Club Scene Calendar – May 29-June 5
The Rad Trads play JJ's Bohemia on Thursday

The Rad Trads play JJ's Bohemia on Thursday

Chattanooga 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.

The father-child relationship is complicated - often forged more by shared experiences than probing conversations.

LISA DENTON: Happy Memorial Day, Barry. I don't know about you, but I plan to spend the day cleaning out the kitchen junk drawer looking for stray Riverbend tokens. I don't remember the exact year I had the kitchen remodeled, but I think it's safe to say there could be 25 years' worth of stuff stuffed in that drawer.

Faced with a changing landscape both in its downtown Chattanooga riverfront location and the music festival scene, the Friends of the Festival board of directors had a choice when it came to the future of the Riverbend Festival it produces every summer: Keep talking about making changes, or rip the Band-Aid off and get it done.

More than 50 years after "The Andy Griffith Show" went off the air, Maggie Peterson still laughs at the antics she found herself involved in playing Charlene Darling, only daughter of Briscoe Darling.

Scenic City Stomp Fest opens Friday at JJ Bohemia's

Color the inaugural JFest at the Tennessee Riverpark a big success, says Ted Gocke of event sponsor J103.

The rumors are true: the iconic Bonnaroo festival arch spanning the main entry gate between the general admission camping area and The What Stage seating area was burned to the ground Monday after officials discovered it had deteriorated beyond repair.

A member of our newsroom wanted to see how the "new" Riverbend wristbands worked, so she slipped one on and pulled the fabric through the locking mechanism until it was fairly tight against her wrist.
