ALIVE ONE LAST TIME
CY YOUNG JR.?
Legendary guitar god, Peter Frampton who released one of the greatest live album every, Frampton Comes Alive is about to call it a day and retire. Before he call is a day he will be at the Memorial Auditorium on June 23. Be sure not to miss one last chance for him to “show you the way”.
BLUE COLLAR MEN
It was WFLI Alumni Night at AT&T Field Memorial Day weekend. Chattanooga radio legends from the ‘60s and ‘70s were on hand with Jet Fli’s own Gene Lovn throwing out the first pitch. When Gene’s not throwing strikes he can be heard weekday 2-7 on WFLI 1070 AM an 97.7 FM.
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Styx helped folks celebrate the Memorial Day weekend with a blistering show at Cadence Bank Amphitheatre. Opening was .38 Special who put With a new album out, Chattanoogan Jason Lyles is bringing his high on a blistering set themself. energy acoutstic show to River Drifters on June 15. ENIGMA
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eess tt w wii tthh yyoouu yy oouurr ee nnttiirr ee rree llaa ttiioonn-sshhiipp.. YYoouu ddoonn’’tt aa llll aa ss uuddddeenn ““ m meeee tt”” ssoom meeoonnee aanndd tthheenn ggoo ooffff w w iitthh tthhee m m– – uunnll eess ss ooff ccoouurrss ee tthhee yy’’rr ee aa ppooll iiccee ooffffiiccee rr aanndd yyoouu’’rree bbeeii nngg aarrrr ee ssttee dd.. IItt’’ss aall w waa yyss ii m mppoorr ttaanntt nnoo maa tttteerr w m w hhaa tt kk iinndd ooff rree llaa ttiioonnss hhiipp ttoo bbee tthheerr ee w whheenn tthhee yy m moorr ee oouutt ffrr oom m aa llooggii ccaall ssttaa nnddppooii nntt.. M Maa kkee ssuurree tthhee yy ddoonn’’tt ““m moovvee ”” aannyy tthhii nngg tthhaa tt ii ssnn’’tt hhii ss .. M Maakk ee ssuurr ee w whhaatt’’ss yyoouurr ss ssttaa yyss tthheerr ee aa nndd m maakk ee ssuurree tthhee ddoooorr hhiittss hhii m m iinn tthhee44 bbee hhiinndd oonn tthhee w w aayy oouutt..
Dear Rocco, My girlfriend’s birthday is coming up and I don’t know what to give her. I want her to never forget the evening. Do you have any ideas? EC
DD eeaarr EECC,, AArr ee yyoouu ssttuuppiidd?? SSeell ff--cc eenntteerr ee dd?? AAll w waayy ss ttaall kkii nngg aabboouutt yyoouu?? H Hoow w ccaann yyoouu hhaa vvee aa ggiirr ll ffrrii eenndd ii ff yyoouu ddoonn’’tt nnoow w aa nnyytthhiinngg aabboouutt hhee rr?? SSuurr ee llyy yy oouu kknn oow w hhee rr ffaa vvoorr ii ttee ccoolloorr ,, bbaa nndd,, m moovv iiee ,, ee ttcc.. IIff yyoouu aaccttuuaa llll yy kknneew w aa nnyytthhiinngg aabboouutt yyoouurr ggii rrll ffrrii eenndd aanndd ppaa iidd aa tttteennttii oonn,, yyoouu w oouulldd hhaavv ee aall rr eeaa ddyy kknn oow w wnn iinn aaddvvaa nnccee w whhaatt yyoouu w w aanntteedd ttoo ggii vvee hheerr ffoorr hheerr bbii rrtthhddaayy.. Dear Rocco, This past weekend, my boyfriend went to a bachelor’s party. There were dancers there of course. He called drunk and asked me to pick him up. He had a couple of bills folded in his shirt pocket so I know he gave the dancers money. I haven’t said anything about that evening, but I did not like the drinking or the dancers. Is there anything I should do or say now? He did apologize because his hangover prevented us from doing some planned activities the next day. Am I insecure or normal? TG
aann ooppppoorr ttuunnii ttyy ffoorr m maall ee ffrrii eennddss ttoo bboonndd oonnee m moorree ttiim mee bbee ffoorree tthhee yy pprree ttttyy m muucchh llooss ee cc oonnttaa cctt w wii tthh tthhee ggrroooom m aanndd ss oom mee ooff tthhee aatttteennddee eess .. IIff nnoo oonnee ddii eedd,, nnoo oonnee w w eenntt ttoo jj aaii ll oorr ee nnddee dd uupp oonn tthhee eevvee nniinngg nnee w wss ,, tthhee nn ddoonn’’tt w woorr rryy.. LLeett tthhee gguuyy ss hhaavvee tthheeii rr ffuunn ffoorr oonnee ll aass tt nniigghhtt bbeeccaauuss ee tthhee yy’’rr ee aa bboouutt ttoo llooooss ee oonnee ooff tthheeii rr ggrroouupp ttoo m maarr rrii aaggee .. Whhee nn ppee ooppll ee ggeett m W maarr rrii eedd tthhee yy tteenndd ttoo nnoott hhaanngg oouutt w wiitthh tthhee ssaa m mee ggrroouupp ooff ffrrii eennddss oorr nnoott aass ooffttee nn.. TThhee ffaa cctt hhee ccaa llll eedd yyoouu ttoo ccoom mee ggeett hhiim m ii ss pprr ooooff nnootthhii nngg bbaadd rr eeaa llll yy hhaappppeennee dd aa nndd hhee ffeell tt ccoom mffoorr ttaabbll ee eennoouugghh ttoo cc aallll yy oouu ttoo ccoom mee tthheerr ee ffoorr hhii m m iinnss ttee aadd ooff ttaa kkii nngg aa nn U Ubbee rr aann dd ggee ttttii nngg ddrrooppppee dd ooff ff bbyy aa ffrrii eenndd.. II tthhiinnkk hhee jj uuss tt pprr oovv eedd hhii ss ttrruuss tt aa nndd ll oovvee ii nn yyoouu..
Dear Rocco, I have always been the one-man kind of woman, even when I am just dating casually. Recently I started seeing three different men, two local guys, and one who lives out of state. Should I inform each that I am seeing other men? We all are dating casually and it is awkward to bring up. I have not lied to any of them but I don’t want to cause any major misunderstandings. What should I do? CS
Dear Rocco, I have been living with “Ted” for almost five years. We have even been talking about buying a house together. Last night he came home and told me he has met someone new and will be moving out this weekend. He packed a few things. He said he would be back Saturday to pick up the rest. Should I be here? I am walking from room to room and I just don’t know what to do. MW
DDee aarr M MW W,, SSoouunnddss llii kkee ““TTee dd”” iiss aaccttuuaa llll yy aa DD eeaarr TTGG,, YYoouu’’rr ee aa ss ttiicckk iinn tthhee m muudd.. AA bbaa cchh-- ““ttuurrdd”” .. BByy aa llll m meeaa nnss bbee tthheerr ee.. HHee o o b b v v i i o o u u s s l l y y w w a a s s nnoott ffaa iitthhffuull oorr hhoonn -eell oorr ppaa rrttyy iiss aa rr iittee ooff ppaass ssaa ggee aa nndd ENIGMA
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DD eeaa rr CCSS,, IIff yyoouu aa rree ccaauussaa llll yy ddaattii nngg,, ss oo aa rree tthheeyy .. W Whheenn yyoouu aa rree ““ ccaass uuaallll yy”” ddaattii nngg tthhee rree aarr ee nnoo ee xxppeeccttaa ttiioonnss aa nndd iiff ee iitthhee rr oonnee oorr yyoouu aarr ee ppaa yyii nngg aa tttteennttii oonn w wii tthh w whhaa tt’’ss gg ooii nngg oonn yyoouu ss hhoouull dd kknnoow w iiff tthheerr ee ii ss aa m moorree ss eerr iioouuss iinnttee nntt ccoom mii nngg oonn.. II’’m m nnoott ss uurree w whhyy yy oouu aa rree nnoow w ggooii nngg oouutt w iitthh m w muull ttiippll ee gguuyyss aa tt oonnee ttiim mee w hhee nn pprr eevvii oouuss ll yy yyoouu ss ttaattee dd yyoouu w oonnll yy w w eerr ee aa ““ oonnee--m maa nn”” kk ii nndd ooff w oom w maa nn.. II’’m m nnoott ss uurr ee bbuutt ppee rrhhaappss yyoouu hhaavv ee bbee ccoom mee ii m mppaa ttiiee nntt oonn ffii nnddiinngg aa nn aaccttuuaall rree aall rree llaa ttiioonnss hhii pp ffoorr aa gguuyy aanndd aa rree m muull ttiippll yyii nngg hhoow w maa nnyy yy oouu aarr ee ggooii nngg oouutt w m wiitthh ttoo ee xxppeeddii ttee tthhee ss iittuuaattii oonn.. HHaavv ee ffuunn bbuutt ddoonn’’tt ppuutt yyoouurrss eell ff ii nn aa ccoom m-pprr oom mii ss iinngg ppoossii ttiioonn.. Rocco is a common sense, tell-itlike-it-is, no-nonsense kind of guy offering real advice on any subject put before him. Why pay thousands of dollars on a high-priced therapist when he’ll straighten you out for free. If you’d like advice from Rocco e-mail him at goaskrocco@yahoo.com.
ARIES (Mar. 21- April 20) Family get-togethers will be interesting. You may have to explain your actions to your family. Talk to an older family member you have helped in the past. Romance appears.
will occur on a Thursday.
TAURUS (Apr. 21- May 21) Your stubbornness coupled with your mate’s jealousy don’t make for a favorable time. You will attract potential lovers, but be sure that they’re unattached. Your ability to relate will close the generation gap. It may not be the best day to confront employers or to present your ideas.
Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Wednesday.
LEO (July 23-Aug 22) Call someone you haven’t seen in a long time. Avoid any erratic behavior or it could cause isolation at home. You must steer clear of overindulgent individuals. Travel Your luckiest events this month will be fun, but expect it to cost you. will occur on a Saturday.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 -Sept. 23) Make sure that new mates live up to your high standards. Travel will result in new romantic attractions. Those who have been too demanding should be put in their place or out to pasture. Call someone you haven’t seen in a long time.
Your luckiest events this month AQUARIUS (Jan. 21 -Feb. 19) will occur on a Friday. Be careful not to take on other people’s problems. You may find SAGITTARIUS yourself in a financial bind. Get (Nov. 23 -Dec. 21) An older loved one may be having into some activities that will help problems. Don’t expect support you in making new friends. from your mate. Try to curb your Deception and doubts may surtongue and let others at least get a round your involvement with word in. Do what you can to help friends and relatives. You may them but don’t neglect your own have taken on a little too much, but you will enjoy every minute of family. it. Your luckiest events this month Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday. will occur on a Saturday. CAPRICORN PISCES (Dec 22.- Jan. 20) Your tendency to overreact could (Feb. 20-Mar. 20) get you into trouble. Try not to be Compromise may be necessary. so demonstrative. You can expect You can’t help everyone. Your abilto have a passionate time if you go ity to deal with humanitarian out with someone you are roman- groups will enhance your reputatically interested in. You need to tion. Be prepared to neutralize any threats. be around friends and family.
Your luckiest events this month Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Sunday. Your luckiest events this month Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Saturday. will occur on a Monday. will occur on a Tuesday. GEMINI LIBRA (May 22-June 21) You need an outlet. You don’t need (Sept. 24 -Oct. 23) to pay out in order to have fun. Your high energy will enable you You could find yourself having to take the role of leader in group problems with coworkers and functions. Direct your energy wiseemployers. It’s time to reevaluate ly. Your passionate mood will be your own motives and make well received by your mate. You may get some opposition. Personal changes to yourself first. changes will be to your benefit. Your luckiest events this month Your luckiest events this month will occur on a Monday. will occur on a Saturday. CANCER SCORPIO (June 22-July 22) New romantic partners will evolve (Oct. 24 - Nov. 22) through group endeavors; howev- Residential moves will be in your er, the association may not be like- best interest. Put your efforts into ly to last. You should get involved your work or money making venin competitive sports this month. tures rather than your emotional You need to get out and challenge life. Your health may suffer if you yourself. You must be careful not don’t control your present situation. Get involved in a competitive to trust just anyone. sport that will bring the challenges Wednesdays at 5pm est. on wawl.org Your luckiest events this month you thrive on.
