14.33 SOTA Dance.png

State Of The Arts: On Our Toes in Chattanooga

Across the city, dancers are creating new choreography and reviving old favorites; presenting work in media including video, theater performance and pop-up venues; and working across genres, companies and even disciplines to create new ways of ... more

14.33 SOTA PublicArt.png

State Of The Arts: Public Art In Chattanooga

Sometimes it is nice to deflect life for a few minutes to take a moment to look around, to stop and smell the roses if you will. Chattanooga is an incredible city that is flowing with multifarious beauty. Even with the endless views, and the ... more

14.33 SOTA Music.png

State Of The Arts: So Much Music, So Little Time

Ah, the local music scene. Opinions will vary on its health and longevity and I understand why. It’s a matter of perspective and while there are enough variables at play to draft a pretty impressive thesis, it really comes down to one of two ... more

14.33 SOTA Theater.png

State Of The Arts: Local Theater Comes Alive

What is the state of the theatre scene in Chattanooga? The Pulse sat down with four local directors to find out what they think, starting off with the the simple question: what do you think is the state of theatre in Chattanooga right now? more

14.33 SOTA Film.png

State Of The Arts: Chattanooga And The Big Screen

There is no doubt that the Chattanooga film scene has grown enormously from where it used to be. I’ve been covering film in Chattanooga for seven years now and I remember what it was like when I first started—the film scene was without form and ... more

14.33 SOTA Performance.png

State Of The Arts: Non-Traditional Performance Art

Novelist and poet Stephen Crane wrote, “Tradition, thou art for suckling children, Thou art the enlivening milk for babes; But no meat for men is in thee.” Tradition has its purpose, sure, but to grow, we must break from tradition. more

14.33 SOTA Galleries.png

State Of The Arts: Shopping For Local Artwork

So far this year, the state of Chattanooga’s Art Galleries has been like a train rolling down the tracks. Steady, smooth, and predictable, with the occasional stop for a cow. There haven’t been very many new galleries opening, and there haven’t ... more

14.33 SOTA Museum.png

State Of The Arts: Living History And Hands On Fun

One museum’s failure was another museum’s success recently as it was announced that the Charles H. Coolidge Medal of Honor Museum would occupy 19,000 square feet of space next door to the Tennessee Aquarium. The space was going to house the ... more

Features

14.33 Front.png

The Pulse has been around for going on fifteen years, and over the time we’ve had a front row seat to the emerging renaissance of arts, music, film, dance and culture in this city. Our very first issue took a look at the ongoing plans to ... more

Aug 16, 2017 12:24 PM City Life

14.33 Science.png

Finally! After being foretold for years, the mother of all Teachable Moments is finally here! On Monday, August 21st, 2017, between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., there will be a Solar Eclipse visible from Chattanooga and the area to the north of the city. more

Aug 16, 2017 12:24 PM Just A Theory

14.33 Arts.png

Chattanooga and the Tennessee Valley are known for their natural beauty. Likewise, if you follow the Tennessee River around the base of Signal Mountain, through the winding turns of Suck Creek Road and the Prentice Cooper State Forest, you will ... more

Aug 16, 2017 12:24 PM Features

14.33 Music.png

It isn’t every day I get to write about punk royalty, but today is a good day and The Unsatisfied have released a new EP. Street Shaman weighs in with four songs; two new, two re-recorded favorites from the nineties, and it is a sonic testament ... more

Aug 16, 2017 12:24 PM Features

14.33 Screen.png

It’s been eleven years since Al Gore released An Inconvenient Truth, an Oscar winning documentary that laid the foundation for climate change awareness, offering daunting statistics, terrifying possibilities, and pathways towards a hopeful future. more

Aug 16, 2017 12:24 PM Reviews

14.33 Sushi.png

Walking through the noodle section of your local Asian market can be overwhelming. The shelves are stacked high with a confusing array of fresh, dry, soft and hard noodles, often labeled with unfamiliar names and taking on a seemingly endless ... more

Aug 16, 2017 12:24 PM Sushi & Biscuits

Current Issue

The Pulse Calendar

Friday

August 18, 2017

Saturday

August 19, 2017

Sunday

August 20, 2017

Monday

August 21, 2017

Tuesday

August 22, 2017

Wednesday

August 23, 2017

Thursday

August 24, 2017

Search Events Submit Yours