The Highland Echo Summer Playlist
How do you do, fellow kids? I’ve you kept up with my column (or my “guest appearance” on MC’s socials),
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MC’s Dr. Jay Clark: A modern-day Joe Hill for East Tennessee’s land and people
It’s been almost two decades since I first wrote about Dr. Jay Clark, MC’s director of environmental and sustainability initiatives,
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Knoxville ho! Big Ears Festival awaits your exploration, even if you’re strapped for cash
I always feel a twinge of regret whenever I see the photos from Scots studying abroad, like those of Spain
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Jumping, jiving and wailing with the Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience
Growing up, any reference to big band music made me think of Saturday nights at my grandparents’ house, where the
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A Valentine’s Day makeover, courtesy of Punk and Drag, on tap for Saturday
The artist known as Icky Stardust is preoccupied these days with an uncertain and potentially ominous future. Icky—an East Tennessee-based
Read moreLooking for live music and a good time? Make the pilgrimage to The Shed
You may not have heard of Ray Wylie Hubbard — you should, but I get it; old, grizzled singer-songwritersfrom Texas
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Sound Advice: Meet Adeem Maria
The first time Adeem Maria played a Maryville College gig, they had just adopted the stage moniker by which they’re
Read morePreservation Hall Jazz Band To Turn MC Into the Big Easy for a Night
They haven’t been active in a while, so it’s perfectly understandable if you’ve never heard of The Boxer Rebellion, but
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From Alt-Country to Dark Indie Pop, River Shook Embraces a Mightmare
Rewind to 2015 and the first time I chatted with the artist formerly known as Sarah Shook. (Technically, they’re still
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“How do you do, fellow Scots?” In my head, I’m wearing a gray T-shirt emblazoned with the logo “Music Band,”
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