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“Give the Drummer Some” - for Chattanooga’s Clyde Stubblefield. In Dayton, a centennial season for this year’s Scopes Festival. At the Woodshop, a Concert for a Cause - for The AIM Center. As you’ll hear - and more - on this episode of “Scenic Roots.”

Clyde Stubblefield, best known as the “Funky Drummer” for James Brown, was born and raised here in Chattanooga. As we near the end of Black Music Month, a film screening and a live concert on Saturday in Chattanooga will honor his life and legacy.

This weekend, Be the Change Youth Initiative here in Chattanooga brings its “Concert for a Cause” series to the St. Elmo neighborhood. Saturday’s concert - featuring local female artists - begins at 7 PM at The Woodshop. Proceeds support The AIM Center and its mental health mission in Chattanooga.

Call Me Spinster isn’t just a band - it’s a lifelong investment in creativity and family, forged by sisterhood. “Greater Chattanooga” from WTCI PBS follows the remarkable journey of the three sisters of “Call Me Spinster” - who found purpose and passion where they least expected it.

In 2023, the Riverbend music festival here in Chattanooga, Tennessee, boasted a new 3-day format and a fresh lineup featuring artists such as Lucius, Indigo De Souza, Trombone Shorty, and Amanda Shires. One of the acts coming to the festival was the American jam band Goose.

Richard Winham shares a session by The Ambient Monkeys, recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

(Aired Fri 5/16/25) In this excerpt, Haley Solomon talks with Arooj Aftab - a Grammy-winning singer and composer who fuses jazz, South Asian classical music, pop and blues - ahead of her performance at this year's Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN.

(Aired Fri 5/23/25) In this excerpt, Haley Solomon talks with Cowboy Sadness - an atmospheric indie rock band from New York City - ahead of its performance at this year's Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN.

The Chattanooga Insight Meditation Community is home to the teaching and practice of meditation and mindfulness in a Buddhist tradition. On Thursday, starting at 6 PM, the Community celebrates its new home - a center at 318 Talley Road.

What’s next for Chattanooga’s Convention Center? Meet Sam Voisin. Chattanooga’s Pops on the River. Collegedale’s Freedom Festival. As you’ll hear - and more - on this episode of “Scenic Roots.”