For our annual Rock 'n' Roll Poll, we once again dialed up a select group of Nashville's finest rockers, rollers, bloggers, bookers and rappers, and asked them what got their attention — good and bad — in the local scene this year.
What local band ruled Nashville in 2011?
At the risk of 2010 redundancy, Caitlin Rose and PUJOL still ruled. —Tony Youngblood
The Black Keys are officially local, right? They appear to be taking over the world along with Daniel Pujol, who has been rocking shit as of late. —Caitlin Rose
Maybe it's a cop-out, but I refuse to pick just one when we had so many solid releases from the likes of Tristen, The Goldroom, The Features, Chancellor Warhol, Tetsuo, Southern, Glossary, Coupler, MAVS, Eureka Gold, JEFF, Jensen Sportag, Kindercastle, etc. etc. etc. —Michael Eades
Any time I am in another city and people find out I am from Nashville, they only want to talk about how much they love Natural Child! But D. Watusi definitely ruled the local show scene. —Tiffany Minton
In terms of playing and setting up good shows that keep things locally sustainable: D. Watusi. —Daniel Pujol
Diarrhea Planet. —Seth Riddle
Those DooDoo Planeteers. JEFF kinda rules the world now, so I think they don't count for just Nashville, right? —Ben Todd
Couldn't escape JEFF's conquests of both Nashville and the world. —Jeremy Ferguson
JEFF the Brotherhood seemed to rule the world this year; I'm going to try and be more like them. —Nikki Lane
JEFF, Tristen, D. Plannneet. —Evan P. Donohue
JEFF the Brotherhood, Wick-It. —Andrew Mischke
JEFF the Brotherhood. —Kent Marcus, Chris Cobb, Richie Kirkpatrick, Jonas Stein
If I write more than just "Tristen" will you list my response separately from everybody else who just writes "Tristen"? —Chris Scruggs
PUJOL. —Tristen
Hans Condor. —Coco Hames
The Clones. —Todd Sherwood
Chancellor Warhol, hands down. —Dean Shortland
Chance Warhol. That kid's everywhere. —Dee Goodz
William Tyler. —Ben Swank
Turbo Fruits. —Jesse Baker
Cherub made me excited about pop music again. —Brandon Jazz
Openmic. —Openmic
Balloon Animal. —Chris Crofton
What local band is going to rule in 2012?
Birdcloud. —Coco Hames, Tiffany Minton
I think some big comedy channel should get Birdcloud to do a comedy show. I would definitely want to help them write the show. —Richie Kirkpatrick
Angel Snow. Her forthcoming album with Viktor Krauss (Alison's brother) may vault her to the big leagues. —Tony Youngblood
Reid Magette, Natalie Prass, Andrew Combs. —Evan P. Donohue
Elizabeth Cook. —Seth Riddle
The Black Faces. —Todd Sherwood
Probably Cheap Time. —Ben Swank
Cheap Time. Or maybe Ben Blackwell will pursue that solo career. If he does, then Ben Blackwell is my answer. —Ben Todd
I think paired with their upcoming album release that it will be The Lonely H. —Dean Shortland
Openmic. —Openmic
My money is on PUJOL or Glossary, but I'm anticipating the releases from Sharpneck, Pony Chase, Little Bandit, Uncle Skeleton, Fake Brad, Golden Soldiers, Nahnee Bori and, potentially, Hotpipes. —Michael Eades
PUJOL. —Jonas Stein, Jeremy Ferguson
Mikky Ekko. —Kent Marcus
Black Baby, if Ryan Truso ever gets his shit together and releases anything. How I Became the Bomb, if the new songs they've played out recently are any indication of what's to come. Cherub, if they just keep on doing what they do. —Brandon Jazz
Cherub. —Andrew Mischke
Steelism. —Caitlin Rose
Ranch Ghost. —Daniel Pujol
Ponychase! —Tristen
Balloon Animal. —Chris Crofton
JEFF. —Chris Cobb
Nikki Lane; if not me then let it be Rayland Baxter. —Nikki Lane
Denney and the Jets are gonna eat 2012 for breakfast. —Jessi Darlin
Denney and the Jets, Thelma and the Sleaze. —Jesse Baker
I have no idea, but I plan on making some noise if that matters. LOL. —Dee Goodz
I don't know, but they're probably going to be all born in the '90s and from Murfreesboro. —Chris Scruggs
What was your favorite discovery this year?
