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Critic's Pick: "There’s something quite special about experiencing an evening of world-class music out under the stars."
09/05/2026

Critic's Pick: "There’s something quite special about experiencing an evening of world-class music out under the stars."

7:30 p.m. Sept. 5 at Walk of Fame Park

Critic's Pick: "LaMontagne takes folk-rock-soul into directions undreamed of."
09/05/2026

Critic's Pick: "LaMontagne takes folk-rock-soul into directions undreamed of."

7:30 p.m. Sept. 4-5 at the Ryman

In our short-reviews column Another Look: Nashvillians and Nashville frequenters including Lucinda Williams, Angela Autu...
09/05/2026

In our short-reviews column Another Look: Nashvillians and Nashville frequenters including Lucinda Williams, Angela Autumn and Riley Downing salute Blaze Foley on ‘Sittin’ With Blaze.’

In the latest installment of Another Look, our column of short reviews of local releases, we look at a tribute to the late, great Blaze Foley. The album includes contributions from Nashvillians and Nashville-frequenting folks including Lucinda Williams, Lucy Dacus, Angela Autumn, John R. Miller, Pho...

Critic's Pick: 'Perfect Blue' keeps becoming more and more relevant as the years roll on.
09/04/2026

Critic's Pick: 'Perfect Blue' keeps becoming more and more relevant as the years roll on.

Midnight Sept. 4 at the Belcourt

From the Archives: Check out Randy Fox's 2011 feature on Music City's horror-host history.
09/04/2026

From the Archives: Check out Randy Fox's 2011 feature on Music City's horror-host history.

Once upon a time, ways to watch a horror movie at home were as limited as escape routes from a vampire's crypt. There were no tapes, no discs, no DVR,

Pearl Diver, East Nashville's tropical-themed cocktail bar and restaurant, has changed hands. New ownership promises "a ...
09/04/2026

Pearl Diver, East Nashville's tropical-themed cocktail bar and restaurant, has changed hands. New ownership promises "a fresh chapter."

Nashville-based Working Man Ventures pays undisclosed sum for Gallatin Avenue bar and restaurant

At this week's NARA Connect trade show at Fat Bottom Brewing Co., the mayor outlined some possible assistance opportunit...
09/04/2026

At this week's NARA Connect trade show at Fat Bottom Brewing Co., the mayor outlined some possible assistance opportunities for local restaurants.

On Tuesday, Sept. 1, hundreds of local restaurant decision-makers attended the NARA Connect trade show held at Fat Bottom Brewing Co. The Nashville Area Restaurant Alliance helps local independent restaurants band together to earn discounts on goods and services and also to introduce potential suppl...

09/04/2026

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Talking with Nashville Sports Council CEO Scott Ramsey ahead of a packed Labor Day weekend slate.
09/04/2026

Talking with Nashville Sports Council CEO Scott Ramsey ahead of a packed Labor Day weekend slate.

Scott Ramsey has seen the city transform from a national-sports afterthought to slated host of the 2030 Super Bowl. Ahead of a packed Labor Day weekend, the Scene spoke with Ramsey about the Nashville Sports Council’s role in landing and facilitating major sporting events.

In advance of a release party at The Blue Room at Third Man Records, we talk with Appalachian songsmith Angela Autumn ab...
09/03/2026

In advance of a release party at The Blue Room at Third Man Records, we talk with Appalachian songsmith Angela Autumn about her second LP ‘Believer.’

We catch up with the Appalachian songsmith — a Nashvillian by way of Pennsylvania nicknamed ‘Appalachian Rose’ — ahead of her second LP. She’ll celebrate the nuanced exploration of belief with a release party at The Blue Room at Third Man Records.

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