Marijuana Went 8 for 9 on Election Day

By Allie O'Donoghue on November 15, 2016

The people have spoken. Out of the nine states with questions regarding the legalization of marijuana for either recreational or medical purposes, eight voted to reform marijuana laws. A majority of the Mary Jane victories were won by two or more percentage points. Some states had considerably large margins such as Florida, North Dakota, Montana,…

There’s Still Music: A Recap of the Soundtrack to History

By Aaron Ghitelman on November 9, 2016

The Soundtrack to History Last night, HeadCount. Magic Hat and the Everyone Orchestra teamed up to present the “Soundtrack to History,” an improvised musical performance set to the election returns. To view Soundtrack to History online, visit nugs.tv. When we named the event, we pictured a night people would remember for the rest of their…

Not Just the White House: Gun Laws

By Ian Nouss on November 7, 2016

In the days before the 2016 election HeadCount is running a new series titled “Not Just the White House,” a run down of ballot initiatives across the 50 states. This installment focuses on minimum wage increases and decreases. Previous installments were on marijuana initiatives, health care proposals and minimum wage legislation. Gun Control is an…

Live Webcast of HeadCount’s Soundtrack To History – Nov. 8th

By Aaron Ghitelman on

We will provide a free, live webcast to “Soundtrack to History,” a first-of-its-kind Election Day concert where an all-star band jams live to the election results. Presented by Magic Hat Brewing Company, the festivities take place at New York’s Brooklyn Bowl on Tuesday evening, and will be streamed live on nugs.tv and Qello Concerts starting…

Not Just the White House: Minimum Wage Decreases/Increases

By Allie O'Donoghue on November 6, 2016

In the days before the 2016 election HeadCount is running a new series titled “Not Just the White House,” a run down of ballot initiatives across the 50 states. This installment focuses on minimum wage increases and decreases. Previous installments were on marijuana initiatives and health care proposals. Proposals to change the minimum wage are on…

Not Just the White House: Health Care

By Olivia Belluck on November 5, 2016

In the days before the 2016 election HeadCount is running a new series titled “Not Just the White House,” a run down of ballot initiatives across the 50 states. This installment focuses on health care proposals. The first installment was on marijuana initiatives. On Tuesday, November 8th, 4 states will have new health care measures on…

Not Just the White House: Marijuana Initiatives

By Billy Eisenberg on November 4, 2016

In the days before the 2016 election HeadCount is running a new series titled “Not Just the White House,” a run down of ballot initiatives across the 50 states. For the first installment we are looking into marijuana initiatives. This coming Tuesday, 9 states have referendums to reform marijuana legislation on their ballots. That’s right!…

20 Years of “Being There” – Celebrating Wilco’s Breakthrough 1996 Album

By Billy Eisenberg on October 28, 2016

Happy 20th Birthday to Being There! Remind me to buy you a drink when you turn 21 next year. In 1994 Uncle Tupelo, the alt-country group led by Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar, broke up. Jay formed Son Volt and Jeff formed the Wilco. That same year, both bands released their first albums, Trace and…

Good Times with Grimey’s

By Celia Gregory on October 21, 2016

This year has undoubtedly been a rockin’ one for Nashville’s HeadCount team. Since opportunities to interact with music lovers are as ripe as they come here in Music City, U.S.A., counting heads can be an exercise in strategy and in stamina. “Where should we be, and who can be with us? Granola bar dinner again,…

It’s All on You, Chris Wallace!

By Allie O'Donoghue on October 19, 2016

What is going on? We’ve had two debates so far with Hillary Clinton battling Donald Trump. Both debates were filled with name-calling, threats, pointed fingers, and a lot of interruptions. So what was left out? POLICIES. The whole point of a debate is to discuss the differences in policies. The only type of policy debate…