BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//East Tennessee's Own WDVX - ECPv6.18.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:East Tennessee's Own WDVX X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wdvx.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for East Tennessee's Own WDVX REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261007T130000 DTSTAMP:20260924T170106Z CREATED:20260924T170101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T170106Z UID:74511-1791374400-1791378000@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 10/7 — Kyle Tallman / Jon Nolan & Good Co. DESCRIPTION:Kyle Tallman is a Chattanooga-based songwriter renowned for his captivating melodies and thought-provoking lyrics. Drawing from a decade-long career\, Kyle crafts authentic\, genre-blending music that resonates with audiences on a profound level. His songs whisk listeners away into intricate narratives with every note\, making even newcomers feel like they’ve been singing along forever. \n \nJon Nolan is a New England songwriter and founding member of Americana stalwarts Say ZuZu (Strolling Bones/New West Records). With his latest project\, Slow Cooker (out September 2025)\, Nolan turns inward—crafting vivid\, lived-in songs about small-town moments\, connection\, and the quiet beauty of everyday life. Backed by his band\, Jon Nolan & Good Co.\, he blends folk warmth\, pop shimmer\, and country grit into something timeless and inviting. The result feels less like a performance and more like an open door. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-10-7-kyle-tallman-jon-nolan-good-co/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Jon-Nolan-Good-Co._website.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T130000 DTSTAMP:20260924T165130Z CREATED:20260924T165125Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T165130Z UID:74507-1791288000-1791291600@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 10/6 — Evan Horne DESCRIPTION:Evan Horne is a cinematic-folk singer songwriter\, composer\, and visual artist from Oak Ridge\, TN\, now based in Ithaca\, NY.  His original music and live performance are known for their immersive\, mesmerizing\, and incandescent power that defy genre.  Raised in East Tennessee with a singing minister father and artist mother\, Evan was surrounded by and suffused with music and art throughout his childhood.  The roots of music from his upbringing in TN resonate deeply through his own unique voice\, emerging as both hauntingly timeless and fully his own.\nEvan tours solo as well as with his ensemble Emmett Scott on piano/keys and backing vocals\, Michael Schuler on bass\, and Aaron Walters on drums and backing vocals.\nThe musicians on his album include Ethan Jodziewicz on bass (Sierra Hull\, Milk Carton Kids\, Aoife O’Donovan)\, Emmett Scott on piano and keys\, Mark Raudabaugh on drums (Sierra Hull\, Donna the Buffalo)\, Courtney Hartman on guitar and backing vocals\, Brittany Haas on violin (Punch Brothers\, Dave Rawlings Machine\, Crooked Still)\, Ruth Moody on backing vocals (Wailin Jennys)\, and Maya De Vitry on backing vocals.  URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-10-6-evan-horne/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Evan-Horne_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261005T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261005T130000 DTSTAMP:20260924T164430Z CREATED:20260924T164425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T164430Z UID:74503-1791201600-1791205200@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 10/5 — Stephen Clair DESCRIPTION:A Relix Magazine “artist to watch\,” Stephen Clair first came to prominence when the late Rita Houston (WFUV) added “Jen In Her Underwear”to regular rotation\, putting Clair not only on the map\, but the road. \nHe makes honesty sound catchy. He’s an instinctive and open-hearted writer who has no shortage of accolades—and has shared stages with James McMurtry\, Ellis Paul\, Jon Langford\, Paul Thorn\, and Robert Earl Keen. Performing Songwriter says he’s “the citified troubadour the roots songwriting world needs.”   \nStephen just finished mastering a new album with Abbie Gardner on dobro and Sara Milonovich on violin. It’s just the three of them\, and this album is already exquisite in its tenderness. \nHe just came off a Texas tour\, a stop at Kerrville Folk Fest\, a sold-out round at the Bluebird with pals Linda McRae and Jack Barksdale\, topped off with an official showcase at Southeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-10-5-stephen-clair/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Stephen-Clair_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T130000 DTSTAMP:20260924T163435Z CREATED:20260924T163430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T163435Z UID:74499-1791028800-1791032400@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 10/3 — Kirk Fleta / Dustin Ledford and The Chosen Few DESCRIPTION:Kirk Fleta will be performing! \n \nDustin Ledford is a rising country singer-songwriter delivering a powerful blend of country storytelling\, southern rock energy\, and heartfelt songwriting. Known for his gritty yet soulful voice\, Dustin connects with audiences through songs that capture love\, heartbreak\, southern living\, and good-time party anthems. \nWhether performing solo acoustic or with his full band\, Dustin brings authenticity and passion to every stage. His engaging live performances and relatable songwriting have helped him build a loyal following across the Southeast. \nDustin is currently booking acoustic and full band performances for venues\, festivals\, and private events throughout 2026. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-10-3-kirk-fleta-dustin-ledford-and-the-chosen-few/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Dustin-Ledford-and-The-Chosen-Few_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T130000 DTSTAMP:20260924T162412Z CREATED:20260924T162407Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T162412Z UID:74494-1790942400-1790946000@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Big Plate — 10/2 — Brendon James Wright DESCRIPTION:Brendon James Wright is a Knoxville\, Tennessee-based singer-songwriter & musician. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-big-plate-10-2-brendon-james-wright/ LOCATION:Barley’s\, 200 East Jackson Avenue\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37915\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Free Live Show,The Big Plate ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/brendonjameswright_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T130000 DTSTAMP:20260923T145800Z CREATED:20260923T145757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T145800Z UID:74487-1790856000-1790859600@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 10/1 — Phil Faconti / Red Tailed Rounders DESCRIPTION:Phil Faconti will perform! \n \nThe Red Tailed Rounders are a hard-driving and swinging country string band based in Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania. The group performs bluegrass and country standards\, as well as unique and heartfelt original music. With a classic string band lineup of guitar\, banjo\, fiddle\, mandolin\, and upright bass\, The Red Tailed Rounders bring new songs into an age-old tradition of American folk music. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-10-1-phil-faconti-red-tailed-rounders/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Red-Tailed-Rounders_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260930T130000 DTSTAMP:20260928T201405Z CREATED:20260928T201359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260928T201405Z UID:74638-1790769600-1790773200@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/30 — Lazarus Lake DESCRIPTION:Lazarus Lake\, the alt-country outfit of singer/songwriter Michael Jones\, released its debut record Family Tree on May 30th\, 2025. \nBlending homespun southern rock with the no-frills directness of Americana tradition\, Family Tree explores the ties that bind and the ways that they’re strained—with an eye to redeem the moments when life falls apart and to keep alive the memory of loved ones lost. \nFamily Tree is a record built on the back of long nights and longer weeks in the years that Jones spent gigging solo and in country bands in and around Knoxville\, TN through the first half of the decade. The debut record focuses on offering stories of loss and growth that are guided by a gentle hand. \nCovering adoration\, regret\, grief\, and everything in between\, these songs frame the simple\, elegant core of the album: even as it ends—and regardless of how you feel about it at any given time—your family is forever. