2016 Dogwood Arts Chalk Walk
As has become my custom, I struggled out of bed around 8:00 AM last Sunday morning to scurry to Market Square to see the chalk drawings before weather and foot-traffic obliterate them. It’s really impossible to...
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Rhythm n Blooms 2016, Day 3
So, the excitement builds in anticipation of some of the best artists of the festival – but. But by the last day I’m exhausted. I’ve been up until 2:00 AM each of the first two days...
Rhythm n Blooms 2016, Day Two
The beginning of day two of a three day festival is a sweet spot of sorts: Day one was fun, building expectations for day two and exhaustion won’t set in until late in the day. It’s...
Rhythm n Blooms Kick-off and Day One
I realize that the sensible journalistic move here would be to do one article re-capping the Rhythm n Blooms Festival: Sum it up, mention a highlight or two, throw in half a dozen photographs and move...
What I Hope to See at Rhythm n Blooms 2016
As with so many festivals, each participant’s musical selections set them on a personal journey unlikely to be replicated by any other attending fan. We each have different preferences and bring different backgrounds to the shows....
Big Ears 2016, A Final Look: Inuksuit at Ijams and People on the Street
Throughout the festival, I was struck with how many people it must take to decide who to invite, to contact and negotiate with each artist, to find and reserve venues and to make a schedule, to...
Big Ears, A Second Glance
After arriving home on my bicycle, drenched, fatigue setting in and with a disappointing show to end the previous night, I’d had my enthusiasm tempered a bit. I had other business to take care of in...
Big Ears 2016, A First Look
The Big Ears Festival could be considered multiple festivals. The music remains the focal center, of course, and involves its own personal, interactive and extremely eclectic journey. Film supports general ethos established by the music and...
“Just Tennes-saying” Offers You a Chance to Explore Your Local Architecture
Over the last (nearly) six years this blog has offered each of us the chance to talk at some length about design, place and the built environment. These are topics of which I knew nothing when...
Saturday Sounds: Women in Jazz Jam Festival
In the middle of all the great festivals the city has to offer, we added a couple of new ones this year. The Women in Jazz Jam Festival, produced by local jazz musician and vocalist Kelle...