James Wallace and the Naked Light, Painted Desert. —Evan P. Donohue
Birdcloud. —Jesse Baker
Ranch Ghost and Birdcloud. —Jessi Darlin
The Norm EP, the Birdcloud release, James Wallace and finding out that Eureka Gold was still willing to put out music. —Michael Eades
The Alabama Shakes, via Andrija at The Bomb Shelter. They blowin' up now. —Coco Hames
Openmic. —Seth Riddle
Ducko McFli's greatness in production. –Openmic
Olde tyme square dances are the new hipster dance parties. —Chris Scruggs
Mystery Twins. —Todd Sherwood
Wild Feathers and Cadillac Black. — Dean Shortland
Renee Louise Carafice. —Tony Youngblood
Fox Fun. —Jonas Stein
Fox Fun and OGG. Great group of new artists. Excellent form and arrangements. —Daniel Pujol
Fox Fun, Financier, Ranch Ghost, A Country Gentleman, Roy Ira, Happy Little Trees. —Jeremy Ferguson
Spotify. —Andrew Mischke
It's a toss-up between signing up for a Spotify account and getting my third eye opened at Burning Man. —Brandon Jazz
The Weeks. —Kent Marcus
My brand-new brother-in-law's band, Colorfeels. —Caitlin Rose
Hate Life Thursdays. —Ben Swank
Hate Life and a Dino's burger. —Ben Todd
America! —Tristen
Nikki Lane. —Leslie Keffer
Natural Child. —Nikki Lane
Crazy Band from Los Angeles and their debut album titled Fuck You. —Tiffany Minton
Instagram on my iPhone. Very dope app. Also, my own iPhone app that's about to drop! —Dee Goodz
I bought two 1966 Supro Lexington guitars. —Richie Kirkpatrick
Name Tag Lager at Trader Joe's. Wait, did you mean bands? —Chris Cobb
DVDs. —Chris Crofton
Best/worst band breakup of the year?
The many "final" shows of the diabolical Hepatitties. Glenn Danzig's House with their landlord! —Tony Youngblood
Do Hepatitties still exist? If not, that's a band name I'd be sad to see go. —Michael Eades
Hepatitties. —Leslie Keffer
Didn't Heartbeater break up this year? If so, it's them and "The Pink Armed Spider Forces." — Dean Shortland
Heartbeater. —Evan P. Donohue
Old Crow Medicine Show had a little breakup rumor floating around, but I think they survived. Way to work it out, boys. —Nikki Lane
Old Crow Medicine Show —Seth Riddle
Any band saying they went on "hiatus" usually fits the bill. —Chris Scruggs
I know who should break up, and that'd be the best, for everyone. —Coco Hames
The Harbor Masters broke up! —Chris Crofton
Well I'm not sure if they are officially "broken up," but the band MOM (Natalie Prass, Lizzie Conner and Kristin Weber) is definitely on hiatus. —Tiffany Minton
It was a bummer to see PUJOL's steady band leave the fold. There was a character to them that I sincerely enjoyed, although their new projects and his new band are all stellar. —Jesse Baker
Uhhh, Scion and "garage rock." —Ben Todd
REM. —Daniel Pujol, Tristen
I'm just glad that REM finally broke up. DISCO IS COMING BACK. —Richie Kirkpatrick
Did any bands break up this year? —Jonas Stein
I don't think anyone broke up this year. It was too awesome. —Todd Sherwood
All of them. —Brandon Jazz
Best music story of the year?
