Something Wicked comes to Station Street on Saturday

Collaboration the new normal for local music

Rendering of Station Street which runs between the Choo Choo and Terminal BrewHouse.
Rendering of Station Street which runs between the Choo Choo and Terminal BrewHouse.

On Saturday, Station Street will play host to Something Wicked on Station Street.

To promote it, guys from Strung Like a Horse, the Communicators and Nick Lutsko and the Gimmix descended upon The Studio at Chattanooga Public Library along with Monica Kinsey with the Chattanooga Choo Choo to play a little music and talk about the event for a special edition of Music Wednesdays on Facebook Live.

It all came together in a matter of hours, which is a testament to everyone involved. About 20 people were involved - including student interns from Dynamo Studios who ran the sound board as they do every Wednesday for us - but also the library and the musicians.

Every week Lesley Dale and I get to hang out with some very talented local artists and every week we are struck by the quality and diversity of the local talent pool. But, we also hear all the time about the various collaborations between the many musicians.

So many of them are in several bands, or they are recording together, or just playing together. The event Monday was just another example of people coming together for the greater good. It was a pretty crazy idea that was hatched on Saturday and done on Monday.

' I got to spend some time with celebrity chef Jon Ashton, who was in town as the guest chef for Savor Live at the Tivoli on Sunday. He told a funny story that still has me laughing.

Ashton flew to Amsterdam for a friend's bachelor party and the party ended up at a strip club that cost 80 euros to get into. One of his friends protested, but the rest of the guys insisted and pooled their money to get him in.

The groom wanted to go back the next night. The same guy who had protested the night before again said he didn't want to pay that much, but again, everyone insisted. The protestor disappeared for awhile but went with the group to the club and to everyone's surprise said he was going in first. When they got to the door, he'd put a patch over his eye, which he'd obviously bought earlier in the day.

At the door, he told the doorman as he pointed to his patch that he should only have to pay half. The doorman called over his manager and told him the situation. The manager laughed and said, "Let him in for nothing. That's the funniest thing I've heard in a long time."

Contact Barry Courter at bcourter@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6354.

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