Monthly Archives: December, 2011
Happy Hour: Counting Some Heads
- A big shout-out to the 69% of Tennesseeans who have turned in their US Census forms! So far, we’ve matched the rate at which we turned them in back in the 2000 Census. The core counties, however, still have a long way to go. [Tennessean]
- Lots of flights have been disrupted by that whole volcanic cloud mess over in the UK, but so far no flights in or out of BNA have been disrupted. [Tennessean]
- A Juvenile Court judge who was displaying a political sign in her yard for today’s special election is blaming the sign on her husband, since she’s not endorsing any candidate. [City Paper]
- LenDale White has decided to stay for a little while. [Tennessean]
- The Associated Press estimates that 200 folks participated in the Tea Party march to the Capitol today, which is a statistic with which we feel sure someone will argue. [WZTV]
- Mayor Dean plans to unveil a new website, Connecting New Nashvillians (not live yet), which will be a tool to connect Nashville’s immigrant community to the goods and services they need. [Tennessean]
- Tennessee’s unemployment rate went from 10.7% to 10.6% during the month of March, and hey, it’s progress! [Tennessean]
A big shout-out to the 69% of Tennesseeans who have turned in their US Census forms! So far, we’ve matched the rate at which we turned them in back in the 2000 Census. The core counties, however, still have a long way to go. [Tennessean] Lots of flights have been disrupted by that whole volcanic [...]
Celebrate Independent Record Stores At Record Store Day This Saturday
It’s that weekend in April when everything happens at the same time (at least Rites of Spring held off until next weekend this year, right?). Record Store Day is this Saturday, and things are probably going to get a little wild at the indie record store of your choosing. Exclusive releases, live music, lots of beer, food and discount music are the typical highlights of the day, and this year is no different. Though it seems that Grimey’s learned from last year’s Avett-Brothers-and-Mute-Math-induced-pandemonium and booked some lower-key entertainment this year, the live music lineups across the board are solid… and free.
The Groove:
10:00 Store opens to public
Outside Live Music:
12:00 Daniel Pujol
1:00 Illnana
1:50 Danger & The Steel Cut Oats
2:45 Emmylou Harris
3:15 The Grayces
4:15 Chris Crofton
5:15 The Distribution
6:15 Outlaw Lovers
7:10 Hans Condor
Inside Live Music:
8:00 Tristen
8:50 Tallest Trees
Grimey’s:
10am – Store opens to the public
11am – DJB (guest DJ)
12noon – How Cozy (Southern Girls R’n'R band)
12:30 – SKiPP (guest DJ)
1pm – Bows & Arrows (great local band releasing exclusive 7″ for RSD)
1:30 – D-Funk (guest DJ)
2pm – The Coolin’ System (killer organ-fueled soul jazz w/ horns and a new 7″)
2:30 – DJ Jack (guest DJ)
3pm – Alex Chilton Tribute (Eef from Clem Snide and Grimey have an awesome tribute to our fallen hero in store for you from the Box Tops to Big Star)
3:30 – DJ C Havighurst (guest DJ from WSM muso-journo/Music City Roots)
4pm – John Cowan (brand new album The Massenburg Sessions out now)
4:30 – Nashville’s Dead (guest bloggers DJ set)
5pm – Daniel Pujol (fast-breaking Infinity Cat artist w/ exclusive RSD 7″)
5:30 – Pimp Daddy Supreme (need I say more?)
6pm – American Bang (releasing exclusive RSD 7″ w/ new album on Warners due soon)
6:30 – DJ SRC (guest DJ)
Third Man Records
12-2: Shop is open to buy your copper colored BBS record and any other sweet vinyl and novelties…
2:15 – 2:45: Raffle and Auction
3:00: Racontwoers (two members of the Raconteurs reunite) perform live in the Third Man venue, get your Black and Blue ticket after the show in the shop!
The Groove is also giving away a guitar autographed by Emmylou Harris, among other things, and offering 15% off all new items and 25% off all used items during the day. Grimey’s will play host to the Yazoo truck and screen films in The Basement all day, and you never know what fun goodies you might pick up in the back lot. Third Man Records is raffling off Raconteurs go-karts for charity, peddling Las Paletas and promising DJs and lots of fun. And don’t forget to swing by The Great Escape to check out their Record Store Day sale, with vinyl 20% off, selected EPs for $0.50 and other bargain treats throughout the day.
