Bob Payne
Bingo. That’s what you scream when you have 4 corners or 5 spots in a row. That’s also what you yell when you get two good musical acts in a row. Last week, I featured a great local band – the Cadillac Saints. This week, I hit pay-dirt again with Backwater Still.
Riverhouse Pub booked Backwater Still last Friday night, so I took the opportunity to enjoy a band I haven’t heard before. Lest I digress, let’s mention the food. Great fish, sandwiches, burgers and a friendly staff make for a great evening. With a view of the downtown skyline and the fireworks display at the Lookouts, Riverhouse Pub is a nice place to listen to live music.
Backwater Still is a 4-piece band, configured with 3 acoustic guitars and a dude playing a Cajon. (Ca hone = a wooden box played as a drum) Couple some good guitar work, excellent vocals, and a wide song selection, Backwater Still could play in any club in town. The crowd loved them, and I did too. And, I’ll tell you one more thing; these guys had fun playing, too. Check em’ out at by clicking right here, or better yet, go see them live. They will be at Magoo’s in East Ridge this Friday for a free show at 8 p.m., by the way.
Saturday will be a great day for music at Chattanooga School For Arts & Sciences (CSAS), as Schoolhouse Rocks come to the 3rd Street school with No Big Deal Band, Sterchi Brothers Blues Band, Cadillac Saints, and The River City Red Hots performing on stage. There will be a Dixieland Parade at noon and the bands take the stage at 1 p.m. Concessions are available, and the entire event is but $5, and kids under 5 years old are free.
Bob’s Pick-o-the week is Opposite Box and Axis One at The Riverhouse Pub on Frazier Ave. Opposite Box won last year’s big Battle Of The Bands contest!
Bob’s Pick-o-the-weekend is so difficult. A new band, with great players is at Riverhouse Pub –Soul Kracka. One of my favorites, Sweet Georgia Sound is at The Chattanooga Market this Sunday. The Tim Hughes Quartet is at Blue Orleans Creole Restaurant on Amnicola Highway Friday night. Schoolhouse Rocks is a cool event with some of the town’s very best. Add to that the other great bands playing throughout Chattanooga this week, and it’s a real humdinger.
Live In Chattanooga!
Thursday, May 20
Chattanooga Market Party at Miller Plaza – 4 p.m.
Bud’s Sportsbar– Channing Wilson
Rhythm & Brews – Husky Burnette, Murdergrass Boys, Gabe Newell
The Palms At Hamilton – Crossfire
Mudpie – Jill King, Jessica Dawn, Travis Singleton
Riverhouse Pub – Opposite Box, Axis One
Market Street Tavern – Open Mic
Dalton Depot – The Grinnin’ Mules
JJ’s Bohemia – Last Aurora
Friday, May 21
Chattanooga Choo-Choo – Jason Thomas & The Mean Eyed Cats
Riverhouse Pub – Soul Kracka
Rhythm & Brews – The Rounders, Rick Bowers Band, Conner Christian
Tremont Tavern – BJ Hightower
Buds Sportsbar – Power Players Show Band
Magoo’s – Backwater Still
T-Bones – Andy
Spectaters - Sweet N Lowdown
Bart’s Lakeshore – Bounty Hunter
Market Street Tavern – Mark Holder
The Lower Level – EZ Street
Village Sportsbar – Channing Wilson
JJ’s Bohemia – Racing Death, Cheer Up Charlie Dan, Non Commisioners Office
Blue Orleans Creole Restaurant – Tim Hughes Quartet
Bluff View Art District – MeloManiacs from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Ziggy’s – Suicide Doors, Bowster, The Devil’s Got A Hold On Me
Saturday, May 22
Schoolhouse Rocks – See above for info!
Charles & Myrtles Coffeehouse – Richard Leigh
Bud’s Sportsbar – Power Players Show Band
Woodsongs Coffee House Dalton – Louisa Branscomb, Frances Mooney, Jane Baxter, Kathy Reed, Todd Freeman
Chattanooga Choo-Choo – Jason Thomas & The Mean Eyed Cats
T-Bones – Bounty Hunter
Village Bar & Grill – Husky Burnette
Market Street Tavern – Sistren
Riverhouse Pub – Gruv
Hot Spot Dalton – Booger Holler
Tremont Tavern – D Self & Funktastic Four
The Lower Level – EZ Street
Bluff View Art District – MeloManiacs from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Rhythm & Brews – Fly By Radio
The Palms At Hamilton – Dana Rogers
Delta Queen Orleans Room – Sallie Beckes & The Louisiana Social Club
The Mudpie – Open Mic
JJ’s Bohemia – Hot Rods, River City Hustlers, Riverland
Ziggy’s – Stoneline, Dynamo, Corpse Wax Dollies, KAT
Sunday, May 23
Chattanooga Market – Sweet Georgia Sound
Town & Country East – Tommy Jett Entertainers Reunion
Mudpie – Rick Rushing & The Blues Strangers
Tremont Tavern – Pay The Reckoning, Irish Music Session
Monday, May 24
Market Street Tavern – Old Time Music Jam
Lindsay Street Hall – Chattanooga Big Band @ 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 25
Table 2 – Live Jazz by the Ben Friberg Trio
Tremont Tavern – Open Mic
JJ’s Bohemia – # 9 Freight
Market Street Tavern – Billy Hopkins
Spectaters – Channing Wilson
Mudpie – Troy Underwood
Bart’s Lakeshore – Husky Burnette
Acoustic Café Ringgold – Open Mic
Wednesday, May 26
The Palms At Hamilton – Johnston Brown
Bud’s Sportsbar – Jeremy Leslie
Village Sportsbar – Open Mic
Las Margaritas Riverview – Priscilla & Little Rickee
Market Street Tavern – Ben Friberg Trio
Rhythm & Brews – Nathan Angelo, PJ Morton
Email Bob Payne at Davrik2000@yahoo.com