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...
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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...
Knoxville Opera Presents “Mefistofele”
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...
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...
Knoxville Opera Presents “Carmen” (and does some pretty cool things on the side)
Knoxville Opera allowed me to view their final dress rehearsal in the Tennessee Theatre Wednesday night. I wasn’t alone, as I was joined by several hundred students from surrounding schools and many of their parents. The...
TN Theatre Celebrates: Open House, Tours and A New Book
Ten years ago tomorrow, January 14, 2005, the Tennessee Theatre opened its doors on a new era. Closed for the restoration that brought its appearance back to an opulence most Knoxville citizens could not remember –...
Jingle Bell Run Highlights a Christmas-Filled Weekend
I hope each of you had a great weekend. Christmas activities continue to dominate the downtown landscape and, incredibly, it’s all over next week and we’ll be on to New Year and beyond. We took a...