Nashville Scene

Rookie State Rep Files Bills to Beat Back U.N. Menace

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Crazy Crap

Ex-DCS Commissioner O'Day Won't Testify Before the Senate Health and Welfare Committee

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Law and Order, Kathryn O'Day, Department of Children's Services, DCS, Doug Dimond, Senate Health and Welfare Committee

State Rep. Jeremy Faison Admits He's a Gun Scofflaw

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Law and Order

A hot 1980s band has its final residency in a West Nashville bowling alley — if their arms don't fall off. Meet Rock-afire Explosion.

Animal Collective

• by Abby White

In Dizzying Reversal, Bredesen Changes Mind on ObamaCare

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

For Tennessee Senators, Gun Rights Stomp the Hell Out of Property Rights

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Law and Order

Democrats Denounce Tracy's Ultrasound Bill

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Quitting Time: It's Never Too Early for Legislature to Go Home

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Legislature

'Don't Say Gay' Returns with Outrageous New Tattletale Provision

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Hicks From the Sticks

O'Day Resigns as Children's Services Commissioner

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Breaking News

Will Liquor Lobbyists and Christian Crazies Stop Wine in Supermarkets Again?

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Legislature

House Refuses to Honor Black Official Who Won't Pledge Allegiance to the Flag

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

State Sen. Jim Tracy Files an Ultrasound Before Abortion Bill

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Jim Tracy, abortion, Tennessee abortion bills, transvaginal ultrasound, transabdominal ultrasound, SB0632, pre-K, rape legislation, Guttmacher Institute

Larry Crim is Running for U.S. Senate Again

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Politics, Larry Crim, U.S. Senate, 2014

'No Hurry' to Decide Medicaid Issue, Ramsey Says

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Legislature

On Campfield, Ramsey Says It Best When He Says Nothing at All

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Stacey Campfield, Don't Say Gay, Ron Ramsey, Mae Beavers, Video

Did Stacey Campfield Really Model His 'Starve Poor Kids' Bill on Other Countries?

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, Stacey Campfield, Starve Poor Kids, welfare, Brazil, Mexico

Michelle Rhee Pens Dear John Letter to Democrats on Vouchers

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Education, Michelle Rhee, vouchers, Democrats, Bill Haslam

Hypocrite of the Week: Sen. Bill Ketron

• by Bruce Barry
• Tags: Legislature, Sen. Bill Ketron, wine in grocery stories, sexual orientation discrimination, split personality disorder

When Ed Met Al: A Campaign Trail Memory of Al Gore and the Late Ed Koch

• by Phil Ashford
• Tags: Presidential Politics, Ed Koch, Al Gore, 1988 presidential campaign, Jesse Jackson, Michael Dukakis, Ned McWherter, David Dinkins, Tom Wolfe, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Willie Horton, Israel

One Last Ed Koch Memory for the Road

• by Bruce Dobie
• Tags: By the Way, Ed Koch, color, Associated Press

Crazy Bill from Sen. Ketron Creates Armed County Militias

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Law and Order

GOP Unleashes Office of the Repealer to Set Tennessee Free

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Crazy Crap

Campfield Tells Constituent to See a Shrink, Take Meds

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics, Stacey Campfield, psychiatrists, medication, constituent service

Even as Guns-in-Parking Lots Bill Advances, Firearms Lobby Demands More

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Law and Order, Video

Campfield Claims Gay Activist Bullies Out to Get Him

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Sputtering Lease Negotiations Put 2013 State Fair 'In Peril'

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Around Town, Tennessee State Fair Association, Metro Board of Fair Commissioners, Metro Fair Board, Tennessee State Fair, Tennessee State Fairgrounds

The Hippodrome: Could It Be...?

• by J.R. Lind
• Tags: Sports, The Hippodrome, Vanderbilt Commodores, Satan, Nick Saban, James Franklin, Tennessee Titans, Randy Moss, Gregg Williams, boobies, TSU Tigers, MTSU Blue Raiders, Nashville Predators

Campfield Won't Shut Up, Demands Gays 'Quit Trying to Ram It Down Everybody's Throats'

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Media, Stacey Campfield, TMZ, gays, bullies, whiny windbags, Video

I Would Support Arming Teachers Under Two Conditions

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Phillips, arming teachers, Tennessee Education Association