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-30-lazarus-lake/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Lazarus-Lake_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260929T130000 DTSTAMP:20260922T195720Z CREATED:20260922T195716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T195720Z UID:74482-1790683200-1790686800@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/29 — Remi Goode / Zach & Blu DESCRIPTION:Things I’ve Said Before\, the debut album from Remi Goode\, is an introduction to an indie-folk artist who straddles the borders between different worlds. A nylon-string guitarist with classical training and contemporary influences\, she creates her own version of modern-day American roots music: one that’s intimate one minute and cinematic the next\, making room for folky bedroom recordings\, full-band studio performances\, and all points in between. \nFor Remi (pronounced “RAY-mee”)\, everything began in Tucson\, Arizona\, where she grew up listening to artists like Suzanne Vega\, Kathleen Edwards\, and Sarah Harmer. Those songwriters used folk music as a springboard for a wider sound\, and Remi was soon following in their footsteps\, combining her academic training — from classical guitar lessons to her vocal performances as a member of the acclaimed Tucson Girls Chorus — with an interest in charting new musical ground. She found a like-minded musician in fellow guitar student Gabe Lehrer\, kickstarting a longtime partnership in music\, romance\, and life. Years later\, when Remi began recording Things I’ve Said Before in studios and bedrooms stretching from Arizona to her adopted hometown of Nashville\, Gabe was beside her the entire time\, pulling triple-duty as her bandmate\, engineer\, and mixer. \nAt its most expansive\, Things I’ve Said Before is a band record\, its songs laced with light layers of fiddle\, entwined guitars\, groove\, and stacked vocal harmonies. Those arrangements came together as Remi\, Gabe\, and their small band of ASU music students performed around the southwest during the early 2020s\, turning songs like “Posterity” and “Return To Sender” into combinations of full-bodied folk and alternative Americana. Like all of her material\, Remi had written those songs alone\, using her ear — rather than her knowledge of theory — to guide the way. Things I’ve Said Before finds a way to highlight that intimacy\, too. Tracks like “Don’t Drive Me Home” and “Overseas” showcase Remi not only as the frontwoman of an amplified band\, but as a solo artist who makes music for rainy days and quiet mornings. These are the record’s two halves — the warm\, acoustic-heavy folk songs\, most of which were recorded at home; and the eclectic\, electrified tracks that cast a wider net\, most of which were tracked by a live band in a professional studio — and they come together on “Punchline.” Opening with thick stacks of Remi’s own multi-tracked vocal harmonies\, “Punchline” grows into something bigger with help from the entire ensemble. It’s the sound of the bedroom giving way to the band. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n“We wanted the album to be kaleidoscopic\,” says Gabe\, who shares guitar duties with Remi throughout the album\, their two instruments interlocking and entwining into unique shapes on songs like the airily buoyant “Might Not Be True.” “We get bored of records that just have one sound.” \nThere’s nothing boring about Things I’ve Said Before\, whose diversity is tied together by Remi’s songwriting and effortless voice. A lifelong singer\, she pushes her vocals into unique directions\, from the jazzy inflections of “Don’t Drive Me Home” — a warm\, woozy track with finger-plucked guitar arpeggios and a soundscape-worthy outro — to the conversational croon of “For the Record.” She duets with Gabe on “Waltz\, No. 1\,” swapping harmonies during one of the album’s loveliest songs. Her nylon-string guitar serves as its own voice\, too\, and its plucked chords run beneath the entire record\, adding movement to her melodies and grounding everything in an earthy sound. \n“When I’m writing music\, I’m just following a whim or a melody\,” Remi says. “I’m not trying to use my classical training or my knowledge of theory\, because when you do that\, it’s easy to overthink things. You can get in your own way when you know too much about the theory of what you’re doing.” \nMuch of Things I’ve Said Before finds Remi in a reflective mood\, coming to terms with her role as an artist. “I wrote these songs while learning to consider myself a songwriter\,” she says\, describing the album as “my journey of exploration as an artist when I didn’t feel like one yet.” The lyrics are filled with paradoxes\, puzzles\, and multiple perspectives\, with Remi attempting to rid herself of black-and-white thinking and\, instead\, embrace the grey areas in her life. “With each song\,” she explains\, “I make an effort to get to the truth about a dynamic or situation with a person in my life. Rather than choosing a side or coming to a singular conclusion\, the lyrics tend to lean into contradiction and ambivalence. I hope that\, as a songwriter\, I’m able to show that we can find clarity and understanding while leaving some things unreconciled.” \nIndependently created and richly inspired\, Things I’ve Said Before captures a young songwriter in evolution\, nodding to the classical training and folky favorites of her past while pushing toward a wider sound. This is Remi Goode: self-assured\, inspired by her roots\, and headed toward something new. \n \nZach & Blu: Country/Folk singer and songwriters! URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-29-remi-goode-zach-blu/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Zach-Blu_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260928T130000 DTSTAMP:20260922T194313Z CREATED:20260922T194308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260922T194313Z UID:74477-1790596800-1790600400@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/28 — Teni Rane / The Paula Boggs Band DESCRIPTION:Inside of Teni Rane’s songs\, you’ll likely encounter Appalachian songbirds\, white oaks\, and wildflower fields. These are just some of the earthly delights that surround her home in Chattanooga and dance through her music. Her debut album\, Goldenrod (2024)\, pays tribute to her favorite native plant’s “charismatic yellow self” and highlights the ways we too can sway through the shoulder seasons of our own lives. As a songmaker\, Rane likes to wade in the undertow\, through the deeper currents of loneliness and longing that churn below the surface of our days. Glide Magazine raves that she’s an “up-and-coming Americana winner along the lines of Sierra Ferrell.” \nRane grew up in the American South\, disconnected from her mother’s Armenian culture\, heritage\, and language. As she sings\, “I don’t know which way to turn or how to be\, there’s too much debris when identities collide.” Often feeling caught between worlds – neither fully Armenian nor totally at ease in Southern American culture – music became a compelling avenue to help make sense of her unique identity. It is no small wonder that her forthcoming album\, Never Turning Back\, orbits themes of kinship\, homesickness\, and the precarity of our human-made environments. Rane is a cartographer of the heart – capturing the many ways it breaks and breaks us open. An intense (over)thinker\, her songs ask questions about what makes a home and how we discover our place in the world. The album ranges from geographical adventure narratives like “Leaving You Behind” and “Arkansas” to tracks like “As I Walk Home\,” written in an existential haze at 2am about our imbalanced world. \nCat-like\, Rane lives many lives. In addition to making music\, she played semi-pro soccer on Gotland Island in the Baltic Sea; earned a Bachelors in chemical engineering; and teaches yoga and mindfulness. As she tracks the wooden acres and water lines around her\, Rane is learning how to turn inward and listen to her own artistic calling. After an inner reckoning\, she upended her carefully constructed corporate life and charted a new course into music and mindfulness – focusing on writing and recording songs that capture the high joys and deep sorrows of the human experience. Her focus-shift to songcrafting didn’t go unnoticed. Americana Highways described her first EP\, Heart in Tennessee (2020)\, as “the mesmerizing sound of a singular talent.” A 2022 residency at Sweden’s Kneippbyn Resort Visby yielded four singles\, including “Meet Me in Stockholm\,” a bilingual plea from a homesick Rane to her friend to help fill solitary hours. \nGoldenrod (2024) climbed to number 13 on the Folk Radio Charts and garnered critical praise. The album features Grammy-nominees Dave Eggar (cello\, piano) and Phil Faconti (guitars\, ukulele)\, alongside previous collaborator Roger Gustafsson (bass\, steel guitar). Jonathan Shumaker is also featured on bass. Rane has toured nationally at venues like the Falcon Theater (Newport\, KY)\, University of Arkansas (Fayetteville\, AR) and the Lyric Theater (Lexington\, KY). She also has a fondness for playing house concerts\, listening rooms and botanical gardens (her favorite). After spells in Arkansas\, Sweden\, and Northeast Tennessee\, she’s returned to her roots – the county where she was raised\, where the city meets the country along the Tennessee River in Chattanooga\, TN. \n \nFormed in Seattle in 2007\, Paula Boggs Band has spent nearly two decades walking the long American road — not chasing trends\, but gathering stories. What began in the Pacific Northwest has grown into a national touring presence built on return invitations\, resonant listening rooms\, and songs that ask audiences to lean in a little closer. \nOver the years\, the band has carried its Northwest-born songwriting to stages across the US and beyond\, earning repeat performances at respected venues including World Cafe Live!\, Stubb’s Bar-B-Q\, Rockwood Music Hall\, Blueberry Hill\, Genghis Cohen\, The Triple Door and The Mint\, along with venues throughout the San Francisco Bay Area\, like Sweetwater Music Hall\, and beyond. With 30–50 shows annually\, they move fluidly between intimate 50-seat listening rooms and 300-capacity halls known for their acoustics — spaces where nuance matters and lyrics carry weight. \nCritics have long recognized the band’s singular blend of tradition and reach. Current San Antonio observed\, “This veteran Americana act boasts a range of influences from classic — James McMurtry  and  Bruce Springsteen— to more contemporary — Drive-By-Truckers. The group describes itself as ‘soulgrass.’ An unfamiliar tag\, sure\, but not to be dismissed lightly in this age of microgenres.” Phil King of AudioFuzz.com has written\, “Boggs is like the Bob Dylan\, the Peter\, Paul and Mary\, the Joan Baez of this era.” And Dave Good of the San Diego Reader noted that Boggs “makes…urban\, jazzy music…within the structures of…folk\, bluegrass\, and…blues…she calls ‘soulgrass\,’ and reminds me a little of Gil Scott-Heron\, if only for the razor-intensity of her words…in a croony-rich street voice…evocative and easy to like.” \nThat word — “soulgrass” — hints at what sets Paula Boggs Band apart. Their music draws from the storytelling spine of Americana\, the communal lift of bluegrass\, the ache of the blues\, and the rhythmic undercurrent of soul. It is at once rooted and urban\, reflective and unflinching. The result feels less like a fusion and more like a conversation across traditions. \nTheir fifth studio album\, “Sumatra\,” widens that conversation. The record traces the intimate and the expansive: love songs shaped by hard-earned tenderness\, social commentary delivered with clarity rather than cynicism\, and reflections on ancestry that honor both inheritance and evolution. Sumatra carries the imprint of a band shaped by geography — Northwest skies\, Southern stages\, Midwestern grit\, Eastern brick — and by the communities that have welcomed them back. \nOnstage\, Paula Boggs Band is built for rooms where listening is an act of participation. There is space in the arrangements\, intention in the interplay\, and the quiet authority that comes from years spent refining craft night after night. Nearly two decades in\, they remain committed to the long arc — trusting that songs\, honestly written and carefully carried\, will continue to find their people. \n“Sumatra” is not a reinvention. It is a deepening — the sound of a veteran band still curious\, still courageous\, and still listening for what the road has to teach next. \n2025 marked a banner year of recognition: chief songwriter Paula Boggs was named one of eight NewSong Music Songwriting and Performance finalists\, the band was selected as a Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) official showcase artist\, and songs Sumatra and Traces of You earned Intercontinental Music Awards. Traces of You was also a 2025 Song of the Year® Instrumental finalist. \nSumatra\, continues to earn international recognition. In 2026\, “Route 66” was named a finalist in the International Acoustic Music Awards’ Folk/Americana/Roots category\, adding to the band’s growing list of honors\, including Folk Alliance International chart success\, Americana radio charting\, and multiple InterContinental Music Awards. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-28-teni-rane-the-paula-boggs-band/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/The-Paula-Boggs-Band_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T130000 DTSTAMP:20260923T140330Z CREATED:20260909T182234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260923T140330Z UID:74420-1790337600-1790341200@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Big Plate — 9/25 — Still Moves DESCRIPTION:Still Moves isn’t just another band – they’re a sonic journey born in a basement studio in Clarksville\, Tennessee. What started as a musical friendship between Lucian Greene and Isaac Frost quickly evolved into something magical. They teamed up with Ben Colling and Bo Hunter for the first project. Their debut EP “Henry\,” a heartfelt tribute to their late piano/sax player Henry Rives\, dropped in April 2022 and set the stage for their unique Rock/Americana/Psychedelic sound. Completely self-produced in Isaac’s 1419 records basement studio\, the band’s raw and authentic approach caught people’s attention. \nTheir second EP “Until” followed in March 2023\, showcasing their growing musical chemistry. But the real game-changer came when Cody Kirby (drums) and Dalton Akins (bass) joined the lineup\, transforming Still Moves from a duo into a full-throttle live powerhouse. Their self-titled album\, released on August 30th\, 2024\, captures the electric energy of their expanded lineup – a testament to their journey from basement jam sessions to a dynamic Americana/Rock & Roll band. Cage Riot called the self-titled album\, “a genre-bending masterpiece.” Later that year Michael Davidson joined the group on organ/keyboards\, and completed the band’s full lineup. The second album “Roots” was just released on November 21st on all streaming platforms. Go give it a listen! \nBut to really get the full Still Moves experience\, you need to check them out live. They are a force to be reckoned with on stage with an energy that’s hard to describe.  At a small dive bar to a large festival  stage\, an acoustic to a full-blown Psychedelic Rock jam\, you’ll be sure to get the same level of passion and energy in every performance. Check out their busy show schedule by clicking on the “Shows” tab\, and find a date to see it for yourself! URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-big-plate-9-25-still-moves/ LOCATION:Barley’s\, 200 East Jackson Avenue\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37915\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Free Live Show,The Big Plate ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Still-Moves_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260924T130000 DTSTAMP:20260909T171533Z CREATED:20260909T171524Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T171533Z UID:74414-1790251200-1790254800@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/24 — Clover Valley Boys / The Co-Conspirators DESCRIPTION:The Clover Valley Boys are a string band trio performing old time country music.  The band’s lineup features Coleman Akin\, Mo Kinney\, and George Aschmann. \nThey play a variety of instruments including fiddles\, banjo\, guitar\, steel guitar\, and mandolin.  Hailing from Tennessee\, Georgia\, and Virginia respectively\, the members have been playing together in different projects for years and have come together to form a group that engages audiences with harmony singing\, tight instrumentals\, dance numbers\, and an earnest take on an old-timey sound. \n \nThe Co-Conspirators is a Hemmingford\, QC based duo playing folk/singer-songwriter music with elements of country\, rock\, blues\, gospel\, bluegrass\, spiritual\, and general roots music. With heavy emphasis on vocal harmonies\, this duo had been compared to The Weavers\, Ian and Sylvia Tyson and Richard and Linda Thompson. They perform mostly original music along with some traditional and contemporary covers. \nMostly performing as a duo\, they do occasionally add various instruments available to them such as bass\, drums\, percussion\, flute\, clarinet\, lead guitar\, violin\, cello\, harmonica\, banjo\, auto harp\, and vibraphone. \nDescribed as modern day troubadours\, The Co-Conspirators have performed at hundreds of house concerts\, folk societies\, festivals\, seniors and community centres\, bars\, and restaurants. \nThe Co-Conspirators have released 4 albums to date\, “Shadowing the Organ Tuner” (with full band)\, “The Unreliable Narrators” (a duo album of originals)\, and their 3rd album\, “Half a Tank of Gas and a Full Case of Beer” (a Fred Eaglesmith Tribute)\, was release in July 2023. \n“War Is A Racket and Other Irrefutable Truths” is a collection of anti-war\, protest\, social justice\, and labour rights songs. It was released January 2025. \nIn January 2025 they also undertook their first USA tour\, with 17 shows from Washington DC to Texas and points in-between. \nThey continue to tour as much as possible. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-24-clover-valley-boys-the-co-conspirators/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/The-Co-Conspirators_WEBSITE-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260923T130000 DTSTAMP:20260909T170624Z CREATED:20260909T170619Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T170624Z UID:74411-1790164800-1790168400@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/23 — Will Wesley & Florian Fox DESCRIPTION:Will Wesley is a Country Rock and Americana artist. A storyteller whose sound blends a soulful edge with country rock energy into heartfelt storytelling. Born in Baker\, Louisiana\, Wesley was raised with a rebellious spirit and a love for music inspired by his father’s guitar. By age 15\, he was sneaking into bars to perform with a beat-up six-string and a fire that would soon define his music career. \nHe paved his path in the Baton Rouge blues scene\, performing and touring alongside with legendary figures. He served as Grady Champion’s Music Director for five years. His talent earned him two International Blues Challenge regional victories and a reputation as one of Louisiana’s fiercest young guitarists. \nBut Wesley’s journey took a turn when life’s hardships — including personal battles and deep loss — pushed him toward a new musical path. Drawing inspiration from artists like Hank Williams\, Marty Stuart\, Garth Brooks\, Jason Aldean\, and Eric Church\, he began merging his blues background with the modern energy of country rock and americana. \nIn 2021\, Wesley released his breakthrough album\, “Both Sides Of The Tracks.” The record featured 17 original songs\, including “A New Kind of Blues” (feat. Kern Pratt)\, “Leah” (feat. Michael Cleveland)\, and “Attitude”\, which reached #1 on the Euro Academy of Country Music Charts in Milan\, Italy. The project marked his official crossover from blues prodigy to full-fledged country-rock and americana artist. \nTragedy struck in January 2021\, when Wesley lost his brother Daniel Dale to a drug overdose — a loss that became the emotional core of his 2024 single “12 O’Clock in Texas\,” his most personal song to date. The single’s heartfelt storytelling and raw emotion struck a deep chord with fans around the world. \nWesley followed with “The Search” (2024) and his latest single\, “Bottom Of The Bottle” (October 2025) — a powerhouse track with a harder rock edge that’s rapidly gaining momentum and airplay. \nToday\, Wesley tours across the U.S.