Phillips: Riverbend wages a deep-fried ninja surprise attack
As amazing -- or frankly, baffling -- as it may seem, Riverbend is just around the corner.
Q&A with blues/gospel vocalist Alexis P. Suter
Chattanooga Times Free Press spoke with blues/gospel vocalist and front woman Alexis P. Suter about her music’s message, singing the blues during a recession and her friendship to Levon Helm and how his passing has affected her.
New York blues songstress kicks off Nightfall concert series
In the message-driven genres of blues and gospel, the bigger the vocals, the better that message is conveyed. When it comes to pipes, Alexis P. Suter's are as big as they come.
Dove Award nominees bring mountain gospel to Ringgold
Award-winning gospel group The Marksmen Quartet will perform tonight for the monthly Sacred Sounds concert in Ringgold, Ga. Also on the bill at the Ringgold Depot is 12-year-old vocalist Nicholas Hickman.
Kelley Lovelace brings his country friends to town for Bethel Classic
A new era in fundraising at Bethel Bible Village dawns Thursday when the first songwriters showcase is launched by Bethel's new celebrity host.
Spring concert marks 25 years for Girls Choir
The Chattanooga Girls Choir will mark a milestone Saturday with a new song and old friends at its 25th anniversary spring concert, "Oh, the Places We've Sung!"
Q&A with French guitar guru Pierre Bensusan
Chattanooga Times Free Press entertainment reporter Casey Phillips spoke Algerian-born French guitar guru Pierre Bensusan about how he discovered the DADGAD tuning, what drives his stylistic exploration and taking his audience on a musical journey.
French guitar guru takes musical journey at Barking Legs
Some people like to treat music like a tacklebox, putting various artists in their designated trays for simplicity’s sake.
Review: Two Belas — Bartok and Fleck — shine during CSO performance
In an inspired burst of marketing, the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera combined the creative geniuses of two oddly-named Belas (the dead classical composer Bela Bartok and the very alive, banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck) to conclude the classical concert season at the Tivoli on Thursday evening.
Phillips: A column about cats, because the Internet is obsessed with them
It's a well-known fact that 90 percent of the Internet is made of cats.
Alt-metal giants Clutch at Track 29
When the wind blows, goes the adage, the stubborn oak is the one that falls while the willow survives by bending with the gusts.
EG Kight kicks off Evening Shade
The 18th season of Evening Shade Concerts in the Park opens tonight in Cleveland, Tenn., with the country-flavored, Southern-fried blues of EG Kight.
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