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The Day Evil Came to Town: The Tragic Death of Sergeant Tim Chapin April 2 is now a date that to me evokes sadness but also a fond remembrance of camaraderie and bravery. It is the date that my friend, Tim Chapin, rushed to the “sound of the guns” and was tragically killed. Going to the sound of the guns is a police and military phrase for an officer going towards the fight which may actually involve gunfire. However, while it is a sad day it is also a day that I hope reminds us all of heroism and self-sacrifice.
I remember that sad day April 2, 2011. I was eating breakfast in a restaurant when I got a call from a fellow SWAT team member telling me there had been an attempted robbery in the Brainerd road area and officers had been wounded. Minutes later he called back and said two officers were at the hospital and that one was Tim Chapin. He then told me that Tim had died due to his wounds. I was stunned. I yelled out something and stumbled out of the restaurant in total shock. As the day progressed I got
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more details by phone, received calls and texts and notified others of the tragedy. It was a day that seems shrouded in a fog-like hazy memory. I felt compelled to go to the scene and went out there. Of course there was nothing I could do but it seemed to help in some way. Tim was a conscientious, friendly, family man. He was liked by his fellow officers and the citizens where he worked. I was stopped by numerous people after Tim’s death and told how he was a great guy or how he’d helped someone. I remember I went in a restaurant
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Tim frequented and a waitress came over and hugged me. It was obvious Tim’s death affected not only officers but the public as well. Later in the week after the shooting there was a huge funeral for Tim. Police officers from all over the country came for visitation and the funeral. Hundreds of Officers and mourners somberly walked from the church and down Hixson Pike to the cemetery. A friend of mine who watched the procession described it as surreal. It felt surreal as we walked following blue lines painted on the road-
way to Tim’s gravesite. After the graveside service I noticed numerous retired officers now in civilian clothes scattered throughout the dispersing crowd. There was something very sad about these now almost disembodied souls mourning the loss of their comrade some of whom knew Tim and some who did not. However, they had all “Worn the Blue”. For those who may not be familiar with the sad events of that day let me give a very brief sketch. What started out as a routine spring day on April 2, 2011 went suddenly crazy as a fugitive from Colorado attempted to rob a Brainerd area pawnshop. Something went awry and the alarm was triggered. Police quickly responded but were met by intense gunfire. One officer was hit in the vest and others scrambled to cover under the withering gunfire. Tim obviously heard the call and responded. It is my understanding that the wouldbe robber exited out a side door of the business and Tim struck him with Tim’s patrol car. The criminal regained his feet and left behind one weapon then fled further. The criminal later produced another handgun and shot and killed Tim. This monster was near one smaller road and near a major thoroughfare, East Brainerd Road. I am sure if he had reached that road he would have used any means necessary to make his escape including carjacking and murder of any citizen or officer impeding his escape. Tim prevented his escape until other officers could engage and arrest this murderous monster. Tim’s last act was one of
anniversary of an officer’s death for current officers to place a black band of mourning across their badge. I did not see any black bands on badges this year. I find this very sad. I hope some were wearing the black band on their badge. I know it hurts to remember that day due to Tim’s death however, that was also a day of bravery. It is important we honor and reflect on the fallen whether Police officers or the military. The Chattanooga area has felt the loss of four officers locally during my career. Deputy Sheriff Donald Bond and Julie Jacks were also killed by gunfire. Richard Alexander was killed in a traffic accident on duty very near the Police Services Center.
bravery and service to the public. I do not want to go into detail about why this monster was loose on the streets of Chattanooga or the evil monster’s current situation. I have not nor will I mention the monster’s name. This story is a remembrance of Tim not the criminal who murdered him. Seeing that May is when National Law Enforcement Memorial Week is observed we felt it was appropriate to do an article honoring Tim and to remember all Law
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Enforcement Officers who lost their life in the line of duty. Tim was a friend and I know he would say it isn’t just about him but about all the officers who have paid the ultimate price while performing service to the public. Tim was a friend so I can honor him from a personal viewpoint. Another reason I wanted to do this article now was that April 2 was the fourth anniversary of Tim’s death. It seems as time goes by there is less of a remembrance of that horrible day and of Tim’s death. It is customary on the
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Let’s remember these and all fallen officers this and every May. National Law Enforcement Memorial Week is May 10-16. There will be a service here at the Hamilton County Justice Center. Many will attend that. Some family and friends will be visiting the gravesites of the fallen. I think it’s important for us all to remember and honor all Police officers who died serving their communities or country. Perhaps to honor the fallen the living need to “walk among the tombstones”. Life goes on but every April 2 I remember that fateful day. I know Tim’s family does.
- Mark Haskins
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Drone Warfare Last Thursday, President Obama confessed that a “terrible mistake” had happened last January. Two hostages, American Warren Weinstein and Italian Giovanni Lo Porto, were killed by a U.S. drone strike on an al-Qaeda site in Pakistan. Aerial video footage taken before the attack failed to show the presence of the hostages. The strike was aimed at “highvalue” al-Qaeda targets who were meeting at the compound. Apparently one or more of those targets died during the attack. Both Weinstein and Lo Porto were aid workers who had spent a great amount of time providing relief in a part of Pakistan controlled by the terrorist group. Their deaths were tragic and they have reignited the debate on the effectiveness and morality of our growing use of unmanned drones as missilelaunching platforms…
had learned about the “collateral damage” and was threatening to publish a story about it. The Obama administration patted itself on the back for its “transparency” on the tragic drone strike that took the lives of two hostages, it seems far more likely that the news conference was hastily scheduled to occur before the story could break…
…There are those who praise the use of armed drones in modern warfare. Launching Hellfire missiles from Predator or Raptor drones is supposed to be a more accurate way of delivering high explosives to a target than traditional bombing or longer-range missiles. And, in theory, that makes sense. But our current drone warfare strategy depends almost entirely on aerial surveillance… and the decision processes involved in determining targets …Before I get into my observations leaves a lot to be desired… on drone warfare, it’s worth examining the time gap between the …Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Zawahiri January attack and Obama’s seem- was first targeted by our drone ingly heartfelt apologies to their warfare experts in January of 2006. families last Thursday. Several Missiles were launched at reports indicate that a journalist Damadola, a small village in
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Pakistan where Zawahiri was supposed to be staying. He either wasn’t there or survived the attack. Ten months later, the drones came for him again, this time in Bajaur. They missed him again. Zawahiri is still alive (despite several premature reports of his demise). Seventy-six children and 29 adults were killed in the two drone strikes mentioned above. While it can be reasonably argued that at least some of the adults killed in those two attacks had to be terrorists, the children can be presumed innocent. All told, as of November of 2014, an estimated 1,147 people were killed in drone strikes aimed at killing 41 men… …And that’s the “catch-22” of drone warfare. Targeting would be much more precise if we could get “human intelligence” from sources on the ground. But it’s hard to develop “friendly” intelligence assets when random death falls from the skies on so many innocent civilians. “Drone strikes have been sold to the American public on the claim that they’re ‘precise’,” says Jennifer Gibson of Reprieve, who led the study cited above. “But they are only as precise as the intelligence that feeds them. There is nothing precise about intelligence that results in the deaths of 28 unknown people, including women and children, for every ‘bad guy’ the US goes after.” The U.S. drone warfare strategy involves a complex relationship between the Central Intelligence Agency and the U.S. Air Force. Its actual success is hard to pin down because numerous terrorists have been reported as “killed” on multiple occasions…
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…When you have a 28-to-1 ratio of “unknown” casualties to actual targets killed… and you’re not that sure if you’ve really gotten the terrorists… your targets are the ones who are being killed accidentally. The excessive collateral damage is one reason the Air Force is losing so many of its drone “pilots.” Those pilots, operating from comfortable U.S.-based control rooms, watch the carnage their actions create in real time… …”How many women and children have you seen incinerated by a Hellfire missile? How many men have you seen crawl across a field, trying to make it to the nearest compound for help while bleeding out from severed legs?” Heather Linebaugh, a former drone imagery analyst*,* wrote <http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/29/drones-us-military> in the *Guardian*. “When you are exposed to it over and over again it becomes like a small video, embedded in your head, forever on repeat, causing psychological pain and suffering that many people will hopefully never experience.” Drone pilots are quitting faster than the Air Force can train them... ...Linebaugh and the others who have seen the horrors that drone warfare can wreak will be scarred forever. So will the families of Warren Weinstein, Giovanni Lo Porto and the still-growing number of “unknown” victims of a U.S. strategy that needs a radical rethink…
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CHANNELVIEW, Texas (UPI) - A pregnant Texas woman said she was fired from a Popeye’s eatery for refusing to repay about $400 stolen when she was robbed at gunpoint. Marissa Holcomb, a former shift manager at the Channelview eatery, said about $400 was taken in the March 31 armed robbery, which was recorded by security cameras, and the manager of the Popeye’s location told her she would be fired if she didn’t replace the stolen money. “I
told them I’m not paying nothing,” Holcomb told KHOU-TV. “I just had a gun to me. I’m not paying the money.” Holcomb, who is pregnant with her fourth child, said she was fired less than 36 hours after the robbery. “I don’t think it’s right because now I’m struggling for my family because what I had to do to keep my life,” she said. A representative from the human resources department of franchise owner Z&H Foods Inc., the third-largest franchisee in the Popeye’s chain, said Holcomb was fired for violating company policy by leaving too much money in the register. The
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representative said the incident wasn’t Holcomb’s first offense. The representative said the company was not aware of Holcomb being offered the chance to keep her job by repaying the money. Holcomb said the money hadn’t been deposited into the store’s safe because an offer for a $1.19 2-piece chicken meal had the store busier than usual. “They got what they got because that’s what we made within one hour,” she said. Holcomb said she is worried she won’t be able to find another job. “I mean who’s gonna call me? I’m 5 months pregnant,” she said. “The fact that I
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got robbed at gunpoint and it’s like nobody cares.” WIMAUMA, Fla. (UPI) - A Florida man is recovering from a cottonmouth snake bite to his lip after he allegedly tried to smooch the serpent on the mouth. Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies said Austin Hatfield, 18, captured the 4foot cottonmouth, also known as a water moccasin, while swimming last week and kept it in a pillowcase at his girlfriend’s house, where he was bitten on the lip.
Friends told investigators Hatfield was trying to kiss the snake when it struck him. Hatfield was initially hospitalized in critical condition, but his status was upgraded to good condition and officials said he is expected to make a full recovery. Investigators said Hatfield did not possess the proper permits required by the state to catch and keep cottonmouth snakes. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said it is investigating the incident. LOS ANGELES, CA - Los Angeles surgeons working to remove a tumor from an Indiana woman’s brain said the growth turned out to be the patient’s embryonic twin. Yamini Karanam, 26, a Ph.D. student at Indiana University, said she underwent surgery at the Skull Base Institute after problems she started having with reading and listening comprehension were determined to be the result of a tumor in her brain. Karanam said she was shocked when she woke up after the surgery and Dr. Hrayr Shahinian’s team revealed the tumor to be an embryonic twin with bone, hair and teeth. Shahinian said such a tumor, or “teratoma,” is rare to find in modern medicine. “This is my second one, and I’ve probably taken out 7,000 or 8,000 brain tumors,” Shahinian said. Shahinian removed the tumor using fully endoscopic resection, a minimally invasive brain surgery. Karanam said she now refers to the tumor as an “evil twin sister who’s been torturing me for the past 26 years.” Shahinian said the tumor was not cancerous
and Karanam is expected to make a dinners — 13.5 pounds of steak plus full recovery. sides — in less than 20 minutes at a Texas event. Competitive eater BERGEN, Norway (UPI) - Cats and Molly Schuyler, a 124-pound mother dogs have nothing on this one. of four, downed three 72-ounce Thousands of earthworms rained steak dinners, which each came down on parts of Norway, leaving with a baked potato, a shrimp scientist baffled by the appearance cocktail and a side salad, to take of the slimy invertebrates on snow- the top spot Sunday at the The Big covered grounds. Biology teacher Texan Steak Ranch’s Big Texas Karstein Erstad made the discovery Steak Challenge in Amarillo. as he was skiing in the mountains Schuyler downed two of the meals outside the coastal city of Bergen. in less than 15 minutes last year, so At first he thought they crawled the restaurant gathered four teams atop the snow from the ground of two people to face off against beneath, but then realized the Schuyler, who ate solo. Schuyler snow was too deep. “When I found came in first, with a finish of less them on the snow they seemed to than 20 minutes. “They would have be dead, but when I put them in my had to eat their half in like four hand I found that they were alive,” minutes,” Schuyler told the he said. “In many places, the snow Amarillo Globe-News of her comthickness was between half a meter petitors. “If you’re not used to and a meter (1 1/2 feet to 3 feet) and doing this, four minutes is hard.” I think they would have problems The eatery said Schuyler set a crawling through the cold snow.” world record last year when she Erstad took a sample to Trond finished her first steak dinner in 4 Haraldsen, an environmental minutes, 58 seconds, and she broke expert at the Bioforsk research her own record Sunday by finishing institute in Norway. “This is a phe- off her first meal in 4 minutes, 18 nomenon we know from the litera- seconds. “I come in thinking I’m ture, but it is the first time in my going to fail, but you know if I win time as a scientist that I have got it’s a lovely parting gift and that’s the message that it has happened cool. I also get free steak so I don’t on the snow, “Haralsen told the really lose,” she told KFDA-TV. Bergens Tidende. Since the inci- Organizers of the competition said dent, reports have come in from Schuyler’s feat will be submitted to other areas of the country as far Guinness World Records. away as the Swedish border. Experts suggest the worms may ENGLAND - You have heard that have been lifted into the air by a laughter is the best medicine, weather system and blown miles we’ve all seen Patch Adams, but we from their original location. shouldn’t be too quick to discount the healing power of a few hard AMARILLO, Texas (UPI) - A punches to the face. That was the California woman broke her own therapy prescribed by British facial world record by eating three steak surgeon Ninian Peckitt when he
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punched a patient in the face up to ten times “like a boxer” during treatment. Sure, it sounds a little unorthodox, but not only was the patient under anesthetic, but Professor Peckitt had another dental surgeon who was assisting hold the patient down, so there was very little risk involved...at least for Peckitt. Professor Peckitt was attempting to reduce a fracture when he unexpectedly curled his hand into a fist and began unloading on the patient’s face. The assisting surgeon reported that there were “gasps” from others in the operating theatre and she was left in a state of shock. It was unreported whether Peckitt screamed, “Yeah! Come get some!” during the medical assault. The assisting surgeon told a Medical Practitioners Tribunal, “He said that when the patient fell out of bed, the cheekbone which was already fractured was moved outwards so he was trying to reposition the cheekbone without having to make further cuts to the face.” Sounds very compassionate. The tribunal members said: “The panel has determined that Mr. Peckitt’s misconduct is fundamentally incompatible with his continuing to practice medicine. The panel has determined to direct that Mr. Peckitt’s name be erased from the medical register.” In other words, “Peckitt who? Nobody here by that name. Check the register!” Not that it matters to him much. Professor Peckitt left the hospital and is now believed to be working as a consultant surgeon in Dubai where maybe that kind of medical procedure is a little more accepted.