\, Europe\, and Southeast Asia\, performing everywhere from intimate listening rooms to international stages\, including the Switzerland International Country Music Hall of Fame and the Jackson\, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. \nHe shared stages with many including Alabama\, RVSHVD\, Jason Boland & the Stragglers\, Redd Volkaert\, When In Rome\, Old Crow Medicine Show\, Scotty McCreery\, Hailey Whitters\, and shared international stages with Swiss Rockabilly Star – Florian Fox\, collaborating on Will’s singles\, “Wasted Again” and “Time’s Catching Up To Me.” \nIn recognition of his accomplishments\, he received seven nominations for his song\, “Ready To Ride” at the 2024 Josie Music Awards. In addition\, he received five nominations for his songs “12 O’Clock in Texas” and “The Search” at the 2025 Josie Music Awards. Both within Nashville\, Tennessee. \nDespite the road miles as a devoted Worldwide Touring Troubadour\, Wesley returns home to Louisiana in-between tours for hometown shows\, staying true to his roots and fans. Known for his humility and heart\, he continues to give back by performing at Veterans’ events and outreach programs — bringing the healing power of music to those who need it most. \n \nFlorian Fox is the “Swiss guy of the hour”. With his neo-traditional country style\, Florian Fox (34) has played his way onto some of the most renowned festival and club stages and into the heart of the US music metropolis of Nashville in roughly five years. He has been honored with both the Swiss cultural award “Prix Walo” and a certificate of recognition from the U.S. Congress. Florian Fox performed at the Hallenstadion in Zurich in March 2026 and is a special guest on Brad Paisley’s current “Truck Still Works World Tour.” \n2020\, Florian ventured to the music metropolis of Nashville\, where he recorded his first solo album “Made in U.S.A” with U.S. star Chuck Mead (BR5-49\, Musicians’ Hall of Fame) and shortly afterwards recorded an EP with original members of Johnny Cash’s band. Since then\, his career has taken a steep rise: In 2024\, he released his first live album on Swiss national television\, became a voting member of the US Country Music Association (CMA) and won a Texas Sounds Int. Country Music Award for “Entertainer of the Year” as well as a certificate of recognition from U.S. Congress. In October\, after an extensive tour through the States\, he performed at the legendary CMA Theater of the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. Florian now regularly performs on the main stages of major country music festivals and high-class venues. In 2026\, he debuted at the Hallenstadion as well as The Hall\, Zurich alongside Brad Paisley. He has developed a stunning presence on the air and in the media (see select press on www.florianfox.com/press ). \nCollaborations with renowned international and national artists such as Drake Milligan (co-writing the single and the tour of the same name\, “True Love\,” February 2025) and Florian Ast (the single “Whiskey\,” March 2026) underscore his appeal as a sought-after performer and songwriter. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-23-will-wesley-florian-fox/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Florian-Fox_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260922T130000 DTSTAMP:20260909T170137Z CREATED:20260909T170132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T170137Z UID:74407-1790078400-1790082000@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/22 — Grant Maloy Smith DESCRIPTION:Grant Maloy Smith is a Billboard Top 10 recording artist and MusicRow Country Breakout charting songwriter of American Roots music. His theme albums in the AMERICAN STORIES series include DUST BOWL\, APPALACHIA\, MISSISSIPPI\, and WILD WEST\, and have all earned rave reviews from Americana Highways\, MusicRow Magazine\, Bluegrass Today\, Roots Music Report\, and many more publications. Over the years\, his albums have spent 17 weeks on the Billboard charts\, including eleven weeks in the Top 10 on the Americana/Folk album sales chart and #12 on the Country album sales chart. Grant has performed twice at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center\, and has won numerous awards\, including two Grammy® certificates. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-22-grant-maloy-smith/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Grant-Maloy-Smith_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T130000 DTSTAMP:20260909T165510Z CREATED:20260909T165505Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T165510Z UID:74403-1789992000-1789995600@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/21 — Karl Stoll DESCRIPTION:Roots Rock and Blues Guitarist – Songwriter\n\nKarl Stoll is a an award winning songwriter\, singer\, guitarist and band leader from Northern Virginia. He is best known for leading the roots rock & blues band The Danger Zone. They have been playing in the Washington DC area for more than 20 years. The band appeared on NPR’s “A Prairie Home Companion” with Garrison Keillor. \nOn September 21\, Karl will release his new single\, I Love You Anyway. Earlier this year he released Time is a Gift and In the Blink of an Eye. They are on all the streams now. \nLast year (2025)\, The Danger Zone released the album\, The Machines are Taking Over. Then released two single protest songs: The Great Divide and The Con Man.\nThe band was a finalist for a 2026 Wammie Award for Best Blues Song\, “That’s All I Know”. \nThe Danger Zone previously released two albums: Take a Ride (2011) and The Workhouse (2022). Both albums were well received and earned positive reviews. You can catch Karl performing in the DC region with The Danger Zone\, The Power Trio\, or as a solo acoustic singer/songwriter. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-21-karl-stoll/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Karl-Stoll_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T130000 DTSTAMP:20260909T165047Z CREATED:20260909T165042Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T165047Z UID:74398-1789819200-1789822800@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/19 — Danny Kensy / Mary McGuinness DESCRIPTION:“From Radio Waves to Festival Stages!” \nDanny Kensy is a nationally touring country artist and songwriter celebrated for his edgy–traditional sound and powerhouse live shows. With multiple #1s in the European market and a string of charting singles in the U.S.\, Kensy is carving his place on country radio. His U.S. debut “Neon Glow” broke into the Music Row Breakout Top 100\, followed by “Radio Back” (Top 60 Music Row\, Top 20 TRACtion True Indie)\, and fan favorites “That Old Wind\,” “Lonely Girl\,” and “Smoke With An Old Flame.” His moving tribute to Toby Keith\, “God’s Got His Cowboy\,” earned Song of the Year at the 2024 Josie Music Awards (Grand Ole Opry). \nRelentless on stage\, Kensy is known for three-to-four-hour marathon sets and a staggering 200+ shows a year. He has shared the stage with Brad Paisley\, Rascal Flatts\, Drew Baldridge\, Travis Tritt\, Randy Travis\, Florida Georgia Line\, Dierks Bentley\, and many more\, while also performing at major festivals such as the Carolina Country Music Fest. \nA decorated songwriter as well\, Kensy has received honors from Billboard\, the International Songwriting Contest\, and NSAI\, along with multiple Josie Music Awards including Modern Country Rising Star and Male Vocalist of the Year. Raw\, energetic\, and relentlessly hardworking\, Danny Kensy is a name to watch in today’s country music scene. \n \nMary McGuinness is a truly singular artist — a singer-songwriter whose voice has been described as “luminous\, soul-deep\, and clear as crystal.”\nBorn in Fort Hood\, Texas to a korean mother and irish-scottish father\, Mary’s childhood was shaped by resilience. After being separated from her mother as a child\, she was raised by her Grandfather in Long Island\, NY. \nMusic became both a sanctuary and a compass. Those formative experiences shaped a writer drawn to themes of belonging\, identity\, and hope.\nHer career began in opera\, studying at the Manhattan School of Music and performing in Europe before moving to Broadway\, where she understudied and performed the role of Tuptim in The King and I at the Neil Simon Theater. She also worked in film and fashion\, collaborating with acclaimed directors and major designers. Yet despite success in multiple worlds\, music remained her true north. \nRecording and touring for years under another name\, she scored a Billboard #1 and toured/supported legendary and contemporary artists alike (Kenny Loggins\, Counting Crows\, Train\, Donovan\, Shawn Colvin\,Todd Rundgren)\nHer music lives at the crossroads of folk-americana\, laurel canyon and classic country\, shaped by personal history and stories to tell. The album Shadowcatcher \, made in Nashville with producer Joe Pisapia (KD Lang/Ben Folds)\, marked a turning point toward her most authentic voice\, and most recently\, new recordings at FAME studios in Muscle Shoals\, AL produced by Dylan Le Blanc\, will start releasing in 2026. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-19-danny-kensy-mary-mcguinness/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/MMcGuinness_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T130000 DTSTAMP:20260909T163542Z CREATED:20260909T163538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T163542Z UID:74394-1789732800-1789736400@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Big Plate — 9/18 — Jason Lee Wilson and James County DESCRIPTION:Raised in the legend-filled\, limestone land of Tennessee\, Jason Lee Wilson naturally blends the spirit of the old west with a little southern “branch” for a refined mixture of rockabilly\, traditional country\, and gospel music. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-big-plate-9-18-jason-lee-wilson-and-james-county/ LOCATION:Barley’s\, 200 East Jackson Avenue\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37915\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Free Live Show,The Big Plate ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Jason-Lee-Wilson_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T130000 DTSTAMP:20260908T190640Z CREATED:20260908T190629Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T190640Z UID:74383-1789646400-1789650000@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/17 — Wiser Time / Cody Gentry and The Buffalo Show DESCRIPTION:Carmen Sclafani\, professionally known as Wiser Time\, is a vocalist\, songwriter\, guitarist and producer from New Jersey\, USA. His work has received recognition for it’s soulful vocals and musical style which consists of concept albums that blend rock\, Americana\, blues and folk influences. Wiser Time’s debut album was There And Back Again (2006)\, followed by All For One (2008)\, Beggars And Thieves (2010)\, XII (2012) and Within (2017). Following the release of the EP\, “Worlds Collide\,” in 2020\, Wiser Time released the 7-track album titled\, “All Fired Up\,” in 2024. \n\n\nWiser Time was formed in 2001 by singer/songwriter/guitarist\, Carmen Sclafani\, in the small town of Millington\, New Jersey\, USA\, just outside of New York City. He had been working in art and design during the days while performing in coffee-houses and clubs of New Jersey and New York during the evenings\, becoming a fixture in the local music scene. \nSclafani wrote and recorded material that would eventually become Wiser Time’s first full-length album\, “There And Back Again\,“ in the fall of 2006 with producer Anthony Krizan (Amphibian\, Lenny Kravitz\, Spin Doctors). The album was received well and radio stations began playing it while Sclafani continued to perform throughout the New Jersey/New York area\, as well as stops across the United States to the California coast. \nWiser Time’s second full-length album\, “All For One\,“ was recorded and released on February 1\, 2008 and was a raw and emotional album that was heavily influenced by the weight of the times. Jerry Ewing of Classic Rock Magazine wrote\, “It’s fluidly enjoyable stuff…rocking hard\,” * giving the album 7/10 stars. \nSclafani also spent time exploring some of his earlier folk work\, and was inspired to write and record a selection of stripped-down songs including the acoustic ballad\, “Looking For Bob Dylan“ and the emotional “What You Give – Unplugged.“ \n \nCody Gentry has found his voice and honed in his skills in every music hall\, bar\, and coffeehouse he has played\, with his only intention being to connect his music with the people listening. Cody has spent the last five years playing music around the southeast\, all the while listening\, studying\, and seeking what every writer needs: Inspiration. The road for inspiration took Cody back to his home\, the vibrant and often perilous foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. \nWith a desire to pay homage to the foothills and the storytellers of his youth\, Cody recorded his first album\, Blue Ridge Gold. This debut album was recorded in Nashville and produced by Dean Miller. Blue Ridge Gold is set to release this year\, of which two singles have been receiving radio airplay on satellite and terrestrial. The album tackles subjects of love\, hearbreak\, victory\, and vindication through clouds of fiction and reality. Cody now travels with two bandmates\, of whom are multi-instrumentalists and lifelong friends. Performing as a three-piece band\, Cody Gentry has crowds singing along while focusing on the carefully crafted lyrics of his songs. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-17-wiser-time-cody-gentry-and-the-buffalo-show/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/codygentry_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260916T130000 DTSTAMP:20260908T185620Z CREATED:20260908T185616Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T185620Z UID:74379-1789560000-1789563600@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/16 — Lance Cowan DESCRIPTION:Lance Cowan carves stories from the quiet moments others overlook. His music fuses Americana’s raw edges with folk’s intimacy and roots-rock’s steady pulse\, creating soundscapes where every note serves a purpose. His lyrics cut through sentimentality with surgical precision—conversational yet carefully crafted\, revealing truths about relationships and identity through specific\, unembellished details. \nCowan’s songwriting demonstrates remarkable restraint\, trusting listeners to find meaning in what’s left unsaid as much as what’s explicitly stated.  Live performances showcase his understated mastery—no theatrics\, just a man with a guitar creating space for songs to breathe. Cowan’s work embodies a rare commitment to substance over style\, proving that the most powerful stories don’t need to shout to be heard. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-16-lance-cowan/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Lance-Cowan_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T130000 DTSTAMP:20260908T185018Z CREATED:20260908T185015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T185018Z UID:74374-1789473600-1789477200@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/15 — Xanthe Alexis with Ben Matthews / Richie Owens with Bob Ocker DESCRIPTION:Xanthe Alexis is unmistakable for her powerful voice and enchanting lyrics. The singular aura of magic surrounding her is a reflection\, in equal measure\, of her birth in the Superstition Mountains in Mesa\, Arizona. Her childhood was steeped in the mysticism of blended cultures and gave her a passion and sensitivity for the unseen world of Spirit. Her Mother introduced her to the likes of Linda Rondstat\, Joni Mitchell and Ella Fitzgerald at an early age. She began writing songs just before her beloved sister died of heart disease. This gave Xanthe an additional window into the depth of pain and the need for a language in which we can speak the expanse of human emotion. \n \nNashville may be known around the world as Music City USA\, but anyone who lives there knows the real roots of the music are not always found under the brightest lights. \nIf you want authentic\, roots-driven Americana — the kind built from family\, faith\, fables\, bloodlines\, hardship\, humor\, and old mountain truth — you need to find the room where Richie Owens is playing. \nRichie Owens did not come to Nashville chasing a version of country music. He was born into it. \nA fifth-generation Appalachian musician\, storyteller\, producer\, songwriter\, and multi-instrumentalist\, Richie grew up surrounded by the sounds of East Tennessee\, the Smoky Mountains\, old-time gospel\, early country\, folk ballads\, mountain blues\, and the working-class stories that shaped American roots music. His family history runs deep through the same soil that gave the world Dolly Parton\, Tennessee mountain music\, and the lasting traditions of Appalachian song. \nRichie has toured the world as a member of Dolly Parton’s band\, performed on major international stages\, produced and recorded with legendary artists\, and worked across music\, film\, and storytelling for decades. But at the heart of what he does now is something more intimate\, more personal\, and more powerful: carrying the story of Appalachia forward. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-15-xanthe-alexis-with-ben-matthews-richie-owens-with-bob-ocker/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Richie-Owens-with-Bob-Ocker_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260914T130000 DTSTAMP:20260908T183255Z CREATED:20260908T183252Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T183255Z UID:74369-1789387200-1789390800@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/14 — Jake Dwyer / Pete Erlandsen DESCRIPTION:Jake Dwyer is a songwriter from Jonesborough\, Tennessee. His music draws from country\, folk\, blues\, and Appalachian roots\, blending thoughtful songwriting with a sound shaped by years of performing and traveling. Since 2022\, Jake and his band have released four records. Along the way\, his music has been supported by Americana Highways\, WBCM Radio Bristol\, and Grand Ole Opry WSM 650. As both a solo artist and touring musician\, Jake performs throughout the United States and internationally\, including multiple tours in Europe. \n \nPete Erlandsen will perform as well! URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-14-jake-dwyer-pete-erlandsen/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Pete-Erlandsen_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T130000 DTSTAMP:20260908T133358Z CREATED:20260828T155908Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T133358Z UID:74318-1789214400-1789218000@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/12 — John Salaway DESCRIPTION:John Salaway is a chart topping songwriter\, Nashville producer at historic RCA Studios & recording artist who was recently in consideration for a Grammy award for “Best American Roots Song”. Salaway has shared the stage with Peter Frampton\, Denny Laine\, Anderson