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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Big Ears 2016, A First Look
The Big Ears Festival could be considered multiple festivals. The music remains the focal center, of course, and involves its own personal, interactive and extremely eclectic journey. Film supports general ethos established by the music and...
“Just Tennes-saying” Offers You a Chance to Explore Your Local Architecture
Over the last (nearly) six years this blog has offered each of us the chance to talk at some length about design, place and the built environment. These are topics of which I knew nothing when...
Saturday Sounds: Women in Jazz Jam Festival
In the middle of all the great festivals the city has to offer, we added a couple of new ones this year. The Women in Jazz Jam Festival, produced by local jazz musician and vocalist Kelle...
Rikki Hall, “Six Legs and a Buzz” – A Celebration
Many of you may be scratching your heads at the caption, not knowing Rikki Hall or the title of his column which is now also the title of a new collection of his writing and...
Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: A Local Jewel Keeps Getting Better
The Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum is another of those near-downtown jewels like Ijams, the Urban Wilderness, Fort Dickerson and House Mountain. This particular gem sits about five minutes by car to the east of downtown in...
Saturday Sounds: John Mayall at the Bijou
I know. Those of you who read Saturday Sounds are saying, “Didn’t he already do John Mayall?” The answer, of course, is “yes.” I did a preview of the show at the Bijou, along with a...
Four Leaf Peat Keeps the Traditional Irish Flame Alive
Happy St. Patrick’s Day (a day early) to everyone. For many of us it’s a chance to trot out tales of ancestors and bloodlines. It’s also an excuse for a bit more drunkenness than other days...
Saturday Sounds: Houndmouth at the Bijou Theatre
In recent weeks I’ve fallen in love with Houndmouth. I’ve played their 2015 CD “Little Neon Limelight,” back-to-back for days at a time. It’s been a while since a CD claimed that kind of hold on...
What Makes a City Beautiful? Keep Knoxville Beautiful Finds the Answer in Downtown Buildings
Keep Knoxville Beautiful is a local organization devoted to just what their name would imply. Their mission statement indicates that they love all things “clean, green and beautiful.” To keep it clean, they organize major litter cleanups,...