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Shop With the Little Guys: Supportng the Small Business I have had a couple of recent experiences where I did business or patronized a small business and was glad I did so. My father believed in supporting the small business or “little man” and he set that example. I thought about that the other day as I was at one business so I decided that would be a good topic for my article this month. My girlfriend and I were out riding my motorcycle the other day and stopped into a business near Ringgold , GA (Southern Traditions 9534 Highway 41) to look at some chairs and a swing. While we were there we decided to get something to drink as it was a very warm day. At first we thought we could just wait until we got up the road where there
was a chain convenience store. I reconsidered and told her that we needed to give the business to “the little man” She looked con-
fused for a second and I explained that this store was locally owned not owned by some big corporation and that I would rather give my business to “the
little guy”. She readily agreed and we took our drinks to the counter. A pleasant looking bearded man wearing bib overalls greeted
me as the cashier rung up my purchase.. He thanked us for our business and asked if we were from “around here”. I told him we
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were and I asked if he was the owner. He replied he and Catoosa County were. I laughed and told him I knew the feeling about property tax. It was pleasant conversation and I instantly felt glad we had made the decision to patronize the “ little guy”. Another smaller non-chain business that I have had frequent pleasant experiences with is Floyd Hardware at 10040 Dayton Pike in scenic Soddy Daisy, TN. When I walk into this store I am hit by memories of a hardware store in Cleveland that my dad patronized (except there are no radiator hoses or fly strips hanging from the rafters). There is usually a cat lounging about near the front door and I have always
been genially greeted as I come in the door. I have never had to wait for help as an employee always asks if they can help me find something. Most of the time I need their help. Whether its an oddball bolt for my 1940 Ford pickup or other hardware item Floyd Hardware usually has it. Especially if you are in Soddy or Sale Creek Floyd Hardware is fairly close to you and you are helping out a local business. Although it’s a little out of Chattanooga Webb Brothers Rafting Service and Store located at 3708 TN-30 Reliance TN, offers raft and funyak rentals. They will haul you up the river in the infamous “cattle truck “ which is really kind of fun or a school bus. I read a review where someone was “uneasy” about the truck ride. Hey, you are about to get in a mountain stream fed river with rapids! Live a little. I always thought the cattle truck ride was part of the fun. At the store you can buy camping or picnic supplies or get a souvenir t-shirt, check out historical artifacts or get some gas. The store has the old type pumps and Texaco sign and many people take a picture of their vehicle there at the retro pumps. The store opened in 1936 and was started by Oliver and Harold Webb in 1936 and is still owned by the Webb family. It was originally a general store and gas station. Oliver Webb was soon appointed Post Master and part of the store was turned into a post office. Eventually there was a library there also. The post office closed a few years ago due to budget cuts. Just a short walk across the river bridge there is the historic Watchman’s House with rooms that can be rented out but there are only three rooms so call for reservations. The next time you are in the Polk County area take time to tour Webb Brothers store. Hang out and lis-
ten to the river as it flows past Okay, full disclosure on the next and enjoy the scenic view. local business I want to publicize. I do work there. It’s Shooters For a good drive to Webb Supply at 4864 Hixson Pike. Brothers take Hwy 64 from Shooters Supply is a true full servCleveland then just before you get ice gun store/indoor range with to the Ocoee River take 30 East gun-smithing services on the over to Reliance. It’s a really pret- premises. It is under new ownerty motorcycle ride. Go check out ship by a local small businessman Webb’s Store and the surrounding Larry Hopper. Mr. Hopper has Reliance area . I’m sure you wont renovated the range and classbe disappointed. rooms. There are more shooting booths with improved lighting My next small business ”discov- and ventilation. There is a new ery” is Main Stage Music in spacious classroom upstairs to Dayton, TN.. Fittingly we had just accommodate more students of eaten at a “mom and pop” family the varied firearms related classowned restaurant in Dayton es offered .If you are a woman (Dayton Coffee Shop) and my girl- looking for training by a female friend saw a music store just up instructor, want to get your the street. She had an antique armed security guard license, just Fender bass guitar she wanted to want to get marksmanship sell. The store was closed that day instruction or get a permit to but she called the store later. We carry a handgun in Tennessee ended up taking her guitar to the then Shooters Supply has classes store where we met the owner, or training for you. One super Brad Putt. (No we didn’t ask him if cool thing to do is shoot the he ever catches any grief over his Zombie Course. There is an entire name)..Brad is a super nice guy who greeted us warmly. He did a professional evaluation of the guitar and gave us some information we did not know. He spent a good amount of time that day and another day when we returned to sell him the guitar. We became Facebook friends and followed his recent exploits in Las Vegas. But back to the store. I must admit I know almost nothing about musical instruments, speakers, amps, etc. But to me the place looked like it had a very well stocked inventory. It was spacious and just had a good feel or “vibe” to the place. I found numerous comments on Google regarding this store and they were all positive. One was “Best little music store in the South”. I think that sums it up well. If you are looking for a musical instrument, musical instruction or if you just want to check out a cool store definitely try Main Stage Music in Dayton. ENIGMA
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section of the upstairs with rifles outfitted with lasers to take out pop up “undead”. If you want to book a cool birthday party for a Walking Dead fan or just something fun for the kids (or you) then this is it. Stop in to look at the guns or shoot on the in-door range at Shooters Supply. The staff are shooters not just “gun store commandos” and are glad to help and answer questions. Come and see us at Shooters Supply and Indoor range for all your firearms needs and just to have some fun. These local businesses are some I personally have had dealings with and do business with. I really try to support the “little man” and local business and hope you will also. Thanks, Mark Haskins
A Massachusetts man said he arrived at his family’s home to find someone had broken in and given the residence a good cleaning without stealing anything. Nate Roman, 44, said he returned to his Marlborough home last week with his 5-year-old son and the boy was the first to notice the back door was open. The homeowner said he was shocked to go inside and discover nothing had been taken, but instead the house had been cleaned. “You could smell the cleaning chemicals,” he told local
news. “I could tell something was wrong so I started looking around the house, and I found that my bathrooms had been cleaned.” Roman said every room had been cleaned — except for the kitchen. Roman said a clue left behind — toilet paper folded into origami roses — lead him to suspect a professional cleaning service had visited the wrong address. “It was really the roses that really got me thinking that some professional cleaner had accidentally stumbled into my house,” Roman said. “If I was going to judge the quality of a toilet paper rose I would call this high quality.”
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A couple in Spain discovered a buzzing sound that was keeping them up at night was caused by 80,000 bees in their bedroom wall. The couple had been mystified by the low humming sound emitting from their wall for two years, until the sound became louder as temperatures in the area rose and they called a local beekeeper for help. “From about three months ago there was an unbearable noise and they didn’t know what to do,” beehive relocation expert Sergio Guerrero said. “Just imagine!” The experienced beekeeper was shocked that the couple managed to live with the noise
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for so long. “With a hive that big it’s a wonder they didn’t have a constant buzz in their ear,” he said. “I can’t understand how they’ve been able to live with them for the past two years.” Nobody likes spiders, but which would you like less; dealing with a spider in your lap or losing your vehicle in a river? For this Georgia woman the choice was easy. The woman told a state trooper she was trying to back her Kia van down a boat launch on the Etowah
River to put her kayak in the water when a spider jumped in her lap. Naturally, she jumped out of the van. The van then rolled into the river, the Georgia State Patrol said. The agency sent a trooper to the boat launch, but by the time the trooper arrived, the van had long slipped out of sight. “She stated that it floated downstream a few feet,” a GSP spokesman said. “And within seconds, it was totally submerged.” The woman’s insurance company will foot the bill for a dive team to locate the van and tow it out of the river. Sometimes people die for a reason; Maybe they are a soldier, or maybe they overdose on drugs. Some people just get sick and die for no reason at all. Then there are the people who get run over while doing pushups, naked in the street. The unfortunate fitness enthusiast was 43-year-old James Earl Hunter of Oregon. Portland Police were called to a report of a man running naked in traffic at 4 a.m. As officers responded, a second report came in that the naked man was
doing push-ups in the street. Then, a third report that he’d been struck by a vehicle. Officers and emergency medical workers found the man, deceased, according to the Portland Police Bureau. The driver of the vehicle that struck the man remained at the scene and was cooperative. The driver was not impaired by alcohol or drugs, according to police. According to dailymail.co.uk, police fined a pedestrian 90 pounds for disorderly behavior after he tried to cover his face when he saw a controversial facial recognition camera on a street in London. Officers set up the camera on a van in Romford, East London, which then cross-checked photos of faces of passers-by against a database of wanted criminals. But one man was unimpressed about being filmed and covered his face with his hat and jacket, before being stopped by officers who took his picture anyway. After being pulled aside, the man told police: ‘If I want to cover me face, I’ll cover me face. Don’t push me
over when I’m walking down the street.’ The officer told him: ‘Calm yourself down or you’re going in handcuffs. It’s up to you.’ The cameras have been rolled out in a trial in parts of Britain, but their use has sparked a privacy debate. This comes just weeks after it was claimed the new technology incorrectly identified members of the public in 96 per cent of matches made between 2016 and 2018. A North Carolina brewery’s post promising a free keg party in exchange for the return of their stolen van went viral so fast the vehicle was located in 42 minutes. The Unknown Brewing Company in Charlotte said in a Facebook post that it would put on “a keg party” for anyone who found the van, which was stolen early Monday morning. “Please help us find it. Share with all of your friends. Who ever finds it, Brad will buy you a keg party!” the post said. “If you stole it and bring it back, you will also get a keg party (smile for the camera). Please DM us if you see it.” The brewery said the post was almost immediately shared hundreds of times, leading to more than 15 tips being called in about the van and a photo of the stolen vehicle’s current whereabouts being posted on Instagram within 42 minutes of the Facebook post. The brewery said it is aiming to reward the whole city for their help. “We wanted to thank all of you for helping us get our van back, by commenting, sharing and sending us tips via direct message,” the brewery said. “This week we will brew Van Theft Auto, when it releases, we will be selling it for 25 cents a pint (to cover taxes). That’s as close to a free keg party as we can do for you, Charlotte.” An Arizona police officer who pulled over an Oklahoma man driving on Interstate 10 got more than he bargained for when he spotted the man’s dead wife in the passenger seat, police say. Rodney Puckett, 70, told the officer that his wife, Linda Puckett, 74, had died at a Texas hotel earlier in their trip, Eloy police wrote in a release. He told police that he put
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her body in the passenger seat to continue on to their destination, officers wrote. Eloy police arrested Rodney Puckett on suspicion of abandonment or concealment of a body, police wrote. Detectives are working with Texas authorities to investigate Linda Puckett’s death. The couple had been in the process of divorcing. Well, that explains it. Authorities in Georgia said a child opened a Lego box purchased from a consignment store and found $40,000 worth of meth instead of plastic bricks. The Bullock County Sheriff’s Office said three women told investigators they purchased the box, which was labeled as containing Lego toys, at a consignment shop in Charleston, S.C., and brought it back to Statesboro, where they gave it to a young child. Sheriff’s Investigator Jim Riggs said the child opened the box and discovered a large bag of methamphetamine, which police estimated to be about $40,000 worth of the drug. The sheriff’s office said they believe the meth had been hidden inside the box by drug distributors and mailed to an empty or abandoned address. Investigators said postal workers will sometimes not to deliver to addresses dubbed vacant, and the unclaimed packages will later be auctioned off. They said that was likely how the box ended up for sale at a consignment shop. An Idaho man broke his 100th Guinness World Record when he fit 100 lit candles in his mouth at one time. David Rush, whose previous records include the most corn kernels eaten using a toothpick in three minutes, crammed the candles into his mouth at the TEDxBoise event. A video of the attempt shows Rush, who uses his world record attempts to promote STEM education, placing the candles in his mouth before they are ignited by a member of his support team. Rush holds the candles in his mouth for a full 30 seconds. The previous record was 41 candles and was set in 2018 by Dinesh Shivnath Upadhyaya of Mumbai, India.
It’s All My Fault I had every intention of quitting my part time job last month. This job is with a company that I have been employed with for over 21 years. You could even go so far as to say that job is part of my identity. As an added bonus, I shared that goal of quitting my job with other people. Accountability babe! If you caught the past tense in the first sentence than you guessed correctly at the fact that I haven’t quit. YET! So you may be asking why did I not quit? The easy answer is, I sadly didn’t meet the goal I set out to achieve. Am I disappointed? A little. Do I view not achieving this goal as a failure? Absolutely not. If you don’t understand that answer find a copy of the April edition and read page 13. Needless to say that somewhere along the way, I was distracted— squirrel. Now if I am being honest, I chased lots of squirrels over the last few months (they were everywhere). Instead of focusing on the hard tasks that would get me closer to my goals, I turned at every detour there was. Darn squirrels. Why would I chase a silly squirrel? First, let me make it clear that I am not out literally chasing squirrels. This girl doesn’t run unless her life depends on it. Second, I have made it to a place on my journey where if I want to grow I must do some hard work. However, I have little discipline when it comes to focus. I am easily distracted if something is not fun. Now, I am not against working hard at all. I will be the hardest working person in the room. I can out work just about anyone. But, that isn’t the kind of hard work I am referring to. Physical work has no fear over me. Personal growth, on the other hand gets way too dirty, personal, hard, and can be very time consuming. And who has time for that?
inspirational podcast. There is so much more to personal growth. It is about getting deep inside your head. Allowing your mind to sort through all the information and thoughts you have fed it.
about my busy schedule. As you can see all my scrolling didn’t get me to my next goal. However, I do believe I should receive an award for chasing the most squirrels.
So, with every great plan comes I don’t know about you but, quite next steps. For me, it will look like frankly, my thoughts scare me. No some deep personal growth time. Taking some quiet time everyday to
one? Anyways, if you want to raise your personal growth up a few more notches, write all those ideas and thoughts down. No worries friend, I hear ya. There are some thoughts you don’t want anyone else to ever read or see. (everybody has that judgy person in their life) Don’t fret I have the perfect solution. After you write down all those thoughts, ideas, solutions, lies, disbeliefs — burn ‘em. Bonfire time! And don’t forget to bring the fixin’s for some S’mores. Now go clear your mind so new information and ideas can be born. The Climb by Miley Cyrus
fear peeps, nobody is going to get hurt. Except for my pride. Personal growth is finding out what your limiting beliefs are. Pointing out your own insecurities so that you can build up your confidence. Pulling out all those dirty secrets and thoughts so you can squash them into the lies that they are. Working on those not-so-fun skills that you need in order to grow. Accepting responsibility for your own actions and the status of your life at this very moment. While we are at it, let’s not forget denial or the blame game, because friend it is all you.
face the thoughts in my mind. I am talking about straight up silence. Which is going to be a challenge in itself as the kids are now out of school. But you learn the most about yourself when there is no noise or distractions around. There is something about a silent room. It is like all the sudden you can hear yourself think. Ideas start to pop in your head. Resolutions to problems can start to be laid out. Your creative juices start to flow.
