Let's go fishin' for entertainment and fun ... - May 12, 2008
Monday, May 12:
The WDVX "Blue Plate Special" in the Knoxville Visitor Center presents a double bill with Aron Wright and Daniel Elsworth. Free. 12 noon.
Brackins Blues Bar in Maryville presents the Acoustic Jam.
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Tuesday, May 13:
Knoxville is the home of 10 Years, one of America's up-an-coming Rock bands, and they're back in town playing at Disc Exchange on chapman Hiway. Free. 7 pm.
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Wednesday, May 14:
The Terraplane Drifters will play some mellow Blues while you cruise up and down the Tennessee River eatin' ribs on The Star of Knoxville River Boat. Boarding is at 6:30 pm, casting off at 7:00.
Beef O'Brady's presents the Chele & Phil Show. Free. 7 pm.
The Bijou Theatre on Gay Street presents David Wilcox. 8 pm.
John Cowan performs at The Time Warp Tea Room on Central Street. 8 pm.
Labron Lazenby & LA3 host the Blues Jam at 4620. 8 pm.
The Groove Salad Trio hosts the Blues Jam at Brackins Blues Bar in Maryville.
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Thursday, May 15:
The WDVX "Blue Plate Special" in beautiful downtown Knoxville presents Mad Tea Party and Colin Grant-Adams. Free. 12 noon.
North Mississippi All-Stars with special guest Alvin Youngblood Hart headline Sundown in the City with their mix of hard Southern rock and juke joint Blues. artvandalay opens the show. 6:00 pm.
Boling, Brown & Holloway perform at Baker-Peters Jazz Club out west. 7 pm.
The Donald Brown Quintet, featuring Vance Thompson on trumpet, Bob Knapp on sax, Kenneth Brown on drums, Taylor Coker on bass, and of course Donald on piano, are now playing every Thursday evening at 4620. 8 pm.
Jenna & The Joneses host the Blues Jam at Coyote Joe's on Clinton Hiway. 9 pm.
Mad Tea Party entertains at Preservation Pub on Market Square. 10 pm.
Groove Therapy performs at the Downtown Grill Brewery on Gay Street. 10 pm.
Hannah's Old City presents Jaystorm with Jackson Mohr. 10 pm.
The Chillbillies perform at Wild Wing Cafe in Farragut. 10 pm.
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Friday, May 16:
The Detroit Daddies, entertain, weather permitting, on the patio at Aubrey's on Papermill Road. 7:30 pm.
The legendary Dr. Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys perform at the World Grotto on Market Square. 8 pm.
Music Therapy returns to The Time Warp Tea Room on Central Street. Free. 8
pm.
Melanie Hayes & The Meltones entertain at The Bistro on Gay Street. 9 pm.
Garage Deluxe performs at Barley's Taproom & Pizzeria in Old City. 10 pm.
The Bloomin' BBQ
& Bluegrass festival begins two days of fun in sensational Sevierville.
Today's line-up:
Just Us (5pm) www.staceyandteresawilson.com
Shadow Ridge (6pm) www.shadowridgetn.com
Cadillac Sky (7pm) www.myspace.com/cadillacsky
Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time (8pm) www.larrycordle.com
Free.
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Saturday May 17:
The Knoxville Guitar Society presents fingerstyle guitarist Dorian Michael at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church on Kingston Pike. 7:30 pm.
The Rose Center in Morristown presents Point Eleven.
Down From Up performs at The Valarium in the Warehouse District. 9 pm.
Sassy Ann's in the lovely Fouth & Gill neighborhood presents the bluesy soul of The Accidentals featuring vivacious and voluptuous vocalist Jenna Jefferson. 9:30 pm.
Natti Love Joys play the roots rock reggae and jungle jive just the way you like it at the World Grotto on Market Square. 11 pm.
Melanie Hayes & The Meltones entertains at the Downtown Grill and Brewery on Gay Street. No cover. 11 pm.
Day Two of the Bloomin' BBQ
& Bluegrass festival in sensational Sevierville features:
Trey Hensley (2pm, 3:40pm) www.treyhensley.com
Cumberland Gap Connection 2:50pm, 4:20pm www.cumberlandgapconnection.com
Dave Peterson & 1946 (5pm) www.1946band.com
Jimbo Whaley & Greenbrier (6pm) www.jimbowhaley.com
Bradley Walker (7pm) www.bradleywalker.com
Marty Stuart (8pm) www.martystuart.net
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Wednesday, May 21:
The Terraplane Drifters play some tasty Blues to go along with some bodacious BBQ ribs on The Star of Knoxville Riverboat for a 2-hour cruise down and up the lazy Tennessee River. Boarding at 6:30 pm, casting off at 7:00.
