Nashville Scene

Occupy Nashville: How Does It Work?

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Politics, Occupy Nashville, why are any of us where we are?, 20 things is a lot to remember, manifesto, human resources, Video

Does One of the New Historic Sites Prove I'm Psychic?

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Richland Park, Tennessee Historical Commission, Park-Elkins Historical District

Paragon Mills Park: A Review

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

Pick of the Day: We Can't Go Home Again & Don't Expect Too Much at Belcourt

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Nicholas Ray, Susan Ray, We Can't Go Home Again, Don't Expect Too Much, Belcourt, Video

Memphis Multinational Company Skirts Taxes

• by Jonathan Meador
• Tags: Citizens For Tax Justice, International Pulp and Paper, tax dodging

Tea Party Tweet Lands Tennessee on Colbert

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Media, Colbert, Tennessee Tea Party, POS, Video

Margaret: The Best Movie This Year Nashville Won't Get to See in Theaters?

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, #TeamMargaret, Margaret, Kenneth Lonergan, Anna Paquin, Mark Ruffalo, Matt Damon, Fox Searchlight, Martin Scorsese, Video

Amazon To Cock-Block Local Businesses This Holiday Season

• by Jonathan Meador
• Tags: The Economy, Amazon, Bill Haslam, cock-blocking, small businesses, David v. Goliath, holiday shopping

Help Oasis Center Make Christmas a Little Merrier for Struggling Nashvillians

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: City Lights, Oasis Center, charity, hunger, poverty, making a difference

Knoxville News-Sentinel Lays Off 33 Employees

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Media, journalism, lay-offs, Knoxville, News-Sentinel, Michael Silence

Ramsey's 'Tough Love' Jobs Plan Jeopardized in Washington

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Paine Faces Public Reprimand Over Belle Meade Membership

• by Jonathan Meador
• Tags: Breaking News, Judge George Paine, Belle Meade Country Club

Scott DesJarlais Thinks Forest Fire Prevention Is Inappropriate, Issues-Oriented Advocacy

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Politics, Scott DesJarlais, Smokey Bear, forest fires

Pick of the Day: Slavoj Zizek in The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema at Vanderbilt's Sarratt Cinema

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Film, Slavoj Zizek, The Pervert's Guide to Cinema, pervert art, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, David Lynch, The Birds, City Lights, International Lens, Vanderbilt, film, Video

Pick of the Day: 999 Eyes Freakshow w/Panty Raid at Exit/In

• by Emily Bartlett Hines
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, 999 Eyes Freakshow, Panty Raid, Video

Pick of the Day: Messiah Sing-In/A Celebration of Christmas

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, The Messiah Nashville, Messiah Sing-In, Music City Baroque, Lipscomb, A Celebration of Christmas, Christ Church Cathedral

The Hippodrome: 2 December 2011

• by J.R. Lind
• Tags: Sports, Tennessee Titans, Nashville Predators, college basketball, hockey, football, Vanderbilt Commodores, James Franklin, Phil Williams, Jordin Tootoo, lingerie, bathing habits of giant prehistoric cats, The Hippodrome

Sad News Out of Knoxville and a Blow to the Tennessee Blogosphere

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Media, Knoxville News Sentinel, Michael Silence, blogosphere, layoffs

Corker and Alexander Vote For Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens

• by Jonathan Meador
• Tags: Politics, War on Terror, President Obama, Bob Corker, Lamar Alexander, S. 1867

Radio Free Nashville Reporter Records Video of Own Arrest at Occupy Nashville Rally

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Law and Order, Occupy Nashville, journalism arrests, Horace Boothroyd III, free press, Video

Will the last movie theaters in Nashville to show celluloid film please stand up?

Strip Search

• by Steven Hale

Pick of the Day: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Live at Darkhorse

• by Martin Brady
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Joss Whedon, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Whedonverse, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, Zack Whedon, Jed Whedon, Neil Patrick Harris, Act 1, The Avengers

Tennessee Republican Primary Will Be March 6, Include Nine Candidates

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Presidential Politics, Tennessee, Republicans, TNGOP, Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Jon Huntsman, Gary Johnson, Ron Paul, Rick Perry, Charles “Buddy” Roemer, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum.

