Songbirds Guitar Museum, the world’s largest private collection of rare, vintage guitars, celebrated its grand opening with events from Friday, March 10, through Sunday, March 12. Songbirds Guitar Museum brings their collection to life with a series of audio and visual elements that allow you to experience the instruments in a unique way. These fretted […]
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Chattanooga native and R&B superstar Usher Raymond shocked students at the Tyner Academy here in Chattanooga on Monday by making a surprise appearance. He spoke to the students about celebrating their African American heritage as part of black history month and about being passionate about their talents and gifts. This is not the first time […]
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Dust off your dancing shoes and get ready for an evening of swing dancing Feb. 9 when The Bethlehem Center hosts Fall in Love With Swing. This event is open to guests with all levels of experience and will include step-by-step instructions from a local swing dance enthusiast. The benefit will take place in The […]
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The rumble of a gasoline-powered generator thumps through the dome of the Chattanooga Choo Choo as workers pound away at a new 500-seat music venue. The four-stroke engine may be noisy, but it’s got rhythm, much like the Glenn Miller song that inspired the name of the famous train station-turned hotel. The Choo Choo’s newest […]
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Chattanooga is poised trying to become a destination for music fans, and Mary Howard Ade is ready to begin telling people around the region about what the city has. “We have new music venues, AC Entertainment has come onboard to operate the Tivoli and (Memorial) Auditorium and bring in more national acts, and we can […]
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I’ve always been intrigued by the South and frankly, while I’ve lived in Florida, been to New Orleans, Austin and Atlanta dozens of times, my experience with Southern states has been minimal. I first fell in love with Tennessee during a cross country trip last year so I was excited about the opportunity to go […]
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Meet the Tennessee rapper behind this year’s thrilling mixtape ‘Preacher’s Son’ and watch a video for his new song, “Throwed.” TUT / Photos by Harlan Breaux Driving into Chattanooga from the north along Interstate 24, it looks as though the city tumbled down from the surrounding mountains and settled there. The downtown’s old, brick buildings […]
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