(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer and relatively recent Knoxville transplant Luke Frazier.) Soon after I moved to Knoxville a friend told me I wasn’t in the real South. He said I was in the...
(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer Luke Frazier. Luke and I share a love for Old City Java where we both often work and bump into each other. For a deep dive on owners Shaun...
(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer Luke Frazier) Sometimes I’ll be reading a book and suddenly wonder if I care enough to continue. If I forge ahead anyway, very occasionally I’m rewarded with a sentence...
(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer Luke Frazier) Painted murals are a public pleasure, and downtown Knoxville has some great ones. Of course Strong Alley leads the way, and the variety found there entices repeat...
(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer Luke Frazier, a relatively new Knoxville resident who continues to explore the city.) Troy Andrews (aka Trombone Shorty) is a flat out multi-instrumental genius. He was a child prodigy...
(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer Luke Frazier, a relatively new Knoxville resident who continues to explore the city.) I’ve kept my eye on the cloud reflections on the First Horizon building for about a...
(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer Luke Frazier, a relatively new Knoxville resident who continues to explore the city.) What do you get when you cross the sound of a Steelpan with a Singing Saw?...
(Today’s article is by recurring guest writer Luke Frazier, a relatively new Knoxville resident who continues to explore the city.) I’ve been walking all over downtown Knoxville for a year now, investigating at the speed of...
(Today’s article marks a return of Luke Frazier, guest writer) Everywhere you look there are signs, it’s part of city life. Some are brilliant, others just dull. The Tennessee Theater sign serves as a nice background...
(Ed. Note: Today’s article is brought to you by guest writer Luke Frazier who does about as good a job summing up an unsummable band as possible. I first encountered Gangstagrass a decade ago as part...