Campfield Makes Jay Leno Show as Punchline of Dumb Joke

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Crazy Crap, Video

Metro Fair Board Makes a Final Offer to the Tennessee State Fair Association

• by Steven Hale
• Tags: Around Town, Metro Board of Fair Commissioners, Tennessee State Fair Association, Tennessee State Fair, Metro Fair Board, Tennessee State Fairgrounds

Ramsey Lectures Media: Stop Asking 'Silly' Gun Questions

• by Jeff Woods
• Tags: Politics

Haslam Taunts Media, Defends O'Day

• by Jeff Woods

Memphis Gets Rid of Its Confederate Parks Ahead of HB0553

• by Betsy Phillips
• Tags: Legislature, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Civil War, Confederacy, Shea Flinn, Harold Collins, Janis Fullilove, Steve McDaniel, Bill Ketron, idiots

With the vote last weekend for party chairman, Tennessee Democrats may have exchanged one career insider for another

Chip Off the Old Chip?

• by Steven Hale

Grass Widow w/Fancytramp and Psychic Hotline Tonight at The Stone Fox

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Grass Widow, Fancytramp, Psychic Hotline, Critics' Picks, Psychic Hotline, Vice, Widows, Video

Honoring a Legend: A Tribute to Cowboy Jack Clement at War Memorial Auditorium, 1/30/13

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, Cowboy Jack Clement, Matt Urmy, Peter Guralnick, Charley Pride, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Dan Auerbach, Nikki Lane, T Bone Burnett, Mary Gauthier, Kris Kristofferson, John Prine, Jakob Dylan, Vince Gill, Shawn Camp, Billy Burnette, Del McCoury, Sam Bush, Sam Phillips, Johnny Cash, Amos Lee, Marshall Chapman, Kenny Vaughan, Bill Clinton, Taylor Swift, Marty Stuart, Bono, Dennis Quaid, John C. Reilly, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Connie Britton, Michelle Obama, War Memorial Auditorium, Slideshow

A Song for Craig: Lurking in the Craigslist 'Musicians' Community

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Whatevs, Craigslist, sadness, A Song for Craig, "musicians" community

Holly Williams, Richard Thompson, Torres, Local Metal, Mando Blues, George Takei and More: Inside This Week’s Music Section

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Liner Notes, Holly Williams, Richard Thompson, Torres, Local Metal, Mando Blues, George Takei, liner notes

The xx w/Austra at the Ryman, 1/31/13

• by The Spin
• Tags: The Spin, The Spin, The xx, Austra, the Ryman, Slideshow

Best Local Rock Songs Ever, Part Three [Glossary, Velcro Stars, Eureka Gold, All We Seabees, Heartbeater]

• by Stephen Trageser
• Tags: Creamtastic, Best Local Rock Songs Ever, Glossary, Velcro Stars, Eureka Gold, All We Seabees, Heartbeater, Murfreesboro, The Red Rose

Best Local Rock Songs Ever, Part Four [Be Your Own Pet, Jetpack, The Privates, The Pink Spiders, Feable Weiner]

• by Tracy Moore
• Tags: Creamtastic, Best Local Rock Songs Ever, Be Your Own Pet, The Pink Spiders, Jetpack, The Nobility, The Privates, Feable Weiner, Mondo Primo, 2006, your face, Video

Third Man Records To Release Gibby Haynes Blue Series 7-Inch on Valentine's Day

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream, Butthole Surfers, Gibby Haynes, Third Man Records, Blue Series, fresh tracks, Jack White, Larry Sanders Show, Electriclarryland, flex-ray discs, SXSW, Video

Music City Center To Open May 19 and 20 With Free Open House and Outdoor Concert

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream, Cream Calendar, Music City Center, convention center, Mayor Karl Dean, downtown, new venue alert, accidental yin-yang roundabout, that's where Richard III is buried

A Ticket, Attack It: Vendors, Venues and Resellers Battle Over Concert Ticket Sales

• by Steve Haruch
• Tags: Cream, tickets, Ticketmaster, StubHub, Fan Freedom Project, Fan First Coalition, TSEIC, Mumford & Sons, unhappy, scalping, City Paper, Video

Beyonce To Play Bridgestone Arena July 13

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Beyonce, Bey, Bridgestone Arena, head-banging, Super Bowl, The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, show announcements, concert announcements

Love at 33 1/3: Reflections on a Year of Writing About Record Stores

• by Randy Fox
• Tags: Creamtastic, record stores, record shops, audio files, audiophiles, Grimey's, Grimey's Too, The Groove, Ernest Tubb, The Great Escape, Phonoluxe