The Cream's coverage of the WRVU-FM license sale. —Tony Youngblood
I've really enjoyed all of Adam Gold's interviews with the notables of Nashville. Boy can get conversational! —Jeremy Ferguson
"R. Stevie Moore returns." "Cam Fractures Skull at Rock Show and Survives (We Love You, Cam)." —Evan P. Donohue
I don't know about best, but that video from The Ettes/Tom Scharpling was pretty great. —Michael Eades
The mystery and cool factory that is Third Man, namely the Jerry Lee Lewis show where he called Jack Lawrence "Killer." —Coco Hames
ICP/JEFF the Brotherhood/Mozart on a Third Man 7-inch. That is pearl culture jam! —Daniel Pujol
When The Black Keys saved Christmas. —Ben Swank
Tom T. Hall Tribute at Music City Roots — absolutely improbable. Duane Eddy, Buddy Miller, Lloyd Green, etc. —Seth Riddle
Hank Jr. joins the Dixie Chicks. —Chris Scruggs
Peter Buck playing Two-Dollar Tuesday with Derek Hoke while Mike Mills gets turned away at the door for having no ID. —Todd Sherwood
The catapulting success of The Civil Wars. —Dean Shortland
Ke$ha buying Evil Ed's Guns N' Roses shirt for $200 cash at Springwater. —Jesse Baker
Petty coming out of nowhere and going crazy on his performance at SXSR2. —Openmic
That Gillian Welch and Kate Bush finally made new albums! —Tiffany Minton
Turbo Fruits were on tour and one of our hosts made us "Magic Mushroom Milkshakes." —Jonas Stein
Bassnectar selling out Bridgestone Arena on NYE in a matter of days. ... Proof that Nashville is truly on the map as a major music market in all genres. Huge props to MarchOne Music and AC Entertainment. —Andrew Mischke
Spotify. Finally. —Kent Marcus
A new generation of cover bands taking the stage in Nashville's illustrious tribute-act scene. Guilty Pleasures will always be the foundation, but My So-Called Band, The Aught-Nots, The Long Players and Greg Mangus all had a great year as well. —Brandon Jazz
JEFF the Brotherhood being declared the best band to ever exist ever. Did you see them at The Ryman? Dreams come true! —Ben Todd
Joe Blankenship appearing in the new Taylor Swift video. —Caitlin Rose
Matt Moody getting a Mercedes Benz commercial! —Tristen
Balloon Animal did a split 7-inch with BearBearBearBear. —Chris Crofton
[Gayngs] wins lawsuit against a Tennessee coach company in Nashville court. —Chris Cobb
The rumor that Creed might reunite in 2012. I now know the reason for the said apocalypse. —Jessi Darlin
What trend would you like to see left behind in 2012?
