Nashville Scene

Haslam Insists Lamar Isn't Kidding About Running Again

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Bill Haslam, Lamar Alexander, Senate '14, Tennessee GOP

Tennessee Voter ID Law Upheld in Nashville, Plus Other Voter-ID-Related Bits

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Politics, Voter ID, Tennessee, Photo ID, Debra Maggart people effected by voter ID, Pennsylvania voter ID

Democrats Hold Fundraising Raffle with Ashley Judd as Prize

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Ashley Judd, Tennessee Democrats, Brandon Puttbrese

Rep. Mike Turner Says Tennessee Voters Hate Obama Because He's Black

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Tennessee Democrats, Mike Turner, racism, Barack Obama

Which Side's Telling the Truth in Great Hearts Controversy?

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Education, Bill Haslam, board of education, Metro school board, Dannelle Walker, Great Hearts Academy, charter schools, Video

RIP The Hole: 2007-2012

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Around Town, HCA, West End Summit, Alex Palmer, Karl Dean, Bill Haslam, The Hole

A Debate Question on Gun Violence?

• by Bruce Barry
• Tags: Presidential Politics, Stephen Barton, Demand a Plan, gun control, Video

The Hippodrome: You Want Butter Or Jam On That Toast, Honey?

• by J.R. Lind
• Tags: Sports, The Hippodrome, Tennessee Titans, Vanderbilt Commodores, Nashville Predators, Bomani Jones, Carrie Underwood, Mike Fisher, Vince Young, Brandt Snedeker

After Insulting Voters, Turner Throws Down on Media

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Mike Turner, Democrats, lobbyist shakedowns, lamestream media

Timeless trumps trendy as the Nashville fashion community seeks a foothold

Nashville Style

• by Abby White

Badass Motherfucker Urges Suffrage, Fear of Romney

• by Jonathan Meador
• Tags: Presidential Politics, WTFU2012, Samuel L. Jackson, 2012 Presidential election, Mitt Romney, bedtime stories, Video

Mayor Dean's Night at the Movies Draws Criticism from Teachers' Union

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Education, Won't Back Down, Karl Dean, MNEA, Metro Nashville Education Association, Great Hearts

Mark Clayton Has a Creepy New Campaign Ad

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Politics, Mark Clayton, Bob Corker, children, video, Video

Andrea Zelinski Joins The City Paper

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Media, The Tennessean, women's issues, Josh Brown, The City Paper, Tennessee Report, clueless dudes

President Obama Sitting Along Ed Temple Boulevard

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Barack Obama, Clint Eastwood, chair

Pith's Prophesy Comes True: GOP Attacks Turner

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

A Workplace Massacre That Could Happen in Tennessee

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Law and Order, NRA, guns in trunks, Tennessee handgun laws, Andrew Engeldinger, Bill Haslam, Debra Maggart

Videos: Haslam, Huffman, Others Talk Vouchers

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Education, Vouchers, Bill Haslam, Kevin Huffman, Chris Barbic, Jerry Winters, Education, voucher task force, video, Video

The 220th Anniversary of the Battle of Buchanan's Station

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Around Town, Battle of Buchanan's Station, Buchanan's Station Cemetery, Buchanan's Station, Cumberland University, Buchanan Log Home, Mansker's Station, Nashville history

Commemorating the Battle of Buchanan's Station

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Battle of Buchanan's Station, history

The 28th Avenue/31st Avenue Connector is Open

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, 28th Avenue connector, Charlotte Avenue, Swett's

Lawyer of Alleged Butt-Chugger Assails Media In Best Press Conference Ever

• by Jonathan Meador
• Tags: Red State Update, Butt-chugging, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Alexander P. Broughton, Daniel McGehee, video, press conference, Video

How Romney Reboots the Race: Babysitting!

• by Bruce Barry
• Tags: Presidential Politics, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Washington Post/ABC News poll, dining, dancing, babysitting

Rigorous Debate: Vouchers Immediately or Shortly Thereafter?

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Education, vouchers, Gov. Bill Haslam, bread and toothpaste

Democrats Argue Over How to Prevent Another Mark Clayton Fiasco

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Tennessee Democrats, Mark Clayton, David Briley, Will Cheek, Chip Forrester

Fashion funds film outreach as Belcourt’s nD Festival reels and rocks

nD Focus

• by Abby White

Timeless Trumps Trendy: A Picture Story

Nashville Style

The Titans made a much-needed love offering to long-suffering fans — but will the honeymoon last?

