NY Observer > Nashville http://www.observer.com/taxonomy/term/26964/feed Articles from Observer.com en I Remember Altman: Inclusive, Imposing American Dreamer http://www.observer.com/node/36311 It seemed, on that hot, hazy spring day in 1974, as though the entire population of Nashville had tu  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/36311#comments Hollywood Nashville Ned Beatty Robert Altman Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:00:00 -0500 Charles Michener 36311 at http://www.observer.com The Morning Read: November 6, 2006 http://www.observer.com/node/30550 Local Republicans say the national party didn't help enough this year, suggesting that the seemingly pre-determined outcome tomorrow could have been different if they had.

News of Saddam Hussein's death sentence could help some Republicans at the polls tomorrow.

Hillary Clinton leads Barack Obama among New York Democrats, and among black Democrats here.

Obama was in Nashville yesterday campaigning for Harold Ford, Jr.

The fight between Rudy Giuliani and John McCain begins right after the polls close tomorrow.

John Sweeney's lead over Kirsten Gillibrand disappeared after allegations of domestic abuse surfaced recently.

Fred Dicker, who has some suggestions for Eliot Spitzer, says the state Senate race in Westchester will test whether Spitzer has any coat tails.

Republicans here expect to hold onto the state Senate.

The mid-terms elections are a test for Charles Schumer, who said he's "feeling good, but cautious," about Democrats taking over.

Spitzer said, "There was no cover-up," involving the late disclosure of his campaign manager's arrest for drunk driving late last month.

Alan Hevesi's fate is in the hands of Democrats, now that George Pataki seems likely to let his successor to deal with the scandal.

Democrats rally around Vito Fossella's challenger, for a change.

Ben gives out "THE TOM CRUISE EXCELLENCE IN SELF-DESTRUCTION AWARD," and other coveted accolades.

And the Times tips its hat to the winners of "Best Waste of a Good Debate Performance," "Best Campaign Event Heckling," and other notable stand-outs from this campaign season.

-- Azi Paybarah ]]> http://www.observer.com/node/30550#comments Politics Eliot Spitzer Harold Ford Jr. Nashville Saddam Hussein Mon, 06 Nov 2006 04:15:15 -0500 Observer Staff 30550 at http://www.observer.com More Crocodile Tears for Dixie Chicks http://www.observer.com/node/33215 I see now that the Dixie Chicks are on this week's cover of Time. (Sorry, I'm always the last to know). Now they're "Radical." Please. I tried to get at the bogusness of their political positioning earlier this week. But don't read me. Read Kelefa Sanneh in yesterday's Times. What a fine piece. Sanneh knows country music and understands the DC's conscious and maybe calculated choice to abandon their red state audience:
The Nashville game is hard work; it brings out the best in some singers and frustrates others. If the Dixie Chicks don't want to play that game, that's certainly their prerogative.
]]> http://www.observer.com/node/33215#comments Nashville The Dixie Chicks Fri, 26 May 2006 04:00:23 -0400 Observer Staff 33215 at http://www.observer.com The Week In Music http://www.observer.com/node/49064 Hear Paul Bryan , Handcuff King (The BatsIsHappy Records).  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/49064#comments Arts & Culture California Memphis Nashville Paul Bryan Sun, 11 Apr 2004 20:00:00 -0400 Frank DiGiacomo 49064 at http://www.observer.com American Song-Poem Anthology: Odds, Sods Make Beautiful Music http://www.observer.com/node/47113 Last year, Barneys had an unusual little item for sale: A green and yellow designer pillow with the  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/47113#comments Arts & Culture Gary Forney Gene Marshall Jimmy Carter Nashville Sun, 16 Feb 2003 19:00:00 -0500 Joe Hagan 47113 at http://www.observer.com Gary Allan's Old Hat … The Sounds of Malkovich http://www.observer.com/node/42523 A quiet string of guitar eighth-notes rises and falls as drums brush along, and "Smoke Rings in the  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/42523#comments Arts & Culture Gary Allan John Malkovich Nashville Spike Jonze Sun, 06 Feb 2000 19:00:00 -0500 James Hunter 42523 at http://www.observer.com Ho, Jack, Maynard and Me: Steve Earle Talks (and Talks) http://www.observer.com/node/40735 When he arrived on the scene in 1986, Steve Earle was lauded as a neo-Outlaw hillbilly singer (see W  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/40735#comments Arts & Culture Jack Kerouac Lucinda Williams Nashville Steve Earle Sun, 19 Jul 1998 20:00:00 -0400 David Bowman 40735 at http://www.observer.com The Axman Cometh: Bill Frisell Turns Jazz Guitar Inside Out http://www.observer.com/node/39781 Jazz guitar has never had much dirt under its fingernails.  read more »]]> http://www.observer.com/node/39781#comments Arts & Culture Bill Frisell Charlie Christian Denver Nashville Sun, 26 Oct 1997 19:00:00 -0500 Joseph Hooper 39781 at http://www.observer.com