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Meet Your Favorite Band You’ve Never Heard Before: The Black Lillies Play Two Nights at the Bijou This Week

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 26, 2017

I met Cruz Contreras last week to talk about the upcoming Black Lillies shows at the Bijou, this Saturday and Sunday nights (tickets here) and the twisting, turning – and mostly touring – road that has...

2017 Stars of Knoxville Preservation Announced

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 8, 2017

A mixture of buildings and the people who brought them back to life were honored last night by Knox Heritage. Kim Trent, Executive Director, presided over what will be her last awards ceremony, as she has...

Old North Knoxville Victorian Home Tour 2017

Knoxville Urban Guy·December 5, 2017

Article and Photographs by Megan Venable Sandwiched between Christmas Tea at Colonial Heights and the Christmas Lantern Express train ride the following day was my visit to the Old North Knoxville’s Victorian Holiday Home Tour. As...

WUTK, 90.3 The Rock: Serving Up Great Programming for 35 Years

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 20, 2017

Ed Note: I’ve enjoyed the station since about its second year of existence, first discovering U2 and The Alarm, two of my favorite bands from that era, on its airwaves. I’m proud to be a part...

How About a Little Orchestra with that Beer?

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 7, 2017

We have certain expectations of different kinds of people and groups. Sure, sometimes they are misguided preconceptions, but generally certain groups or tastes don’t mix much. Do you think of wine snobs flocking to hockey games?...

Big Ears 2018 Lineup Announced: An Interview With Ashley Capps

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 1, 2017

It may seem strange to start thinking about a spring music festival in November, but the Big Ears for 2018 lineup was announced today. Tickets for the March 22 through March 25 festival will go on...

An Interview with Garrison Keillor

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 31, 2017

I was recently offered the opportunity to submit email questions to Garrison Keillor and enjoyed the attempt at thinking of questions one of the most interviewed people on earth might not have been asked a few...

The Parkridge Historic House Tour: A Visit to Some Remarkable Residences

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 31, 2017

Article by Lee Zimmerman (Lee has written for No Depression, Billboard Magazine, Relix and others), Photos by Doug Finley A bleak and chilly day in late October may not seem like the most opportune time to...

Local Group Pushes for Memorial Statue to Febb and Harry Burn

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 19, 2017

It’s interesting to ponder Knoxville’s stock of statues and memorials in the wake of recent controversies in other southern cities. It doesn’t take much of a survey to realize we’ve chosen quite a different path from...

Gallows Hill, The Carpenter’s Union Building, Jack Neely and More

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 18, 2017

Sometimes a word or a phrase just stands on its own to incite or to evoke a reaction or a mood without further assistance. Gallows Hill. The reader immediately knows what happened there. The Knoxville reader...

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Meet Your Favorite Band You’ve Never Heard Before: The Black Lillies Play Two Nights at the Bijou This Week

2017 Stars of Knoxville Preservation Announced

Old North Knoxville Victorian Home Tour 2017

WUTK, 90.3 The Rock: Serving Up Great Programming for 35 Years

How About a Little Orchestra with that Beer?

Big Ears 2018 Lineup Announced: An Interview With Ashley Capps

An Interview with Garrison Keillor

The Parkridge Historic House Tour: A Visit to Some Remarkable Residences

Local Group Pushes for Memorial Statue to Febb and Harry Burn

Gallows Hill, The Carpenter’s Union Building, Jack Neely and More

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