It’s that weekend in April when everything happens at the same time (at least Rites of Spring held off until next weekend this year, right?). Record Store Day is this Saturday, and things are probably going to get a little wild at the indie record store of your choosing. Exclusive releases, live music, lots of [...]
Wipe Away The Tax Day Blues With Free Stuff [Freebies]
It’s April 15, and we all know what that means. What better way to banish the tax-day gloom than with free stuff? Here’s a list of freebies, almost-freebies, tax-freebies and discounts to soothe your wallet today. Enjoy!
MaggieMoo’s: Free slice of MaggieMia’s Ice Cream Pizza from 3-7pm. Participating stores include West End, Green Hills, Cool Springs, Lebanon, Hendersonville and Murfreesboro locations.
Starbucks: Bring your own travel mug for a free brewed coffee.
Cinnabon: Free bite-sized cupcakes from 6-8pm. Local locations are in Opry Mills and Cool Springs, but we haven’t confirmed with them, so call before you go to ensure that they’re participating!
Whole Foods: Tax-free shopping today! Both local locations (Green Hills, Cool Springs) are participating.
Sambuca: Tax Day Special – Happy Hour all day! Half-price cocktails, beers, appetizers and pizzas.
PF Chang’s: 15% off your bill today, excluding Happy Hour specials and alcoholic beverages.
We’ve also heard whispers of a free donut with a coffee purchase from Dunkin’ Donuts, kinda-sorta-maybe-not free Chick-fil-a miscellany, and free fries at Jack In The Box… tomorrow.
Did we miss any killer tax day deals? Leave us a comment below, and we’ll add your tip to the roundup.
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It’s April 15, and we all know what that means. What better way to banish the tax-day gloom than with free stuff? Here’s a list of freebies, almost-freebies, tax-freebies and discounts to soothe your wallet today. Enjoy! MaggieMoo’s: Free slice of MaggieMia’s Ice Cream Pizza from 3-7pm. Participating stores include West End, Green Hills, Cool [...]
Bright & Early: The Price We Pay Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Happy Tax Day! Tea Partiers will be hanging out at the Municipal Auditorium for the better part of today to hear Rep. Susan Lynn, Rep. Mae Beavers, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, Rep. Glen Casada and radio host Phil Valentine speak out against taxes and irresponsible government spending. They’ve also planned a 3pm march from the Municipal to the State Capitol building. For all the folks who are scrambling to file today, there are some places around Davidson County that want to help.
- Russian adoptions officially suspended. For those playing along at home, Russia has officially halted US adoptions indefinitely because of the Shelbyville woman who shipped her adopted kid back to Russia on an airplane. Russians are reportedly “outraged” that Tennessee hasn’t found a way to charge the woman with any sort of crime. Update: The State Department issued a correction to the AP story saying that there has been no suspension of Russian adoptions (Thanks to Copeland for the tip!)
- Reading into things. The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce has released a report saying that there are more than 50,000 Nashvillians over age 16 who can’t read. More than 63,000 adults over age 25 don’t have high school diplomas.
- Bits & pieces. Most of the bonds to fund the new Music City Center have been sold … If Sen. Bob Corker Rep. Jim Cooper gets his way, we won’t even have to do our own taxes … Drama in Margaritaville … Metro Police made a hefty pot bust in South Nashville yesterday … Police are still on the lookout for a man who robbed a Green Hills bank yesterday and might have been armed.
Photo by fallingwater123.
Good morning, Nashville. Happy Tax Day! Tea Partiers will be hanging out at the Municipal Auditorium for the better part of today to hear Rep. Susan Lynn, Rep. Mae Beavers, Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, Rep. Glen Casada and radio host Phil Valentine speak out against taxes and irresponsible government spending. They’ve also planned a 3pm [...]