The Bijou Theatre in beautiful downtown Knoxville presents the Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile. 8 pm.
The Time Warp Tea Room on Central Street presents an evening with John Cowan. 8 pm.
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Thursday, May 22:
Sundown in the City on Market Square presents Presidents of the United States. No, not Jimmy, Herbert Walker, Slick Willie, and Dubya; it's the other PUSA from Seattle’s mid-1990s post-grunge alt-rock scene gettin' together to rock your post-9/11 world like it's 1999. 6 pm.
Boling, Brown & Holloway perform at Baker-Peters Jazz Club out west. 7 pm.
The Donald Brown Quintet, featuring Vance Thompson on trumpet, Bob Knapp on sax, Kenneth Brown on drums, Taylor Coker on bass, and of course Donald on piano, perform straight ahead jazz at 4620. 8 pm.
Jenna & The Joneses host the Blues Jam at Coyote Joe's on Clinton Hiway. 9 pm.
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Friday, May 23:
The Detroit Daddies, entertain, weather permitting, on the patio at Aubrey's on Papermill Road. 7:30 pm.
Melanie Hayes & The Meltones entertain at the Tomatoe Head on Broadway in Maryville. 9:30-11:30 pm.
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Saturday, May 24:
The Fourth Annual "Forever Young: Bob Dylan's Birthday Bash" is being held at the World's Fair Park Amphitheater this year and benefits Community Shares.
Cohosts this year are Bob Deck and Todd Steed. Musical acts include the Carawan Family, Todd Steed & the Suns of Phere, the Lonetones, Garage Deluxe, Maggie Longmire, the Detroit Daddies, Dead Flowers, Greg Horne, Steve Horton & his Tres Bien Ensemble, and Steve Dupree. 7:00-11:30 p.m.
Melanie Hayes & The Meltones entertain on the Patio at the Downtown Grill & Brewery on Gay Street. No cover. 10 pm.
Brackins Blues Bar presents the Robby Ducey Band from Georgia. 9:30 pm.
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Wednesday, May 28:
Over the Rhine performs at The Bijou Theatre on Gay Street with Mary Gauthier. 8 pm.
Labron Lazenby & LA3 host the Blues Jam at 4620 on Kingston Pike. 8 pm.
Brackins Blues Bar in Maryville presents legendary Chicago Bluesman Magic Slim & The Teardrops.
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Thursday, May 29:
Robert Earl Kean headlines Sundown in the City on Market Square. 6 pm.
Boling, Brown & Holloway perform at Baker-Peters Jazz Club out west. 7 pm.
The Donald Brown Quintet performs straight ahead jazz at 4620. 8 pm.
Jenna & The Joneses host the Blues Jam at Coyote Joe's on Clinton Hiway. 9 pm.
___________________
Friday, May 30:
The Time Warp Tea Room on Central Street presents Delta Moon. 8 pm.
______________________
Wednesday, June 4:
Writers Block LIVE presents Jay Clark and Jimmy Davis at Knoxville Museum of Art. 6:30 pm.
____________________
Thursday, June 5:
"Sundown in the City" on Market Square presents Kate Voegele and Jon McLaughlin. 6 pm.
Boling, Brown & Holloway perform at Baker-Peters Jazz Club out west. 7 pm.
The Donald Brown Quintet performs straight ahead jazz at 4620. 8 pm.
______________________
Sunday, June 8:
Comedy Central presents Brian Regan in Concert at The Tennessee Theatre in beautiful downtown Knoxville. 7 pm.
___________________
Thursday, June 12:
Citizen Cope headlines Sundown in the City on Market Square. 6 pm.
Boling, Brown & Holloway perform at Baker-Peters Jazz Club out west. 7 pm.
The Donald Brown Quintet performs straight ahead jazz at 4620. 8 pm.
___________________
Friday, June 13:
The Knoxville Museum of Art's summer series of "Alive After Five" premiers with new extended hours, 5:30-9:30 pm, for the summer and maybe beyond. Knoxville's own The LoneTones will open for Boston's Hokum's Heroes. It's "Louie Bluie Night", and everybody is encouraged to wear Blue or Purple or both in honor of Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong. 5:30 pm.