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MAY 6
TOM SEGURA
TOM SEGURA IS A COMEDIAN ORIGINALLY FROM CINCINNATI, OHIO, THOUGH HE WAS RAISED IN TOO MANY PLACES TO LIST. HIS TELEVISION CREDITS INCLUDE CONAN, COMEDY CENTRAL PRESENTS (HALF-HOUR SPECIAL), SHOWTIMES’ RUSSELL PETERS PRESENTS, AND LIVE AT GOTHAM! WHEN HE’S NOT ON TOUR TOM CONTINUES TO PERFORM AT THE TOP COMEDY FESTIVALS IN THE WORLD, INCLUDING MONTREAL’S JUST FOR LAUGHS COMEDY FESTIVAL, THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL, THE COMEDY FESTIVAL – LAS VEGAS, THE SOUTH BEACH COMEDY FESTIVAL, AND THE GLOBAL COMEDY FESTIVAL IN VANCOUVER. TOM ALSO REGULARLY APPEARS ON SYNDICATED RADIO SHOWS THE BOB AND TOM SHOW AND THE JIM ROME SHOW. ADDITIONALLY, HIS NOTED PODCAST, YOUR MOM’S HOUSE CAN BE HEARD WEEKLY AT YOURMOMSHOUSEPODCAST.COM. TOM’S DEBUT ALBUM THRILLED IS AVAILABLE ON ITUNES AND AMAZON.COM
MAY 8 & 9
CLAUDE STUART
CLAUDE’S NATURAL COMEDIC FLAIR WAS RECOGNIZED EARLY ON. AS A TEEN HE INTERNED AT A LOCAL RADIO STATION, WHICH QUICKLY HIRED HIM TO WRITE AND PERFORM A MORNING SHOW BROADCAST TO OVER 30 CITIES NATIONWIDE. NEXT HE WON THE TITLE, "FUNNIEST PERSON AT SMU." AFTER A PIT STOP IN HOUSTON WHERE HE DEVELOPED HIS STAND UP ACT, HE NATURALLY ENDED UP IN L.A. THIS LED TO AN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL STAND UP CAREER; AS WELL AS MYRIAD APPEARANCES IN FEATURE FILMS AND TELEVISION.
MAY 15-17
DEAN NAPOLITANO
COMEDIAN DEAN NAPOLITANO IS A THROWBACK TO THE GREAT COMEDIANS OF YESTERYEAR ONLY WITH A MODERN TWIST THAT MAKES HIM ONE OF THE MOST PREVALENT COMEDIANS WORKING TODAY. A TRUE STORYTELLER WITH IMAGINATIVE DELIVERY THAT MAKES AUDIENCES FEEL AS IF THEY HAVE BEEN THROUGH EACH EXPERIENCE THEMSELVES.
MAY 22-24
ADAM HUNTER
ADAM HUNTER WAS A TOP 8 FINALIST ON LAST COMIC STANDING SEASON 6 THIS PAST SUMMER. HE IS ONE OF THE HOTTEST YOUNG COMEDIANS AROUND TODAY, FULL OF EXCITING ENERGY THAT MAKES THE CROWD GO WILD.
MAY 28-31
APRIL MACIE
YOUR HIGH SCHOOL WHO HAD A HORRIBLE RUMOR SPREAD ABOUT HER? IT MIGHT HAVE INVOLVED A FOOTBALL TEAM, OR A DOG AND SOME PEANUT BUTTER OR MAYBE PROCESSED MEAT. WELL, THAT GIRL IN EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA WAS APRIL MACIE. SO, WHERE DID SHE TURN FOR COMFORT? WHILE SOME MIGHT TURN TO THE LORD, APRIL TURNED TO COMEDY. WITH HER IRREVERENT BRAND OF OVERTLY SEXUAL HUMOR SHE ATTEMPTS TO BREAK DOWN TROUBLING DOUBLE-STANDARDS AND LEND HER VOICE TO WOMEN EVERYWHERE.
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This week’s calendar covers events from Thursday, April 30, through Wednesday, May 6. We would be happy to publish your free listing in future Billboards, space permitting. Simply mail us the information so that we have it 7 days before the publication date. A photograph may be sent with the announcement. Send information to: Calendar Editor, Enigma, P.O. Box 825, Chattanooga, TN 37401 or e-mail to calendar@enigmaonline.com. All dates subject to change without notice.
OAAK O KM MO OU UN NTTAAIIN N AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEAATTRREE (Pelham, AL) Slipknot, Hatebreed LLEEG GIIO ON N FFIIEELLD D (Birmingham) Anthony Hamilton, Mint Condition, Doug E. Fresh, Cameo CCA AN NN NEERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) In This Moment, Butcher Babies, Upon A Burning Body GRRAAN G ND DO OLLEE O OPPRRYY H HO OU USSEE (Nashville) Reba
TTH HU URRSSD DA AYY A Apprriill 3300 BBU UD D’’SS (Chattanooga) DJ Hammer TTRREEM MO ON NTT TTA AVVEERRN N (Chattanooga) Songwriters Showcase CCA AM MPP H HO OU USSEE (Chattanooga) Open Mic TTRRA ACCK K 2299 (Chattanooga) Dirty Heads JJJJ’’SS BBO OH HEEM MIIA A (Chattanooga) Shabti TTU USSCCA ALLO OO OSSA AA AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Tuscaloosa) Boston, Kansas
FFRRIID DA AYY M Maayy 11 TTH HEE CCO OM MEED DYY CCA ATTCCH H (Chattanooga) Mike Speenburg RRA AW W (Chattanooga) DJ Barnaby RRH HYYTTH HM M && BBRREEW WSS (Chattanooga) Slippery When Wet TTRRA ACCK K 2299 (Chattanooga) Keb’ Mo’ MIILLLLEERR PPLLA M AZZA A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” John & Jacob JJJJ’’SS BBO OH HEEM MIIA A (Chattanooga) FMLYBND CCO OBBBB EEN NEERRG GYY PPEERRFFO ORRM MIIN NG GA ARRTTSS CCEEN NTTEERR (Atlanta) Lewis Black FFO OXX TTH HEEA ATTRREE (Atlanta) Steve Winwood SSCCRRU UFFFFYY CCIITTYY H HA ALLLL (Knoxville) The Features
SSA ATTU URRD DA AYY M Maayy 22 TTH HEE CCO OM MEED DYY CCA ATTCCH H (Chattanooga) Mike Speenburg RRH HYYTTH HM M && BBRREEW WSS (Chattanooga) Michael Ray, The Ten Bartram Girls TTIIVVO OLLII TTH HEEA ATTRREE (Chattanooga) Lewis Black TTRRA ACCK K 2299 (Chattanooga) Breaking Benjamin GYYPPSSYY RRO G OSSEE (Chattanooga) Convertibull CCO OBBBB EEN NEERRG GYY PPEERRFFO ORRM MIIN NG GA ARRTTSS CCEEN NTTEERR (Atlanta) Bill Cosby VVEERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS A AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE AATT EEN NCCO ORREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Doobie Brothers, Don Felder VVA ARRIIEETTYY PPLLA AYYH HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) The Robert Cray Band VVIIN NYYLL (Atlanta) Paper Bird WO W OLLFF CCRREEEEK KA AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Atlanta) Stephanie Mills, The Whispers, Angela Winbush GEEO G ORRG GIIA A TTH HEEA ATTRREE (Athens, GA) Keb’ Mo UN U NIIVVEERRSSIITTYY O OFF A ALLA ABBA AM MA A (Tuscaloosa) Steve Winwood
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SSU UN ND DA AYY M Maayy 33 TTH HEE CCO OM MEED DYY CCAATTCCH H (Chattanooga) Mike Speenburg SSK KYYZZO OO O (Chattanooga) DJ Exphacter TTEEN NN NEESSSSEEEE TTH HEEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Lewis Black TTH HEE IIN NTTEERRN NAATTIIO ON NAALL (Knoxville) Papa Roach, We Are Harlot TTH HEE W WO OO OD DSS AATT FFO ON NTTAAN NEELL (Whites Creek, TN) John Fogerty
MO M ON ND DA AYY M Maayy 44 TTRREEM MO ON NTT TTAAVVEERRN N (Chattanooga) Trivia Night TTH HEE O OFFFFIICCEE (Chattanooga) SpeakEasy FFO OXX && H HO OU UN ND D (Chattanooga) DJ Exphacter IIRRO ON N CCIITTYY (Birmingham) The Used, Chevelle, Marmozets
TTU UEESSD DA AYY M Maayy 55 TTRREEM MO ON NTT TTAAVVEERRN N (Chattanooga) Open Mic w/ Mike McDade RRH HYYTTH HM M && BBRREEW WSS (Chattanooga) The Uptown Big Band TTRRA ACCK K 2299 (Chattanooga) Yelawolf, Hillbilly Casino EEXXIITT//IIN N (Nashville) The Kooks WAARR M W MEEM MO ORRIIAALL AAU UD DIITTO ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) The Used, Chevelle, Marmozets KN K NO OXXVVIILLLLEE CCO OLLIISSEEIIU UM M (Knoxville) Slipknot, Hatebreed BBIIJJO OU U TTH HEEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience TTEEN NN NEESSSSEEEE TTH HEEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Rick Springfield IIRRO ON N CCIITTYY (Birmingham) Five Finger Death Punch
WEED W DN NEESSD DA AYY M Maayy 66 RRAAW W (Chattanooga) Open Jam LLA ASS M MAARRG GAARRIITTAA’’SS (Chattanooga) Priscilla & Little Rickee TTH HEE TTAAVVEERRN N (Soddy-Daisy) Roberts & Sims RRH HYYTTH HM M && BBRREEW WSS (Chattanooga) “Party with the Wrestlers” featuring Road Warrior Animal, Matt Stephens Project
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MAARRAATTH M HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Zappa Plays Zappa May 7 SSCCH HEERRM MEERRH HO ORRN N SSYYM MPPH HO ON NYY CCEEN NTTEERR (Nashville) Kenny G May 7 EEXXIITT//IIN N (Nashville) Built To Spill May 7 KN K NO OXXVVIILLLLEE CCO OLLIISSEEU UM M (Knoxville) Needtobreathe, Ben Rector, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, Colony House May 7 TTH HEE EEAARRLL (Atlanta) Peelander-Z May 7 IIRRO ON N CCIITTYY (Birmingham) Earl Sweatshirt May 7 SSA ATTU URRN N (Birmingham) Patterson Hood, Great Peacock May 7 MIILLLLEERR PPLLAAZZAA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall M Concert Series” Dusty 45s May 8 RRH HYYTTH HM M && BBRREEW WSS (Chattanooga) The Dead Deads, Danimal Planet May 8 CCH HAASSTTAAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Hozier May 8 CCEEN NTTRRAALL PPAARRK K (Atlanta) “Shaky Knees Music Festival” Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Mastodon, Clutch, The Both - Aimee Mann and Ted Leo, Two Gallants, Blank Range May 8 VVA ARRIIEETTYY PPLLAAYYH HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Marcia Ball May 8 HEELLLL AATT TTH H HEE M MAASSQ QU UEERRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Dead Milkmen May 8 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE A ATT EEN NCCO ORREE PPAARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Zac Brown Band May 8 SSCCH HEERRM MEERRH HO ORRN N SSYYM MPPH HO ON NYY CCEEN NTTEERR (Nashville) Kenny G May 8 TTH HEE IIN NTTEERRN NAATTIIO ON NAALL (Knoxville) Marilyn Manson May 8 IIRRO ON N CCIITTYY (Birmingham) Ani DiFranco May 8 LLEEG GAACCYY AARREEN NAA AATT BBJJCCCC (Birmingham) Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, Eddie Griffin, George Lopez, D.L. Hughley, Charlie Murphy May 8 TTRRA ACCK K 2299 (Chattanooga) Marilyn Manson May 9 ZZIIG GG GYY’’SS U UN ND DEERRG GRRO OU UN ND D (Chattanooga) Pains Chapel, All Or Nothin’, Never Surrender May 9 PPO OK KEEYY’’SS (Cleveland, TN) Convertibull May 9 DO D OW WN NTTO OW WN ND DAALLTTO ON NM MA ARRTT (Dalton, GA) Ramble in the Attic May 9 JJEEN NN NIIEE AAN ND DEERRSSO ON N TTH HEEA ATTRREE (Marietta, GA) Mickey Gilley May 9 CCEEN NTTRRAALL PPAARRK K (Atlanta) “Shaky Knees Music Festival” Interpol, The Both - Aimee Mann and Ted Leo May 9 ARREEN A NAA AATT G GW WIIN NN NEETTTT CCEEN NTTEERR (Atlanta) John Fogerty May 9 TTEERRM MIIN NAALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Spiritualized May 9 TTH HEE EEAARRLL (Atlanta) Built to Spill, Wooden Indian Burial Ground May 9 WO W OLLFF CCRREEEEK K AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Atlanta) Amos Lee, En Vogue May 9 SSCCH HEERRM MEERRH HO ORRN N SSYYM MPPH HO ON NYY CCEEN NTTEERR (Nashville) Kenny G May 9 HIIG H GH HW WAATTTT (Nashville) Tennis May 9 TTH HEE SSH HEED D (Maryville, TN) Jason Isbell May 9
