Nashville Scene

In the Wake of Whitney Houston's Death, New Edition Show Still Scheduled for Tonight (With Bobby Brown?)

Sean Maloney — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:48:03 -0600

Houston performing with CeCe Winans in Nashville, 1997.

With heavy hearts we say farewell to yet another of…

Open Thread Is Surprised by Love

Nicki Wood — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:59:43 -0600

Once again, Valentine's Day sneaks up and catches Bites deeply unprepared and completely involved in other restaurant concerns.

Foxy Baking Company…

Pharmacy Burger Parlor & Beer Garden: This Week's Dining Review

Dana Kopp Franklin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:00:33 -0600

In this week's dining review, Carrington Fox checks out the new East Nashville establishment called Pharmacy Burger Parlor & Beer Garden.

She notes…

Party & Bullsh*t: This Week In Nashville Hip-Hop [Dre Day, Kid Dead, Nam White, Classic Williams]

Sean Maloney — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:53:23 -0600

You ready to get rich? You ready to make money? You ready to buy a house?! To buy…

Eight Photographers You Need To Know About, According to David Hilliard

Laura Hutson — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:52:16 -0600

Last night, photographer David Hilliard gave a talk at Watkins as part of the school's Visiting Artists Series. Before he began to speak…

Take in The Metropolitan Opera's Götterdämmerung Tomorrow — in Green Hills

Jim Ridley — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:00:53 -0600

Were we to summon Richard Wagner from Valhalla — where he's no doubt chasing recent arrival Ken Russell…

Lake Fever Presents The Chris Crofton Show Episode 84

Steve Haruch — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:16:45 -0600

Hey look, it's Episode 84 of The Chris Crofton Show — this time around, there's plenty of barn wood (the only way to get…

Should There Be a Black History Month?

Jim Ridley — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:13:00 -0600

From Ron Wynn in this week's Scene:

Filmmaker Shukree Hassan Tilghman had already been thinking about issues of…
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Wandering Wino: 100% Awesome Edition

Chris Chamberlain — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:53:55 -0600

Of all of the wine distributors in town, I have to say that nobody seems to have more fun at their jobs than your paisanos…

Weekend Round-Up: Cruisin' Style

D Patrick Rodgers — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:45:00 -0600

Well, staff writer/music listings editor Adam Gold and I are currently on board the SS Imagination, Bruise Cruisin' along at, um, a whole bunch…

The Hippodrome: Ruston Webster Is Our Hero

J.R. Lind — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:02:06 -0600

This Week In The 'Drome: Ruston Webster's velvet hammer, Vandy's regular inconsistency, Ric Flair: Philosopher-King, Super pipe dreams and more ...

Opening Face-Off

Ruston…

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We Really Need to Talk About Kevin

Jim Ridley — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:01:39 -0600

Sometimes a bad review can pique your curiosity about a movie more than a good one. So it…
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Rhythm of the Night: Nashville Ballet's Salsa Dreams This Weekend at TPAC

Martin Brady — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0600

Nashville Ballet's Salsa Dreams
Where: TPAC's Polk Theatre
When: Friday-Sunday through Feb. 12

Nashville Ballet recently announced…
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Today in 'Stories You Probably Shouldn't Illustrate with a Stock Photo'

Jim Ridley — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:42:05 -0600

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What's Selling This Week at Nashville Bookstores?

Jim Ridley — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:00:57 -0600

We asked Nashville booksellers, "What book can you simply not keep in stock right now?"

Bookseller: Bookman/Bookwoman (1713 21st Ave. S.)
Book: The…
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Haslam Stonewalls Questions on Planned Parenthood Defunding

Jeff Woods — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:10:30 -0600

Gov. Bill Haslam is refusing to explain why his commissioner of health yanked $150,000 worth of grants for STD and HIV prevention programs from Planned…
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Daniel Johnston! Live! Free! At Lipscomb! Tomorrow! For Real!

Laura Hutson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:03:13 -0600

Daniel Johnston is a hard man to keep up with. He's got a solo show that opens tomorrow at Lipscomb (Joe wrote a pick…
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Haslam Runs for Cover as Class Size Idea Bombs

Jeff Woods — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:43:29 -0600

Gov. Bill Haslam is backing away from his proposal to change state law to allow bigger school class sizes. His idea was to offer schools…
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Daniel Johnston! Live! Free! At Lipscomb! Tomorrow! For Real!

Laura Hutson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:26:13 -0600

Daniel Johnston is a hard man to keep up with. He's got a solo show that opens tomorrow at Lipscomb (Joe wrote a pick…
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Installation View: 11 Snapshots of Vesna Pavlovic's Search for Landscapes

Laura Hutson — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:34:13 -0600

I missed the opening last week, so yesterday I stopped by Zeitgeist to chat with Lain York and see what Vesna Pavlovic's first solo…
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Religious Liberty Threatened by Everything Obama Does From the Moment He Wakes Up

Bruce Barry — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:23:33 -0600

Tennessee lawmakers of the GOP persuasion are predictably hopping onto the bandwagon of verbal assault on the mandate that health insurance plans cover…
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Creation as Remix: RE:GENERATION Doc Screening Feb. 16 at Carmike Bellevue 8

Cayla Mackey — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:00:00 -0600

We tend to think of creation as something that only God can do — whatever your version of…
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2 Girls 1 Red Solo Cup

Steve Haruch — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:26:37 -0600

I suppose this was inevitable. What happens when you put No. 2 and No. 2 together: Joe Denim's…
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Coca-Cola Freestyle: Magic Soft-Drink Machine at Firehouse Subs is Nashville's Own Coke Museum

Nicki Wood — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:00:18 -0600

Despite our not exactly memorable initial meal, Firehouse Subs is gradually ingratiating itself. Some visits have been much better. And there's that wall…
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Ri¢hie's Welcome to My Dreams Tape Release Feat. Little Bandit and Denney and the Jets Tonight at The End

D Patrick Rodgers — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:30:07 -0600

Back in November, we hipped you to Welcome to My Dreams, the eight-song debut from Ri¢hie. Ri¢hie, of course, is the latest project from…
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