Cover Stories
The Comedy Manifesto: Joshua Black is supplying laughs with a purpose
Fed up with the “New” East Nashville and need a good laugh? Just check out the video below of a post from comedian Joshua Black’s … more
Articles by Randy Fox
Features
Freed from 20 Years in Limbo, Mike Younger’s Burning the Big Top Down Delivers the Soul
In 2001, singer-songwriter Mike Younger was set to make his second album and everything seemed to be going his way. His 1999 debut, Somethin’ In … more
Features
Farewell to the Queens — Nashville’s Teen Rock Royalty Hang Up Their Crowns
The last four years have been a wild and eventful ride for Nashville’s teenage rock’n’roll machine, Queens of Noise. Formed in 2017, as a tribute … more
Know your Neighbor
Brittany Carlberg
Brittany Carlberg’s position as Festival Director for the Nashville-based Good Neighbor Festivals is a big job. For Tomato Art Fest alone, she has to coordinate … more
Features
The High Hawks Fly Debut Album Flies High on Friendship
Drop the needle on The High Hawks’ self-titled debut album, and you’ll hear the musical equivalent of an experience you’ve probably missed and desperately want … more
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Jon Byrd’s Me and Paul Is a Gem Born in a Barroom
Jon Byrd’s new EP, Me and Paul, borrows its name from the 1971 Willie Nelson song of the same title — a saga of nights spent … more
All Stories
Todd Snider preaches “I Don’t Know” is a correct answer on First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder
Drop the needle on Todd Snider’s new album, First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder, and over an unexpected funky backbeat the words, “Put your foot … more
East Side Buzz
Cristina Vane and the Travelin’ Blues
Growing up in Italy, the UK, and Paris, Cristina Vane never thought of herself as an American, despite having a father from Connecticut. “I spent … more
East Nashvillian of the Year
2020 East Nashvillians of the Year – Business: Sweet 16th Bakery
When Sweet 16th Bakery first opened its doors on a sunny day in May 2003, owners Ellen and Dan Einstein faced the usual opening day … more
East Nashvillian of the Year
2020 East Nashvillian of the Year – Citizen: Ronald Gooch, Jr.
East Nashville has been a neighborhood in transition for over two decades. Individuals, businesses, and landmarks have come and gone, undergone dramatic transformations, or vanished … more