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SUMMARY:Summer Sessions - 8/23 - Dan Tyminski / Amythyst Kiah
DESCRIPTION:Support for WDVX comes from ORNL Federal Credit Union. WDVX and ORNL FCU once again present the Summer Sessions at Bissell Park in Oak Ridge on Saturday August 23rd at six featuring Dan Tyminski and Amythyst Kiah. The event is free… bring your lawn chairs and have some fun with The Summer Sessions with ORNL FCU and East Tennessee’s Own WDVX! \nDan Tyminski was six years old when his parents began taking him to fiddle contests\, square dances\, and bluegrass festivals across New England. For a young musician who would later become one of the biggest names in modern-day bluegrass\, those early experiences were life changing. \n“Watching live music always spoke to me much louder than sitting in front of my record player\,” he remembers. “I loved it. Wherever music was being played\, I wanted to go watch. Years later\, I still feel that way.” \nThroughout his 30+ year career\, Tyminski has left his mark in every corner of modern music. His voice famously accompanies George Clooney’s performance of the Stanley Brothers’ classic song\, “I Am A Man of Constant Sorrow\,” in the film\, Oh Brother\, Where Art Thou? and his vocal collaboration with Swedish DJ Avicii on the song “Hey Brother” was a global smash\, having been streamed more than a billion times to date. His diverse solo projects and years of work with Alison Krauss and Union Station have yielded troves of award-winning music. \nIn recent years\, Tyminski’s live shows with the Dan Tyminski Band have become bluegrass fan favorites and are regularly on the must-see lists among music fans of any genre. \nWith his newest album release – the Grammy-nominated 2024 concert album Dan Tyminski: Live From The Ryman – he captures the magic of those live shows\, while also proving that he still has the same passion for live music as he did when he was growing up. \nHis earliest touring and recording work was as a part of the band\, Green Mountain Bluegrass. He later joined the influential bluegrass group\, Lonesome River Band\, before embarking on his three decades of work with Alison Krauss and Union Station. \nThe first album that Tyminski recorded as a solo artist was the soul-stirring Carry Me Across the Mountain (2000)\, followed by the Grammy-nominated Wheels (2008) which was named the 2009 Album of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association. His work with the EDM artist\, Avicii\, inspired Dan to create the genre-defying Southern Gothic album\, released in 2017 to much critical acclaim. Tyminski would then showcase again his heart for bluegrass with the 2022 EP tribute to Tony Rice\, One More Time Before You Go\, which included guest performances by Molly Tuttle\, Sam Bush\, Dailey & Vincent\, and Billy Strings. The following year saw the release of the full-length bluegrass album\, God Fearing Heathen\, which quickly hit #1 on Billboard’s Bluegrass Albums chart. \nOver the course of his career\, Tyminski has also evolved into a prolific songwriter\, penning songs with Monty Criswell\, Phillip Lammonds\, Kristian Bush\, Ashley Monroe\, Chris Stapleton and many others. \nDan has been honored with 14 Grammy Awards and is a four-time Male Vocalist of the Year honoree by the International Bluegrass Music Association. He has also recorded instrumental or vocal harmony contributions for projects by Martina McBride\, Reba McEntire\, Brad Paisley\, Dolly Parton\, Willie Nelson\, Joan Osborne\, Charlie Daniels\, Kenny Chesney\, LeAnn Rimes\, Rob Thomas\, and Charlie Haden\, to name a few. Tyminski certainly represents the pinnacle of modern bluegrass music. \nWhile Dan enjoys a good conversation and a good cigar\, he can often be found participating in charitable Pro-Am golf tournaments\, as well as competing regularly in the Foosball tournament circuit. \n \nProduced by Butch Walker (Taylor Swift\, Green Day\, Weezer) and recorded at his Nashville studio\, Amythyst Kiah’s new album Still + Bright explores the vast expanse of her inner world: her deep-rooted affinity for Eastern philosophies and spiritual traditions\, a near-mystical connection with the natural world\, the life lessons learned in her formative years as a self-described “anime-nerd mall goth.” In dreaming up the backdrop to her revelatory storytelling\, Kiah and Walker arrived at a darkly cinematic and exhilarating twist on the rootsy alt-rock of her 2021 breakthrough album Wary + Strange—an LP that landed on Rolling Stone’s list of the 25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2021 and drew acclaim from major outlets like Pitchfork. With its sonic palette encompassing everything from fuzzed-out guitars and industrial-leaning beats to gilded pedal steel and Kiah’s exquisitely graceful banjo work\, Still + Bright fully affirms her as an artist of both daring originality and uncompromising depth. \nOn Wary + Strange\, Kiah offered up a collection of spellbinding songs detailing her experience with grief and trauma and alienation\, each illuminating the extraordinary impact of her songwriting. An electrifying showcase for her singular musicality and soul-stirring voice\, Kiah’s Rounder Records debut soon found many leading critics hailing her as a formidable new talent\, adding to a list of accolades that includes earning a Grammy nomination for her powerhouse anthem “Black Myself.” But when it came time to create her follow-up\, the Tennessee-born singer/songwriter felt compelled toward a profound shift in her artistry. “On the last record it felt so cathartic to write about all the pain I was dealing with\, but this time the songs came from a place of finding joy in the music\,” says Kiah. “In the past I felt so mired down with anxiety that I sometimes held back from what I really wanted to write about; I felt like I needed to play it safe and keep certain thoughts to myself. But now I’m at a point where I’m confident in what I value and love\, and because of that I’ve made the album I’ve always wanted to make.” \nAlthough Kiah’s third full-length marks a departure from the anguished emotionality of its predecessor (an album informed by losing her mother to suicide at age 17)\, Kiah imparts all of Still + Bright with a hypnotic intensity born from boldly stating her convictions. To that end\, the LP opens on the stormy grandeur of “Play God and Destroy the World”: an immediately captivating coming-of-age tale featuring guest vocals from Kentucky-bred singer/songwriter S.G. Goodman. With its title taken from a song Kiah penned and performed at a talent show in high school\, the hard-charging track dispenses a bit of searing commentary on the hypocrisy she witnessed throughout her childhood—and ultimately speaks to the sense of hope and possibility she discovered in unexpected places (e.g.\, the humanistic sci-fi of The Matrix). “I grew up in a good neighborhood and had parents with good jobs\, but in many respects my family was different\,” says Kiah\, who was raised in Chattanooga and later moved to Johnson City. “In order to fit in\, you had to go to church and have conservative values—and I know that being Black wasn’t doing us any favors either. This song was written for the 15-year-old version of me who suspected that there was a big world out there that allowed for many beliefs and a more connected humanity.” \nOn songs like “S P A C E\,” Kiah turns inward and ponders her search for peace of mind in times of maddening uncertainty. “As someone whose identity is tied up in being a touring musician\, the pandemic created a lot of anxiety where I started questioning who I was if I wasn’t out on the road\,” says Kiah. “There were moments when I dealt with that by scrolling through Instagram\, but over time I started to treasure the quiet. Meditation became an important part of my life\, and I eventually wrote ‘S P A C E’ about learning to be more present.” Partly written on banjo\, “S P A C E” unfolds as a soulful outpouring laced with lush mandolin lines\, lovely fiddle melodies\, and a powerfully soaring vocal performance