I grew up enjoying great local radio in Mobile, Alabama. WABB-FM was an amazing station for a few years, playing Led Zeppelin, Emmy Lou Harris, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, John Prine and more. Still,...
Ed Note: I’ve enjoyed the station since about its second year of existence, first discovering U2 and The Alarm, two of my favorite bands from that era, on its airwaves. I’m proud to be a part...
Today I’m going to give you several quick hitters as we approach the weekend. First, it’s been several months since the announcement that TVA would offer its towers for sale. I wrote about it in May,...
I’ve mentioned the radio show a few times on the blog, but I wanted to bring it all together, put it out front for a bit and tell you about a related feature that has been...
Contacted by organizers there who requested use of some of my photographs from Knoxville’s Open Streets events, I was curious about Asheville’s first Open Streets event – and a little surprised that we’d had two such...
It’s a day for announcements. First, Regas Square, which I first detailed here last October. Read the original article for much greater detail than I’ll give here. The news is that the project, announced nine months...
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...
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...
If Friday night was bizarre at Pilot Light, and it was, Saturday evening was at the very least, eclectic and unusual at the Relix Theater in Happy Holler. The event was billed as a Grand Opening...