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Nashville’s alternative-weekly newspaper, covering state and local politics, music, food, the arts and more. Free. Thinking.
Nashville, TN
Joined February 2009
A New Perspective: What do the Arcade's tenants think about its latest chapter?.
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Scene reporter Eli Motycka (@ejmotycka) was arrested by Vanderbilt police while reporting on student protests.
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The Pediatric Transgender Clinic at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center stopped serving patients June 1.
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Joanne Sowell, who has worked with local nonprofits, aims to unseat Marsha Blackburn.
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Attention people of the world: Dolly Parton will start reading us bedtime stories on Friday, April 3.
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Students from Hume-Fogg and other area schools staged an action against gun violence Monday morning, joining a March for Our Lives rally for the same purpose. Students and allies marched to the state Capitol, continuing their call for gun control.
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Find out where to donate, how to volunteer and where to go if you need a hand after Tuesday morning's storm.
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District Attorney Glenn Funk tells reporters through a spokesperson that his office "will not prosecute a reporter for peacefully doing his or her job.".
Scene staff writer @ejmotycka was reporting on pro-Palestine student protests when police arrested him.
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Hundreds are gathered at the state Capitol in downtown Nashville following Monday’s Covenant School shooting. They’re chanting, holding signs and calling for gun reform.
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Writes @AuntB: Pissed-off conservatives who have been done wrong by their representatives need to unseat a few of them.
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In his third collaboration with the Scene, Nashville comic @SirJoshuaBlack hits the streets to talk about Tennessee's Republican leadership. Give it a watch.
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"The album is a gem of contemporary Southern rock, representing a cadre of records that your grandparents and your kids are likely to agree is “real, good music.'".
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Allie Phillips, a Clarksville woman whose story of pregnancy loss under Tennessee's abortion ban drew national attention, is running for the state House as a Democrat.
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Students have made their way inside the Cordell Hill State Office Building, continuing their chants and calls for action on gun control. Lawmakers including William Lamberth and Justin Jones are now speaking with the students.
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Opryland, USA: Nashville was home to an iconic theme park like no other in the country. Then it was shuttered for "no compelling reason.".
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The Associated Press reports that state Rep. Gloria Johnson has secured the Democratic nomination to run for one of Tennessee’s two U.S. Senate seats. She'll face Sen. Marsha Blackburn in November.
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Nathan Bedford Forrest has fallen: A widely mocked Nashville statue of the early KKK leader was removed Tuesday morning.
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Scene staff writer @ejmotycka was reporting on pro-Palestine student protests when police arrested him.
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Don't let the coup enablers off the hook, writes @jrlind: @MarshaBlackburn, @BillHagertyTN and the rest of the fawning Trump courtiers don't deserve credit for fleeing the sinking ship.
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Protesters have now filled the gallery of the House chamber at the Tennessee State Capitol.
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A Black single mom seeks to make history, fill Alexander's U.S. Senate seat: Underemployed and bankrupt, Marquita Bradshaw wants to give working people a voice.
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District 19 Councilmember Freddie O'Connell is heading to the mayor's office.
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My Favorite Murder, the funny true crime podcast hosted by @GHardstark and @KarenKilgariff, helps listeners survive a scary, unpredictable world. See them at @tpac tonight.
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Nashvillian of the Year: Dr. James Hildreth. After a long and remarkable career, the Meharry Medical College president is at the forefront of Nashville’s battle against the pandemic.
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Nashvillians of the Year: Gun safety advocates Sarah Shoop Neumann, Ibtihal Cheko and Maryam Abolfazli are at the center of a Nashville community calling for change.
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Yell the Truth: Justin Kanew mixes advocacy, journalism and progressive politics with his online success story the @TheTNHoller.
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Ousted by Republican House members in April, Democrat Justin Jones will return to finish his first term as a state rep.
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Everyone in Bridgestone started chanting "Thank you, Predators!" as the team left the ice. #StillStandingWithYou
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Maryam Abolfazli has officially launched her campaign for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District seat, which is currently held by Republican Rep. Andy Ogles.
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In our annual Nashvillian of the Year issue, we talk with André Prince Jeffries. With her family’s signature dish now a global sensation, the longtime matriarch behind Prince's Hot Chicken is a cultural ambassador for Music City.
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They're burning books in Tennessee: Greg Locke's zealots set fire to sacred millennial texts like Harry Potter and Twilight.
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You might not be familiar with Shapiro, which, if so, that sounds amazing for you.