from Kiah. “One of my main goals for this album was to show a new side of myself as a singer\,” she notes. “I’ve always loved really strong\, gospel-style vocals\, and I put a lot of work into increasing my range for this record.” \nAnother track spotlighting the stunning force of her voice\, “Empire of Love” presents what Kiah refers to as “my personal theme song”: an impassioned statement of devotion to her journey as a spiritual seeker\, gorgeously wrought in brooding guitar riffs and fiercely delivered poetry (“My religion is none at all/I build my own cathedrals and let them fall…I pledge allegiance to my soul/I’ll follow where she needs to go/I’m a pilgrim for the empire of love”). Inspired by her ever-deepening connection to the Appalachian landscape—and by her interest in Western humanities and Eastern religions—“Empire of Love” finds Kiah constructing her own belief system firmly rooted in compassion and curiosity. “I believe in carving a path in life that honors my own experiences in the context of the wider world\,” says Kiah\, who co-wrote “Empire of Love” with Sean McConnell. “As a seeker in the mountains\, my sense of spiritual connection stems from nature\, which is connected to all of the cosmos. And there is no religious or social dogma that can change that.” \nAll throughout Still + Bright\, Kiah reveals her rare ability to spin her fascinations into songs uncovering essential truths about human nature. On “I Will Not Go Down\,” for instance\, she looks back on a barbaric moment in history and unleashes a furiously stomping folk epic\, featuring background vocals and nimble guitar work from bluegrass phenomenon Billy Strings. “I read about the Crusades in high school\, and I was disgusted at the prospect of coercing people into spilling an unimaginable amount of blood and brainwashing them into believing they were serving their god—when in fact they were simply doing the bidding of warmongers\,” says Kiah. “I wrote the chorus in my high school journal\, and it became a song about people-pleasing to a fault\, then reclaiming your autonomy and finding a balance between serving yourself and serving others.” Meanwhile\, on “Silk and Petals\,” Ellen Angelico’s feverish guitar tones merge with strangely euphoric grooves in a gothic love song sparked from Kiah’s viewing of the supernatural horror-drama of The Haunting of Bly Manor. “‘Silk and Petals’ was inspired by the story of the Lady in the Lake\, the ghost of a woman named Viola Lloyd\,” Kiah explains. “After falling ill with tuberculosis\, Viola leaves her chest of her finest clothes and jewelry to her daughter\, then becomes violent as she witnesses the affection between her husband Arthur and her sister Perdita. While Arthur is away on business\, Perdita smothers Viola in her sleep\, only to later be strangled to death by Viola’s ghost. The Lady in the Lake then wanders the hallways for centuries searching for her daughter\, killing anyone who moves into the house along the way. I wrote ‘Silk and Petals’ thinking about the idea of ghosts being unable to leave this realm because they’re hanging onto something they’ve lost\, and the song came from being so intrigued by that very intimate intermingling of love and death.” \nFor Kiah\, the making of Still + Bright involved a careful transformation of the songwriting process she adopted after composing her first song on a Fender acoustic at age 13. The latest turn in a dynamic career that’s included joining Our Native Daughters (an all-women-of-color supergroup also featuring Rhiannon Giddens\, Leyla McCalla\, and Allison Russell)\, the album marks her first time opening up her approach and working with co-writers\, including punk legend Tim Armstrong\, Sadler Vaden (a guitarist/vocalist for Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit)\, former Pentatonix member Avi Kaplan\, and Sean McConnell (a singer/songwriter who’s also written with Brittney Spencer and Bethany Cosentino). “In a way I almost felt like I had to relearn how to write songs\, because the experience had changed so much for me after taking better care of my mental and physical wellbeing over the past few years\,” she says. “It felt completely different to write from a place of fulfillment and wanting to have fun with what I was creating.” \nWhile Still + Bright undoubtedly finds Kiah pushing into new emotional and musical terrain\, the album also makes for a vital new addition to a body of work largely dedicated to exploring the struggle and joy of true self-discovery. “With all of my music\, I’d love to leave people with the feeling that it’s okay to go off the beaten path and to structure your life in a way that feels right to you\,” says Kiah. “And just like with the last record\, I hope that these songs can help people out if they’re going through a difficult time. That’s what I always hope for more than anything: for my music to continue to be a part of the healing process for anyone who might need it.” \n \n \n 
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/summer-sessions-8-23-dan-tyminski-amythyst-kiah/
LOCATION:Bissell Park\, 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike\, Oak Ridge\, TN\, 37830\, United States
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 8/25 – Kristina Murray
DESCRIPTION:“I’ve been to some pretty low places these last ten years\,” Kristina Murray confesses. “Faced a lot of heartbreak and loss and grief\, but you have to learn to live with those things if you’re going to survive. You have to persevere.” \nThat spirit of perseverance forms the bedrock of Murray’s stunning new album\, Little Blue. Recorded with producers Misa Arriaga and Rachael Moore\, the collection grapples with loneliness\, desperation\, and existential crises through a series of cinematic snapshots of small-town burnouts and last call lovers. Murray is a country artist in the truest sense\, a genuine craftswoman with a keen eye and ear for the little details that bring her working-class characters to life\, and her delivery is timeless\, blurring the lines between the old school honky-tonk\, swampy Americana\, and R&B-infused southern rock she grew up on in her home state of Georgia. If Murray sounds like a seasoned vet on Little Blue\, that’s because she is. While the album marks her Normaltown debut\, Murray’s spent the last decade since moving to Nashville paying her dues in an endless series of dive bars and juke joints\, and the result is an electrifying introduction to an artist only just beginning to get the kind of wider recognition her talent has long warranted. \n“Country music is having a moment right now\, and of course I’m thrilled to be a part of that\,” Murray reflects. “But even when that moment passes\, I’ll still be making it. This genre’s a never-ending treasure chest of discoveries. Country music is who I am.” \nBorn and raised in Atlanta\, Murray first fell in love with country music at the age of five\, when she heard Patsy Cline’s Greatest Hits on cassette in her momma’s car. After self-releasing her debut album in 2013\, she moved to Nashville\, quickly finding her place in the community as she helped establish the now-legendary Honky Tonk Tuesdays series and became one of the first women to front a band at Santa’s Pub. \n“I wanted to surround myself with great writers and players so I could grow as an artist\,” Murray explains. “It’s funny to look back now and realize how little I knew when I first got to town\, but I was confident\, I’ll say that\,” she laughs. \nMurray worked multiple jobs at a time to pay for her sophomore album\, Southern Ambrosia\, which landed on an array of Best Of lists and prompted Rolling Stone to declare her an Artist You Need To Know\, praising her sound as “country-rock with a deep\, poetic reverence for the land in which it was born.” The breakout critical acclaim didn’t translate to breakout success\, though\, and Murray soon found herself right back where she started\, unsure of where to go or what it all meant. \n“I felt stuck\,” she recalls. “My father died suddenly when I was 25\, a wound that never heals\, and through