The Breeders' Last Splash 20th Anniversary Tour To Hit Mercy Lounge May 14

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, The Breeders, Mercy Lounge, show announcements, concert announcements, the '90s, Last Splash, Conan, Kim Deal, Pixies, Video

Brooke Waggoner's 'Rumble' [Fresh Vid]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Brooke Waggoner, fresh vid, Originator, Allister Ann, Crossville tree house, Video

Party & Bullsh*t: This Week in Nashville Hip-Hop [Out of Office Reply]

• by Sean Maloney
• Tags: Newsy Bits, Party & Bullshit, Nashville hip-hop, Bryan Deese, Jota Ese, Dee Goodz, Video

The Week in Fresh Tracks [Clear Plastic Masks, Tristen, Echo Group, We Own This Town, Megajoos, Elle Macho, Bright Age, Elk]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Music, The Week in Fresh Tracks, fresh tracks, We Own This Town, Clear Plastic Masks, Daytrotter, Tristen, Elle Macho, Megajoos, Elk, Bright Age, Video

Watch Night Beds Perform 'Ramona' at Ocean Way Studios; Country Sleep out Today [Fresh Vid]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Night Beds, Winston Yellen, fresh vid, performance vid, Ocean Way Studios, Fallon, Video

Holly Williams Performs 'Let You Go' on Leno

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Leno, Leno's gargantuan head, Holly Williams, performance vid, fresh vid, Ian Fitchuck, Williams Family Tradition, Video

U.S. Girls w/Fielded and Slim Twig at The Stone Fox

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, Critics' Picks, U.S. Girls, The Stone Fox, Fielded, Slim Twig, Video

Lake Fever Presents The Chris Crofton Show, Episode 120

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Creamtastic, The Chris Crofton Show, pro sound men, You know how Lorrie Morgan gets, holding it down, "I Loved You Until I Got My New Pants", "My Wagon Done Lost Its Wheel. Emotionally.", Eagles' Nazi Reenactment Regime, the extra hands were all on the bongos

Editors Recording Fourth Album in Nashville With Jacquire King

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Hot Goss, Friends don't let drummers do karaoke, Editors, Jacquire King, hot goss, Blackbird Studio, recording here, Video

Mikky Ekko on Pitchfork.tv; Shane Tutmarc Covers Lana Del Rey; Fresh Quichenight Vid [Vidsy Bits]

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Newsy Bits, fresh vids, performance vids, vidsy bits, newsy bits, Pitchfork, Yours Truly, Mikky Ekko, Clams Casino, Shane Tutmarc, Lana Del Rey, Quichenight, Brett Rosenberg, Video

Sound City Doc Opens Tonight at The Belcourt, With Nick Raskulinecz Speaking Saturday Night [Updated]

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Sound City, Dave Grohl, Nick Raskulinecz, Foo Fighters, Superdrag, Rush, Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks, film, Video

Weekend Round-Up: Ray Lewis Style

• by D. Patrick Rodgers
• Tags: Cream Calendar, weekend round-up, Leagues, Nikki Lane, Sparkle City DJs, Funkonauts, Dee Goodz, Nashville Pioneers, Cory Branan

Ripe ’80s Cheese: Legendary Stunt Rock at Logue's This Weekend

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Moving Pictures, Stunt Rock, Cult Fiction Underground, Brian Trenchard-Smith, Logue's Black Raven Emporium, film, Video

With Grimey's Too ready to open, the indie record shop puts a local spin on the big-box concept

Extended Play

• by Randy Fox

Local comic/musician Sean Parrott unleashes a bevy of songs about sad stuff and snacks

Snack Attack

• by Sean L. Maloney

Performer Willy Mason returns home, searches through the fog, and carries on

Wayward Son

• by Geoffrey Himes

Performer and educator Rodney Whitaker schools a new generation of players in the ways of jazz

Master and Commander

• by Ron Wynn

The xx gets even more personal on their sophomore set

Faces in the Crowd

• by Stephen Trageser

John McCauley and Robert Ellis at The Stone Fox, Yo La Tengo at Mercy Lounge

The Spin

One More Day Left to Enter the Nashville Scene Photo Contest

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Good advice, Nashville Scene Photo Contest

Nashville Chefs Represent in New Best Chefs America Book

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: News, Best Chefs America, Nashville chefs, chef rankings

Sipper Bowl Sunday: Cocktail Recipes to Enjoy During the Big Game

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Drinks, Tailgating, Football, Super Bowl libations, Wild Turkey

