Nashville Scene

No Arrests at Occupy Nashville Despite Curfew; Troopers Stay Away

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Law and Order, Occupy Nashville

NashEvil: From Sir Cecil Creape to Dr. Gangrene, a history of Nashville horror hosts

Doctors, Creeps and Really Bad Teeth

• by Randy Fox

Lawmakers Cough Up Boxful of Documents in Gay Rights Lawsuit

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Woods

Gibbons to SouthComm: Don't Hold Your Breath

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Media, Law and Order, Occupy Nashville, Nashville reporter arrest, Jonathan Meador, Society of Professional Journalists, Bill Gibbons, Bill Haslam, Tennessee Department of Safety, Homeland Security, Video

State Threatens to End Occupy Nashville Tonight

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Around Town

Southern Manners on the Decline

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips

GOP Chairman Defends Haslam: 'Sexual Obscenities, Defecation on the Grounds' Forced Crackdown

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Blackburn on the Housing Crisis: Let's Do Nothing

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Congress, Video

Pick of the Day: Nashville Jewish Film Festival Opening Night: Bride Flight at The Belcourt

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Film, Bride Flight, Nashville Jewish Film Festival, The Belcourt, International Black Film Festival of Nashville, Rutger Hauer, Karina Smulders, Joshua Safran, Crime After Crime, Simpsons, Mike Reiss, International Lens, Video

Vandy Young Republicans Denounce Class Warfare, Vow to Protest Occupy Nashville at the Plaza

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Safety Commissioner Defends Occupy Nashville Eviction: 'We Can't Babysit Protesters'

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Law and Order, Video

Right-Wingers Back Occupy Nashville's Right to Protest

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Old Hickory Lake Nature Trail: A Review

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Old Hickory Lake Nature Trail, Nashville parks, Nashville park reviews

Sounding Like Richard Nixon, State GOP Chairman Attacks Occupy Nashville as Bums

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Pick of the Day: Halloween Movie Night — The Phantom of the Opera w/Organist Tom Trenney at Nashville Symphony

• by Matt Fox
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Phantom of the Opera, Schermerhorn, Nashville Symphony, Lon Chaney, Tom Trenney, Halloween Movie Night, Video

Breaking: Scene Reporter Arrested in Troopers' Crackdown on Occupy Nashville

• Tags: Jonathan Meador, Occupy Nashville, Bill Haslam, Tennessee Highway Patrol

In Occupy Nashville Crackdown, State Refuses to Explain Random Enforcement of Curfew

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Law and Order, Occupy Nashville, Bill Haslam

Harper Collins Will Acquire Thomas Nelson

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Books, Bibles, Thomas Nelson, HarperCollins, Zondervan

Bluto's Revenge: SAE Alums Trash Vandy Frat House

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Education, Bluto, Animal House, Vanderbilt, frat house, fraternities, Sigma Alpha Epsilon

Reality-Free Ramsey Lectures Critics for Making Up Stuff

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Some Girlfriendly Advice to the May Town Center Partners

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, May Town Center

Income Tax Advocate Goes to Jail with Protesters; 'It's Outrageous,' He Says

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Law and Order

Night Court Magistrate Throws the Book at Haslam, Troopers Over Occupy Nashville Arrests

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Jonathan Meador, Occupy Nashville, Bill Haslam, Tennessee Highway Patrol

SPJ to Gibbons: Apologize!

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Media, Law and Order, Occupy Nashville, Nashville reporter arrest, Jonathan Meador, Society of Professional Journalists, Bill Gibbons, Bill Haslam, Tennessee Department of Safety, Homeland Security

Haslam Under Attack in Media for Occupy Nashville Crackdown

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Media, Video

Pick of the Day: Gallim Dance: Blush at Vanderbilt's Langford Auditorium

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Gallim Dance, Andrea Miller, Blush, Great Performances, Chopin, Fuck Buttons, Video

Pick of the Day: Tuning In: A Live On-Air Fundraiser for NECAT at NECAT/PEG Studio