breakups\, car wrecks\, and just general brokenness\, all of which I was still processing when the whole world shut down in 2020. And while I’d had some brushes with notoriety and a few opportunities to tour in Europe and share bills with some fantastic artists over the years\, it just seemed like I was spinning my wheels getting nowhere.” \nSo Murray did what she always does when the going gets tough: she kept writing\, kept performing\, worked harder. \n“I just wrote and wrote and stockpiled songs for the right opportunity\,” she explains. “I knew I needed to level up\, and that meant finding the people who could help me get there.” \nFirst up was Misa Arriaga (Kacey Musgraves\, Wyatt Flores)\, who’d collaborated with Murray on a covers project in 2022 and eagerly signed on to help her record a full-length LP. It was around this same time that Murray met Rachael Moore (T Bone Burnett’s longtime engineer)\, who was so blown away by Murray’s live show that she invited her to come record in Muscle Shoals pro bono. \n“I wanted to work with both of them\,” Murray recalls\, “but with two different producers in two different studios\, I honestly wasn’t sure how it would all come together. Rather than worry about it\, though\, I tried to just trust in the songs and be as present as possible in the moment\, which helped me fall more in love with the process than ever before.” \nIn the end\, the dual producer setup proved to be perfect for capturing the two sides of Murray’s creative personality. Over a winter weekend in Muscle Shoals with Moore\, she and the band dug deep and chased sounds with meticulous focus and precision; over a spring weekend back in Nashville with Arriaga\, they were able to let loose and embrace a spirit of improvisation and discovery. \n“Both producers work in very different ways\, but their techniques turned out to be really complementary\,” Murray explains. “The songs were so cohesive when they all came together. It just felt totally natural and organic.” \n“A lot of the characters on this record are coming to terms with the fact that life just has a lot of sadness in it\,” Murray reflects. “But making peace with that sadness is what allows you to carry on and find joy and meaning and purpose.” \n“Our time here is so short on this little blue dot\,” Murray muses\, “too short for all the bullshit we get caught up in day to day. This whole record is dropping in and out of these little snippets of sadness in life\, but I wanted to end on this note of hope\, this reminder that you can still find love and beauty no matter how dark things may seem.” \nAll it takes is a little perseverance. \nAnthony D’Amato \n \n 
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-8-25-kristina-murray/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 8/26 – Dakota Ray Parker / June Star
DESCRIPTION:Dakota grew up in Hillsboro\, Kentucky exploring the mountains\, playing in the creeks and living in a land of true freedom. Goats\, pigs\, packs of dogs\, you name it. But here and there\, times were tough\, back and forth to foster homes\, alcoholism and poverty. “The feeling of being housed with strangers as a kid…you’ll grow up real quick…and its lonely” Parker says. But everything seemed to change when his parents got him a guitar in 2011\, lifting him out of reality into a new world where Parker learned to channel what he felt\, a world that felt like home. \nHis first songs were inspired by the local bluegrass players\, 1990s country and southern gospel. At the age of 18\, after his mothers passing\, Dakota was offered a job in Indiana at an RV repair business. With one hour to decide\, off he went with $40 in his pocket. Job after job\, factory after factory\, Dakota did not feel like he found his place. In 2023\, Parker quit his job to go all-in on music. “Only thing that gave me a sense of importance as a kid\, was music…so thats what I’m gonna do.” Parker says. \nHis first single\, “Rebel on the Run\,” quickly made waves and received radio airplay internationally. Two EPs\, “Kentucky Gap” and “Higher Ground\,” painted pictures of his turbulent upbringing while developing his identity as an up-and-coming Americana artist. His songs range from hauntingly empty to pulsing arrangements. With his Appalachian drawl and conviction for emotional honesty in songwriting\, Parker plays in a way that honors the local musicians and the upbringing that made him. Now living in north central Indiana and raising a family of his own\, he continues to tour around Indiana. Now in 2025\, Parker plans to release his first debut album. \n \nThe Late Spring from June Star arrives in late fall to stoke our fires for the oncoming winter. Bristling with the heat of a barely contained fire\, June Star’s confessional country rock invites us in to battle the blaze or find close comfort dancing to keep warm. Baltimore based June Star has been the primary musical outlet for Andrew Grimm since 1998. The Late Spring showcases June Star’s bar band chops over heartbroken laments. \nAlbum opener\, “Heaven Only Knows\,” finds Grimm admitting to\, “thinking of you when I shouldn’t be.” It’s an open road windows down thinking country rock tune that could slip into the midst of a Son Volt or Bottle Rockets set. “Waiting on You” expands the record’s sonic landscape with horns\, piano\, and a prominent pedal steel’s mournful wanderings. “Tired of waiting for wishes you wish\,…there ain’t much here a fire won’t fix\,” sings Grimm to introduce us to a “Long Low Simmering Kiss” – a plodding drive alongside a James McMurtry sing-talking baritone. “Used to You” introduces prominent female vocals by Katie Feild to the mix over a mellowed “We Will Rock You” drum beat\, a thumping bass\, and haunting pedal steel. “When the end comes we’ll clearly see what was want and what was need\, I’m getting used to you\, I’m getting used to you\,” their voices intertwine. \n“Boys in Trouble” introduces us to a sorry state of affairs\, “burning up all the things that you love\, is not the same thing as giving up\, someday you’ll find yourself alone…the sad truth is right under your nose and from the bottle to your blood stream it goes.” Though the circumstances may seem unfortunate\, “Boys in Trouble” is a beautiful ballad brimming with sincerity in the midst of a simple yet precise arrangement delicately delivered from seasoned players’ hands. Electric guitars return on “New Moon” as does a sense of renewal and optimism in the lyrics. “I Might Fall” builds on this energy as Grimm sings over a guitar driven groove twist on Tom Petty and Heartbreakers’ Mike Campbell’s guitars in “Listen to Her Heart\,” “I can’t remember where I slept\, but I dreamt from you\, you were telling me it’s all right\, you know what to do.” The Late Spring closes with “Heaven Please” – a sweet dessert after the band’s main offering.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-8-26-dakota-ray-parker/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 8/27 – Dallas Ugly
