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BLANK’s picks to click at Shaky Knees 2025

Posted by John Flannagan
|Date: September 16, 2025
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BLANK’s picks to click at Shaky Knees 2025

Scouring the undercard for the best bets at this year's rock festival in Atlanta It seems like forever si ...

Scouring the undercard for the best bets at this year's rock festival in Atlanta It seems like forever since we (Bill Foster, Rusty Odom, Matt Rankin and I) roamed the hallowed grounds of Shaky Knees ...

September 16, 2025
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Soaked in nostalgia, inaugural South Star Festival shines despite also being drenched by rain

Posted by John Flannagan
|Date: October 09, 2024
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Soaked in nostalgia, inaugural South Star Festival shines despite also being drenched by rain

Helene’s remnants leave mark on grounds, cause cancellation of second day As cleanup continues acr ...

Helene’s remnants leave mark on grounds, cause cancellation of second day As cleanup continues across large portions of the Southeast that were battered by Helene, it is remarkable to consider ...

October 09, 2024
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Saturday review: Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion

Posted by BLANK
|Date: September 20, 2023
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Saturday review: Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion

Music, food, shopping, more make 22nd edition of Tennessee/Virginia festival a destination event (Editor' ...

Music, food, shopping, more make 22nd edition of Tennessee/Virginia festival a destination event (Editor's note: Our team always has a wonderful time covering festivals like Bristol Rhythm & Roots ...

September 20, 2023
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Bristol boasts bawdy lineup of stars in 22nd Rhythm & Roots Reunion

Posted by Luke Brogden
|Date: September 06, 2023
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Bristol boasts bawdy lineup of stars in 22nd Rhythm & Roots Reunion

Previewing the 2023 festival, taking place this weekend “Good God Almighty, which way do I steer?” Aside ...

Previewing the 2023 festival, taking place this weekend “Good God Almighty, which way do I steer?” Aside from a brief memorial for a recently departed and dearly beloved island country singer, the Jim ...

September 06, 2023
| by Luke Brogden

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We all Live in Orville Peck’s World Now: High Water Day Two Recap

Posted by Bill Foster
|Date: April 17, 2023
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We all Live in Orville Peck’s World Now: High Water Day Two Recap

By the very nature of music, it – and the festivals made up of it – tend to be “woke.” High Water this y ...

By the very nature of music, it – and the festivals made up of it – tend to be “woke.” High Water this year has been no exception. It’s impossible not to be aware of it with headliner Rainbow Kitten ...

April 17, 2023
| by Bill Foster

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Shannon and the Clams channel ‘strange psychic magic’

Posted by Carey Hodges
|Date: April 26, 2022
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Shannon and the Clams channel ‘strange psychic magic’

Prepare to fall under group’s spell at Bijou on Wednesday, April 27 By Carey Hodges “Joy, we are all gonn ...

Prepare to fall under group’s spell at Bijou on Wednesday, April 27 By Carey Hodges “Joy, we are all gonna partake in some joy, OK?!” Shannon Shaw, frontwoman for Oakland rockers Shannon and the Clams ...

April 26, 2022
| by Carey Hodges

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Shaky Knees 2022 undercard preview

Posted by John Flannagan
|Date: April 26, 2022
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Shaky Knees 2022 undercard preview

Highlighting lesser-known artists on Atlanta rock fest’s bill By John Flannagan and Matt Rankin Ea ...

Highlighting lesser-known artists on Atlanta rock fest’s bill By John Flannagan and Matt Rankin Each iteration of the Shaky Knees Music Festival, traditionally held each spring in Atlanta since ...

April 26, 2022
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Railbird Recovers on Day Two

Posted by Bill Foster
|Date: August 30, 2021
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Railbird Recovers on Day Two

Words and Photos by Bill Foster Well, folks, let’s get the business out of the way first: I am happy to r ...

Words and Photos by Bill Foster Well, folks, let’s get the business out of the way first: I am happy to report that the second day of Railbird Festival in Lexington, Kentucky, was a vast improvement o ...

August 30, 2021
| by Bill Foster

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Railbird’s Stellar Music (In Spite of Some Challenges)

Posted by Bill Foster
|Date: August 29, 2021
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Railbird’s Stellar Music (In Spite of Some Challenges)

Words and Photos: Bill Foster Here at Blank, we try to focus on the positives. We know very well how diff ...

Words and Photos: Bill Foster Here at Blank, we try to focus on the positives. We know very well how difficult it is to put on a festival and how hard a festival team works to provide us with a good t ...

August 29, 2021
| by Bill Foster

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Local talent to be on full display at Second Bell

Posted by Luke Brogden
|Date: August 26, 2021
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Local talent to be on full display at Second Bell

Previewing Knoxville artists performing at festival Aug. 27-28 Promoting local music has long been a corn ...

Previewing Knoxville artists performing at festival Aug. 27-28 Promoting local music has long been a cornerstone of BLANK Newspaper, from our robust, year-round coverage of local music and regional fe ...

August 26, 2021
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Big Ears canceled due to coronavirus

Posted by Rusty Odom
|Date: March 11, 2020
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Big Ears canceled due to coronavirus

Announcement comes after WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic The COVID-19 coronavirus made its first ...

Announcement comes after WHO declares COVID-19 a pandemic The COVID-19 coronavirus made its first large impact in Knoxville on Wednesday when Big Ears Festival announced the cancellation of its ...

March 11, 2020
| by Rusty Odom

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Notaroo: Exit 111 Finds its Way

Posted by BLANK
|Date: October 15, 2019
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Notaroo: Exit 111 Finds its Way

Words by Bill Foster, Jerry Hilsinger and Mack Rains. All Photos by Bill Foster “Slayer,” the shout rang ...

Words by Bill Foster, Jerry Hilsinger and Mack Rains. All Photos by Bill Foster “Slayer,” the shout rang out randomly across a field. “Yeah! F@#$% Slayer,” comes the response from three different dire ...

October 15, 2019
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And Now For Something Completely Different – A look back at day one of Exit 111

Posted by Bill Foster
|Date: October 12, 2019
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And Now For Something Completely Different – A look back at day one of Exit 111

Words by Bill Foster, Jerry Hilsinger and Mack Rains. All pics by Bill Foster Accompanied by seasoned met ...

Words by Bill Foster, Jerry Hilsinger and Mack Rains. All pics by Bill Foster Accompanied by seasoned metal heads Jerry Hilsinger and Mack Rains, I set off Friday for my first metal festival ever. I’v ...

October 12, 2019
| by Bill Foster

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Railbird Hits the Trifecta

Posted by BLANK
|Date: August 13, 2019
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Railbird Hits the Trifecta

Words and photos by Bill Foster With only a few minor hiccups, the inaugural Railbird Festival held at Ke ...

Words and photos by Bill Foster With only a few minor hiccups, the inaugural Railbird Festival held at Keeneland Racing Track in Lexington, KY, was a resounding success. With a mid-sized (15-20 thousa ...

August 13, 2019
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Day 1 of FloydFest offers sanctuary, blissful tunes in mountain setting

Posted by Bill Foster
|Date: July 27, 2019
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Day 1 of FloydFest offers sanctuary, blissful tunes in mountain setting

Brandi Carlile, Phil Lesh highlight first day in Virginia Article and Photos by Bill Foster In the world ...

Brandi Carlile, Phil Lesh highlight first day in Virginia Article and Photos by Bill Foster In the world of festivals, FloydFest occupies a unique niche. Not as jammy as Lockn’ but crunchier than Bonn ...

July 27, 2019
| by Bill Foster

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