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Tune In, NECAT, Bat Poet, Kim Hayes, Music City Arts 9, iQTV 10, Access Channel 19, Gretchen Peters, David Olney, Sergio Webb, Kristi Rose, Fats Kaplin, Sara Jean Kelley, Brad Schmitt, Soles4Souls, Adam Dread

SouthComm CEO Ferrell: 'I Expect the Governor to Publicly Apologize'

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Law and Order, Jonathan Meador, Occupy Nashville, Bill Haslam, Tennessee Highway Patrol

Occupy Nashville Protesters File Civil Suit to Stop Trooper Crackdowns [Updated]

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Law and Order, Occupy Nashville, Bill Haslam, law and order

Thirteen Additional, um, Things about The Thing, Nashville's Most Terrifying Historic Entity

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, The Thing, Nashville ghost stories, Nashville occult stories, Ben Allen, Sue Allen, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Benjamin Brantley

Occupy Nashville Evicted from Legislative Plaza

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Law and Order

Dem Party Chair: 'Haslam Overstepped Bounds Dramatically'

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Video

Fat Cats Throw Gala at Plaza While Occupy Nashville Braces for Another Round of Arrests

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Law and Order

Arrest of Scene Reporter Hits Romenesko, Gawker

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Law and Order, Romenesko, Gawker, Poynter, Jonathan Meador, Occupy Nashville, Gov. Haslam, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Video

Pick of the Day: Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! at Nashville Children's Theatre

• by Martin Brady
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells!, Junie B. Jones, Barbara Parks, Allison Gregory, Nashville Children's Library, Brooke Bryant, Cori Anne Laemmel, Rona Carter, Henry Haggard, Bobby Wyckoff, Patrick Waller, Jeff Boyet, Peter Vann, 13th annual Grand Day

Haslam Defends Crackdown: 'Our Purpose Is to Provide a Safe Environment'

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Law and Order, Video

Sir Cecil Creape Rises from the Crypt in This Week's Scene

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Sir Cecil Creape, Nashville horror hosts, Ghoulardi, Dr. Lucifur, Dr. Gangrene, Creature Feature, Russ McCown, Video

Cooper Talks Supercommittee on CNN

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Congress, Video

Revenge of the Electric Car Nashville Premiere Tonight Is a Fundraiser for Urban Green Lab

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Film, Arts and Entertainment, sustainability, Urban Green Lab, Revenge of the Electric Car, The Belcourt, Cabana, Nissan, electric cars, Video

State Rep. Stewart Condemns Governor's Crackdown

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Law and Order, Occupy Nashville, Mike Stewart, Bill Haslam

Scene Reporter Captures Own Arrest on Video, Refutes State Troopers' Charges

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Breaking News, Occupy Nashville, Jonathan Meador, Nashville reporter arrest, Nashville reporter arrest video, Bill Haslam, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Video

State Concedes Defeat For Now in Occupy Nashville Battle; Judge Bans More Arrests

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Breaking News

State Slaps Curfew on Capitol, Prepares to Evict Occupy Nashville Protesters

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Around Town

Republicans Tout New 'Job Creation' Proposal

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Legislature

Occupy Nashville Protesters Claim Victory, Return to Plaza

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Law and Order, Video

Governor Warns of More Arrests Tonight Unless Occupy Nashville Backs Down

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Law and Order

The terrifying true story of The Thing, the Nashville apparition scarier than the Bell Witch

A Forgotten Haunting

• by Betsy Phillips

NashEvil: A bag of Halloween happenings, from haunted houses to pub crawls

NashEvil: Consider a Halloween trip to one of Nashville's historic cemeteries

Everybody Must Get Stoned

• by J.R. Lind

Urban Green Lab, a one-of-a-kind sustainability center, is coming to East Nashville — with a nudge from Nissan

Viva Voltage

• by Steve Haruch

The Titans' East Bank Embarrassment wasn't an extinction-level event, but CJ ain't exactly lighting up the sky

Aurora Snorealis

• by J.R. Lind

Why anonymous online commenters (like the Scene's) devalue the marketplace of ideas

Nays Without a Face

• by Mike Jameson

NashEvil: Ten classic country albums for a "happy" Halloween

Hillbilly Horror!