Strip Search: More on the Future of Celluloid vs. Digital

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Film, celluloid, digital, digital projection, death of celluloid, Jim Healy, University of Wisconsin-Madison Cinematheque, AMPAS, The Film Foundation, Martin Scorsese, film preservation, George Eastman House

We Just Can't Quit You, Bellevue Beaver

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Bellevue Beaver, semi-aquatic mammal of inaction

Hail James Franklin, the man who's driving the stake through Same Old Vandy

Culture Shocker

• by J.R. Lind

Cooper bites back at criticism over proposed guitar legislation

Can't Get No RELIEF

• by Jonathan Meador

Love/Hate Mail, Dec. 1, 2011

John Rich Reportedly Booted From Flight Due to Intoxication

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Hot Goss, John Rich, booze, flights, hot goss, drunkenness, You are now free to move about the country, ruckuses

The Alabama Shakes, Noam Pikelny, Guns N’ Roses, Mindy Smith and More: Inside This Week’s Music Section

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Liner Notes, The Alabama Shakes, Noam Pikelny, Guns N' Roses, Mindy Smith, liner notes

Lake Fever Presents The Chris Crofton Show, Episode 78

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, The Chris Crofton Show, Winthrop Snordley, steam-powered doorbell, Bobby Jones, wooden golf clubs, sacred walnuts to symbolize your cajones, George Jones was NOT gay, Montgomery Gentry is robots, Tammy Wynette's billiard room, an American flag made of leather, Intelligent Design is a scientific fact

EGGS: 'AEIOU'

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

The McCrary Sisters, The Black Keys, Thinking Small in the Music Industry, DJ Coach and More: Inside This Week’s Music Section

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Liner Notes, The McCrary Sisters, The Black Keys, Thinking Small in the Music Industry, DJ Coach, liner notes

Rumble Rockin' 3 feat. Church of Cleanliness, Jocephus and More, Tonight at The Stadium Inn

• by Edd Hurt
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Rumble Rockin', Church of Cleanliness, The Stadium Inn, Satin Rules, Larry Vaughn, Matty Zarth, Jocephus, Matt Glassmeyer, Video

The Black Keys Play 'Lonely Boy' and 'Gold on the Ceiling' on Saturday Night Live [Fresh Vids]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, The Black Keys, Saturday Night Live, Steve Buscemi, fresh vids, Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, El Camino, Popeye's, too soon?, Colin Quinn, Black Keys media takeover week, Video

The Black Keys' Patrick Carney: The Cream Interview

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Interviews, The Black Keys, interviews, Patrick Carney, El Camino, Black Eyed Peas, Patrick on Patrick

Andrew Bird to Play The Ryman March 19

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Andrew Bird, show announcements, The Ryman, brainy warble, Video

Hall & Oates Tonight at The Ryman

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Critics' Picks, Anthony Michael Hall & John Oates, Cameron Crowe, coolness, Daryl Hall & John Oates, Daryl Hall & Joyce Carol Oates, Hall & Oates, Ryman Auditorium, stub hub, vanilla bullshit, video, You make my memes come true, Video

Download Heypenny's Tendre EP for Free, See 'La La Loud' Video [Fresh Tracks + Fresh Vid]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Music, fresh tracks, fresh vid, Heypenny, Tendre, free tracks, See my vest!, dress-up, name-droppin' Sgt. Pepper, Video

Party & Bullsh*t: This Week in Nashville Hip-Hop [Molotov, Dee Goodz, Sneakers & Speakers, PA Lit, Brian Cameron, Case Arnold]

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Newsy Bits, Party & Bullshit, Nashville Hip-Hop, Molotov, Dee Goodz, Sneakers & Speakers, PA Lit, Brian Cameron, Case Arnold, Video

Fly Golden Eagle, Last Year's Men and Ranch Ghost at The End, 12/2/11

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, The Spin, Last Year's Men, Fly Golden Eagle, Ranch Ghost, The End, little buddies, Slideshow

Space Capone Premieres 'I Just Wanna Dance' via Purevolume [Fresh Vid]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Space Capone, sexy, sexy, sexy, Purevolume, fresh vid, roller rinks, self-proclaimed Lotharios, Video

Denney and the Jets' Residency at Ovvio Arte Kicks off Tonight With Nikki Lane, DJ Linwood and More

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Denney and the Jets, Ovvio Arte, Nikki Lane, Linwood Regensburg, Jonbalaya, hot parties, resedencies, Video

