Nashville Scene

Manifest Density: Mayor Dean Favors Bus Rapid Transit Over Light Rail

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Around Town, transit, BRT, not BART, bus rapid transit, Five Points, East Nashville, transportation, Karl Dean, Broadway, West End

Occupy Nashville Blisters Casada as Corporate Lackey

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

To anti-gay conspirators, busted officials and legislators gone wild, we say: Occupy This!

The 2011 Boner Awards

• by The Committee of Inbreds

AFL-CIO Chides Congress Over Evaporating Unemployment Insurance

• by Jonathan Meador
• Tags: The Economy, AFL-CIO, unemployment benefits, Congress, assless leather chaps, John Boehner, Ron Ramsey, Video

The Hippodrome: 9 December 2011

• by J.R. Lind
• Tags: Sports, Nashville Predators, Tennessee Titans, Vanderbilt Commodores, hockey, football, The Hippodrome, sports analyst W. Axl Rose

Napier Park: A Review

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Napier Park, Metro parks, Nashville park reviews

West Memphis Three Doc Produced by Peter Jackson Plays Belcourt's 'Sundance USA' Jan. 26

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, West Memphis Three, Damien Echols, Jessie Misskelley Jr., Jason Baldwin, Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky, Sundance 2012, Belcourt, Paradise Lost: Purgatory

Ron Ramsey Checks Out Our Boners!

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Daily Diversion, Ron Ramsey, Boner Awards, the skin we live in, thanks AC!

Zeitlin vs. May Town: It's Weirder Than I Could Have Imagined

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Bells Bend, May Town Center, Jack May, Frank May, Jeffrey Zeitlin, William Kantz

Gazillionaire Governor Opposes Living Wages, But Also Law to Prohibit Them

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Breaking, Bad: The 2011 Boner Awards [Worst of Nashville]

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Boner Awards, Boners, 2011, Worst of Nashville, Tennessee, WTF

Zeitlin vs. May Town: The Strange Case of the TSU Land Gift

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, May Town, Jack May, Jeffrey Zeitlin, TSU, Bells Landing Partners

Urbanized with Noah Chasin via Skype Tonight at Belcourt

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Urbanized, Noah Chasin, Gary Gaston, urban design, Gary Hustwit, Belcourt, Skype, Nashville Civic Design Center, Video

Pick of the Day: Poetry Sucks! at Dino's

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Poetry Sucks, Nickole Brown, Daniel Pujol, Jacklyn Marceau, Mystery Twins, The Clutters, Dino's, Video

Cooper Favors Guns (Lots of Them) Before Butter

• by Jonathan Meador
• Tags: Politics, Jim Cooper, WPLN, defense spending, magical thinking

Pick of the Day: The Greyhounds at The Basement

• by Jewly Hight
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, The Greyhounds, Andrew Trube, Anthony Farrell, Ruthie Foster, J.J. Grey & Mofro, Taylor Hicks, American Idol, Video

Imogene + Willie Go National, Bring Nashville Into Spotlight

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Fashion, Imogene + Willie, Park & Bond, Crema, Dan Auerbach, Black Keys, fashion, New York Times, Casey Pierce

Newt Wants to Put Little Kids to Work

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Red State Update, Video

When Will Foes of Tennessee's Photo ID Voter Law Go to Court?

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Hey, Re-Animator Fans! Jeffrey Combs Plays Poe at Nashville Public Library Jan. 19

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Arts and Entertainment, Jeffrey Combs, Nevermore, Re-Animator, Nashville Public Library, Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Stuart Gordon, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Enterprise, The 4400, Video

Pick of the Day: They Live Midnight at Belcourt

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, They Live, John Carpenter, Belcourt, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Keith David, Nashville midnight movies, Shepard Fairey, Video

A Very Mangia Christmas

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Daily Diversion, Christmas music, "Twas the Night Before Christmas, " Mangia Nashville, Nick Pellegrino, Joe Pagetta, Christoper Walken

