Nashville Scene

Quote of the Day: Bucking Convention (Centers)

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: By the Way, conventions, Music City Center, The Atlantic, IBMA

Lawsuit: Hey, Kim & Khloe Kardashian, Stop Your Nashville 'Jihad'

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, Kortney Kardashian, Jonathan Lee Riches, Gino Romano, Lamar Odom, Nashville litigation, Kardashian jihad

Granbury's Lunette

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Granbury's Lunette, Civil War, Sons of Confederate Veterans, Battle of Nashville Preservation Society

Ten years after its inception, Bonnaroo has blossomed into a Tennessee cultural cornerstone

‘Roovolution

• by Adam Gold

Frances W. Preston, Music Industry Legend, Dies at 83

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Obituary, Frances W. Preston, BMI, Music Row, Cumberland Club

Curry Todd Needs to Rethink Continuing to Carry a Gun

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Curry Todd, guns in bars

Democrats Push Jobs Proposal, Call Out Republicans' Less Than Laser-Like Focus

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Politics, Tennessee Democrats, Tennessee First Act, Joe Towns, Darren Jernigan, Bo Mitchell, Sherry Jones

Top GOPers Have Maggart's Back in Primary

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Politics, GOP, Debra Maggart, Gerald McCormick, Bill Haslam, Ron Ramsey, John Harris, Goliath

Haslam Talks Tennessee's 'Competitive Edge' on CNBC

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Politics, Bill Haslam, CNBC, income tax, video, Video

Register Pushes for Higher Teacher Pay at Metro Council Budget Hearing

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Education, Jesse Register, Metro Council, property tax, Karl Dean, MNPS, Metro Nashville Public Schools, Metro schools, teacher salaries

Ramsey to Democrats: Make My Day

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Politics, Ron Ramsey, Democrats

SPLC Taps Vandy's Abernethy For Hate List

• by Jonathan Meador
• Tags: Racism, Southern Poverty Law Center, Virginia Abernethy, Merlin Miller, American Third Party Position

Chamber's PAC Backs Porter, Opponent in School Board Race

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Education, Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce, SuccessPAC, Gracie Porter, Elissa Kim, Metro school board, Metro school board election

I'll Be Me and You Be Drew

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Media, Chattanooga Times Free Press, Drew Johnson, James Harrison, Tennessee Center for Policy Research, TCPR, Beacon Center

The Hippodrome: Do Svidaniya, Sasha

• by J.R. Lind
• Tags: Sports, The Hippodrome, Nashville Predators, Alexander Radulov, David Poile, Jordin Tootoo, Fusaichi Pegasus, Jeff Fisher, Tennessee Titans, R.A. Dickey, Mike Baxter, Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt Commodores, Ryan Suter

It's On, Baby! YOU ARE SO NASHVILLE IF Submissions Are Open!

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Crazy Crap, You are so Nashville if, YASNI, Dana Delworth

Tennessean Farms Out Health Section to Hospital Flacks

• by Steve Cavendish
• Tags: Media, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, The Tennessean, Gannett, Carol Hudler, Maria De Varenne, Health, Carole Bartoo, Dagny Stuart

Our Bonnaroo picks, from Radiohead and Rodrigo y Gabriela to Rubblebucket, The Roots and Here We Go Magic

Clockwork Bonnaroo

A year after the WRVU sale, the license transfer still isn't complete — and the FCC could still intervene

What's Left of the Dial

• by Steve Haruch

Love/Hate Mail, June 7, 2012

Bonnaroo 2012, Gravy Style Day Four: All Things Must Pass

• by Seth Graves
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Kurt Vile, The Shins, War on Drugs

Guess Who's Coming to Marathon Music Works: Beach House To Play Sept. 15, Dr. Dog To Play Nov. 17

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, concert announcements, show announcements, Marathon Music Works, Beach House, Dr. Dog, Video

Battle Tapes' Jeremy Ferguson in Forbes Magazine

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: National Skyline, music licensing, Forbes, Jeremy Ferguson, Battle Tapes, Observer, Guardian

Bonnaroo 2012: Spurgeon's General Day One Round-Up [Brian Posehn, Pete Holmes, More]

