Blue Stocking Club marking 100 years of serving the community

February 04, 2020 BY TOM NETHERLAND | SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER BRISTOL, Va. — Superheroes live among us. None belong in either Marvel’s or DC’s universe, yet they’re as solid as Iron Man, strong as the Hulk, and super as Superman. Call them the Blue Stocking...

Jake Shimabukuro

January 31, 2020 BY TOM NETHERLAND | SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER Who? Days before his debut in Bristol, folks may be inclined to express such in response to mentions of the name Jake Shimabukuro. But go ahead, attend Shimabukuro’s show Friday at the Paramount Center...

WhoGrass: Bluegrass meets classic rock in Bristol

January 30, 2020 BY DEBRA MCCOWN THOMAS A Feb. 29 concert at Paramount Bristol will tie together two near and dear musical traditions: bluegrass and classic rock. The HillBenders, a Missouri-based band with roots in both styles, will take the audience on a journey...

Oak Ridge Boys bring moving concert to Bristol’s Paramount

January 24, 2020 Tom Netherland | Special to the Herald Courier BRISTOL, Tenn. — Neither presidents Washington nor Lincoln, Roosevelt nor Jefferson, budged even an inch atop Mount Rushmore today. But mountains Golden, Allen, Sterban and Bonsall certainly moved. Those...

Henry Cho: From class clown to a standing ovation

January 16, 2020 Tom Netherland | Special to the Herald Courier Since the latter days of Ronald Reagan’s tenure as president, humor fueled Knoxville native Henry Cho to the upper echelon of America’s comedy circuit. From the stage and screens small to large, Cho’s...

A rock ‘n’ roll Christmas show for all ages

December 20, 2019 Tom Netherland | Special to the Herald Courier Trans-Siberian Orchestra pioneered wedded styles of heavy metal with opera and classical with Christmas, presented in spectacular form. A decade ago, The Wizards of Winter birthed in similar fashion. New...

Robert Earl Keen

December 06, 2019 BY TOM NETHERLAND | SPECIAL TO THE HERALD COURIER Texan Robert Earl Keen sings and writes songs much in the manner of a seasoned Major League Baseball pitcher. He might lull you with an off-speed number, then buckle your knees with a heater. So it’ll...

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