Monday, October 29th, 2018
Cover photo by: Starr Cline Article by: Ben Maney I spend a couple of hours a week, in the inner city, teaching general music and music appreciation at the Community School of the Arts, as part of an arts enrichment program for disadvantaged kids. Many of these kids live in homeless shelters, cheap hotels, etc.
Monday, January 15th, 2018
By: Debra Dylan When we went hiking with llamas, our guide told us about his miserable and unsuccessful attempt to hike the Appalachian Trail. Adding to his low self-esteem was a group of hikers who kept singing...
Thursday, October 29th, 2015
By: Travis James In Knoxville, there is an array of musical talent ranging from classic orchestral artists to the traditional country musicians, yet the metal-core scene is left out of the limelight. Metal-core is a sub-genre of...
Monday, July 6th, 2015
Article and photos by: Bill Foster Neither Brad Poyner nor I knew what to expect when we showed up at Knoxville’s jewel box, the Bijou Theater, for a guitar masterclass with Dweezil Zappa. For the past 10...
Thursday, February 19th, 2015
By: Alyse Wieland Imagine you’re in a swanky blues club, smoke swirling around. The lounge singer is slowly beginning her tune. Then, out from behind the curtain, a vaudeville group begins performing with her. Then a three-ring...
Sunday, November 9th, 2014
The first in our video series covering Knoxville’s traditional First Friday events and activities. This month, we explore the Emporium Center! Please give us feedback and let us know what you’d like to see us cover.
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014
From the Publisher’s Addled Brain We just couldn’t help ourselves! As a non-consumer-driven-not-a-member-of-the-cool-kids’-club indie ezine, we wanted to see what it would be like to imitate our color glossy brethren. Turns out it’s lots of fun! While...
Thursday, March 20th, 2014
Cover Photo by: Knox Vegas Photos Additional Photography by: Russ Dickenson, King Creative, and J. Lamar To paraphrase Jimmy Buffet, “Don’t try to describe a Follies Girls’ show if you’ve never seen it.” The Follies Girls are billed...
Thursday, December 19th, 2013
By Alexia Pantanizopoulos How to Grow an Opera Fan I have loved Opera from a very early age. I was around 8 or 9 years old when I was first introduced to it by my parents. They...
Monday, October 28th, 2013
Alpha and omega. The beginning and the end. What began as a Harry Potter inspired novelty band has evolved into sophisticated and tight rap music. But, Lil iFFy’s prophecy is nearly fulfilled with the November 2nd release...
Thursday, October 17th, 2013
by: Alexia Pantanizopoulos Western Classical music started with the Ancient Greeks in 6th century BC. But a Greek in particular, Pythagoras, who invented the twelve-tone scale, started the beginnings of music theory which would be the basis...
Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
by Jon Worley Asking anyone what his definition of “folk” music is will undoubtedly conjure up as many answers as there are places to ask it, but to ask it of a musician from East Tennessee is...
Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
Are you new to Knoxville? Maybe you just got divorced? Perhaps you still think there’s nothing to do in Knoxville? Eight years ago, when I was 40, I had to start over in Knoxville. It was and...
Sunday, September 1st, 2013
By: Christopher Scum Writing about punk rock is hard because there are so many different genres of punk that it can get frustrating and confusing. Also, there’s the “what’s punk” and “what’s not” argument that’s gone on...