DESCRIPTION:Nashville’s Dallas Ugly are an indie rock band of truly trusted friends\, a trio who have been singing each other’s songs for over a decade. Three distinctive voices: guitarist Owen Burton observes humanity at a wry remove\, chuckling\, multi-instrumentalist Libby Weitnauer lifts personal experience up into catchy tunes\, and bassist Eli Broxham gracefully snakes through the low end on his more melancholy contributions. Together they’ve forged an ironclad\, sibling-like bond\, daring each other to ever increasing heights. Their listeners – lucky – get the overlap of their Venn diagram\, the best of their crop\, otherwise known as “See Me Now\,” their sophomore album. \nThough they first started playing each other’s songs back in their Chicago undergrad days\, Dallas Ugly officially formed in 2020 when Owen\, Libby\, and Eli took a chance on relocating to Nashville. Owen had been living in Senegal serving in the Peace Corps\, Libby had established herself as an in-demand musician in New York City\, and Eli was playing on frequent bluegrass and country gigs in Illinois – reunited in the Music City\, they got to work\, shaping both Dallas Ugly and the local scene while playing with a slew of other Nashville artists. Their 2022 debut LP “Watch Me Learn” flirted with the boundaries of Americana – Libby’s vibrant fiddle playing\, Eli’s more down-home basslines\, a smattering of pedal steel. The record garnered listeners and acclaim. Under the Radar Magazine remarked the band “creates their own style full of shimmering magic\, crafting a work of fractal guitars\, pastoral melodies\, and glowing harmonies.” For the Rabbits noted a “depth and togetherness that’s a true calling card.” \nBut the trio leveled up in a serious way when they started collaborating with producer and engineer Justin Francis\, a straight-up Grammy winner who works with new classic songwriters like Madison Cunningham and Sarah Jarosz. He’s coaxed out a broad sonic palette – layers of jangly electric guitars\, an insistent drum sound\, tasteful OP-1 synth twinkles – while still allowing plenty of room for Dallas Ugly’s impeccable melodies and crackling violin lines. The trio plays beautifully and energetically\, they dig in and stop on a dime\, their voices in close intervals soar over breaks and the occasional measure of 2/4. Libby puts it well: “As a band\, I think we really just let it rip on this one – we tried to just make sounds and choices that we thought were cool without thinking too much about what was ‘right.’” It’s a delicious combo of studio polish and pure musical instinct. \nThe record is contemporary\, crisp\, and alive\, full of first cracks at insightful songs captured through live takes – just the kind of thing you might hear leaping out of a Fresh Finds playlist. The lyrics\, too\, feel particularly of the current moment – the title track evokes a not-too-distant economic collapse and throughout the record the three songwriters grapple for sure footing in an unstable world. “See Me Now” feels like a part of the current band-with-guitars renaissance\, in alignment with touring acts like Big Thief\, MJ Lenderman\, or songwriter Allegra Krieger. They’d be right at home on the bill at one of Wilco’s summer festivals or opening for Lucinda Williams\, heroes that bridge tradition and now. And it’s rare these days to hear a band so effectively channel the thoughtful toe-tapper anthems that used to be all over late 90s radio\, the kind of well-crafted\, open-hearted music to which you can’t help but sing along. With their new producer in the mix\, “See Me Now” shows brilliant shades of “Wide Open Spaces\,” the romantic swoon of Sixpence None the Richer and the Cranberries\, the chorused guitars of an REM track\, the bop-along charm of a Gin Blossoms heater. And yes\, Sheryl Crow is also a solid point of listening reference\, which is no surprise – she counts Justin Francis among her studio collaborators. \nThe record opens with a Southern-Rock-adjacent bopper whose insistent choruses explode. And then the album takes off running\, skipping through vocalists\, protagonists\, and genres\, all bolstered with tremendously melodic bass playing. “Best Behaviour” rolls the windows down while the band gleefully saws away while “Doing Good” transforms the apprehensions of the world falling apart into a gratitude anthem strummed on a rubber bridge guitar. “Circumstances” sprints at a panting pace\, shimmering\, followed by “Out of Sight\,” a charming\, hangdog vocal delivered by Eli. Other highlights: the sticky sweet\, rueful yearning of “Sugar Crash\,” the poignant\, sad joke shuffles courtesy of Owen on tracks eight and nine. Closer “Thin Skin” – drumless and extra tender after nine groovers – features achingly lovely vocals from Libby that echo out in plate reverb over nylon string chords. Stripped away of the rest of the band\, the song underlines just how interconnected and locked-in the trio is on the rest of the album. A song about falling down\, standing up\, then appreciating the growth and humility afforded to you after you make contact with the ground. These themes are heard elsewhere throughout the record’s other songs – shouting out the hardships that formed you\, thanking the heavens for vulnerability and the good love of friends that set you on your path forward. I’m back on my feet\, they seem to sing\, can you see me now?
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X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=WDVX 301 S. Gay Street Knoxville TN 37902 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 S. Gay Street:geo:-83.9196391,35.966986
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250828T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
CREATED:20250821T113123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T113123Z
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 8/28 – Stripmall Ballads
DESCRIPTION:Stripmall Ballads is the haunted\, dust-blown project of Phillips Saylor Wisor\, a songwriter wandering the backroads between myth and memory. Drawing comparisons to Neil Young\, Bonnie “Prince” Billy\, and Maybelle Carter\, his work lives in the tension between Appalachian tradition and modern disillusionment—aching with spectral beauty\, dry wit\, and a bone-deep sense of longing. From early lo-fi masterworks like Since Jimmy Died to the sparse\, cinematic ache of Distant\, his songs are slow-burning dispatches from the heart of a fractured America—where ghosts speak in minor chords and resistance sounds like a hymn. Stripmall Ballads doesn’t just sing about forgotten places—it sings from them. \nPhillips Saylor Wisor – aka STRIPMALL BALLADS – is a Maryland-based rollicking musical rambler\, rife with story-songs rich in emotion and hardihood. His brand of folk music sings the heartbreaking ballads of old brick buildings\, vacant lots\, and rustbelt towns. Of third shift papas\, flood plains\, and long drives through nowhere towns. He’s boots on the ground\, guitar across the body\, ever observing the ugly mundane mixed with the beautiful chaos of this place we trample upon on the daily. \nHe’s shared stages with Tommy Prine\, John R. Miller\, Danny Barnes\, Les Claypool\, The Be Good Tanyas\, Willy Tea Taylor\, just to name a few. \nIn his early days\, Wisor found comfort in DC’s encampments searching for validation in the gritty corners of tucked away spaces. Where street people applauded and encouraged as he picked away\, a rustling sound of Americana and folk\, with boozed-up night chatter for background noise. \nAs founding member of The Shiftless Rounders\, Phillips dove deep into the Appalachian ocean of old time banjo and balladry. And as a fervent practitioner of Shape Note music\, he has spent countless hours singing in the “old way” and devouring the harmonic notions of American roots music. \nWith a nod to Woody Guthrie\, Phillips deploys all these influences in his music. Stripmall Ballads is a testament to the enduring power of painting experience with emotion\, forever a voice of the strange amongst strangers.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-8-28-stripmall-ballads/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250829T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250829T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
CREATED:20250821T114225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T114225Z
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Big Plate –  8/29 – Tractorhead
DESCRIPTION:Rock & Roll is all in a day’s work if you’re Tractorhead. \nThe Knoxville\, Tennessee rock outfit—singer and guitarist Doug Shanklin\, guitarist Denny Myers\, bassist Stirling Walsh and drummer Mark Coleman—not only came together to produce their debut Album\, but have a rock solid history that put them here today. All veterans of the Knoxville music scene\, the members have combined their individual influences of Rock\, Blues and Country into a tasty Southern offering. With the June 2017 release of the band’s debut effort\, Mud\, Blood & Beer\, Tractorhead delivers with substance\, style and a spirit that captures their gritty dedication to Rock & Roll.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-big-plate-8-29-tractorhead/
