His moniker is Little Richard, but his personality is bigger than life.

Fresh off their induction into the Grand Ole Opry, Montgomery Gentry takes the Coke Stage at 9:30 tonight at Riverbend.

The quirky and colorful B-52s played their first gig at a Valentine’s Day party in 1977 and tonight will kick off the party on the Coca-Cola Stage at Riverbend.

Combining traditional bluegrass and R&B-influenced gospel kind of seems like an unorthodox combination for anyone who hasn't heard you before. How did the two bands get together originally?

Sacred steel gospel and bluegrass — the combination may sound unorthodox.

In the midst of about 40 children screaming and jumping in delight, Jason “Lefty” Williams strummed his guitar and belted out Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds.”

Among contemporary Christian artists, it doesn’t get any bigger than Steven Curtis Chapman.

Mackenzie Morgan is just 12 but has already sung on stages in Branson, Mo., Pigeon Forge, Tenn., and at the White House.

He’s a child of the modern age, but when it comes to playing the blues, Cedric Burnside’s approach is strictly old school.

The Bessie Smith Strut will keep rocking tonight well past its usual 9 p.m. curfew.

If meteorologists are predicting temperatures near 90 degrees, high humidity and evening showers, it must be time for Riverbend.

More than 650,000 people are expected to flock to Chattanooga's riverfront for the nine-day Riverbend music festival beginning Friday. The festival will continue through June 13.

The Academy of Country Music’s top new male vocalist takes the Bud Light Stage tonight at 7:45. Jake Owen’s fans know his hits: “Yee Haw,” “Startin’ With Me,” and “Don’t Think I Can’t Love You.” But do they know these facts the singer shared in a phone interview this week?

Recognizing that the economy has limited travel plans for many people, Riverbend organizers are playing up the “staycation” aspect of the festival, according to Executive Director Chip Baker.