Saturday Sounds with Blues Traveler
I may try to squeeze in a Saturday article some weeks. I often have concert photographs and little place to drop them, so this might be the way I take care of that little problem. I’ll...
Culture
Blankfest 2015 Blankets Market Square with Tons of Local Goodness
Rusty Odom and Blank Newspaper have, for the second year in a row, put together an incredible celebration of local and regional musicians, comedians and burlesque performers. It’s a continuation of the many years of excellent...
Guy Marshall Set to Play Blankfest This Weekend
One of my favorite musical/variety festivals last year was Blankfest with Moon Taxi, This Mountain and many other great bands. Guy Marshall is a local band which just released their first full-length album, “The Depression Blues,”...
2015 East Tennessee History Fair
The East Tennessee History Fair, a great annual event in downtown, spread all around the center city this past weekend. In addition to the activities centered on Krutch Park, walking and bus tours took participants in a...
Theatre Knoxville Downtown Celebrates Its 40th Season, Looks to Find a New Home
Located at 319 N. Gay Street, Theatre Knoxville Downtown isn’t on everyone’s map. In case you’ve never noticed it or don’t know where that block is located, it’s just across the street from the old Regas Restaurant....
Spilling the Secret: The First Secret Show Delivers
Just a few weeks ago I told you about Kent Oglesby with Knoxville Music Warehouse and how he’d teamed up with promoter Garrett Thomson to produce a series of secret shows. The idea of getting people...
Celebrations and Shakespeare in the City
Late last week downtown was filled with celebrations of various sorts. Interestingly, three events in two days centered on literary achievements of sorts. Tuesday evening saw a celebration of a surprise publication and of the beginning...
Listen. Do You Want to Know a Secret? Knoxville Music Warehouse Has One For You
We all want to know a secret. Especially a secret of a juicy sort. I met Kent Oglesby and Garrett Thomson for a quick talk about a particular secret the two have tucked away. Kent is...
Yellow Rose Productions takes “Princess Cut” to NYC
I continue to be impressed by and compelled to write about Yellow Rose Productions. As I’ve said before, I met Danielle Roos and Kerri Koczen in Scruffy City Hall when they approached me and asked why...
Blount Mansion: Hidden Treasure in Plain Sight
I get the impression that people just generally don’t consider one of the most interesting – and one of the oldest sites in the city. Blount Mansion has been around since 1792, though not exactly in...