More Blue Plate Special: Snowy Day Edition
I have to say I absolutely adore being downtown when life is just a little off-kilter. Sunday mornings are a bit like that with the whole “Sunday Morning Coming Down” feel. Holidays are even more that...
View ArticleBlue Plate on Ice and a Tasty Menu at Lattitude 35
Tony Lawson, Knoxville Music Icon Those blessed bad weather days just kept coming last week and, for me, that meant a daily trek through the ice or snow to WDVX studios on Gay Street for the noon Blue...
View ArticleYoung People Playing (Very) Old Music, Part One
Thanks to the snow, I was able to catch a couple of Blue Plate Specials recently. Both featured young bands fronted by talented, personable singers. They also featured very retro-music. I talked about...
View ArticleYoung People Playing (Very) Old Music, Part Two
Hilary Hawke and band, Knoxville Visitor’s Center, January 2010 The second artist I heard recently at the Blue Plate Special was Hilary Hawke. She and her band are from upstate New York and their...
View ArticleFred Eaglesmith with High Kotton at the Blue Plate Special
How could you improve the live radio concerts hosted weekdays at noon on WDVX for several years now? Add a weekend show, that’s how. Many of us can’t be downtown at noon, but judging from the crowd in...
View ArticleEverybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! I’m not sure why.
Image via Wikipedia Are you? I mean, I’m happy for the Irish and I suspect I have a little Irish back in my own ancestry, but why do we all wear the green and go for the day with such gusto? I also...
View ArticleWDVX 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...
View ArticleAmy Black and Jailbox on the Blue Plate Special
Amy Black, WDVX Blue Plate Special, Knoxville, July 2011 I got a chance to attend the Blue Plate Special recently and listen to great music by Amy Black and Jailbox in a double bill. As always,...
View ArticleFred Eaglesmith Amazes the Blue Plate Audience – Plus, Waynestock starts...
Fred Eaglesmith, Blue Plate Special, Knoxville, January 2012 I’m publishing blog posts as fast as I’m able, but I seem to keep falling behind on writing about some of the great shows I’ve seen lately....
View ArticleWhat you need to know about music festivals and series in Knoxville – All in...
Slow Blind Hill, Jr, Jaimie Cameron and Henry Perry, Preservation Pub, Knoxville There are so many series and festivals running around town that you may have a hard time keeping them all straight....
View ArticleKnoxville Marathon 2013
It’s hard to know at the end of this week whether I should continue recounting last weekend or move the focus to the upcoming weekend. I’ll go with last weekend, but I must mention that this weekend is...
View ArticleBlue Plate on Ice and a Tasty Menu at Lattitude 35
Tony Lawson, Knoxville Music Icon Those blessed bad weather days just kept coming last week and, for me, that meant a daily trek through the ice or snow to WDVX studios on Gay Street for the noon Blue...
View ArticleYoung People Playing (Very) Old Music, Part One
Thanks to the snow, I was able to catch a couple of Blue Plate Specials recently. Both featured young bands fronted by talented, personable singers. They also featured very retro-music. I talked about...
View ArticleYoung People Playing (Very) Old Music, Part Two
Hilary Hawke and band, Knoxville Visitor’s Center, January 2010 The second artist I heard recently at the Blue Plate Special was Hilary Hawke. She and her band are from upstate New York and their...
View ArticleFred Eaglesmith with High Kotton at the Blue Plate Special
How could you improve the live radio concerts hosted weekdays at noon on WDVX for several years now? Add a weekend show, that’s how. Many of us can’t be downtown at noon, but judging from the crowd in...
View ArticleEverybody’s Irish on St. Patrick’s Day! I’m not sure why.
Image via Wikipedia Are you? I mean, I’m happy for the Irish and I suspect I have a little Irish back in my own ancestry, but why do we all wear the green and go for the day with such gusto? I also...
View ArticleWDVX 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...
View ArticleAmy Black and Jailbox on the Blue Plate Special
Amy Black, WDVX Blue Plate Special, Knoxville, July 2011 I got a chance to attend the Blue Plate Special recently and listen to great music by Amy Black and Jailbox in a double bill. As always,...
View ArticleFred Eaglesmith Amazes the Blue Plate Audience – Plus, Waynestock starts...
Fred Eaglesmith, Blue Plate Special, Knoxville, January 2012 I’m publishing blog posts as fast as I’m able, but I seem to keep falling behind on writing about some of the great shows I’ve seen lately....
View ArticleWhat you need to know about music festivals and series in Knoxville – All in...
Slow Blind Hill, Jr, Jaimie Cameron and Henry Perry, Preservation Pub, Knoxville There are so many series and festivals running around town that you may have a hard time keeping them all straight....
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