Casey Phillips

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Star travel

'Hubble' Imax film premieres today

Friday, March 19, 2010

Even if they missed J.J. Abrams' theatrical reboot of the franchise last summer, audiences now have another opportunity for a star trek on the big screen -- the really big screen.

Phillips: On beginning guitar and almond biscotti

Friday, March 19, 2010

(Disclaimer: The following piece is not intended as a diatribe against actual ninjitsu experts, just the guitar-wielding variety. People who run around in black pajamas throwing smoke bombs and sharp objects at people are not to be trifled with. Unless, of course, you’re a pirate.)

Q&A with Matt Downer

Friday, March 19, 2010

Chattanooga Times Free Press music reporter Casey Phillips spoke with Matt Downer, organizer of the Great Southern Old Time Fiddlers’ Convention, about the event’s historic roots and why it’s being reborn.

The Defibulators headline early JJ's show Thursday

Friday, March 19, 2010

Fittingly, since they're often confused for being named after the defibrillator, a device used to jump-start a heart, the New York-based band The Defibulators live for injecting energy into the country revival genre.

Q&A with Bug Jennings

Friday, March 19, 2010

Chattanooga Times Free Press music reporter Casey Phillips spoke with Bug Jennings, vocalist/guitarist/banjo player with the New York-based multi-genre band The Defibulators, about using a vintage ambulance as the band van and what gets prison inmates excited about their shows.

Resurrecting an old-time classic

Friday, March 19, 2010

Uncle Dave Macon. Clayton McMichen. Gid Tanner. John Carson.
These names might be so much bunk to most modern audiences, but back in the '20s, they were string-band superstars, all of whom took the stage during Chattanooga's then-legendary fiddling conventions.

Leber, Phillips: ‘Remember Me’ not

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

CASEY PHILLIPS: It may seem picky to pass judgment on a movie based on its ending, but in the case of “Remember Me,” there’s no helping it.

Bagpipes sound a call to arms against child abuse

Friday, March 12, 2010

Although they're technically a musical instrument, historic performances of the Highland bagpipes were as often conducted in theaters of war as in theatrical halls. Saturday, they'll be brought into battle again as part of the fight to prevent child abuse.

Duo brings modern take on Tin Pan Alley to JJ's Sunday

Friday, March 12, 2010

In the realm of underutilized musical instruments, Andy Bean and Fuller Condon could make a convincing argument that they deserve the title of champions of the kazoo.

Phillips: Pointing the finger in the mirror

Friday, March 12, 2010

To my eternal shame, I have to issue a big mea culpa this week.