Michelle is a mom, wife, pharmacy tech, and an oil enthusiast. In a search for a simpler life, Michelle, along with her husband Curtis, has recently added ‘entrepreneur’ to her resume. Haman’s Homestead was created with the desire to share a simpler approach to all things life has to offer. Follow Michelle’s oil journey in her blog at www.HamansHomestead.com. She can also be reached at hamanIt’s not a coincidence that most of shomestead@gmail.com. our best ideas come while we are in the shower. Really, I am the only
The sum of where you are right now, depends on how much time you are investing in yourself to change for the better. Hence my problem. This is not a quick fix kind of issue. Personal growth takes time, and lots of it.
I’ve always viewed “working” on myself as taking time away from prospecting my next big team member. For real y’all- I need to be scrolling Facebook, IG, Twitter, and every other social media channel out there to find my people. I I don’t view personal growth as just was being a scroller and not a about reading a book, watching a doer. Sound familiar? I was making motivational show, or listening to a myself look busy so I felt better ENIGMA
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Why doesn’t Chattanooga have When is Chattanooga going to have parades that honor our vets and a motorcycle weekend? It would military, we used to… draw as many as Iron Man Triathlons. Did any of you go Do unwed mothers get to celebrate watch any of the Iron man race? Mother’s Day? When is the zoo going to have a Looking forward to the NEW Bessie free day for the underprivileged Smith Strut coming this fall. kids?
The parking Nazis have taken over parking at Finley stadium—do they I don’t love Lucy— I’m over the “I Is it me or does TV as a whole realcharge at the Chattanooga Market? Love Lucy” reruns. In fact I’m sick ly suck? Parking Nazis should go away. of them, I’d rather watch the old test patterns they used to run. Would you really hire a lawyer who We need to support the Mocs footHow many times is that worn-out has to run ads on TV? ball team this year… hate to lose stale show going to haunt us? them. New 2020 cars will be out soon Why doesn’t the government get (about 4 months), still lots of 2018 Why don’t we have music festivals off Trump’s ass and start taking care of business and the people? Close the borders, spend that money on our homeless, vets, and poor children. Put all the pill pushers who helped fuel the opioid wave of addiction and death in jail now and take the money they made from it to help the addicted. Well, by the time you read this, Riverbend will be over. Hope they made it. Some new cars cost as much as my first three bedroom house. Remember the song that said “they tore down paradise and built a parking lot”? change it to “apartment building”. I’m glad our Attorney General is after the people that started all the false Russian collusion. Seems like the entire Democratic Party is running for President. Guess what? Another craft beer brewery is opening... good, we don’t have enough. Why would you put an orange slice in your beer? Leave Patten Parkway alone.
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Ban school buses— too expensive. Add CARTA buses and give kids monthly passes. I had to get myself to school for 12 years without school buses— made it every day and every year. Until Next Time, Paul Burke Sr.
Travis Tritt Brings The Party to Town I found myself last Sunday I you want to her?” I yelled, never thought I would be “You’re Hot You’re Hot”. doing. I went to a country concert. I am known for my As time went by I weaned rock/alt rock and new wave roots, but with a few exceptions there are only a few country artists I listen. I saw Travis Tritt and the Tivoli Theatre.
Lookout Mountain. As I grew older country when through that crossover stage and sounded more like a bad pop
As a little kid when we first moved to Chattanooga that’s all you heard around here, a lot of country music but it was of great quality. Riding around with my dad we listened to Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Don Williams, Waylon Willie and the boys. I especially liked Jerry Reed and the song “When You’re Hot You’re Hot”. Back in the golden days of Chattanooga a lot of restaurants had personal jukeboxes at each table. There was one particular one on South Broad Street that ©Dave Weinthal comes to mind. I remember going in with my family for myself off of country because song than anything Johnny lunch and dad would pull out no one in our neighborhood Cash would sing. And quite some coins and say, “Anything was in to country up on frankly once I discovered ELO, Styx and Elton John, game over. Unlike my older sister who was a Top 40 nut, my dad listened to everything. Any given day in the car with my dad he would put on his eighttrack, The Doors, Janis Joplin, Merle, the soundtrack to “Jesus Christ Superstar”, Motown and more. I guess my appreciation for multiple genres of music is thanks to my dad. I always though as I got older that country was less ENIGMA
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country than it used to be. Of course most of the classics literally died off with only a few hanging around like Waylon and Dolly. In college my fraternity brothers and I knew Hank Jr.’s Greatest Hits by heart. No one had a choice. We would bring the cassette to our favorite watering hole (Scrappy’s) and demand Joe or Rand-ell play it and we played it over and over again. By the end of one night we led the entire bar of the packed hole in the wall in a sing along. After college my country days were over except a little Johnny and Willie as I was more into alternative rock and god ol’ rock and roll. I will confess however, I did go see Billy Ray Cyrus when that godawful song “Achy Breaky Heart” was big. I had a crush on this little girl and even though she had a boyfriend I was able to get a tack of tickets to take a whole group to see him perform in some tent… kind of the way I thought most country converts at the time was performed in. I knew the name Travis Tritt, heard it a bunch but didn’t know any of his songs. A pal of mine who worked for another magazine still to this day likes me to tell me the story that he got a call about doing a write up on this up and coming country artist by
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they are more mature than most rock concert attendees who dress like it’s laundry day and eyes are filled with angst. The atmosphere was as much of a concert setting but more of cocktail party setting – not
drama or excessive timing. It had an actual professional feel to it unlike a lot of rock shows I’ve attended. A pre-recorded message talked about visiting the merch table and like Elvis let everyone know Travis was in the house. That was updat-
the name of Travis Tritt. “He’s about to blow up we think,” he was told. And he did. I think I heard that story for the 100th time a few months ago by my friend. I’m sure once he reads this he’ll tell me the story again.
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Showtime came and a large crowd was on hand – a different crowd than what I’m used ©Dave Weinthal to. The crowd was mixed in age with many of the women because of alcohol but people in attendance actually dressed seemed to inter-mingle before up – I’m guessing hoping to get show time between bands and Travis’ attention, or the fact
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not just attempting in vain to get as close to the stage as possible. After a blistering set by Nashville’s Cadillac Three it was game on. Watching the stage crew change out the stage between acts was like clockwork with no major
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ed a few minutes later letting everyone know he was almost ready. Another recorded message then came over the speakers and it was no one
newer songs in his repertoire. Something blue refers to the blue jeans worn in attendance including Travis himself. And something blue were some of the songs her performed by other artists as famous as he. He even told the crowd he was going to play a whole bunch of stuff and he did just that.
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If you ever go to a concert besides listening to the music, watch the members of the band, especially the singer it is easily to tell if they are just going through the motions. Tritt was on stage smiling the whole time, making faces – other than Larry The Cable Guy yelling, “git-r-done” telling everyone Travis is about to come out and to have a good time, visit the merch table but most important, “gitr-done!”. Lo and behold the lights came on and a party was under way. Tritt took center stage surrounded by his band and a
you know what I mean. There was a generous amount of camaraderie on stage and even in the crowd as many joined in on a number of songs from their seats, unlike some rock shows where there seems to be a disconnect between the artist and the band, often excused as creative angst. It was obvious that Travis Tritt came to town to party and he is without a doubt a great host. A lot of entertainers could learn from him and learn to enjoy their art as he does. I may have awaked the
party started. The convert was like a wedding bride – some old, something new, something borrowed and something blue. Something old was some of his older songs, that surprisingly I knew. No one was more surprised than me. I perhaps was a fan and didn’t know it. I am now, but more on that later. Something new refers to the
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just having a good time and old country music fan in me that is contagious. And the thanks to Travis, we’ll see if it crowd who were already fans sticks. has even more reason to love Travis Tritt. It was more of a - Dave Weinthal celebration than a recital, if ENIGMA
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CONCERT CALENDAR “Go See Live Music”
This month’s calendar covers event s for June ad beyond. 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@enigmaonline.com. All dates subject to change without notice.
SSA ATT U URRD DA AYY JJ uunnee 11 SSK KYYZZ O OO O (Chattanooga) DJ Zane RRII VVEE RRBBEE N ND D FFEE SSTTII VVAALL (Chattanooga) Macklemore, The War and Treaty, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer, The Get Right Band RRII VVEE RR D DRRIIFF TTEE RRSS (Chattanooga) Playin Possum Blues Band TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) Tim Wright HII--FF II CC LLYYD H D EE’’ SS (Chattanooga) Gaslight Street WAAN W ND DEE RRLLIIN NG G BBRREEW WII N NG G CCO OM MPPAAN N YY (Chattanooga) Fine Lines, Sleazy Sleazy CCEE LLLLA AIIRRIISS AAM M PPH HIITT H H EEAATT RREE AATT LLAAK K EEW WO OO OD D (Atlanta) Barenaked Ladies TTH H EE TT AABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Trey Anastasio Band FFO OXX TT H H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Rodrigo y Gabriela SSM MIITT H H’’ SS O O LLD DEE BBAARR (Atlanta) Rude Dude & the Creek Freaks, Monochrome Sweatsuit, Crispin Wah CCIITT YY W WIIN N EERRYY AATTLL AAN NTT AA (Atlanta) Walter Beasley CCO O CCAA CCO O LLAA RRO OXXYY (Atlanta) Blackbear KN K NO O XXVVIILL LLEE CC IIVVIICC CCO O LLIISSEE U UM M (Knoxville) Derek Hough HEEXXAAG H GO ON N BBRREEW WIIN NG G CCO OM MPPAAN N YY (Knoxville) “Punk Rock Flea Market” Nots, Material Girl, Spodee Boy, Ex-Gold, Daddy Don’t, Rat Punch, Good Vibes Only, Outlaw Ritual, Criswell Collective CCA AN NN NEERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Betty Who TTH H EE CC O OW WAAN N (Nashville) Stephen Marley EEXXIITT //IIN N (Nashville) Guitar Wolf, Nashville Pussy RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Old Crow Medicine Show CCEE N NTT EEN NN NIIAALL PPAARRK K (Nashville) Teddy and the Rough Riders HIIG H GH HW WAATT TT (Nashville) Bill Lloyd, Chris Church, Lannie Flowers TTH HO OM M PPSSO ON NH HIIG GH H SSCCH HO OO O LL (Alabaster, AL) “Alabaster CityFest” Easton Corbin, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Jessica Meuse, Sanchez Tanniehill, Bonfyre
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SSK KYY ZZO OO O (Chattanooga) Karaoke WAAN W ND DEE RRLLIIN NG G BBRREEW WIIN NG G CC O OM MPPA AN NYY (Chattanooga) The Other Brothers, Eric Turner SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) The Peterson Brothers TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Tim Wright CC O OCC AA CC O OLL AA RRO OXXYY (Atlanta) LANY ATT LLAAN A N TTAA BBO O TT AAN NIICC AALL G GA ARRD DEEN N (Atlanta) Ricky Skaggs TT EERRM M IIN NAALL W W EESSTT (Atlanta) Phil Cook, Charlie Parr FF RREED DRRIICC K K BBRRO OW WN N JJ RR.. A AM MPPH H IITTH H EEA ATT RREE (Peachtree City, GA) Joan Jett & the Blackhearts CC IITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N N AASSH H VVIILL LLEE (Nashville) Howie Day RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Rodrigo y Gabriela D && LLIIN 33RRD ND D SSLLEE YY (Nashville) Airpark TT H HEE N NIICC K K (Birmingham) Stone Mecca