• by Randy Fox

Remembering Joey Bowker, The Bat Poet

• by Jim Ridley

Free Tracks from Brendan Benson, Caitlin Rose, Those Darlins and More [Fresh-ish Tracks]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Music, Newsy Bits, fresh tracks, free tracks, Brendan Benson, United Record Pressing, American Songwriter, Caitlin Rose, Rolling Stone, Those Darlins, The Green Children, The End Bobby Bare Jr., The fat one is flirtin' with me, fresh vid, Video

Harrison Hudson Album Release Tonight at The Basement

• by Seth Graves
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Harrison Hudson, The Basement, fresh tracks, publicists

See Randy Fox's List of 10 Classic Country Albums for a 'Happy' Halloween

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Music, Randy Fox, Halloween, Porter Wagoner, Johnny Cash, Dock Boggs, The Louvin Brothers, Hank Williams, Tanya Tucker, Johnny Paycheck, classic country

Caption Contest: Moogfest Ticket Giveaway! [Updated]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, caption contests, ticket giveaways, Moogfest, Flaming Lips, TV on the Radio, Chromeo, Tangerine Dream, Passion Pit, Battles, Dan Deacon, St. Vincent, Atlas Sound, Adrian Belew Power Trio, Crystal Castles, Suicide, M83, Moby, Childish Gambino

Killer Shows Tonight at Mercy Lounge, Exit/In, Hard Rock, Municipal and Schermerhorn [Halloween Round-Up]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Halloween, Critics' Picks, Werewolf Bar Mitzvah, Lylas, How I Became the Bomb, Casa Castile, Pretty Lights, DJ Wick-It, Hans Condor, Modoc, Peelander-Z, The Protomen, Evan P. Donohue, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Phantom of the Opera

EGGS: 'Personal Archetype'

• by Daniel Pujol
• Tags: Creamtastic, EGGS, Daniel Pujol, Alexa Zoe Sullivant, "Personal Archetype"

Spurgeon's General Warning: Halloweenies

• by Ashley Spurgeon
• Tags: Whatevs, Freddie Mercury, Amy Winehouse, Michael Jackson, Jimi Hendrix, Kanye West, Occupy My Dick, D. Patrick Sexgers, Halloween, Slutoween, sexy guitar, laziness, Spurgeon's General Warning

The Grayces Album Release Show Tonight at The 5 Spot

• by Jo-Jo Jackson
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Reviews, The Grayces, album release, The 5 Spot, Fuckshow, Dave Cloud, Gospel of Power, reviews, Video

Nikki Lane, 'Sleep for You' [Fresh Vid]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Nikki Lane, fresh vid, Noah and the Whale, Jared Eberhardt, Video

See and Hear Live Performances From Tristen, The Ettes, Andrew Combs and Mat Kearney [Live Bits]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Music, Newsy Bits, fresh vids, live performances, bootlegs, Tristen, The Ettes, Andrew Combs, Mat Kearney, NutsAboutMOR, Video

Stream The Black Belles' Self-Titled Debut; Release Show Nov. 11 at Third Man Records [Fresh Tracks]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Music, fresh tracks, The Black Belles, Third Man Records, Wishing Well, Consequence of Sound, Red Rover Red Rover, Lydia

Party & Bullshit: This Week in Nashville Hip-Hop [Wrapper's Delight, Moss Da Beast, Kaby, Gab, OpenMic, Jota Ese, Myrryrs]

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Newsy Bits, Party & Bullsh*t, Nashville Hip-Hop, Wrapper's Delight, Moss Da Beast, Kaby, Gab, OpenMic, Jota Ese, Myrryrs, Triple Six Talapia, Video

Did You Guys Know Davila 666 Is Playing at Springwater Tonight?