Dubstep. —Andrew Mischke
That damn wanky dubstep stuff. —Dean Shortland
Brostep or any other kinda "step" micro-genre. Also, those disgusting FiveFingers running shoes. —Tiffany Minton
Anything pussy. Like anything to do with the Bluebird? Or anything fake. Play from the heart, kids. The heart and the groin. —Coco Hames
Praising Nashville as having America's best music scene. It's self-serving and, under any scrutiny, false. If we have any hope of deserving that moniker, we should rein in the accolades and focus on constructive criticism. —Tony Youngblood
Sticking to an aesthetic to the detriment of the quality of the music or song. I don't give a shit how you do it if it moves me. —Jeremy Ferguson
Rough mixes. —Evan P. Donohue
Shitty bands think a production fee is robbery, fuck those no-crowd dumb fucks. —Todd Sherwood
Bad vibes. —Caitlin Rose
I would like to see the federal government stop trying to shut down Gibson guitars. Come to an agreement, y'all! —Richie Kirkpatrick
Indie kids (hip-hop/electronic/rock 'n' roll) not playing shows together. —Seth Riddle
Clothing. —Jessi Darlin
Mall Country. You know who you are. —Nikki Lane
Death to camo shorts and snapbacks. That was an '09 type thing, y'know. —Dee Goodz
The keytar. —Chris Cobb
Live drummers wearing huge headphones. —Chris Scruggs
Starting bands after seemingly only ever hearing The Black Keys. —Jesse Baker
Wack rappers trying to enter the local hip-hop scene because it's flourishing. AND punch lines like "It's going down. Basement." —Openmic
Cool shows happening at 21-plus venues. Don't deprive the kids! —Ben Todd
Cover bands ruling the local bars! —Tristen
Bands putting out albums but not putting them online anywhere. What gives? —Michael Eades
Every band trying to start a Kickstarter campaign. —Kent Marcus
Bands that sound like Kings of Leon. —Brandon Jazz
Silly food. —Chris Crofton
Band you're sick of seeing/hearing about?
All 975,000 of them. Plus the 25,000 that started while I wrote this. —Chris Crofton
Your band. —Evan P. Donohue
Dave Cloud. Yes, I said it. —Jessi Darlin
Any band who plays 12th & Porter. —Tony Youngblood
As long as they're doing good work, I'll continue to pretend I care what other bands are doing. —Coco Hames
The Civil Wars. —Seth Riddle
The Civil Wars defining independent music. —Kent Marcus
No offense to the gang personally, but Buffalo Clover. — Dean Shortland
Gay Vibes. —Jesse Baker
Caitlin Rose. —Caitlin Rose
DJ Twayne. —Andrew Mischke
The Black Belles. —Chris Cobb
Allison Waid Band. —Ben Todd
D. Watusi. —Ben Swank
The Beatles, but only in the context that people perpetually name them as their "favorite band of all time." Of course they are. —Tiffany Minton
The Doors. —Brandon Jazz
Lady GaGa, yikes! —Tristen
Toad the Wet Sprocket and Bush. —Jeremy Ferguson
Governor Bill Haslam. —Chris Scruggs
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Who deserves more coverage than they got in 2011?
Turbo Fruits. And probably The Ettes. Wahhhh. —Coco Hames
Turbo Fruits and D. Watusi. —Seth Riddle
Turbo Fruits. —Kent Marcus
Battletapes Studio. —Jonas Stein
How can you exist in this age and not determine your own level of coverage? —Jeremy Ferguson
Jordan Caress. She's the secret ingredient to most anything cool in Nashville. —Chris Scruggs
Call It Dope. —Openmic
Space Capone and Movement Nashville in General. —Dean Shortland
Buffalo Clover. —Caitlin Rose, Todd Sherwood
Thelma and the Sleaze. —Jesse Baker, Tiffany Minton
Cherub, Evan P. Donohue, Tesla Rossa. —Brandon Jazz
Useless Eaters. As I write this, I think they just announced their sixth release of the year. Seth Sutton's a machine. —Ben Todd
Matt Campbell, Faux Ferocious. —Evan P. Donohue
Milly Roze is a very dope artist. —Dee Goodz
Nahnee Bori — he'll earn it. —Michael Eades
Tywanna Jo Baskette: She is Nashville's hidden secret, and we need to encourage her to finish her second album! —Tony Youngblood
Quichenight. —Daniel Pujol
No Kings label. They have put out many killer cassettes from Nashville's experimental community, and they are all amazing. —Leslie Keffer
Probably Birdcloud. I have a feeling there is going to be an epidemic of fans once the world finds out about their dirty little mouths. —Nikki Lane
Ovvio Arte. Those bitches are tearin' it up. —Jessi Darlin
Matt Moody is one of the most prolific and hardworking artists I know. —Tristen
Natural Child. —Ben Swank
What was your favorite local record of 2011?
