If you go
› What: Shovels & Rope and I’m with Her› When: 8 p.m. Thursday, May 30› Where: Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St.› Admission: $29.50. $39.50, $55, $75› Phone: 423-757-5580› Online: tivolichattanooga.com
Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst are Shovels & Rope. They will play the Tivoli on Thursday. / Facebook.com PhotoChattanooga has become a regular stop for Shovels & Rope, the singing duo comprised of husband and wife Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst, and it’s not just because they enjoy performing here as they will do Thursday night, May 30, at the Tivoli Theatre.
There are also reasons that are likely familiar to most of us. Grandma lives here. The two now have two children, “so we’ll have a much bigger group of family at the show all paying attention to them and not us,” Hearst laughs.
She said the carousel at Coolidge Park has become a favorite spot for the family. And their 2016 album, “Little Seeds,” features a track called “Missionary Ridge,” which references the 1863 Battle of Missionary Ridge.
Having two kids has definitely changed their outlooks on life, but has not altered their work schedules, Trent says.