Titanic Love Story

• by J.R. Lind

Considering one of history's mysteries: whether a Cherokee operative betrayed his people at the Battle of Buchanan's Station — and saved Nashville

The Station Agent

• by Betsy Phillips

The Week in Fresh Tracks [Matt Moody, Epic Ditch, Good Rester, Financier, Bows and Arrows, Jordan Caress]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Music, The Week in Fresh Tracks, fresh tracks, free tracks, Matt Moody, Epic Ditch, Good Rester, Financier, Bows and Arrows, Jordan Caress

David Byrne and St. Vincent at the Ryman, 10/2/12

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, David Byrne, St. Vincent, the Ryman, The Spin, Annie Clark, Slideshow

Caption Contest: Wild Nothing/DIIV/Ponychase Ticket Giveaway! [Updated]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, caption contests, ticket giveaways, Wild Nothing, DIIV, Ponychase, Exit/In, doo it

Third Man Records Announces Building Expansion and Upgrades, October Shows Feat. The Shins, The Kills, Seasick Steve, Olivia Wyatt and More

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Hot Goss, Cream, Third Man Records, announcements, The Shins, show announcements, Seasick Steve, Low Cut Connie, Rolling Record Store, Promised Land, Olivia Wyatt, The Kills, Public Nuisance, Ben Swank, Two Tears, film, ceiling toilet

Hammock's 'Cold Front' Video Looks Spectacular [Fresh Vid]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, fresh vid, Hammock, Departure Songs, David Altobelli, well done, cinematic, Video

Fly Golden Eagle's 'Bed of Roses' [Fresh Vid]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Fly Golden Eagle, fresh vid, unofficial vid, Day Old Records, Jota Ese, Video

Road Trip to Cincinnati: Midpoint Music Festival in Photos

• by Lance Conzett
• Tags: Music, Midpoint Music Festival, Craft Spells, Woods, The Walkmen, Imperial Teen, Tennis, road trips

Party & Bullsh*t: This Week in Nashville Hip-Hop [Fyutch, The Lonely Biscuits, Isaiah Rashad, Ziggurat, Jota Ese]

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Newsy Bits, Party & Bullshit, Nashville Hip-Hop, Fyutch, The Lonely Biscuits, Isaiah Rashad, Ziggurat, Jota Ese, Video

Dinosaur Jr. w/Shearwater at Mercy Lounge, 10/1/12

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, The Spin, Mercy Lounge, Dinosaur Jr., Shearwater, Slideshow

Ghost With a Boner: Ke$ha Had a 'Sexy' Experience With a 'Ghost'

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Wow, Ke$ha, what the fuck are you talking about, Ghost With a Boner, Ryan Seacrest

Grimes at Mercy Lounge (and Grimey's) vs. Gotye at the Ryman [Wednesday Round-Up]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Grimes, Gotye, Wednesday round-up, Critics' Picks, the Ryman, Mercy Lounge, Angel Snow, The Basement, Video

Tomorrow's PseudoMoto Rally and Show Moved From The Zombie Shop to The Stone Fox

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Hot Goss, Cream Calendar, Or did I?, PseudoMoto, The Stone Fox, The Zombie Shop, Ben Spinks Supermelt, Mystery Twins, Richie, Ranch Ghost, Acorn Bcorn, Video

Circuit Benders' Ball at Brick Factory, 9/29/12

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, The Spin, Brick Factory, Circuit Benders' Ball, Tony Youngblood, Patrick McCarthy, Tommy Stephenson, Roth Mobot, Posttaste, Pineapple Explode, Elegant Bassterds, Brain Lesion, Kelli Shay Hix, Josh Gumiela, Lucas McCallister, Teletron Orchestra, Pimpdaddysupreme, Slideshow

Spin Premieres Those Darlins' New 'Canadian-American Murder Ballad'; Darlins Team Up With Heavy Cream for Tour and Split 7-Inch

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream, Canada, Heavy Cream, murder, Those Darlins, Turbo Fruits, Ty Segall

The Week in Kingston Springs: New Album, Lightning 100 Performance, Live on the Green [Fresh Tracks]

• by Seth Graves
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Music, The Kingston Springs, fresh tracks, Live on the Green, Video

