music

MakeWork's Inaugural 10x10 Artist Showcase Starts April 13th

Garrett Crowe — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:20:29 +0000

From April 13th to the 22nd, MakeWork will present the 10x10 Artist Showcase in Chattanooga as a part of the first annual Hatch Festival. According to MakeWork's Web site, the festival is hosting a "a 10 -day exhibition of 100 creative works. Streets, parking lots, parks, and abandoned buildings will become a medium to construct, innovate, and celebrate creativity." MakeWork's 10x10 will have showcases at Walnut Street Bridge, Ross' Landing, and Miller Plaza.

Jay Reatard Documentary Coming to Chattanooga

Garrett Crowe — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:18:16 +0000

On Saturday, March 24th, the Mise En Scenesters Film Club will be screening the documentary Better than Something at Collective Clothing Warehouse. The film's subject is Memphis musician Jay Reatard who tragically passed away in 2010.

The directors of Better than Something, Alex Hammond and Ian Markiewicz, talk about the film. Chris Dortch and Zach Zacharias, the co-founders of the Mise En Scenesters, also discuss what makes Jay Reatard's music unique.

http://www.archive.org/download/JayReatardAnA/Garrett3-15.mp3

Songwriter Workshop on Signal Mountain

Rabbit Zielke — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 13:18:27 +0000

The 4th annual Wintersong songwriter's workshop will be held at the Mountain Arts Community Center in Signal Mountain Tennessee on Saturday, March 10th. The workshops include topics like grabbing the listener's ear and getting started in songwriting. The sessions will be led by nationally known writers and performers Louisa Branscomb, Kathy Reed, and Earl Brackin. Local musicians and singer/songwriters will also be involved in Wintersong. Workshops begin at 9:30 am.

Re: Jonathan Coulton

Michael Edward Miller — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:58:21 +0000

Jonathan Coulton used to write computer programs. Now he writes about programmers–his songs like Code Monkey are funny, occasionally melancholy ballads about geek culture: burnt-out code warriors, zombie office workers and mournful, lonely sea monsters.