Nashville Scene

Climate Change Is Totally Ruining Your 4th of July

• by Jonathan Meador
• Tags: By the Way, wildfires, record temperatures, fireworks ban, Tennessee, climate change, Media Matters, video, Video

WSJ on Great Hearts' Denial: "Segregation Fear Sinks Charter School"

• by Jonathan Meador
• Tags: Education, Great Hearts Academies, Metro Nashville Public Schools, MNPS, school board, Alan Coverstone, Kay Simmons, Ed Kindall, Dan Scoggin, Wall Street Journal, segregation, WSJ, Video, Video

Tennessee GOP Can't Wait to Opt Out of ObamaCare

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Bill Haslam, Mark Norris, Mae Beavers, Medicaid, Medicare, Obamacare, Tennessee GOP

CP: Maynard Runs Defense on Controversial Waste Plant Proposal

• by Jonathan Meador
• Tags: 40 Jealous Whores, Cleveland Park, Jerry Maynard, Scott Davis, Waste Connections, Nashville Metro Council, The City Paper

Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act (We Think) [Updated]

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Politics, Supreme Court, SCOTUS, Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Obamacare, Mandate

Deportation Proceedings Cease for DREAMer

• by Jonathan Meador
• Tags: Immigration, Lesther Chavarria, Immigration and Custom Enforcement, ICE, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, TIRRC, DREAM Act, DREAMer

The Hippodrome: It's The Economy, Stupid

• by J.R. Lind
• Tags: Sports, The Hippodrome, Vanderbilt Commodores, Nashville Predators, Ryan Suter, Hal Gill, taxes, David Poile, Ruston Webster, Tennessee Titans, Brian Baker

SouthComm Purchases Atlanta Creative Loafing, Washington City Paper

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Media, Washington City Paper, Atlanta Creative Loafing, SouthComm, Steven Hale

Health Care Ruling Aftermath: Cry Me a River of Indifference

• by Bruce Barry
• Tags: Politics, health care reform, Chris Devaney, Tennessee GOP, callous indifference

At Porter Road Butcher, James Peisker and Chris Carter are muscling in as Music City’s meat men

The Butcher Boys

• by Steve Cavendish

TNGOP Reacts to "Obamacare" Ruling [Updated]

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Politics, TNGOP, Obamacare, Bill Haslam, Ron Ramsey, Debra Maggart, Beth Harwell, Chris Devaney

Love/Hate Mail, June 28, 2012

Onetime retail hub Hickory Hollow Mall looks bleak now, but hope persists for its future

Sleepy Hollow

• by Jonathan Meador

The Small Triumphs of a History Nerd: Timothy Demonbreun Edition

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Timothy Demonbreun, Timothy Demonbreun mistresses, William Provine, Joseph Deraque, Richard Finnelson, Battle of Buchanan's Station

Knox County Mayor Dislikes Story, Subpoenas News Sentinel to Finger Sources

• by Jonathan Meador
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, Allison Burchett, Knoxville News Sentinel, subpoena, Jack McElroy, Jim Romenesko

This Week's Scene: J.R. Lind on H.G. Hill

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Around Town, H.G. Hill Realty, Jimmy Granbery, 12South Flats, 12South

Tennessee Democrats React to "Obamacare" Ruling [Updated]

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Politics, Tennessee Democrats, Obamacare, Affordable Care Act, Supreme Court

What Will Haslam Do About the Affordable Care Act?

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Bill Haslam, Medicaid, Affordable Care Act, Obamacare, Mitt Romney

Tonight's Poetry Sucks! at Dino's Will Feature Music by Coupler, Comedy by Chris Crofton, Art by Rachel Briggs and More

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Critics' Picks, Poetry Sucks!, Coupler, Ryan Norris, Chris Crofton, Rachel Briggs, Joshua Marie Wilkinson, Chet Weise, Video

Help The Non-Commissioned Officers Film a Music Video Monday, July 2, at Brick Factory

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream, PSA, Brick Factory, The Non-Commissioned Officers, Help Wanted, Video