Happy Hour: Get Movin’
- The new MTA mobile app is out and ready for download! RouteShout is available for iPhone, on mobile web and in the Google Android Marketplace. [WSMV]
- Happy birthday, Loretta Lynn! [Tennessean]
- No, Albert “Speedy” Haynesworth is not coming back to the Titans, says Coach Fisher. We probably couldn’t pay him enough anyway. [Tennessean]
- Everyone rejoice, for the almighty TDOT hath finished a construction project early. However it does not begin with “4,” nor does it end with a “40.” [City Paper]
- Our fellow Tennesseans in Tracy City (near the ‘Noog) elected a dead man as mayor, seemingly by accident. [WSMV]
- The Preds embark on their playoff adventure on Friday against Chicago, and the City Paper feels that it’s appropriate to point out that they have never actually won a playoff game outside of the Nashville Sommet Bridgestone Center Arena. Good luck, boys! [City Paper]
- Just when we thought the Shelbyville Russian adoption story couldn’t get any weirder, someone threw in a neighbor feud involving a neon-painted trailer with cameras and motion sensor lighting. [Tennessean]
Photo by hikeandhistory.
The new MTA mobile app is out and ready for download! RouteShout is available for iPhone, on mobile web and in the Google Android Marketplace. [WSMV] Happy birthday, Loretta Lynn! [Tennessean] No, Albert “Speedy” Haynesworth is not coming back to the Titans, says Coach Fisher. We probably couldn’t pay him enough anyway. [Tennessean] Everyone rejoice, [...]
Bright & Early: Don’t Tread On Us Edition
Good morning, Nashville. We mentioned briefly yesterday that the “guns in bars” bill was back for round two after the previous version was ruled unconstitutional last year. Proponents of the bill are hoping to make it a little more specific this time around since last year’s failure was a result of the vagueness of what actually classifies something as a restaurant or bar and whether or not citizens could tell a difference on their own. Those fighting against this year’s measure argue that the scope is much larger and can even include establishments that “only have beer licenses.” Currently, Tennessee Democrats are working to add an additional amendment that would allow cities to opt in and out.
- Parents fight over sex ed. Things got a little rowdy at a Metro school board meeting last night where one parent was complaining that Hillsboro High School’s sex ed class, led by Nashville Cares, was too graphic. Parents on both sides of the argument got into a shouting match that eventually had to be broken up by police.
- All the help they can get. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been invited to help out with the investigation surrounding the Shelbyville woman who shipped her adopted Russian son back to his country, putting the entire US-Russia in jeopardy.
- Bits & pieces. We break records with our pollen counts … So John Tesh dated Oprah in Nashville? … Free laptops for Hillwood High School freshmen, layoffs for everyone else … Nashville has revamped its crime map.
Photo by Mark in Nashville.
Good morning, Nashville. We mentioned briefly yesterday that the “guns in bars” bill was back for round two after the previous version was ruled unconstitutional last year. Proponents of the bill are hoping to make it a little more specific this time around since last year’s failure was a result of the vagueness of what [...]
Happy Hour: Find Your Own Way
- If you’re one of the few and the proud who still use these things we call “paper maps,” the 2010 Tennessee map is now available online for free from TDOT. [City Paper]
- That Blue Cross Blue Shield hard drive theft was worse than folks originally thought, and now BCBS is sending out an additional 447,549 letters to people whose information was likely stolen. [WZTV]
- First smog of summer spring, right here! [Nashville WX]
- In honor of transit week, the new Music City Circulator’s green route will be turning into a “moving party” with “drinks,” and we have no idea what this actually means but it sounds fun! [Tennessean]
- Mayor Dean says he’s going to TRY to fund Metro Schools fully, okay? [Tennessean]
- Guns In Bars version 2.0 was up for debate in the Senate today. [WSMV]
Photo by Brad Butcher.
If you’re one of the few and the proud who still use these things we call “paper maps,” the 2010 Tennessee map is now available online for free from TDOT. [City Paper] That Blue Cross Blue Shield hard drive theft was worse than folks originally thought, and now BCBS is sending out an additional 447,549 [...]