Commercial Appeal: Gov. Haslam Way Overstated His Tax Rate

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Breaking News, Gov. Bill Haslam, taxes, lies, not a fan of the living wage, 1 percent

Tennessee Equality Project Laments Teen's Suicide

• by Jonathan Meador
• Tags: Education, Ashland City, bullying, suicide, LGBT, Jacob Rogers, Cheatham County High School

Logue's Black Raven Emporium: East Nashville's New All-in-One Gallery, Grindhouse and Boutique

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Around Town, Logue's Black Raven Emporium, Robert Logue, Cemile Bagci-Logue, Robert Slendorn, East Nashville boutiques, East Nashville movie theaters, East Nashville galleries, Nashville grindhouses, Nashville galleries

Will legal wrangles force the Belle Meade Country Club to change its policies toward women and minorities?

Enjoin the Club

• by Jonathan Meador

The NHL is realigning, so enjoy the Predators-Ducks feud while it's hot

Quackpot

• by J.R. Lind

A combination vintage store, gallery and grindhouse forms East Nashville's newest magnet of hip

The Little Shop of (Awesome) Horrors

• by Randy Fox

Test Your Boner Acumen: 2011

Five country songs from 2011 we won't miss in 2012

Honky Tonk Bonerdonordonk

Love/Hate Mail, Dec. 8, 2011

A Very Mangia Christmas [Fresh Tracks]

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Music, Christmas music, "Twas the Night Before Christmas, " Mangia Nashville, Nick Pellegrino, Joe Pagetta, Christoper Walken

G-Side w/Chancellor Warhol, Openmic and Future Tonight at The End

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Critics' Picks, G-Side, Openmic, Future, hip-hop, The End, Video

Spurgeon's General Warning: Musical Fast Forward

• by Ashley Spurgeon
• Tags: Whatevs, Moving Pictures, "I have a long-running fantasy about Gene Wilder", musicals, Cheer Up Charlie Daniels, boring stuff, elephant liars, the casual racism of WWII heroes, Williy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Dumbo, a capella nerds, Spurgeon's General Warning, Video

Party & Bullsh*t: This Week in Nashville Hip-Hop [G-Side, Katalyst, Dee Goodz, BlackCat Sylvester & Ugly Lovely, Bill Breeze, Swagnum PI]

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Newsy Bits, Party & Bullshit, Nashville Hip Hop, G-Side, Katalyst, Dee Goodz, BlackCat Sylvester, Ugly Lovely, Bill Breeze, Swagnum PI, Video

Matt Moody, 'Rose Outside Your Window' [Fresh Vid]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Matt Moody, fresh vid, on his grind, El Baile de los Muertos, Critics' Picks, Video

CMA Pledges $10 Million to Country Music Hall of Fame for Expansion, Will Include 800-seat Theater

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream, Country Music Hall of Fame, Country Music Foundation, Country Music Association, CMA, CMA Theater, Music City Center, dubstep, Nashville, Omni Hotel, philanthropy, Vegas-style

Third Man's 45 iPhone Case, American Songwriter's Top Songs of 2011, Time's Top 10 Records of 2011 [Newsy Bits]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Newsy Bits, Third Man Records, iPhones, don't hate the Fascinate, merch, American Songwriter, year-end lists, Time, Caitlin Rose, The Black Keys, The Civil Wars

Lake Fever Presents The Chris Crofton Show, Episode 79

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, The Chris Crofton

We Own This Town's Video Archive, Nashville's Dead's Babe Wave Dead Air Installments, You Tell Concerts Does GNR [Streamy Bits]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Newsy Bits, streamy bits, newsy bits, We Own This Town, fresh vids, Nashville's Dead, Dead Air, You Tell Concerts, Guns N' Roses, Video

The Sword w/Young Widows at 12th & Porter, 12/12/11

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, The Sword, Young Widows, 12th & Porter, The Spin, br00tal, Slideshow