SSAATTU URRN N (Birmingham) Dead Milkmen May 9 JJJJ’’SS BBO OH HEEM MIIA A (Chattanooga) Dirty Bourbon River Show May 10 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) ZZ Top, Jeff Beck May 10 CCEEN NTTRRAALL PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) “Shaky Knees Music Festival” The Both - Aimee Mann and Ted Leo, The Damnwells, Xavier Rudd, The Mowgli’s May 10 TTU USSCCAALLO OO OSSA A AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEAATTRREE (Tuscaloosa) John Fogerty May 10 BBRRIID DG GEESSTTO ON NEE A ARREEN NAA (Nashville) The Who May 11 CCIITTYY W WIIN NEERRYY N NAASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Ed Kowalczyk May 11 VVA ARRIIEETTYY PPLLA AYYH HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Ani DiFranco May 11 VVA ARRIIEETTYY PPLLA AYYH HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Ed Kowalczyk May 12 TTEERRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Primal Scream May 12 BBIIJJO OU U TTH HEEA ATTRREE (Knoxville) Jenny Lewis May 12 CCA AN NN NEERRYY BBA ALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) The Maine, Real Friends, Knuckle Puck, The Technicolors May 12 JJJJ’’SS BBO OH HEEM MIIA A (Chattanooga) Amthyst Kiah, The Bootleg Brothers May13 PPH HIILLIIPPSS AARREEN NAA (Atlanta) Bette Midler May 13 CCEEN NTTEERR SSTTAAG GEE (Atlanta) Ciara May 13 GEEO G ORRG GIIA A TTH HEEAATTRREE (Athens, GA) Jenny Lewis May 13 EEXXIITT//IIN N (Nashville) Blue October May 13 RRYYM MAAN N AAU UD DIITTO ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo May 13 TTH HEE CCO ON NCCO OU URRSSEE (Knoxville) Mariachi El Bronx May 13 H FFRRA 1111TTH AM MEE A ATT M MAAD DIISSO ON N BBO OW WLLIIN NG G CCEEN NTTEERR (Madison, AL) Saliva May 13 JJJJ’’SS BBO OH HEEM MIIA A (Chattanooga) Waterfall Wash, Body of Light, Cautious Beverly May 14 TTH HEE CCAAM MPP H HO OU USSEE (Chattanooga) Kopecky May 14 HEEAAVVEEN H N AATT TTH HEE M MAASSQ QU UEERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Of Montreal, Icky Blossoms May 14 MIILLLLEERR PPLLAAZZA M A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” San Fermin May 15 WO W OLLFF CCRREEEEK K AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) 2 Live Crew May 15 TTH HEE M MAASSQ QU UEERRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Ministry May 15 SSYYM MPPH HO ON NYY H HA ALLLL (Atlanta) Butch Walker May 15 GEEO G ORRG GIIA A TTH HEEAATTRREE (Athens, GA) My Morning Jacket May 15 JJJJ’’SS BBO OH HEEM MIIA A (Chattanooga) Behold the Brave, Mad Libre, Swoon May 16 BB&&BB M MA ARRIIN NA A (Charleston, TN) Convertibull May 16 KSSU K U SSPPO ORRTTSS A AN ND D EEN NTTEERRTTAAIIN NM MEEN NTT PPAARRK K (Kennesaw, GA) “Shaky Boots Music Festival” Blake Shelton, Dierks Bentley, The Band Perry, Dwight Yoakam, Jason Isbell, Kip Moore, Joe Nichols, Jana Kramer, The Devil Makes Three, The Whiskey Gentry, Kristian Bush, Amanda Shires, The Railers 16 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS AAM MPPPPH HIITTH HEEAATTRREE A ATT EEN NCCO ORREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Needtobreathe May 16 WO W OLLFF CCRREEEEK K AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Erykah Badu, Doug E. Fresh, Floetry, Rakim, 8Ball & MJG May 16 SSM MO OK KYY M MO OU UN NTTA AIIN NH HAARRLLEEYY D DAAVVIID DSSO ON N
(Maryville, TN) Shooter Jennings May 16 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITTO ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) TV On The Radio May 16 TTEEN NN NEESSSSEEEE TTH HEEA ATTRREE (Knoxville) My Morning Jacket May 16 KSSU K U SSPPO ORRTTSS A AN ND D EEN NTTEERRTTA AIIN NM MEEN NTT PPAARRK K (Kennesaw, GA) “Shaky Boots Music Festival” Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Justin Moore, Old Crow Medicine Show, Sara Evans, Eli Young Band, Josh Thompson, The Cadillac Three, Cracker, Drake White And The Big Fire, Clare Dunn, Jim White vs. The Packway Handle Band May 17 PPIIEED DM MO ON NTT PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Those Darlins May 17 GRRA G AN ND DO OLLEE O OPPRRYY H HO OU USSEE (Nashville) Paramore, Copeland May 17 WA W ARR M MEEM MO ORRIIA ALL A AU UD DIITTO ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Butch Walker May17 TTH HEE CCO ON NCCO OU URRSSEE (Knoxville) Of Montreal, Icky Bottoms May 17 MA M ARRK K CC.. SSM MIITTH H CCO ON NCCEERRTT H HA ALLLL (Huntsville) Gladys Knight May 17 HIIG H GH HW WA ATTTT (Nashville) Rubblebucket, Vacationer May 19 BBIIJJO OU U TTH HEEA ATTRREE (Knoxville) Jeff Daniels May 19 VVIIN NYYLL (Atlanta) Devon Allman May 19 JJJJ’’SS BBO OH HEEM MIIA A (Chattanooga) Adam Faucett and the Tall Grass May 20 CCEEN NTTEERR SSTTA AG GEE (Atlanta) Todd Rundgren May 20 CCIITTYY W WIIN NEERRYY N NA ASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Jeff Daniels May 20 IIRRO ON N CCIITTYY (Birmingham) Black Stone Cherry, Tremonti, Shaman’s HarvestMay 21 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS A AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE AATT EEN NCCO ORREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Darius Rucker May 21 VVIIN NYYLL (Atlanta) Mingo Fishtrap, The Congress May 21 CCIITTYY W WIIN NEERRYY N NA ASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Candlebox May 21 KIIN K NG GSSTTO ON ND DO OW WN NSS (Atlanta) (Rome, GA) “Counterpoint Music & Arts Festival” May 22 IIRRO ON N CCIITTYY (Birmingham) Kamelot, Dragonforce May 22 JJJJ’’SS BBO OH HEEM MIIA A (Chattanooga) Gringo Starr, Dreamers May 23 TTEEN NN NEESSSSEEEE TTH HEEA ATTRREE (Knoxville) Sheryl Crow May 23 KIIN K NG GSSTTO ON ND DO OW WN NSS (Atlanta) (Rome, GA) “Counterpoint Music & Arts Festival” May 23 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITTO ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) “Weird Al” Yankovic May 23 JJJJ’’SS BBO OH HEEM MIIA A (Chattanooga) Bill Fox May 24 KIIN K NG GSSTTO ON ND DO OW WN NSS (Atlanta) (Rome, GA) “Counterpoint Music & Arts Festival” May 24 IIRRO ON N CCIITTYY (Birmingham) Shelby Lynne May 24 TTH HEE IIN NTTEERRN NA ATTIIO ON NA ALL (Knoxville) Steel Panther May 24 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS A AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE AATT EEN NCCO ORREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Rush May 26 TTH HEE TTA ABBEERRN NA ACCLLEE (Atlanta) Billy Idol May 26 CCIITTYY W WIIN NEERRYY N NA ASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell May 26 JJJJ’’SS BBO OH HEEM MIIA A (Chattanooga) Skinwalker, Wake, Primitive Man, Red Necklace May 27 BBRRIID DG GEESSTTO ON NEE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) New Kids On The Block, TLC, Nelly May 27 CCIITTYY W WIIN NEERRYY N NA ASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell May 27 BBU UCCK KH HEEA AD D TTH HEEA ATTRREE (Atlanta) Purity Ring May 27
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SSAATTU URRN N (Birmingham) Cracker May 27 JJJJ’’SS BBO OH HEEM MIIA A (Chattanooga) Al Scorch, Matt and Marty Bohannon May 28 MIILLLLEERR PPLLAAZZA M A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” Spirit Family Band May 29 TTH HO OM MPPSSO ON N--BBO OLLIIN NG G AARREEN NAA (Knoxville) Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood May 29 TT--BBO ON NEE’’SS (Chattanooga) Georgia Pine May 30 CCO OBBBB EEN NEERRG GYY PPEERRFFO ORRM MIIN NG G AARRTTSS CCEEN NTTEERR (Atlanta) Lisa Lampinelli May 30 AAARRO A ON N’’SS A AM MPPH HIITTH HEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Dave Matthews Band May 30 CCA AN ND DLLEERR PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) “Candler Park Music & Food Festival” Drive-By Truckers, Shovels & Rope, J. Roddy Walston And The Business, Roadkill Ghost Choir, Southern Culture On The Skids, Seven Handle Circus, Webster May 30 HAARRRRAAH H H’’SS CCH HEERRO OK KEEEE CCAASSIIN NO O (Cherokee) Jay Leno May 30 TTH HO OM MPPSSO ON N--BBO OLLIIN NG G AARREEN NAA (Knoxville) Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood May 30 CCIITTYY W WIIN NEERRYY N NAASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Shelby Lynne May 30 CCO OBBBB EEN NEERRG GYY PPEERRFFO ORRM MIIN NG G AARRTTSS CCEEN NTTEERR (Atlanta) Brit Floyd May 31 PPA ARRK K TTA AVVEERRN N (Atlanta) Ivan & Alyosha May 31 VVA ARRIIEETTYY PPLLA AYYH HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Shelby Lynne May 31 TTEEN NN NEESSSSEEEE TTH HEEAATTRREE (Knoxville) St. Vincent, Sarah Neufeld May 31 TTH HEE AARREEN NAA AATT G GW WIIN NN NEETTTT CCEEN NTTEERR (Atlanta) Jimmy Buffett June 2 HIIG H GH HW WAATTTT (Nashville) Ivan & Alyosha June 2
JJJJ’’SS BBO OH HEEM MIIA A (Chattanooga) Repeat Repeat June 3 TTU USSCCA ALLO OO OSSA AA AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Tuscaloosa, AL) Dave Matthews Band June 3 OA O AK KM MO OU UN NTTA AIIN NA AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Pelham, AL) Train, The Fray, Matt Nathanson June 3 CCH HA ASSTTA AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Third Eye Blind, Dashboard Confessional June 3 4400 W WA ATTTT CCLLU UBB (Athens, GA) Conor Oberst, Larkin Poe June 3 MA M ARRA ATTH HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Ballyhoo! June 3 EEXXIITT//IIN N (Nashville) Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Teen Men June 3 ARREEN A NA AA ATT G GW WIIN NN NEETTTT CCEEN NTTEERR (Atlanta) Barry Manilow, Dave Koz June 4 HEE IIN NTTEERRN NA ATTIIO ON NA ALL (Knoxville) Jeff The TTH Brotherhood June 4 RRIIVVEERRBBEEN ND D FFEESSTTIIVVA ALL (Chattanooga) Exile, 3 Doors Down June 5 MIILLLLEERR PPLLA M AZZA A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” A.J. Ghent Band June 5 AA A ARRO ON N’’SS A AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Atlanta) Train, The Fray, Matt Nathanson June 5 CCH HA ASSTTA AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Lou Gramm June 5 TTU USSCCA ALLO OO OSSA AA AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Tuscaloosa, AL) SWV June 5 IIRRO ON N CCIITTYY (Birmingham) Ingrid Michaelson June 5 RRIIVVEERRBBEEN ND D FFEESSTTIIVVA ALL (Chattanooga) Martina McBride, Juice Newton, Cowboy Mouth, WAR June 6 TTH HEE IIN NTTEERRN NA ATTIIO ON NA ALL (Knoxville) RJD2 June 6 SSO OU UTTH HEERRN N SSTTA ATTEESS A AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Fayetteville, GA) Chuck Negron June 6
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PPH HIILLIIPPSS AARREEN NAA (Atlanta) New Kids On The Block, TLC, Nelly June 6 BBO OBBBBYY D DO OD DD D SSTTAAD DIIU UM M (Atlanta) The Rolling Stones June 9 JJJJ’’SS BBO OH HEEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Cusses June 10 RRIIVVEERRBBEEN ND D FFEESSTTIIVVAALL (Chattanooga) Melissa Etheridge, Fruition, Ben Miller Band June 10 TTH HEE FFAACCTTO ORRYY (Franklin, TN) Webb Wilder, Bill Lloyd, Government Cheese June 10 WIILLD W DH HO ORRSSEE SSAALLO OO ON N (Nashville) “A Night of Legends” The Oak Ridge Boys, Mickey Gilley, Larry Gatlin, The Bellamy Brothers, Lorrie Morgan, Eddie Raven, T. Graham Brown, David Frizzell, Exile June 10 MIILLLLEERR PPLLAAZZAA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall M Concert Series” Band of Ruhks June12 CCO OU UN NTTRRYY TTO ON NIITTEE TTH HEEAATTRREE (Pigeon Forge, TN) Chubby Checker & the Wildcats June 12 MEERRCCYY LLO M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) Heartless Bastards, Craig Fin June 12 SSTTO ON NEE FFO OXX (Nashville) Quintron & Miss Pussycat June 12 CCH HAASSTTAAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) SWV, Blackstreet Featuring Teddy Riley, Tony! Toni! Tone’!, Next June 12 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEAATTRREE AATT EEN NCCO ORREE PPAARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Everclear, Fuel, Toadies, American Hi-Fi June 12 LLEEG GAACCYY AARREEN NAA AATT TTH HEE BBJJCCCC (Birmingham) Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood June 12 TT--BBO ON NEE’’SS (Chattanooga) Ramble in the Attic June 13 GEEO G ORRG GIIAA D DO OM MEE (Atlanta) Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Brantley Gilbert, Chase Rice June 13 ARREEN A NAA AATT G GW WIIN NN NEETTTT CCEEN NTTEERR (Atlanta)