Weekend Round-Up: Welcome to the Jungle Style

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, weekend round-up, Guns N' Roses, Last Year's Men, Fly Golden Eagle, Ranch Ghost, Happy Little Trees, Mashville, Mr. Gnome, Thelma and the Sleaze, Reel Big Fish, Th' Shack Shakers, Birdcloud, Denney and the Jets, worst Photoshop I've done in months

Birdcloud's 'Springwater' Video Filmed at Springwater, Features Local Legend Dave Cloud [Fresh Vid]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Birdcloud, Springwater, fresh vid, Dave Cloud, going down on rodeo clowns, Video

Spurgeon’s General Warning: Music in Video Games

• by Ashley Spurgeon
• Tags: Whatevs, Moving Pictures, Video, Spurgeon's General Warning, Gruff Rhys, Green Jelly, Koji Kondo, games, nerds, whales, spider-men, elves or whatever, Video

Conference Call: Casa Castile, 'Slowly Folding'

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Conference Call, Casa Castile, fresh vid, fresh tracks, Andrew Nabuco, "Slowly Folding", Video, Video

Dr. Dog to Play War Memorial Auditorium March 3

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Bad Religion meets The Beatles, Be the Void, Dr. Dog, Epitaph Records, Neil Young meets The Offspring, Trad-Rock Troopers, War Memorial Auditorium

Help Chuck Mead Finish Back at the Quonset Hut

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Cream, Chuck Mead, honky-tonk, BR549, BR5-49, Quonset Hut, Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Harold Bradley, Bob Moore, Buddy Spicher, Video

New Tunes From Spiritual Family Reunion, Sugar Sk*-*lls, Turbo Fruits and More [Fresh Tracks]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Music, fresh tracks, new tunes, Spiritual Family Reunion, Patty LeMay, Sugar Sk*-*lls, Ben Marcantel, Self, Matt Mahaffey, Turbo Fruits, Jacuzzi Boys, The Non-Commissioned Officers, Turbo Time Records, Bandcamp

Last Year's Men w/Fly Golden Eagle and Ranch Ghost Tonight at The End, Hear FGE's 'Moira' [Fresh Track]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Music, Last Year's Men, Critics' Picks, Fly Golden Eagle, Ranch Ghost, The End, fresh track, Memetic Society

Glen Campbell Postpones Tonight's Ryman Show, Reschedules for Jan. 3

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream, Glen Campbell, The Ryman, cancellations, Bummerino Metropolis

Les Miserables: A Benefit Concert for YEAH! Summer Camps Tonight and Tomorrow at Mercy Lounge

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Critics' Picks, Les Miserables, Mercy Lounge, Alex Caress, Jordan Caress, Larissa Maestro, musical theater

M83 to Play Marathon Music Works With I Break Horses on May 15

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, show announcements, M83, I Break Horses, Marathon Music Works, off the record, Hey, what's that on your shoes?, Video

Caitlin Rose Does Daytrotter … Again; and So Does Andrew Combs

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Music, Andrew Combs, Caitlin Rose, CMT, Daytrotter, Duke Street Blog, related and belated, The Greasy Fellas, Video

Guns N' Roses at Bridgestone Arena, 12/4/2011

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Axl Rose, Black Label Society, Bridgestone Arena, Guns N' Roses, Zakk Wylde, Slideshow

Caitlin Rose Does LaundroMatinee, Behind the Scenes at Hatch Show, Fitz and the Tantrums Cover The Raconteurs for Lightning 100 [Vidsy Bits]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Newsy Bits, vidsy bits, fresh vids, Caitlin Rose, Own Side Now, LaundroMatinee, Hatch Show Print, The Ryman, The Raconteurs, Fitz and the Tantrums, Lightning 100, Video

Barbara Orbison Dead at 60

• by Edd Hurt
• Tags: Cream, Barbara Orbison, Roy Orbison, obits, Bummerino Metropolis, Video

Those Darlins Named on Pitchfork's Worst Album Covers of 2011 List

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Creamtastic, 311 and Brian Wilson mention in the same sentence for the first time? Pitchfork Media, Screws Get Loose, Those Darlins, Veta & Theo, Worst Album Covers

Unpacking the rapid and rightful rise of The Alabama Shakes

Buzz Cut

• by Jewly Hight

Former Nashvillian and rising newgrass star Noam Pikelny brings his songs back to Music City

To Noam Is To Love Him

• by Jon Weisberger

Axl Rose finally brings Chinese Democracy to Nashville

Just a Little (More) Patience?