William Tyler, Behold The Spirit ... Useless Eaters, Daily Commute. ... Or, I don't know, maybe Tristen, Charlatans at the Garden Gate; or JEFF the Brotherhood, We Are the Champions; Natural Child, 1971; Diarrhea Planet, Loose Jewels; Those Darlins, Screws Get Loose; The Paperhead, The Paperhead; Ttotals, Drum Is Our Parent; Nameless Cults, Run Dry; Gnarwhal, Duane; Nikki Lane, Walk of Shame; Caitlin Rose, Own Side Now; KORT, Invariable Heartache; The Ettes, Wicked Will. Every other city can suck it. —Ben Todd
It's so hard to choose, but the records I listened to on repeat were Tristen's Charlatans at the Garden Gate, JEFF the Brotherhood's We Are the Champions and Those Darlins' Screws Get Loose. —Tiffany Minton
Tristen, Charlatans at the Garden Gate. —Chris Scruggs
JEFF the Brotherhood, We Are the Champions. —Seth Riddle
Those Darlins, Screws Get Loose. —Jonas Stein
Caitlin Rose, Own Side Now. —Tony Youngblood
Deep Vibration, Strange Love. —Caitlin Rose
Wanda Jackson, The Party Ain't Over. —Evan P. Donohue
Glossary, Long Live All of Us. —Todd Sherwood, Michael Eades
Kyle Andrews, Robot Learn Love, and Parachute Musical, Kill It, Cut It Down. —Dean Shortland
Birdcloud, Birdcloud. —Jesse Baker
Cherub, Man of the Hour. —Andrew Mischke
Kings of Leon, Come Around Sundown. —Kent Marcus
PUJOL, Nasty, Brutish and Short. —Ben Swank
Natural Child, 1971. —Jessi Darlin
Natural Child. Shit, I'm starting to sound obsessed. —Nikki Lane
Nikki Lane, Walk of Shame. —Leslie Keffer
Quichenight, hands down. I listened to it at least one time a day all summer. —Daniel Pujol
Black Keys count? —Chris Cobb
Mine. —Coco Hames
Dee Goodz, The Sun. —Openmic
"B-A-N-A-N-A-S"! Haha, duh! LOL. —Dee Goodz
Balloon Animal, Balloons Over Baghdad. —Chris Crofton
Best show of 2011?
JEFF on Fallon. —Evan P. Donohue
JEFF the Brotherhood/White Stripes at The Ryman. —Kent Marcus
Hans Condor at Drifters for the Ton Up bike show. —Seth Riddle
Hans Condor at Third Man, wowee zowee. —Daniel Pujol
Hans Condor at The 5 Spot. —Coco Hames
The same as every year: Jonathan Richman at The 5 Spot! —Chris Scruggs
Every Two-Dollar Tuesday and every Boom Bap! —Todd Sherwood
Soundstage with K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf. —Dee Goodz
SoundLand festival the day of the Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf performance. Main stage and the Mai stage. —Openmic
Jerry Lee Lewis in the Blue Room at Third Man. —Ben Swank
Chromeo at Cannery. —Dean Shortland
Diarrhea Planet's album release at The End comes to mind. —Jesse Baker
Jonny Corndawg at War Memorial. —Jonas Stein
Leslie Hall's performance at Southern Girls Rock and Roll Camp likened to The Runaways landing in Japan. —Tiffany Minton
U2 at Vandy. —Andrew Mischke
Girls at Mercy Lounge. —Caitlin Rose
Elvis Costello at The Ryman. Best show I've ever seen, period. —Brandon Jazz
Davila 666 at Springwater. —Jessi Darlin
Sebastian Speaks party at the VFW. —Ben Todd
R. Stevie Moore at Betty's, Sebastian Speaks anniversary party at VFW, Sickboy Milkplus at Betty's. —Leslie Keffer
Deerhunter at Bonnaroo. —Tristen
Guided by Voices. —Chris Crofton
The first time I saw Birdcloud. I mean? —Nikki Lane
tUnE-YarDs at Exit/In. Bird Names at Noa Noa. —Tony Youngblood
Was that Them Crooked Vultures show this year? [It wasn't.] —Chris Cobb
American Horror Story. —Jeremy Ferguson
Hardest-working local musician?
