The Gatlinburg band Tuatha Dea (the name is an adaptation of the ancient Gaelic phrase that refers to the pantheon of pre-Christian Irish deities) plays a loosely traditional brand of …
Knox Synth-Pop Trio Night Colors Unveils New Identity
In late March, the three members of the Knoxville synth-pop band Hazel—Elijah and Hannah Cruise and Cale Bramer—announced that they were changing the group’s name to Night Colors. The switch …
Tree Tops Head to the Top of Knoxville’s Prog Scene With ‘Ghosts Don’t Dance With Shoes’
Tree Tops, Cory Smith’s ever-rotating “progressive groove-rock” project, has been at the center of Knoxville’s expanding prog scene for the past four years. But only now—after running the treadmill of …
Knox Singer-Songwriter Adam Whipple Previews Upcoming Album With New Single “Two Lights”
Singer-songwriter Adam Whipple has been plying his introspective, insightful contemporary Christian folk around local coffee shops and clubs for the last decade. He has a new album, The Broken Seasons, coming out in the …
Local Music Release Roundup: Hudson K, the Pinklets, Eli Fox, Kevin Abernathy
Here’s a look at some notable new local music releases scheduled for the spring and summer. Hudson K Hudson K The synth-/experimental-pop duo Hudson K is set to release its …