• by Ashley Spurgeon
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Jeff Tate, Ali Wong, Kyle Kinane, Pete Holmes. Brian Posehn, Bonnaroo, air conditioning, explains a lot about Comcast, Team Cream, indoor kids, Comedy, Spurgeon's General Warning

The Soul Rebels and The Avett Brothers Friday at What Stage

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Bonnaroo, The Spin, Bonnaroo, The Soul Rebels, The Avett Brothers, Slideshow

Bonnaroo 2012: DPR’s Day One [Alabama Shakes, White Denim, Rubblebucket, More]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo, DPR, gullyworks, White Denim, Alabama Shakes, Yelawolf, Soberoo, EMA, Rubblebucket, Chris Cooper, tour bus hero

Baloney-Roo 2012: What, No Darondo? [Afrocubism, Ludacris, Black Star, Flying Lotus, Big Freedia]

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo 2012, Afrocubism, Big Freedia, Black Star, Flying Lotus, Little Dragon

Bonnaroo 2012: DPR's Days Three and Four [The Roots, Alice Cooper, Skrillex, The Beach Boys, Fly Golden Eagle, More]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo, DPR, The Beach Boys, Alice Cooper, Skrillex, The Roots, Kurt Vile, Fly Golden Eagle, The Shins, Battles, Slideshow

Chelle Rose: The Cream Interview

• by Jewly Hight
• Tags: Interviews, Interviews, Chelle Rose, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Elizabeth Cook

Bonnaroo 2012: The Return of Mud City [Black Lips, Beach Boys, more]

• by Lance Conzett
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo, Fly Golden Eagle, Black Lips, The Beach Boys, Danzig, James Wallace and the Naked Light, subliminal messaging, Slideshow

Tristen on Feist's Which Stage Performance

• by Tristen Gaspadarek
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Tristen, Tristen Gaspadarek, guest blogger, Feist, Bonnaroo, Which Stage

Baloney-Roo 2012: Wriot Boiz and Other Bad Decisions [Yelawolf, Orgone, Danny Brown]

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo, Yelawolf, Danny Brown, Orgone, Mariachi El Bronx, Slideshow

Bonnaroo 2012: DPR's Day Two [St. Vincent, Caitlin Rose, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, More]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo, DPR, Radiohead, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, I'm just not "that guy", pee bottle, St. Vincent, Annie Clark, Slideshow

Baloney-Roo 2012: Know When to Fold 'Em [Flogging Molly, D'Angelo, GZA, Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie]

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo 2012, Flogging Molly, Alice Cooper, Skrillex, The Roots ?uestlove, D'angelo, GZA, Grupo Fantasmo, The Beach Boys, Kenny Roger, Lionel Richie, Gang Green vs Graham Greene

EGGS: 'Oasis'

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

Forthcoming Nick Lowe Tribute To Feature JEFF the Brotherhood, Caitlin Rose, Hayes Carll and More, Proceeds To Benefit Nashville Flood Victims

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream, Music, fresh track, Nicke Lowe, Caitlin Rose, JEFF the Brotherhood, Hayes Carll, Amanda Shires, Robert Ellis, Fiesta Red Records, Dick's a clown, Video

Radiohead/Jack White Collab on the Horizon?

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Hot Goss, Bonnaroo, Radiohead, Jack White, hot goss, collabs, Third Man Records, Bonnaroo

Bonnaroo 2012: Glenn Danzig Versus the World [Charles Bradley, Childish Gambino, more]

• by Lance Conzett
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo, Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires, Bad Brains, Das Racist, Wild Cub, Oberhofer, Childish Gambino, Danzig, averted fist fights, Slideshow

Welcome to Bonnaroo; Also, RIP Artist Laminate

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo, RIP, Bummerino Metropolis

Cory Branan, Future Unlimited, Jefferson Street Jazz and Blues Fest, Bob Welch, Bonnaroo and More: Inside This Week’s Music Section

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Liner Notes, liner notes, Cory Branan, Future Unlimited, Jefferson Street Jazz and Blues Fest, Bob Welch, Bonnaroo

Bonnaroo 2012: Radiohead — Enough Said

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Radiohead, Bonnaroo, Thom Yorke, Jonny Greenwood, Jack White, OK Computer, Fitz and the Tantrums, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Afrocubism, Feist, Ludacris, Slideshow

