Richard Winham

Boston Calling

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Dropkick Murphys bring a breathless fusion of the boisterous three-chord, two-minute start-to-stop immediacy of The Ramones’ early over-caffeinated catalog, mixed with the beery embrace of Irish drinking anthems.

A Serenade For Silver

Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

This is a band equally comfortable in hard bop full-flight, or relaxing into the rhythmic and melodic flow of one of his slinky bossa nova tunes.

Leftover Salmon: Still Fresh

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Leftover Salmon, that band of rambunctious, rocking revivalists, are back in town for a show at Track 29 on Thursday, April 25.

Card-Carrying GrassPop

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Listening to their most recent, and most inventive album to date, is like listening to David Grisman trading ideas with Paul McCartney.

Richard's Picks: Richard Winham's favorite new albums

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Richard Winham looks at Richard Thompson's "Electric" and Boz Scagg's "Memphis"

Banned in Chicago, Welcome in Chattanooga

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT

One of the reasons for their sets’ exuberant kineticism is that they are no longer solely reliant on other people’s music. After eight years working as club DJs, last year the duo began interpolating their own compositions into the mix.

Get Back, Honky Cat

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Elton John’s 1972 album, Honky Château, and it’s second single, ‘Rocket Man,’ launched his career as a rocker, a showman and a legend in the making.

High Country Music & Life

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT

"The beautiful thing is that when we came together it was a musical attraction. We’re five very different guys in the band, but there’s just such camaraderie, and that, above all else, is the thing that makes the music.”

The Road to Nightfall

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The Road to Nightfall isn’t a battle of the bands, but a showcase for the growing community of talented musicians in Chattanooga.

False Prophet or Dang Good Guesser

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Dennis Palmer’s music and art—full of the whimsical weirdness that was his hallmark—broke every rule, and we are better off for it

Little Country Giants: Storytellers in the Southern Tradition

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

“Some of the songs I write have a dark edge to them. The visual art I’m drawn to is the same—it deals with the big themes of tragedy and heartbreak, death and destruction.”

Branded Man: Haggard at 75

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Merle Haggard, music’s original outlaw-patriot, ambles into town lugging years of hits, conflicts and life lessons to the Tivoli Theatre

Passionate Virtuosity

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

The California Guitar Trio, returning Tuesday to Barking Legs Theater, are three of the best guitarists that, odds are, you’ve never heard. That’s partly because these world-class musicians are remarkably self-effacing.

Son of Zappa

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

Dweezil Zappa's grassroots campaign to bring his father's music to places it has never been comes to Chattanooga. “This is a grassroots campaign to bring Frank’s music to places it wouldn’t otherwise go”

Saints, Sinners & Guitar Slingers

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

If you venture down to Rhythm & Brews on Thursday night you’ll hear the blues born again when the Nashville-based band, The Delta Saints, start to play.