Leon Bridges at the Tennessee (and a Big Ears Winner)
I couldn’t let the week end without popping out some of the photos of the excellent Leon Bridges show. If you love soulful vocals with a splash of panache, he’s your man. I lean on my...
Tennessee Theatre
The Historic Tennessee Theatre Relights Its Marquee and Signature Blade Sign
The long story of the Tennessee Theatre continues and, happily, most of the recent chapters have been happy ones. Originally built as a movie palace, it opened its doors on October 1, 1928 with a showing...
24 Hours of Downtown Fun in 25 Photos
This was another one of those downtown weekends where something fun or interesting was happening at every turn. My weekend, happily, was dominated by family. It was one of those reminder weekends for me of how...
Saturday Sounds: Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
The recent Tennessee Theatre show featuring Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals with opener Christopher Paul Stelling sold out the venue. Most of the crowd had been seated when Mr. Stelling made his entrance in a...
Saturday Sounds: Old Crow Medicine Show (with Margo Price)
Last weekend Old Crow Medicine Show stopped in Knoxville to play two shows at the Tennessee Theatre. Saturday night’s show sold out while Sunday’s must have come close. Fans who attended the shows witnessed vintage Old...
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...
Saturday Sounds with Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn
I hope you had an opportunity to see the Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn concert at the Bijou last week. It had to be among the most pleasant, fun evenings I’ve spent in the theater and...
Saturday Sounds: Singer-Songwriter/Dixieland Jazz/Classical – Knoxville Has It All
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...
Saturday Sounds: Alabama Shakes
Last March I photographed Alabama Shakes at their Tennessee Theatre show. Like every venue, it has its own quirks when taking photographs and lighting impacts photographs tremendously – sometimes helpfully, sometimes not. Scale also impacts shooting a...
Saturday Sounds: Rayland Baxter and Grace Potter
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...