From The Green Room

Zac Lyons (Zac Lyons / Facebook) WUTC's Clark Gibson interviews Zac Lyons, bass player for Louisiana-based LVVRS, ahead of the band's performance tonight at Barrelhouse Ballroom in Chattanooga. LVVRS - with bassist Zac Lyons at right. (lvvrs.com)

Blondshell (Blondshell) Here's an excerpt of indie rocker Blondshell's conversation with WUTC's Haley Solomon at last fall's Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta's Piedmont Park.

Eva Angel-Fox (Eva Angel-Fox / Facebook) Eva Angel-Fox - a singer-songwriter from Canada who blends Americana, traditional, jazz, blues and outlaw country - is Richard Winham's guest on this episode of WUTC's "Live in the Library," recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

(Dollars Family) Dollars Family - a three-piece blues-rock band in Chattanooga - joins Haley Solomon in the studio for this episode of WUTC's "Live in the Library," recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

Richard Winham and CT Martin (CT Martin) As Richard Winham readies to retire from WUTC, we're hearing from his colleagues, from our campus here at UTC and from the community about what he means to them. CT Martin hosts The Retro Opry Collective on WUTC.

Lex Patton (Lex Patton) Lex Patton - a local DJ with influences in house music, dub step and trance music - joins Clark Gibson for this episode of WUTC's "Live in the Library," recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

Susan Lazenby (UTC) As Richard Winham readies to retire from WUTC, we're hearing from his colleagues, from our campus here at UTC and from the community about what he means to them. Susan Lazenby is interim station manager at WUTC.

Esperanza Spalding performing at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum during the 2025 Big Ears Festival. (Cora Wagoner via Big Ears Festival) In this excerpt, Haley Solomon talks with Grammy-winning artist Esperanza Spalding - bassist, composer and singer - ahead of her performance at this year's Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, TN.

The Afternooners (theafternooners.com) On this episode of WUTC's "Live in the Library," The Afternooners - an alternative / jam band here in Chattanooga - join Clark Gibson for a session recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

Cowboy Sadness (Cowboy Sadness / Instagram) (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.

Arooj Aftab (Arooj Aftab / Facebook) (Aired Fri 5/16/25) In this excerpt, Haley Solomon talks with Grammy winner Arooj Aftab - a Pakistani-American 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.

Jason Wilber (WilberTone Records) (Aired 5/09/25) In this excerpt, Clark Gibson speaks with Jason Wilber, a longtime guitarist for John Prine, ahead of his concert at Chattanooga's Walker Theatre in April. Full interview here: Coming to Chattanooga: Jason Wilber On The John Prine Songs & Souvenirs Tour

The Roamers (theroamers.net) (Aired Thu 5/22/25) The Roamers, a country rock band, journeys through the highways and byways of American culture with Richard Winham on this episode of "Live in the Library," recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

Pinch Hitter (Pinch Hitter) Pinch Hitter, Chattanooga's "favorite apocalypse rock band," joins Clark Gibson for this episode of WUTC's "Live in the Library," recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

423Spoonz (423Spoonz) Jerry Hayes, a harmonica player and an ace blues player in Chattanooga, makes music as 423Spoonz. As his profile on SoundCloud puts it, he's "a musician who belongs in a juke joint." Enjoy 423Spoonz as he joins Richard Winham on WUTC's "Live in the Library," recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

Eddie Dye & Janine Arecco (Bridgetown Project via Facebook) Vocalist Janine Arecco and guitarist Eddie Dye join Richard Winham in the studio for this episode of WUTC's "Live in the Library," recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

Jon Brumit (brumitology.com) A father-and-son duo - Jon Brumit on drums and synth, and his son Otto on vibes - improvise a session together as they join Richard Winham for this episode of WUTC's "Live in the Library," recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library.

Joshua Cruce (Joshua Cruce) He's a mountain climber and hiker from Texas who writes and sings songs about big ideas. Joshua Cruce joins Richard Winham in the studio for this episode of WUTC's "Live in the Library," recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library. Joshua Cruce (Joshua Cruce)

Landis Zehrung (Landis Zehrung via Bandcamp) Landis Zehrung talks "American Primitive" guitar playing, dreams and find your voice as he joins WUTC's Clark Gibson for this episode of "Live in the Library," recorded live downtown at the Chattanooga Public Library. Landis Zehrung (SoundCorps)

Swayyvo - from November last year (Swayyvo / Facebook) (Aired Thu 3/27/25) Swayyvo - multigenre artist, saxophonist and piano player, musician and producer - joins Clark Gibson on this episode of WUTC's "Live in the Library," recorded live at the downtown Chattanooga Public Library.

The cover of Dalton Mills' self-titled debut album. (The Amp) Dalton Mills, a singer-songwriter from Middleboro, Kentucky. joins Richard Winham on this episode of WUTC's "Live in the Library," recorded live downtown at The Chattanooga Public Library. Mills plays at Cherry Street Tavern in Chattanooga on Tuesday, March 25th.

Andy Sydow (@andysydowmusic / X) (Aired Thu 3/13/25) Singer, songwriter, composer - and avid baseball fan. Listen to Andy Sydow join Richard Winham for this episode of WUTC's "Live in the Library," recorded live downtown at the Chattanooga Public Library.

Ken White (Ken White / IBMA) Chattanooga is the new home of the World of Bluegrass. The event - presented by the International Bluegrass Music Association - is coming to Chattanooga this September, and in 2026 and 2027. Ken White, the IBMA's executive director, spoke with our own Richard Winham - live here on WUTC. _____ Stay tuned to WUTC in the months to come for more voices - and more songs - a...

Rhett (rhettmusic / Instagram) Check out the "About" on the Spotify account for Chattanooga's Rhett, and it reads: "Music influenced by James Bond movies and Raymond Chandler novels." Listen for yourself as Rhett performs on this episode of WUTC's "Live in the Library" with Richard Winham.

MULT (MULT) Chattanooga shoegaze band MULT made a bold statement with their debut EP Back Around , released in September 2024 via Delayed Gratification Records. The band expands the boundaries of shoegaze, blending elements of alt-rock and grunge with the moody, introspective feel of acoustic-powered slowcore. With fuzzy guitars and mellow vocals, Back Around echoes the shoegaze revival while payi...