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Davila 666, Springwater, Cannomen, Bummer, Useless Eaters, The Nerves, Blondie, Video

Bobby Bare Jr. Doc Funding Campaign Has Just Four Days To Go

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Bobby Bare Jr., D.A. Pennebaker, Living Archive, Don't Follow Me (I'm Lost), Video

Weekend Round-Up: Headless Gold Man Style

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, weekend round-up, My So-Called Band, Space Capone, The Aught-Nots, Guilty Pleasures, The Avett Brothers, Social Distortion, Vitalic Noise, Adrian Belew, Self, Seth Timbs, The Grayces, Chancellor Warhol, The Kicks, Call It Dope, Jacuzzi Boys, Heavy Cream, Cy Barkley, Paul Burch, The Black Belles, How I Became the Bomb, Tristen, The Non-Commissioned Officers, Spaceship of the Imagination, Uncle Skeleton, Bush, Candlebox, The Meatmen, Hans Condor, Slammers, Cannomen, Coliseum

Beirut, The Black Angels, Two-Sentence Record Reviews, Alias and More: Inside This Week's Music Section

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Liner Notes, Beirut, The Black Angels, Two Short, Alias, liner notes

Read Pith in the Wind's Coverage of the Occupy Nashville Protests

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream, Pith in the Wind, Jonathan Meador, Jeff Woods, Occupy Nashville, Bill Haslam, Legislative Plaza, Do I need to get my Journalism degree out of storage to prove it to you?

Roger Waters to Perform The Wall at Bridgestone Arena June 19 [Pudding Time!]

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Bridgestone Arena, miseducation, pigs, Pink Floyd, pudding, Roger Waters, The Wall, viral trippin', Video

The Civil Wars Perform 'Poison and Wine' on Last Night's Letterman [Fresh Vid]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, The Civil Wars, Letterman, fresh vid, Video

Missed Connections: Slutoween

• by Ashley Spurgeon
• Tags: Whatevs, Chromeo, Slash, My So-Called Band, Space Capone, lockin' eyes, gettin' laid, Video

Caption Contest: 12 Hours of Terror at The Belcourt Sunday!

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Creamtastic, 12 Hours of Terror, Belcourt, Nashville Halloween events, Nashville Halloween movies, Nashville Halloween, Squirm, Lady Terminator, Night of the Creeps, Zombie, Lucio Fulci, Dr. Gangrene

Fresh Tracks From Ayebawl, Makeup and Vanity Set and Hammock [Bandcamp Round-Up]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Reviews, Music, Bandcamp, fresh tracks, free tracks, Ayebawl, Makeup and Vanity Set, Hammock, Tip: Play all three tracks at once for a serious mindfuck

Chris Cornell's Show Tonight at War Memorial Postponed

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Chris Cornell, War Memorial Auditorium, cancellations

DJ Wick-It's 'Thriller' Remix, Keegan DeWitt's Stairwell Session, Nikki Lane's New York Times Chat, JEFF's Entire Discog and More [Newsy Bits]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Newsy Bits, DJ Wick-It, Michael Jackson, fresh track, Keegan DeWitt, fresh vid, Terence Trent D'Arby, Nikki Lane, New York Times, interviews, JEFF the Brotherhood, The Black Keys, Kings of Leon, Talihina Sky, Video

The Avett Brothers w/Social Distortion at Bridgestone Arena, 10/28/11

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, The Spin, The Avett Brothers, Bridgestone Arena, Social Distortion, Slideshow

Werewolf Bar Mitzvah 8 off 8th at Mercy Lounge, 10/31/11

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, The Spin, Mercy Lounge, Werewolf Bar Mitzvah, Spooky, Scary, Bows and Arrows, The Greater Good, Bummer, Lylas, Casa Castile, Shaboi, How I Became the Bomb, Fake Brad, Dixie Downturn, Slideshow

Helmet Tonight at The End

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Helmet, Critics' Picks, the '90s, Battles, Video

This time, the hardest-working acoustic band in show business is playing the biggest place in town

All Sizes Fit One

• by Jewly Hight

Local urban-music promoters Lovenoise make hip-hop, soul and R&B accessible to Nashville's masses

Feel the Noise

• by Sean L. Maloney

Like many garage-rock revivalists, Jacuzzi Boys pay homage to the greats — but they do it with pop sensibility