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Despite the rain, protesters are showing up this morning at the state Capitol to rally against the proposed expulsion of three House Democrats. #TennesseeThree
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Pleading the 5th: Nashville’s new congressman Andy Ogles has become a local embarrassment and a national liability.
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Community organizer Luis Mata, a Democrat, announced his campaign for Tennessee House of Representatives District 49 Wednesday.
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Congrats to local heroes @NashSevereWx, who won both the readers' poll for Best Twitter Account and the writers' choice for Best Use of Twitter in this year's Best of Nashville issue.
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Nashville voters have cast their ballots in favor of a new transit plan designed to improve buses, upgrade traffic lights, build sidewalks and more.
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Estimated 15,000 come out for Nashville's Women's March 2.0.
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Fox 17 has retracted and deleted the article. We await retractions and apologies from Glover, Carlson, Sen. Marsha Blackburn and their ilk.
Metro Councilmember Steve Glover appeared on Tucker Carlson's show Thursday evening to spread misinformation about Nashville's COVID-19 response, based on a widely discredited Fox 17 report.
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Writes contributor @hannah_cron, @JasonIsbell and the 400 Unit’s ‘Weathervanes’ keeps the masterfully thoughtful approach to songwriting they’re known for while amping up the rock element of the band’s identity.
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Controversial country star Morgan Wallen, who you may remember from past hits like "Saying the N-Word on a Ring Camera," is once again making headlines for less-than-flattering reasons.
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The 19th Annual Country Music Critics' Poll: Check out the complete results, including strong finishes by @AshleyMcBryde, @KaceyMusgraves, @PistolAnnies, @brandicarlile, @JohnPrineMusic and @ericchurch.
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Blackburn and Hagerty aren't engaging in a courageous effort to stand up for what is right. They are subverting an election that has been shown time and again to be free, fair and legal.
Will Tennessee's senators ever stop applauding? Writes @jrlind, Sens. Blackburn and Hagerty are voting to overturn the will of the voters, engaging in a process equally farcical and frightening.
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A Very Gucci Movie: Ridley Scott's star-studded 'House of Gucci' — opening wide this week — is absurd, bonkers and very watchable.
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A federal judge late Friday declared Tennessee’s new law restricting drag performances unconstitutional and halted its enforcement in Shelby County, where the case originated.
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A full crowd at Eastside Bowl for Freddie O’Connell’s election night party — O’Connell is currently up by 30 points as votes are still being tallied.
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In his first collaboration with the Scene, Nashville comic @SirJoshuaBlack talks vaccinations, mask hygiene and more. Give it a watch.
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Year in Music 2018: We talk to songwriter @julienrbaker and rapper Daisha McBride (@The_RapGirl), count down the top local albums of 2018, review the year's events and more.
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In his latest collaboration with the Scene, Nashville comic @SirJoshuaBlack talks hot chicken. Give it a watch. 🔥🐔.
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20th Annual Country Music Critics’ Poll: Talking with @mirandalambert about balancing art and commerce in today's country landscape.
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"You’ve got something that cities all over the world would kill to have. Why would you remove it for something that can be replicated anywhere else?” Metro Councilmembers speak up on behalf of @EXIT_IN.
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Our debut Country Music Almanac issue, presented by @CMT: Looking at the state of country music now and in the year ahead.
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At a press conference alongside state lawmakers, Gov. Bill Lee is proposing an armed security guard in every Tennessee school, $140 million to fund SROs, a grant to fund security upgrades at public and private schools, and increased funding for mental health resources.
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Writes @AuntB: White supremacists continue to show up in Tennessee. Perhaps because they identify with our state leaders' politics.
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Writes @AuntB, Knoxville's U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett recently called Kamala Harris a "DEI hire." Let's look at Burchett's history.
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Shaundelle Brooks won a narrow primary victory over Tyler Brasher to secure the Democratic nomination for Tennessee House District 60. Previously held by Darren Jernigan, the seat includes parts of Hermitage, Donelson and Old Hickory.
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Motycka was released from custody and returned to Vanderbilt’s campus by the arresting officer at 4 p.m. Tuesday. He was not charged with a crime.
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Due to a communication breakdown, a Nashville Scene marketing email went out this morning promoting a Fox News-sponsored event at Wildhorse Saloon requiring no proof of vaccination or negative COVID test. We regret this error and apologize to our readers. It won't happen again.
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Among the nominees to the National Council on the Arts: Activist and philanthropist @FionaPrine, who's also @ohboyrecords president and John Prine's widow.
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Tennessee's Democratic delegates have voted to support Kamala Harris for the presidency — and reports indicate they are the first state representation to do so.
