Waynestock 2019
It’s one of my favorite musical events of the year and I know I’m not alone as I’ve heard others say the same. It’s tribal, but it’s open. Artists play one after the other for three...
Wayne Bledsoe
Waynestock 2018
This year’s Knoxville-flavored two-night version of a musical feast and love-fest has come and gone and it was another good one. In the eight iteration of the festival, Knoxville’s music and music community, once again, was...
Waynestock Seven Highlights the Weekend with Hugs and Great Music
Waynestock started six years ago as a tip of the hat to Wayne Bledsoe who had recently lost his son. Wayne had done so much to help the local music community and they wanted to give...
Give a Piece of Knoxville Music History For Christmas: Arthur Q. Smith Honored
I’m sure more than a few of you are looking for that perfect, last minute Christmas gift. I’m also sure many of you love Knoxville as much as I do and like to support local writers...
Saturday Sounds: Heiskell with Wayne Bledsoe on Six O’Clock Swerve
I’d not had the chance to check out Wayne Bledsoe’s new WDVX show Six O’Clock Swerve until this week and it’s as good as I imagined it would be. It’s a combination that’s hard to beat:...
Waynestock VI Delivers Great Music and Better Vibes
It is difficult to articulate to those who haven’t participated in Waynestock just what this gathering has meant from the beginning to the music community in Knoxville. Each year the anticipation for what has become a...
Waynestock 2015 a Huge Success
I’d love to write a lengthy article about Waynestock, detailing set lists and performances, but for a couple of reasons, I can’t do that. First, I really wanted to enjoy the music and not focus as...
Waynestock Starts Tonight. Love Music? Then Don’t Miss It.
It’s really pretty simple: If you love music and want to support local bands, there really isn’t a choice about where to be for the next three nights. Forget the good reasons I’ll list below to be...
Waynestock 2014, Night Three
I’ll wrap up my coverage of Waynestock with this post. In case you missed it and would like to see photographs of the second night, I posted that on Saturday in a departure from my usual...
Waynestock 2014, Night Two
Well, this one’s going to be very photo heavy and word light. Fires have literally been breaking out downtown today and I’ve been very, very short of time. For those of you who expected me to...