Bonnaroo 2012, Gravy Style Day Three: Glenn Danzig vs. Nashville Cream

• by Seth Graves
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo, Michael W. Bunch, Danzig, 'Roomor Mill, aggro moments, exclusive footage, Video

You Got to Know When to Dose [Phish, Kenny Rogers]

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Phish, Kenny Rogers, The Gambler, Bonnaroo 2012, fun, Video

Your Opinion Is Wrong: Onstage Meltdown Edition

• by Seth Graves
• Tags: Creamtastic, Jay Reatard, Gene Ween, Everly Brothers, Jemina Pearl, Glenn Danzig, Sebastian Bach, Axl Rose, Caleb Followill, Kings of Leon, Skid Row, Guns 'n Roses, Ryan Adams, Bryan Adams, Keith Moon, The Who, Screeching Weasel, SXSW, Viral Vids, onstage meltdowns, Your Opinion Is Wrong, Video

Bob Welch Dead in Apparent Suicide, at Home in Antioch

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Cream, Bob Welch, Fleetwood Mac, suicide

Bonnaroo 2012: Loop Pedal Capital of the Universe [tUnE-yArDs, Oberhofer, more]

• by Lance Conzett
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., tUnE-yArDs, Caitlin Rose, Oberhofer, Radiohead, Black Star, Slideshow

Bonnaroo 2012: Spurgeon's General Day Three Round-Up [Das Racist, Wild Cub, Santigold, More]

• by Ashley Spurgeon
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Das Racist, Wild Cub, Santigold, The Roots, Alice Cooper, Brandon Jazz, so tired

Bon Iver Sunday at What Stage

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Bonnaroo, The Spin, What Stage, Bonnaroo, Bon Iver, Justin Vernon, Slideshow

Los Straitjackets w/Eilen Jewell Tonight at Mercy Lounge

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Critics' Picks, surf rock, instrumental rock, Los Straitjackets, Mercy Lounge, Video

Bonnaroo 2012, Day One: Crusty Crawshwitz and the Wriot Boiz

• by Seth Graves
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Wriot Boiz, Glossary, Crusty Crawschwitz, Cherub, Bonnaroo

Bonnaroo 2012, Gravy Style Day Two: PUJOL, Valient Thorr, and Big Freedia

• by Seth Graves
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Valient Thorr, Big Freedia, PUJOL, wi-fi, Bonnaroo 2012

Image of the Week: JEFF the Brotherhood Reveals Hypnotic Nights Cover Art

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, JEFF the Brotherhood, Image of the Week, Photo of the Week, album art, levitating felines, Hypnotic Nights, Hypnotic Knights, Deaf leopard, bros

Bonnaroo 2012: Spiral Beards and Parking Lot Beers [Doug Benson, Phantogram, More]

• by Lance Conzett
• Tags: Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo, EMA, Doug Benson, Yelawolf, Kyle Kinane, Ali Wong, Brian Posehn, Phantogram, Glossary, unfortunate facial hair

Bonnaroo 2012: Spurgeon's General Day Two Round-Up [The Kooks, Major Lazer, More]

• by Ashley Spurgeon
• Tags: Bonnaroo, The Kooks, Marc Maron, Aziz Ansari, Caitlin Rose, Radiohead, Major Lazer, Diplo, Winter is Coming, givin' directions to palz

Puscifer Saturday at That Tent

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Bonnaroo, The Spin, Puscifer, Bonnaroo, That Tent

This year's CMA Music Fest may be the coming-out party for a new breed of country musician

Goodbye, Hat Acts. Hello, Cap Acts.

• by Geoffrey Himes

The Muse's farewell show, Todd Snider w/Justin Townes Earle at The Ryman

The Spin

Your App Ain't Crap! My Tots are the T*ts!

