First Friday Rambling
A couple of program notes before we get to the meat of the topic, today. I’d like to offer up a semi-random “thank you” to you guys. The site hit 25,000 page-views last month which...
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Tennessee Shines Returns from Hiatus
The absolute best weekly show downtown returns tonight at the Knoxville Visitor’s Center. Hosted by Paige Travis and Bob Deck for WDVX, Tennessee Shines airs from 7:00 to 8:00 PM each Monday night. Most often, two...
A Tale of Two Movies
I saw a couple of movies this past week. There are a couple of things which are very strange about this fact. One is that I very, very rarely go out to a movie. I find...
Tennessee Shines: Every Monday Night at the Knoxville Visitor’s Center
A show that really seems to be hitting its stride, Tennessee Shines brings high quality local and national artists together for an hour-long radio broadcast which is usually followed by a half-hour additional music. Often the...
It’s the End of the World as We Know It
I can’t let the end of the year pass without mention of what was happening in Knoxville as the Mayan calendar ended – or as it has been more commonly known, the end of the world....
First Friday, October 2012, You Can’t Run and You Can’t Hide
So, this seemed like the kind of night that wouldn’t produce much in the way of blogging. Urban Woman and I decided we needed to spend a little time just being together and taking it easy....
“Kidstuff” Offers High Quality Music for Children
Every Saturday morning at 10:00 AM, Sean McCollough teams up with WDVX to host “Kidstuff,” an excellent musical variety show for children. The last Saturday of each month the show is presented before a live audience...
Joan Osborne (yes, that one) and HuDost
Tonight is the second monthly Scruffy City Roots show at the Square Room. It starts at 7:00, but you need to be there early if you’d like to sit in a chair (recommended). I’ll be there...
WDVX Fund Drive, James McMurtry and a Big City Wedding
Big Country’s Empty Bottle, WDVX Spring Fundraiser, Knoxville, 2011 I recently attended an extended, Saturday version of the Blue Plate Special in conjunction with WDVX and their spring fund drive. If you don’t know, WDVX is...