http://www.metropulse.com/blogs/daily-pulse/Metro Pulse staff members instantaneously commit their innermost thoughts to the Internet for your information and/or amusement.en-ushttp://blogs.metropulse.com/the_daily_pulse/2012/05/burchett-starts-robo-call-camp.html Metro Pulse contributing writer Hillari Dowdle recently received a call from none other than County Mayor Tim Burchett, or at least his recorded self. Apparently, Burchett is not only disinclined to include Schools Superintendent Jim McIntyre's request for a... Coury TurczynTue, 22 May 2012 22:46:46 -0000http://blogs.metropulse.com/the_daily_pulse/2012/05/burchett-starts-robo-call-camp.htmlhttp://blogs.metropulse.com/the_daily_pulse/2012/05/one-last-summer-for-plaincloth.htmlThe local indie-pop quintet Plainclothes Tracy has been taking it easy for the last few months, but this summer looks to be a busy one for the band, starting with a show tomorrow night at Preservation Pub--the official release show... Matthew EverettThu, 17 May 2012 18:42:32 -0000http://blogs.metropulse.com/the_daily_pulse/2012/05/one-last-summer-for-plaincloth.htmlhttp://blogs.metropulse.com/the_daily_pulse/2012/05/knoxvilles-self-evident-truths.htmlRemember when photographer iO Tillett Wright came to town in March as part of her Self-Evident Truths project? She spent a few days here photographing members of Knoxville's LGBT community as part of her national effort to discourage discrimination with... Coury TurczynWed, 16 May 2012 21:13:47 -0000http://blogs.metropulse.com/the_daily_pulse/2012/05/knoxvilles-self-evident-truths.htmlhttp://blogs.metropulse.com/the_daily_pulse/2012/05/the-tomato-head-to-close-maryv.htmlThe Tomato Head, the popular Market Square restaurant synonymous with downtown Knoxville's rebirth, is heading west. Husband-and-wife owners Mahasti Vafaie and Scott Partin announced today that they will be closing their Maryville location in August, then opening a new location... Coury TurczynTue, 15 May 2012 02:28:59 -0000http://blogs.metropulse.com/the_daily_pulse/2012/05/the-tomato-head-to-close-maryv.htmlhttp://blogs.metropulse.com/the_daily_pulse/2012/05/nellie-mckay-at-the-bijou.htmlAt a minute or  two after 8:00, the audience wasn't altogether seated--the Bijou looked only about half-full--when the slight young woman stepped onto the stage, into a thicket of equipment set up for the convenience of the headliner, Madeleine Peyroux.... Jack NeelyMon, 14 May 2012 21:19:03 -0000http://blogs.metropulse.com/the_daily_pulse/2012/05/nellie-mckay-at-the-bijou.html