It’s the last week of the year — and our last issue of the year — and if you’re anything like us, you’re ready for a reprieve from all the year-end lists and retrospectives. We’ll admit that we here at the Scene are responsible for some of them, from our Dec. 12 issue’s Top Local Albums Critics’ Poll to our forthcoming annual Jim Ridley Film Poll (coming in January).
Year in Music 2024: Top Local Albums Critics’ Poll From Jack White and Brittany Howard to R.A.P.
Ferreira, Katie Pruitt and beyond, here are our favorite local LPs of the year But for this week’s cover package, rather than doling out awards or counting down any ranked lists, we’ve gathered up some of our favorite local finds from the past year. Some are brand-new, like East Nashville’s bread-and-wine outpost Butterlamp or Mr. Aaron’s Goods’ brick-and-mortar location.
Others, like McNamara’s Irish Pub in Donelson and the Nashville-produced Stendig Calendar, have been around for many years — we’ve just recently fallen in love with them. Cinnamon rolls, breweries, game nights and resources for parents-to-be — you’ll find all that and more in this week’s issue, put together by the Scene ’s staff and contributing writers. Read on for our favorite discoveries of 2024.
Butterlamp Late this summer, husband-and-wife team Benjamin and Katie Rose Tyson opened Butterlamp on the East Side property formerly home to Hobson United Methodist Church . About three months later, the self-des.