LOCATION:Barley’s\,  200 East Jackson Avenue\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,The Big Plate
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GEO:35.9708504;-83.9173131
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Barley’s  200 East Jackson Avenue Knoxville TN 37915 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=200 East Jackson Avenue:geo:-83.9173131,35.9708504
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250830T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250830T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
CREATED:20250821T113525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T113525Z
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 8/30 – Night Hawk
DESCRIPTION:What is it like to lose yourself in a place that doesn’t love you back? \nMaybe it’s waves crashing on a cold beach after the tourists have gone home. Echoes from an old community center\, the backdrop to ill-fated dance lessons. The hum of the world passing by as you stare out the window of the commuter train. Before We Begin\, the debut full-length from Night Hawk\, lives in this unsettled soundscape where childhood memory flickers\, choices crystallize\, and windows and doorways are as vital as the paths behind them. \nEmerging from Portland\, Maine\, Night Hawk began as a songwriting experiment between Colter Adams (Indigo Boulevard) and Peyton Semjen to compose songs inspired by the painter\, Edward Hopper. The band quickly drew the attention of Northeast artists and audiences alike\, culminating in collaborations with the Whitney Museum of Art and the Edward Hopper House. With Before We Begin\, Adams and Semjen expand the scope of their music beyond Hopper’s world\, but remain fixated on his aesthetics: thresholds\, isolation\, and interplay between illuminating light and clouded intention. \nProduced by Colter and Colin Miller (Indigo De Souza\, MJ Lenderman) in Asheville\, N.C.\, Before We Begin features recorded contributions from Emma Chun (violin)\, Courtney Burnett (drums)\, Alex Kozic (guitar)\, and Shea Sewall (bass). The album is out on all platforms on August 7\, 2025. The band’s East Coast tour will begin in Portland\, ME on August 7 and conclude in Nashville\, TN on August 30.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-8-30-night-hawk/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250901T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250901T120000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
CREATED:20250827T110524Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T113859Z
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 9/1 – Labor Day – No Show
DESCRIPTION:Have a great Labor Day. We will be back tomorrow with more real\, live music!
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-1-labor-day-no-show/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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GEO:35.966986;-83.9196391
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=WDVX 301 S. Gay Street Knoxville TN 37902 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=301 S. Gay Street:geo:-83.9196391,35.966986
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
CREATED:20250827T111458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T111507Z
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 9/2 – John Tirro / Tony Bruce
DESCRIPTION:John Tirro will be joining us this day! \n \nTony Bruce will also be bringing his music to the stage today!
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-2-john-tirro-tony-bruce/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250903T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
CREATED:20250902T173645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250902T173728Z
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 9/3 - Crawdaddy Jones
DESCRIPTION:Crawdaddy Jones is an original blues rockin’ duo from Knoxville Tennessee.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-3-crawdaddy-jones/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250904T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
CREATED:20250827T112148Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T112148Z
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 9/4 – B.B. Palmer / Pickers Anonymous
DESCRIPTION:Hailing from the heart of railroad country in Opelika\, Alabama\, cosmic country outfit B.B. Palmer have made a name for themselves over the past several years\, honing a sound steeped in the traditions of American country music. \nThe band’s latest offering\, Krishna Country\, sees the group approaching their craft with a much more expansive worldview — folding traditional Indian sounds into their work and creating a further-mesmerizing brand of ethereal roots music. On paper\, it might seem an unexpected or jolting shift in direction\, but for B.B. Palmer it’s simply the next step forward in their collective journey. \nMake no mistake\, this is still country music at its core\, but the addition of sitar and horns awash in reverb elevates the overall product to something more\, standing on its own as a truly unique output. Imagine if Ravi Shankar recorded with the Byrds backed by Stax’s Memphis Horns\, and you’d be pretty close to imagining this Alabama outfit’s forthcoming output. \n“I found a copy of the Bhagavad Gita\,” Palmer recalls. He pored over the text and found that it resonated with him on a deeply personal level. The book inspired Palmer to dive even deeper into Indian culture. He began listening to and studying raga: a classical style of Indian music. He applied these eastern influences in his own songcraft. Krishna Country Gold showcases his discoveries from this newfound styling\, blending his honky tonk roots with a yet-untapped well of musical modes & instrumentation from India. \nFrom the moment the Bhagavad Gita landed in Palmer’s possession\, to the first drafts of these news songs\, all the way through studio time and mastering\, Krishna Country Gold seemed inevitable despite all the perceived challenges that stood in the way. It’s an undeniably singular output from these Yellowhammer State mainstays\, and a worthy entry in the canon of cosmic “American” music — SWEETHEART PR \n \nPickers Anonymous is an old timey trio consisting of multi-instrumentalists Nicholas Edward Williams (American Songcatcher/The New Quintet)\, Owen Grooms (Travis Book String Band/Pretty Little Goat/Jenn and Owen) and John Benjamin Davis (John Hartford Fiddle Project/Susto String Band). Collecting traditional material and presenting it with their own eclectic filter\, Pickers Anonymous layers high lonesome harmonies on Appalachian sounds from Old-Time\, Bluegrass\, Early Country and Hillbilly Blues. Their debut record\, Patchwork\, is slated for release in late 2025 via EarthTone Records.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-4-b-b-palmer-pickers-anonymous/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
CREATED:20250827T113028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T113028Z
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Big Plate –  9/5 – The Tenos
DESCRIPTION:The Tenos:\nAt nine years old\, our son\, Andy\, decided he wanted to play the banjo. This was the beginning of a new and exciting adventure for the whole family. He inspired us all to learn a new instrument and play bluegrass music together for fun and enjoyment! We played our first public performance on July 4th\, 2012\, at the Museum of Appalachia in Norris\, Tennessee! Since then\, we’ve played at Rocky Branch Community Center\, Dollywood’s BBQ & Bluegrass Festival\, Museum of Appalachia’s Fall Homecoming\, David West’s Ciderville Farm and Home Show\, TV and radio shows\, various conventions\, festivals\, service groups\, many churches\, and a variety of other venues. We recorded our first CD several years ago and we are currently in the process of recording another! Our music consists of traditional bluegrass\, old-time\, and gospel songs with close family harmonies that you will love and enjoy!
