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Saturday Sounds: Ben Sollee at Scruffy City Hall

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 7, 2016

There aren’t very many things that will have Urban Woman up late at night. Whereas I’m getting started somewhere around 10:00 PM, she’s generally been asleep for hours. So what could possibly have her awake and...

Preservation Isn’t Just About Buildings and It’s Never Finished

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 5, 2016

When thinking about preservation, we tend to think about historic buildings, or maybe a pristine and unique natural area. We also are tempted to consider some of these places as having been preserved. The implication...

Dogwood Arts Festival on Market Square, 2016

Knoxville Urban Guy·May 2, 2016

It’s a downtown highlight every year. The fine arts displayed at of the highest quality, the music is excellent and the air is filled with exciting sounds and smells. Our whole family loves it and we...

Saturday Sounds: Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 30, 2016

The recent Tennessee Theatre show featuring Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals with opener Christopher Paul Stelling sold out the venue. Most of the crowd had been seated when Mr. Stelling made his entrance in a...

Fourth and Gill 2016 Tour of Homes

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 26, 2016

The 2016 Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes could not have had nicer weather. Urban Woman and I got there not long after it started to find that it was already flooded with participants. I’ve...

Rossini Festival 2016

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 25, 2016

I’ll share a few words today and hit you with photographs that tell the story much better in any case. The day was a perfect day with a few clouds in the morning, then blue skies...

Saturday Sounds: Old Crow Medicine Show (with Margo Price)

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 23, 2016

Last weekend Old Crow Medicine Show stopped in Knoxville to play two shows at the Tennessee Theatre. Saturday night’s show sold out while Sunday’s must have come close. Fans who attended the shows witnessed vintage Old...

The Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus: A Musical Jewel for the City

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 22, 2016

As it turns out, most major cities – including those in the south – have gay men’s choruses. Atlanta has one, Nashville has a huge mixed chorus as does Charlotte, while Birmingham has two – they...

Scruffy City Film and Music Festival Begins Next Week

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 18, 2016

It’s easy for the festivals, as they come and go, to become a blur. We’ve already had Rhythm n Blooms, Big Ears and Earthfest. Rossini is this weekend and we haven’t even gotten to the heart...

Hip Hop For Hunger and Much More Highlights Another Busy Weekend

Knoxville Urban Guy·April 15, 2016

It feels like a slow down after two consecutive weekends (starting on Thursday each time) of music festivals. Surely we can take it easy until Rossini hits next weekend, right? Well, you can take it easy...

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Saturday Sounds: Ben Sollee at Scruffy City Hall

Preservation Isn’t Just About Buildings and It’s Never Finished

Dogwood Arts Festival on Market Square, 2016

Saturday Sounds: Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals

Fourth and Gill 2016 Tour of Homes

Rossini Festival 2016

Saturday Sounds: Old Crow Medicine Show (with Margo Price)

The Knoxville Gay Men’s Chorus: A Musical Jewel for the City

Scruffy City Film and Music Festival Begins Next Week

Hip Hop For Hunger and Much More Highlights Another Busy Weekend

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