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Lee and Scott sit down with Shanna in a Dress, who drove eight hours from St. Louis to play in a basement in Blount County. That sounds like a lot until you learn she once biked from Seattle to Boston, sixty miles a day, hauling her own amp and merch, and played a show every single night when she g…

Lee and Scott sit down with Jeff Barbra and Sarah Pirkle, and if you've been anywhere near live music in this region over the last three decades, you've felt their fingerprints on it whether you knew their names or not. They got married in '97, quit their jobs, and opened Appalachian Music Exchange…

Lee and Scott sit down with Monet Maddux, singer-songwriter, co-owner of The Shed alongside her husband Scott, and living proof that the best chapters sometimes start later than you'd think. Monet didn't pick up a guitar until she was 40, when she found a little Martin parlor guitar in her husband'…

Lee and Scott sit down with Millie Rochelle, and if you caught her opening for Sam Bush a few weeks back, you already know – this kid commands a stage like she's been doing it for decades. Turns out she kind of has. She's been gigging since she was 10 and doing musical theater as long as she can re…

Lee and Scott sit down with Becki Grace – Blount County native, born-and-raised icon of the East Tennessee music scene, and one of the most emotionally honest songwriters you'll ever hear. Becki has music running through her whole story. She and her late husband fronted Three Mile Smile together, b…

Lee and Scott sit down with Doug Wilhite, and if you're looking for someone who knows how to turn a rainy day into a hit song, this is your guy. This Helena, Arkansas native (that's the home of the blues, folks) moved to Tennessee in 2017 and immediately found his tribe at Brackin's Wednesday night…

Lee and Scott sit down with Perry Bonck, and if you're wondering how someone goes from singing first soprano in the Archdiocese of New Orleans Boys Choir to writing heart-wrenching songs about military sacrifice, this is your story. Perry's the kind of songwriter who'll make you walk out of a venue…

Lee sits down with Bill Cabbage and special cohost Shelby Shankland (who's running for Blount County Clerk, by the way), and if you're wondering how one man can be in four different bands without losing his mind, Bill's got it figured out. From Pistol Creek Catch of the Day to his Western swing com…

Lee and Scott sit down with Dino, aka Milk Man, and if you're wondering how a 24-year-old who's never taken a music lesson ends up leading an 18-20 piece big band, well, it all started with a gallon of Weigel's milk in a cup holder and a dream to crash open mic nights. This coding student turned m…