• by Adam Gold

Not exactly a Christian artist, Mindy Smith makes pop with a philosophical turn

Punch-Drunk Love

• by Edd Hurt

Shows at The Basement and Springwater, Kidsmeal Revue at Exit/In

The Spin

No-Mato: the Winter-Tomato Boycott

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Food Fight, pallid tomatoes in winter, Martha Stamps, Laura Wilson, Brandon Frohne

AM@FM: We've Tried It All, and So Should You

• by Alexis
• Tags: Restaurants, AM@FM, Arnold Myint, Nashville Farmers' Market

Capitol Grille's Chef Tyler Brown Packs a Bag for Guest Appearances

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Capitol Grille, Esquire Magazine, Chef Tyler Brown, John Mariani, Proof on Main, Pappy Van Winkle, The Hog and the Barrel Dinner, Chef Michael Paley, Chef Todd Richards, Chef Steven Satterfield

Holiday Shopping Soother: New Hours of Happiness at the Sunset Grill

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Happy Hour, Happy Hours, Sunset Grill, Shopping Therapy, Post-Shopping Therapy

Open Thread: News of Yesterday, Today, This Week

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Open Thread, Las Paletas, 12South, Whole Foods, citrus, Yellow Porch, Catbird Seat, Yazoo, Nicki Wood, zoning, Granny's Flower Shop

Alegria, 'Modern Mexican' Restaurant, to Open in Green Hills

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Restaurant openings, Alegria, Green Hills restaurants, Nashville Mexican restaurants, Mexican restaurants, Green Hills Mexican restaurants, George Haddad, Mike Ireland, Cara Brock, Chris Hyndman

First Bite: Edley's Bar-B-Que in 12South

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Restaurant openings, First Bite, Edley's Bar-B-Que, 12South, barbecue, BBQ

Porter Road Butcher Opens in East Nashville

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Restaurant openings, Porter Road Butcher, James Peisker, Chris Carter, butcher shops, The Bloomy Rind, Kathleen Cotter

Wandering Wino: Spa Day Edition

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, Holiday malaise, Woodhouse Day Spa, Franklin, WIne, Wine Tasting, Grand Cru, Prichard's, Rye whiskey, Beans Creek Winery

Soup & Bread: Local Chefs, Writers Cook Up Party at Yazoo to Benefit O'Bryan Center

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Events, Soup & Bread, Martha O'Bryan Center, Second Rise Kitchen, Laura Wilson, Daniel Maggipinto, Nancy Vienneau, Noelle Warner, food fundraisers, Martha Bayne, Sheila Sachs

Food Network's 'Heat Seekers' Show Invades Mad Donna's Kitchen

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, Mad Donna's, Heat Seekers, Rachel Fontenot

Taziki's to Open Green Hills Location in Former Shintomi

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Restaurant openings, Taziki's, Green Hills, Greek, Mediterranean, Shintomi

Alighting at The Catbird Seat in This Week's Dining Review

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Restaurants, The Catbird Seat, Carrington Fox, Benjamin Goldberg, Max Goldberg, Erik Anderson, Josh Habiger

Carrot Cashew Dressing: A Fond Nashville Vegetarian Memory

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Recipe File, Carrot Cashew Dressing, Jules Lieb

Catbird Seat rises to high expectations

Raising the Roof

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Dining, The Catbird Seat

A new documentary and gala event spotlight Music City's spoken-word community

Word Up

• by Ron Wynn

Kirsten Dunst awaits the unhappiest of happy endings in Lars von Trier's apocalyptic Melancholia

Another Girl, Another Planet

• by Jason Shawhan

Howard Finster exhibit is filled with prophetic visions of spaceships and Henry Ford

Take Me to the River

• by Laura Hutson

December's First Saturday festivities deck the halls for the last crawl of the year

Crawl Space

• by Joe Nolan

Nashville Opera gears up for Ruggiero Leoncavallo's tale of betrayal and recrimination

The Tears of a Clown

• by Martin Brady

Kevin Wilson wonders if he wrote The Family Fang just to meet Nicole Kidman

Kevin, Meet Nicole

• by Tina LoTufo and Chapter16.org