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Saturday Sounds: Heiskell with Wayne Bledsoe on Six O’Clock Swerve

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 13, 2016

I’d not had the chance to check out Wayne Bledsoe’s new WDVX show Six O’Clock Swerve until this week and it’s as good as I imagined it would be. It’s a combination that’s hard to beat:...

People of Mardi Gras, Mobile 2016

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 9, 2016

Just as the title suggests, here are a few of my favorite people shots from the second day. The Joe Cain Parade is deliberately more of a “people’s parade” and the floats are less spectacular. That...

Happy Mardi Gras 2016, Mobile Style

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 9, 2016

The last time I attended a Mardi Gras parade or event was, I think, 1974. I grew up in and around Mobile, Alabama and it was part of the culture. I thought everyone had Mardi Gras...

Saturday Sounds: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra with Regina Carter

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 6, 2016

I recently attended the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra‘s concert with Regina Carter. The shows in the Square Room are part of a premium package offered as an addition to the Jazz Orchestra’s regular concert series in the...

Waynestock VI Delivers Great Music and Better Vibes

Knoxville Urban Guy·February 1, 2016

It is difficult to articulate to those who haven’t participated in Waynestock just what this gathering has meant from the beginning to the music community in Knoxville. Each year the anticipation for what has become a...

Saturday Sounds: Fred Eaglesmith on the Blue Plate Special

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 30, 2016

Its seems to always be cold when Fred Eaglesmith comes to town. Good thing he brings his Traveling Steam Show to heat things up. It makes sense, actually, that Fred who was born and lives in...

Saturday Sounds: Singer-Songwriter/Dixieland Jazz/Classical – Knoxville Has It All

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 23, 2016

Well, that was an interesting week. The weather took center-stage as institutions, businesses and events scrambled to avoid the falling snowflakes. As usual, some predictions of snow didn’t pan out, some did and sometimes the snow...

It’s Not Just a Read, It’s a Big Read: A Lesson Before Dying

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 22, 2016

Can a book change a mind or heart? Can it challenge or change a community? That’s one of the ideas behind having groups read the same book and engage it through a variety of activities...

A Night With the Arts in Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2016

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 19, 2016

Hopefully we all took a few moments yesterday to contemplate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Certainly the past year, if nothing else, has underscored the fact that our racial divisions and wounds have...

Saturday Sounds: Andrew Leahey and the Homestead

Knoxville Urban Guy·January 16, 2016

It’s hard to comprehend the many exceptional live musical series we get to enjoy in downtown Knoxville. From the seasons presented each year by the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra and Knoxville Opera, to...

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Saturday Sounds: Heiskell with Wayne Bledsoe on Six O’Clock Swerve

People of Mardi Gras, Mobile 2016

Happy Mardi Gras 2016, Mobile Style

Saturday Sounds: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra with Regina Carter

Waynestock VI Delivers Great Music and Better Vibes

Saturday Sounds: Fred Eaglesmith on the Blue Plate Special

Saturday Sounds: Singer-Songwriter/Dixieland Jazz/Classical – Knoxville Has It All

It’s Not Just a Read, It’s a Big Read: A Lesson Before Dying

A Night With the Arts in Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2016

Saturday Sounds: Andrew Leahey and the Homestead

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