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Knoxville’s Largest Mural Project To Date Set to Get Underway

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 18, 2024

Murals can enliven a city, set a tone for a city, and simply provide a fun space to explore. Last week I wrote about Strong Alley between Market Square and Gay Street, which has long been...

Lilienthal Gallery Hosts Opening Tonight for “Dreamscapes”

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 12, 2024

Lilienthal Gallery at 23 Emory Place hosts the opening of its summer exhibition from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm tonight. “Dreamscapes” features three artists, Cynthia Zhou, John Paul Kesling, and Walker Antonio, and will run through September. Walker Antonio...

New Art in Public Places Sculptures Bring New Interest to Krutch Park

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 11, 2024

You might have noticed in recent weeks that our annual display of new sculptures has arrived. If you’ve not walked through Krutch Park, it’s worth the stroll to enjoy seventeen new sculptures placed there by Dogwood...

Grace, Ghosts, and the Return of Joy: Lucinda Williams at the Bijou

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 10, 2024

(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer and relatively recent Knoxville transplant Luke Frazier.) I was psyched to score tickets to see Lucinda Williams at the Bijou, having long been a fan but never having seen...

Seven New Murals Mingle with the Old in Strong Alley

Knoxville Urban Guy·July 9, 2024

A long time has passed since I thoroughly photographed Strong Alley. The art in the alley, which is located between Market Square and Gay Street, first had a string of murals when local artist Jayne McGowan...

Dylan Bash Celebrates 20 Years of Bobness (With their 18th Show)

Knoxville Urban Guy·June 3, 2024

If not for the global pandemic, this would have been the twentieth annual Bob Dylan Birthday Bash. 2020 and 2021 yielded to the nasty virus and this became the twentieth anniversary, but the eighteenth rendition of...

“Tools as Art: Work & Play” at the KMA

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 28, 2024

(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer and relatively recent Knoxville transplant Luke Frazier.) Expectations are a wicked curse, and the way they get wrapped up in the past is a big part of the problem....

Big Ears 2024: Big Knoxville Impact

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 23, 2024

I know I bring up Big Ears early and often. I know not everyone cares about the music involved nor has interest in attending the festival. For example, I spoke to a couple on the last...

Beautiful Weather and Great Music Greet the Southern Skies Music and Whiskey Festival 2024

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 13, 2024

The southern skies were perfect for Saturday’s third annual Southern Skies Music and Whiskey Festival. Enough clouds floated by to keep fans and musicians from over-heating and the temperatures peaked out around seventy degrees. It’s hard...

Adeem the Artist Serves Communion

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 7, 2024

(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer and relatively recent Knoxville transplant Luke Frazier.) I’ve been to at least twenty five Blue Plate Special performances, the live radio show that WDVX puts on inside the Visit...

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Knoxville’s Largest Mural Project To Date Set to Get Underway

Lilienthal Gallery Hosts Opening Tonight for “Dreamscapes”

New Art in Public Places Sculptures Bring New Interest to Krutch Park

Grace, Ghosts, and the Return of Joy: Lucinda Williams at the Bijou

Seven New Murals Mingle with the Old in Strong Alley

Dylan Bash Celebrates 20 Years of Bobness (With their 18th Show)

“Tools as Art: Work & Play” at the KMA

Big Ears 2024: Big Knoxville Impact

Beautiful Weather and Great Music Greet the Southern Skies Music and Whiskey Festival 2024

Adeem the Artist Serves Communion

Look What’s Returning! (More Than You Might Realize)

Whist Court Getting a Modern Makeover Adding to Development on Magnolia

One Downtown Business Closes and Another is Sold

Mood Ring Vintage Opens Today at 906 Sevier Avenue

Fly By Night Bringing the 70s to South Knoxville