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The Scots are coming! Smoky Mountain Highland Games bring the Old World to Blount County

Overview of the 2012 Smoky Mountain Highland Games.Read more...

Downtown streets to resound with pipes, drums and dancing

Overview of the 2012 Smoky Mountain Highland Games parade Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

‘Outlawed tunes on outlawed pipes’: Albannach embodies the indomitable spirit of Scotland

Interview with Jamesie Johnston of the Celtic band Albannach, performing at the 2012 Smoky Mountain Highland Games. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Neon Trees putting on a ‘Picture Show’ this weekend at the Bijou

Interview with bass player Branden Campbell of Neon Trees. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Justin Townes Earle returns with a little bit of ‘Nothing’ on his mind

Interview with singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Blount native Jesse Gregory prepares to open a bluegrass ‘Faultline’ with new CD

Interview with local bluegrass girl Jesse Gregory. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

‘Run,’ don’t walk, to pick up the new album by the Black Cadillacs

Profile of East Tennessee band the Black Cadillacs. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

No ‘Perfect People’ allowed: Chip Taylor plays for the downtrodden and forgotten

Interview with singer-songwriter Chip Taylor, performing May 21 on the “Tennessee Shines” radio show in Knoxville. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Plainclothes Tracy plans for a busy summer before singer moves to New York

Profile of Knoxville based indie-pop band Plainclothes Tracy. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Superdrag vet invites you to see Rock City Birdhouse this weekend

Interview with Tom Pappas (Superdrag, Flesh Vehicle), whose new band Rock City Birdhouse plays Knoxville this weekend. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Awake the Suffering still answers to a higher calling

Profile of Blount County metal band Awake the Suffering. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Shovels & Rope: A hard-working couple riding the roads, playing the shows and making a ‘Joyful’ noise

Interview with Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent of Shovels & Rope. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Jason and the Scorchers: Older, wiser but no less ready to rock

Interview with Jason Ringenberg of Jason and the Scorchers, the legendary cow-punk band still going strong after all these years. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux communicates through song what she can’t in words

Interview with jazz singer and performer Madeleine Peyroux. Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Old 97’s front man embraces his band’s brand of Americana on latest solo work

Interview with Rhett Miller of the Old 97’s about his most recent solo effort, “The Dreamer.” Subscribe to our e-edition to read more. Only $1/mo. for print subscribers!

Focus

A Walk in the Smokies: Hikers fight crowds, weather on Appalachian Trail to see what writer missed

Daily Times managing editor Buzz Trexler and two friends hiked 62 miles in six days along the Appalachian Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to see what writer Bill Bryson missed when he and a friend, Katz, exited the trail at Clingmans Dome.Read more...

The Way We Were, 1972-2012: Maryville High grad recalls 40 years of change

Patti Johnson takes a step back in high school time to share "The Way We Were."Read more...

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