MO M ON ND DA AYY JJuu nnee 33 TT RREEM MO ON N TT TT AAVVEERRN N (Chattanooga) Trivia Night SSK KYY ZZO OO O (Chattanooga) Karaoke RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Darius Rucker TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN N TT EEAASSTT (Nashville) Damon Johnson D && LLIIN 33RRD ND D SSLLEE YY (Nashville) The Time Jumpers CC IITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY AA TTLLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Philip Bailey VVIIN NYY LL (Atlanta) Ronnie James Dio (hologram) AVVO A ON ND DAALL EE BBRREEW WII N NG G CCO OM MPPA AN N YY (Birmingham) Molly Burch
TT U UEESSD DA AYY JJuu nnee 44 TT RREEM MO ON N TT TT AAVVEERRN N (Chattanooga) Open Mic w/ Mike McDade SSK KYY ZZO OO O (Chattanooga) Karaoke TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) T.J. Miller TT EERRM M IIN NAALL W W EESSTT (Atlanta) The Lemonheads, Tommy Stinson AIISSLL EE 55 (Atlanta) Katie Toupin A RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Craig Wiseman TT EEN NN NEE SSSSEEEE PPEERRFF O ORRM MII N NG GA ARRTTSS CCEE N NTT EERR
(Nashville) Illana Glazer CC A AN NN N EERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OO OM M (Nashville) Eli Young Band, Tyler Rich TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN NTT EE AASSTT (Nashville) The Distillers, Starcrawler D && LLIIN 33RRD ND D SSLLEEYY (Nashville) Darryl Worley, Love And Theft, Shelly Fairchild, Jeff Bates BBA ARRLLEEYY ’’ SS TT AAPPRRO OO OM M (Knoxville) Paleface SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) Betty Who
WEED W DN NEESSD DA AYY JJ uunnee 55 SSK KYY ZZO OO O (Chattanooga) Karaoke WAAN W ND DEERRLLII N NG G BBRREE W WIIN NG G CC O OM M PPAAN NYY (Chattanooga) Open Mic TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) Open Mic Night JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Open Mic Comedy RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Marty Stuart TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN NTT (Nashville) Katie Toupin TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN NTT EE AASSTT (Nashville) Pink Sweat$ HII G H GH HW WAATTTT (Nashville) The Mystery Lights, Future Punx TT H HEE N NIICC K K (Birmingham) Jaydee CC IITTYY W WII N NEERRYY AATT LLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Joanne Shaw Taylor EED DD DIIEE ’’SS AATTTT IICC (Atlanta) Bernadette Seacrest TT EERRM MII N NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Draco Rosa
TTH HU URRSSD DA AYY JJuu nnee 66 SSK KYY ZZO OO O (Chattanooga) DJ Zane WAAN W ND DEERRLLII N NG G BBRREE W WIIN NG G CC O OM M PPAAN NYY (Chattanooga) Danimal and Friends SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) Joanne Shaw Taylor TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) DJ Sandhu JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Hollywood Horses, Oblvitos HEE AAVVEEN H N AATT TTH H EE M M AASSQ QU UEERRAAD D EE (Atlanta) Yngwie Malmsteen CC IITTYY W WII N NEERRYY AATT LLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Lyfe Jennings TT EERRM MII N NAALL W WEE SSTT (Atlanta) Pink Sweat$ FFO O XX TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Pride & Joy AM A MEE RRIISS BBAAN NK K AAM MPPH H IITT H HEEAATT RREE (Alpharetta, GA) Nathaniel Ratelift & the Night Sweats EEXXIITT // IIN N (Nashville) The Lemonheads WIILLD W DH HO O RRSSEE SS AALLO OO ON N (Nashville) Ty Herndon GRRAAN G ND DO O LLEE O OPPRRYY H HO OU USSEE (Nashville) The Oak Ridge Boys HII G H GH HW WAATTTT (Nashville) Rooney FFO O RREEVVEERR CC O OU UN NTT RRYY PPAARRK K– – BBU UD DW WEE IISSEE RR SSTT A AG GEE (Nashville) “CMA Music Festival” Mark Willis, Joe Diffie, Sister Hazel, Uncle Kracker, Neal McCoy, Montgomery Gentry, Shenandoah, Lorrie Morgan NII SSSSAAN N N SS TTAAD D IIU UM M (Nashville) “CMA Music Festival” Marty Stuart, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Brothers Osborne, Rascal Flats, Florida Georgia Line ASSCC EEN A ND D AAM M PPH HIITT H HEE AATT RREE (Nashville) “CMA Music Festival” Adam Craig, King Calaway, Goodbye June, LoCash, Tyler Farr, Lindsay Eli, Jimmie Allen, Chase Rice RRIIVVEERRFFRRO ON NTT PPAARRK K (Nashville) “CMA Music Festival” Lee Brice, Runaway Jane, Michael Ray, Easton Corbin, Cassadee Pope, Eli Young Band, Jimmie Allen, Lindsay Eli
FFRRA AN NK K LLIIN N TT H H EEA ATT RREE (Franklin, TN) Kiefer Sutherland IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) Old Crow Medicine Show SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) John Moreland, Early James & the Latest BBIIJJO OU U TT H HEE A ATTRREE (Knoxville) Wilco
FFRRIID DA AYY JJ uunnee 77 SSK KYY ZZO OO O (Chattanooga) DJ Zane TTH H EE CCO OM MEE D DYY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) DJ Sandhu SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Rock the 90s JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Aquaducks, FUX MIILLLLEE RR PPLLA M AZZA A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall” The Daybreaks, 3’s Company HII-- FFII CC LLYY D H DEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) Three Star Revival BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREE N NA A (Nashville) Arianna Grande D && LLII N 33RRD ND DSS LLEEYY (Nashville) Pat McLaughlin SSCC H HEERRM M EERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Branford Marsalis RRIIVVEERRFFRRO ON NTT PPA ARRK K (Nashville) “CMA Music Festival” Gavin DeGraw, A Thousand Horses, Dylan Scott, Mitchell Tenpenny, Maddie & Tae, Lauren Alaina, Jordan Davis, Morgan Wallen, Hunter Hayes, Scotty McCreery ASSCC EEN A ND DA AM MPPH H IITT H HEE A ATTRREE (Nashville) “CMA Music Festival” Alan Hambrick, Caylee Hammack, Bailey Bryan, Jillian Jacqueline, Mitchell Tenpenny, Jordan Davis, Brett Young NIISSSS A N AN N SSTT A AD DII U UM M (Nashville) “CMA Music Festival” Jo Dee Messina, Little Big Town, Thomas Rhett, Dan + Shay, Carrie Underwood FFO O RREEVVEERR CC O OU UN NTT RRYY PPA ARRK K– – BBU UD DW WEE IISSEERR SSTT A AG G EE (Nashville) “CMA Music Festival” Jamie O’Neal, Rita Wilson, Andy Griggs, The Road Hammers, Keith Anderson, Kendell Marvel, Thompson Square, Charlie Esten GRRA G AN ND DO O LLEE O O PPRRYY H HO OU USSEE (Nashville) Kiefer Sutherland CCA AN NN NEE RRYY BBA ALLLL RRO OO OM M (Nashville) Slushii MEE RRCC YY LLO M OU UN NG G EE (Nashville) The Shazam CCA AD D EEN N CCEE BBA AN NK KA AM MPPH HII TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Anderson Paak EED DD DIIEE’’ SS A ATT TT IICC (Atlanta) The Felice Brothers AIISSLLEE 55 (Atlanta) The Fritz A AM A MEE RRII SS BBA AN NK KA AM MPPH HII TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Alpharetta, GA) “Ticket to Rock” Behemoth, Gojira, Chevelle, Slipknot, Breaking Benjamin, VolbeatUnderoath, Alice In Chains CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY A ATT LLA AN NTT A A (Atlanta) Lyfe Jennings TTH H EE CCO ON NCC O OU U RRSS EE (Knoxville) Rewind TTH H EE SSH HEE D DA ATT SSM MO OK KYY M MO OU UN N TT A AIIN NH H AARRLLEEYY DA D AVVIID DSSO ON N (Maryville, TN) Old Crow Medicind Show
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RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Wu-Tang Clan June 9 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Pony Bradshaw, Ben Strawn, Edward and Jane June 11 BBU UCC K KH H EEAAD D TTH H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Local Natives June 11 SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) Frank Iero and the Future Violents June 11 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Open Mic Comedy, Dad’s Day Off June 12 TT EEN NN NEE SSSSEEEE TT H HEE AATTRREE (Knoxville) REO Speedwagon June 12 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Hunger Anthem, Yeah Right, Shehehe June 13 M EERRCC YY LL O M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) SVRCINA, Daniella Mason June 13 TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN N TT EEAASSTT (Nashville) Nita Strauss, Korerozzik June 13 BBO ON NN NAARRO OO O (Manchester, TN) Magic City Hippies, Friday Pilots Club, Shlump, Love Taps, Evan Giia, 12th Planet, The Comet Is Coming, Sunsquabi, Saba, The Nude Party, Eprom, All Them Witches, Case Bloom, Dorfex Bos, Jack Harlow, Drax Project, Peach Pit, Donna Missal, Kalu & the Electric Joint, Caroline Rose June 13 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) Todd Sharp June 14 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS SS O OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Etera June 14 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) The Fridge June 14 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) James Gregory June 14 M IILLLLEERR PPLL AAZZAA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall” The M Fridge, Danimal Planet June 14 H II--FFII CCLL YYD H D EE’’ SS (Chattanooga) Hit Town June 14 SSCC H H EERRM MEE RRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Richard Marx June 14 AM A M EERRIISS BBAAN NK K AAM MPPH H IITT H HEE A ATTRREE (Alpharetta, GA) Dierks Bentley, Jon Pardi, Tenille
Townes June 14 VVA ARRIIEETT YY PPLLAAYY H HO OU USSEE (Atlanta) Unknown Mortal Orchestra June 14 ATT LLAAN A NTT AA CC O OLLII SSEEU UM M (Atlanta) Los Ángeles Azules June 14 TT H HEE SSH HEE D D AA TT SS M MO OK K YY M MO OU UN NTT AAIIN NH HAARRLLEE YY DAAVVIID D D SSO ON N (Maryville, TN) Brent Cobb June 14 BBO ON NN NAARRO OO O (Manchester, TN) Childish Gambino, Phish, King Nun, Illiterate Night, Solange, Beach House, Griz, Gojira, The Avett Brothers, AJR, K.Flav, Catfish & the Bottlemen, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Rival Sons, Ida Mae June 14 RRIIVVEERR D D RRIIFFTT EERRSS (Chattanooga) Jason Lyles June 15 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) Little Raine Band June 15 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) James Gregory June 15 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Electric Avenue June 15 HII --FFII CCLLYY D H DEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) Matt Stephens Band June 15 RRU UM MO ORRSS (Chattanooga) The PBR Band June 15 RRIIVVEERR D D RRIIFFTT EERRSS (Chattanooga) Jason Lyles June 15 MII LLLL TT O M OW WN NM MU U SSIICC H HAALLLL (Bremen, GA) Jo Dee Messina June 15 FFRREE D DRRIICC K K BBRRO OW WN N JJRR.. AAM M PPH HIITT H H EEAATT RREE (Peachtree City, GA) Kool & the Gang June 15 CC IITT YY W WII N NEERRYY AATT LLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) The Freddy Jones Band, Blue Dogs June 15 BBO ON NN NAARRO OO O (Manchester, TN) Post Malone, Hozier, The National, Gucci Mane, Jim James, Kacey Musgraves, Odesza, Quinn XCII, Shovels & Rope, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Maren Morris, Ruston Kelly, Chelsea Cutler, Hippo Campus, Rubblebucket, Honey Harper June 15 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Roseanne Cash, Ry Cooder June 16 EEXXIITT // IIN N (Nashville) Rakim June 16 BBO ON NN NAARRO OO O (Manchester, TN) Cardi B, Phish, The Lumineers, Mac DeMarco, Walk the Moon, The Wood Brothers, Brandi Carlile, Trampled By Turtles, Jared & The Mill, The Soul Rebels, Faye Webster June 16 CC O OCC AA CC O OLLAA RRO O XXYY (Atlanta) The National June 16 MAARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU USS IICC W WO ORRK KSS (Nashville) Tech N9ne June 17 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH HEEM M IIAA (Chattanooga) 2nd Hand Band June 18 TT H HEE SSIIG GN N AALL (Chattanooga) A Day to Remember, Knocked Loose, Boston Manor June 18 LLEE G GAACC YY AARREE N NAA (Birmingham) Twenty One Pilots June 18 ASSCC EEN A ND D AAM M PPH HIITT H HEE AATT EERR (Nashville) Vampire Weekend June 18 CC IITTYY W WII N NEERRYY AATT LLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Rickie Lee Jones June 18 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) Open Mic Night June 19 CC IITTYY W WII N NEERRYY AATT LLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Jimmy Vaughan June 19 MEE RRCCYY LLO M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) Alyssa Micaela June 19 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) Gretchen Peters June 20 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) D.J. Lewis and friends June 20