The Whigs on Letterman; Make The Civil Wars' Next Video; Eric Zarycki's 'Something's Bound To Happen' [Vidsy Bits]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, fresh vids, vidsy bits, The Whigs, Letterman, The Civil Wars, Eric Zarycki and the Persuasion, Video

Weekend Round-Up: Gangnam Style

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, weekend round-up, nD Festival, Reptar, Rubblebucket, Cherub, Wild Nothing, DIIV, Ponychase, Heavy Times, Deluxin', Monsters on Television, Square People, Stars, Diamond Rings, Circuit Benders' Ball, PseudoMoto, Ranch Ghost, Richie, Mystery Twins

Rubblebucket's Alex Toth: The Cream Interview

• by Saby Reyes-Kulkarni
• Tags: Interviews, Rubblebucket, interviews, Alex Toth

Kopecky Family Band's 'Heartbeat' [Fresh Vid]

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Moving Pictures, celebrating the dance, Don Johnson, horsin' off, Kopecky Family Band, tennis, Video

Lake Fever Presents The Chris Crofton Show, Episode 106

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, The Chris Crofton Show, pants magnates, Gordon Lightfoot would eat his own guitar strings like pasta

The Decemberists' Colin Meloy To Discuss Children's Book Oct. 1 at Nashville Children's Theatre

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Colin Meloy, Carson Ellis, Under Wildwood, Wildwood, Wildwood Chronicles, The Decemberists, Nashville Children's Theatre

EGGS: 'Shine on Sleepy Baby'

• by Daniel Pujol
• Tags: Creamtastic, Daniel Pujol, Alexa Zoe Sullivant, EGGS, "Shine on Sleepy Baby"

Michael Chapman w/William Tyler Tonight at The Stone Fox

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Michael Chapman, William Tyler, guitar men, The Stone Fox, Video

Marathon Man vs. Eddy A. Ward: Mascot Showdown?

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Whatevs, Eddy A. Ward, CMA Awards, Marathon Music Works, mascots, Mascot Showdown, Marathon Man, pansexual foam-suited freak fight

The Walkmen return to Nashville to once again prove their status as indie-rock standard bearers

Heavenly Creatures

• by Adam Gold

With their third full-length since reuniting, indie legends Dinosaur Jr. have finally begun to influence themselves

Dynamos Sr.

• by Seth Graves

David Byrne and St. Vincent document the struggle of brassy American funk on Love This Giant

Big Country

• by Edd Hurt

They start 'em young at the International Bluegrass Music Association's World of Bluegrass

'Grass Roots

• by Jewly Hight

Nashville's Dead's Third Birthday at The Zombie Shop, Southern Ground Music and Food Festival at The Lawn at Riverfront Park

The Spin

Treme Takes a Poke at Food Bloggers

• by Lesley Lassiter
• Tags: TV Dinner, Treme, food bloggers, kitchen culture

Busy Saturday: Celebrate Cultures at the Park, Ferment With Sandor Katz, and Meet the Cheeses at NFM

• by Lesley Lassiter
• Tags: Events, Celebrate Nashville, Musicians Corner, Sandor Katz, fermentation, Southern Artisan Cheese Festival

Manners Matter: Wine Tasting Etiquette 101

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Good advice, Wine, Wine tastings, The Daily Sip, Tasting etiquette, To spit or not to spit

Eat and Drink Your Way Down Nolensville Road Again With Alimentum

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Travel Advisory, Alimentum, Paulette Licitra, La Aguacate, Annakate Tefft, Eat and Greet Tours, Nolensville Road, Pat Martin

As Summer Turns to Fall, Farm Dinners Abound

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Charity dinners, Farm dinners, Community Food Advocates, Cumberland River Compact

The Road, Episode 12: Norman Couser's Country Kitchen [Eating Our Way Down Nolensville Pike]

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Restaurants, Norman Couser's Country Cooking, The Road, Meh-and-Three, Nolensville Road restaurants

Stoney River Dinners to Feature Foley Family Wines

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Stoney River Legendary Steaks, Wine DInners, Foley Family Wines

Put a Plate of Grilled Cheese Sandwiches in Front of Me and I'm Gonna Edam All

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Cooking the Books, Cheese, Kathleen Cotter, Southern Artisan Cheese Festival, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Alison Lewis, Cookbook, 150 Best Grilled Cheese Recipes, Laura Werlin

First Bite: DeSano Pizza Bakery

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: First Bite, First Bite, DeSano Pizza Bakery, Pizza

The Eating Life Debuts in The City Paper

• by Steve Cavendish
• Tags: Good advice, The City Paper, Dana Kopp Franklin, Nicki Pendleton Wood, Food Biz, Eating Life

Go Whole Hog (or Cow) with Wedge Oak Farm

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Foods, Whole animal cooking, Wedge Oak Farm, Whole hog, Beef, Poultry

Chef Jeremy Barlow to Shut Down Tayst at End of Year

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Tombstones, Jeremy Barlow, Tayst, Sloco, restaurant closings.

