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The Drive-By Truckers and The Hold Steady Consummate Their Mutual Crushnew
For a certain breed of rock fan -- those who like their rock literate and loud -- this tour is a wondrous fantasy, Hanukkah come early, OMFG. But for all the mutual man love going around, the two bands don't necessarily seem like a logical pairing.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
10-31-2008 |
Music
Pop Wizard Kyle Andrews' Excellent New Album Turns Up the Volumenew

The DIY maestro's second full-length is a marvel: crisp, quirky, studio-quality pop recorded using little more than a laptop. Meet the future of the music industry.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
07-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kyle Andrews, Real Blasty
Bonnaroo's Comedy Lineup Features Big Laughsnew

The Bonnaroo comedy tent is an oasis in the desert (read: air-conditioned tent in the dusty, hippy-strewn festival wasteland). Performers include Zach Galifianakis, Janeane Garofalo, Brian Posehn and more.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
06-13-2008 |
Performance
Flower Girlnew
Caitlin Rose offers a taste of what's to come on her debut EP.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
02-25-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Caitlin Rose, Dead Flowers
Foe's Goldnew
Menomena's Brent Knopf talks Portland, prettiness and dealing with ridiculous questions.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
10-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Friend and Foe, Menomena
Nada Surf Continues Perfecting Melancholy Popnew
2005's The Weight Is a Gift solidified the band's reputation as proprietors of crisp, complex pop.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
10-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Nada Surf
Taxi Drivernew
Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard talks Postal Service, songwriting and Seattle.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
05-09-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ben Gibbard
Weird Sciencenew
A guide to Andrew Bird's Armchair Apocrypha.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
04-13-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Andrew Bird
Aloha, Manitobanew
Canadian singer-songwriter Luke Doucet moves to Nashville -- for the weather.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
02-01-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Luke Doucet
Child's Playnew
Lee tackles indie-pop for kids with What Did You Do Today, Stephen Scott Lee?
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
01-25-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Steve Lee
Boom!new
Bang Bang Bang might just be the quintessential Nashville rock band.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
01-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bang Bang Bang
Battle for the Airwavesnew
Today's FCC hearing in Nashville gives locals the chance to speak out against further media consolidation.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
12-11-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Branan Unboundnew
Former Nashvillian Cory Branan gives the whole singer-songwriter thing a shake-up.
Nashville Scene |
Lee Stabert |
11-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 12 Songs, Cory Branan