WA W ALLK KEE RR TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Chattanooga) Puddles Pity Party June 20 SSCC H HEERRM M EERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Brian Wilson, Blondie Chaplin, Al Jardine June 20 BBRRIID DG G EESSTT O ON N EE A ARREE N NA A (Nashville) Penatonix June 20 TTH H EE BBA ASS EEM MEE N NTT EEA ASS TT (Nashville) Junior Brown June 20 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS N NO O RRTTH H (Chattanooga) Josh Gilbert Band June 21 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Camp Normal June 21 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Handlines, Moon Hollow, Hari The Band June 21 TTH H EE CCO OM MEE D DYY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) D.J. Lewis and friends June 21 HII-- FFII CC LLYY D H DEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) Dre Sterchi & Blues Tribe June 21 WA W ALLK KEE RR TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Chattanooga) Rob Bell June 21 MIILLLLEE RR PPLLA M AZZA A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall” Jessy Wilson, FBI Reloaded June 21 SSCC H HEERRM M EERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Brian Wilson, Blondie Chaplin, Al Jardine June 21 ASSCC EEN A ND DA AM MPPH H IITT H HEE A ATTRREE (Nashville) Billie Ellish, Denzel Curry June 21 CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY N NA ASS H HVVIILLLLEE (Nashville) Perry Farrell June 21 EEXXIITT //II N N (Nashville) Drivin’ N Cryin’ June 21 MEE RRCC YY LLO M OU UN NG G EE (Nashville) Rhett Miller June 21 D && LLII N 33RRD ND DSS LLEEYY (Nashville) Chuck Mead June 21 VVA ARRII EETT YY PPLL A AYYH HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) Todd Snider June 21 SSYY M MPPH HO ON NYY H HA ALLLL (Atlanta) Bruce Hornsby June 21 IIRRO ON N CCII TTYY (Birmingham) Jo Dee Messina June 21 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Deep Shag The Band: Creating The Sounds of 1970 June 22 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DN NO O RRTTH H (Chattanooga) Sistern June 22 JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Summerween June 22 RRIIVVEERR D DRRIIFF TTEE RRSS (Chattanooga) Joshua Griffeth June 22 TTH H EE CCO OM MEE D DYY CCA ATT CC H H (Chattanooga) D.J. Lewis and friends June 22 HII-- FFII CC LLYY D H DEE ’’SS (Chattanooga) Misfit Toyz June 22 WA W ALLK KEE RR TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Chattanooga) Todd Snider June 22 RRU UM MO O RRSS (Chattanooga) Soul Survivor June 22 FFRREED D RRIICC K K BBRRO OW WN N JJRR.. A AM M PPH HIITT H HEE AATT RREE (Peachtree City, GA) The Robert Cray Band June 22 CCEE LLLLA ARRIISS A AM MPPH HII TTH H EEA ATT RREE A ATT LLA AK K EEW WO OO OD D (Atlanta) Uncle Luke, Bun B, Twista, Kilo Ali, Project Pat, Da Brat, DJ Unk, Pastor Troy, Adina Howard, Foxy Brown June 22 CCII TTYY W WIIN N EERRYY A ATT LLA AN NTT A A (Atlanta) Perry Farrell June 22 TTEE RRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) Moon Hooch June 22 CCO O CC A A CCO O LLA A RRO O XXYY (Atlanta) Tim McGraw June 22 FFO O XX TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Tiffany Haddish June 22 CCEE LLLLA AIIRRIISS A AM MPPH HII TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Uncle Luke, Bun B., Twista, Kilo Ali, Project Pat,
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Da Brat, DJ Unk, Pastor Troy, Adina Howard, Da Brat, Foxy Brown June 22 RRYY M MAA N N AAU UD D IITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Kenny G June 22 TTEE N NN N EESSSSEE EE PPEE RRFFO O RRM M IIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN N TTEE RR (Nashville) Sadie Robertson June 22 MEEM M MO ORRIIAALL AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Chattanooga) Peter Frampton June 23 SSA ATTU U RRN N (Birmingham) Son Volt June 23 CCA AD D EEN NCC EE BBAAN NK K AAM M PPH HIITT H H EEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Billie Ellish, Denzel Curry June 23 BBU U CCK KH H EEAAD D TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Reel Big Fish, Bowling For Soup, Nerf Herder June 23 MAARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO O RRK KSS (Nashville) Puddles Pity Party June 23 TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEE EE PPEE RRFFO ORRM M IIN NG G AARRTT SS CC EEN NTT EE RR (Nashville) Sadie Robertson June 23 BBIIJJ O OU U TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) Todd Snider June 23 TTH H EE BBAASSEE M MEEN N TT (Nashville) A.A. Bondy June 24 ASSCCEE N A ND D AAM MPPH H IITTH H EEAATT RREE (Nashville) Bellion June 25 TTH H EE BBAASSEE M MEE N NTT EEAASSTT (Nashville) Ghostland Observatory June 25 EED DD D IIEE’’ SS AATT TT IICC (Atlanta) AA Bondy June 25 BBIIJJ O OU U TTH H EEAATT RREE (Knoxville) Sam Amidon, Bruce Hornsby June 25 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS N NO O RRTT H H (Chattanooga) Noam Pikelny & Stuart Duncan June 26 JJ..JJ..’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Open Mic Comedy June 26 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS SSO OU U TTH H (Chattanooga) Town Mountain, Rev Jeff Mosier June 27 JJ..JJ..’’SS BBO OH H EEM MIIAA (Chattanooga) Comedy w/ Zach Wheeler June 27 TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) J. Bliss June 27 SSCCH H EERRM M EERRH HO O RRN N SS YYM M PPH HO ON NYY CC EEN NTT EE RR (Nashville) Frankie Valli June 27 TTH H EE BBAASSEE M MEE N NTT EEAASSTT (Nashville) Son Volt June 27 ASSCCEE N A ND D AAM MPPH H IITTH H EEAATT EERR (Nashville) Peter Frampton, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience June 27 MAARRAATT H M HO ON NM MU USSIICC W WO O RRK KSS (Nashville) Leela James June 27 TTH H EE TT AABBEERRN N AACCLLEE (Atlanta) Chelsea Handler June 27 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS N NO O RRTT H H (Chattanooga) Hannah Wicklund and The Steppin Stones, C2 & The Brothers Reed June 28 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS SSO OU U TTH H (Chattanooga) The Breakfast Club June 28 TTH H EE CC O OM M EED D YY CCAATT CC H H (Chattanooga) J. Bliss June 28 HII--FF II CC LLYYD H D EE’’ SS (Chattanooga) Oweda June 28 TTIIVVO O LLII TT H HEE AATTRREE (Chattanooga) Chris D’Elia June 28 MIILLLLEE RR PPLLAAZZAA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall” The M Claudettes, Amber Fults June 28 SSCCH H EERRM M EERRH HO O RRN N SS YYM M PPH HO ON NYY CC EEN NTT EE RR (Nashville) Frankie Valli June 28 TTH H EE CC O OW WAAN N (Nashville) Paul Oakenfold June 28 EEXXIITT //IIN N (Nashville) She Wants Revenge, MXMS June 28 TTH H EE SSH H EED D AATT SSM MO OK KYY M MO OU UN N TTAAII N NH H AARRLLEEYY DAAVVIID D DSSO ON N (Maryville, TN) Jamey Johnson, Natalie Stoval June 28 CCEE LLLLA ARRIISS AAM M PPH HIITT H HEE AATT RREE AATT LLAAK KEE W WO OO OD D (Atlanta) “Disrupt Festival” Juliet Simms, Thrice, Memphis May Fire, Sum 41,The Used, Circa Survive, The Story So Far, Sleeping With Sirens, Andy Black, Four Year Strong, Trophy Eyes, Meg & Dia, Hyro
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the Hero June 28 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS SS O OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Neon Queen: Alternative ABBA June 29 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) E.G. Kight June 29 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Masseuse, Groove 8 June 29 RRIIVVEERR D DRRIIFFTT EERRSS (Chattanooga) Flat Top Boxer June 29 H II--FFII CCLL YYD H D EE’’ SS (Chattanooga) Throttle 21 June 29 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) J. Bliss June 29 TT H HEE TT AABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Ali Wong June 29 CC EELLLL A AIIRRIISS AAM M PPH HIITT H HEE AATT RREE A ATT LLA AK KEE W WO OO OD D (Atlanta) Dead & Company June 29 TT EERRM M IIN NAALL W W EESSTT (Atlanta) She Wants Revenge, MXMS June 29 CC O OBBBB EE N NEE RRG GYY PPEERRFF O ORRM MIIN NG GA ARRTTSS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Keyshia Cole, K. Michelle June 29 FF RREED DRRIICC K K BBRRO OW WN N JJ RR.. A AM MPPH H IITTH H EEA ATT RREE (Peachtree City, GA) Marc Martel June 29 SSO OU UTT H HEE RRN NG G RRO OU UN ND D AAM MPPH H IITTH H EEA ATT RREE (Fayetteville, GA) Tommy James & The Shondells June 29 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) J. Bliss June 30 TT U USSCC AALLO OO OSSAA AAM MPPH HII TTH H EEA ATT EERR (Tuscaloosa, AL) Rob Thomas, Abby Anderson June 30 SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) Leela James June 30 TT H HEE TT AABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Ali Wong June 30 SSCC H H EERRM MEE RRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Jerry Lee Lewis July 1 TT H HEE TT AABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Ali Wong July 1 BBRRIID DG GEESS TTO ON NEE AARREEN N AA (Nashville) Jeff Lynne’s ELO July 3 SSTT A ATT EE FF AARRM M AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) Hugh Jackman July 3 CC IITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY AA TTLLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Angie Stone July 3 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS SS O OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Prophets of Doom July 4 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Andy Forrester July 5 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS SS O OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) JGCB July 5 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) My Captain My King, Jadewick, Rough Dreams July 5 M IILLLLEERR PPLL AAZZAA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall” M Shammar Allen & Undersawgs, Danny Polo July 5 SSTT A ATT EE FF AARRM M AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) Jeff Lynne’s ELO July 5 TT H HEE TT AABBEERRN NAACC LLEE (Atlanta) Eric B & Rakim July 5 H AARRRRAAH H H’’ SS CC H HEE RRO OK KEE EE CC A ASSIIN NO O (Cherokee, NC) Lady Antebellum July 5 CC A AN NN N EERRYY BBAALLLLRRO OO OM M (Nashville) Reel Big Fish July 5 TT H HEE CC O OM M EED DYY CC AATT CCH H (Chattanooga) Andy Forrester July 6 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS SS O OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Back N Black July 6 JJ ..JJ ..’’SS BBO OH HEE M MIIAA (Chattanooga) Sevenstone, 10 Year Flood, Age of Deception July 6 TT H HEE SSH H EED D AATT SSM MO OK KYY M MO OU UN NTT A AIIN NH HA ARRLLEE YY D AAVVIID D D SSO ON N (Maryville, TN) Foghat July 6 TT H HEE CC O OW WAAN N (Nashville) Berlin July 6 ASSCC EE N A ND D AAM MPPH HIITT H H EEAATT EERR (Nashville) Rascal Flatts, Jimmie Allen July 6 SSU UN N TT RRU USSTT PPAARRK K (Atlanta) Awolnation, Cold War Kids July 6 AIISSLL EE 55 (Atlanta) Roni Size July 6 A M AABBLLEE H M HO OU U SSEE BBAARRN N EESS A AM M PPH HIITT H H EEA ATT RREE
(Mableton, GA) Boney James, Alex Bugnon July 6 TT H HEE CCO OM MEE D DYY CC AATTCC H H (Chattanooga) Andy Forrester July 7 TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN NTT EE AASSTT (Nashville) American Aquarium July 7 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD DIITT O O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Carly Rae Jepsen July 7 GRRAAN G ND DO O LLEE O OPPRRYY H HO OU USSEE (Nashville) Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy, Arthur Brown July 8 SSCC H HEE RRM MEERRH HO ORRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CC EE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Rob Thomas, Abby Anderson July 9 TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN NTT EE AASSTT (Nashville) Bang Tango, Faster Pussycat July 9 MEE RRCCYY LLO M OU UN NG GEE (Nashville) Charly Bliss July 9 CC EELLLLA AIIRRII SS AAM MPPH H IITT H HEEAATT RREE (Atlanta) Wiz Khalifa, Moneybagg Yo, Playboi Carti, French Montana July 9 AM A MEE RRIISS BBAAN NK KW WIIRREELLEE SSSS (Alpharetta, GA) Train, Goo Goo Dolls, Allen Stone July 10 TT H HEE BBAASSEEM M EEN NTT EE AASSTT (Nashville) Built to Spill July 10 HII G H GH HW WAATTTT (Nashville) Charly Bliss July 10 SSTT A ATT EE FFAARRM M AARREEN N AA (Atlanta) New Kids On the Block, Debbie Gibson, Tiffany, Salt-NPepa, Naughty By Nature July 11 CC IITTYY W WII N NEERRYY AATT LLAAN N TTAA (Atlanta) Taylor Hicks July 11 D && LLIIN 33RRD ND D SSLLEEYY (Nashville) Jonell Mosser, Maura O’Connell July 11 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) Leticia Wolf July 12 SSO ON NG G BBII RRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) Channing Wison Band July 12
JJ..JJ..’’ SS BBO OH H EEM M IIA A (Chattanooga) Black Tusk, Prayer Circle, Pale Rider July 12 MIILLLLEE RR PPLLA M AZZA A (Chattanooga) “Nightfall” Israel Nash, Sharla June July 12 AM A MEE RRII SS BBA AN NK KA AM MPPH HII TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Alpharetta, GA) Luke Combs, Cody Johnson July 12 TTEE RRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) Built To Spill July 12 ASSCC EEN A ND DA AM MPPH H IITT H HEE A ATTEE RR (Nashville) Young the Giant, Coin July 12 RRYYM MA AN NA AU UD DIITT O ORRIIU UM M (Nashville) Andrew Bird, Hiss Golden Messenger July 12 TTH H EE SSH HEE D DA ATT SSM MO OK KYY M MO OU UN N TT A AIIN NH H AARRLLEEYY DA D AVVIID DSSO ON N (Maryville, TN) Chris Knight July 12 TTH H EE N N IICC K K (Birmingham) Hollis Brown July 12 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS N NO O RRTTH H (Chattanooga) Alex Williams July 13 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD D SS SSO OU UTT H H (Chattanooga) The Communicators present: That 90’s Show July 13 TTH H EE SSH HEE D DA ATT SSM MO OK KYY M MO OU UN N TT A AIIN NH H AARRLLEEYY DA D AVVIID DSSO ON N (Maryville, TN) The Fabulous Thunderbirds July 13 TTEE RRM MIIN NA ALL W WEESS TT (Atlanta) Built To Spill July 13 VVA ARRII EETT YY PPLL A AYYH HO OU U SSEE (Atlanta) The Connells July 13 SSTT A ATTEE BBA AN NK KA AM MPPH HII TTH H EEA ATT RREE (Atlanta) Young the Giant July 14 BBU UCC K KH HEE A AD D TT H HEE A ATT RREE (Atlanta) Anberlin, The Mighty July 14 SSA ATT U URRN N (Birmingham) Built to Spill July 14 TTH H EE BBA ASS EEM MEE N NTT EEA ASS TT (Nashville) The Fabulous Thunderbirds feat. Kim Wilson July 14 ASSCC EEN A ND DA AM MPPH H IITT EEA ATT EERR (Nashville) Train,
