Hobbledeions at Betty's [Media Bits]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Newsy Bits, Apache Relay, Madi Diaz, Daytrotter, Hobbledeions, Scott Martin, Betty's, fresh tracks, fresh vids, newsy bits, Video

Denney and the Jets' East Coast Spring Tour Vlog, by Diana Lee Zadlo [Fresh Vid]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Denney and the Jets, Diana Lee Zadlo, road-doggin', tour vlog, Every ass is round in New York, fresh vid, Video

Stephen Colbert Interviews Jack White at Third Man, Pitches Yogurt Campaign

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: National Skyline, Moving Pictures, Jack White, Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report, LOL, yogurt, I put it on my cereal!, Video

Missed Connection: Incredibly Vague Junior Boys Fan Casts a Wide Net

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, Missed Connections, lazy, wagging the proverbial pickle, slow news day

Last Night's Tweets: Steve Miller Band

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Creamtastic, Last Night's Tweets, Steve Miller Band, He's no Dennis Coffey. That's for sure, typing with my thumbs, I hate Autocorrect

Vinnie Vincent Update: Former KISS Guitarist's Court Date for Domestic Assault Charge 'Retired,' Ordered to Attend Anger Management Course [Updated]

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream, Aggravated Domestic Assault, Anger Management, KISS, Vincent Cusano, Vinnie Vincent, Video

Justin Townes Earle's 'Slippin' and Slidin'' and 'Maybe Baby' [Fresh Vids]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Justin Townes Earle, fresh vids, Video

Nick 13 w/Chris Scruggs Tonight at Mercy Lounge

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Nick 13, Chris Scruggs, Mercy Lounge, Critics' Picks

Party & Bullsh*t: This Week in Nashville Hip-Hop [Big K.R.I.T., Fat Trel, Sebastian Garcia, Vet, Openmic, Dee Goodz, D.O.U.G.H.]

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Creamtastic, Party & Bullsh*t, Nashville hip hop, Big K.R.I.T., Fat Trel, "Cameo Al", Sebastian Garcia, Nash Sparkz, Dj Wheezey, Vet, OpenMic, Dee Goodz, D.O.U.G.H., Video

Foster the People June 29 at Cannery Ballroom, Tickets Sold Out

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Foster the People, Cannery Ballroom, Critics' Picks, buzz bandz, Video

Brandon Jazz and His Armed Forces Do BalconyTV, The Civil Wars Do Tiny Desk Concerts [Vidsy Bits]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Newsy Bits, Brandon Jazz and His Armed Forces, BalconyTV, The Civil Wars, Tiny Desk Concerts, fresh vids, Video

Bonnaroo 2011: Lightning Rounds With Cheer Up Charlie Daniels, Chancellor Warhol, Ben Sollee and More

• by Jo-Jo Jackson
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Moving Pictures, Bonnaroo 2011, Lightning 100, Cheer Up Charlie Daniels, Ben Sollee, Chancellor Warhol, Lauren Shera, Abigail Washburn, The Apache Relay, Matthew and the Atlas, Video

Stephen Colbert Interviews Jack White (Part Three) and Performs With The Black Belles, Third Man Releases 'Charlene II (I'm Over You)' Single

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, The Colbert Report, Jack White, Third Man Records, The Black Belles, This is where the magic happens, "Fuck Rolling Stone", fresh track, Video

'Cowboy' Jack Clement's Home Catches Fire, Equipment and Memorabilia Lost

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Hot Goss, Cowboy Jack Clement, breaking news, Bummerino Metropolis, fire

Chris Crofton and the Alcohol Stuntband w/The Fast Boys, Black Faces and Satan's Youth Ministers at FooBar, 6/25/11

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Chris Crofton, The Alcohol Stuntband, Satan's Youth Ministers, Black Faces, The Fast Boys, FooBar, The Spin, Slideshow

The Growlers and the Local Rock Scene on Noisey, Fox Fun's New EP, LEAGUES' New EP, Metal Underground's Local Metal Cover Bands Round-Up [Newsy Bits]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Newsy Bits, Noisey, The Growlers, Jesse Baker, Anna Lundy, Ben Swank, Fox Fun, LEAGUES, fresh tracks, metal underground, metal covers

Wilco to Play The Ryman Oct. 1 & 2, Hear 'I Might' [Fresh Track]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Wilco, The Ryman, show announcements, fresh track, sad grampas, sad grampa elevator music

Stephen Colbert Interviews Jack White at Third Man (Part Two), Puts 'Em on the Felt for a Grammy

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: National Skyline, Moving Pictures, Jack White, Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report, Third Man Records, "Charlene I'm Right Behind You", Video

The Little Bear: Bridges EP Review + New Video for 'Puppy Love' [Fresh Vid]

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Reviews, Moving Pictures, The Little Bear, Bridges, Infinity Cat, Plastic 350, Claire Guerreso, karate, fresh vid, Video

