Live Saturday, June 2 Chattanooga River Market: Madison Community Band 1:00 Founded in 1993, the Madison Community Band continues a long tradition of community bands by providing musical performance opportunities for its members and promoting and encouraging the arts community in Madison county and surrounding communities. The band, which has grown from fifteen members to sixty-plus members, performs annually at community-wide events in Huntsville, Decatur and Guntersville, Alabama, as well as Fayetteville, Tennessee. Aptly named, the Madison Community Band is truly a “community” band. The band’s members come from a variety of backgrounds and represent a wide-range of ages, from middle school students to retirees. Nearly all of the band’s members have had previous ensemble experience, whether in high school, college or even professional ensembles. For many of the members, the Madison Community Band allows them to continue playing their instruments in a band setting, an opportunity that they would not have without the community band.

Live Saturday, June 2 Chattanooga River Market: Madison Community Band 1:00

Founded in 1993, the Madison Community Band continues a long tradition of community bands by providing musical performance opportunities for its members and promoting and encouraging the arts community in Madison county and surrounding communities. The band, which has grown from fifteen members to sixty-plus members, performs annually at community-wide events in Huntsville, Decatur and Guntersville, Alabama, as well as Fayetteville, Tennessee.

Aptly named, the Madison Community Band is truly a “community” band. The band’s members come from a variety of backgrounds and represent a wide-range of ages, from middle school students to retirees. Nearly all of the band’s members have had previous ensemble experience, whether in high school, college or even professional ensembles. For many of the members, the Madison Community Band allows them to continue playing their instruments in a band setting, an opportunity that they would not have without the community band.

This Sunday, June 3rd, is Big Band Swing Fest!  Dance the afternoon away on our dance floor enjoying a Chattanooga favorite - Sweet Georgia Sound. Fresh produce coming in each week - you’ll get a sneak peak at peaches and, of course, strawberries are in their prime.  Fresh cheeses, meats, baked goods and more.  Look for nearly 175 local artisans, farmers and eateries this week!

This Sunday, June 3rd, is Big Band Swing Fest!  Dance the afternoon away on our dance floor enjoying a Chattanooga favorite - Sweet Georgia Sound.

Fresh produce coming in each week - you’ll get a sneak peak at peaches and, of course, strawberries are in their prime.  Fresh cheeses, meats, baked goods and more.  Look for nearly 175 local artisans, farmers and eateries this week!

Big Band Swingfest at Chattanooga Market 6/3  Live Music and Dancing; 12:30pm: Sweet Georgia Sound The Sweet Georgia Sound is a 20-member ensemble that has played in the Chattanooga area since 1994.  SGS plays a variety of listening, dance, and ballroom dance music that includes classic and modern big band, swing, Latin, and waltz tunes. www.sweetgeorgiasound.com

Big Band Swingfest at Chattanooga Market 6/3 

Live Music and Dancing; 12:30pm: Sweet Georgia Sound


The Sweet Georgia Sound is a 20-member ensemble that has played in the Chattanooga area since 1994.  SGS plays a variety of listening, dance, and ballroom dance music that includes classic and modern big band, swing, Latin, and waltz tunes.

www.sweetgeorgiasound.com

Our 4th Annual Beast Feast cook-off and sampling event is this Sunday!  Here’s the line up of BBQ participants so you can get your taste buds ready: Sweeney’s, Porkers, Choo Choo BBQ, Lockhart’s Fire & Smoke, Chef Jernard Wells, On The List Catering, Cornerstone BBQ Buy $1 samples from all and/or buy a full plate! Try it all…dry, wet, spicy, smoky, with mopin’ sauce or without…  We’ll have 3 pigs roasting for the festivities and live music all day!

Our 4th Annual Beast Feast cook-off and sampling event is this Sunday!  Here’s the line up of BBQ participants so you can get your taste buds ready:

Sweeney’s, Porkers, Choo Choo BBQ, Lockhart’s Fire & Smoke, Chef Jernard Wells, On The List Catering, Cornerstone BBQ

Buy $1 samples from all and/or buy a full plate! Try it all…dry, wet, spicy, smoky, with mopin’ sauce or without…  We’ll have 3 pigs roasting for the festivities and live music all day!


