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August 27, 2009
Sam Quinn and Japan Ten in Border Bash 2009 Finale
When Elton John sang “Sad Songs (Say So Much)” surely Knoxville, Tenn.’s Sam Quinn was on his mind.
Short Takes: Matt Boswell, Chris Scruggs, Eddie Miles
A glimpse at weekend entertainment and a free music dounload are all part of Short Takes.
August 20, 2009
Music Reviews: Album Pays Tribute To Speedway
Various artists, “Bristol Nights: The Official Music of Bristol Motor Speedway” (Banshee Music)
Jimmy Fortune: Musician To Perform At Fair
Jimmy Fortune cried.
Not with his eyes, but with his voice.
The date was 1981, and the place was a ski resort in Virginia when Fortune found good fortune while he sang Roy Orbison’s “Crying.” Lew DeWitt of the Statler Brothers was there and heard him.
“He said, ‘Man, I love your singing,’ ” Fortune said.
Short Takes: Entertainment News In Brief
CRAIG MORGAN
Craig Morgan sings like a soldier defends his country – with everything he has. The former soldier and current country star will entertain the masses on Aug. 22 at the Earhart Campground adjacent to Bristol Motor Speedway on Volunteer Parkway in Bristol, Tenn.
Jack Ingram: Country Musician To Perform Aug. 20
Finally.
When Jack Ingram won the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Male Vocalist award in 2008, the honky-tonker from Houston, Texas, surely shook his head.
It was about time for this singer who had been in the music business for years.
Empire And Electricity Calendars: Plan Your Weekend
EMPIRE CALENDAR
EXHIBITS
BRISTOL PUBLIC LIBRARY: Virgie R. Fleenor Art Gallery, through Aug. 31, Musical Styles Along the Crooked Road showcases the long history of picking and singing in the mountains. Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays, 2-5 p.m. (276) 821-6148.
August 13, 2009
Making Music
Glenn Bolick Takes To His Front Porch To Entertain Folks Who Visit Bailey’s Camp
Bret Michaels Visit to Bristol Brings Smiles and Frowns
VH1’s “Rock of Love with Bret Michaels” star and lead singer of glam metal band Poison Bret Michaels appeared at the State Line Bar and Grille in Bristol, Tenn., on Sunday night.
Surfin’ in Abingdon; Farewell to Mike Seeger; A free Music Download
Short Takes Offers More Entertainment Ideas And Always A Free Music Download
Mountain Stage Bringing a Caravan of Americana
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Mountain Stage rocks radio. More specifically, the long-running, public broadcasting radio show features live American roots music taped before an audience.
Entertainment Options Offered in Calendar Listing
Empire and elecTriCity calendars offer a variety of entertainment options.
August 06, 2009
Festival’s Second Week Keeps Winding Up with More Music
Time was when Monroe Jamison was a fixture in Abingdon’s bluegrass music scene.
Jamison, a full-time lawyer and when-possible bluegrass picker, for years worked the bluegrass aspects of the Virginia Highlands Festival. But then he died in July 2007 at age 52. So the VHF’s weekend of bluegrass and old-time music, scheduled for Aug. 8-9, was named in Jamison’s honor.
Empire and elecTriCity Calendars
Chose your entertainment from a variety of listings.
Short Takes: Entertainment Highlights
A look at entertainment in the region, plus, as always, a free music download.
August 05, 2009
Poison Front Man to Make Bristol Appearance
Star of VH1’s “Rock of Love with Bret Michaels” and Poison front man Bret Michaels will appear at a State Street venue in Bristol, Tenn., on Aug. 9.
August 02, 2009
Aug. 2 Tribute Concert Set To Feature Vocalise Pieces
ABINGDON, Va. – An Aug. 2 concert will feature a unique vocal performance. As part of a tribute to French coloratura soprano Lily Pons, Dr. Sun-Joo Oh of the East Tennessee State University music department will sing several vocalise pieces.
Oh explains that vocalise are songs without words.
‘Why Old Time?‘ Why Not
Music Documentary Focuses On The Old Time Music, Culture Of Appalachia
July 31, 2009
Short Takes: Dickenson County Fair, Great on State, Song of the Mountains
A glance at weekend entertainment. This week’s free music download: The Grateful Dead.
REVIEW: ‘This is Not the South’ Hints at Faulkner, Woody Allen
Let me be clear from the get-go: I am not an expert on film, arty or otherwise. But I am a Southerner and, I like to think, a somewhat dispassion-ate observer of the human scene, at least in my rather confused and confusing part of the old Confederacy.
Local Film Being Screened in Abingdon
A new locally produced film addresses the reality of life in Southwest Virginia. The film, called “This is Not the South,” focuses on the lives of three young Bristol, Va., residents as they interact with their community and each other.
July 30, 2009
elecTriCity and Empire Calendars Offer Entertainment Choices
Region offers a variety of entertainment.
Keeping On The ‘Carter’ Side
Annual Carter Family Memorial Festival To Feature Music, Food, Crafts, More
July 23, 2009
Entertainment Listing Offers Things to Do
Empire and elecTriCity calendars offer entertainment choices.
A Mighty Led Zeppelin Tribute at O’Mainnin’s in Bristol
Led Zeppelin recorded nine albums. They performed more than 500 concerts. And they’ve spawned more than 50 working tribute bands, more than a dozen of which are named after their song “Custard Pie.” Including Asheville, N.C.’s Custard Pie.
July 16, 2009
Area Youths Headed To White House For Music Program
10 young musicians from this area are scheduled to attend a White House music series event Tuesday.
Fans Already Know Luke Bryan’s Songs
Country upstart wrote songs made famous by Travit Tritt, Billy Carrington.
Choose Your Entertainment with the Help of Empire, elecTriCity Calendars
Variety of entertainment events offered in the Mountain Empire.
Short Takes: A Look at Weekend Entertainment & Free MP3 Downloads
Step into the ring, you bushwhacking varmint!
Border Bash: Paleface and Samantha Crain in Downtown Bristol July 17
Travel 15 hours in a Buick on a weekday to play music in Cincinnati. That’s what Paleface and his drummer Monica “Mo” Samalot did on Tuesday.
“You just grin and bear it,” Paleface said by phone, five hours into their drive.
Then it’s on to Bristol on July 17 for this month’s installment of Border Bash. Newcomer Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers join Paleface on the impressive bill as two razor-edged acts that defy tidy categorization.