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Restaurants, Happy Hour, small plates, bar bites, tater tots, Merchants, The Palm, Morton's, downtown dining

And Ya Got a Lotta Gelato

• by Lesley Lassiter
• Tags: Fun and Games, porta via, gelato, contest

Local Pitmaster Pat Martin Is Firing Up the Grill on Today, So Fire Up Your DVR

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Barbecue, Barbecue, Martin's Bar-b-que Joint, Competition barbecue, Pat Martin, Myron Mixon

Internut Protocol: Nutella-and-Peanut-Butter Combo Takes Top Honors at Ice Cream Crankin’

• by Lesley Lassiter
• Tags: Events, ice cream, crankin', Purity, Pied Piper

Nourish Dinner Update: McConnell and Holden-Bache Join the Team of Chefs

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Charity Dinners, Nashville Food Project, Nashville Farmers' Market, Thomas Williams, John Fleer, Ryan Smith, Tandra Watkins, Taylor Ricketts, Hal Holden-Bache, Jason McConnell, Sol, 55 South, Red Pny, Lockeland Table

The Weekly Open Thread Wants to Know: Could a High-End, 'Healthy' Meat-and-Three Be in Our Future?

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Open Thread, Porter Road Butcher, grass-fed meat, organic, meat-and-three, Tart restaurant, Los Angeles, CSA, Arnold's, Copper Kettle

Ale for the Trail: Beer Tasting To Benefit Bike Trails

• by Amanda Haggard
• Tags: Events, Ale for the Trail, beer tastings

Tennessee Cook Hopes to Win National Burger Contest With Help of Nonna's Chianti Jelly

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, Caffe Nonna, Los Angeles Times Battle of the Burgers, Nancy Richer, recipe contests

Try a Summer Treat for the Lactose-Intolerant — Tofutti Hoorays

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Foods, Frozen treats, Lactose intolerance, Tofutti, Tofutti Hoorays, Memories...like the corners of my freezer

Bonnaroo, Then Arnold's — a Win-Win Proposition

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Bites, Bonnaroo, Arnold's Country Kitchen, meat-and-three, Canada, Montreal

Give Your Dad What He Really Wants for Fathers' Day: MEAT

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Retail, Fathers' Day, food gifts, Sperry's, A. Thomas Meats, steaks

Six Nashville Food Trucks Featured Tonight on Travel Channel Show

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: TV Dinner, Riffs Fine Street Food, The Grilled Cheeserie, Hoss' Loaded Burgers, the Mere Bulles truck, Yayo's OMG, Smoke Et Al.

Hearth and Grill Shop Backyard BBQ Challenge Recap

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Barbecue, Barbecue, Competitive cooking, Hearth and Grill Shop, Backyard Challenge

Paulette Licitra Announces Summer Cooking Classes

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: News, Italian food, Cooking classes, Paulette Licitra, Cucina Paradiso

A Book Signing with Free Cookie Dough? Count Me In!

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Cookbooks, Desserts, Parnassus Books, Cookie dough, Love and Olive Oil, Food bloggers, Lindsay Landis

Totally Fried But Not Really: The Recipe Recap [Cooking at Bonnaroo]

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Party Mix, Bonnaroo 2012, that RV was literally broiling inside

Free To Be ... Gluten-Free! Turnip Truck Helps Explain a Common Special Diet

• by Lesley Lassiter
• Tags: Events, gluten-free, celiac disease, Turnip Truck

Mitchell Deli Episode of Adam Richman's Best Sandwich Airs Tomorrow

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: TV Dinner, Mitchell Delicatessen, Adam Richman, Best Sandwich in America, giardiniera, Video

The Speckled Hen: This Week's Dining Review

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Restaurant openings, Dining, The Speckled Hen, dining reviews, Nashville Farmers' Market, Mike Moranski, Rachel Hinson, localvore

Whiskey Wednesday: Keep That Can of Coke Away From This Crown Royal or We Can No Longer Be Friends

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Drinks, Whiskey Wednesday, Blended Whiskeys, Canadian whiskeys, Crown Royal, Crown Royal XR

Open only on Sundays, The Speckled Hen is a rare treat for brunch

Hen Party

• by Carrington Fox

Prometheus a different beast from Alien, yet still worth seeing

Let the Mystery Be

• by Jason Shawhan

Madagascar 3: Look out, MIB3, there's an even less essential franchise extension in theaters

• by Craig D. Lindsey

Getting Over on Ellington: True and Doze

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Visual Art, graffiti, flicks, True, Doze

