Inside of Knoxville

Saturday Sounds: Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 7, 2015

Music can be many things and certainly it can be joyful. Pure joy is the best way to describe this recent show at the Standard. Sponsored by WDVX and a birthday party of sorts, the night...

Contemporary Art in Tennessee – Where Do You Find It?

Knoxville Urban Guy·November 4, 2015

I enjoy my conversations with local artist Brian Jobe. Last winter I introduced you to his art installation at the Knoxville Botanical Gardens. Our conversation then, as our conversation recently, tended toward the philosophical as much...

Saturday Sounds: Thrill the World and Jeremiah Welch

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 31, 2015

I’m bringing you a couple of things today. Last Saturday a group danced the music of “Thriller” at 6:00 PM precisely – the time that groups danced around the world to the song. It’s an annual...

East Tennessee Community Design Center Honors Ashley Capps

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 30, 2015

I’ve written pretty extensively about the East Tennessee Community Design Center in previous articles. Their work helps Knoxville be a better city. Their projects to assist organizations have helped over 100,000 children. They estimate $18 Million...

Take a Sentimental Journey: Parkridge Home Tour 2015

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 27, 2015

The Parkridge Home Tour fell at the same time as the Open Streets event making for a conundrum of sorts for me and a number of others. Each started at 1:00 PM, though the Parkridge event...

Saturday Sounds: Rayland Baxter and Grace Potter

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 24, 2015

Welcome to Saturday Sounds. This week features a recent concert at the Tennessee Theatre with Rayland Baxter and Grace Potter. Rayland brought a band – which isn’t always the case – and Grace left the Nocturnals...

Saturday Sounds: Humming House Set to Come to Secret Show

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 17, 2015

It’s been about five months since I told you about a series of “Secret Shows” sponsored by the Knoxville Music Warehouse. The idea, Kent Oglesby and Garrett Thomson told me at the time is that you...

Fort Dickerson: Another Urban Asset (Plus a Concert Giveaway)

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 14, 2015

I’m very late to the Fort Dickerson party. Sure, I’d heard about it for a long time and it sounded pretty cool – but where exactly was the thing? I knew it was south of the...

Saturday Sounds: Dave Eggar

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 10, 2015

This one’s a bit of a flash back, but it was just too amazing a show to keep the photographs in a file forever. It was a show Urban Brother and I hit when he was...

Knoxville Opera Presents “Mefistofele”

Knoxville Urban Guy·October 8, 2015

As has been the case in the past, Knoxville Opera was kind enough to let me attend their dress rehearsal for the upcoming performances of their latest production. “Mefistofele,” will be presented Friday night at 8:00...

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Saturday Sounds: Del McCoury Band and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Contemporary Art in Tennessee – Where Do You Find It?

Saturday Sounds: Thrill the World and Jeremiah Welch

East Tennessee Community Design Center Honors Ashley Capps

Take a Sentimental Journey: Parkridge Home Tour 2015

Saturday Sounds: Rayland Baxter and Grace Potter

Saturday Sounds: Humming House Set to Come to Secret Show

Fort Dickerson: Another Urban Asset (Plus a Concert Giveaway)

Saturday Sounds: Dave Eggar

Knoxville Opera Presents “Mefistofele”

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