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Cheech & Chong, WAR June 13 WO W OLLFF CCRREEEEK K AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Atlanta) Will Downing June 13 TTH HEE TTAABBEERRN NAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Awolnation June 13 SSYYM MPPH HO ON NYY H HAALLLL (Atlanta) Morrissey June 13 FFRREED DRRIICCK K BBRRO OW WN N JJRR.. AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Atlanta) Michael McDonald June 13 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE A ATT EEN NCCO ORREE PPAARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Boston June 13 MEERRCCYY LLO M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) CJ Ramone, Shonen Knife June 13 TTH HEE W WAARREEH HO OU USSEE (Clarksville, TN) Ill Nino, Kittie, Motograter, Thira, Lydia Can’t Breathe June 13 AAARRO A ON N’’SS AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Lana Del Ray June 14 HEELLLL AATT TTH H HEE M MAASSQ QU UEERRA AD DEE (Atlanta) CJ Ramone, Shonen Knife June 14 TTH HEE TTAABBEERRN NAACCLLEE (Atlanta) D’Angelo June 14 IIRRO ON N CCIITTYY (Birmingham) Michael McDonald June 14 TTEEN NN NEESSSSEEEE TTH HEEAATTRREE (Knoxville) Kathy Griffin June 17 LLPP FFIIEELLD D (Nashville) The Rolling Stones June 17 MIILLLLEERR PPLLAAZZAA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall M Concert Series” Novalima June 19 BBRRIID DG GEESSTTO ON NEE AARREEN NAA (Nashville) Cedric The Entertainer, Mike Epps, Eddie Griffin, George Lopez, D.L. Hughley, Charlie Murphy June 19 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE A ATT EEN NCCO ORREE PPAARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Lynyrd Skynyrd June 19
CCH HAASSTTAAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) “Weird Al” Yankovic June 20 SSM MIITTH H’’SS O OLLD DEE BBAARR (Atlanta) Will Kimbrough June 20 D && LLIIN 33RRD ND DSSLLEEYY (Nashville) Josh Rouse, Walter Martin June 20 HEERRIITTAAG H GEE PPAARRK K (Cullman, AL) Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Sara Evans, Blackberry Smoke, Corey Smith, Jon Pardi, Jessica Meuse, Dee Jay Silver June 20 TTH HEE W WO OO OD DSS A ATT FFO ON NTTAAN NEELL (Whites Creek, TN) Lindsey Stirling June 23 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEAATTRREE A ATT EEN NCCO ORREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) David Gray, Amos Lee June 24 HEELLLL AATT TTH H HEE M MA ASSQ QU UEERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) Local H, Aeges June 24 TTH HEE W WO OO OD DSS A ATT FFO ON NTTAAN NEELL (Whites Creek, TN) Bryan Adams June 25 TTH HEE TTAABBEERRN NAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Juicy J June 25 SSA ATTU URRN N (Birmingham) Local H, Aeges June 25 MIILLLLEERR PPLLAAZZA M A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” Amy LaVere June 26 ON NEE’’SS (Chattanooga) Georgia Pine June TT--BBO 26 CCO OBBBB EEN NEERRG GYY PPEERRFFO ORRM MIIN NG G AARRTTSS CCEEN NTTEERR (Atlanta) Natalie Cole June 26 CCH HAASSTTAAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Indigo Girls June 26 FFO OXX TTH HEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Brian Wilson, Rodriguez June 26 TTH HEE W WO OO OD DSS A ATT FFO ON NTTAAN NEELL (Whites Creek, TN) David Gray, Amos Lee June 26 EEXXIITT//IIN N (Nashville) Local H, Aeges June 26 OAAK O KM MO OU UN NTTA AIIN N AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEAATTRREE (Pelham, GA) Def Leppard, Styx, Tesla June 27 TTH HEE W WO OO OD DSS A ATT FFO ON NTTAAN NEELL (Whites Creek, TN) Brian Wilson, Rodriguez June 27 AAARRO A ON N’’SS A AM MPPH HIIH HEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Def Leppard, Styx, Tesla June 28 SSCCH HEERRM MEERRH HO ORRN N SSYYM MPPH HO ON NYY CCEEN NTTEERR (Nashville) Aretha Franklin June 30 TTEEN NN NEESSSSEEEE SSTTAATTEE FFAAIIRRG GRRO OU UN ND DSS (Nashville) Van’s Warped Tour July 1 AAARRO A ON N’’SS A AM MPPH HIIH HEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Van’s Warped Tour July 2 GRRAAN G ND DO OLLEE O OPPRRYY H HO OU USSEE (Nashville) Morrissey July 2 MIILLLLEERR PPLLAAZZA M A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” Hypnotic Jazz Band July 3 CCIITTYY W WIIN NEERRYY N NAASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) World Party July 3 TTEERRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESSTT (Atlanta) Esperanza Spalding July 3 VVA ARRIIEETTYY PPLLA AYYH HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) World Party July 5 HIIG H GH HW WAATTTT (Nashville) Mates of State July 6 GEEO G ORRG GIIA A TTH HEEAATTRREE (Athens, GA) Between The Buried And Me, Animals As Leaders, The Contortionist July 7 BBRRIID DG GEESSTTO ON NEE A ARREEN NAA (Nashville) Imagine Dragons, Metric, Halsey July 8 MIILLLLEERR PPLLAAZZA M A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” Ryan Oyer July 10 CCH HAASSTTAAIIN N PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Daryl Hall & John Oates July 10 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEAATTRREE A ATT EEN NCCO ORREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) R5, Jacob Whitesides, Ryland July 10 BBRRIID DG GEESSTTO ON NEE A ARREEN NAA (Nashville) Train, The Fray, Matt Nathanson July 10 CCIITTYY W WIIN NEERRYY N NAASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) The Bacon Brothers July 10
DA D ALLTTO ON ND DEEPPO OTT (Dalton, GA) Georgia Pine July 11 VVA AN ND DEERRBBIILLTT SSTTA AD DIIU UM M (Nashville) Luke Bryan, Florida Georgia Line, Thomas Rhett, Randy Houser, Dustin Lynch July 11 FFRREED DRRIICCK K BBRRO OW WN N JJRR.. A AM MPPH HIITTH HEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) KC & the Sunshine Band July 11 WO W OLLFF CCRREEEEK KA AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Atlanta) Fantasia, Musiq Soulchild, Dru Hill July 11 BBRRIID DG GEESSTTO ON NEE A ARREEN NA A (Nashville) Fall Out Boy, Wiz Kalifa, Hoodie Allen July 12 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS A AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE AATT EEN NCCO ORREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Barenaked Ladies, Violent Femmes, Colin Hay July 12 TTH HEE W WO OO OD DSS A ATT FFO ON NTTA AN NEELL (Whites Creek, TN) Barenaked Ladies, Violent Femmes, Colin Hay July 13 CCEEN NTTEERR SSTTA AG GEE (Atlanta) Neon Trees, Coin, Fictionist July 13 PPH HIILLIIPPSS A ARREEN NA A (Atlanta) Imagine Dragons, Metric, Halsey July 14 HEEA H AVVEEN NA ATT TTH HEE M MA ASSQ QU UEERRA AD DEE (Atlanta) Death Grips July 14 CCA AN NN NEERRYY BBA ALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Neon Trees, Coin, Fictionist July 14 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS A AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE AATT EEN NCCO ORREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Rod Stewart, Richard Marx July 15 TTU USSCCA ALLO OO OSSA AA AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Tuscaloosa) Rod Stewart July 16 MIILLLLEERR PPLLA M AZZA A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” Selwyn Birchwood July 17 AA A ARRO ON N’’SS A AM MPPH HIIH HEEA ATTRREE (Atlanta) Fall Out Boy, Wiz Kalifa, Hoodie Allen July 17 VVA ARRIIEETTYY PPLLA AYYH HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Kate Pierson July 17 VVEERRIIZZO ON NW WIIRREELLEESSSS A AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE AATT EEN NCCO ORREE PPA ARRK K (Alpharetta, GA) Tedeschi Trucks Band, Sharon Jones & The DapKings, Doyle Bramhall II July 17 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITTO ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) “American Idol Live” July 17 AA A ARRO ON N’’SS A AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Atlanta) Lady Antebellum, Hunter Hayes, Sam Hunt July 18 WO W OLLFF CCRREEEEK KA AM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Atlanta) Cameo, Midnight Star, Atlantic Starr, Brick, Double D July 18 GEEO G ORRG GIIA A TTH HEEA ATTRREE (Athens, GA) Kate Pierson July 18 FFEESSTTIIVVA ALL CCEEN NTTEERR (Duluth, GA) Vertical Horizon July 18 SSLLO OSSSS FFU URRN NA ACCEESS (Birmingham) “Sloss Music & Arts Festival” Modest Mouse, First Aid Kit July 18 AA A ARRO ON N’’SS A AM MPPH HIIH HEEA ATTRREE (Atlanta) Kid Rock, Foreigner July 19 CCIITTYY W WIIN NEERRYY N NA ASSH HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Kate Pierson, Mike & Ruthy July 19 SSLLO OSSSS FFU URRN NA ACCEESS (Birmingham) “Sloss Music & Arts Festival” Primus, Grifters, First Aid Kit July 19 CCO OBBBB EEN NEERRG GYY PPEERRFFO ORRM MIIN NG GA ARRTTSS CCEEN NTTEERR (Atlanta) Fifth Harmony, Natalie La Rose, Bea Miller, Debby Ryan & The Neverending July 20 CCH HA ASSTTA AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Rob Thomas July 21 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITTO ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Fifth Harmony, Natalie La Rose, Bea Miller, Debby Ryan & The Neverending July 21 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITTO ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Rob Thomas July 22 MIILLLLEERR PPLLA M AZZA A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall Concert Series” Band of Heathens July 24 CCH HA ASSTTA AIIN N PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Idina Menzel July
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TN) R5, Jacob Whitesides, Ryland July 30 MAASSQ M QU UEERRAAD DEE M MU USSIICC PPA ARRK K (Atlanta) Faith No More July 30 BBRRIID DG GEESSTTO ON NEE AARREEN NAA (Nashville) Shania Twain, Gavin DeGraw July 31 EED DD DIIEE’’SS AATTTTIICC (Atlanta) Pat McGee July 31 AAARRO A ON N’’SS AAM MPPH HIIH HEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Phish July 31 TTH HEE TTAABBEERRN NAACCLLEE (Atlanta) Shinedown, Nothing More July 31 OAAK O KM MO OU UN NTTAAIIN N AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Pelham, AL) Toby Keith July 31 RRIIVVEERR SSTTRREEEETT TTA AVVEERRN N (Ellijay, GA) Ramble in the Attic August 1 PPH HIILLIIPPSS AARREEN NAA (Atlanta) Shania Twain, Gavin DeGraw August 1 DD DIIEE’’SS AATTTTIICC (Atlanta) Pat McGee August 1 EED AAARRO A ON N’’SS AAM MPPH HIIH HEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Phish August 1 WO W OLLFF CCRREEEEK K AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Atlanta) Joe, Ruben Studdard, Mystikal, Donell Jones, Adina Howard, Griff August 1 RRIIVVEERRFFRRO ON NTT PPAARRK K (Nashville) Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire August 1 AAARRO A ON N’’SS AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill, Rae Sremmurd, Tinashe, Dej Loaf August 2 TTU USSCCAALLO OO OSSAA AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEA ATTRREE (Tuscaloosa) Phish August 2 RRIIVVEERRFFRRO ON NTT PPAARRK K (Nashville) Phish August 4 AAARRO A ON N’’SS AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEAATTRREE (Atlanta) 5 Seconds of Summer August 5 IIRRO ON N CCIITTYY (Nashville) Col. Bruce Hampton & The Aquarium Rescue Unit August 5 ASSCCEEN A ND D AAM MPPH HIITTH HEEAATTEERR (Nashville) Jill Scott August 5
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THE 5 MOST IMPORTANT FINANCIAL LESSONS YOU NEED TO LEARN It's 2015 and a new year - the perfect time for a fresh start. What better way to start it than to have resolutions? New Year resolutions are basically goals we set for ourselves, meant to be accomplished within the same year. If you're like most people, there are probably one or two things on your list that has to with becoming financially stable. But ask any expert and they'll tell you it takes much more to gain financial freedom.
