Daily Archives: December 3rd, 2011
Happy Hour: Buckle Up
- A careless construction crew struck an underground transformer and it exploded this morning. A similar incident happened in 1999 – you’d think that they would have learned the first time. [WSMV]
- From now through 11:59pm on Sunday, be extra careful on the roads. Tennessee Highway Patrol and Metro Nashville Police will be busy with sobriety and license checkpoints. On Saturday, state troopers will be setting up shop every 15 miles on I-40. Don’t drink & drive, wear your seatbelt, and you should be fine. [Department of Safety]
- In addition to the extra law enforcement, the roads this weekend should be smooth sailing. TDOT has shut down all interstate construction for the holiday. [Nashville Business Journal]
A careless construction crew struck an underground transformer and it exploded this morning. A similar incident happened in 1999 – you’d think that they would have learned the first time. [WSMV] From now through 11:59pm on Sunday, be extra careful on the roads. Tennessee Highway Patrol and Metro Nashville Police will be busy with sobriety [...]
Kenny Chesney Will Find His Next Big Star
Kenny Chesney’s nationwide search for the “Next Big Star” is coming home today. The four local finalists chosen will face off at the Hard Rock Cafe downtown at 9pm. Winner gets to play the opening slot at LP Field this Saturday with Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, Keith Urban, Sammy Hagar and Gary Allan… Not a shabby prize. For some Fourth of July pre-game, this is easy, free entertainment.
Photo by don.lee.
Kenny Chesney’s nationwide search for the “Next Big Star” is coming home today. The four local finalists chosen will face off at the Hard Rock Cafe downtown at 9pm. Winner gets to play the opening slot at LP Field this Saturday with Kenny Chesney, LeAnn Rimes, Keith Urban, Sammy Hagar and Gary Allan… Not a [...]
Photo Of The Day: July 3, 2008
Nashville photographer Chris Wage captured some great detail with this black and white candid at the RC & Moon Pie Festival in Bell Buckle, TN a few weekends back. We’re pretty sad that we didn’t get to go, but luckily for us there were plenty of pictures.
Photo Of The Day will be a recurring feature for Nashvillest as long you keep giving us stuff to post. Don’t worry- We’ll give you props. Just add them to the pool or tag them with “Nashvillest†if you’re feeling lazy.
Nashville photographer Chris Wage captured some great detail with this black and white candid at the RC & Moon Pie Festival in Bell Buckle, TN a few weekends back. We’re pretty sad that we didn’t get to go, but luckily for us there were plenty of pictures. Photo Of The Day will be a recurring [...]
Celebrate Independence Day The Nashville Way
Let’s brag on Nashville for just a few minutes. AOL CityGuide’s “Booms with a View” ranked us second in the nation for the best Fourth of July firework shows and events. In 2005, we were also ranked in the top ten fireworks displays by the American Pyrotechnics Association. Basically, our Fourth of July celebrations are awesome.
We rounded up some activities for the Independence Day weekend, so you can spend less time figuring out what to do and more time enjoying the time off work. Win-win.
And a little Nashvillest tip from us to you? Stock up on the hard stuff today, because you won’t be able to run to the liquor store tomorrow. (We promise, we’re not alcoholics. We just like to write about booze.)
Music City July 4th
The no-brainer of the bunch, this is Nashville’s official celebration at Riverfront Park. The Kroger & Coca Cola Family Fun Zone will open at noon on the 4th, and the music will begin at 3 on the NowPlayingNashville.com stage. The main show begins at 7pm, and performers for the evening include Phil Vassar, Michael McDonald and the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Fireworks are scheduled to begin at 9:25pm sharp, accompanied by an additional symphony performance. Leave your alcohol at home – it will be confiscated at the park if you try to bring it in.
Franklin on the Fourth
If you don’t feel like driving downtown (or dread the idea of trying to park your car), Williamson County’s Franklin on the Fourth celebration is every bit as great. The traditional Franklin street fair starts at 11am on Friday, with childrens’ activities on 4th Ave, live music, and street vendors. The fun even stretches through Saturday this year! Fireworks will begin around 9:30pm on Friday.
Music City Hot Chicken Festival
We’ve written about the upcoming Hot Chicken Festival before, but it’s finally arrived. From 12pm-3pm on Friday in East Park, enjoy free hot chicken samples from a handful of vendors. But be sure to arrive early – free chicken is only guaranteed for the first 500 people. It finishes early enough to give everyone time to recover before heading to their fireworks display of choice, which we definitely appreciate.
Sylvan Park Parade
9am-11am at the intersection of Charlotte Ave & 49th. Kids will parade at 9:30am, so if you’re not taking advantage of the day off to sleep in, take the kids out and let them ride their bikes in the parade.
Red, White and Bluegrass Night
Join Vince Gill and the Ryman TONIGHT (July 3) for their special 4th of July edition of Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman. Tickets are $25 and the show starts at 7:30pm.
Poets & Pirates Tour
Kenny Chesney, Leann Rimes, Keith Urban and more, all at the same show? Too good to be true for Nashville country fans. LP Field on Saturday, July 5 at 3:30pm.
Firecracker 5K
Early birds, head out to the Maryland Farms YMCA for this 7am 4th of July 5K.
Photo of Franklin fireworks by Brent and MariLynn.
