Nashville Scene

Embarrassing Retro-'90s Package Tour Ambitiously Headed for Bridgestone Arena Aug. 6

Adam Gold — Fri, 25 May 2012 16:05:16 -0500

Princes of the local cover-band scene My So-Called Band claim to provide audiences with “The Ultimate ’90s Experience” — and they deliver on that promise.…

Soy Teriyaki Bistro: This Week's Dining Review

Dana Kopp Franklin — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:30:10 -0500

The Brentwood restaurant Soy Teriyaki Bistro has been around for two years now, and while plenty of commenters on Bites know and love it,…

Party & Bullsh*t: This Week in Nashville Hip-Hop [Black Cat Sylvester, Amerigo Gazaway, Young Buck, Pistol, AJ and the Jiggawatts]

Sean Maloney — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:51:10 -0500

Watch that video even if — especially if — you don't usually read this column. This is the…

Live and Reel Presents William Tyler's 'Lissmacue'

D. Patrick Rodgers — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:11:49 -0500

The folks at Live and Reel are back with another of their in-studio performances, and…

Ann Patchett on Why Indie Bookstores Matter

Steve Haruch — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:46:07 -0500

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The Salt of Life: 'Whoever Cast the Women Deserves a Damn Medal'

Jim Ridley — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:09:14 -0500

In this week's Scene, Craig D. Lindsey lusts unabashedly after the cast of the Italian comedy The Salt…

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Installation View: Creation Story — Gee's Bend Quilts and the Art of Thornton Dial at The Frist

Laura Hutson — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:30:35 -0500

I'm going to be totally honest and tell you that I was practically in tears during yesterday's media preview at The Frist. Thornton Dial…
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Lake Fever Presents The Chris Crofton Show, Episode 93

D. Patrick Rodgers — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:25:00 -0500

It's Episode 93. Hey, just like 1993 — the last year Chris Crofton was truly engaged with the world. It's The Chris Crofton Show,…
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Wandering Wino: Cutter Edition

Chris Chamberlain — Fri, 25 May 2012 08:08:09 -0500

Thanks to Bites reader and frequent commenter Terence for giving me a flash from the past — he reminded me of Cost Cutter beer, which…
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The Hippodrome: But They'll See The Big Board!

J.R. Lind — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:53:42 -0500

This Week In The 'Drome: Crazy Russian petro-gazillionaire stealing our precious bodily fluids, Vandy and The Beav, the veracity of Sylvia and more...

Opening…
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Weekend Round-Up: Memorial Day Style

D. Patrick Rodgers — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:30:00 -0500

Hey! It's Memorial Day weekend. In addition to that meaning cookouts and honoring all of our fallen servicemen, it also means that we get a…
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Today in Theaters: Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and More

Jim Ridley — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:15:40 -0500

Starting today in local theaters: the sunset-years ensemble piece The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, starring the PBS pledge-drive…
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Opening Today: Next to Normal at Boiler Room Theatre

Martin Brady — Fri, 25 May 2012 06:30:00 -0500

Next to Normal
When: May 25-June 16
Where: Boiler Room Theatre

From its initial workshops to off-Broadway shows, then from Washington, D.C.,’s Arena Stage…
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Difference of Opinion at Weekly Open Thread

Nicki Wood — Fri, 25 May 2012 05:41:26 -0500

Last week Urbanspoon sent up one of those "list" tweets designed to lure you into clicking through. "America's 250 Top High-End Restaurants." The list…
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Raiders vs. Raptors in Belcourt's Spielberg Memorial Day Weekend Blowout

Jim Ridley — Fri, 25 May 2012 05:06:38 -0500

The reason people sometimes say “popular entertainment” as if it were something any factory line could produce is because…
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A Banner Week Continues: CCA Hit With Wrongful Death Suit

Steven Hale — Fri, 25 May 2012 05:01:58 -0500

Nashville-based prison profiteers Corrections Corporation of America have found a way to attract more negative attention to themselves. Not that they seem to mind.
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Our Own Adam Gold Featured in AOL Music's Signature Sounds Nashville Segment

D. Patrick Rodgers — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:04:34 -0500

Who's that buddy? Why, it's Scene/Cream staffer Adam Gold, talkin' shop (i.e., Nashville music) with IVJ (Internet VJ?) Allison Hagendorf and her phone…
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Haslam Signs Bill to Implement Suspicion-Based Drug-Testing for Welfare Applicants

Steven Hale — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:15:33 -0500

The governor talks drug-testing, courtesy of TNReport

Gov. Bill Haslam has signed the bill providing for…
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Spurgeon's General Warning: Musical Guests on The Simpsons, in Order

Ashley Spurgeon — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:03:16 -0500

Below you will find a (hopefully) comprehensive listing of every musical guest to make an appearance on The Simpsons to date, in descending order of…
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In Memory of Seven Tennessee Soldiers

Steven Hale — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:41:23 -0500

In a moving ceremony this morning on the steps of the War Memorial Building, Gov. Bill Haslam paid tribute to seven Tennesseans killed in…
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Meadownoise's 'Mousey' [Fresh Vid]

D. Patrick Rodgers — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:35:55 -0500

Hey, it's this dude again! Meadownoise, the brainchild of Church of Cleanliness' Matt Glassmeyer, is back with…
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Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend with Half-Price Entrees at Sperry's

Chris Chamberlain — Thu, 24 May 2012 10:39:39 -0500

First off, I hope that we don't have to remind everyone the difference between Memorial Day, where we remember those who are no longer with…
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NC-17 Elles Trailer: Where Are All the Female Directors? At The Belcourt

Jim Ridley — Thu, 24 May 2012 09:07:51 -0500

Why doesn't anyone make NC-17 movies about good sex? After the cinematic saltpeter dosage of Shame, the French…
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Paul Simon Doc Under African Skies Screening for Free Tonight at Two Old Hippies

D. Patrick Rodgers — Thu, 24 May 2012 08:15:00 -0500

If you were to force me to put together a Top Five Favorite Albums — and please don't,…
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Primus, The Polyphonic Spree, J.P. Harris, Plants and Animals, Donna Summer and More: Inside This Week’s Music Section

D. Patrick Rodgers — Thu, 24 May 2012 07:45:00 -0500

Back in the Jay Lane: How a happy-go-lucky drummer saved Primus from reunion limbo (Playing Tuesday, 29th at The Ryman)

B-Side Ourselves: One…
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