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Tunes And Brews On Tap As Rail & Hops Returns

Lee Fields & The Expressions performing live.
Simon Ertler
Lee Fields & The Expressions performing live.

This weekend, the Rail & Hops Brewers Festival returns to downtown Chattanooga.

Lee Fields and the Expressions will headline Saturday’s gathering, which starts at 5 PM in Miller Park.

The festival supports SoundCorps, the nonprofit for Chattanooga area musicians.

Stratton Tingle is executive director of SoundCorps.

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