Making Music in Knoxville
I’ve been going to a lot of live music lately, seeing both local and national acts. As I swung by the Pilot Light’s 25th anniversary a few weeks back, I began to wonder about how music “gets...
Urban Outposts: Hidden Treasures On & Around Magnolia
We’ll always keep the downtown stories coming, but your 2025 reader survey responses told us you want to hear more about small businesses in your own neighborhoods. In today’s “Urban Outposts,” we head east to spotlight...
Mighty Musical Monday & a Tribute to Dr. Bill Snyder
If you are downtown today around noon, stop by the Tennessee Theatre for the latest Mighty Musical Monday. Founder Dr. Bill Snyder passed away on September 23; Urban Guy interviewed Dr. Snyder in 2018 on the...
‘9 for 90’ & Beyond: A Preview of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s 90th Season
Yesterday, we looked backward at the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s history; today, we preview the coming season. The 9 for 90 series this season is, according to KSO executive director Rachel Ford, KSO music director Aram Demirjian’s...
Every Important Occasion in Life Must Have Music: The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra at 90
Music has always been a lasting part of our lives, and few forms have endured like classical symphonic music. While other genres have faded or become nostalgic trends (remember the Gregorian Chant craze of the 1990s?),...
Curtains Up: Knoxville Theatre Club Opens New Sevier Avenue Stage
This Tuesday evening’s blistering summer heat makes walking into a rehearsal of Tennessee William’s Cat on a Hot Tin Roof feel appropriate. Thankfully, the new theatre space on Sevier Avenue is very cool tonight (in more...
Urban Outposts: Gems of Colonial Village
We’ll always keep the downtown stories coming, but your 2025 reader survey responses told us you want to hear more about small businesses in your own neighborhoods. Welcome to the next edition of “Urban Outposts,” a...
CreepyCon Explores the Light & Dark Side of Horror
When I interviewed Right Brain Productions about CreepyCon for the Fandom in the Center City article earlier this year, they told me that they “want people to be able to buy their ticket and be able...
Nearly Two Decades In, Hard Knox Roller Derby is Still Jammin’
At some point in my life, I figured I would wind up in a penalty box for something. Finding myself in one sitting next to amazing athletes, well, I didn’t call that. But here I am,...
Urban Outposts: Fantastic Worlds of Fountain City
Editor’s Note: We’ll always keep the downtown stories coming, but your 2025 reader survey responses told us something important: you want to hear more about the low-key local gems tucked into your own neighborhoods. Welcome to...