Corsair Triple Smoke Wins 'Artisan Whiskey of the Year' from Whiskey Advocate

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Drinks, Corsair, Triple Smoke, Whisky Advocate magazine, Awards

Nashville Chefs to Guest at Charleston Wine + Food Festival

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Charleston Wine + Food Festival, Tandy Wilson, City House, Carey Bringle, Peg Leg Porker

Doughworks Fills a Hole in the Nashville Food Truck Scene

• by Lesley Lassiter
• Tags: News, DoughWorks, food truck, doughnuts, Food Truck Junkie, Charities Bash, Our Kids Center, mmmdonuts

Arnold Myint's New Restaurant, Called Blvd, Is Open for Business

• by Dana Kopp Franklin
• Tags: Restaurant openings, blvd, Arnold Myint, Belmont Boulevard restaurants

Mason's at Loews Vanderbilt Names Brandon Frohne as Executive Chef

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: News, Mason's, New restaurants, Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, Brandon Frohne

New Moon on Sunday: It's the Chinese/Lunar New Year

• by Lesley Lassiter
• Tags: Events, interasian market and deli, chinese new year

Wandering Wino: Dinner Bell Edition

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Wine, Wine, Wine dinner, Wine tasting, 1808 Grille, Midtown Wine and Spirits, South American wines

Wolfe Gourmet Cakes Makes Authentic New Orleans King Cakes Right Here in Nashville

• by Lesley Lassiter
• Tags: Foods, King cakes in Nashville, Wolfes Gourmet Cakes, The Turnip Truck, Mardi Gras food

Open Thread Has Your Valentine's Day Plan!

• by Jack Silverman
• Tags: Open Thread, White Castle, Valentine's Day in Nashville, Tracy Moore, Jezebel, burgers, kitsch

Dining for a Cause: Jimmy Kelly's Plans Special Dinner to Help Second Harvest

• by Chris Chamberlain
• Tags: Events, Jimmy Kelly's Steakhouse, Second Harvest of Middle Tennessee, Charity dinners

On the Midtown picnic tables at Hattie B's, you can enjoy hot chicken while it's still hot

Burnin' Wings of Fire

• by Carrington Fox
• Tags: Dining, Hattie B’s Hot Chicken

Filmmaker Andrew Dosunmu doesn't want to tell you about his award-winning Sundance drama — he wants you to see it

Father of Mother of George

• by Ron Wynn

Guiding Mother of George through Sundance, from celebrity encounters to asparagus arguments

From Park City to Music City

• by Matt Parker

Warm Bodies: night of the loving dead

Hand in Hand in Zombieland

• by Craig D. Lindsey

Stallone's holding the guns, but Walter Hill gives Bullet to the Head its firepower

Head Shot

• by Simon Abrams

Fractured Atlas Breaks Nashville: Arts Organization Says Don't DIY Alone

• by Joe Nolan
• Tags: Visual Art, Fractured Atlas, Kate Ransohoff, Nashville art scene, Franklin, Tennessee, artist, DIY, panel discussion, Quilt to Mend the World

Studio Playlist: Caroline Allison

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Culture, Caroline Allison, Studio Playlist, Eddie Stubbs, Nikki Lane, Kaki King, Lou Reed, Gram Parsons, Video

Tonight: The Rude Mechs' The Method Gun at Vanderbilt

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Theater, Great Performances, Vanderbilt, The Rude Mechanicals

13 Photographs from Saturday's Liberty Love Book Party

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Culture, Alexia Abegg, Liberty Love, Chestnut Square, quilts, sewing

Reel to Real: Dave Grohl's Sound City Opens Today at The Belcourt

• by Adam Gold
• Tags: Film, Sound City, The Belcourt, Dave Grohl, Nick Raskulinecz, John Fogerty, Stevie Nicks, Butch Vig, Video

Huzzah! George Saunders First Guest on Chapter 16's New Podcast

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Books, George Saunders, Tenth of December, Chapter16.org, Humanities Tennessee, Stephen Usery, Book Talk, Mysterypod, book podcasts, Tennessee book podcasts, WYPL, Salon@615

What You Missed: The Rock-afire Explosion's Reunion Tour

• by Abby White
• Tags: Country Life, Hillwood Strike & Spare, ShowBiz Pizza Place, Rock-afire Explosion, What You Missed, Bad Idea Friends, Video

Project Runway: Week Two

• by Abby White
• Tags: Fashion, Television, Project Runway, Amanda Valentine, Susan Sarandon