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Goo Goo Dolls, Allen Stone July 16 MEERRCC YY LLO M OU UN NG G EE (Nashville) The Alarm July 17 EEXXIITT //IIN N (Nashville) Sebadoh, Eleanor Friedberger July 18 TTH H EE BBAASSEE M MEE N NTT EEAASSTT (Nashville) L.A. Guns July 18 CCIITT YY W WIIN N EERRYY AATTLL AAN NTT AA (Atlanta) Oleta Adams July 18 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS N NO O RRTT H H (Chattanooga) The Producers July 19 MIILLLLEE RR PPLLAAZZAA (Chattanooga) “Nightfall” M Low Down Brass Band, D.L. Yancy July 19 TTH H EE SSIIG GN NAALL (Chattanooga) Warrant July 19 SSCCH H EERRM M EERRH HO O RRN N SS YYM M PPH HO ON NYY CC EEN NTT EE RR (Nashville) Little River Band July 19 OAAK O KM MO OU UN NTT AAIIN N AAM M PPH HIITT H H EEAATT RREE (Pelham, AL) Brad Paisley July 19 SSA ATTU U RRN N (Birmingham) Sebadoh, Eleanor Friedberger July 19 TTH H EE M M AASSQ QU U EERRAAD DEE (Atlanta) The Aggrolites, Long Beach Dub All Stars, Mike Pinto Band July 19 BBU U CCK KH H EEAAD D TT H HEE AATTRREE (Atlanta) Howard Jones, All Hail The Silence, Men Without Hats July 19 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS SSO OU U TTH H (Chattanooga) Back To Avalon: A Tribute To Heart July 20 SSO ON NG GBBIIRRD DSS N NO O RRTT H H (Chattanooga) Backwater Still July 20 TTH H EE SSIIG GN NAALL (Chattanooga) Jelly Roll July 20 CCEE LLLLA AIIRRIISS AAM M PPH HIITT H H EEAATT RREE AATT LLAAK K EEW WO OO OD D (Atlanta) Iron Maiden, The Raven Age July 20 FFRREED D RRIICCK K BBRRO OW WN N JJRR.. AAM MPPH H IITT H HEE AATTEE RR (Peachtree City, GA) Spin Doctors July 20 TTEE N NN NEE SSSSEE EE TT H HEE AATTRREE (Knoxville) Little River
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Band July 20 AAVVO ON ND DAALL EE BBRREEW WII N NG G CCO OM MPPA AN N YY (Birmingham) Jonny Lang, North Mississippi Allstars July 20 EE XXIITT// IIN N (Nashville) Roots of Rebellion, Stealing Oceans July 20 D && LLIIN 33RRD ND D SSLLEE YY (Nashville) Robben Ford July 20 TT IIVVO OLLII TTH H EEAATT RREE (Chattanooga) Gordon Lightfoot July 21 CC IITT YY W WIIN NEE RRYY N N AASSH H VVIILL LLEE (Nashville) 10,000 Maniacs July 21 SSTT A ATT EE FF AARRM M AARREE N NAA (Atlanta) Jennifer Lopez July 22 CC O OBBBB EE N NEE RRG GYY PPEERRFF O ORRM MIIN NG GA ARRTTSS CCEE N NTT EERR (Atlanta) Gordon Lightfoot July 22 CC A AD DEE N NCC EE BBAAN NK K AAM MPPH H IITT H HEE A ATTRREE (Atlanta) Third Eye Blind, Jimmy Eat World July 22 RRYY M MAAN N AAU UD D IITTO O RRIIU UM M (Nashville) Joe Bonamassa July 22 AM A M EERRIISS BBAAN NK K AAM MPPH H IITT H HEE A ATTRREE (Alpharetta, GA) Dave Matthews Band July 23 TT U USSCC AALLO OO OSSAA AAM MPPH HII TTH H EEA ATT EERR (Tuscaloosa, AL) Nelly, TLC, Flo Rida July 23 ASSCC EE N A ND D AAM MPPH HIITT H H EEAATT RREE (Nashville) Third Eye Blind, Ra Ra Riot, Jimmy Eat World July 24 SSCC H H EERRM MEE RRH HO O RRN N SSYY M MPPH HO ON N YY CCEE N NTT EERR (Nashville) Johnny Rivers July 24 CC EELLLL A ARRIISS AAM MPPH H IITT H HEE AATTRREE A ATT LLA AK KEE W WO OO OD D (Atlanta) Nelly, TC, Flo Rida July 24 SSO ON NG G BBIIRRD DSS N NO ORRTT H H (Chattanooga) Kelly Willis and Bruce Robinson July 25 AM A M EERRIISS BBAAN NK K AAM MPPH H IITT H HEE A ATTRREE (Alpharetta, GA) Korn, H09909, Underoath, Alice In Chains July 25
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When Art Is Your Destiny ffeeeell ppuurr ssuuiinngg tthhee aa rrttss w w aass iinnddeeeedd years old. I used to be that kid yyoouurr ddee ssttii nnyy oorr aa nn oobbllii ggaattii oonn?? who would sit in the back of a club with a Coke and a piece of paper No, I always felt that was a part of drawing in the back waiting for the my life. It was in my DNA and what show to be over. I’ve met so many I was supposed to be doing from a incredible punk rock musicians really young age. I knew I was and bans over the years because of going to be an artist, but I didn’t my father. It’s been a huge influknow what kind, I just didn’t know ence on my life – heavy metal punk what kind. I loved to draw, I knew rock and as I got older just deeply I loved to paint, I knew I was going set in blues and soul music and to put myself out in the public light classic R&B from my childhood. at some point, but I didn’t know That’s how you get involved. I’ve loved music my entire life because when. I’ve been surrounded by it. Going YYoouurr ffaa tthhee rr ii ss aa rr eeggii oonnaallll yy ppooppuullaa rr to sleep I would go to bed with the ssii nnggeerr aa nndd ppeerr ffoorr m meerr aa nndd ootthhee rr walls rattling because bands were meem m mbbee rrss ooff yyoouu rr ffaam miill yy w wee rree ii nnttoo playing in my basement. I’ve been aarr tt.. DDii dd yyoouu ggee tt iinntteerr eess tteedd iinn surrounded by it my entire life. muuss iicc aa tt aann eeaa rrll yy aaggee ?? II kknnoow m w ii tt’’ss bbee eenn oonnllyy tthhee ppaass tt ccoouuppllee ooff yyee aarr ss HHoow w ddiidd yyoouu ggee tt ss ttaarr tteedd ppaaii nnttiinngg?? yyoouu ss ttaarrttee dd ppeerr ffoorrm miinngg aanndd hhaa vvee D Dii dd tthh aatt ccoom mee aa tt aa nn ee aarrll yy aaggee?? rree llee aassee dd oonnee aa llbbuum m w wii tthh aannootthhee rr oonn tthhee w w aayy,, w whh iill ee yy oouu ’’vvee bbeeee nn aa I didn’t start painting until I was 17 vviiss uuaall aarr ttiiss tt ffoorr w weell ll oovveerr aa ddee ccaaddee years old. I didn’t know I could paint. I was just a sketch artist and nnoow w.. I majored in Visual Art. I went to Yeah. I used to actually go with my Chattanooga School For Creative father and help him set up equip- Arts (CCA) majoring in Visual Art YY oouu ccoom mee ffrroom m aa ffaam miill yy w w iitthh m muullttii -- ment with the guys in a band. I and minored in Choir. I minored in ppllee ggeennee rraattii oonnss ooff aa rrttiiss ttss.. D D oo yyoouu used to sell his CDs and merch at 10 piano as well. The first time I picked up a paintbrush was when I was 17 and I fell in love with color. Everything I paint is very bold.
It is often said the art often imitates life, but for Destiny Sanchez her life is art. Sanchez is a multimedium artist. In her youth it began with drawings and eventually let to painting. Her works have been featured in numerous shows around Chattanooga and region. She is also a singer/songwriter, having released her first album, Spiritual Journey in early 2018. In August she plans to release her second, Lavender later in August. Not only is she heavily involved with the art, it’s actually literally in her blood. Sanchez comes from long line of artists including her grandmother, her mother, Lysabella Barrett, a published author and her father, Eric Scealf, leader of the seminal iconic punk rock/alternative outfit The Unsatisfied. Her husband is musical producer/engineer and lyricist at GPA Studio, Derrtie Sanchez, so you might think it’s actually art imitating life for the young artist instead of art imitating life for the young artist.
In the beginning I tried to keep it as minimalist as possible because I wasn’t very experienced, but my inspiration comes from a lot of cosmic, spacey kind of themes and I love doing portraits. I like doing musicians portraits, actually with bold colors. I really feel more comfortable now than in the beginning. Muu ssii cc hh aass aall w M waayyss ppll aayyee dd aa nn ii m mppoorr -ttaanntt ppaarr tt iinn yy oouurr llii ffee bbuutt iitt w waa ss oonnll yy aa ccoouuppllee ooff yyee aarrss aaggoo yy oouu ddeeccii ddeedd ttoo ttaakk ee uupp tthhee m meeddii uum m.. W W hhaa tt bbrroouugghhtt tthhaatt aabboouutt?? My husband is an awesome producer and he does so much music in his own studio space. I felt compelled to start working in the space with him. I had done an original piece. I played the guitar and I sang for him – I had done a sing for him. He heard it and said he fell in love with it and he wanted me to get in the studio and actually record it. After that we started working on a lot of music together. It rolled out into me making an album. Without his push I don’t think I would be doing as much as I am. It’s really helped me as well to push myself out there. It’s really changed me in a lot of ways.
Waa ss iitt ii nnttiim W mii ddaatt iinngg sstt aarr ttii nngg ttoo ppaa iinntt w w hhee nn yyoouu w wee rree pprree vviioouussll yy HH oow w iiss yy oouurr ss uubbjj eecctt m maatttteerr ?? II hhaadd oonnllyy ddoonnee sskk eettcchh aa rrtt?? kk nnoow w yyoouu ll iikk ee ttoo ddoo ppoorr ttrraaii ttss aanndd ss ttuuffff llii kkee tthhaatt.. HH oow w ddoo yyoouu ccoom m-No, I felt really comfortable with a ppaarr ee yyoouu rr ppaaii nnttiinngg ss ttyyllee ttoo yyoouurr paintbrush. Once I got all the col- m muu ssii cc ss ttyyllee ?? ors out I could see what tones I need. There were so many colors In a way they’re one in the same in the palate I could mess with and because I put spiritual elements in get crazy with it. As soon as I both. It’s a very spiritual thing for picked up that paintbrush, it was me. I’m a witchy kind of personalon from there. From that point on ity that is heard and seen in my everything has been paint and it’s work. I have some sensual elebeen painted with bold, bright col- ments in it as well and you’re going ors around myself – even furni- to hear and see on both ends of the ture. spectrum. Whh eenn m W muussii cciiaannss ttaallkk tthheeyy oofftteenn ttaa llkk ooff hhoow w tthheeyy’’vvee ee vvoollvvee dd aa ss aann aarrttii sstt// ppeerr ffoorr m meerr ss iinnccee tthheeyy ffii rrss tt ttooookk tthhee ss ttaaggee .. AAss aa vviiss uuaall aa rrttii sstt hhoow w ddoo yyoouu ffeeee ll yyoouu ffeeee ll yyoouu’’vv ee eevvoollvvee dd?? ENIGMA
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Do songwriting and painting both give you the same inspiration? How do you decide how you want to begin your paintings or get the inspiration for a song in your head to create?
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A lot of my work will be in my dreams and I will be compelled to paint them on canvas later or sketch them out or even write poetry. And them my music source of inspiration comes from my personal relationships and my inner struggles of trying to find where I need to be in life and some of these events that happened in my life that made it harder on me, but made me a stronger person. So, I get a lot of inspiration from that tough struggle. It’s made me a tough woman on the outside. I feel that comes out on both ends as well. It all intermingles into one thing. It just has to come out in different mediums. I express myself better through my mediums than actually speaking my words.
It sounds kind of crazy but it brings the attention to me.
TThhee ssppoottllii gghhtt iiss ll iitteerr aall llyy oonn yyoouu.. AAss aa ppeerr ffoorrm miinngg aa rrttii sstt,, ddoo yy oouu ccrr eeaattee aa ddii ffffeerr eenntt ppeerr ssoonnaa ffoorr yyoouurrss eellff –– ii ss yyoouurr ssttaaggee ppee rrss oonnaa ddii ffffee rree nntt ffrr oom m yyoouurr rreeaa ll llii ffee ppeerr ssoonnaa?? The only difference is that I show more of an attitude on stage, but that’s also who I am as well. I’m more in your face on stage than I am at home. Do I think it’s a persona? No, I see it as my name is Destiny Surreal - this is who I am. I just need to show everyone who I am – that’s it.
YYoouu rr eecceennttll yy hhaadd aa ss hhoow wii nngg ooff yyoouurr ppaaii nnttii nnggss ii nn CChhaa ttttaann ooooggaa aanndd yyoouu’’vv ee bbeeee nn ddooii nngg ss hhoow wss tthh ee bbeettttee rr YY oouu w wrrii ttee aanndd ss iinngg ssoonnggss ,, yyoouu ggoott ppaa rrtt ooff ttee nn yy eeaarr ss.. W W hhaa tt ii ss ii tt ll iikk ee ttoo bbee pprr eettttyy ggoooodd aatt ssppeeaa kkii nngg.. ffoorr yyoouu aa tt tthheessee ss hhoow w ?? D D oo yyoouu ffeeee ll yyoouu’’rr ee bbeeiinngg jj uuddggeedd oorr sseeee ii tt aa ss aa I’m horrible at speaking. I don’t cceell eebbrraa ttii oonn?? W Whh aatt ggooeess tthh rroouu gghh like to talk. I don’t really like to be yyoouurr hhee aadd dduu rrii nngg aa llll ooff tthh iiss ?? seen on film at all. I don’t like too much attention. It’s crazy because I feel gratitude. I feel grateful for I’m in this world of doing music these chances in my life to be able and being an artist and putting to present myself. I feel extremely myself out there. It’s really crazy. blessed that people would want to I’m really just a calm earth child come out and see me. It’s a real and I don’t like too much attention. blessing to have that in my life. I feel excited and enjoy that people want to see my work. And if they feel a connection to it, that’s ultimately what I want – some connection to other people through my art and work.
there was it would be very witchness with candles everywhere and Tiger Lilies and things like that probably.
