If you go
› What: Riverfront Nights featuring Muddy Magnolias.› When: 8 p.m. Saturday, July 23; Black Cat Moon opens at 7 p.m.› Where: Ross’s Landing, 200 Riverfront Parkway.› Admission: Free.› Phone: 423-756-2211.› Website: www.riverfrontnights.com.
The opener
Dalton, Ga.-based Black Cat Moon features Janella Hayes (mandolin, vocals), Chris Hullander (drums, vocals), Donald Selby (guitar, vocals), Mike Stansell (lead guitar), Chuck Treece (bass) and Tony Waters (bass). They play country, rock, Southern rock, blues and “anything with a great beat,” according to the band’s Facebook page.
Also on-site
* The Pup Tent: A VIP area for dogs and their human companions.* Fitness Challenge: The Wild Trails Running and Paddling Fitness Challenge features a 7-mile paddle trip from Chickamauga Dam to the Wild Trails corner at Ross’ Landing (free shuttle to the dam leaves at 4:30 p.m.), a 2-mile paddle around Maclellan Island, a 5K road race at 5:30p .m. and an 8-mile half-road/half-trail run on Stringer’s Ridge at 5 p.m. Chattanooga Paddleboards will have rentals available.
When Rolling Stone writers compiled a list of the 37 Best Things We Saw at CMA Music Fest in June 2014, there was Muddy Magnolias in the No. 4 slot: Best Unsigned Duo.
Rumors that Kallie North and Jessy Wilson were signed on the spot on the basis of that Nashville performance seemed more than credible, to hear the magazine tell it: