If you spent the 2000s listening to all the right indie rock, Knoxville trio Meob’s self-titled debut may offer a sustained and rather welcome sense of deja vu. It’s clear …
A Vintage Recording Reveals a Swinging 1937 Mid-Day Merry-Go-Round
WNOX’s Mid-Day Merry-Go-Round, which aired from 1936 to 1961, was a pivotal program in the history of country music. Wildly popular throughout East Tennessee and bordering states, the show’s legacy …
Texas Power Trio Mothership Prepares for a Rock ‘n’ Roll Revolution
Texas-based power trio Mothership inhabits a world where rock ’n’ roll is still a larger-than-life proposition—a world of black-velvet sci-fi posters and psychedelics, where willowy rock stars wander arena stages …
Hudson K Announces New Self-Titled Album, Set for Release in July
In July, Hudson K will release its third album, the follow-up to 2013’s Ouroboros and the Black Dove. Singer/songwriter/synth sorceress (and now recording engineer and producer) Christina Horn describes the …
Rambling Troubadour Paul Lee Kupfer Finds a Home in Knoxville—Part of the Time, at Least
Knoxville singer-songwriter Paul Lee Kupfer takes the mythology of the American folk singer seriously. Since the first time he heard Delta blues records on college radio in his home town …