Music Calendar
To include a listing in the Music calendar, submit your events at www.Chattanooga Now.com. Questions? Call Lisa Denton at 423-757-6281.
Live Music
ACOUSTIC GOSPEL JAM — Brainerd United Methodist Church, McFerrin Chapel, 4315 Brainerd Road. Jam session, 6-7 p.m. each Sunday. Free. 423-698-5928.
BLUEGRASS UNDERGROUND — The Caverns, 555 Charlie Roberts Road, Pelham, Tenn. Artists perform in underground venue. Doors open one hour before show time. Premium ticket prices include accommodations. thecaverns.com.
› Thursday, Aug. 23: Guster, with The Accidentals, 8 p.m. $75-$300.
› Saturday, Aug. 25: Balsam Range, 4 p.m. $45-$305.
› Friday, Aug. 31: Wyclef Jean, 7 p.m. $58-$260.
BUDDY PROJECT BENEFIT — Palace Theater, 818 Georgia Ave. Dylan Kussman Band, Rick Rushing & The Blues Strangers and Dana Rogers perform in memory of Hunter White to kick off National Suicide Prevention Month, 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1. $10. Portion of proceeds goes to Buddy Project, a suicide prevention movement. 423-803-6578, www.chattpalace.com.
CD RELEASE CONCERT — St. Augustine Catholic Church, 1716 Anderson Pike, Signal Mountain. Local singer/songwriter John Harr celebrates release of “Songs From the Heart,” 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25; seating begins at 7 p.m. Local musician Butch Ross opens the program. Reception follows. $15. Portion of proceeds goes toward seating and other improvements at Mountain Arts Community Center. Reserve tickets at 423-886-1959 or macc@ signalmountain.gov.
CHARLES & MYRTLE’S COFFEEHOUSE — Christ Unity Church, 105 McBrien Road. Music by American roots duo Hoot and Holler, 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. $10 suggested donation. 423-8924960, www.christunity.org.
CHOO CHOO CHORUS — All Saints Academy, 310 E. Eighth St. Men’s barbershop harmony group rehearsal, 7-9:30 p.m. each Monday. All voice ranges needed; not required to read music. 423-894-8559, 423-413-8681.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PLAYHOUSE — 221 Tennessee Ave., Crossville, Tenn. 931484-5000, www.ccplayhouse. com.Free summer concert featuring Cumberland Jazz Collective, 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2. Bring your own seating.
FREE FIDDLE SCHOOL — Fiddlers Anonymous, 2248 Dayton Blvd., Red Bank. Instruction for newbies at 2 p.m., beginners at 2:30 p.m., intermediates at 3:30 p.m. Sundays; fiddles provided. Free potluck dinner, 4 p.m.; bluegrass jam, 4-8 p.m. 423-994-7497. GOSPEL BENEFIT — Trenton First Baptist Church, 11905 S. Main St., Trenton, Ga. Fundraiser with gospel singers, hot-dog supper and auction to help with medical expenses for Mike Avery, a Lookout Valley native who has lived in Trenton the past 28 years, 4-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. Avery, 56, recently had open-heart surgery at Vanderbilt and is awaiting a heart transplant. To donate money or auction items, call 423-424-6386.
GOSPEL, DAYTON, TENN. — McDonald’s, 130 Able Drive. McDonald’s Singers and featured acts, 7 p.m. each Thursday. 423-240-6027.
GOSPEL, HIXSON — Dairy Queen, 5433 Highway 153. Kindred Spirits Vocal Band and guest artists, 6-8 p.m. each Tuesday. 423-593-7217.
GOSPEL, OOLTEWAH — Rafael’s Italian Restaurant, 5032 Ooltewah-Ringgold Road. Final gospel singing at this venue features Living Right Trio and the Agee Family, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 27. 423-356-9260.
GUITAR 101: THE FIVE BASIC CHORDS — Chattanooga WorkSpace, 302 W. Sixth St. Class on chording, tuning and changing strings presented by The Chattery, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23. Guitar required; call if you do not have one. Optional second class (sold individually) Sept. 13. $15. 423-413-8978, www. thechattery.org.
HUTTON & SMITH BREW-
ING CO. — 431 E. M.L. King Blvd. Brewery’s first music show features local artists Stellar’s Jay, I Can Japan, Lewis & Clark and Zachary Scout, 8-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. Free. 423-760-3600.