Turnip Truck Hires Meg Giuffrida to Run Its Food Service Operations

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: News, Meg Giuffrida, Turnip Truck Urban Fare, John Dyke

The Weekly Open Thread Asks: Do You Care About GMOs in Your Food?

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Open Thread, GMO, genetically modified organisms, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, healthy eating, genetic engineering, Video

Wandering Wino: Sip, Stomp and Crawl Edition

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, East Nashville Cocktail Crawl, Grape Stomp at Anamalia, Village Wines, Woodland Wine Merchant, Tres Agaves, Midtown Wine and Spirits, Beans Creek Winery, 100% Italiano, Nashville Beer Fest

At Etch, Deb Paquette makes an encore culinary performance

Indelible Deb

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Dining, Etch

Living it up at the Hotel Transylvania

Hotel Hell

• by Craig D. Lindsey

Power plays get in harmony's way in the delightful Pitch Perfect

Joyful Noise

• by Craig D. Lindsey

Looper uncommonly crafty as action thriller, uncommonly exciting as art film — and great fun as both

The Circle Game

• by Mike D'Angelo

Vera Chytilová's seldom-seen Daisies: the sex farce that shook the Soviet Bloc

Bearable Lightness

• by James Cathcart

Halloween Horrors: MTSU's "October Scarefest" A Surprisingly Strong Film Series

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Halloween Horrors, October Scarefest, MTSU, Nashville horror movies, Nashville Halloween events, Murfreesboro Halloween events, Halloween horror movies Nashville, M, A Bucket of Blood, Roger Corman, Fritz Lang, Dario Argento, Deep Red, Mario Bava, Kill Baby Kill, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Night of the Living Dead, Lynn Lowry, Logue's Black Raven Emporium, I Drink Your Blood, Nashville Comic and Horror Festival, Nashville Comic Con, Ernie Hudson, Ghostbusters, Belcourt, Universal Horror, Video

GET BENT: Circuit Benders' Ball at Brick Factory This Saturday

• by Joe Nolan
• Tags: Culture, Tony Youngblood, Circuit Benders' Ball, Brick Factory, Theatre Intangible, get bent

Rothko in Red: The War Between Apollo and Dionysus

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Theater, Red, John Logan, Mark Rothko, Ronnie Meek, Justin Boccitto, Mike Fernandez, Blackbird Theater, Video

Countdown to nD Fest: What it's Really Like To Be a Designer in Nashville

• by Abby White
• Tags: Fashion, Nashville fashion, nD Festival, Amanda Valentine, Valentine Valentine

Artober Nashville: Join 'Justin Timberlake' and 'Harrison Ford' at Crumble

• by Martin Brady
• Tags: Theater, Crumble, Sheila Callaghan, Actors Bridge, Darkhorse, Justin Timberlake, Harrison Ford

October's Artist of the Month: Chris Roberson

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Visual Art, Chris Roberson, artist of the month, Video

Installation View: Brian Alfred at The Frist

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Visual Art, Brian Alfred, The Frist, installation view, Shepard Fairey, Alex Katz, Carrie Mae Weems, Video

Don't Miss the Boat: Rivette's Celine and Julie Two Days Only at Belcourt

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Celine and Julie Go Boating, Jacques Rivette, Belcourt, Daisies, Vera Chytilova, The Avengers, Shirley Clarke, The Connection, J. Hoberman, Video

Countdown to nD Fest: What It's Really Like To Be a Hairstylist/Makeup Artist in Nashville

• by Abby White
• Tags: Fashion, Lucy Pop Salon, nD Festival, Belcourt Theatre, Nashville fashion, Under the Guise, Valentine Valentine, Tidwell & Perryman, Nashville Fashion Week