take to pay the largest debts first. But you should prioritize those that need to be paid off the soonest, have the lowest amounts, and highest interest fees. Additionally, you should avoid adding to your current debt list. Otherwise, paying off old ones would be pointless. LLeessssoonn ##22:: SSaavvee w whhaatteevveerr yyoouu ccaann..
Once you've settled all your debts, the next step is to save money. Set aside a percentage of your monthHere are the 5 most important ly earnings without fail. It doesn't financial lessons you need to learn. have to be a huge amount, nor do you have to consistently set aside LLeessssoonn ##11:: D Deebbtt iiss yyoouurr bbiiggggeesstt the same percentage each month. eenneem myy.. But you have to try and save whatever you can on a regular basis. The first step to financial freedom LLeessssoonn ##33:: LLeeaarrnn ttoo ssaayy ""nnoo"".. is to get rid of your debts. Whether it's a credit card or loaning company, you have to start paying for Now that you've made a habit out what you owe. Make a list of the of saving money, it's time to learn debts you need to pay off. Include to say "no". Whenever you are the exact amount, interest fees, tempted to buy something, ask and due dates. It's a common mis- yourself: Do I really need this?
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Most of the time, we splurge on things we don't need. Learn to assess the difference between necessity and desire so you can better decide when to say "no" and when to make an exception. LLeessssoonn ##44:: D Doonn''tt bbeelliieevvee iinn ''eeaassyy moonneeyy''.. m It's true that the stock market has made millionaires out of people. And this has probably gotten you to believe that you can be instantly rich. But you should remember that there is no such thing as easy money. While many people have made a lot of money in the stock market, it usually entailed huge investments, plenty of time, and strategic planning on their end; not to mention the occasional losses. The stock market isn't for everyone. The same could be said for other 'easy money' schemes like day trading and foreign currency exchange.
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LLeessssoonn ##55:: D Diisscciipplliinnee iiss kkeeyy ttoo yyoouurr ffiinnaanncciiaall ggooaallss.. Keep it up! You already have the 4 most important financial lessons up your sleeve, and the last thing you need to learn is discipline. Be persistent in employing all that you've learned. It's the only way you can truly attain financial freedom. One mistake and you might end up back in debt, drain months' worth of savings, or waste money you could have saved for rainy days. You don't want to let that happen. Making the right investments is also part of financial discipline. Among the investments you should make are education, life insurance, and health insurance. Don't make risky investments such as a new home or starting a business. These require a lot of thought and planning.
- Manuel Gil del Rea
when he tries to climb over a fence…
follows… 11997744:: Grand Funk Railroad’s rocked-out version of Little’s Eva’s ‘60s pop hit “Locomotion” becomes the Billboard No. 1 single…it’s one of only two occasions on which an original song and a cover version both have risen to the top of the pops…
11995522:: Country singer Kitty Wells career is fading and she’s thinking about hanging it up before she cuts the classic song “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” for the $125 session fee…the song, which celebrates seduction and is an answer to Hank Thompson’s earlier hit “The Wild Side of Life,” strikes a chord with fans and becomes the first ever No 1 Billboard country chart hit by a woman… 11996600:: In a strange recording-history footnote, Cathy Jean & the Roomates cut the single “Please Love Me Forever,” which will rise to #12 on the pop chart...but the lead singer and her backup group will remain strangers...the Roomates arrive to do their vocal backing track after Cathy’s left the studio…
wrong image… 11996644:: Keith Moon takes the drum throne for the first time with The Detours who will later rename themselves The Who...15 years later to the day, Kenney Jones takes over that seat following Moon’s death...
11996699:: Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan record a performance of Dylan’s “Girl From the North Country” at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium for Cash’s primetime TV show notable for its frequent rockmusician guests including Neil Young and Eric Clapton…this same week the agent for Tommy James and the Shondells blows off a chance for the band to play Woodstock, dismissing it as “a stupid gig on a pig farm...”
11998800:: South Africa’s government bans Pink Floyd’s “Another Brick in the Wall’ after black children adopt the song as their anthem in protest against inferior education…this same week influential post-punk quartet Joy Division play their final show with singer Ian Curtis at Birmingham University, England…two weeks later he will take his life…
11997766:: As a sign of his growing maturity, Who drummer Keith Moon hires nine cabs to block off the street in front of his New York hotel room so he can hurl its contents into the street… in the past Moon would likely have not bothered with the barricade…also this week, after playing a gig in Memphis, Bruce Springsteen goes to Graceland 11998822:: During a hearing in the where he’s arrested by guards California State Assembly, Led
11997700:: Allman Brothers Band road manager Twiggs Lyndon is acquitted of murder charges after knifing a club manager during an argument over a contract…the court buys Lyndon’s insanity defense when his lawyers assert 11996633:: Publicist Andrew Oldham that touring with the Allmans and agent Eric Easton sign a deal would drive anyone crazy… to manage the The Rolling Stones after buying the rights to the 11997722:: Bruce Springsteen auditions band’s’ first recordings for in the office of fabled Columbia £90…they also persuade key- Records talent scout John board player Ian Stewart to drop Hammond…a follow-up showcase out of the lineup and become the is scheduled for that same night band’s road manager…he’ll con- at New York’s Gaslight Club so tinue playing piano in the studio other Columbia brass can check and on live gigs from the back of out the singer-songwriter…he the stage…Oldham thinks passes the audition with flying Stewart’s burly looks project the colors and a multi-album deal 11996611:: Tony Orlando makes his TV debut on American Bandstand singing his hit “Halfway to Paradise”...he fails to notice that his fly is down...
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11997788:: Singer P.J. Proby gets the axe after continually changing his lines in the London musical Elvis in which he had played the oldest of three Elvises…
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rate jewelry store in the first judge rules that the plaintiff should have known attending a place… rock concert could cause hearing 11999900:: Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl damage… Rose marries Erin Everly, daughter of country-pop legend Don 22000044:: In a Total Guitar magazine Everly in Las Vegas at Cupid’s reader’s poll, Guns N’ Roses’ Wedding Chapel…Cupid’s mojo “Sweet Child O’ Mine” is rated the quickly fades however and the greatest guitar riff ever, ahead of couple will split after nine tumul- Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Led Zeppelin’s “Whole tuous months… Lotta Love,” and Deep Purple’s 22000000:: This week two notable “Smoke On The Water”… musicians’ employees are caught doing wrong…a fire engulfs the 22000055:: 37 years after Cream played Augusta, Georgia offices of James its farewell concert, the revived Brown Enterprises destroying ‘60s supergroup performs the 11998899:: When a shopper enters a memorabilia and concert record- first of four sold-out concerts Zales Jewelers store in Simi ings…Brown’s security chief is …the two-hour set encompasses Valley, California wearing an charged with arson and later all of Cream’s biggest hits includobviously fake wig, mustache and pleads guilty to forgery, property ing: “Sunshine of Your Love,” teeth, employees summon a secu- damage and stealing $75,000 from “Spoonful,” and “White Room” rity guard fearing the guy’s casing the singer…he draws a 15-year triggering countless acid flashthe joint…questioned about the prison sentence despite Brown’s backs among veteran concertgodisguise the shopper responds it’s plea for leniency…meanwhile ers…The Dave Matthews Band essential because he’s Michael across the pond, the manager of agrees to pay $200,000 after their Jackson…recalling the incident, the Arabian stud farm owned by tour bus dumped human waste on the guard says, “My first thought Stones drummer Charlie Watts a boatload of tourists in Chicago was this guy had gotten off the gets a three-year stretch for in August 2004… elevator between floors.”…after stealing more than £25,000 from 22000066:: Bob Dylan’s XM show removing his disguise, the singer his boss… Theme Time Radio Hour kicks off convinces the guard and a contingent of cops who have responded 22000033:: Former Creedence front- with an eclectic playlist that sets that he’s who says he is…what man John Fogerty wins a person- the tone for future shows… Bob remains unclear is what the King al injury lawsuit brought by a fan spins weather-themed music by of Pop is doing shopping in a cut- claiming hearing loss from among others Blur, Prince, Billy attending a 1997 concert…the Bragg, Wilco, Mary Gauthier, L.L. Cool J, and The Streets…also this week, reports circulate that record labels are pressuring iTunes to adopt a variable-pricing scheme for single downloads...the labels are frustrated by their original deal with Apple calling for a flat 99 cents per song...they want to charge more for current hits and less for back-catalog tunes... and finally this week, Jersey Boys, a Broadway musical that’s based on Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is doing great business...other recent rock and popbased shows about John Lennon, The Beach Boys, and Elvis have not been as nearly well received, closing shop after short runs in Wednesdays at 5pm est. on wawl.org Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” is played backwards to determine if the song contains hidden satanic verses…it’s part of a proposal to require records with masked lyrics to bear a warning label…Led Zep recording engineer Eddie Kramer calls the allegations “totally and utterly ridiculous”…also this week, maverick rock writer Lester Bangs dies of a heart attack at 33…the quintessential music geek, he was portrayed by Philip Seymour Hoffman in the film Almost Famous…
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the face of a lot of empty seats… 22000088:: Motown star Martha Reeves’ home is burgled and about $1 million in recording gear is stolen…a suspect is arrested later that day when he tries to hock the haul for a mere $400 at a pawn shop… 22000099:: A TV commercial for UK insurance company Swiftcover featuring Iggy Pop as a proud policyholder is termed misleading after it’s found the company refuses coverage to musicians…in the resulting furor, the company reverses itself and begins insuring musicians but excludes others in entertainment…later Swiftcover reverts to refusing musicians…this same week, Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament is mugged in the parking lot of an Atlanta studio where the band is cutting a record…Ament, who attempts to flee, is chased by three masked assailants wielding knives who knock him to the ground causing head lacerations…the crooks trash Ament’s rented Jeep and make off with over $7,000 in cash and goods…
22001100:: The Queen of Soul is in the hole with the I.R.S. and says she finds it difficult to keep up with finances when she’s on the road so much…Aretha Franklin vows to show them some R.E.S.P.E.C.T. and pay up when she returns…
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dying to party in downtown Chattanooga. Two guys drinking downtown at a popular spot apparently got into an argument. After they left the two parties in question confronted each other again on Cherry Street near 4th Street. The argument continued with one of the guys getting in his car and literally running onto the other guy and dragging him for four city blocks before he stopped. The driver of the car blew a 1.8 and was charged with all sorts of crimes and misdemeanors. The victim was rushed to the local hospital with serious injuries.
before 10pm, one has to wonder why they are having such a turnover in personnel. Inquiring minds want to know.
Deennnniiss PPlluum mbblleeee is no …D longer a menace to an illegally parked car. The owner of the North Chatt Cat who made the news and the rap sheet this summer for taking a golf driver to a car parked illegally on his tavern’s property has sold the business. No, Dennis is not going on the PGA tour but is having surgery on his knees that will keep him out of sight for a while so he decided to retire. New owners plan to reopen on May 10 …With the Southside after a massive clean up and are Social the place to be - with a lit- now calling the new place “The Pub …Some people are just eral line around the building On Frazier”. Good luck to the new owners and “Fore”.