Live on the EPB Stage, Sunday 5/27 at 12:45pm: Roger Alan Wade Roger Alan Wade penned songs for country legends such as Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, George Jones and Hank Williams Jr. He embarked on a solo career with the promotional assistance of his cousin, actor Johnny Knoxville, who occasionally featured Wade’s music on his TV show Jackass. He has also been featured on the TV show Wildboyz. During an appearance on the Howard Stern radio show, Knoxville promoted his cousin’s songs, which were favorably received by Stern and his audience and given frequent airplay thereafter. Knoxville and Wade currently host an hour-long weekly show, “Big Ass Happy Family Jubilee” (named after a Wade song), on Sirius XM’s Outlaw Country channel. Wade’s lyrics satirically and detrimentally deal with topics and stereotypes relating to redneck and honky tonk culture. His songs feature folkyarrangements, featuring little or no accompaniment beyond acoustic guitar. His best known compositions include “BB Gun,” “Butt Ugly Slut,” “D-R-U-N-K,” “Poontang,” and “If You’re Gonna Be Dumb.” Wade’s lesser known works are less hysterical and carry a more lyrical tone including “The First Time I Saw Waylon,” “Brainerd Road,” and “Jingle Jangle” Wade’s song, “The Light Outlives the Star”, was written for a friend of his daughter who died in automobile accident and was later a tribute to his friend & fan Ryan Dunn, who died in a car accident on June 20, 2011. Wade currently does voice-over work for WUUQ 97.3 and 99.3 FM, a classic country station in Chattanooga, TN.

Live on the EPB Stage, Sunday 5/27 at 12:45pm: Roger Alan Wade

Roger Alan Wade penned songs for country legends such as Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, George Jones and Hank Williams Jr. He embarked on a solo career with the promotional assistance of his cousin, actor Johnny Knoxville, who occasionally featured Wade’s music on his TV show Jackass. He has also been featured on the TV show Wildboyz. During an appearance on the Howard Stern radio show, Knoxville promoted his cousin’s songs, which were favorably received by Stern and his audience and given frequent airplay thereafter. Knoxville and Wade currently host an hour-long weekly show, “Big Ass Happy Family Jubilee” (named after a Wade song), on Sirius XM’s Outlaw Country channel.

Wade’s lyrics satirically and detrimentally deal with topics and stereotypes relating to redneck and honky tonk culture. His songs feature folkyarrangements, featuring little or no accompaniment beyond acoustic guitar. His best known compositions include “BB Gun,” “Butt Ugly Slut,” “D-R-U-N-K,” “Poontang,” and “If You’re Gonna Be Dumb.” Wade’s lesser known works are less hysterical and carry a more lyrical tone including “The First Time I Saw Waylon,” “Brainerd Road,” and “Jingle Jangle” Wade’s song, “The Light Outlives the Star”, was written for a friend of his daughter who died in automobile accident and was later a tribute to his friend & fan Ryan Dunn, who died in a car accident on June 20, 2011.

Wade currently does voice-over work for WUUQ 97.3 and 99.3 FM, a classic country station in Chattanooga, TN.

Live at Chattanooga Market 5/27, 2pm: Koriander Band Nashville-based KORIANDER is comprised of seasoned music veterans and boasts an eclectic blend of personalities and diverse backgrounds. With members originally from California, Alabama, Colorado, Minnesota, and Oklahoma, Koriander is the quintessential Americana Country Rock Party band!  The group is comprised of Lead Singer Erin Ashleigh, Keyboardist E. J. Ford, Guitarist A. J. Gonzalez, Bassist Andy Lewis, and Drummer Nathan Veenstra.

Live at Chattanooga Market 5/27, 2pm: Koriander Band


Nashville-based KORIANDER is comprised of seasoned music veterans and boasts an eclectic blend of personalities and diverse backgrounds. With members originally from California, Alabama, Colorado, Minnesota, and Oklahoma, Koriander is the quintessential Americana Country Rock Party band! 


The group is comprised of Lead Singer Erin Ashleigh, Keyboardist E. J. Ford, Guitarist A. J. Gonzalez, Bassist Andy Lewis, and Drummer Nathan Veenstra.

Live at River Market 5/26, 12pm: Sweet Georgia Sound The Sweet Georgia Sound is a 20-member ensemble that has played in the Chattanooga area since 1994.  SGS plays a variety of listening, dance, and ballroom dance music that includes classic and modern big band, swing, Latin, and waltz tunes. www.sweetgeorgiasound.com

Live at River Market 5/26, 12pm: Sweet Georgia Sound

The Sweet Georgia Sound is a 20-member ensemble that has played in the Chattanooga area since 1994.  SGS plays a variety of listening, dance, and ballroom dance music that includes classic and modern big band, swing, Latin, and waltz tunes.

www.sweetgeorgiasound.com

It’s time for our annual EPB Strawberry Festival this Sunday, May 20th at Chattanooga Market…and we’ll have enough for everyone! Try some strawberry salsa, strawberry cake, chocolate dipped strawberries and more.  Our strawberries are hand-picked early Sunday morning and are juicy and red all the way through; not like the imported strawberries at your grocer.  Local really is better and you’ll taste the difference! 

It’s time for our annual EPB Strawberry Festival this Sunday, May 20th at Chattanooga Market…and we’ll have enough for everyone! Try some strawberry salsa, strawberry cake, chocolate dipped strawberries and more.  Our strawberries are hand-picked early Sunday morning and are juicy and red all the way through; not like the imported strawberries at your grocer.  Local really is better and you’ll taste the difference! 