BBeess iiddee ss bbee iinngg aa vviiss uuaa ll aarr ttii sstt,, yyoouu’’rree aa rr eeccoorrddii nngg aa rrttii sstt,, ddoo yyoouu ffeeeell tthhee yy PPuu ttttiinngg ttooggee tthhee rr aann aarr tt ss hhoow w ccaann ccoom mppllii m mee nntt eeaacchh ootthh eerr oorr ddooeess oonnee bbee ss iim mii llaarr ttoo aa ccoonncceerr tt ppee rrffoorrm m-- ttaakk ee aaw w aayy ffrroom m tthhee ootthh eerr ?? aannccee.. II nn tthhee m muuss iicc w woorr lldd yyoouu ppiicckk aanndd cchh ooooss ee w whhiicchh ss oonnggss yy oouu w waanntt I don’t think they take away from ttoo ppee rrffoorrm m aanndd aass aa vvii ssuuaall aa rrttii sstt one another, but I feel that my yyoouu’’rr ee cchh oooossii nngg w whh aatt yyoouu w w aanntt music since I am able to politically ppee ooppll ee ttoo ssee ee ooff yyoouurr ccrree aattiioonnss .. put it out there is just more in your face and more to the point, as in DDoo yyoouu tthhiinnkk tthheeyy ppaarr aallll eell ?? my paintings it’s more up to your Yes – all day, every day they paral- interpretation. Any music is up for lel. They’re one in the same. interpretation as well. I just feel Again, I think I’m blessed to be able like my music is straighter to the to have the talent to be able to do point than what my art is. something like this. It feels very at Ultimately it’s up to you. They still times overwhelming, but I love it. I do coincide with each other. love being able to express it. DD oo yy oouu ffeeee ll ggrr eeaattee rr ffrree eeddoom mw w iitthh DDoo aannyy ooff yy oouurr ss hhoow w ss hh aavvee tthh eem meess yy oouurr ppaa ii nnttiinn gg tthh aa nn yyoouu rr ss oonnggss ttoo tthheem m w whh eenn yyoouu ppuutt ttooggeetthh eerr aa bbeeccaa uuss ee ppaaii nnttii nnggss aa rree uu pp ffoorr iinntteerr -vviiss uuaa ll ddiiss ppll aayy?? pprree ttaattiioonn bbyy w whh ooee vveerr iiss ss eeee iinngg iitt,, w hhee rreeaa ss w w wii tthh aa ssoonngg ppee ooppll ee w wii llll mee -They don’t really have a theme – at ggii vvee yy oouu ii nnssttaanntt rr eeaa ccttii oonn oorr ss oom least not yet, but you’ll definitely tthh iinngg ttoo ii tt?? II w waa ss w w oonnddeerr iinngg yyoouurr feel the sense of power. When you tthh oouugghh ttss oonn tthh aatt.. see me play it’s the same sense of power and I hope that other people I feel free on both aspects of it. I will feel powerful in the audience like being able to use color on when they see me play. But there’s paper and just being able to no specific theme to anything. If express those colors and tones on ENIGMA
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canvas, but it’s so free to be able to sing and speak when I was growing up I didn’t feel as if I had the power doing that with whoever. When I do that now when I’m standing on the stage I can just put it all out in that way and just belt my voice out. It’s very freeing to me.
DD oo yyoouu ll iikk ee tthhee ii nnssttaanntt ggrraattii ffiiccaa -ttiioonn tthhaa tt ppee rrffoorrm mii nngg ll iivvee ccaa nn ggii vvee aann aarr ttiiss tt?? No, not really. I struggle with it. Before I get out there to sing in front of anybody, there’s a part of me that second-guesses myself. But as soon as I get up there all of a sudden I realize I own something for a moment. I don’t really know how to describe that, though. I feel like on my father’s aspect of things in his work he’s always had instant gratification and he enjoys it. And with me it’s kind of a push and a pull from myself to do it, but once I get out there it’s a good feeling at the end of it. Those first moments I don’t feel a gratification of I need to be doing this, but I’m struggling with myself to do it. (laughs) I can’t really describe as to why.
YY oouu hhaa vvee aann aall bbuum m tthhaatt ccaam mee oouutt rree cceennttllyy ccaall llee dd SSppiirr iittuuaall JJoouurr nneeyy.. HH oow ww w oouu ll dd yyoouu ddeess ccrrii bbee tthh ee ssttyy llee ooff m muu ssii cc oonn tthh ee aall bbuu m m?? It’s alternative soul with mixtures of some retro elements in there and some hip-hop beats as well but with somebody singing on top of them. It’s a mixture. Every song you’re going to hear is going to be different from the other one, but I want it that way because I’m a singer, I’m a musician and I don’t want to be in one category. I like doing it all.
lloott ooff ddii ffffee rree nntt ss oonngg ttii ttllee ss tthhaa tt ddii ss -ppll aayy ddii ffffeerr eenntt ee m moottii oonnss .. W Waa ss tthhaatt tthhee iinnttee nntt?? W Waass iitt ee aass iieerr ffoorr yyoouu ttoo maakkee yyoouurr ss ppiirr iittuu aall jj oouurr nneeyy?? m I didn’t intend on having it that way. I didn’t even realize that I was making my song titles based upon feelings and emotions, but I didn’t know that until the entire album came together and I actually looked at it. And that’s what compelled me to make the album’s title Spiritual Journey, but the song title, “Spiritual Journey” itself is actually dealing with spiritual energies that I don’t live in my childhood home is what that song is about, but altogether based upon emotions. I should have seen this before that is what I was creating, but I honestly I didn’t put those two and two together until it was finished. Waa ss tthhii ss aall bbuu m W m aa ll iittttll ee bbii tt ooff tthheerr aa -ppyy ffoorr yyoouu,, yyoouu tthhiinnkk ?? DD iidd ii tt ll eett yyoouu ssaa yy tthhiinnggss yyoouu m mii gghh tt nnoott hhaa vvee ssaa iidd oorr kkee pptt bboottttll eedd ffoorr yyeeaarr ss?? Yes, it was ultimately therapeutic for me. There are a lot of things I’m not the kind of person to express out loud. I’ve never really been that way. Even on paper I don’t think I fully did that, so when I put the album together I guess my main intent was just to say who I am and be okay with it. I have no doubt in my mind who I am and empower myself as a woman and go into the next step of life feeling that empowerment.
Mooss tt aarrttii ssttss bbyy nnaattuu rree aarree iinnttrroo -M vveerr tteedd aa nndd aarree qquuiiee tt tthheem mssee llvvee ss bbuutt ppuutt oonn aa ggrr eeaatt sshhoow w.. W Weerr ee yyoouu woorrrr iiee dd w w wii tthh SSppii rrii ttuuaall JJoouu rr nnee yy,, tthh ee ssoonnggss yy oouu ppeerr ffoorr m m ll iivv ee yyoouu m mii gghhtt bbee ggii vviinngg oouutt ttoooo m muucchh ii nnffoorr m maattiioonn BBeess iiddeess w whhaatt iinnss ppiirr eess aa lloott ooff yyoouurr aabboouutt yy oouurr ppee rrss oonnaallii ttyy,, yy oouurr ppee rr -ss oonnggw w rriittii nngg w waass tthhee rree aa cceerr ttaaii nn ssoonnaall ll iiffee oorr ddoo yyoouu ss eeee iitt aa ss kk ii nndd kk iinndd ooff m muuss iicc yyoouu ll iiss tteennee dd ttoo,, ttoo ooff aa tthheerr aappyy?? ppuutt yyoouu ii nn tthh ee pprrooppeerr m mii nndd w whh ee nn wrr iittii nngg tthheess ee ssoonnggss ?? w I feel it’s just enough to put out there all the things that I feel. There are a few musicians I feel I Some of those songs are very fun, pulled from. Lenny Kravitz is a not just emotional. Some of them huge one. Prince. I love Sade and are fun. Some of them are romanINXS. I feel like those are the four tic. I am a romantic type of indielements I feel right now most vidual, so I put that out there are involved and blended with now. well. I think it’s just important to There are so many musicians and be honest. I think it’s important to bands that I love that I grew up be honest with ourselves and I with, was obsessed with, so you’ll think it’s important as an artist, if probably hear more of that in you’re going to put yourself out other albums to come – elements there you go full throttle. You of Joan Jett and maybe Alice In need to do it for you Chains – you never know. - Dave Weinthal OO nn tthhee aa llbbuum m tthh eerree ssee eem m ttoo bbee aa ENIGMA
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The Cult Remain Electric Nostalgia is a funny thing. Depending upon the subject – and tonight it was The Cult in concert – the wistfulness has a way of transporting an individual back in time to relive fascinating moments
roar from the crowd as Billy Duffy hit the opening chords on his signature Falcon Gretsch. The guitar work was the star of this song. And then it was time for the 57The Cult opened the show with year old Ian Astbury (his birthday was four days later) to shine with “Edie (Chao Baby). The roar of appreciation from this capacity crowd urging on their conquering heroes was a sight to see. added icing to the cake. Entering the theatre I was greeted by a near capacity crowd making this a fullblown party.
All concerts are personal moments to those attending because the event holds a different meaning for those present. My flashbacks came from staring at Billy Duffy’s companion the past 35 years, his white Gretsch guitar. The music that rolled off Duffy’s fingertips took me down paths I hadn’t thought about in decades. When the band finished their set with “She Sells Sanctuary”, I found myself fondly remembering the very first time I saw the band perform in concert – the spring of 1986. I can still see Duffy’s long flowing blonde hair and that guitar slung over a white trench coat ripping chords that played equal part psychedelic hard rock interwoven into a bit of new wave goth.
from your past. My ‘Spidey’ senses were on full alert the moment I parked the car. The Cult was on the road touring behind the 30th anniversary of their great musical achievement, SSoonnii cc TTeem mppll ee .. The fact I was entering another iconic venue, The Tabernacle in Atlanta, only
The encore piece “Love Removal Machine” took me to another place in time, Sept. 13 1987. I missed my father’s birthday that evening to get a glimpse, and interview, some ragtag band from Los Angeles called Guns N’Roses, who were opening the show. I would later find myself on the ground floor of rock and roll history as I followed and interviewed Guns the next four months bbeeffoorree they hit it big with the release of “Sweet Child of Mine” the following year.
“Sun King”. From that moment on, those in attendance were all-in. Vocalist Ian Astbury and guitarist Billy Duffy ripped through the first mppllee – eight selections of SSoonniicc TTeem there are 11 cuts in all – ending the set with the album’s two finest But the piece de resistance was moments. the opening salvo of the show, and “Fire Woman” brought a deafening the reason for the tour – SSoonnii cc ENIGMA
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1. Vampire Weekend 2. Jenny Lewis 3. The Black Keys 4. Christone “Kingfish” Ingram 5. Florence + The Machine 6. Beck 7. Jocelyn & Chris Arndt 8. Avett Brothers 9. Larkin Poe 10. Gary Clark Jr. 11. Circa Waves 12. Jeff Tweedy 13. Kacey Musgraves 14. Morrissey 15. Imagine Dragons 16. Tedeschi Trucks Band 17. Better Oblivion Community Center 18. Weezer 19. Tame Impala 20. Bruce Springsteen
ADVENTURE PICKS 1. Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real 2. Bush 3. Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band
TTee m mppll ee.. I followed The Cult on the road in 1988 when that album was first released. They first hit the road opening for Judas Priest which was touring behind RRaa m m IItt DDoow wnn. That album, ironically, was supposed to the second disc of their groundbreaking TTuurr bboo recording released two years earlier. Record company politics interjected itself into the two disc m IItt D Doow wnn was born. effort, thus RRaa m But I digress, this is about The Cult.
Ceremony, (the band’s sevenminute opus “White” is nothing short of brilliant), but I heard enough musical moments throughout the evening to sport a smile on my face and nod my head in appreciation.
Like I said in the beginning, there are certain musical recollections in a person’s life that trigger memories you like to relive even if the private moment is ever so brief. It’s a critical reason why music is an important part in people’s The highlight of the night for me lives. was “Fire Woman” with “She Sells Sanctuary” a close second. This You may not remember all the song was a masterpiece when it movies you ever saw in a theatre, was first released with the distinc- but no one forgets the concerts tion of being loved by both hard they attended. rock / heavy metal fans as well as the alternative set. It easily has Tonight, as I watched Ian and Billy stood the test of time. And “She go through their musical motions, Sells” well, what can you say. The it was with pleasure that I whisaudience couldn’t help but sing-a- pered a well-deserved ‘thank you’ long with Ian Astbury as he belted under my breath. It was a small out the lyrics to this other incred- token of appreciation for all the ible tune that put the band on the wonderful times I had shared with The Cult in the present, and espemap. cially the past. I’ll admit I was a bit ticked off the band played nothing off of - David Huff
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Sitcom Characters Who Pretend To Be Married Nearly twenty years after I was happily divorced, I still encounter occasions when I pretend to be married. When a salesman calls, I act friendly while he presents his spiel, after which I inform him that I can make no purchase decisions without consulting my wife. There are tax advantages and perhaps emotional benefits as well, and a classic episode of Seinfeld pointed out how marriage could save expenses on dry cleaning. Jerry pretended to be married in order for his girlfriend to get free service, only to find it a bit of a mess when his parents hear of the abrupt wedding of which they had not been informed. None of them have shared Seinfeld’s reason for the pretext, but numerous sitcoms have featured episodes on which two regular characters pretend to be married. Here are right of the
most well-known.