…TNA Entertainment today announced BBiillllyy CCoorrggaann , maasshhiinngg PPuum mppkkiinnss founder of the SSm and creative icon, is joining TNA Wrestling as Senior Producer, Creative and Talent Development, effective immediately. In this position, CCoorrggaann will develop characters and create story lines for TNA’s flagship program IMPACT WRESTLING, broadcast Friday nights at 9/8c on Destination America, as well as other TNA programming.
…The music industry’s ever-raging war for format supremacy might have an unlikely new contender with the revelation Maarriillyynn M Maannssoonn latest album, that M The Pale Empire, was released on Playstation 1 discs. As discovered Maannssoonn and his creby Kill Screen, M ative team enshewed regular CDROMs for the release and instead burned the LP onto black polycarbonate discs originally manufactured for the first generation Sony PlayStation back in 1994. While the discs are thicker, more durable and tougher to illegally copy than regular CDs, the move was apparently Maannssoonn for purely aesmade by M thetic reasons. A thermal texture was added to the black discs so that the heat generated from being spun now turns them white. As the CDs cools down, the black returns. The contrast between light and dark supposedly reflects the themes of The Pale Emperor.
Daavviidd BBoow wiiee will re…D release his 1975 single ‘Fame’ for its 40th anniversary. “Fame” featured wiiee’’ss album Young Americans on BBoow and originally released on July 25, 1975. It will now be reissued as a limited-edition picture disc on July …What formerly popular 24, backed by an alternate mix of fellow Young Americans album music venue is rumoured to no track “Right”. “Fame” was co-writ- longer booking any acts past July? ten by JJoohhnn LLeennnnoonn and was Pizza anyone? BBoow wiiee’’ss first Number One single in …Police say rapper LLiill the US. Waayynnee’’ss tour bus was hit by gunW
Craft Beer
A microbrewery or craft brewery is a brewery that produces a small amount of beer. Exact definitions vary, but the terms are typically applied to breweries that are much smaller than large-scale corporate breweries and are independently owned. Such breweries are generally characterized by their emphasis on quality, flavor and brewing technique. The microbrewing movement began in the United Kingdom in the 1970s - although traditional artisan brewing existed in Europe for centuries - and subsequently spread to ENIGMA
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shots as it traveled on a metro Atlanta highway. Cobb County Daannaa PPiieerrccee police spokesman Sgt. D tells the Atlanta JournalConstitution that no one was injured during the incident on I285 around 4 a.m. Sunday. Authorities do not have any susWaayynnee performed at an pects. LLiill W Atlanta club on Saturday night. … A Nashville bar owner who shot and killed country musiWaayynnee M Miillllss has been sencian W tenced to 20 years in prison. CChhrriiss FFeerrrreellll shot M Miillllss in 2013 after the friends had been drinking at FFeerrrreellll’’ss now-closed bar, the Pit and Barrel. Witnesses said the two Miillllss smoking inside argued about M Miillllss threatened to kill the bar, and M FFeerrrreellll before FFeerrrreellll shot M Miillllss. FFeerrrreellll claimed self-defense, but he was convicted of second-degree murder. The Tennessean reports Nashville Criminal Court Judge SStteevvee DDoozziieerr said he did not think FFeerrrreellll was strongly provoked before the shooting. He cited testimony that FFeerrrreellll was 15 to 20 feet Miillllss, who was leaving. away from M Miillllss was shot in the back of the M head.
other countries. As the movement grew and some breweries expanded their production and distribution, the more encompassing concept of craft brewing emerged. A related term, "brewpub", refers to a pub or restaurant that brews its own beer for sale on the premises.
grunge emerged from the Pacific Northwest to change the face of music. It was also the time for traveling festivals like Lollapalooza, Lilith Fair and “Horizons Of Rock Developing Everywhere,” otherwise known as “H.O.R.D.E.” This time the “Everywhere” part of the acronym designates just one place in the U.S. as H.O.R.D.E. emerges from its decades-long slumber to occupy the DTE Energy Music Theatre in …You need a big act to Clarkston, Mich., July 9. open a big venue. That’s why country star EErriicc CChhuurrcchh will be the very …Clumpies Ice Cream first act to play the Ascend Company, owned by See Rock City Amphitheater in Nashville this sum(SRC), Inc., is proud to announce mer when he walks out on that the opening of a second location at stage for a rare solo performance. the lower station of the Incline The Ascend Amphitheater is locatRailway. The store officially ed at Nashville’s Riverfront Park. CChhuurrcchh’’ss opening night show was opened to the public on March 14, 2015, with its grand opening set for announced this week by Live Tuesday, May 5th. This second Kaarrll Nation and Nashville Mayor K DDeeaann . The Ascend’s schedule location boasts a brand new flavor called “St. Elmo’s Fire,” tasting of Wiinndd && includes CChhiiccaaggoo and EEaarrtthh,, W FFiirree, (Aug. 1); PPhhiisshh (Aug. 4); JJiillll Mayan spiced chocolate with cayenne candied pecans. “When SSccootttt (Aug. 5); CCoouunnttiinngg CCrroow wss (Aug. we decided to create an ice cream Daann and EEllvviiss 7); and SStteeeellyy D CCoosstteelllloo (Aug. 8). Other acts to celebrate the opening of our new store, we wanted it to be a flaappearing at the new venue vor that reflected the neighbormaasshhiinngg PPuum mppkkiinnss include TThhee SSm hood and its people,” said SRC Maarriillyynn M Maannssoonn ; M with Culinary Experience Director BBiillllyy NNeeeeddttoobbrreeaatthhee ; PPeetteerr FFrraam mppttoonn SSppaarrkkss. “What we ended up with mee W Wiitthh with CChheeaapp TTrriicckk; SSuubblliim was a classic flavor that is new and RRoom mee; and The Under The Sun Tour fresh, it’s eclectic, it’s bold and with SSuuggaarr RRaayy, BBeetttteerr TThhaann EEzzrraa, quite frankly, it’s a little bit nutty. UUnnccllee KKrraacckkeerr, and EEvvee 66. As a St. Elmonian of 18 years, I think that sums us up pretty well.” …The ’90s touring festival founded by JJoohhnn PPooppppeerr If you know any truths, half-truths returns as a one-day-only destinaor outright lies about the music tion with BBlluueess TTrraavveelleerr, 331111 and BBiigg and club scene send it to Sissy HHeeaadd TToodddd && TThhee M Moonnsstteerrss. Ahhh Vance c/o rumoursmill@enigmaon… the 1990s. It was a decade when line.com. m A Alllleenn and JJeerrrryy comedians TTiim SSeeiinnffeelldd ruled our sit-com nation, - Sissy Vance when a White House intern and her blue dress made headlines, and
1. They Might Be Giants 2. Courtney Barnett 3. Mumford & Sons 4. Modest Mouse 5. Blackberry Smoke 6. Nick Lutsko 7. Dawes 8. Muse 9. Lucinda Williams 10. Sufjan Stevens 11. Alabama Shakes 12. Grace Potter 13. Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 14. Breaking Benjamin 15. Death Cab For Cutie 16. Ivan & Alyosha 17. My Morning Jacket 18. Florence and the Machine 19. Indigo Girls 20. Bodeans
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Sitting here listing to Mac Lethal… and drinking a craft beer I realize the time is upon us. The hipsters are here to stay. There's a movement get ready here we go. Enclosed with mindset of “Renegades” by: X Ambassadors… Let's all speak the new language of hops… ENIGMA
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Hunter Hayes Offering Up New ‘Storyline’ to Fans It all started for country music heartthrob Hunter Hayes when his grandmother presented him with a toy accordion at age two. He took to the instrument immediately. His parents, neither musically inclined, instinctively knew they had a gifted child on their hands. Cautiously nurturing their only child’s talent, music became a family affair from that point on. Cajun music was his passion, and his first gig, as a fouryear old, was before 200,000 people at the Texas Motor Speedway in 1997. Introduced by country music legend Hank Williams, Jr., young Hunter’s song of choice that day was “Jambalya, On the Bayou”.
genre that is starting to encompass other forms of music. In other words, the field is constantly changing in a good way. And the bottom line to your question is this. Like Cajun, country music is about real
Instead, my musical talent knocked down a lot of walls that otherwise would have been there for me to break through. As far as respect, all I can say is Nashville is a very respectful town despite the fact
From that point on, Hunter’s parents drove him around in their mobile home to music festivals throughout Louisiana. At age nine, he released his first album with more independent Cajun records to follow. The moment for truth for the Hayes family came when their son turned 16. After completing his junior year in high school, Hunter’s mom and dad decided it was time to uproot the family and move to Nashville so their musical prodigy could pursue his dream of becoming a country music star. And become a star he did. Hayes released his self-titled debut album in 2011. It featured the hits “Wanted”, “Somebody’s Heartache” and “Storm Warning”. When “Wanted” went to No. 1, it made Hayes the youngest male performer to ever reach the position, breaking the record previously set in 1973 by Johnny Rodriguez. His second record, SSttoorryylliinnee, was released earlier this year anchored by the single, “Invisible”. As with his previous album, every song was co-written and co-produced by Hayes. He is currently on tour supporting Lady Antebellum.
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HHuunntteerr HHaayyeess –– No, not by any means. I’m still influenced by my musical upbringing in Louisiana. Country music is an ever expanding
open arms. I think everyone that arrives in this town with a dream goes through a period where they simply don’t look at the gamble they are taking. They don’t pay any attention to the reality of it all. Despite my age (16), I understood completely that the road to break into country music can be a disheartening one. I knew there were going to be all sorts of challenges all along the way, especially when it came to getting your hopes up and feelings hurt. For some reason, I just never let it get to me. Music is what I do and I was determined to pursue this in some shape or form. I am one of the fortunate ones, yes, but I feel like I earned my right to be here. Besides, I was so young and energetic I just refused to believe the risks outweighed the rewards.
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life – good and bad – and there’s there are a lot of people doing the same thing I am. no getting away from it.
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Social media has become a tremendous asset in advancing my career. It allows me to reach more people in a personal way to let them know who I really am. Facebook and Twitter have been great ways for me to reach my fans as well. My dream come true is when someone comes up to me and says, “Hunter, I love that song you wrote because … and they explain their passion for the tune.” When I have written a song and someone else listens to it, and for lack of a better term, owns it, that’s what my music is all about – making a connection. I don’t care if it is on Facebook, Twitter or chat rooms. I can’t imagine life without the Internet because it is what I grew up on. It’s the way I discovered a lot of my favorite artists and allowed me to connect with them. It’s an invaluable asset because it breaks down any walls between me and my fans. To fully answer your question, the Internet has become my best friend.
II’’m m aa rroocckk jjoouurrnnaalliisstt bbyy ttrraaddee,, bbuutt II’’vvee aallw waayyss bbeeeenn ffaasscciinnaatteedd w wiitthh ccoouunnttrryy aarrttiissttss aanndd tthheeiirr ccrraafftt oovveerr tthhee yyeeaarrss.. TThhee oonnee tthhiinngg II’’vvee ccoom mee ttoo uunnddeerrssttaanndd tthhrroouugghh m myy iinntteerr-vviieew wss w wiitthh vvaarriioouuss m maallee aanndd ffeem maallee ccoouunnttrryy ppeerrffoorrm meerrss iiss tthhiiss.. W Whheenn aa yyoouunngg ddrreeaam meerr ccoom meess ttoo N Naasshhvviillllee,, moorree oofftteenn tthhaann nnoott tthhoossee hhooppeess m aarree ddaasshheedd rraatthheerr qquuiicckkllyy.. YYoouurr moom m m aanndd ddaadd lleefftt tthhee ssaaffee ccoonnffiinneess ooff LLoouuiissiiaannaa ttoo m moovvee ttoo aa vveerryy uunnffoorrggiivviinngg ttoow wnn bbeeccaauussee tthheeyy The opportunities I experienced bbeelliieevveedd iinn yyoouu.. growing absolutely helped me when I arrived in Nashville. What I found I’m not naïve. My family knew all was my past didn’t so much open up the risks moving to Nashville. I didmaaiinn tthhiinngg tthhaatt hhaass aallw waayyss a lot of doors when I arrived. n’t expect to be welcomed with TThhee m ENIGMA
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bbootthheerreedd m mee aabboouutt ccoouunnttrryy m muussiicc aarrttiissttss iiss tthhee ffaacctt m moosstt ooff tthheem m ddoonn’’tt eevveenn w wrriittee tthheeiirr oow wnn m muussiicc.. A A llaarrggee maajjoorriittyy ooff tthheem m m rreeccoorrdd eexxiissttiinngg maatteerriiaall rreeiinntteerrpprreetteedd ttoo ffiitt tthheeiirr m wnn m muussiiccaall ssttyylleess.. YYoouu aarree aa rraarree oow muussiiccaall aannoom m maallyy iinn ccoouunnttrryy m muussiicc wrriittee yyoouurr bbeeccaauussee nnoott oonnllyy ddoo yyoouu w wnn m maatteerriiaall,, yyoouu ppllaayy aallll tthhee oow iinnssttrruum meennttss ffoorr yyoouurr ssoonnggss aass w weellll.. AArree tthheerree pprrooss aanndd ccoonnss ttoo ppoosssseessss-iinngg tthhaatt m muucchh ttaalleenntt aanndd ddoo yyoouu meess bbeeccaauussee hhaavvee bblliinnddeerrss oonn aatt ttiim ooff iitt?? Well first off, I appreciate your kind comment. To answer your question, there are pros and cons to everything you do in this business. I’ve always felt comfortable doing everything myself because that’s how I grew up doing it. It’s nice to be able to walk into a studio and cut a song knowing I can do everything musically by myself. When it comes to songwriting, there are times when I’m challenged by a song’s bridge, melody or even words and I need someone else to come in and look at what I’m doing. I did that a lot on my first album. I’d talk to different songwriters about what I was doing, and after about 90 minutes, they’d get it and we could move on with the song. Other times these writers would come in and say what I was feeling before I ever spoke to them. They captured what I had been thinking, which is rare. As a songwriter, I don’t mind working with co-writers because that’s when the challenges of writing a song become just a bit easier.
around me were smiling and moving about when they heard my performance. Today, I absolutely feel those emotions you mentioned; the various ways of speaking and communicating through music trying to recreate those feelings. When people hear my records, I want them to feel like they are emotionally in there with me on the song. The people I grew up around have always been special to me. My past is a part of my soul and is something that never leaves you.