Live at Chattanooga Market 5/20, 2pm: Juliana Finch Juliana Finch “sounds the way a good bourbon tastes.”  A Georgia-based singer/songwriter with strong Americana roots, Juliana earns her spot in a long tradition of storytelling songwriters with a sultry, soothing voice and carefully crafted lyrics. Above all, her music is about connection andsharing stories.  She believes everyone has a story to tell and conveys that through her lyrics. She loves playing music festivals and house concerts because of the strong sense of community and joy fostered there. Juliana has been featured at the Nashville Pride Festival, the Bele Chere Festival in Asheville, North Carolina, Ladyfest South, The Atlantis Music Conference, and was selected for the prestigious Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s Emerging Artist Showcase in 2008. She has played songwriter showcases at such iconic venues as Eddie’s Attic in Atlanta, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, and been featured several years in a row at 99x’s Unplugged In The Park Concert Series.  She’s a social media addict, as evidenced by her growing number of Twitter & Facebook followers and her bi-weekly online shows. Her current project is called “Songs for Fans”, where she writes & records a brand new song for every 100 Facebook fans. She’s never met a pie she didn’t like.

Live at Chattanooga Market 5/20, 2pm: Juliana Finch

Juliana Finch “sounds the way a good bourbon tastes.”  A Georgia-based singer/songwriter with strong Americana roots, Juliana earns her spot in a long tradition of storytelling songwriters with a sultry, soothing voice and carefully crafted lyrics.

Above all, her music is about connection andsharing stories.  She believes everyone has a story to tell and conveys that through her lyrics.

She loves playing music festivals and house concerts because of the strong sense of community and joy fostered there. Juliana has been featured at the Nashville Pride Festival, the Bele Chere Festival in Asheville, North Carolina, Ladyfest South, The Atlantis Music Conference, and was selected for the prestigious Falcon Ridge Folk Festival’s Emerging Artist Showcase in 2008.

She has played songwriter showcases at such iconic venues as Eddie’s Attic in Atlanta, the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, and been featured several years in a row at 99x’s Unplugged In The Park Concert Series. 

She’s a social media addict, as evidenced by her growing number of Twitter & Facebook followers and her bi-weekly online shows. Her current project is called “Songs for Fans”, where she writes & records a brand new song for every 100 Facebook fans.

She’s never met a pie she didn’t like.

Live at River Market 5/19, 12pm AND Chattanooga Market 5/20, 12:30: Bluebilly Grit BlueBilly Grit takes you to a crossroad where Old Fashioned Bluegrass meets Progressive, Contemporary, and Rockabilly. With a love for all genres of music, BlueBilly Grit performs the music everyone loves along with new and innovative originals driven by a style all their own. Just three short years ago BlueBilly Grit was jamming once a year around an old grist mill at a county park. In February of 2011 a song the group wrote and recorded about that old grist mill was shipped to 800 radio stations in the US, Europe, and Australia. The song was released on a compilation cd along with songs from Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, Steve Martin, and The Grascals. Not bad for a group fairly new to the bluegrass Americana scene. Having just recorded their 2nd CD, “Ready For A Change”, this group continues to evolve into what they hope will be a force to be reckoned with. Amidst much uncertainty in the music world these days, BlueBilly Grit seems to be holding their course, and will be the first to tell you that a source greater than themselves appears to be calling the shots. BlueBilly Grit takes pride in the fact that they’re not just another “hot lick, blazing solo” bluegrass group. It’s all about the song with this group and rightly so because they have something to say. The theme of their performance schedule for 2011/2012 is, “Ready For A Change”. Try to catch them live or purchase some of their music this year and hear for yourselves what BlueBilly Grit has to say.

Live at River Market 5/19, 12pm AND Chattanooga Market 5/20, 12:30: Bluebilly Grit

BlueBilly Grit takes you to a crossroad where Old Fashioned Bluegrass meets Progressive, Contemporary, and Rockabilly. With a love for all genres of music, BlueBilly Grit performs the music everyone loves along with new and innovative originals driven by a style all their own. Just three short years ago BlueBilly Grit was jamming once a year around an old grist mill at a county park. In February of 2011 a song the group wrote and recorded about that old grist mill was shipped to 800 radio stations in the US, Europe, and Australia. The song was released on a compilation cd along with songs from Rhonda Vincent and the Rage, Steve Martin, and The Grascals. Not bad for a group fairly new to the bluegrass Americana scene. Having just recorded their 2nd CD, “Ready For A Change”, this group continues to evolve into what they hope will be a force to be reckoned with.

Amidst much uncertainty in the music world these days, BlueBilly Grit seems to be holding their course, and will be the first to tell you that a source greater than themselves appears to be calling the shots. BlueBilly Grit takes pride in the fact that they’re not just another “hot lick, blazing solo” bluegrass group. It’s all about the song with this group and rightly so because they have something to say. The theme of their performance schedule for 2011/2012 is, “Ready For A Change”. Try to catch them live or purchase some of their music this year and hear for yourselves what BlueBilly Grit has to say.