Cass McCombs Only Wants to Be Interviewed by Women

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Wow, Cass McCombs, wow

Madi Diaz, 'Down We Go (Jensen Sportag's 'Trust Fall' Remix)' [Fresh Track]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Music, Jensen Sportag, Madi Diaz, fresh track, The Fader, hypothetical coke parties, Video

Poetry Sucks! Feat. Nickole Brown, Daniel Pujol, Jacklyn Marceau and Mystery Twins, Tonight at Dino's

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Poetry Sucks, poetry does not suck, Critics' Picks, Nickole Brown, Daniel Pujol, Jacklyn Marceau, Mystery Twins, Dino's, Video

Dobie Gray Dead At 71

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Cream, Dobie Gray, obituary, Bummerino Metropolis, Gimme the beat, boys, Video

Weekend Round-Up: Lennon Style

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, weekend round-up, John Lennon, White Rabbits, Canon Blue, Brooke Waggoner, DJ Craze, Tom Waits, Matt Moody, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Little Viking, King Arthur, Calicocat

Did You Hear? Hans Condor Allegedly Broke Up

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Hot Goss, Hans Condor, Bummerino Metropolis, word on the tweets, break-ups, hope I'm wrong

Birdcloud, 'Cool Christmas' [Fresh Vid]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Birdcloud, fresh vid, Cool Christmas honeyed ham, Cool Christmas hold my hand, Meredith Kotas, weirdos of a feather..., Video

JEFF the Brotherhood on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts [Fresh Vid]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, JEFF the Brotherhood, Tiny Desk Concerts, NPR, fresh vid, shirtless, elbow-patched cardigans rule, Video

Howard Tate Dead at 72

• by Edd Hurt
• Tags: Cream, Howard Tate, RIP, Bummerino Metropolis, Steve Weisberg, sad week, Video

EGGS: 'Starting Over'

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

Lou Reed Doesn't Want to Be a 'Nashville' Songwriter

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: National Skyline, Lou Reed, Lulu, ReRe, Telegraph, haters gonna hate

Benefit for DJ Jonathan Toubin Feat. Turbo Fruits, Nikki Lane, The Ettes, Reno Bo, D. Watusi and More Tomorrow Night at FooBar

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, DJ Jonathan Toubin, FooBar, benefits, Bummerino Metropolis, freak accidents, Turbo Fruits, D. Watusi, The Ettes, Nikki Lane, Reno Bo, Nashville's Dead, Ben Todd

Sunday Valley, 'Goodbye' [Fresh Vid + Fresh Track]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Sunday Valley, fresh track, fresh vid, 10 in 20, open-handed drummers, Video

The Sword Tonight at 12th & Porter; Woods Tonight at The End

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Critics' Picks, The Sword, Woods, 12th & Porter, The End, Video

The McCrary Sisters traveled quite a journey to become their own genre-bridging gospel supergroup

What's Their Name?

• by Jewly Hight

With their brand-new El Camino, Nashville residents The Black Keys move in a different direction, but keep their record-nerd fans

The Road

• by D. Patrick Rodgers

According to guys like David Bazan, David Mead and Jack White, making a music career work in 2012 might be all about thinking small

Damn the Enormodomes

• by Nicole Keiper

Coach, the man behind half the parties in the city — from Y2K to Titans games — continues his grind

Put Me In, Coach

• by Sean L. Maloney

Fly Golden Eagle, Last Year's Men and Ranch Ghost at The End, Guns N' Roses w/Black Label Society at Bridgestone Arena

The Spin

Stone House Q: This Week's Dining Review

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Dining, Stone House Q, barbecue in Nashville

Food Truck Tuesday Alert: Farmer-Owned Blackbird Serving at Second Harvest Today

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Events, farmer-owned, food trucks, Blackbird, Riffs, Hoss' Loaded Burgers, Dixie Belle Cupcakes, Second Harvest, Food Truck Tuesday, sustainability, organic