East\, Charles Esten and many more. His recent album “Salvation” features musicians from Lynyrd Skynyrd\, The Foo Fighters\, Smashing Pumpkins\, Cage the Elephant and more! \n*Shared the stage or studio with: Peter Frampton\, Ben Folds\, Chip Esten\, Moon Taxi\, Anderson East\, Zach Williams\, The SteelDrivers\, The Zombies\, Denny Laine (Moody Blues/Paul McCartney & Wings)\, The Wild Feathers\, Geoff Emerick (Beatles studio engineer)\, Joey Molland (Badfinger)\, Gordon Kennedy (Garth Brooks band)\, Rami Jaffee (Foo Fighters)\, Peter Keys (Lynyrd Skynyrd)\, Lincoln Parish (Cage the Elephant)\, Katie Cole (Smashing Pumpkins)\, Troy Luccketta (Tesla)\, Steve Cropper\, Kenny Olsen (Kid Rock)\, Stuart Mathis (the Wallflowers) & many more! \n  URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-12-john-salaway/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/johnsalaway_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T130000 DTSTAMP:20260903T143319Z CREATED:20260828T155124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T143319Z UID:74314-1789128000-1789131600@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Big Plate — 9/11 — Scott Southworth & The Honky Tonk Anonymous Band DESCRIPTION:“I write songs. I like pie. I play Larrivee Guitars. I really like pie.” – That’s his version of a bio…lazy jacknut! \nOriginally hailing from the great Pacific Northwest\, Flaming Tortuga Records Artist Scott is a multi-award winning Nashville based performing singer/songwriter\, a 4 time Top 30 charting recording artist in Europe and the creator/co-host of Radio/TV’s “The Music Row Show” and “Guerrilla Country”. \nAs a writer\, Scott Southworth has had over 90 Independent Cuts and was named Country Music People Magazine’s “Indie Songwriter of the Year for 2018”. \nSingles from his most recent four CD’s; “The Last Honky Tonk In Town”\, “Hey Hillbilly Singer”\, “These Old Bones” and “Comin’ Round To Honky Tonk Again” have seen chart success across Europe and radio play across the USA as well. He is a 5 time AWA nominee for Male Vocalist of the Year and Pure Country Album of the Year. March of 2019 Scott’s album “Hey Hillbilly Singer!” was awarded the “Pure Country Album of the Year” by the Academy of Western Artists and the “Horizon Award for Country Album” by the NACMAI (North American Country Music Association International). “The Last Honky Tonk In Town” recently earned the #13 slot in the “Top 25 Albums of the Decade” by Country Music People Magazine. Scott is a 2024 Josie Music Award winner in the Traditional Country Song of the Year category. \nScott’s new\, Hillbilly Trop Rock EP “Only Dead Fish Go With The Flow” drops on 6/28/2024. Scott is proud to be an endorsed Larrivee Guitar artist and an endorsed Schertler Pickups artist. \nHe performs regularly in Nashville at the Bluebird Cafe\, Douglas Corner and the Commodore Grille as well as house concerts and many songwriting festivals around the country and overseas\, recently headlining festivals in France\, Spain\, Norway\, Germany and New Zealand. \nScott has been a featured performer on RFD TV’s nationally televised “Penny Gilley Show”\, “Market Day Report”\, the nationally syndicated “Chico & B-Man” Television Show\, NBC’s “Today In Nashville” and has been a featured artist on WSM Radio’s “Coffee\, Country & Cody”\, “Nashville Today w/Devon O Day”\, “The Allnighter” with Marcia Campbell\, “Ernest Tubb’s Midnight Jamboree”\, Knoxville’s “The Writers Block”\, several performances on WDVX’s “Blue Plate Special” and “Tennessee Shines” as well as many other local TV and Radio programs across the US. \nHe has released 8 solo songwriting projects. “The Last Honky Tonk In Town” dropped August of 2016 to rave reviews across Europe and the UK! Country Music People Magazine named him their September 2016 “Honky Tonker Of The Month” and his songs “Whiskey Bottle” and “Whiskey In Heaven” were tied for the #1 spot on the UK’s “Kicking Cuts Chart” as compiled by CMP in September 2016! In late October\, his first official single “Whiskey Bottle” was released to European radio and in November debuted at #27 on the Irish Country Music charts\, made it up to #3 on the SwissTex charts as well as being picked up by several BBC UK presenters. \nScott kept the ball rolling\, releasing a new full length CD of all new\, original Traditional Country Music in May of 2018. “Hey Hillbilly Singer!” Has already received rave reviews and seen European radio chart success including CMP Magazine’s May “Honky Tonker of the Month” and topping their ‘Kickin’ Cuts Chart! SavingCountryMusic.com gives the CD 8/10 and says “If you don’t like Scott Southworth\, you don’t like Country Music!” and Robert K Oermann of MusicRow.com calls the title track “… a bawling\, honky-Tonk\, beer drinkin’ blazer. It doesn’t get more in-your-face Country than this.” \nIn July 2020\, Scott released his CD\, “These Old Bones”\, this time under the newly formed Indie Label Flaming Tortuga Records. The first single\, “Brown Liquor” topped the Indie Express Country Singles Chart for August and the album has already received rave reviews from several publications and websites including Saving Country Music.com and Country Music People Magazine…earning his 3rd consecutive “Honky Tonker of the Month Title and topping the CMP “Kickin’ Cuts” Chart! \nSeptember 2023 saw the release of his latest full-length CD project\, “Comin’ Round To Honky Tonk Again”\, featuring the duet w/Dallas Moore “Granny Used To Honky Tonk” and “Country No Matter What Country”\, a song that features 7 Indie artists from 7 different countries. Positive reviews are coming in from Indie Country publications/blogs such as Country Music People Magazine\, ION Indie Magazine and Country Music News International. \nScott is inducted into the Springfield High School Hall of Fame and the Academy of Local Musicians – Nashville Hall of Fame. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-big-plate-9-11-scott-southworth-honky-tonk-anonymous/ LOCATION:Barley’s\, 200 East Jackson Avenue\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37915\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Free Live Show,The Big Plate ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Scott-Southworth_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260910T130000 DTSTAMP:20260902T195147Z CREATED:20260828T154002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260902T195147Z UID:74308-1789041600-1789045200@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special / United Way - Visit Knoxville Block Party — 9/10 — Nathan Morgan DESCRIPTION:This show will take place in Market Square as part of the United Way – Visit Knoxville Block Party! \nNathan Morgan: Carrying on the American music tradition of hard driving\, cranked up country/rock music! \n  \n2026 Block Party\nThe Visit Knoxville and United Way Block Party is back on Market Square\, and it’s shaping up to be one of downtown Knoxville’s best afternoons this fall. Head out on September 10\, 2026\, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. for good food\, live music\, and the kind of community energy that makes Knoxville feel like home. Snag a $10 lunch and stick around — you never know who might show up. \n\n$10 Lunch Special — A hotdog\, chips\, and a Ham’N goodies cookie for just ten bucks. Simple\, satisfying\, and very Knoxville.\nLive Blue Plate Special — WDVX takes the stage for a free afternoon set you won’t want to miss.\nCommunity Organizations On-Site — Local nonprofits and groups will be out in full force with activities\, information\, and giveaways for all ages. Meet representatives from the Knoxville Smokies\, Knoxville Ice Bears\, One Knoxville SC\, Muse Knoxville\, Young-Williams Animal Center\, Humane Society of the Tennessee Valley\, UT Athletics\, the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame\, and many more.\nSurprise Celebrity Appearance — Keep an eye out for two very special guests: Smokey XII and Costumed Smokey!\n\nDate: September 10\nTime: 11am-2pm\nLocation: Market Square URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-10-nathan-morgan/ LOCATION:Market Square\, Market Square\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/nathan-morgan_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T130000 DTSTAMP:20260828T153533Z CREATED:20260828T153528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T153533Z UID:74304-1788955200-1788958800@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/9 — Matt Axton & Badmoon DESCRIPTION:Matt Axton is a gifted singer/songwriter. Granted\, that’s a claim made by many artists that inhabit the world of Americana these days\, but in Matt’s case\, it’s more than a mere boast. The ability to make music is firmly infused in his genes\, courtesy of a family history that implanted that ability in him early on. \nWhile he modestly describes his sound as a “humble slice of Americana\,” it’s clear that it possesses so much more. With a style that encompasses country\, folk\, roots\, rock\, R&B\, and pure pop proficiency\, he defies easy categorization. With a rich reservoir of original tunes — over 300 in fact — and three well received albums (Blue Sky Rain\, Matthew C. Axton and Badmoon)\,  he’s established himself as a prolific and proficient singer\, songwriter and guitarist\, both on his own and at the helm of his various ensembles. \nEven a small sampling of his musical output proves the point. His “Blue Sky Rain” is both stirring and seductive\, an easy amble that belies  its description of the topsy turvy travails that accompany the entanglements of relationships. “Born of Chains” is flush with steadfast determination\, a rugged\, relentless bluesy-rocker that conveys clear conviction and a desire to