Bright & Early: Much Ado Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The Tennessee House and Senate both passed resolutions yesterday opposing the new federal health care program. The House version, sponsored by Rep. Susan Lynn and debated for two full hours, asked Congress not to pass the overhaul which actually passed several weeks ago. Rep. John DeBerry bowed out of the vote, choosing instead to hang out at his desk because he felt that debating something that already passed for two hours was “the very reason that folks think we’re out of our minds in this House.” The Senate resolution asked the State Attorney General to sue the feds over the program on the grounds that it’s unconstitutional.
- Abortion ban passes House. The Tennessee House also passed a ban on any abortion coverage that becomes available under the new federal health care program.
- Dirty dirty Sanchez. Moving onto More Important Matters, however, the Metro Council is now considering doling out a beer license to Taco Mamacita who can’t even serve up a proper Dirty Sanchez without swapping out the PBR for high-octane beer. Taco Mamacita has been unable to get their beer license because they’re situated within 100 feet of a residential area. The rule does not apply to liquor licenses.
- Custodians fight back. Some Nashville clergy and custodians who would be affected by Metro Schools’ layoffs will be holding a vigil outside of Mayor Dean’s meeting tonight to discuss budget cuts.
- Bits & pieces. North Nashville really wants a piece of the new Sounds stadium … Gibson Guitars seems to be having some trouble with the IRS … There is a water and sewage rate increase in store for Nashville … Also, the TVA will be hiking our bills again … A Murfreesboro woman found $2,000 dollars and gave it back.
Photo by k. edge.
Good morning, Nashville. The Tennessee House and Senate both passed resolutions yesterday opposing the new federal health care program. The House version, sponsored by Rep. Susan Lynn and debated for two full hours, asked Congress not to pass the overhaul which actually passed several weeks ago. Rep. John DeBerry bowed out of the vote, choosing [...]
Happy Hour: Flap Those Wings
- Now less than a month away, the nightly lineups for CMApocalypse 2010 have been released and we really need to get to work on this year’s bingo card. [WKRN]
- The dreaded air quality alerts are back! [Tennessean]
- There is an actual delegation of US State Department officials who have been sent over to Russia to try to straighten out this whole situation with the Shelbyville woman who decided to give her adopted Russian kid back. Officials will presumably be trying to talk Russia out of putting a freeze on all US adoptions. [WSMV]
- In addition to high rates of infant mortality in Tennessee, we also have a relatively high rate of women who die during childbirth. [Tennessean]
- Several local photographers and makeup artists donated their time so that the kids at Stratford High School could have senior portraits, which many couldn’t otherwise afford. [WSMV]
- Coco’s Italian Market in West Nashville had a bit of a fire problem today. [WTVF]
- Three laptops stolen from a Metro classroom turned up near a Goodlettsville creek with their hard drives missing. [WKRN]
Photo by neuski.
Now less than a month away, the nightly lineups for CMApocalypse 2010 have been released and we really need to get to work on this year’s bingo card. [WKRN] The dreaded air quality alerts are back! [Tennessean] There is an actual delegation of US State Department officials who have been sent over to Russia to [...]
Bright & (Not So) Early: Reeling Them In
Good morning, Nashville. We’re running behind, so you know the drill:
- The Nashville Film Festival will have a few new faces this year with all the industry executives who are in town for the city’s first FilmCom- an industry event that hopes to raise the profile of Nashville in the film. With the help of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, executives from 10 major film distribution companies will be flown in for the festival. [WPLN]
- For some reason, Nashville WX is posting snow pictures in April. But these are actually pretty cool. [Nashville WX]
- The city may soon start imposing a monthly fee for folks who use more than two of the 96-gallon trash bins, which they hope will encourage more recycling in addition to providing some more revenue. [WTVF]
- The Preds finished out the season with an overtime win against the Blues, and now they’re headed to the playoffs. [City Paper]
- Tennessean actress Dixie Carter passed away from cancer over the weekend. She was 70. [Tennessean]
Photo by Mark in Nashville.
Good morning, Nashville. We’re running behind, so you know the drill: The Nashville Film Festival will have a few new faces this year with all the industry executives who are in town for the city’s first FilmCom- an industry event that hopes to raise the profile of Nashville in the film. With the help of [...]
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