The Black Keys' Lawsuits, Skrillex and Harmony Korine, Marie Claire Loves Nashville Just a Little, Tim Burgess and More [Newsy Bits]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Newsy Bits, Newsy Bits, The Black Keys, lawsuits, Patrick Carney, Harmony Korine, Randall Poster, Spring Breakers, Skrillex, Marie Claire, Tim Burgess, Kurt Wagner, American Songwriter, Bonnaroo, Video

Caption Contest: The Mynabirds Ticket Giveaway! [Updated]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, Caption Contests, ticket giveaways, The Mynabirds, The High Watt, awkward

Susanna Clark, 1939-2012

• by Edd Hurt
• Tags: Cream, Susanna Clark, Guy Clark, obits, RIP, Bummerino Metropolis

Public Access Show Music City Shake Down To Begin Filming July 7 With Heavy Cream, Fancytramp and DJ Papa Bear

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Moving Pictures, Music City Shake Down, public access, Channel 19, NECAT, PSA, Millennium Falcon, Video

Party & Bullsh*t: This Week in Nashville Hip-Hop [DJ Premier Edition]

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Whatevs, Party & Bullsh*t, Nashville hip-hop, DJ Premier, somebody had the nerve to take the herb out of my doobie ashtray, Video

The Week in Fresh Tracks [Natural Child, Ayebawl, Tropical Punk, The Weakenders]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Music, The Week in Fresh Tracks, Natural Child, Ayebawl, Tropical Punk, The Weakenders, fresh tracks, Bandcamp, Soundcloud, audio, Video

The Protomen's A Night of Queen at Exit/In feat. The Remones and special guests Tenacious D

The Spin

Spurgeon’s General Warning: Best Songs of Summer 2012

• by Ashley Spurgeon
• Tags: Whatevs, Moving Pictures, Technotronic, Arthur Ashe, Father Ted, The Divine Comedy, parody, I have heard no fun things this year, all Daft Punk all summer, Spurgeon's General Warning, Video, Video

Linear Downfall Joins The Flaming Lips' Record-Breaking Tour in Baton Rouge, Covers King Crimson

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream, Moving Pictures, The Flaming Lips, Linear Downfall, world records, Baton Rouge, seems exhausting, psychedelia, Video

Lake Fever Presents The Chris Crofton Show, Episode 95

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, The Chris Crofton Show, Greece, converted firehouse, curing your own meat, tear gas, "I Work 10 minutes and Then I Go to the Beach", Peter Gallagher, human dong, wanging around town, I don't reach the highest point of human aspiration as authoritatively as some men, mostly a dunce cap, Jack Shack, Whack Wigwam, Jerk Gymnasium

Americana Music Festival Announces Initial Lineup

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, 11th Annual Americana Honors and Awards, Americana Music Association, AMA Fest, Billy Joe Shaver, Brandi Carlile, Bonnie Raitt, Booker T. Jones, Buddy Miller, first names, John Hiatt, last names, Punch Brothers, Richard Thompson, Rodney Crowell, Ryman Auditorium

Your Opinion Is Wrong: And Your Band Is Terrible

• by Seth Graves
• Tags: Creamtastic, terrible bands, your opinion is wrong, seth graves, battle of the bands, pay to play, RAW artists, social media, jeff the brotherhood, chrome pony, local h, mystery twins, gimmicks, band names, puddle of mudd, limp bizkit, kingston springs, framing hanley, here we go magic, i believe in hotpants, the eagles, trail of dead, journey, yes, wire

EGGS: 'Zoggin''

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

Susanna Clark, Two Short, Fly Golden Eagle and The Bomb Shelter, Ducko McFli and More: Inside This Week’s Music Section

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Liner Notes, Susanna Clark, Two Short, Fly Golden Eagle, The Bomb Shelter, Ducko McFli, liner notes

Turbo Fruits Have Awesome Merch, Nathan Followill and Jessie Baylin Have Baby on the Way, Protomen Make TMZ [Newsy Bits]

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Newsy Bits, Austin Music Weekly, heirs to the Followill throne, Jack Black, Jessie Baylin, Kings of Leon, mutha fuckin, The Protomen, TMZ, Turbo Fruits, video, Video