overcome whatever obstacles are tossed in his way. On the other hand\, “Everything” is an homage to romance\, desire and faithfulness shared with some upbeat bluegrass banter. Here again\, Matt demonstrates his remarkable fluidity and a decidedly affable attitude. \nNotably\, he also keeps good company. Matt has recorded original material with Steve Ferrone (drummer for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers) and Hal Cragin (bassist for Iggy Pop)\, and shared sessions at the legendary East West Studios in Hollywood where Tom Petty recorded much of his work. The songs include: “Last Search”\, a Southern rock-style anthem; “Born of Chains\,” which shares a  sparse and dark singer/songwriter vibe; the Americana style “What a Day”; the soulful strains of “Soul to Sell” and “The Big South”\, a blues groove reminiscent ZZ Top. \nHe has collaborated on projects such as “Abbey Road Reimaged – A Tribute to the Beatles” where Aaron Badgley of Spill Magazine called Axton’s cover of ‘Octopus’ Garden’ “pure genius.” \nAxton tours nationally playing large festivals and iconic institutions as well as opening up for acts like Midland\, Paul Cauthen\, Jim Lauderdale\, and Nikki Lane. The verve and versatility underscore the fact that Matt is a master of many motifs. \n“Matt’s powerful songwriting and vocals\, along with his natural rapport with the audience\, was the highlight of the 4th of July celebration where we hired him to play for the 3\,500 people at Donner Lake\,” said Ben Martin\, executive director of the Tahoe Truckee School of Music and Tahoe Music Professionals booking service. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-9-matt-axton-badmoon/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/matt-axton_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260908T130000 DTSTAMP:20260828T152840Z CREATED:20260828T152826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T152840Z UID:74299-1788868800-1788872400@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/8 — Mark Winters / Toria Richings DESCRIPTION:Texas-based rock singer-songwriter Mark Winters is many things; a witty poet\, passionate musician\, entrepreneur\, optimist\, family man\, and a bonafide rocket scientist. He first picked up a guitar to play a song for his wife on their anniversary. That’s when he discovered the joy of connecting with people through music. Mark combines music\, poetry\, a science background\, and love for his community to form his signature sound\, “rock with a positive vibe.” \nHis musical roots are in rock\, blues rock\, and pop\, and John Mayer\, Tom Petty\, and Jason Mraz are significant influences. “My music starts from a place of poetry and creative inspiration\, and I use my ‘rocket-scientist brain’ to find structures that help me explore that initial burst of inspiration and feeling – like writing haikus\, my favorite! My grandmother taught me to express myself through poetry and I’m thankful to her for setting me on this creative and expressive path.” \nMark has a degree in Aerospace\, Aeronautical\, and Astronautical Engineering\, and his math and science background guides his musical explorations. He likes taking complex things such as emotions and expressing them in a way that’s easy to understand. Balancing his right-brained creativity with his analytical left-brain is part of a life-long journey; music is one more place where he can explore this balance. \nSince his debut album “Slipstream” in 2019 he’s garnered numerous positive reviews\, has been placed on hundreds of playlists\, and racked up over a million streams worldwide. He’s poised to continue this success with his sophomore album\, “Boundary Layer.” Boundary Layer showcases the intersection of Mark’s scientific mind and his passion for positivity and good works. This album is a tribute to those who have helped Mark break out of life’s “normal” boundaries and pursue the person he was meant to be. His goal with this new record is to inspire others to break through barriers in their lives and to use emotional connections and energy to move in the direction they were meant to go. Scientifically\, a boundary layer is the place on an object in a moving fluid where things can either start moving or stand still. \nHe and his beloved wife have always had compassion for people in the world and believe it’s important to give back to your community. Mark enjoys mentoring entrepreneurs like himself\, and donates a lot of his time to philanthropic organizations throughout the Houston area. \nEach song on his first album is an emotional story about his life’s journey’s. Slipstream is the stream of air behind any moving object\, usually in the context of making the effort of moving behind someone easier for everyone\, like birds flying in a v-formation flock. This is the feeling Mark experienced while working with the incredible musicians and producers who helped create the album. “Musically\, the songs on SlipStream run the gamut from straight guitar-based classic rock to bluesier jams\, pop metal\, Beach Boys-type ballads\, and psychedelia. There’s even a mini-rap in one number.” – The Houston Press \n \n\n\n\nInspired by the raw honesty of Neil Young’s Harvest and the timeless voice of Joan Baez\, Toria Richings picked up a guitar at 11 and never put it down. What began as learning chords quickly became songwriting using music as a way to tell stories\, process emotion\, and connect with others. \nBorn in the north of England\, raised in the Cotswolds before making her home in Sydney\, Australia\, Toria honed her craft playing pubs and intimate rooms\, developing a signature storytelling style rooted in honesty and lived experience. A pivotal turning point came following the loss of her mother\, when a gifted studio session became a form of healing\, leading to her debut EP and the beginning of her journey as a country-roots artist. \nNow an award-winning Americana songwriter\, Toria has built a growing international presence\, showcasing at major industry events and forging deep creative ties within the Nashville community. Known for songs that balance resilience with vulnerability\, she writes music that feels both deeply personal and universally resonant. \nWith each release\, Toria invites listeners into stories shaped by heart\, grit\, and the belief that music has the power to carry us through life’s most meaningful moments. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-8-mark-winters-toria-richings/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Toria-Richings_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260905T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260905T130000 DTSTAMP:20260824T181342Z CREATED:20260824T181338Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T181342Z UID:74246-1788609600-1788613200@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/5 — Joe DeVita / Benjamin Lamb DESCRIPTION:Joe DeVita was born in New York December 30\,1978. At the age of 16 he began playing guitar and hitchhiking throughout the United States. Joe is a graduate of the Musicians Institute\, and attended the New School. Since his self released album in 2005\, Joe’s music has been featured on BBC6 Radio\,\, Planet Weekly\, Skope Magazine. Life experiences\, growth\, reinvention\, as well as furthering his musical abilities as songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has remained one of the driving forces in DeVita’s work. From Hardcore Punk to Jazz\, Joe presents a wide cast of characters with very singular narratives\, attempting to introduce the listener to ideas from all walks of life. \n \n\n\nBenjamin Lamb a home grown native East Tennessean with an old soul and roots deeper than any holler. Singer\, songwriter keeps to his roots of ol’ Appalachian\, camp fire\, front porch picking\, southern Baptist story telling like you’ve never heard. Stories of LIFE! A life he’s lived with hard times\, good times and everything in between. A “have to listen to” artist guarantees listeners will relate to one or more stories of a life. A definite go to for some hollers from a holler!! While it’s hard to catch him action at the moment (besides TikTok) he’s currently a full time blue collar factory time puncher\, family farm hand\, homesteader\, husband and father. But with the support from his “southern belle” wife and children\, Benjamin Lamb’s music has been “racing like a forest fire” – Ginseng Grave URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-5-joe-devita-benjamin-lamb/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BenjaminLamb_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T130000 DTSTAMP:20260824T180316Z CREATED:20260824T180309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T180316Z UID:74242-1788523200-1788526800@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Big Plate — 9/4 — Jay Clark DESCRIPTION:Although Jay Clark went to college for 11.5 years and has a PhD in wildlife ecology\, he somehow ended up striking a balance between careers in music & science.  Jay grew up in Winchester\, Tennessee\, near where the western escarpment of the Cumberland Plateau crosses from Tennessee into Alabama.  His dad was a Cumberland Presbyterian minister for 42 years.  His mom an English teacher.  Church played a huge roll in Jay’s upbringing.  It was in the church where Jay learned to sing & in the mountains where he felt closest to God.  Jay wrote his first song in 1990.  He didn’t know how to play guitar\, so he taught himself to play in order to put music to his first song.  That song was the first of many. \nJay has been a staple in the East Tennessee music scene for more than 20 years.  