Let’s brag on Nashville for just a few minutes. AOL CityGuide’s “Booms with a View” ranked us second in the nation for the best Fourth of July firework shows and events. In 2005, we were also ranked in the top ten fireworks displays by the American Pyrotechnics Association. Basically, our Fourth of July celebrations are [...]
Free Music: Nashvillians Have The Right Idea
Like free music? Noisetrade.com is the brain child of several forward-thinking folks in the Nashville music industry who are seeking to change the way music reaches fans.Â
Does anyone remember FreeDerekWebb.com? Local artist Derek Webb gave away over 80,000 copies of his CD “Mockingbird,” and in return fans told a handful of friends about the site. The same concept applies to Noisetrade, with a twist: Fans can opt to tell friends and get the music for free, or they can choose to pay whatever they want. That’s right – whatever they want.Â
“Who needs peer-to-peer when you can have artist-to-fan?” Derek concludes, “If artists and fans realized how they could help each other and started making direct connections, without a middleman, the whole industry would change overnight. It would start a revolution.”Â
Check out Noisetrade.com over the next few days and weeks as artists join the revolution. Their official launch is tomorrow, but they are already hosting music from locals Sandra McCracken, Matthew Perryman Jones, Katie Herzig, Alli Rogers and of course, co-founder Derek Webb.Â
Another sweet bonus, Paste Magazine has partnered with Noisetrade around the same concept – a pay what you want magazine subscription. If this is the way of the future, we’re on board.Â
Like free music? Noisetrade.com is the brain child of several forward-thinking folks in the Nashville music industry who are seeking to change the way music reaches fans. Does anyone remember FreeDerekWebb.com? Local artist Derek Webb gave away over 80,000 copies of his CD “Mockingbird,” and in return fans told a handful of friends about the site. The [...]
Bright & Early: From Here To Anywhere Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The presidential debate gods are raining on Belmont’s parade this year, as it’s looking like that town hall debate they’ve been getting everyone all worked up about may not be the only one of its kind. It was originally set to be the third of three debates to take place between the candidates, but now McCain is going all over-achiever on us and challenging Obama to ten town hall-style debates. If that happens, Belmont’s afraid that no one is going to care enough to watch town hall debate #11 when it rolls around in October.
- Conventional questions. Things are getting underway with the new convention center and the city is saying they want our input–they just haven’t figured out how. They’re also not sure how much it’ll set them back to have NES move the downtown substation to accommodate the new structure since estimates have been anywhere from $1M to $50M.
- Empty jackpots. The Tennessee lottery has been peddling lottery tickets for jackpots that have already been won. They say it’s because it takes so long to go around and pick up the extra tickets once the game is over, so they’ve come up with a new system of keeping one jackpot open from every game until all tickets have been collected, then drawing from the losing tickets.
- Bits & pieces. Ronnie McDowell wrote a song about gas prices and everybody loves it … March and candlelight vigil planned tonight for 18-year old gunned down at Nolensville car wash … Nebraska is trying to poison everyone with their beef; Kroger issues a recall … Jon and Jodi Roda and their 5 month-old triplets of steel were hit head-on by a drunk driver in Hermitage and made it out totally unscathed.
Photo by Paul Chenoweth.
Good morning, Nashville. The presidential debate gods are raining on Belmont’s parade this year, as it’s looking like that town hall debate they’ve been getting everyone all worked up about may not be the only one of its kind. It was originally set to be the third of three debates to take place between the [...]
Mixed Reviews: We Didn’t Want To Hear That
Today’s mixed reviews are a little bit depressing, and a little bit disgusting. Tennessee is the 6th fattest state, hanging onto its rank from last year. And we’ve actually gotten fatter than last year, with 30.7% of Tennesseeans qualifying as “obese” in 2007 and up to 31.9% claiming the title this year. [Thanks to Josh H. for the tip.]
That may be fine and well, but we’re now also hoisting high our title of Tennessee’s #2 sweatiest city. Gross, and thank heaven for Memphis and their overall rank of #5 sweatiest city in the nation. At #27, we suddenly feel better about coming in second. Our neighbors in Chattanooga came in #35 overall, and Knoxville landed #41. [From Chattarati]
Photo by morgantepsic.
Today’s mixed reviews are a little bit depressing, and a little bit disgusting. Tennessee is the 6th fattest state, hanging onto its rank from last year. And we’ve actually gotten fatter than last year, with 30.7% of Tennesseeans qualifying as “obese” in 2007 and up to 31.9% claiming the title this year. [Thanks to Josh [...]
The People Have Spoken, And They Like Beer
Nashvillest readers really like beer. Not that we’re pointing fingers or anything, because we like beer ourselves. Since it’s a point of common interest, we were glad to see that our friends over at Beer School Blog are finally getting things rolling. Take it from us – these guys are both funny, and they’re big fans of beer (they’re also both bald). They’re set to check out local bars and pubs, and they have bravely offered to try beers that you won’t venture to try yourself. Go ahead, we dare you – challenge them to a good one.
Photo by reallocalcelebrity.
Nashvillest readers really like beer. Not that we’re pointing fingers or anything, because we like beer ourselves. Since it’s a point of common interest, we were glad to see that our friends over at Beer School Blog are finally getting things rolling. Take it from us – these guys are both funny, and they’re big [...]
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