If you go
› What: Nightfall featuring Richard Lloyd with Preston Parris Band opening› When: 8 p.m. Friday, May 13; Preston Parris opens at 7 p.m.› Where: Miller Plaza, 850 Market St.› Admission: Free.› Phone: 423-265-0771.› Website: www.nightfallchattanooga.com.
Local opening act
The Preston Parris Band is an Americana band led by multi-instrumentalist Preston Parris.
Richard Lloyd can cover a lot of ground in a little over an hour, both physically and conversationally. The former guitar player for the highly influential punk rock band Television recently moved from his native New York to Chattanooga with his wife to be near her family. On a recent day, he’s showing off the farm where they live and talking about The Beatles, Television, his painting and George Gurdjieff, the Russian mystic and philosopher.
“I’m very into him,” he says.
When not walking the grounds, he picks up a bass, a Dobro or any number of guitars he has tucked away all over the place and plucks out a melody. When not entertaining visitors, he spends his time on the porch practicing or in his nearby studio.