During his college years\, Jay not only trapped & conducted research on black bears in the Smokies\, but also played in a couple of different bluegrass bands\, most notably a brother-style duo with Keith Garrett (currently of The Boxcars) and later in a bluegrass band\, The Stringbeans\, with Robinella and Cruz Contreras (currently of The Black Lillies).  Since releasing his first record in 2004 (Pen to Paper)\, Jay has supplemented his career as a scientist with performing his songs across the Southeast & southern Appalachia.  Presently\, Jay plays a number of his shows with his band\, Jay Clark & the Tennessee Tree Beavers\, which features Greg Horne on lead guitar & Daniel Kimbro on upright bass.  Jay recently released his fifth recording\, Of Mountains & Heartbreak (2016).  He still uses the other side of his brain as an adjunct professor in the Biology Department at Maryville College.  Jay resides in the foothills of the Smokies on 31.5 acres in Rockford\, TN\, with his wife\, Stacy\, and their pack of rescue hounds. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-big-plate-9-4-jay-clark/ LOCATION:Barley’s\, 200 East Jackson Avenue\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37915\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured Events,Free Live Show,The Big Plate ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/JayClark_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260903T130000 DTSTAMP:20260824T175731Z CREATED:20260824T175726Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T175731Z UID:74237-1788436800-1788440400@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/3 — Amy Speace / Crimson Calamity DESCRIPTION:Heralded by Rolling Stone\, The New York Times\, Billboard Magazine and NPR’s “Weekend Edition\,” singer/songwriter Amy Speace is one of contemporary folk music’s leading voices and widely considered one of the best songwriters in Folk and Americana. A classically-trained actress\, Amy was cutting her teeth in the NYC theater scene and playing songs in the folk clubs in the West Village when she was discovered by Judy Collins\, who signed her to her Wildflower Records label in 2005\, took her on the road as her opening act\, and recorded her song “Weight of the World.” Amy is the 2020 winner of the AMA UK’s International Song of the Year for her song “Me and the Ghost of Charlemagne.” “The Blue Rock Session\,” her 10th solo album\, was released in December 2025 and reached #1 immediately on the Folk Radio Charts\, as did her last three albums. “Blue Rock” is a truly solo acoustic project Amy recorded in 3 hours in Wimberley\, TX during a writer’s retreat  She has been featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered” and in a segment for “Marketplace.”  Craig Havighurst of Nashville’s WMOT radio calls her “Sublime and inimitable…Speace has been one of [Nashville’s] premiere folk artists of the last decade.”   Amy has played many festivals around the world\, including Rocky Mountain Folks Festival\, Philadelphia Folk Festival\, Glastonbury Music Festival\, legacy stages like The Grand Ole Opry and The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and is a favorite of “Mountain Stage Radio.” \n A well-respected writer\, she’s had essays published in The New York Times\, No Depression\, Working Mother Magazine\, Salon.com and leads workshops in songwriting and performance. Her forthcoming debut collection of poetry\, The Cardinals\,  will be published by Red Hen Press on September 1\, 2026. In 2025 she published To The Performer: A Handbook for Singer-Songwriters. She holds an MFA in poetry from Spalding University. \n \nCrimson Calamity is a Nashville-based duo founded by Lauren Harding and Mallory Trunnell. With a shared passion for vivid storytelling and rich harmonies\, they’ve built a sound that blends Americana\, folk\, and sultry rock with an undercurrent of mystical. What began as a songwriting challenge quickly transformed into an undeniable creative force—one rooted in raw emotion\, authentic connection\, and an intuitive musical chemistry. \nTheir songs weave cinematic narratives with bold lyrics and layered instrumentation\, offering listeners an experience that feels both timeless and fresh. Known for their haunting vocal blend and dynamic live performances\, Crimson Calamity has carved out a distinct space in the modern folk-rock and Americana scenes. \nThe duo also hosted the music podcast The Liner Notes with Crimson Calamity\, where they shared candid conversations with fellow artists about craft and creativity. Now\, Harding and Trunnell are embarking on a new chapter. Their latest single\, Scorched Earth\, dropped November 14th\, 2025 along with their new EP\, IGNIS. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-3-amy-speace-crimson-calamity/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CrimsonCalamity_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260902T130000 DTSTAMP:20260824T174447Z CREATED:20260824T174443Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T174447Z UID:74232-1788350400-1788354000@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/2 — J. Dewveall / Patrick McCormic DESCRIPTION:Singer/Songwriter\, J. Dewveall\, is the defiant chaplain of Americana music. Obsessed with existential stuff\, he doesn’t just make music\, he sings practical theology in E-flat minor. His brand of comfort blues\, rock\, and alt-country soul provides a soundtrack to exploring life’s big questions\, rooted in human experience and emotion. \nDewveall is a native Texan\, from the Houston area\, but has called Nashville\, TN home since 2008\, and the American South has certainly given him a backdrop on which to build his musical philosophy. He pushes the boundaries of our comfort when tackling questions about faith\, beliefs\, and society\, delivering lyrics with the grit of bands like Drive-by Truckers\, but sung with honey on the tongue\, like Chris Stapleton. \n \nPatrick McCormic is a Franklin\, Tennessee–based songwriter whose music blends the storytelling soul of Americana with an arsenal of styles ranging from southern gothic to traditional country to 90s alternative. \nBorn in Louisiana and raised across California and Alabama\, Patrick’s cross‑country upbringing exposed him to a wide spectrum of musical traditions. Those early influences became the foundation of his writing: melody‑driven\, heartfelt\, and rooted in a strong sense of place. His songs often carry a nostalgic glow\, pairing modern sensibilities with the timeless feel of the artists who first inspired him. \nPatrick has been recognized as a “Writer to Watch” at the 2025 Muscle Shoals Songwriters Festival\, and he is a Sunday Night Writer at The Bluebird Café. Whether on stage or in the writing room\, he aims to create music that feels familiar yet fresh — songs that make people feel rooted in the scenes on display in his writing\, even on the first listen. URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-2-j-dewveall-patrick-mccormic/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/PatrickMcCormic_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T130000 DTSTAMP:20260824T173010Z CREATED:20260824T172957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260824T173010Z UID:74227-1788264000-1788267600@wdvx.com SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/1 — James Margolis / Aaron Blake and Dave Eggar DESCRIPTION:James Margolis: Philadelphia-area native. A multi-instrumentalist and engineer/producer well-steeped in blues\, folk\, jazz\, soul\, hip-hop\, and neo-soul. A student of music in all its forms. \n \nAmerican tenor Aaron Blake is recognized for performances marked by vocal elegance\, dramatic presence\, and psychological depth\, captivating audiences on leading stages around the world. \nA Grammy-winning artist whose repertoire encompasses historic masterpieces and contemporary works\, Mr. Blake is widely admired for his commanding presence as the High Priest of Amon in Philip Glass’ Akhnaten\, as well as for his emotionally immediate interpretation of Michel in Martinů’s Julietta. Reviewers have praised his ability to bring vulnerability and intensity to this signature role\, which he has performed in Czech\, German\, and French. \nRegularly engaged by the Metropolitan Opera since his debut as Gastone in La traviata\, Mr. Blake maintains a longstanding artistic relationship with the company. His recent appearances there include Le Remendado in Carmen\, Don Basilio in Le Nozze di Figaro\, The Four Servants in Les Contes d’Hoffman\, and Don Ottavio in Don Giovanni\, among others. \nMr. Blake’s schedule has also included debuts with the Israeli Opera in L’elisir d’Amore andBritten’s War Requiem\, as well as performances with Cincinnati Opera (Don Giovanni\, Il Barbiere di Seviglia\, Fellow Travelers)\, Vancouver Opera (The Pearl Fishers)\, Komische Oper Berlin (Die Zauberflöte)\, and many other appearances in the U.S. and internationally. \nHis symphonic repertoire includes Handel’s Messiah\, Haydn’s The Creation and Serenade\, Puccini’s Messa di Gloria\, Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony\, among other works. \nIn addition to his performance career\, Mr. Blake is a dedicated community advocate and champion of young voices. He serves as Artist in Residence at King University in Bristol\, Tennessee\, where he leads vocal arts masterclasses for regional students\, collaborates with area organizations\, and designs and produces community-focused events. \n  URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-1-james-margolis-aaron-blake-and-dave-eggar/ LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://wdvx.com/site/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AARON-BLAKE_WEBSITE.png ORGANIZER;CN="WDVX":MAILTO:info@wdvx.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR