Jazz in the afternoon with Little Albert at Melange. Di Anne Price & Her Boyfriends at Huey’s Midtown. Lucero at Newby’s. Six Feet Under on HBO at 8:30 p.m.
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BILL LOVES ELVIS
Or at least his cooking. Writing for the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Elisa Crouch reported that during his eight years in office former President William Jefferson Clinton “amassed 625 tons of papers, photographs, and gifts … including an Elvis Presley Cookbook.” As of yet no special prosecutor has been appointed to determine whether the cookbook was […]
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saturday, august 11
Lots more Elvis Week events today and tonight. One non-sanctioned event you might want to check out is the annual Dead Elvis Ball at the P&H CafÇ, with music by Nora Burns & Lucky Strike. The Bottle Rockets and Jason Ringenberg are at the Hi-Tone. The Joint Chiefs are at Murphy’s. Let’s not forget that […]
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THE UNLIKELY IMPERSONATOR
Close your eyes and picture this: William F. Buckley Jr., the laconic voice of stuffed-shirt conservatism, is standing alone in a tight spotlight. Clad in a skin-tight suit of shiny black leather, he is lasciviously gyrating his stiff patrician’s hips while pronouncing with impeccable, unmistakably Ivy League diction the words, Warden threw a party in […]
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The Unlikely Impersonator
Close your eyes and picture this: William F. Buckley Jr., the laconic voice of stuffed-shirt conservatism, is standing alone in a tight spotlight. Clad in a skin-tight suit of shiny black leather, he is lasciviously gyrating his stiff patrician’s hips while pronouncing with impeccable, unmistakably Ivy League diction the words, “Warden threw a party in […]
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Short Cuts
Avalon Blues: A Tribute To the Music of Mississippi John Hurt Various Artists (Vanguard) This 15-song, 15-artist tribute to the music of late, great bluesman Mississippi John Hurt is the latest installment of Vanguard’s recent reexploration of the Hurt legacy, which began with the 1998 one-disc anthology Rediscovered. That 24-song compilation deserves to be an […]
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EVERYBODY HOLLERIN’ GOAT
This just in: The kids are going crazy for that delicious, nutritious goat meat. At least that s what the Tennessee Goat Producers Association would lead us to believe. The group, which will hold its first marketing workshop for producers and prospective producers of goats at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville on August 4th, […]
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EVERYBODY HOLLERIN GOAT!
This just in: The kids are going crazy for that delicious, nutritious goat meat. At least that s what the Tennessee Goat Producers Association would lead us to believe. The group, which will hold its first marketing workshop for producers and prospective producers of goats at the Ellington Agricultural Center in Nashville on August 4th, […]
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wednesday, august 1
Go out and pick up a copy of this week’s Flyer. And be sure to take a lunch at Mud Island. It’s free to get in and you can stay a bit in the sun.
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WHAT’S IN A NICKNAME II
Lamenting the sorry state of Greer Stadium, the aging facility that has been home to the Nashville Sounds since Old Shep was a pup, Nashville Scene writer Bill Carey alludes to the success of Autozone Park, saying, Memphis built a new stadium for its minor-league team. Now the Memphis Flyers bring in almost a million […]
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WHAT’S IN A NICKNAME II
Lamenting the sorry state of Greer Stadium, the aging facility that has been home to the Nashville Sounds since Old Shep was a pup, Nashville Scene writer Bill Carey alludes to the success of Autozone Park, saying, Memphis built a new stadium for its minor-league team. Now the Memphis Flyers bring in almost a million […]