JEFF the Brotherhood's 'Sixpack' [Fresh Vid]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, fresh vid, JEFF the Brotherhood, "Sixpack", drinking, canoeing, cannonballing, doobin' it up, driving, shotgunning and fireside chilling, Pitchfork, Hypnotic Nights, NSFW, Video

Happy Independence Day, See You on Thursday

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Whatevs, holidays, July 4, time to feed the aggregators, Video

Explosions in the Sky w/Zammuto at the Ryman, 6/27/12

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Explosions in the Sky, Zammuto, the Ryman, double bird, standing, sitting, Slideshow

For 65 years, Ernest Tubb Record Shop has been hooking up country music fans with the records they love

Walking the Floor for You

• by Randy Fox

Weekend Round-Up: Born on the Fourth of July Style

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, weekend round-up, The Mynabirds, Fancytramp, How Cozy!, AutoVaughn, Lazersnake, Steve Lee, Morgan Evans-Weiler, The Coolin' System, Guantanamo Baywatch, Ttotals, Wussy, Nikki Lane, Jasmin Kaset, White Mystery, Birdcloud, Thelma and the Sleaze, Boo Boo Bunny, Little Bandit, Justin and the Cosmics, Mom and Dad, Bows and Arrows

Bombino w/Heavy Cream and Richie at The Zombie Shop, 6/28/12

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, The Spin, Bombino, The Zombie Shop, Richie, Heavy Cream, Dan Auerbach, Slideshow

Electro wunderkind and self-described 'complextro' Porter Robinson recognizes no technological constraints

Complextro, Simplified

• by Edd Hurt

The Flatlanders release early recordings, echoing their camaraderie

Back to Basics

• by Chris Parker

On Generals, Laura Burhenn and her Mynabirds fuse pacifism, feminism and grit

And Your Bird Can Sing

• by Marissa R. Moss

Health Food for Pets and People: Get the Scoop at Turnip Truck East

• by Lesley Lassiter
• Tags: Events, The Turnip Truck, healthy pet food, Vickie Harris, Paws 4 Health

Going Whole Hog for Porter Road Butcher at Weekly Open Thread

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Open Thread, Porter Road Butcher, James Peisker, Chris Carter, Open Thread

Get a Bellyful at M.L. Rose's Burger Eating Contest

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Fun and Games, burgers, hamburgers, competitive eating, eating contests, M.L. Rose Craft Beer and Burgers, Yuengling Beer

Win a Copy of Wicked Good Barbecue

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Barbecue, Barbecue, Cookbooks, Wicked Good Barbecue, Contests, Giveaways

Wandering Wino: Insert Weather Joke Here Edition

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, Wine, Wine tasting, Bourbon, Bourbon tasting, Lotus Energy Drink, Grace's Plaza Wine and Spirits, Yazoo, Uptown's. Jeni's Ice Cream

The Catbird Seat's Chefs Talk About What People Don't Get About Nashville — and Why a Certain Esquire Writer Can Suck It

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, The Catbird Seat, Josh Habiger, Erik Anderson, Eater National

Edley's Bar-B-Que Plans Second Location in East Nashville

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Restaurant openings, Edley's Bar-B-Que, Fat Bottom Brewery, Broadcast Brewing Co.

New Green Hills Restaurants: Kohana Japanese Restaurant Launches; Alegria Mexican Will Open Soon

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Restaurant openings, Kohana Japanese Restaurant, Alegria Mexican Restaurant & Tequila Bar, Green Hills restaurants

12South pioneer Frothy Monkey sets imaginative new course

Raising the Monkey Bar

• by Nicki Wood
• Tags: Dining, Frothy Monkey

The Road, No. 4: Istanbul Restaurant [Eating Our Way Down Nolensville Pike]

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Restaurants, The Road, Nolensville Pike, Istanbul Restaurant, Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's business bu the Turks

Perl Catering Hopes To Kickstart Their Way to Bricks and Mortar

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Restaurants, Perl Catering, new restaurants, Kickstarter, Robert Spinelli

