Garin Pirnia

This trio of long-time friends is hoping to make it big time, but no matter what, one thing is obvious: You can't take the Northside out of the band.

"Sometimes I’ll stowaway in a suite for the night."

For the past two years, multi-hyphenate Snarky Puppy bandleader and bassist Michael League has been so busy globetrotting with his bandmates that he doesn’t have a fixed address. The nomadic League and his revolving cast of more than 20 talented musicians (“the fam”) perform a minimum 100 shows a year.

The perfect gourmet grocer, deli, brick oven pizza joint crossbreed.

Owner John Lafontaine tries hard to purchase sustainable, wild-caught, and ethically farm-raised fish.

If you’re still drinking coffee the old fashioned way (that is, from a machine), then it’s time for an analog upgrade.

A 266-foot-tall golden disco ball in the sky: Knoxville's bid for space-age greatness, 1980s-style.

As in down-home eccentricity, not the great outdoors. Because that's what road trips are all about.