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From our Year in Music issue: Our critics pick the top 10 albums recorded by Nashville artists in 2017, from @MissMargoPrice and @LilBanditMusic to @MIKEFLOSSMUSIC, @Bully and beyond.
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If only the coronavirus could be shot with a gun. Or maybe if it was transgender, or could be heard espousing a belief in systemic racism somewhere near impressionable youth. Maybe then Tennessee’s Republican leaders would really want to fight it.
Tennessee Republicans show support for COVID-19 and other diseases: Tennessee has made it easier to carry a gun and harder to learn about vaccines in the same month.
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It's tradition. The Last Waltz, the best Thanksgiving movie, screens at the @Belcourt on Monday night. Details are in our Critics' Picks.
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Educator, activist and Freedom Rider Dr. Ernest "Rip" Patton has died. The Nashvillian helped desegregate lunch counters in Nashville and transportation across the nation.
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Progressive Aftyn Behn sails to victory in the heavily Democratic East Nashville district.
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Nashville students walk out of school demanding action on gun violence #NationalSchoolWalkout
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WE WANT THE CUP.WE WANT THE CUP.WE WANT THE CUP.WE WANT THE CUP.
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The Fox 17 report was full of misleading information, taking emails between Tennessee Lookout’s Nate Rau and public health officials out of context to make it appear as though the city didn’t want people to know that very few cases cases could be traced back to Lower Broadway.
Metro Councilmember Steve Glover appeared on Tucker Carlson's show Thursday evening to spread misinformation about Nashville's COVID-19 response, based on a widely discredited Fox 17 report.
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Code Snitching: Nashvillians are weaponizing Metro Codes against "undesirable" neighbors, and it's disproportionately affecting Black and low-income residents. From @radleybalko.
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Megan Barry makes history as the next mayor of Nashville, and the city's first female mayor. http://t.co/PiihBQZdbO.
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Students and allies gathered at the state Capitol to call for gun control. Photos by @kelsey_beyeler and @formvscontent.
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.@JasonIsbell, John Prine and @KaceyMusgraves talk about songwriting and singing for yourself.
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Thelma Harper dies at 80: The longtime public servant was the first African American woman to serve in the state Senate.
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Via the @nashvillebanner: Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry is actively exploring a run for Congress.
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The Metro Council on Monday unanimously voted to send expelled Rep. Justin Jones (D-Nashville) back to the Tennessee General Assembly in an interim capacity.
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.@MarenMorris steps back from the hustle on 'Humble Quest': We talk with the country star about building her career her way.
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A march memorializing the victims of Monday’s Covenant School shooting heads east from Public Square Park in downtown Nashville.
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Sarah Fuller poised to make history today with Vanderbilt: The Commodore goalkeeper is set to be the first woman to play in a Power Five football game.
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Rep. Andy Ogles has paid a $5,750 civil penalty for multiple campaign finance violations incurred during the 2021-2022 election cycle, an FEC spokesperson confirms to the Scene.
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The property near I-65 where a statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest once stood has seen the removal of 13 flags honoring the Confederacy and the Battle of Nashville.
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If you're a federal employee in Nashville and have info to leak about what's happening to your agency, get in touch. We protect sources.
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😼🔝🐧.🏒🥅💙💛.💯🙌🏾😍.ON TO GAME SIX🍻.GO PREDS GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!.
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"Why weren’t you at the Covenant School as soon as the scene was safe to bear witness for the state you represent? Why weren’t you there, in person, to thank the first responders?".
Writes @AuntB to Gov. Bill Lee, if you don’t like being governor, if you’re not up for the job, please stop putting yourself and your state through it.
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According to local media reports, attendance at the Blount County Pride festival more than doubled from the previous year following the court ruling. Anti-gay protesters gathered outside the event.
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All-female slate of Delishia Porterfield, Quin Evans-Segall, Burkley Allen and Olivia Hill join Zulfat Suara as Metro councilmembers at-large.
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Hip-Hop City: Writes @LanceCo, thanks to groups like BlackCity, Six One Tribe, and ThirdEye & Co., Nashville is experiencing a rap renaissance.
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Writes @AuntB, many Republicans voted against FEMA funding before Hurricane Helene. Many Republicans are also complaining about federal response.
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.@JasonIsbell talks success, songwriting, the punk ethos of Americana & disrupting Music Row. http://t.co/1vDchvKUNb
http://t.co/0kRRnoCDNp.
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Every time the Nashville area experiences severe weather, the @NashSevereWx team springs into action. In the wake of Nashville's devastating 2020 tornado, we profiled the crew that likely saved lives in the wee hours of March 3.
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