John Golemon says Warner Hodges of Jason & the Nashville (Nashville was later dropped from the name) Scorchers was the inspiration for the formation of Walk the West, and he credits The White Animals for getting them back together.

Fresh Mind, a reggae-inspired rock and pop band, will be the featured artist on Friday, Oct. 4, at the free Noontunes concert in Miller Park, 928 Market St.

Kimmie J. Soul performs soul and jazz music to promote positive messages of truth and hope.

Generations, a new music series, is launching Friday night, Sept. 27, in East Brainerd's Heritage House, 1428 Jenkins Road.

Contemporary Performing Arts of Chattanooga welcomes Beppe Gambetta, award-winning acoustic guitarist from Italy, to Barking Legs Theater on Friday, Sept. 27, at 8 p.m.

Pianist and guitar-player Ken Stringfellow will play a show at The Woodshop, 5500 St. Elmo Ave., on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m.

Three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams is set to perform in Walker Theatre on Sunday night, Sept. 29, in the continuing celebration of the 20th anniversary of her influential 1998 album, "Car Wheels on a Gravel Road."

Electronic musician Thollem returns to Chattanooga as part of his North American tour on Sunday, Sept. 29, when he plays a show in the Palace Theater, 818 Georgia Ave., at 8 p.m.

Every so often, if you live long enough I suppose, you'll have deja vu moments where what was old is new again. Kind of like when millennials invented fresh-grown fruits and vegetables all over again. Who knew a tomato picked right off the vine could taste good, and be kinda good for you?

More than a decade ago, J. Willoughby had a revelation.

Chattanooga Symphony & Opera opens its 87th season Thursday night, Sept. 26, with "Shostakovich & Rachmaninoff," featuring guest artist Andrew Tyson. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Tivoli Theatre, 709 Broad St.

Ten musicians from five countries equal one genre-bending, culture-crossing band.

Since Atlanta-based rock act Drivin N Cryin played its first show in 1985 in Atlanta's 688 Club, they've spent 33 years building a legacy grounded in sharp songwriting, Southern stomp and loud, life-affirming shows.

Chattanooga composer, teacher and pianist Tim Hinck will present "Scenes From Two Works" on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 8 p.m. in Second Presbyterian church, 700 Pine St.

Conventional wisdom has it that Amy Grant put contemporary Christian music on the map.

It was nothing but a very weird coincidence, but the day after I posted a podcast I put together featuring a portion of Mitch Ryder's show at UTC, I got a copy of Alice Cooper's new CD, "Breadcrumbs."

Gordon Lightfoot concert has been rescheduled again.

The Levitt Amp concert series continues Thursday, Sept. 19, with Stout and the Revolution at Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. The free concert begins at 7 p.m.

Since moving to Chattanooga from Atlanta in May, Richard Daigle has become immersed in the city's growing music scene. He's played several open-mic nights and was a finalist in The Camp House Songwriters Competition.

Toe-tapping bluegrass will ring out in downtown Chattanooga on Friday, Sept. 20, when Barefoot Nellie & Co. plays Noontunes in Miller Park, 928 Market St.

Drive-By Truckers band has always been outspoken, telling a distinctly American story backed by ambitious sound and a social conscience.

Carlos Colon and his Tropical Swing Band will kick off the 2019 Noontunes series on Friday, Sept. 13, in Miller Park.

That lovin' feeling is back.