DDiidd yyoouu ggrroow w uupp oonn tthhee m muussiicc ooff GGaarrtthh BBrrooookkss oorr zzyyddeeccoo lleeggeennddss ZZaacchhaarryy RRiicchhaarrdd aanndd BBeeaauussoolliiss?? As a kid I listened to a lot of Cajun music, but eventually grew out of it. When I was free enough to choose the music I wanted to listen to, if you will, it was Brooks and Dunn or Garth Brooks, just country music in general.
II rreem meem mbbeerreedd yyoouurr nnaam mee ffrroom m aa BBiillllbbooaarrdd aarrttiiccllee II rreeaadd aabboouutt nneexxtt ggeenneerraattiioonn CCaajjuunn aarrttiissttss.. TThhee ffaacctt yyoouu w weerree tteenn yyeeaarrss oolldd aanndd hhaadd aa hhiitt ssiinnggllee ssttuunnnneedd m mee.. A Aggaaiinn,, II hhaavvee ttoo aasskk,, ttooddaayy aarree yyoouu ttoottaallllyy aabbaann-ddoonniinngg yyoouurr ppaasstt bbyy eem mbbrraacciinngg ccoouunnttrryy m muussiicc?? By no means am I doing that. That’s the music I listened to growing up and became very involved in at a young age. When I started writing music, that’s the style I was influenced by. I think it really helped me transition over to country music.
IItt’’ss ddiiffffiiccuulltt ttoo ffiinndd tthhee ccoom mpplleettee ppaacckkaaggee aallll w wrraappppeedd uupp iinn oonnee ppeerr-- YYoouu ssuucccceessssffuullllyy ggrreew w uupp ppeerrffoorrm m-ssoonn.. iinngg aa ssppeecciiffiicc ssttyyllee ooff m muussiicc bbeeffoorree ttrraannssiittiioonniinngg oovveerr ttoo ccoouunnttrryy.. DDiidd maasstteerryy ooff aannyy iinnssttrruum meenntt yyoouu I am extremely grateful that I have yyoouurr m wiinngg yyoouu the ability to pick up almost any ppiicckkeedd uupp,, aanndd tthhee ffoolllloow instrument and start playing it. It’s a ddeevveellooppeedd aass aa vveerryy yyoouunngg aarrttiisstt,, woouulldd hhaavvee ootthheerr-gift that’s been a part of me ever ooppeenn eeyyeess tthhaatt w wiissee bbeeeenn cclloosseedd w whheenn yyoouu ffiinnaallllyy since I can remember. I will say, w Naasshhvviillllee?? however, there are a certain llaannddeedd iinn N amount of inherent challenges that come with doing everything your- Like I said earlier, the musical self because sometimes you get opportunities I had as a kid stuck on how you want to say some- knocked down a lot of walls that thing lyrically and musically. Again, would have stood in my way. I don’t that’s when I bring in a co-writer to know if it garnered me any respect, give me a different perspective on but it did give me a second look that what I’m thinking. may have otherwise been a passing nod, if you know what I mean. A lot II w woouulldd tthhiinnkk tthhaatt ggrroow wiinngg uupp iinn tthhee of people go to Nashville seeking CCaajjuunn m muussiicc w woorrlldd aanndd ssuucccceeeeddiinngg,, the dream and get chewed up in the yyoouu uunnddeerrssttaanndd tthhee ppoow weerr,, tthhee ppaaiinn process. My past indicated I was aanndd tthhee jjooyy m muussiicc bbrriinnggss ttoo tthhee ssoouull.. hungry for more success and that in IInn w whhaatt w waayyss hhaavvee yyoouu ccaappttuurreedd turn opened up a lot of doors that tthhaatt iinn yyoouurr m muussiicc ttooddaayy?? may have otherwise been closed to me. Well, I never consciously knew I Heerree’’ss w whhaatt II hhaavvee uunnddeerrssttoooodd was doing it growing up, but I knew H muussiicc ffrroom m aallll tthhee something was up when people aabboouutt ccoouunnttrryy m ENIGMA
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aarrttiissttss II’’vvee iinntteerrvviieew weedd oovveerr tthhee yyeeaarrss.. YYoouu hhaavvee ttoo ppaayy yyoouurr dduueess iinn oorrddeerr ttoo ggaaiinn aacccceeppttaannccee iinnttoo tthhee ttoow wnn.. W Whheenn aa 1166--yyeeaarr--oolldd yyoouunngg meess iinnttoo N Naasshhvviillllee ffuullll ooff ssppiitt gguunn ccoom aanndd vviinneeggaarr,, iitt’’ss sshhoouulldd bbee vveerryy cclleeaarr tthhaatt yyoouu’’rree nnoott ggooiinngg ttoo bbee weellccoom meedd w wiitthh ooppeenn aarrm mss.. D Diidd yyoouu w uunnddeerrssttaanndd tthhaatt ggooiinngg iinn?? I did, but here’s the thing. I didn’t pay attention to the rules, or the unwritten laws, that governed entry into this industry. There was a tremendous amount of pressure on my parents once they decided to uproot the family and move from Louisiana to Nashville. We knew there was going to be some challenging moments, but for some reason, my mom and dad didn’t care. We were all in this together. Was I nervous when I first arrived in Nashville – absolutely! I didn’t walk into this thing totally clueless. I just came here with the attitude I was going to do this regardless.
HHuunntteerr,, bbeeccaauussee yyoouu aarree w weellll-vveerrsseedd w wiitthh ssoocciiaall m meeddiiaa,, iitt ggiivveess yyoouu aa ddiissttiinncctt aaddvvaannttaaggee oovveerr m muussii-cciiaannss tthhaatt bbrrookkee iinnttoo tthhee bbuussiinneessss 2200 yyeeaarrss aaggoo.. TThheeyy hhaadd ttoo ddeeaall w wiitthh aann eennttiirreellyy ddiiffffeerreenntt m meennttaalliittyy whheenn iitt ccaam w mee ttoo ggeettttiinngg tthheeiirr nnaam meess oouutt ttoo tthhee ppuubblliicc.. TTooddaayy,, yyoouu ccaann ppoosstt aa vviiddeeoo oonn YYoouuTTuubbee aanndd tteenn miinnuutteess llaatteerr,, aa hhaallff m m miilllliioonn ppeeooppllee hhaavvee sseeeenn iitt.. I am extremely grateful to be a product of the Internet age. Today, I can reach so many more people with my music; it’s hard for me to describe how much of an impact that’s had on my career and who I am as a person. Even when it comes to shaking someone’s hand or taking pictures during a meet and great session, physically acknowledging my fans means a great deal to me. Whether that connection is on Facebook or Twitter, social media has allowed me to literally reach out and connect with thousands upon thousands of people that normally I could never have reached. The Internet has become an invaluable asset to my career, especially video. It has broken down any walls that may have existed with my fan base and has allowed all of us create a wonderful relationship where we all have become best friends.
ffoorr yyoouu.. It means the world to me when someone comes up and explains what my song meant to them. For instance, I had this girl come up to me one time, tell me what a song meant to her, and her interpretation was completely different from how I had written it. But that didn’t matter. She loved the song for a specific reason and that was perfectly fine with me. I have no idea what to credit that to, but those types of situations are a dream come true for me because I have reached someone’s soul with my words. It reminds me of why I love what I do so much.
DDiidd yyoouu aanndd yyoouurr ppaarreennttss hhaavvee aa ddiissccuussssiioonn,, bbeeffoorree ppiicckkiinngg uupp aanndd moovviinngg ttoo N m Naasshhvviillllee,, oonn w whheetthheerr yyoouu w weerree hhoonnoorriinngg oorr ddiisshhoonnoorriinngg yyoouurr CCaajjuunn rroooottss ffoorr llaacckk ooff aa bbeetttteerr tteerrm m,, bbyy ggooiinngg ccoouunnttrryy?? Honestly, I never felt that I was abandoning anything. To me, moving to Nashville was a natural extension of what I like to do, and that’s play music. Cajun music will always hold a special place in my heart, but country music is something I feel drawn to. Actually, there are some beautiful relationships between the two musical cultures when you think about it. The communication of emotions and direct honesty both genres entail is a common ground between the two. My parents and I never discussed that. I wanted to grow as an artist and country music was the direction I wanted to go. My folks were a hundred percent behind the decision. Nashville is where I wanted to be. My mom and dad totally believed I had what it took to do it, so they had no problem in supporting me when it came to following my dream. Whhaatt hhaappppeenneedd w W whheenn yyoouu aarrrriivveedd iinn ttoow wnn??
I got a publishing deal and start writing daily with other songwriters. I didn’t even realize some of these people were my favorite songwriters until we got into a room and started talking. All the sudden I realized they were responsible for writing some of my favorite songs. The writing community in Nashville CCoouunnttrryy m muussiicc ffaannss aarree uunniiqquuee iinn welcomed me with open arms. tthhee ffaacctt tthhaatt oonnccee tthheeyy ccoom mm miitt tthheem msseellvveess ttoo aa ppaarrttiiccuullaarr aarrttiisstt,, HHoonneessttllyy HHuunntteerr,, iitt’’ss aallm moosstt ssuurrrreeaall tthheeyy ssttaayy w wiitthh tthheem m ffoorr lliiffee nnoo m maatt -- ttoo bbeelliieevvee tthhaatt tthhee N Naasshhvviillllee ssoonngg-tteerr w whhaatt.. IItt m maakkeess sseennssee w whhyy yyoouu w wrriittiinngg ccoom mm muunniittyy ooppeenneedd tthheeiirr ttaakkee ttiim mee ttoo bboonndd w wiitthh yyoouurr ffaannss aarrm mss ttoo aa tteeeennaaggeerr ffrroom m LLoouuiissiiaannaa.. kknnoow wiinngg tthheeyy w wiillll aallw waayyss bbee tthheerree ENIGMA
By no means did this happen overnight and believe me, I’m not romanticizing any of this. I was fortunate to hook up with a great publisher who was able to get my songs in front of some of Nashville’s most successful songwriters. I would tell her I like this writer, this writer and this writer, and she would get my songs in their hands. I would hang out with these individuals before we ever wrote anything to get to know each other. We built up a team that really believed in what I was doing and wanted to write with me. Literally, it was a careful building of people who wanted me to succeed as much as I did.
what you are doing are going to pay to hear your music and see you in concert.