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-big-plate-9-5-the-tenos/
LOCATION:Barley’s\,  200 East Jackson Avenue\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,The Big Plate
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GEO:35.9708504;-83.9173131
X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Barley’s  200 East Jackson Avenue Knoxville TN 37915 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=200 East Jackson Avenue:geo:-83.9173131,35.9708504
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T190000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live - 9/5 - Ross Cooper
DESCRIPTION:It’s fitting that Ross Cooper would be the first to record a full-length live album in The Boot Shop at Hotel Turkey–by all means\, he was their first Boot Shop Sessions guest. A tried-and-true West Texas native\, Cooper’s songs resonate with the ethos of the Cowboy Spirit—old and new. \n“I only ever wanted to be a cowboy and play music\,” says Cooper. Well\, if the boot fits. Committed to preserving those sentiments\, Cooper’s Panhandle vernacular and rugged\, intimate storytelling are deeply rooted in familial ties. He owes much to his parents\, rodeo royalty in their own right\, who instilled in him a delicate balance of grace and grit that’s reflected not just in his storytelling songs\, but in his very character. \nHis heroes have always been cowboys. \nJune 20th was the Summer Solstice—the longest day of the year. Truth be told\, we all wish it could have lasted just a little while longer. Still\, that extra bit of sunlight seemed to stretch time and space\, allowing memories to settle into each note played and song sung. A gentle\, calming breeze swayed outside as Cooper\, flanked by confidants Mike Dunton and Cheyenne Medders\, delivered stirring renditions of favorites such as “Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy\,” “I Rode the Wild Horses\,” and “Love Like The Old Days\,” all in front of an audience of friends and family—those muses who inspired Cooper to write these cowboy and love songs in the first place. \nDistractions be damned. Nary a cough\, sigh\, or sneeze broke the silence as Cooper and company played\, their shadows cast on the peeling tan walls behind them\, while their boots softly tapped on the weathered concrete floor of The Boot Shop. Undoubtedly stifling\, especially for Cooper under the lights and amid the summer swelter\, a welcoming intermission eased the evening’s nerves as everyone made their way to the hotel’s cantina for a round of beer and whiskey pours. \nAs golden hour lingered on\, the low buzz of the glowing Boot Shop’s neon sign ushered everyone back inside. While Cooper’s tone often harkens back to a way of life thought to be escaping the world\, in pockets like Turkey\, Texas\, that life endures\, strong and mighty as ever. Still\, while Cooper doesn’t solely focus on the past and nostalgia’s rosy gleam\, the amber beams and blush of a West Texas sunset beautifully illuminate those memories in a resounding fashion.\nThank you!
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-9-5-ross-cooper/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Friday Live,Free Live Show
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T193000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
CREATED:20250801T171603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T172536Z
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SUMMARY:Vols of Honor at The Shed w/ Drivin’ N Cryin - 9/5
DESCRIPTION:WDVX thanks The Shed Smokehouse and Juke Joint at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson in Maryville for their support. WVDX is partnering with The Shed to pay tribute to the Vols of Honor\, a non-profit organization providing additional scholarship support through the Vols of Honor Scholarship Endowment to UTK students whose parents were killed or disabled through their service as a member of the military or as a first responder. The Shed presents Drivin’ N Cryin’ in concert Friday\, September 5 th\, and a portion of the proceeds from the tickets sales will benefit The Vols of Honor Scholarship Endowment. WDVX is proud to be the media sponsor for this event. The shed maryville dot com for more info on The Vols of Honor Benefit Concert at The Shed\, featuring Drivin’ N Cryin live! \nDrivin’ N Cryin is celebrating their 35th Anniversary together\, Atlanta-based folk rock act\, Drivin N Cryin\, have spent most of their career on tour. In October 1985 Drivin N Cryin played their first show at Atlanta’s famed 688 Club. The band quickly gained attention for their blistering live shows\, and amassed a rabid fanbase in the fertile soil of the late-1980s Southeast music scene. \nNow\, 35 years later\, and after releasing four full length albums on Island Records and one on Geffen Records\, founding members Kevn Kinney and Tim Nielsen find themselves enjoying a milestone anniversary for the band\, having survived the pressures of fame\, a shifting musical landscape\, multiple lineup changes\, and miles of back roads and highways to arrive here. \nAfter a gold record\, 9 full-length albums\, and a handful of EPs to their credit\, the band still refuses to rest. In 2012\, a documentary about the band\, entitled Scarred but Smarter: Life n Times of Drivin’ N’ Cryin’\, was produced.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/vols-of-honor-at-the-shed-w-drivin-n-cryin-9-5/
LOCATION:The Shed\, 1820 W Lamar Alexander Pkwy\, Maryville\, 37801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250827T112548Z
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 9/6 – Milk Man and The Big Band
DESCRIPTION:Milk Man & The Big Band\, from Knoxville\, Tennessee\, is a 21-piece blues\, rock\, and jazz band established in 2021 by songwriter Dino “Milk Man” Nassios.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-6-milk-man-and-the-big-band/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250908T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250908T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 9/8 – Brady Turner
DESCRIPTION:Brady Turner is a full-time musician based in Morristown\, TN.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-8-brady-turner/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250909T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 9/9 – Solo Sixstring
DESCRIPTION:SOLO SIXSTRING is an acoustic entertainer that promises to deliver an enjoyable listening experience backed by a driving guitar and strong vocals. Covers feature a good mix of southern rock\, classic rock\, country\, rhythm & blues\, hair metal\, oldies\, etc. SOLO SIXSTRING also showcases his originals. Perfect for the whole family.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-9-solo-sixstring/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250903T180951Z
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 9/10 – Natalie Kimbro
DESCRIPTION:Knoxville’s own Natalie Kimbro will join us this day.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-10-natalie-kimbro/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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SUMMARY:WDVX Summer Nights - 9/10 - Jon Stickley Trio / EmiSunshine
DESCRIPTION:Support for WDVX comes from Yee Haw Brewing Company on North Broadway in Knoxville and ORNL Federal Credit Union supporting WDVX Summer Nights… Coming up\, The Jon Stickley Trio and EmiSunshine will perform live Wednesday night September 10th at seven on stage and on your radio! \nBoundary-breaking and genre-defying are handy terms to use in describing musical artists\, but while they can lend a certain cachet to a project\, music that really eludes easy description is actually pretty rare. Still\, if such terms can be applied to any group at all\, the Jon Stickley Trio is at the head of the line for such treatment. For while the music made by guitarist Stickley\, violinist Lyndsay Pruett and percussionist Hunter Deacon contains innumerable influences that dart in and out of a listener’s ear\, its all-instrumental essence is truly unique. And while the Trio’s 2020 debut for Organic Records\, Scripting The Flip\, was a convincing enough depiction of the group’s distinctive identity to earn rave reviews from jazz and Americana publications alike\, their upcoming album\, Meantime’s Up\, serves up compelling proof that they’ve been digging even deeper. \n \nMeet EmiSunshine—a musical phenomenon with a voice as big as her dreams and a spirit that’s impossible to ignore. This rising star has captured hearts around the world with her unique blend of country\, and Americana. \nFrom the Grand Ole Opry\, to releasing 10 albums by the age of 20\, EmiSunshine has proven she’s a force to be reckoned with. Her raw talent\, heartfelt lyrics\, and magnetic stage presence have made her a favorite among fans of all ages. Emi isn’t just a performer—she’s a storyteller. Whether she’s writing a poignant ballad or delivering an electrifying performance\, her music resonates deeply\, weaving tales of life\, love\, and the human experience. With accolades from critics and fans alike\, EmiSunshine has earned her place in the spotlight. And she’s just getting started. \nDiscover more at EmiSunshine.com and follow along as she continues to shine!”