What To Wear: Grimes at Mercy Lounge

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Fashion, Grimes, Mercy Lounge, What To Wear, Sexy Stevie Nicks, Pamela Love

Daisies: The Sex Farce That Shook the Soviet Bloc

• by James Cathcart
• Tags: Film, Daisies, Vera Chytilova, Janus Films, Belcourt, Czech New Wave, Czechoslovak New Wave, Milos Forman, Ivan Passer, Video

How-To: Sheer Skirts

• by Abby White
• Tags: Fashion, How-To, sheer skirt, Lindsay Lohan, Heather Locklear, Jessica Alba

Don't Look in the Basket: Cult Classic Basket Case at Logue's This Weekend

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Basket Case, Logue's Black Raven Emporium, Cult Fiction Underground, Frank Henenlotter, Halloween movie events, Nashville Halloween events, Video

Josh Hutcherson Slasher Saga Detention Tops Belcourt's '12 Hours of Terror'

• by Randy Fox
• Tags: Film, Belcourt, 12 Hours of Terror, Nashville Halloween events, Halloween horror movies, Detention, Josh Hutcherson, The Hunger Games, The Burning, Harvey Weinstein, Messiah of Evil, Mario Bava, Twitch of the Death Nerve, John Landis, An American Werewolf in London, Society, Brian Yuzna, Demons, Lamberto Bava, Video

Help Matt Riddlehoover Get His Next Feature Made in Nashville

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Matt Riddlehoover, Maria Conchita Alonso, Shane Bartlett, Chris Crocker, Charlie David, Josey Greenwell, Enrique Sapene, Jared Allman, Peter Depp, George W. Manus Jr., Thashana McQuiston, Video

Artober Nashville: Michael Chabon Reads Tonight at Nashville Public Library

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Books, Michael Chabon, Telegraph Avenue, Salon@615, Humanities Tennessee, Artober Nashville, Nashville Public Library, Nashville author events, Nashville book events, John Carter

Watch MacArthur Award-Winning Natalia Almada's El Velador For Free, Right Now

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Visual Art, Film, Natalia Almada, Watkins, Watkins Visiting Artists Series, El Velador, PBS, POV, MacArthur genius grant, Video

Opening Tonight: Rian Johnson's Looper

• by Mike D'Angelo
• Tags: Film, Rian Johnson, Looper, Marty McFly, grandfather paradox, Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Video

nD Fashion Show + A Talk With Under The Guise's Heidi Jewell

• by Abby White
• Tags: Fashion, nD Festival, Belcourt Theatre, Heidi Jewell, Under the Guise, Nashville fashion, Courtney Jaye

Opening at Sarratt: Award-Winning Combat Photographer Stacy Pearsall's Their Assigned Mission

• by Joe Nolan
• Tags: Visual Art, Stacy Pearsall, Their Assigned Mission, Sarratt Gallery, combat photography, Nashville photo exhibits

Artober Nashville: Starting Music City's Month of Wonders

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Art-On, Artober Nashville, Metro Nashville Arts Commission

Artober Nashville: A Movie for Everyone Who Had or Wants a Jewish Grandmother, Tonight at Belcourt

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Oma & Bella, Nashville Jewish Film Festival, Belcourt, Aquadettes, 25 New Faces of Independent Film, Artober Nashville, Video

Shop Local: EraBellum Grand Opening is Tonight!

• by Abby White
• Tags: Fashion, EraBellum, shop local, d. marlene Jewelry, Sylvan Lamp Company, Marisa Ray Art, Gummy Soul’s Amerigo Gazaway, m.florita jewelry, Ashwood Estates, Sabrosa Vintage, Céline Bailey Design, Clay Kottler Woodcraft

Super Duper Looper Scooper: One Animated Trailer, One 'Sweded,' Both Awesome

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Looper, Looper animated trailer, Looper Sweded trailer, Video

The Decemberists' Colin Meloy and illustrator Carson Ellis explore a mythical land beyond America's most proudly peculiar city

Weirdlandia

• by Ed Tarkington and Chapter16.org

Taking a cue from Nashville Shakespeare Festival, Dance Theatre of Tennessee takes to the Centennial Park band shell

Dancing Under the Stars

• by Martin Brady

The 2012 Circuit Benders' Ball screeches and beeps at Brick Factory

Get Bent

• by Joe Nolan

Where to start with Artober Nashville's must-see events

Arts Everywhere!