Garage Mahal

• by Seth Graves

Among a sea of Buddy Holly tribute albums, Paul Burch's Words of Love shines with consistency and authenticity

Paul's Best Buddy

• by Geoffrey Himes

Vince Gill, musician’s musician, has a long future ahead of him

Don’t Stop Achievin’

• by Jewly Hight

Commodore Quake feat. My Morning Jacket and Trey Songz at Vanderbilt's Memorial Gymnasium, The Big Nashty Festival at The School in Gallatin

The Spin

In It for the Long Haul at Weekly Open Thread

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Open Thread, Open Thread, Sam Sifton, restaurant critics, restaurant criticism

Wandering Wino: Ladies Night Edition

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, Wine, Wine Tastings, l’Eté du Vin, Nashville Wine Auction, Miel, Saffire

Rollin' Up on Jay Jay's Good Food Truck

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: First Bite, Sal Avila, Jay Jay's Truck, food trucks, Cuban sandwiches

Check Our Sister Blog, Pith in the Wind, for Coverage of Occupy Nashville Crackdown and Reporter's Arrest

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, Occupy Nashville, Jonathan Meador

Puckett's Part Two: Downtown Location Celebrates First Birthday With a Party and Meal Deals

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Events, Puckett's Grocery and Restaurant

Puckett's Love from those McRoadtrippers

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Travel Advisory, Puckett's Grocery Leiper's Fork

Yazoo Scores a Big New Draft Beer Presence at Bridgestone Arena

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Drinks, Yazoo Brewing Co., Lipman Brothers, craft beer in Nashville, sports concessions

If You're Achin' For Eakin: Fido Dinner Benefits New School Garden

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Fido, John Stephenson, Eakin School, school gardens, benefit dinners, sustainable farming, Cooking skill is much more important than capitalization

Heiney, Heiney, Heiney Ho! The 'Heineys and Butts' Barbecue Is On

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Barbecue, barbecue, barbecue competitions, Memphis Barbecue Network, Brought to you by the good people of Lipitor

Nashville Restaurants Join British StreetSmart Effort To Help the Homeless Here

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Room in the Inn, benefit dinners, StreetSmart, 360 Bistro, Burger Up, Cabana, Chago's Cantina, Cooper’s on Porter, Giovanni’s, Mad Platter, Mambu Restaurant & Bar, Merchants, Miel, Midtown Cafe, Sunset Grill, 1808 Grille, The Patterson House

Breathe Deep and Dine Out for Lung Cancer Research Tonight

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Benefit dinners, Dine Out for Lung Cancer Research, F. Scott's, Finezza Italian Bistro, Flyte World Dining, Mambu, Midtown Cafe, Sunset Grille

GoGo Sushi Grand Opening Tomorrow

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Restaurant openings, GoGo Sushi

Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival Returns to Nashville

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Barbecue, beer, bourbon, barbecue, Beer Bourbon BBQ Festival, Municipal Auditorium, Barbecued Tiger, Stewed Elephant

Nashville Ratepayers May Have Covered Swanky Meals for NES Officials

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: News

Fleet Street Pub Opens Today in Printers Alley

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

Sugar Wagon Wheels Into This Week's Dining Review

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Bites, Sugar Wagon, food trucks, desserts, ice cream, cookies, sweets, Flyte

Interested in Supporting School Gardens? Me too. Let's Meet.

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, school gardens, food deserts, Nashville School Garden Coalition

Never mind the food trucks — Sugar Wagon brings sweet sensations with a scaled-down delivery

Smart Cart

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Dining, Sugar Wagon

12 Hours of Terror: Punk-rock zombies, killer worms and lusty South Seas witches highlight a Halloween horrorpalooza

Splatter That Matters

• by Jim Ridley

Puss in Boots outpaces the Shrek sequels that spawned it

Faster Pussycat

• by Craig D. Lindsey

Splices: RA. One, Anonymous, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and more

A new project allows Nashvillians an intriguing opportunity to buy art they've yet to see

Sight Unseen

• by Veronica Kavass

Nashville Ballet offers a fresh and intriguing take on Prokofiev's classic ballet

If the Shoe Fits

• by Martin Brady