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/wdvx-summer-nights-9-10-jon-stickley-trio/
LOCATION:Yee Haw Brewing Co\, 745 N Broadway\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Summer Nights
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 9/11 – Jon Whitlock
DESCRIPTION:East Tennessee’s Own Jon Whitlock joins us today! \n \n 
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-11-jon-whitlock/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250912T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250912T130000
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Big Plate –  9/12 – Kelsey’s Woods
DESCRIPTION:Kelsey’s Woods is a three/four/more-piece Americana/Roots band hailing from the scruffy little city of Knoxville. Rooted in the traditional and true sounds of oft-forgotten country music\, Kelsey’s Woods haerkens back to years past when the story was the song. Combining equal parts of roots\, country\, folk and a little rock and roll\, Kelsey’s Woods boasts three and four-part male harmonies\, interchangeable lead singers and all original songs speaking on themes from love\, heartbreak\, loss\, murder\, redemption\, and the age old tradition of finding salvation in a whiskey glass. Kelsey’s Woods hopes that you’ll join them in finding a brand new take on a forgotten but yet old and familiar sound.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-big-plate-9-12-kelseys-woods/
LOCATION:Barley’s\,  200 East Jackson Avenue\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,The Big Plate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T230000
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SUMMARY:Kidstuff Live - 9/13- Sarah Pirkle
DESCRIPTION:Join your host Sarah Pirkle every 2nd Saturday at 10:00 AM for a toe-tapping\, family-friendly live music performance made just for kids—and their grownups who love them! From catchy tunes to musical surprises.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/kidstuff-live-9-13-sarah-pirkle/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Kidstuff Live
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 9/13 – Nathan Morgan
DESCRIPTION:Nathan Morgan is carrying on the American music tradition of hard driving\, cranked up country/rock music!
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-13-nathan-morgan/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250915T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250915T130000
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 9/15 – Matt Axton ( Hoyt’s son! ) / Chuck Prophet & His Cumbia Shoes
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 current single\, “Blue Sky Rain\,” the title track of his current album\, is both stirring and seductive\, an easy amble that belies its description of the topsy turvy travails that accompany the entanglements of relationships. \n“Born of Chains\,” culled from Badmoon\, 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. \n \nWake The Dead – California singer\, songwriter\, guitarist\, and producer Chuck Prophet’s new collaborative album with Cumbia group ¿Qiensave? – was released on October 25th through Yep Roc Records. \nAn extraordinary and unlikely pairing\, Prophet and ¿Qiensave? blend seamlessly together as the collection dives headfirst into the world of Cumbia music\, which consumed and comforted Prophet during a recent bout with stage four lymphoma and subsequent recovery. They also shared the album’s lead single and title track “Wake The Dead\,” an anthem that reckons with forces beyond our control while learning to let go\, a recurring theme at the core of the album. \n“I never want to be a downer\,” stated Prophet. “This record doesn’t shy away from darkness\, but it always feels hopeful. When I was growing up listening to The Clash and their flirtations with reggae\, the thing I remember most is how the music hit me\, how it made me feel. The more you listened\, the more was revealed\, but on the most fundamental level\, those records just felt good\, and that was really important to me with this album.” \nProphet’s fascination with Cumbia music began after experiencing a weekly Cumbia night at a local haunt of his in San Francisco’s Mission district. He quickly became obsessed: collecting old vinyl from Latin America\, studying its origins\, DJ’ing\, and loading his friends up with new mixes every time they came to visit. After he was diagnosed\, he had a lot of time to just sit and listen as he went through treatments. “I was going through a tunnel\,” he recalls. “It was dark. But I had music: music to play\, music to listen to\, music to get me out of my head. Music was my savior.” More than any other genre\, Cumbia served as a faithful musical companion and reprieve during his immunotherapy and chemotherapy. \nOnce he was finally feeling better\, Prophet started driving out to Salinas on a regular basis to jam with a group he’d fallen in love with called ¿Qiensave?\, a band of brothers from the Central Coast farming community. The sessions came together on a whim\, for the sheer fun of it at first\, but Prophet soon invited the band to back him up at a couple of live shows\, and the immediate reaction from audiences made it clear they were on to something special. \nProphet and ¿Qiensave? hit the studio soon afterwards\, where they blended with his longtime backing band\, The Mission Express\, to track the heart of Wake The Dead live on the floor. It was chaotic at times\, cramming as many as eight musicians into the same studio space\, but they prioritized gut feeling over sonic perfection and allowed the undeniable energy of the performances to guide them. \nThe result is a profoundly adventurous celebration of life that balances hope and fear in equal measure\, a rich and exultant meditation on what really matters from an artist who always manages to find the light\, even in the face of the most oppressing darkness. Prophet approaches the style not as an academic or historian\, but as a fan with a voracious appetite and an insatiable curiosity. The songs are intoxicatingly rhythmic\, all but demanding you move your body while you listen\, with arrangements that blur the lines between tradition and innovation\, between past and present\, between cultures and countries. There are flashes of rock and roll\, punk\, surf\, and soul\, all filtered through the streets of San Francisco and wrapped up in the rich legacy of a genre that traces its roots back hundreds of years and thousands of miles.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-15-matt-axton-hoyts-son-chuck-prophet-his-cumbia-shoes/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T120000
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 9/16 – Craig Marshall
DESCRIPTION:Craig Marshall‘s lengthy musical resume stretches back to his teen years performing with various combos in his hometown of Syracuse\, New York. He moved to Austin in the early 1990s with his then-band\, the country-leaning Delta Rays\, but soon found himself founding and leading the locally popular Sinatra-style jazz-swing outfit The Lucky Strikes. \nOver the past two decades\, the Austin\, TX-based singer-songwriter-guitarist has quietly built a remarkably accomplished body of work\, drawing upon his wide-ranging musical background to craft engagingly melodic\, personally-charged music that’s as emotionally resonant as it is catchy. \nCraigs was awarded – “2016 SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR”! \nby the Austin Songwriters Group
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-16-craig-marshall/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 9/17 – Chris Wilhelm