On the Third Day of Bites Gifty Giveaway

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Free Bites

First Bite: The National Underground

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Restaurant openings, Gavin DeGraw, Joey DeGraw, The National Underground, Cheeseburgers, Hamburgers, Good burgers

Louisiana Seafood Co. Expands With Take-Home Entrees and Catering

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: News, Seafood, Louisiana Seafood Co, Nashville Farmers' Market, Oysters, Crawfish, Gumbo, Etoufee, Louisiana, Cajun food in Nashville, Creole food in Nashville

Build a Gingerbread House with the Pros at Nashville Farmers' Market

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Events, Grow Local Kitchen, Nashville Farmers' Market, Laura Wilson, Sam Tucker, gingerbread houses

Cooking with Class and Paulette

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Events

First Bite: Benchmark Sports Bar

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Restaurant openings, Sports Bars, Downtown Nashville restaurants, New restaurants, Restaurant openings, Benchmark Sports Bar, Snack Time at the Marquis de Sade's crib

Flying Saucer To Host Beer Dinner With Calfkiller Brews

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Drinks, Beer, Beer dinners, Calfkiller Brewing Co., Flying Saucer

Dan's Gourmet Spot Releases New Holiday Mac-and-Cheese

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: News, Holiday food gifts, Dan's Gourmet Spot, Nashville Farmers' Market, Night Market, mac-and-cheese

Holiday Party Menu Ideas: O Come All Ye Platefuls

• by Alexis
• Tags: Party Mix, Christmas party recipes, Christmas party menus, holiday party menus, holiday party recipes, cheese, fig jam, crostini, goat cheese, peppadews

The Catbird Seat Chefs Get Prestigious Invite To Cook at Beard House in New York

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, The Catbird Seat, James Beard House, Josh Habiger, Erik Anderson

New York Times Takes a Shine to Catbird Seat

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, The Catbird Seat, Josh Habiger, Erik Anderson, New York Times Magazine

Drink or Dry at the Office Party? Open Thread Wants To Know

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Events, Open Thread, 12South Winter Warmer, Whole Foods McEwen, Riff’s Fine Street Food Truck, Smoke Et Al, Hoss’ Loaded Burgers, Yayo’s O.M.G., Labor of Love Mobile Food, The Latin Wagon, Deg Thai

A Very Mangia Christmas

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Fun and Games, Christmas music, "Twas the Night Before Christmas, " Mangia Nashville, Nick Pellegrino, Joe Pagetta, Christoper Walken

Winter Wednesday: More Holiday Cocktail Ideas

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Drinks, holiday drinks, holiday cocktails

Vegin-In Delivery Service Makes Eating Vegan Easy

• by Jo-Jo Jackson
• Tags: Vegetarian, Vegin-In, vegetarian food delivery, bulk meal delivery, Michelle Angarita, vegan cuisine, vegetarian cuisine

Porter Road Butcher Smoked Sausage Taste-Off

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: First Bite, Porter Road Butcher, Bloomy Rind, Culture magazine, New York Times, Rush Creek Reserve, turkey sausage, andouille

At Stone House Q, veteran restaurateurs team up for barbecue in Sylvan Park

The Families Stone

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Dining, Stone House Q

Margaret: A grassroots movement tries to save a movie from oblivion — against its distributor's will

• by Mike D'Angelo

Urbanized urges a battle plan for retaking — and reshaping — public space

Key to the City

• by Christine Kreyling

Short Takes The Sitter

• by Michael Sicinski

Short Takes New Year's Eve

• by Michael Sicinski

Buffalo Bill's not defunct in Cheekwood's Visions of the American West

Once Upon a Time in the West

• by Jim Ridley

A sleigh full of Christmas shows is taking over area stages

Yule Laugh, Yule Cry

• by Martin Brady