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 …
KSO’s April Masterworks Concerts Offer a Mix of the Familiar and the Contemporary
At first glance, at least, the program for last weekend’s Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks concerts didn’t reveal any particular reasons to expect anything out of the ordinary. On the bill …
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 …
Mezzo-soprano Catherine Daniel Makes Her American Debut in Knoxville Opera’s ‘Mary, Queen of Scots’
What did Gaetano Donizetti find so fascinating about England’s Queen Elizabeth I? Drawing from a well of popular plays and novels based on her life and reign, the composer created …