Daniel Pujol. —Ben Todd, Kent Marcus
Jonas Stein. —Jesse Baker, Daniel Pujol
Matthew Hearn. That dude works a 9-5 printing-sales job every day, helps run Turbo Time Records and shows up to band rehearsal four nights a week. Damn. —Jonas Stein
Tie between Tristen, Caitlin Rose and JEFF for their incessant touring. —Michael Eades
Jonny Corndawg, if you consider him local, since he's been on tour all year round since birth. —Tristen
Jonny Corndawg — is he still considered local? He sure is never in town he tours so much. —Nikki Lane
Jordan Caress. She's one of this city's greatest talents. She should never be idle. Hire her. —Tiffany Minton
Chris Murray from Square People. The man is a songwriting machine. Also, Scott Martin and William Tyler certainly get around. —Tony Youngblood
Ryan Norris, Scott Martin. —Leslie Keffer
Can I say a producer? Jeremy Ferguson at Battletapes. Dude needs more naps. —Ben Swank
Too many to name. I know way too many ridiculously talented people at this point in my life who are inspiring to watch work and create. —Jeremy Ferguson
Hands down, Jem Cohen. —Coco Hames
Spencer Cullum Jr. He's either the hardest-working or has the itchiest feet. —Cailtin Rose
Steve Latanation, he is the best all-around go-to awesome drummer. —Todd Sherwood
Kyle Andrews. (Third year in a row I have said that.) —Dean Shortland
DJ Crisis. —Openmic
Jeremy Todd (Coach)/Dave Paulson. —Andrew Mischke
Jerry "Rock Solid" Pentecost. —Brandon Jazz
I reckon it's Dan Auerbach, he says it himself in GQ: "I don't want to be a dickhead, but honestly, it's because we're good and because we've worked harder than any band I've ever met, without a question. We've toured harder and done more dates and played for less money." —Seth Riddle
That guy who plays piano in the marching band. And Kenny Vaughan. —Chris Scruggs
Ahem. I don't think this needs to even be discussed. —Dee Goodz
Don "Swamp" Mallory. —Chris Crofton
Favorite local blog and/or radio show/podcast?
Yeah, I remember when we had a college radio station here. —Chris Cobb
Not trying to suck up, but Nashville Cream is the only local blog I read every day. Leslie Keffer's Noisebloid is great. The non-music-related podcasts Cinegeek, Happy Birthday Gary and Jesse Is Terrific are excellent. —Tony Youngblood
Nashville Cream. —Evan P. Donohue, Coco Hames, Tristen, Ben Swank
Michael Eades posts funny videos on his blog on Fridays. That's cool. Nashville Cream writes about me a lot, which is also cool. —Brandon Jazz
Dixie Downturn, East Nashville With Love and, of course, We Own This Town. —Michael Eades
The Chris Crofton Show. —Kent Marcus, Caitlin Rose, Chris Crofton
Chris Crofton's podcast is funny, and Nashville's Dead always tells me about shows. —Richie Kirkpatrick
Nashville's Dead. —Jesse Baker, Seth Riddle, Ben Todd
When I 'Net, I look at Cream, Dead and Gizmodo. —Jeremy Ferguson
Collegekidsdropout.com or 2Lsonacloud.com. They been rocking with me since beginning. —Dee Goodz
It's a tie between 2Lsonacloud.com and breakonacloud.com. –Openmic
It's kind of trans-local, but I really dig the new blog Get Bent. —Tiffany Minton
Theatre Intangible. —Leslie Keffer
Undertheguise.com. —Nikki Lane
The Grand Ole Opry on a Saturday night. —Chris Scruggs
Getouttatherezach! —Todd Sherwood
Nashvillest.com. —Dean Shortland
The Lower Atlantis Gun Club. —Andrew Mischke
I think they are all equally important in terms of reporting and providing a perspective. —Daniel Pujol
What band have you seen a lot that you're still not tired of seeing?
