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January 26, 2008
Rhonda Vincent has a ‘Good Thing Going’
Grammy Award-winner Vincent and her band The Rage will appear with special guests Nothin? Fancy at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Bristol Tennessee on Feb. 1.
January 23, 2008
Bradley Walker: ‘You get lost in his voice’ and nothing else matters
Hear Bradley Walker. He sings as if channeling such hard-core country baritones as Carl Smith and Lefty Frizzell.
Pickin’ at the Paramount on stage Jan. 26
Jam sessions amid bluegrass festivals long since have become commonplace. Just stroll through a campsite, and chances are a pack of pickers are fueling fire on the strings.
Short Takes: A look at weekend entertainment
A glimpse at weekend entertainment.
January 16, 2008
Ralph Stanley and Doc Watson to headline Rhythm & Roots festival
Music icons Ralph Stanley and Doc Watson will be among the headliners at the 2008 Rhythm & Roots Reunion, festival officials announced Wednesday.
Plans for Birthplace of Country Music’s heritage center unveiled to the public
The Birthplace of Country Music Alliance?s planned heritage center is a "guaranteed" winner, a designer told those attending a Wednesday informational meeting.
Folk rocker Janis Ian has persevered
Folk rock rode high waves during the 1960s and ?70s. Janis Ian was there. Folk suffered during the 1980s and into the ?90s, and like many folkies, Ian simply laid low. But like her songs, Ian also persevered.
Harlem Gospel Choir spreads M.L. King’s message through music
Harlem oozes culture. The famed New York City neighborhood birthed the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, which gave the world such literary giants as poet Langston Hughes and musician Duke Ellington. Godfather of soul James Brown cut his teeth in Harlem?s renowned Apollo Theater.
SHORT TAKES: Roundup of weekend entertainment
January 09, 2008
SHORT TAKES: A glimpse at weekend entertainment
Hear E. C. Miller and Gold Rush Review on Jan. 10 at the Pickin? Porch in the Bristol Mall in Bristol Virginia. The longtime local bluegrass musician brings his own indelible style to a show with quite a style of its own.
Larry Cordle: A life built on faith in self
Most country music fans have heard Larry Cordle?s songs. However, most country music fans have probably never heard Cordle. Nowadays, he performs bluegrass.
Get ‘Ready for Action,‘ it’s Sesame Street Live!
Mention Big Bird or Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, or most certainly nowadays Elmo. Any kid will know exactly what you?re talking about. Oh yes, ?Sesame Street.?
Harley Hogg & the Rockers and Southern Rock Allstars
Harley Hogg & the Rockers Plus the Southern Rock Allstars coming to NPAC
January 07, 2008
the everybodyfields at the Stateline Jamboree Concert Series
Bristol?s Rhythm and Roots Reunion, the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance, and the Bristol Public Library will present the everybodyfields as part of the Stateline Jamboree Concert Series on Saturday, January 19, 2008 at 7:30 PM at the Bristol Public Library.
Blue Mother Tupelo at Barley’s Tap Room in (Knoxville)
Blue Mother Tupelo will be bringing their signature Swampadelic Southern Soul sound to Barley's Tap Room in Knoxville, Tennessee THIS SATURDAY NIGHT, January 12. The show begins at 10:00pm.
January 04, 2008
Birthplace of County Music Alliance moves to the fast lane with its fundraising campaign
Motorsports executive Kevin Triplett was introduced Friday as chairman of the Birthplace of Country Music Alliance?s fundraising campaign, and he believes it?s a challenge that should be met.
December 26, 2007
Find a Party: Region celebrating New Year’s
Stay home and rock in the New Year with Dick Clark. Or hitch some go in your get-up while on the town in and near the Tri-Cities. Read on and rock out with these suggestions.
Citizen Kane to usher in 2008
What a year. Memorable for some and forgettable for others, either way 2007 is about to enter into history.
December 19, 2007
Short Takes: A look at weekend entertainment
A look at the weekend's entertainment.
Carter Fold Christmas
Christmas calls for celebration. Christmas also serves as a time for togetherness among families and the community. Each Christmas season since 1974, family and folks around the region have gathered to celebrate with music and food at the historic Carter Family Fold in Hiltons. This year?s soiree will commence on Dec. 22 and, as always, features no charge for admission.
Thinking about books and dreams
Annie Robinette in rare solo appearances at O’Mainnin’s
Music sometimes defies pinpoint description. Think of John Mayer. Is he rock, folk or what? Same goes for Bristol?s Annie Robinette. Sometimes she rocks, and yet she also features folk in her sound.
December 14, 2007
Song of the Mountains starts 2008 with bluegrass
Song of the Mountains starts 2008 with two bluegrass legends at the Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Va., on Saturday, Jan. 5.
MSHA’s Herbert to entertain at Kiwanis Christmas meeting
Songs of the Holiday Season, a special Christmas program, will be presented by Ed Herbert during the Dec. 19 meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Johnson City.
Sanders Family Christmas coming to NPAC
Sanders Family Christmas, presented by Cumberland County Playhouse, will visit the Niswonger Performing Arts Center Thursday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
December 13, 2007
Andrew Johnson 200th birthday celebration begins Dec. 29
The Nathanael Greene Museum will begin the yearlong celebration of Andrew Johnson's 200th irthday on Saturday, Dec. 29 from 2 to 4 p.m.
December 12, 2007
A holiday song: christmas show to be staged as part of Song of Mountains
Point of Grace
group to end its ?Winter Wonderland? tour on Dec. 16 at Viking Hall
December 09, 2007
Sycamore Shoals to host holiday fun
Jingle Bells, Funny Tales, Songs for Young and Old ... Christmas Fun for Everyone this year at Sycamore Shoals!
December 06, 2007
Short Takes: A roundup of weekend entertainment
A glimpse of entertainment coming up this weekend.
