This Stuff Happened: Venue openings and closings, band breakups and makeups, new labels, fresh collaborations and more
The Year in Hip-Hop, the Year in Jazz Blues, and the Year in Classical
Top Local Albums of 2012: Lambchop, PUJOL, Natural Child, JEFF the Brotherhood, Dr. John and more among the year’s best releases
The 2012 Rock ‘n’ Roll Poll: The local rock scene on the local rock scene
Magic Wanda: Rock 'n' roll legend Wanda Jackson has unfinished business, and plenty of fuel left in the tank (Playing Friday, 7th at 3rd & Lindsley)
Luck Has Nothing To Do With It: Longtime Nashvillians Stuck Lucky keep the punk fire burning (Their Them is out now via Community Records; playing Friday, 7th at FooBar)
In The Spin: The Mountain Goats at Mercy Lounge, The Who at Bridgestone Arena
Plus Critics’ Picks on Luella and the Sun and Paul Burch, Timbre’s annual Christmas show, Richard Buckner with Chelsea Crowell, the Tom Waits tribute, Mr. Gnome, Trey Songz, Rick Ross, Jessica Lea Mayfield and David Mayfield, Reignwolf and more