Lorrie Moore Joins Vanderbilt English Faculty Fall 2013

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Books, Lorrie Moore, Vanderbilt, Birds of America, Chapter16.org

Oscar Docs Searching for Sugar Man, 5 Broken Cameras Through Wednesday at Belcourt

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Searching for Sugar Man, Sixto Rodriguez, 5 Broken Cameras, Belcourt, Israel, Palestine, 2013 Oscars, Academy Award nominations, Video

John Will Have to Die Two Weeks from Now

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, John Dies at the End, Don Coscarelli, Belcourt, Sound City, Dave Grohl, Nick Raskulinecz, Video

Field Trip: Textile Fabrics With Alexia Abegg

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Culture, Alexia Abegg, Liberty Love, Textile Fabrics, Rob Bancroft, Gee's Bend, quilting, field trip

Karski Doc Funding in the Home Stretch — Make It Happen!

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, Jan Karski, Slawomir Grunberg, E. Thomas Wood, Yoni Goodman, Kickstarter, Karski and the Lords of Humanity, World War II, Polish resistance

Free Concert Tonight: Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet at Ingram Hall

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Culture, Berlin Philharmonic Wind Quintet, Blair Woodwind Quintet, Vanderbilt Wind Symphony, Vanderbilt University Orchestra, Ingram Hall, Blair School of Music, Andreas Wittman, Video

Last Days to See Oscar-Nominated How to Survive a Plague at Belcourt

• by Michael Sicinski
• Tags: Film, How to Survive a Plague, ACT UP, AIDS, Belcourt, 2013 Oscars, Academy Award nominations, Video

Strange Fruit: The Controversial Quilt by Indiana Artist LaShawnda Crowe Storm

• by Laura Hutson
• Tags: Visual Art, Laura Nelson, Black History Month, Indiana, quilts, LaShawnda Crowe Storm, Video

Flipping Channels: Kiefer's Touch Shifts Speed, Smash Avoids the Hook

• by Ron Wynn
• Tags: Television, Kiefer Sutherland, Touch, Maria Bello, Monday Mornings, Sanjay Gupta, David E. Kelley, Alfred Molina, Ving Rhames, Smash, Theresa Rebeck, Grammys, The Black Keys, Jack White, Taylor Swift, Video

More Stores Opening at The Mall at Green Hills

• by Abby White
• Tags: Fashion, The Mall at Green Hills, ALDO, The Art of Shaving

Coming to Belcourt: Boondock Saints' Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery, Devil's Rejects' Sid Haig and Bill Moseley

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Film, The Boondock Saints, Norman Reedus, Sean Patrick Flanery, David Della Rocco, The Devil's Rejects, Sid Haig, Bill Moseley, Rob Zombie, Full Moon Tattoo and Horror Festival, Oldboy, Nashville horror conventions, Ben Dixon, Belcourt, Video

'Jew Eat?' Annie Hall Tonight's 'Wine Food & Film' Event at Belcourt

• by Emily Bartlett Hines
• Tags: Film, Annie Hall, Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Oscar Picks at Belcourt, Belcourt, Wine Food & Film, Marshall McLuhan, Best Picture, Nashville food events, Video

Free Screening of Ken Russell's Pop Goes the Easel Tonight at Sarratt

• by Emily Bartlett Hines
• Tags: Film, Pop Goes the Easel, Ken Russell, BBC, Pauline Boty, Peter Blake, International Lens, Sarratt Cinema, pop art, Vanderbilt, Nashville free screenings, Video

My Year of Living Totally Nashville, Part One: Imogene+Willie

• by Abby White
• Tags: Fashion, Country Life, Imogene + Willie, local fashion, Totally Nashville

Anne Perry Announced as Guest of Honor at Killer Nashville Convention

• by Jim Ridley
• Tags: Books, Anne Perry, Killer Nashville, Hutton Hotel, Nashville literary conferences, Nashville book events, Nashville author events

February's First Saturday event celebrates abstract painting and sculpture

Crawl Space

• by Joe Nolan

In The Future, Al Gore warns readers of cliffs far more precarious than fiscal ones

Wake Up!

• by Paul V. Griffith and Chapter16.org

East Nashville's Theater Bug mounts an original play with an inspirational message

Let the Children Play

• by Martin Brady

An unusual Buddhist center spreads a West Coast author's teachings to Middle Tennessee

Hardcore Compassion

• by Lily Hansen