On The Cover

Immigration

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

We live in a time of partisan sniping and the politics of exclusion and extremism. A litany of political commentators and social media buzz on both the left and right continually assure us that we are in a perfect storm of political gridlock.

The Battle For John Barleycorn

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMT

It was more than 80 years before brewing beer resumed in Chattanooga—and even by the 1990s, it proved a difficult challenge.

The Body As Canvas

Thu, 30 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

I was still deciding who I wanted to be, but it seemed this dude in “The Return of The Living Dead,” all in black, pierced, and dealing with zombies, knew who he was and was damn proud of it.

Seven Top Ways to Play Outside

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

We live to play outdoors in this town—and we do it well.

Brother, is that Chair a Dime?

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Big Thrift has discovered that higher prices have not been a deterrent to moving items that are always in big demand—records, inexpensive furniture ... and any remnants of last year's Christmas paraphernalia.

Fun With Futbol

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Once the group sang ‘Darth Vader’s Theme’ for over a minute…and if someone gets ejected, they get to hear ‘Hit the Road, Jack.’ Once we get started, we do not shut up.

Nightfall at 25 Playing Good For Free

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Starting a month earlier than usual, with 18 shows scheduled between this Friday and the end of August, the Nightfall series, as always, will have some people scratching their heads in response to the many unfamiliar names on the lineup.

When Push Comes to Shove

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

In 2010, John Wiser, 27, stormed into his Stuart Heights home and beat, kicked and choked his 31-year-old wife, Shae, in front of her two young sons. By the time friends could respond to her frantic phone call for help, it was already too late.

Jake Kelley

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

“It’s more like you put in the hours and hopefully there will be moments of inspiration that will find you when you’re down in your studio. A lot of times I just go down there to put myself in that space. A lot of times I’ll end up sweeping the floor

Rat Farm: ‘Real Blown-Up Folk Music’

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

“We wanted this album to be rustic, folk sounding, much like the material from our Out My Way/Huevos era,” Kirkwood said during a recent phone interview. “We wanted to become self-absorbed in the music without having to think about it too much.

An Astral Weekend for a Living Spirit

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

A galaxy of performers, friends and fans gather to celebrate the life, art, music and vision of Dennis Palmer.

The Ballad of Cadillac Dave: A Saga of Journalism, Drugs & Redemption

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

“I got saved down in Miami in a biker’s duplex with a chopper sittin’ in the living room and a naked go-go girl on the couch beside me, all the drugs spread out on the table, and a picture of the devil on the wall. That was March 18, 1981.”

When Chattanooga Rocked

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Former Sound Seventy staffer and music industry veteran Ben Jumper says the city’s venues need now what they had 30 years ago—real managers. Learn from Track 29, he says, and the Auditorium and McKenzie Arena could quickly rock again.

Election Guide: Guy Satterfield, Myopic Repairman

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

To be clear, Satterfield readily acknowledges himself as an extreme longshot, but has not written himself off. “I think he (Berke) thinks he’s already got it,” Satterfield was quoted recently in the Times Free Press.

Election Guide: Andy Berke, Vague Visionary

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

When he speaks of his broad, grassroots support and the unity behind his campaign, Berke allows himself the mantle of opacity to the disgruntlement of more than a few Chattanoogans who see him as another link in a chain of liberal spenders