DESCRIPTION:Chris Wilhelm is known for bringing positive vibes and an uplifting message to his audience. He plays Americana\, folk rock originals that are infectious and insightful\, and sprinkles in covers too. Worldwide airplay brought his latest album “This Too Shall Pass” to be one of the Top 100 Alt-Country Albums of 2020\, and it spent several months on the national folk charts as well. \nChris Wilhelm is a songcatcher and live performer. He made guitars out of cardboard before getting his first one at 13. Born in Hudson\, NY\, he later moved to Albany\, NY\, then Boston\, and currently lives in Asheville\, NC. He has released nine records and played thousands of shows. He has performed in theaters\, concert venues\, festivals\, clubs\, bars\, libraries\, retirement homes\, subways\, performed on the street and even played at a marathon. He played over 200 shows a year for several years. \nIn 2000 Chris played his first open mic and has been performing live and recording ever since. He’s performed thousands of shows from the subways in Boston to venues up and down the East Coast. \nIn 2004\, Chris released his first album\, “McKinsley Steel” – it is well loved by many of his fans and includes classic songs such as “Travellin’ on Down” and the title track. \nIn 2005 he released an album called “This Train’s Not Going Slow.” It reached #3 on Boston’s 88.7FM WERS radio charts\, and he played shows in many Boston venues including Club Passim\, etc. \nIn 2008 Chris did his first solo tour\, down to New Orleans and back to Boston. He released his second studio album\, “Glory\, Filth and Fame.” \nIn 2010 did his second solo tour down South with his Dad\, fell in love with Asheville\, and ended up moving there that year on a “one month trial basis.” He lives there to this day. He released a Kickstarter-funded CD called “Just Asking.” \nFrom 2012-2015 he played 225 shows a year as the singer-songwriter for The Wilhelm Brothers. They released two studio albums with Henry Hirsch\, producer of Lenny Kravitz\, Madonna\, etc.: “Lay Your Burden Down” and “The Sea of the Unwritten.” They also released live album “Like a Bird.” \nSince 2018 Chris has been playing to bigger audiences at larger venues such as the Isis Music Hall\, The Grey Eagle\, Highland Brewing. He now plays solo\, with a rotating cast of musicians. \nDuring the 2020 pandemic\, he wrote and recorded “This Too Shall Pass” which debuted on the folk charts and is being played on radio stations around the world. \n2021 saw the online release of “Joseph’s Garage”- 12 new home demos recorded on a Tascam 4-track tape machine. Inspired by the Bruce Springsteen album\, “Nebraska\,” which was recorded on similar equipment.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-17-chris-wilhelm/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T120000
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 9/18 – Roger Street Friedman
DESCRIPTION:Roger Street Friedman is still a believer in the idea that music can change hearts and minds. Over the past decade\, and during the course of four critically acclaimed albums\, the modern Americana singer-songwriter has become a prominent voice in addressing issues both societal and personal in ways that recall the leading music lights of the ‘60s and ‘70s. On his newest album\, Long Shadows\, Friedman trains his observant eye on recent and past events\, some close to home and others half a world away\, and in the tradition of other great storytellers\, he focuses on raw emotions – love\, anger\, dismay\, fear\, isolation and ultimately\, hope – in ways that make his points relatable to any listener.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-18-roger-street-friedman/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250919T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T112159
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Big Plate –  9/19 – Mal Nombre
DESCRIPTION:Mal Nombre brings Groove-based\, instrumental\, psychedelic improv. Rock\, Jazz\, Funk and Electronica from Knoxville\, TN.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-big-plate-9-19-mal-nombre/
LOCATION:Barley’s\,  200 East Jackson Avenue\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,The Big Plate
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T060000
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SUMMARY:Summer Sessions - 9/20 - Cruz Contreras & The Black Lillies / Madelyn Tallent / Stoney Point Bluegrass Band ​
DESCRIPTION:Support for WDVX comes from ORNL Federal Credit Union. WDVX and ORNL FCU once again present the Summer Sessions at Bissell Park in Oak Ridge on Saturday September 20th at six featuring Cruz Contreras & The Black Lillies with Madelyn Tallent and the Stoney Point Bluegrass Band. The event is free… bring your lawn chairs and have some fun with The Summer Sessions with ORNL FCU and East Tennessee’s Own WDVX! \nThere are musicians who chase the spotlight\, and then there are those who carry it with them — steady\, quiet\, and burning deep. Cruz Contreras is the latter. Raised between the rugged lines of Tennessee and the long shadows of Michigan\, he’s spent nearly thirty years forging his path through the Americana musical landscape. He got his start at 15\, backing his brother Billy Contreras—now a world-renowned fiddler—and fell in love with music in 1993\, in a quiet room with Bill Monroe. From co-founding Robinella and the CCstringband to leading The Black Lillies\, Cruz carved a sound as old as the hills and as wild as the road. He’s played Conan\, the Opry\, and festivals across the country\, earning praise from Rolling Stone\, NPR\, and Vanity Fair. Now touring behind his solo debut Cosmico\, he continues the journey with Cruz Contreras and The Black Lillies—blending Appalachian roots\, cosmic country\, and rock ’n’ roll. \n \nMadelyn Tallent is a singer/songwriter particularly loving the folk/Americana side of country and some southern rock. \n \nStoney Point Bluegrass Band is a Knoxville-based bluegrass band\, playing all your favorites from classics to new grass renditions! \n \n 
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/summer-sessions-9-20-cruz-contreras-the-black-lillies-madelyn-tallent-stoney-point-bluegrass-band/
LOCATION:Bissell Park\, 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike\, Oak Ridge\, TN\, 37830\, United States
CATEGORIES:WDVX Featured Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250920T130000
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SUMMARY:The WDVX Blue Plate Special – 9/20 – Eric Sommer / Forrest Day
DESCRIPTION:Eric Sommer is a towering figure in the Americana and roots music scene. His electrifying performances\, intricate guitar work\, and vivid storytelling have shaped a career spanning decades\, making him one of the most compelling artists in contemporary music. With a sound that weaves folk\, blues\, rock\, and country into a rich tapestry\, Eric’s artistry embodies both timeless tradition and fearless innovation. \nFrom his early days in Boston’s vibrant music community to relentless touring across the globe\, Eric has built a reputation for authenticity\, creativity\, and a relentless commitment to his craft. His journey\, marked by moments of both grit and grace\, reveals an artist deeply connected to the human experience. \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq79eZHtnnA \nForrest Day will bring some  Indie\, Soul\, Hip-Hop and Experimentalmusic from Oakland\, California.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/the-wdvx-blue-plate-special-9-20-eric-sommer-forrest-day/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Live Show,WDVX Blue Plate Special
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