
If you were alive in 1997 and owned a radio, you can probably sing every word of the song "Semi-Charmed Life."
by Barry CourterDustin Lynch had a career-making hit with "Small Town Boy" in 2017, a platinum-selling single that sat atop the country charts for a month. Another chart-topping single, "Seein' Red," was released in advance of his third album, "Current Mood."
by L. Kent WolgamottRick Williams can't remember exactly how many times he has played at Riverbend with Overland Express, or the shortened Overland as it became for awhile, and he really struggles to come up with a number when he considers the other bands he has played with such as Sherman Williams or Cowjazz.
by Barry CourterSailors from different units around the world docked in town on June 10 to mark Chattanooga Navy Week. This is one of 14 Navy Weeks happening across the country this year.
by Staff ReportLocal musicians have partnered with production designers and graphic artists to form ensembles of strings, voice and oboe for two special evenings of chamber music and poetry at Barking Legs Theater.
by Susan PierceThere will be a lot of hand-clapping and toe-tapping when Sweet Southern Entertainment Promotions presents its fifth annual Gospel Fest beginning Thursday, June 14, at Dalton Convention Center, 2211 Dug Gap Battle Road in Dalton, Georgia.
by Staff ReportSitting on the couch in his living room, Mitch Ryder chuckles at the memory of the first time he played the Riverbend Festival. His mood has nothing to do with the show itself, or the festival in general. It's a family thing.
by Barry CourterFor the first time, Riverbend's fireworks finale will launch with the push of one button.
by Susan PierceIt's festival week in Tennessee with two of the largest in the country taking place: Bonnaroo this past weekend, our own Riverbend continuing through Saturday. This was my 13th Bonnaroo and is my 37th Riverbend. I've done zero CMA Fests in Nashville, which was also last weekend.
by Barry CourterThe concert industry has found Chattanooga on the map.
by Staff ReportLive Music
by Lisa DentonAJ'S SPORTS BAR & GRILL — 6238 Bonny Oaks Drive. Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m. karaoke, free. 423-485-9080.
by Staff ReportRiverbend activities move away from the river tonight as everything takes place on M.L. King Boulevard for the Bessie Smith Strut.
by Barry CourterFor the second consecutive night, the Riverbend headliner features the offspring of a music legend. If Hank Williams is country music royalty, Bob Dylan is his equal in the rock/folk world.
by Barry CourterAre you ready for some music?
by Barry CourterAshley Capps sits in the front seat of a three-bench golf cart as he is driven around the general admission camping area of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which opened Thursday in Manchester, Tennessee.
by Barry CourterFor 12 years, Dan Layus was known as the frontman and creative force behind American roots-rock band Augustana.
by Staff ReportPuckett's Grocery & Restaurant, 2 W. Aquarium Way, is hosting Locals Only Night on Thursday, June 7, from 6 to 8 p.m.
by Staff ReportHere's everything you need to know before you attend Riverbend 2018:
by Staff ReportCountry star Kane Brown returns home to North Georgia on Saturday, June 9, to headline the Rome River Jam in Ridge Ferry Park, 363 Riverside Parkway NE, Rome, Georgia.
by Staff ReportThe Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which opens Thursday, June 7, in Manchester, Tennessee, will likely always be thought of as a hippie fest featuring a lineup heavy on jam bands like Widespread Panic and Phish in some people's eyes. But the reality is that it has adapted since the inaugural sold-out event in 2002 to include several genres.
by Barry CourterRoger Alan Wade is known as a talented and clever songwriter, having penned such lines as "Lovin' you is like fryin' bacon nekkid" and "If You're Gonna Be Dumb (You Gotta Be Tough)."
by Barry CourterThe riotous farce "Boeing Boeing" is touching down in Chattanooga when the groovy 1960s comedy opens in the Circle Theatre at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre on Friday, June 8, continuing through Sunday, June 24.
by Staff Report