Thinking About the Comfort in 'Mourning Food' and an Apt Gesture for Remembering Jay Luther

• by Lesley Lassiter
• Tags: News, Mourning food, Jay Luther, Jay Luther Memorial Scholarship, Randy Rayburn Institute of Culinary Arts at Nashville State Community College

Behind the Kitchen Door and the Ethics of Eating Out

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Conversation Bites, Behind The Kitchen Door, ethics, food service, I'm proud of myself for only making one Crass reference in this post, Video

Sirloin Culotte Takes Flyte Under Chef Bolus' Steady Hand

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Restaurants, Steaks, Sirloin, Culotte, Bombasha, Flyte World DIning and Wine, City House, Matt Bolus

Moonrise Kingdom is at once what you'd expect from a Wes Anderson movie, and the summer's happiest surprise

Moonrise Becomes You

• by Jim Ridley

Channing Tatum in Soderbergh's Magic Mike: wet, wild and naked, with eyes on the bottom line

The Dudebro Experience

• by Scott Wilson

Woody Allen's To Rome With Love Opening Friday at Green Hills

• by Scott Wilson
• Tags: Film, Woody Allen, To Rome With Love, Ellen Page, Jesse Eisenberg, Video

Last Day to Sign Up (Discount) for Next Week's 48 Hour Film Project

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, 48 Hour Film Project, Z Corps, Video

My Kid Could Paint That! Start 'Em Young Tonight at Cumberland Gallery

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Visual Art, Start 'Em Young, art appreciation for kids, Cumberland Gallery, Brent Stewart, Amanda Winger-Bearskin

Memorial Service for Karsten Soltauer Tomorrow in East Nashville

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Visual Art, Karsten Soltauer, Kate O'Neill, Boheme Collectif, memorial service

Thrift It Like It's Hot: Shopping for Cheap at Southern Thrift

• by Amanda Haggard
• Tags: Fashion, Southern Thrift, Mazzy Star, cheap

Nate Bargatze to Headline Corporate Juggernaut's Friends & Friends, July 30

• by Lance Conzett
• Tags: Comedy, Corporate Juggernaut, stand-up comedy, Nate Bargatze, The High Watt, Friends and Friends

Frist exhibit Metamorphoses attempts to resuscitate the spirit of surrealism

The End of the World As We Know It

• by Veronica Kavass

July's Artist of the Month: Brent Stewart

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Visual Art, Country Life, Brent Stewart, artist of the month, Silver Jews, Bas Jan Ader, Laurel Nakadate, Harmony Korine, Video

Poetry Sucks! Tonight at Dino's, Featuring Poems, Art, Comedy and Music

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Country Life, Dino's, Poetry Sucks!, Video

A Different Humpday: Your Sister's Sister Opens at Belcourt

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Your Sister's Sister, Belcourt, Lynn Shelton, Mark Duplass, Rosemarie DeWitt, Emily Blunt, Humpday, Moonrise Kingdom, Magic Mike, Video

This Weekend at Cult Fiction Underground: The Street Fighter

• by Randy Fox
• Tags: Film, The Street Fighter, Cult Fiction Underground, Logue's Black Raven Emporium, Sonny Chiba, Video

It's Here! Get Tickets Early for Moonrise Kingdom at Belcourt

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson, Belcourt, Video

The Morning After: The Bachelorette Recap Week 8

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Television, The Bachelorette, Recap, Week 8

From Pablo Picasso to R. Crumb: Our Favorite Art Docs [Desert Island List]

• by Laura Hutson & Joe Nolan
• Tags: Visual Art, Film, Style Wars, Marwencol, Black White + Gray, Sam Wagstaff, Robert Mapplethorpe, R. Crumb, Crumb, Gerhard Richter, Exit Through the Gift Shop, Patti Smith, In the Realms of the Unreal, Henry Darger, Waste Land, Vik Muniz, The Universe of Keith Haring, Picasso and Braque Go to the Movies, Jack Smith, Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis, William Eggleston In the Real World, FLicKeR, Dreamachine, Brion Gysin, Here is Always Somewhere Else, Bas Jan Ader, art documentaries, desert island list, Video