The Songbirds Radio Hour is a music-and-interview show recorded at Songbirds in downtown Chattanooga.
Each episode covers a different theme and how it intertwines with music, from racism and civil rights to the legacy of Southern rock, women in punk, regional music history, gender identity, and much more.
The show features regional and national celebrities — from authors and journalists to musicians, producers and others involved in the music industry — in a Q&A-style format, along with music from a regional or national band.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Songbirds Radio Hour is a music-and-interview show recorded at Songbirds in downtown Chattanooga.
Each episode covers a different theme and how it intertwines with music, from racism and civil rights to the legacy of Southern rock, women in punk, regional music history, gender identity, and much more.
The show features regional and national celebrities — from authors and journalists to musicians, producers and others involved in the music industry — in a Q&A-style format, along with music from a regional or national band.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(First aired on WUTC 10/14/23)
Many already know the story of the early Athens, Georgia music years: R.E.M., B-52’s, Pylon, and other legendary bands. But what about present day? In this episode of The Songbirds Radio Hour, Chuck Reece, the founding editor-in-chief of The Bitter Southerner and Salvation South, and recording engineer/musician David Barbe, discuss how Athens continues to be an incubator of all kinds of music, 50 years later.
Episode Tracklist:
Feast On My Heart — Pylon
Girlfriend — Matthew Sweet
Undigested Parts — Elf Power
Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games — of Montreal
Private Idaho — The B-52's
Orange Crush — R.E.M.
Violet Furs — The Whigs
The Southern Thing — Drive-By Truckers
Submission — Monsoon
The Songbirds Radio Hour is made possible through grants from the Tennessee Arts Commission and the Riverview Foundation.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.