Why We Hope NaFF Smash The Intouchables Does Well at Green Hills

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, The Intouchables, Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy, The Weinstein Company, Nashville Film Festival, Rowdy Rathore, Akshay Kumar, Crooked Arrows, Darling Companion, Diane Keaton, Lawrence Kasdan, Andy Garcia, For Greater Glory, Video

John Carpenter's Dark Star, Granddaddy of Prometheus (For Real!), Tonight at Logue's

• by Randy Fox
• Tags: Film, Dark Star, Prometheus, Dan O'Bannon, John Carpenter, Alien, Logue's Black Raven Emporium, Video

The Morning After: The Bachelorette Recap Week 5

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Television, The Bachelorette, Week 5, recap, Kalon, Alejandro, hood rat

Bonnaroo and CMA Music Fest on Different Weekends Next Year?

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Culture, CMA Fest, Bonnaroo, Mayor Karl Dean, Butch Spyridon, Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, Bonnaroo 2013, CMA Fest 2013, CMA Music Fest

Molly Ringwald, Sapphire, Barbara Kingsolver All Headed to Nashville [Bibliophile Alert]

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Books, Sapphire, Parnassus Books, Molly Ringwald, Salon@615, Barbara Kingsolver, novels

The Raid: Redemption — At Midnight It Will Kick Your Ass

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, The Raid: Redemption, Belcourt, midnight movies, Video

Goodbye Ghibli: Belcourt Series Ends Tonight

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Studio Ghibli retrospective, Studio Ghibli, Ponyo, The Secret World of Arrietty, Hayao Miyazaki, Belcourt, Video

Tennessee Rep Gets The Columnist Fresh from Broadway — After Sending It There

• by Martin Brady
• Tags: Theater, Tennessee Rep, TPAC, David Auburn, The Columnist, John Lithgow, Time Stands Still, Donald Margulies, Rene Copeland, Ingram New Works Festival, Nate Eppler, Larries, Steven Dietz, Rancho Mirage, Nashville Children's Theatre, Tennessee Rep 2012-13 season

Tonight: Golden Dragon Acrobats at Nashville Children's Theater

• by Amanda Haggard
• Tags: Visual Art, Golden Dragon Acrobats, Nashville Children's Theater, China, Video

Screening Thursday: Halloween Party at The Belcourt

• by Joe Nolan
• Tags: Film, The Songs of Love Foundation, The National Coalition for the Homeless, Halloween Party, Red Carpet Screening, The Belcourt, Linda Palmer, Video

Robin Williams and Patton Oswalt: Dead Poets Society Just Died a Little More

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Puddin', Dead Poets Society, MBA, Robin Williams, Patton Oswalt, Dana Gould, brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack, Video

Studio Visit: Shannon Lucy

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Visual Art, Country Life, Shannon Lucy, studio visit, artist of the month

Last Night's Art Opening: Lain York at Zeitgeist

• by Joe Nolan
• Tags: Visual Art, Hans Schmidt-Matzen, Lain York, Zeitgeist, Permian Chapters, John Donovan, Greg Pond, Wite-Out, Hillsboro Village

Opening Today: Metamorphoses at the Frist

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Visual Art, Metamorphoses, The Frist, Conte Community Arts Gallery, Erin Anfinson, Kristi Hargrove, Mark Hosford, Chris Scarborough

Should You Skip Movie Trailers? Mr. Hyde Says "Hell No!"

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, movie trailers, AV Club, Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde, Adolph Caesar, Sylvester Stallone, Cliffhanger, Video

Tonight: UCB's Matt Besser at Bongo After Hours

• by Lance Conzett
• Tags: Comedy, Matt Besser, Upright Citizen's Brigade, Bug Juice, Bongo Java, Bongo After Hours Theater, Video

All of Our Yesterdays: Reflections From a 1970s Trekkie

• by Randy Fox
• Tags: Culture, Star Trek, conventions, Batman, Land of the Giants, Thunderbirds, Lost in Space, The Green Hornet, Captain Nice

Russ Kick, editor of the "startlingly brilliant" Graphic Canon, traces ties back to Nashville

Loaded Canon

• by Joe Nolan

Deep Space Nine's Avery Brooks went where few black men on TV had gone before

View From the Bridge

• by Ron Wynn

Boiler Room succeeds with Next to Normal, a Pulitzer-winning musical about mental illness

The Family That Frays Together

• by Martin Brady