JEFF the Brotherhood. —Chris Cobb, Jessi Darlin, Tiffany Minton, Seth Riddle
Natural Child. —Richie Kirkpatrick, Nikki Lane, Daniel Pujol
Majestico — go see them play if you haven't. Natural Child. (Haven't seen a lot but wish I saw more.) —Evan P. Donohue
The Lonely H. —Caitlin Rose, Dean Shortland
Ben Folds. Ironically, I've seen him play more shows outside of Nashville than in. —Tony Youngblood
Hans Condor. —Coco Hames
Justin and the Cosmics. Who knew Conor Lynch played a big mean bass? —Chris Scruggs
D. Watusi. —Ben Swank
The Features, By Lightning!, Kopecky Family Band. —Brandon Jazz
Hands off Cuba, Hobbledeions, Unicorn Hard-On, Sugar Sk*-*lls, Square People Jazz Maturity, Cortney Tidwell. —Leslie Keffer
I like to see Cherub live. All the pretty girls come to his shows. —Dee Goodz
Like I said last year, Derek Hoke! Every Tuesday night. —Todd Sherwood
Cy Barkley and the Way Outsiders. —Jesse Baker
Keegan DeWitt, Madi Diaz. —Andrew Mischke
Tristen has yet to give a performance that was anything less than riveting. —Michael Eades
DP — because I still don't like the name, yet I'm constantly reminded of The Butthole Surfers. —Kent Marcus
Fox Fun. Or really anything that Asher Horton is a part of. —Ben Todd
BearBearBearBear. —Chris Crofton
I don't have one, but I would hope people answer "Openmic." LOL. –Openmic
Respondents:
Jesse Baker: sound engineer, promoter, bar staff, The End, Springwater, Mercy Lounge
Chris Cobb: proprietor, Exit/In and Marathon Music Works
Chris Crofton: comedian; podcaster, The Chris Crofton Show; musician, The Alcohol Stuntband
Jessi Darlin: singer/guitarist, Those Darlins
Dee Goodz: rapper
Evan P. Donohue: musician
Michael Eades: YK Records, Yewknee.com, We Own This Town
Jeremy Ferguson: producer/engineer/proprietor, Battletapes
Coco Hames: lead singer, guitarist, The Ettes
Brandon Jazz: musician, Armed Forces, Pink Spiders; office manager, Mercy Lounge/Cannery Ballroom
Leslie Keffer: musician; blogger, Noisebloid
Richie Kirkpatrick: guitarist and singer, Ri¢hie and Ghostfinger; guitarist, Jessica Lea Mayfield
Nikki Lane: musician
Kent Marcus: entertainment lawyer
Tiffany Minton: drummer for Heavy Cream and Cry Baby
Andrew Mischke: general manager, Mercy Lounge/Cannery Ballroom
Openmic: rapper
Daniel Pujol: musician, PUJOL; poet, EGGS
Seth Riddle: general manager of Serpents & Snakes Records
Caitlin Rose: musician
Chris Scruggs: musician
Todd Sherwood: 5 Spot honcho
Dean Shortland: local-rock advocate, Australian
Jonas Stein: musician, Turbo Fruits; Turbo Time Records; organizer, The Bruise Cruise
Ben Swank: co-founder, Third Man Records; drummer, The Black Faces
Ben Todd: blogger, Nashville's Dead
Tristen: musician
Tony Youngblood: blogger/podcaster, Theatre Intangible
Email music@nashvillescene.com.