Chrissy (played by Suzanne Sommers) is visited by her father Dorothy Petrillo and Stan Reverend Snow, causing her to Zbornak on Golden Girls try to convince him that her two Because Sophia’s priest brother is roommates are husband and visiting, she asks her friend wife. (played by Bea Arthur) to pretend to be married to Stab (played by Homer Simpson and Selma
Aniston and David Schwirmer) pretend that they have tied the knot. Jolene Hunnicut and Mel Sharples on Alice To impress an old friend of Mel’s, the owner of the finer (played by Vic Tayback) makes the young waitress (played by Celia Weston) pose as his wife. Francine and Roger on American Dad Although he is a centuries old alien, Roger (voiced by Seth McFarlane) loses as a college professor married to the show’s mother.
Pam Beasley and Andy Bernard on The Office Since she is obviously expecting, a sales client assumes that the Herb Edelman) in an episode Bouvier on The Simpsons office partner accompanying her called “My Brother, My Father.” In the episode called “Goo Goo is her husband. Gai Pan” Homer has to act as the Jack Tripper and Janet on Three’s late of his despised sister-in-laws Charlie and Alan on Two and a Company so that she can adopt a child in Half Men In the edition titled “It Was China. Mame, Mom” Charlie convinced Sam Malone and Rebecca Howe Alan to pretend to be his life partner in order to impress a gay on Cheers In “One For the Road” Diane ad-executive. (played by Shelly Long) comes back to town, where she pretends - Doug Poe to be married. Sam (played by Ted Danson) employs the same ruse with Rebecca (played by Kirstie Alley) as his wife, but his lie is revealed when her real boyfriend proposes to her on that very occasion. Ross Geller and Rachel Green on Friends “The One In Messagua” features the 35th wedding anniversary of Judy and Jack, where the two “RG” friends (played by Jennifer ENIGMA
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PUZZLE ANSWERS
Melted Vinyl Lights We Chase Los Angeles’ Melted Vinyl has really stepped up their game over the last couple of years. The band has drawn raves playing some of the most high profile venues in the city and a series of singles released a few years ago had press deeming them the saviors or rock and roll. Indeed their sound on singles like “DogFight” and “Look to the Sky” their sound was reminiscent of late ‘60s and ‘70s radio (the good stuff). At times in their earlier work they wore their inspirations too closely on their sleeve, giving their music a slight retro sound (many of us welcome).
Chase a band already really good step up their game in a big way. The band’s songwriting has matured, as one would hope the musicianship is right and what really helps the band is top-notch production. Working with six-time Grammy nominated producer Joel Hamilton, one might say Melted Vinyl truly found their voice.
slow before picking up the face with a blues twist and King’s vocals that have a grunge aspect to them (think Chris Cornell) make a great comparison/contrast. On a song like this a lot of times the drums take over too much – a common mistake in bands, but Sam Kritzer plays with extreme discipline and pre-
tribute act. Kritzer’s drum set the tone on “Synthetic Love”. Paired with King’s psychedelic vocals brings the listener on a roller coaster ride that bets the listener to hold on tight not out of danger, instead begging you to take in the whole experience.
The songs on Light We Chase have a mature sound with the opening track, “Beyond” taking on almost an anthematic feel with strong leads and Wolfgang King’s vocals rising and falling in great crashes as the eaves hitting the beach.
“Who Am I” is an interesting With their new EP, Lights We hybrid of styles as it starts off
cision, not to mention Alex Bender’s guitar sol that makes Lights We Chase is a solid EP its point without begging for that offers a little of everything you could want in an EP – songs attention. you can relate to great fuzzy gui“Dionysus” is a fuzzy, dirty little tar, thumping bass and a strong song teeming with a lot of ener- distinctive voice. Much like gy with bassist Juan T. Lopez set- their earlier songs they retain a ting the pace. This song in par- comfortable feeling like wearing ticular brings to mind blues of your favorite sweater on a cool years pat with an electric shock. night. On this one you definitely get the feel of classic Led Zeppelin - Wm. Alexander at times without trying to be a ENIGMA
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THIS MONTH IN ROCK HISTORY 11 99 5566 A sleepy Jazz tune called “Moonglow” by Morris Stoloff And The Columbia Pictures Orchestra pushed Elvis Presley’s “Heartbreak Hotel” out of the top spot on the Cashbox Best Sellers List.
at EMI Records in London. Martin was later quoted as saying “They were pretty awful. I understand why other record companies turned them down,” but signed them to a contract the following month. John, Paul, George and Pete Best were each paid 7.10 pounds ($12.07) for the session.
1199 5577 Egyptian government officials announce that Rock ‘n’ Roll music The U.S. Army grants Jimi Hendrix can no longer be played in public, an honorable discharge on the calling it an “imperialist plot.” basis of unsuitability. A month earlier his platoon sergeant filed a 11 99 5588 report that said: “He has no interAlan Freed kicks off his new Rock est whatsoever in the Army.... It is ‘n’ Roll radio show on WABC in my opinion that Private Hendrix New York, which will run from 7:15 will never come up to the stanPM to 11:00 PM, Monday through dards required of a soldier. I feel Friday. that the military service will benefit if he is discharged as soon as possible.” Hendrix would later 11 99 5599 Chess Records release two LPs in falsely claim that he had received a US, Chuck Berry’s third album medical discharge after breaking “Chuck Berry Is On Top” and Bo his ankle during his 26th parachute Diddley’s first release, “Go Bo jump. Diddley”. 11 9966 33 1199 66 00 Jan And Dean’s “Surf City” is The Platters’ lead singer Tony released. The song featured Brian Williams leaves the group to Wilson on backing vocals and embark on a solo career. Williams would prove to be the duo’s only sang lead on Platters classics such US number 1 record. as “Only You”, “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” and “The Great Pretender”, The Surfaris’ “Wipe Out” is released but was unable to crack the Top 40 in the US, where it will enter the on his own. Billboard Hot 100 two weeks later and reach #2 by mid-August. The 11 99 6622 record would also reach #5 in the Ray Charles’ “I Can’t Stop Loving UK. The song would be re-issued in You” sat on top of the Billboard 1966 and climb to #16 on the Pop chart, making believers out Billboard Top 40 and again in 1970 those who told him he would lose when it failed to chart. his fan base if he recorded Country 11 9966 44 And Western songs. The album it came from sold over a million The Rolling Stones make their copies, becoming the first Gold American television debut on record for ABC-Paramount. WABC’s The Les Crane Show, which was available only in New York. After an unsuccessful audition for Decca Records, The Beatles per- The Zombies tape “She’s Not There” form for producer George Martin at their first recording session for ENIGMA
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Decca Records. The song would 11 9977 33 reach #2 in the US and #12 in the UK. Paul McCartney, backed by his new group Wings, was back on top of 1199 66 55 the Billboard Hot 100 with a song Sonny And Cher make their first TV he wrote for his wife Linda, “My appearance on American Love”. Bandstand, singing a tune called 11 9977 44 “Just You”. Ohio’s Bo Donaldson And The 11 9966 77 Heywoods topped the Billboard David Bowie released his first Pop chart with “Billy, Don’t Be A album, which contained the single, Hero”, a song that was a UK num“Love You ‘Til Tuesday”. Although ber one for Paper Lace the previthe LP got positive reviews, neither ous March. it or the single sold well. Gordon Lightfoot started a two“The Beach Boys With the Royal week run at the top of the Philharmonic” topped both the Billboard album chart with Billboard Classical Albums and “Sundown”. The title track reached Classical Crossover Albums charts. #1 on the Pop and Adult The album blends The Beach Boys’ Contemporary charts as well as #13 original recordings of such hits as on the Country chart, while “California Girls”, “Kokomo” and “Carefree Highway” reached #10 on “Good Vibrations” with new the Pop chart, #1 on the Adult orchestral accompaniment from Contemporary chart and #81 on the the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Country chart. 1199 6699 1199 7766 Rod Stewart, lead singer of the Jeff Germany’s Silver Convention Beck Group, signs a solo recording topped the Cashbox Best Sellers list contract with Mercury Records. with “Get Up And Boogie”, a Disco tune that contained only six differ11 99 7722 ent words (Get, Up, And, Boogie, Grand Funk record “We’re An That’s, Right). It was a formula that American Band”, which will had also worked on their first US become their first US number one hit, “Fly Robin, Fly” in 1975. single by the following September. 1199 7799
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Donna Summer attains the sixth of her thirteen US Top Ten hits and the second of her four Billboard Pop chart number one singles with “Hot Stuff”. The song was a #11 hit in the UK. Lowell George, the slide guitarist who left The Mothers of Invention to form Little Feat, died of a massive heart attack at the age of 34. 1199 88 00 Donna Summer becomes the first artist to sign with the newly formed Geffen Records.
motion the next day. 1199 8899 52-year-old Rolling Stones bass guitarist Bill Wyman married 19-yearold Mandy Smith in a secret ceremony in the eastern English town of Bury St. Edmonds. Wyman’s son and the bride’s sister were the only guests. The couple divorced two years later after Wyman said they had spent only five days together as man and wife. Wyman agreed to an $800,000 divorce settlement.
22000099 Michael Jackson died at the age of 50 after suffering heart failure at his home in Beverly Hills. He earned the title of “The King Of Pop” by collecting 13 Grammy Awards and 13 US number one singles. Jackson’s death triggered an outpouring of grief by music fans around the world, creating unprecedented surges of Internet traffic and causing sales of his music and that of the Jackson 5 to increase dramatically. Michael had been scheduled to perform his This Is It concert series to over one million people at London’s O2 arena from July 13, 2009 to March 6, 2010.
11 9999 33 Ray Charles made music history 11 99 8855 when his album “My World” The Cooper-Hewitt Museum, a part showed up on Billboard’s Hot 200, 22001144 of the Smithsonian Institute, auc- marking the sixth decade he had a Gerry Goffin, the songwriter who tions off John Lennon’s psychedel- charted LP. wrote more than 50 US Top 40 hits, ic-painted 1965 Rolls-Royce 22000022 died at the age of 75. Along with his Phantom V at Sotheby’s in New York. The car, which Lennon Robbin Crosby, guitarist for the L.A. then-wife, Carole King, Goffin donated to the museum in 1977, group Ratt, who reached the Top wrote such Rock ‘n’ Roll standards was sold to the Ripley’s Believe It 40 twice with “Round And Round” as “Will You Love Me Tomorrow”, Or Not museum for a then record (#12 in 1984) and “Lay It Down” (#40 “The Loco-Motion”, “Pleasant price of $2,299,000. When John had in 1985), died after a long illness, Valley Sunday”, “Some Kind of the car painted from its original two months prior to his 43rd birth- Wonderful” and “Take Good Care of My Baby”. black in April, 1967, it drew some day. public outrage. An old woman in London’s downtown attacked the 57-year-old John Entwistle, bassist 82-year-old Casey Kasem, the host car using her umbrella and yelling: for The Who, was found dead of an of US radio shows like American “You swine, you swine! How dare apparent heart attack in a Las Vegas hotel room. Nicknamed you do this to a Rolls-Royce!” “Thunderfingers”, he was voted the 1199 8877 greatest bassist of all time in a Kim Wilde took the Holland- Rolling Stone reader’s poll In 2011. Dozier-Holland classic “You Keep 22000066 Me Hangin’ On” to the top of the Billboard Pop chart. It was the Vince Welnick, keyboard player for third time that the song made it The Tubes and later The Grateful into the Top Ten, following the Dead, committed suicide. The 55original version by The Supremes, year-old musician stood on a hill(#1 in 1966) and a remake by Vanilla side behind his Forestville home and drew a knife across his throat Fudge, (#6 in 1968). in front of his wife. Whitney Houston becomes the first female artist to debut at #1 on the Billy Preston, the keyboardist who Billboard Hot 200 album chart had a series of hit singles in the when her self-titled CD reaches the 1970s, including “Will It Go ‘Round top. At the same time, her single “I In Circles” and “Nothing From Wanna Dance With Somebody” led Nothing”, passed away at the age of the Hot 100 singles list. 59. Billy was the only backing musician to ever be credited on a Beatles single when his name 11 9988 88 Adrienne Brown’s lawyer, Allen W. appeared on “Get Back”. Johnson, introduced a novel 22000088 defense at her trial where she was answering to charges of driving Rock legend Bo Diddley died of under the influence of drugs, heart failure at the age of 79. He speeding and criminal trespass. had recently suffered a stroke and Johnson claimed that Adrienne’s a heart attack from which he never status as the wife of James Brown, fully recovered. His final words the “ambassador of Soul”, gave her were reported to have been, “I’m diplomatic immunity. Johnson goin’ to heaven! I’m comin’ home!” reconsidered and withdrew the ENIGMA
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Top 40 and Casey’s Countdown for nearly 40 years, died after battling Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1981 and was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters’ Hall of Fame in 1985. 22001177 The site of the 1969 Woodstock music festival was officially recognized for its place in history when Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that Bethel Woods Center for the Arts had been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. 220011 88 “The Beach Boys With the Royal Philharmonic” topped both the Billboard Classical Albums and Classical Crossover Albums charts. The album blends The Beach Boys’ original recordings of such hits as “California Girls”, “Kokomo” and “Good Vibrations” with new orchestral accompaniment from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.