JAM AND BREAD — Creative Discovery Museum, 321 Chestnut St. Kid-friendly music by local band The Party Truck, plus pizza and after-hours play in the museum, 6:45 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24. $3 members, $5 nonmembers. Reservations
encouraged: 423-648-6045, 423-648-6040, www.cdmfun. org. Walk-ins welcome but bring cash; no checks or credit cards at the door.
LEVITT AMP SERIES — Bessie Smith Cultural Center, 200 E. M.L. King Blvd. Free weekly concert series, 6 p.m. Thursdays through Oct. 25. Music moves inside if raining. Free admission. Food vendors on-site. Bring your own seating. www.jazzanooga.org.
› Aug. 23: Pedrito Martinez Group (Cuban rumba, Afro-Latin jazz and Spanish flamenco music).
› Aug. 30: The Baylor Project
(jazz duo).
MILLER PARK GRAND OPENING — Miller Park, 910 Market St. Daylong event with music and other performance artists celebrates newly renovated urban park, 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 14. Schedule: 11 a.m., ribbon-cutting; 11:30-12:-15 p.m., Carlos Colon & His Tropical Swing Band; 12:45-2 p.m., Hip Hop Cha; 2-6 p.m., park open; 6-6:10 p.m., remarks by Mayor Andy Berke; 6-8 p.m., Miller Plaza Market open; 6:15 p.m., Hive Theory; 7:15 p.m., Ogya World Music Band; 8:30-10 p.m., The Power Players featuring Voices of
The Creative Underground, Willie Kitchens of The Impressions and “Voice” semifinalist Amber Carrington. Free. 423643-7825.
MOUNTAIN OPRY — Walden’s Ridge Civic Center, 2501 Fairmount Pike, Signal Mountain. Bluegrass and mountain music, 8-11 p.m. each Friday. Free. 423-886-3252.
MUSIC AT THE WINERY — Cartecay Vineyards, 5704 Clear Creek Road, Ellijay,
Ga. Live music by Timothy O’Donovan, 1:30-5:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, and Curtis Jones, 1-5 p.m. Sunday,
Aug. 26. Concerts are free. $10 wine tasting includes five tastings and logo wine glass. 706-698-9463, www. cartecayvineyards.com.
NIGHTFALL — Miller Plaza, 850 Market St. Free concert series sponsored by Chattanooga Presents features headliner Laila Biali, 8-10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24; local band Tim Hughes Quartet opens at 7 p.m. Free. 423-265-0771, www.nightfallchattanooga. com.
RED BANK BLUEGRASS JAM — Grace Nazarene Church, 6310 Dayton Blvd. Jam session for all levels of bluegrass and country musicians, 6:30-9 p.m. each Thursday. Play or listen. 423-877-9948.
SALE CREEK OPRY — Sale Creek Lions Club, 15222 Coppinger Road. Old-time country and gospel music, 6:30 p.m.
each Saturday. $5 couples, $3 singles; free for kids 12 and younger. floydbledsoe@ymail. com.
SCENIC CITY CHORUS — Spring Creek Road Baptist Church, 1312 Spring Creek Road. Women’s four-part harmony sessions for all talent
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levels, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays. Singers needed; visitors welcome. 423-902-3298, www.sceniccitychorus.com.
SENIORS DANCE — Teamsters Union Hall, 4431 Bonny Oaks Drive. Band plays line dance, slow country and ’50s rock music, 7-10 p.m. each Saturday. $5 donation. 423867-7185.
SODDY-DAISY JAMBOREE — Soddy-Daisy Community Center, 190 Depot St. Pickers and listeners gather, 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 23. Free. 423-332-3654.
SUMMER MUSIC WEEKENDS — Rock City Gardens, 1400 Patten Road, Lookout Mountain, Ga. Series on weekends plus holidays, through Sept. 3, features old-time, bluegrass
and folk/country musicians Matt Downer (daily), Amber Carrington (Fridays), Tarryn Aimee Smith (Saturdays) and Highbeams (Sundays). Free with regular admission. 706-8202531, www.seerockcity.com.
TIVOLI THEATRE CONCERT TOURS — 709 Broad St. 423757-5580, www.tivolichattanooga.com. Shenandoah 30-year tour anniversary, 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25. $38, $48 and $58.