News & Media Archive

Rollergirls Train Hard, Play Harder
5/5/08 - Tennessean reporter Jessica Hopp came by practice and made this sweet video about the rollergirls. Watch it.
Southern Hospital-ity
Southern Hospital-ity
Slight change of plans!
5/17/08 - Nashville vs. Atlanta Rollergirls at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds Sports Arena in Nashville Tennessee. Doors open at 6:00 pm, bout starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door.
Buy Tickets Here.
Free Comic Book Day
5/03/08 - Nashville Rollergirls will be at Comix City Too! in Madison, TN to promote free comic book day, May 3rd, from 10:00 - 2:00. Come get a free comic book, while supplies last, plus there will be hourly raffles with cool prizes. We will be selling the limited edition, signed and numbered The GOON / Nashville Rollergirl benefit print by artist Eric Powell for $10.

Comix City Too!
1440 NORTH GALLATIN PK
MADISON, TN
(615) 868-3339.
Rock & Roll Gladiators!
Art by Brenan
4/28/08 - Glamour meets true grit! Witness a neo-classical, yet pop art look into our hometown heroines on wheels, the Nashville Roller Girls! Never has beauty, brains and brawn come together so splendidly. They are flowers in fast forward. An arrangement of steel magnolias, titanium tulips, and gerbers of granite. Come celebrate the girls of the NRG at Jackson’s in Hillsboro Village, Wednesday, May 14th starting at 5:30pm and going till whenever. There will be art on the walls, the girls in the halls, free appetizers till we run out and drink specials!
Nashville Rollergirls Announce the New Team Name.
4/25/08 - The Rollergirls have added a new team to the mix for this year's Intraleague bouting schedule. Your new team is the X Pistols! Come see them take on the Assault Rivals July 19th at the fairgrounds.
Grand Ole Derby
4/20/08 - Huntsville vs. Nashville at the Roller Time Skate Center in Huntsville Alabama. Doors open at 6:30 pm, bout starts at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $10. 10% of proceeds to go to the Huntsville Center for Technology.
Get Tickets Here.
Nashville Rollergirls Featured in the Goon.
The Goon Issue 23
4/15/08 - Make sure you pick up your copy of the Goon issue 23. The Rollergirls are featured in the letters section. All thanks to the Powerfull and Evil Master Powell! Get yours here.
Rock N' Rhymes Music Fest
4/11/08 - Join the Nashville Rollergirls as they Rock the Vote at the Rock N' Rhymes Music Fest. Friday, April 11th at the Exit/In.
Eric Powell NRG benefit print on sale now.
Eric Powell NRG benefit print4/01/08 - All proceeds from the sale of this print go directly to the Nashville Rollergirls, Music City's ONLY Roller Derby. Eric Powell is a loved and adored sponsor of the Nashville Rollergirls.

"I'm more than happy to help support you guys in any way I can. You guys are bringing something cool to Nashville and I respect it when anyone is willing to get off their a$$ and do something cool just for the hell of it." ~Eric Powell
Buy it here.
Nashville Femme interview.
3/20/08 - Nashville Femme, "Music City's most excellent feminist zine," did an interview with Molotv M. Pale and Hildabeast. Read it here.
Vanderbilt Orbis article.
3/5/08 - The Vanderbilt Orbis printed an article about the Mardi Brawl on the 25th of February. You can read it here.
New Schedule Dates!
2/26/08 - The dates for the Honky Tonk Stomp, the Tennessee roller derby state championships to be held in Knoxville, have been moved up a week to the 23rd & 24th of August instead of the 30th & 31st. And the September bout against the Derby City Roller Girls of Louisville, in Louisville has been set for the 6th of September.
NRG lose tough bout to Knoxville
2/16/08 - NRG lost their season kick-off bout to the Hard Knox Rollergirls by the slim margin of 77 to 78.
Rollergirls in Nashville Lifestyles
01/31/2008 - Nashville Lifestyles magazine did a story about the ladies of NRG. Read it here.
Article in the Tennessean featuring the Rollergirls
01/06/2008 - Our very own Mystic Maven tells how the Rollergirls are helping to change the world. Check it out here.
Out & About features the Rollergirls
01/01/2008 - Out & About feature and article about the Rollergirls final bout of the 2007 season. Read it online.
The Vanderbilt House Organ writes about the Rollergirls
12/13/07 - The Vanderbilt House organ tells the story of some of the Rollergirls who work at Vandy. Check it out here.
NRG beat Bloomington
11/10/07 - NRG crushed the Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls 154 to 64!
Rollergirls have the Last Word in the Vanderbilt View
10/01/07 - The Vanderbilt View features Olive Turmoyl and the other Rollergirls who work at Vanderbilt University. See it here.
City at Night Cover
07/01/2007 - The cover story in the City at Night news publication features the Nashville Rollergirls. Read here.
Rollergirls in Tennessean Life
03/04/2007 - The Tennessean Life section wrote a bit about the first Damsels Rivals matchup. Read here.
WSMV 4 air a piece on the Rollergirls
02/27/2007 - WSMV news show a piece about the double lives of the Nashville Rollergirls. Watch it here.
Rollergirls are All the Rage
02/08/2007 - All the Rage wrote a run-up to the inaugural bout. Check it out.
NRG in M'Boro Pulse
01/25/2007 - Murfreesboro talks about the beginnings of the Nashville Rollergirls. Read it here.
Nashville Rollergirls on NPR
11/17/2006 - Nashville Public Radio interview the rollergirls about the beginning of the league. Listen here or Download here.