Hear Lambchop's 'Came Home Late' and 'Fa-Q,' See Colbert and White in NYC, Hear Gillian Welsh's The Harrow & the Harvest, More [Newsy Bits]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Newsy Bits, Lambchop, Kurt Wagner, Grapefruit Record Club, fresh tracks, Jack White, Stephen Colbert, The Black Belles, Gillian Welch, First Listen, NPR, Marty Stuart, WRVU, "Cowboy" Jack Clement, Bummerino Metropolis

Concert Film Capturing Jesus Lizard's 2009 Exit/In Performance Set for Aug. 23 Release

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Club, Exit/In, Matthew Robison, memory lane, The Jesus Lizard, Video

Adele Show at The Ryman Rescheduled for Oct. 10

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Adele, The Ryman, rescheduled, British belters

Lake Fever Presents The Chris Crofton Show, Episode 61

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, The Chris Crofton Show, Ice Cube, Greg's Jamaican toasting skills, lighting some hipster beards on fire with a Bic, "He's the one who flipped Susie's Sustainable Tacos!", Vintage cock rings? Forget it., Wild Man Steve, hit comedy for ladies only, big wide exteriors, philosopher of getting it on, I feel like a herd of elephants stepped on my junk, flesh-eating cocaine

Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings traveled a good long way to arrive at their excellent new album, The Harrow & the Harvest

Tell Me, Who's That Writin'?

• by Jewly Hight

The incredible saga of amazing geriatric hillbilly Marideth Sisco, the singer from Winter's Bone

The Winter of Our Great Content

• by Jack Silverman

How and why, in his darkest hour, a friend turned to Steve Miller Band

Time Keeps on Slippin' ... Slippin' ... Slippin' ...

• by Sean L. Maloney

The latest diggable tunes from locals The Paperhead, Little Bear and Casa Castile

Local Record Round-Up

• by D. Patrick Rodgers and Steve Haruch

Miami Horror, How I Became the Bomb and Cherub at Mercy Lounge, The Spits, TV Ghost, Cy Barkley and More at The End

The Spin

Adventures in Fleet Street: Watch a Nashville Pub Come to Life

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Restaurant openings, Fleet Street Pub, Nashville pubs, Printers Alley

Eat Your Books: The Likeliest Online Cookbook Organizer Yet

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Cooking the Books, Eat Your Books, cookbooks, cookbook organiation

Hot Dog Contests Are for Wusses — Try the All-American Burger Eating Competition at Melrose Pub

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Fun and Games, hamburgers, The Melrose Pub, competitive eating, Independence Day, Ruptured Duodena

Learn to Sling a Boning Knife in Pork Processing Class at Miel

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Good advice, Miel, butchering, pork butchering, Steve Johnson, butcher classes, Sequatchie Cove Farm

Cool Brewed Cocoa Drink Is Something Different in a Bottle

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Drinks, Honest Tea, Honest CocoaNova, bottled drinks, soft drinks, cocoa, International Association of Culinary Professionals

My New Chef Crush: My Drunk Kitchen

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: TV Dinner, My Drunk Kitchen, Hannah Hart, online cooking shows, YouTube, Omelette you finish, Video

Wandering Wino: Running in Crop Circles Edition

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, wine, wine tastings, Crop Organic Cucumber Vodka, Midtown Wine and Spirits, VINEA, The Turnip Truck, Grace's Plaza Wine & Spirits, West Meade Wine and Liquor Mart

I Have Tasted the Future, and It Is Smoky!

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: News, Booze & Chocolate, Olive and Sinclair, Olive and Sinclair Smoked Nib Brittle, Patterson House, Corsair Artisan Distillery, Allan Benton, Benton's Country Hams

Weekly Open Thread Has Loads of Fun Ideas

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Open Thread, Watermark, Matt Bolus, blackberries, Boyd Mill, pick your own berries

This Week's Dining Review: Glazée Artisan Ice Creams & Desserts

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Dining, Glazee Artisan Ice Creams & Desserts

Water and Whiskey: Friend or Foe? Whiskey Disks to the Rescue

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Drinks, whiskey, scotch, spirits, drinks, Whiskey Disks, Hammerstone, Ask Dr. Science

Schlafly Teams With Blackstone To Brew in Nashville

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, Schlafly beer, Blackstone Brewery

The Great Graeter's Invasion: Another Storied Ohio Ice Cream Comes Here

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Retail, Graeter's, ice cream

Banh Mi, the New New Thing

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Foods, banh mi, banh mi sandwiches in Nashville

Ice cream man Michael Woody keeps it simple at his Cool Springs scoop shop, Glazée Artisan Ice Creams & Desserts

Cone Head

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Dining, Glazée Artisan Ice Creams & Desserts

The Tree of Life encompasses a multitude of one

Beyond the Treetops

• by Jim Ridley

Conan O'Brien's tour doc captures a pricklier — and more interesting — guy than Team Coco's saintly media victim

Conan the Deployer

• by Lance Conzett

The Upsetter and Master Harold ... and the Boys

• by Steve Erickson and Ron Wynn

Jackie Brown: the glorious last stop before Quentin Tarantino's arrested adolescence

• by Craig D. Lindsey

At the Frist Center's new photography exhibit, what you get is rarely what you see

Unseen Forces

• by Joe Nolan