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I don’t like to think of music in those terms. Obviously the music business is in a transition stage. Every day, every week, new wrinkles are being introduced into our industry. That’s why I stopped worrying about the details because it would have driven me crazy. As time goes by, I’ll make the necesIIss tthhiiss w whheerree yyoouurr ppaasstt ccaam mee iinnttoo sary adjustments to move my career ppllaayy aass ffaarr aass bbuuiillddiinngg ttrruusstt aanndd forward. bbeelliieeff iinn w whhaatt HHuunntteerr HHaayyeess ccoouulldd ddoo?? II m meeaann,, tthheerree hhaadd ttoo bbee ssoom mee -- W Whhaatt eevveennttss ttrriiggggeerreedd yyoouurr ffaam miillyy tthhiinngg aabboouutt yyoouu ffoorr ppeeooppllee ttoo ttoo rreellooccaattee ttoo N Naasshhvviillllee?? bbeelliieevvee iinn aanndd ssaayy ttoo tthheem msseellvveess,, ““YYoouu kknnoow w w whhaatt,, tthheerree rreeaallllyy iiss I had friends who encouraged me to ssoom meetthhiinngg hheerree II ccaann w woorrkk w wiitthh..”” go and a family that was 100 percent behind whatever I decided to I was always surrounded by good do. I had been to Nashville several and honest people whether it was times in years prior to us actually family, friends or musicians. If you making the move. My family would grow up a good person, that aura drive up one weekend every month stays with you because it attaches and take a meeting with anyone itself to you as you mature. No mat- who would talk to us. We would lister what you do in life, that spirit ten to opinions and suggestions then talk about it on the way home. transcends everything you do. High school was pretty much a disYYoouu ggrreew w uupp iinn aa ggeenneerraattiioonn w whheerree traction for me toward the end. All eevveerryyoonnee bbeelliieevveess m muussiicc iiss ffrreeee aanndd I wanted to do was get out of class tthheerree rreeaallllyy iissnn’’tt aannyy rreeaassoonn ttoo ppaayy for the day, go home and finish ffoorr iitt.. NNoow w tthhaatt yyoouu aarree ppaarrtt ooff tthhee demoing a song or get ready for the ggrroouupp tthhaatt w woouulldd aaccttuuaallllyy lliikkee ttoo ggeett gigs I had lined up for the weekend. ppaaiidd ffoorr yyoouurr w woorrkk,, hhaass yyoouurr aattttii -- I don’t come from a family that ttuuddee cchhaannggee aabboouutt tthhaatt ppaarrttiiccuullaarr makes quick decisions. There wasaassppeecctt ooff tthhee IInntteerrnneett?? n’t really a plan for me, it just sort of all fell into place. Well, there isn’t any way to combat Weellll,, yyoouu hhaavvee ssoom mee ggrreeaatt ppaarreennttss,, it, if that’s what you’re asking. You W have to realize that I have actually tthheerree’’ss nnoo ddoouubbtt aabboouutt tthhaatt!! been dealing with that issue since I was a kid because I’ve been record- I wouldn’t argue one moment about ing and releasing albums a very that. long time. I learned that you had to be a chameleon that could change TThheeyy nneevveerr hhaadd aannyy ddoouubbtt tthheeyy woouulldd m moovvee ttoo N Naasshhvviillllee?? and adapt to the scenery around w you. Seriously, where would we be as a society without constant transi- No they didn’t. I really think the tion? The Internet has its pros and question came down to when? Like cons, there’s no doubt about that. I I said, we’re not a family that does learned to bend and adjust to the anything without thinking about it. changes no matter how difficult With us, it was just a matter of they appeared to be. Finally, I when I was ready to make the move decided to stop devising a speech and finally, we all just said this is as either for or against piracy and just good a time as any to go and we did. accept what was going on and move maazziinngg tthhiinngg w waass tthhee eeccoonnoom m-forward. I figured if people went to TThhee aam woorrlldd w weerreenn’’tt tthhee that extent to hear my music, hope- iicc rreeaalliittiieess ooff tthhee w mee w whhiicchh m maakkeess fully they would want to come out ggrreeaatteesstt aatt tthhee ttiim moorree and see me perform that same song tthhee ddeecciissiioonn ttoo rreellooccaattee eevveenn m maarrkkaabbllee.. at a show. If I had to play 300 dates rreem a year, it wasn’t going to bother me. People who believe in you and love I’m an only child, so that might have
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played into their decision.
make sure we could work together.
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I had been talking to the Warner Music Group and had a big believer in Scott Hendricks who had joined the company right before my family moved to Nashville. He was one of the first people to take me around town. Scott took me to meet the various label heads at Warner. He really was determined to help me succeed anyway he could. Thinking back, his support for me was impressive. About this time, Atlantic Records was getting back into country music. I met their CEO, Craig Kallman, and he was very complimentary of the music I had written. The very first meeting I had with him, he told me flat out they were going to make my record happen and he really wanted me on Atlantic.
(Laughing) No, no nothing like that. In fact, I worked at Dann’s home studio for three months so I met his whole family. It’s funny, but he doesn’t push music on any of his kids, they just did it on their own. Outside of the musical part, I saw a whole different side of Dann I really learned to respect as well.
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Waass iitt ddiiffffiiccuulltt ffoorr yyoouu ttoo ffiinndd m W muussii-cciiaannss ttoo ffoorrm m aa bbaanndd?? Surprisingly enough, it wasn’t. I can honestly say that everyone in the band, I knew as soon as the various people I needed walked in the door they were the one. They were into the music, had great attitudes and before they’d start the song, each one asked me what I was thinking when I had created the specific part. There was a definite respect level – not that I deserved it – but they respected the musician side of me who had played everything on the record, and they admired me for it. I did eight to ten songs with every one of these guys in their audition, and after the first song, I knew they were in. If I changed anything musically in a particular section of a song, which I did quite often, they were with me.
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Waass hhee aatt aallll w W woorrrriieedd aabboouutt yyoouu ppllaayyiinngg aallll tthhee iinnssttrruum meennttss oonn tthhee Well it was my mom and dad for a aallbbuum m?? real long time. As my career started to take off, they stepped back and To Dan’s credit, he was a little nerv- said, “You know what Hunter, you ous about me playing all the instru- need an entirely different team ments on the album until he heard than what you have now.” The me play. To an extent, I was too. But funny thing is the people that work Dan had total faith. He explained with me now feel like family. his role as the other guy in the room that could show me another side of - David Huff the songs I was recording. It took us about a month in the studio to get comfortable with one another to ENIGMA
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Today's News Media Watchdogs or Perpetrators? Not that I am an avid reader of newspapers, but It so happens that I wanted to be a good citizen of the world and keep a track of what was happening on this beautiful planet.
who was more famous? Either ways, even if it wasn't said by someone famous, at least now I am saying it.
A year into this new "newspaperreading" project, I realized (quite late) why I initially stopped reading the newspapers for quite so many years. One of the reasons being, newspaper companies publish only news that would sell them fast and publish only what they want us to read.
Over the past year, the one thing that I have come to realize is that, our wonderful journalists and reporters are so creative, that they actually print even the slightest detail like a political figure passing gas into a creative piece as to how that gas had nuclear contamination that threats the neighboring countries. End result - We pay the ultiDidn't someone once actually say mate price by losing our innocent that a newspaper in the society is lives at railway stations and bus more like a watchdog that brings to depots! light the mishaps and the wrong deeds in a society, to ensure the Today's journalists and reporters perpetrators are actually held fail to realize that it is not just a responsible? Or was it me who cre- matter of filling the space in their ated that statement in my head newspapers nor is it about talking hoping that it was said by someone crap on your news channels (filling
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space is why you have companies to advertize). It is more about having the common sense to discern what the consequences would be if a stupid statement by an uneducated politician is quoted in the newspapers or stated on various news channels. Media should start acting with responsibility. If you really want to quote a radical statement of a socalled "revolutionary" leader of this country, then forward such statements to the Home Ministry or the External affairs ministry and print or quote what the heads of such ministries have to say.
of so many innocent lives. It is time that the news media started thinking, are we as humans nothing more than just "collateral damage"? Are our human lives nothing more than just a means to sell more papers or get better viewer rating? Newspaper and news channel companies should stop quoting arrogant dictators, alcoholics and money hoarders who call themselves political leaders. Speak to the Ministries in-charge and stop claiming our lives to sell your papers better.
I agree that such revolting, radical Always remember, we are a peacestatements could possibly bring in loving country. Don't instigate it better revenue for the newspaper with your irresponsibility. companies and TV channels, but are you willing to do it at the cost - Enoch Kelly of national security and at the cost
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It’s been a while since these cats have been in these parts – or any parts for that matter. It’s been nine years since we’ve heard any noise from Sleater-Kinney. The critic’s darling trio indie/punk band has ushered in for 2015 not only a new album, but their first tour since 2006.
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it at one point as they whipped the sold out crowd at The Tabernacle into a frenzy.
A little older, maybe more mature, Sleater-Kinney has lost none of their edge or willingness to let you know where they stand on the issues. Just like in 1994 when it all began they still have something to The band’s 90-minute set relied say. heavily from material from their Kiinnnneeyy SSeettlliisstt new album, No Cities To Love. SSlleeaatteerr--K Sleater-Kinney exemplify the true Price Tag meaning of indie rock with their Fangless snarling vocals and in your face What’s Mine Is Yours angry guitars. Guitarist/vocalist Turn It On Corin Tucker and guitarist/vocalist Get Up Carrie Brownstein were all over Surface Envy the stage and literally lying across Oh! ENIGMA
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Seeing the Light than New Order’s higher-pitched Bernard Sumner. Curtis’ suicide in May of 1980 marked the end of Joy Division and Sumner emerged as the lead vocalist when he, Hook, JD drummer Steven Morris, and keyboardist Gillian Gilbert formed New Order later that year. Hook’s relationship with his former bandmates has been rather strained in recent years, so his emphasis on material from the Joy Division catalog is understandable.
Last things first. Of course they played “Love Will Tear Us Apart.” It was the final song of the encore. Of course it was. The audience went wild. Of course it did. Former Joy Division and New Order bassist Peter Hook brought his current touring band, Peter Hook and The Light, to Nashville’s Exit/In Tuesday night and delivered a solid show comprised mostly of the two Joy Division albums, “Unknown Pleasures” and “Closer.” A foursong mini-set before the main performance opened with New Order’s moody instrumental, “Elegy,” and included a few teasing riffs of “Blue Monday” before segueing into “Bizarre Love Triangle.” A few other New Order songs were sprinkled into the set list (including “Temptation,” one of my personal favorites, and “State Of The Nation”), but the often dark (but
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sometimes still oddly danceable) “Transmission” like the post-punk tracks from Joy Division’s only two icon he is. He was always the most album releases carried the night. outgoing member of Joy Division and New Order, so it’s no surprise Hook led his band through faithful that he makes a darned good front yet still interpretive versions of man. His often gravelly vocal style high-energy JD classics such as is much more in line with that of “She’s Lost Control,” “Digital,” and late Joy Division singer Ian Curtis
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Hook played bass, guitar and electronic drums with The Light. He has always been known for his highend bass lines and he spent a lot of time exploring those grooves Tuesday night. His son, Jack Bates, provided additional bass. I’d never seen a live act with two bass players before, but it definitely worked. Guitarist David Potts was spot-on with his takes on Sumner’s
fretwork. Andy Poole’s keyboards and backing vocals added more atmospheric layers to the mix. Drummer Paul Kehoe blended well with both bassists and sometimes seemed to be channeling the thunderous pounding that Morris is famous for. “Shadowplay,” “Disorder,” and “Interzone” were all as good as I expected them to be. But I was particularly impressed by PHATL’s interpretations of “Twenty-Four Hours,” “Isolation,” “Atrocity Exhibition,” and “Colony.” Curtis’ lyrics often emphasized emotions over traditional structure and Hook captured those emotions with intensity. Joy Division was a hugely influential English band and other bands love to cover their songs. The Killers did a killer version of
ical when one former member of a famous band hits the road to perform songs from his prior musical career. But Peter Hook and The Light breathed new life into timeless Joy Division songs that deserve to be heard. The Exit/In audience was demographically diverse. I met a 61-yearold guy from Muscle Shoals who brought his 30-year-old daughter up for the show. I ran into a gaggle of fellow Chattanoogans. Brandon and Heather, two recent SoCal transplants attending their first Exit/In gig, had a blast. (Thanks for the cold brew, Brandon.) One bluehaired 20-something traveled down to Music City from Chicago for the show. Peter Hook and The Light’s current tour of small- and mediumsized venues in the U.S. is giving American audiences a unique opportunity to see fantastic live © Dave Weinthal
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Amphitheater (at Six Flags) in 1989. was a time-warped trip to his earliSeeing “Hooky” fronting his band er days and it was a great ride. at the Exit/In and roaring his way through so many Joy Division songs - Mark Northern
“Shadowplay” several years ago and The Smashing Pumpkins would often include “Transmission” or “Isolation” in their live shows. I typically tend to be snide and crit-
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Memorable Characters From Mediocre Sitcoms A category in an episode on an overall bad sitcom. Here are His artistic temperament and his Jeopardy last week centered on the ten others I came up with. hobby of writing poetry cast him sitcoms. Even though the contestants were fairly well-versed in popular culture, none of the three could identify the $1800 dollar answer in the sitcom category.
Joe Carson, Petticoat Junction Kate's three daughters were certainly worth looking at, but their lazy Uncle Joe provided some of the best laughs during the series.
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On the other hand, it was one of the few answers to which I responded correctly. As soon as I saw the name Bonnie Franklin on the screen, I confidently shouted the name of the show.
Character actor Vic Tayback appeared in a variety of shows from Gunsmoke to The Monkees before portraying the unforgettable owner cook of the diner where the title character worked.
While I was never a big fan of One Day at a Time, I watched it religiously just to see Valerie Bertinelli. After watching a few reruns in recent years, I discovered an appreciation for another character on the otherwise illconceived sitcom.
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Pat Harrington, who was more famously known for his voice work on the Pink Panther cartoons, almost saved One a Day at a Time with his excellent portrayal of Schneider. As the maintenance guy of the apartment complex, he managed to work in his gift of impersonations and punch-line delivery, all the while wearing a t-shirt with the sleeves rolled up and a ridiculously-overloaded tool belt. Schneider led me to recall other supporting characters who were so good that they nearly saved a
ment from the dated show.
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as a bit if an outsider in the small rural town, but he was the only memorable character from the regrettable spinoff of "The Andy Griffith Show." LLaarrrryy TTaattee,, BBeew wiittcchheedd
Garrett Morris is something of a long shot to be the only original Not Ready for Prime Time Player of the early SNL to flourish in a sitcom role, since he was too often overshadowed by Chevy Chase, John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd.
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