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Best Korean
Korea House by Steve Haruch What more is there to say about this West Side stalwart other than it just never disappoints? You can get a more focused menu (So…
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Ford Ice Center by J.R. Lind The Predators-backed ice rink was a welcome addition for the area’s hockey community, as the demand for ice time had long ago outstripped supply. And…
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Best Debut Full-Length
Bully, Feels Like by Stephen Trageser The world is falling for Bully, and rightly so: They made a masterful rock record, with meaty guitars and a glove-tight rhythm section churning out…
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Best Yoga Studio
Hot Yoga Plus by Abby White It’s kind of funny how the best yoga studio in town is perched above an IHOP, but if there’s anything I like better than a…
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Five Daughters Bakery Doughnuts by Nancy Floyd If comically slow service and pricey coffee steeped in pretension aren’t your thing, come for the doughnuts. Barista Parlor now serves decadent treats...
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Best Musical Revival
Nashville Rep’s Sweeney Todd by Martin Brady Is six years too soon to restage a big musical and call it a revival? No matter. Nashville Rep is clearly locked in to Sondheim’s…
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Best Zine
Huis Clos by Lance Conzett There’s a lot to love about Huis Clos, the monthly newsprint zine that features humor, poetry and art from Nashville’s undercurrent of cartoonists and literati:…
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George Jones Museuum by Megan Seling One needn’t be a George Jones fanatic to appreciate the vast, thoughtful collection of mementos that opened at the George Jones Museum earlier this year.…
View ArticleBest Non-Pork Barbecue
BBQ Shrimp at Patrick’s Bistreaux by Chris Chamberlain Butts and ribs aren’t the only things that get the barbecue treatment in Music City. At Patrick’s Bistreaux in Berry Hill, owner Patrick Barber...
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Best Reunion
Hans Condor by Lance Conzett When Hans Condor played Record Store Day this year, frontman Charles Kaster gave his guitar to a rando, climbed onto the Fond Object Gypsy House…
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Thompson Hotel Project, the Gulch by J.R. Lind There are currently 24 tower cranes 70 feet or taller jutting into the Nashville skyline; by this time next year, there could be as many…
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Best Bar Relaunch
Dino’s by D. Patrick Rodgers Last fall, when word came down that Rick Wildeboor, longtime owner of East Side dive bar Dino’s, would be throwing in the towel, there was…
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Best Musical Performed in a World-Class Concert Hall
Studio Tenn’s The Wizard of Oz at Schermerhorn by Martin Brady Director Matt Logan’s re-envisioning of the timeless Oz was realized in glittering fashion, with the orchestra as centerpiece around...
View ArticleBest Occult Shop
Draconis Arcanum by Laura Hutson What’s a witch to do when all the spooky shops in town feel more like a New Age yoga studio than the diabolical doomfest of…
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Best Crowdfunding Campaign
Artiphon by Stephen Trageser After four years in development, local tech firm Artiphon launched a Kickstarter for its debut product, an astoundingly versatile digital controller called Instrument 1....
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Carniceria y Taqueria Don Juan by Matt Fox At the heart of Nolensville Road’s vibrant food scene is a looming edifice dedicated to the finest in Mexican cuisine. Signaling passerbys with hand-painted...
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Best Classical Musician
Carolyn Huebl by John Pitcher A professor at Vanderbilt University’s Blair School of Music, Carolyn Huebl plays violin with so much intimacy and emotion that we often feel uncomfortable at…
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Best Surprise Show
Miranda Lambert at Exit/In When people ask what it’s like to live in Nashville, this is the sort of thing we tell them about. Months before she would pack…
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Best Predator
Filip Forsberg Maybe it’s a bit premature to call the affable Swede (is there any other kind?) the best player on the team. This is, after all,…
View ArticleBest East Side Market
Madison Inglewood Market I like shopping at The Turnip Truck but often can’t afford the prices that organic groceries command. That’s one reason I love Madison Inglewood Market…
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Best Avant-Garde Performance
Laurie Anderson at OZ World-renowned performance artist Laurie Anderson was at OZ Arts in March and presented a program of multimedia songs and stories about ordinary people leading lives…
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Best New Food Truck
Funk Seoul Brother Fatboy won’t stay Slim for long! (Shoot me now.) Shawarma at King Tut’s, steamed buns at Bao Down, elusive brisket sandwiches at Music City Brisket…
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Best Candy
Premium Goo Goo Clusters This summer, Goo Goo Clusters recruited a handful of Nashville’s finest chefs (among them Etch’s Deb Paquette, The 404 Kitchen’s Matt Bolus, The Southern’s Matt…
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Sawtooth Printshop Sawtooth Printshop’s move from an Inglewood garage to 604 Gallatin Ave. was one of the sparks that ignited the East Side Art Stumble. It also…
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Best TV Ad in the Mayoral Race
David Fox as Matthew McConaughey David Fox’s first spoof of Matthew McConaughey’s ubiquitous Lincoln ads — yes, there was more than one — wins this category because of the way…
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