__________________
Saturday, June 14:
The Second Annual Louie Bluie Arts & Music Festival takes place in Cove Lake State Park. http://louiebluie.org
Brackins Blues Bar in Maryville presents Zac Harmon.
___________________
Thursday, June 19:
Marc Broussard headlines Sundown in the City on Market Square. Erick Baker opens the show. 6 pm.
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Friday, June 20:
The Knoxville Museum of Art's "Alive After Five" presents the Brad Walker Orchestra with Melanie & The Meltones. 5:30-9:30 pm.
The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend presents Sparky & Rhonda Rucker. 7 pm.
The Broker Banquet Hall on Martin Luther King Avenue in East Knoxville, the cool side of town, presents Shantelle Hudson & The Juke Joint Band from Nashville. A delicious buffet is included with admission. Doors at 8:30, show at 9:30 pm.
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Tuesday, June 24:
The Tennessee Theatre in beautiful downtown Knoxville presents Etta James & The Roots Band. 8 pm.
_____________________
Thursday, June 26:
Sundown in the City on Market Square presents The Everybodyfields and Amy LaVere. 6 pm.
____________________
Friday, June 27:
The newly elongated version of the Knoxville Museum of Art's "Alive After Five" presents Christabel & The Jons with Jackson Mohr. 5:30 pm.
The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend presents Ghost Mountain Rhythm & Blues. Melanie Haye & The Meltones will perform during intermission. 7 pm.
The Tennessee Theatre in beautiful downtown Knoxville presents Kenny G, the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era, with global sales totaling more than 75 million albums. 8 pm.
Brackins Blues Bar presents New York Bluesman Tony "O".
____________________
Saturday, June 28:
Pine Ridge House Concerts on Dutch Valley Road in Clinton presents Chuck Brodsky. Call 865-207-2207 or email pineridgehouseconcerts@comcast.net for information and reservations. 8 pm.
The Rose Center presents the first annual Summer Blues Fest.
_________________
Sunday, June 29:
The Tom Waits "Glitter and Doom" tour stops in Knoxville for a sure to be memorable performance at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium. 8 pm. You should check out his press conference at www.tomwaits.com. Tickets for this show go on sale Friday, May 16.
___________________
Thursday, July 3:
Sundown in the City on Market Square concludes in Mardi Gras fashion with the Wild Magnolias and Outformation . 6 pm.
______________________
Friday, July 11:
The "Mary Lee Bendolph: Gee’s Bend Quilts and Beyond" exhibition opens at The Knoxville Museum of Art, and "Alive After Five" presents Willie King & The Liberators from the black belt of Alabama performing gin-U-wine juke joint Blues. The Gees Bend singers will open the show. 5:30 pm.
____________________
Thursday, July 17:
The Tennessee Theatre in beautiful downtown Knoxville presents Pat Benatar and Neil Geraldo. 8 pm.
____________________
Friday, July 18:
The Knoxville Museum of Art's "Alive After Five" presents The Streamliners with the Johnson Swingtet. 5:30 pm.
The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend presents Blue Mother Tupelo. 7 pm.
_____________________
Saturday, July 19:
The Tennessee Theatre in beautiful downtown Knoxville presents "Weird Al" Yankovic. 8 pm.
__________________
Friday, July 25:
The Knoxville Museum of Art presents a double bill with Avenue C and Soulfinger. 5:30 pm.
Labron Lazenby & LA3 play Blues and rockabilly boogie in the amphitheater of the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. 7 pm.
_____________________
Saturday, July 26:
Pine Ridge House Concerts on Dutch Valley Road in Clinton presents R. B. Morris with Hector Qirko. Call 865-207-2207 or email pineridgehouseconcerts@comcast.net for information and reservations. 8 pm.
____________________
Friday, August 1:
The Knoxville Museum of Art's "Alive After Five" presents the Lonesome Coyotes and celebrates bass player Stan Turner's birthday. Brendon James Wright & The Wrongs will open the show. 5:30 pm.
Jeff Barbra & Sarah Pirkle perform in the amphitheater of the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. 7 pm.
___________________
Friday, August 8:
The Knoxville Museum of Art's "Alive After Five" presents the R. B. Morris Band with Y'uns. 5:30 pm.
____________________
Friday, August 15:
The Knoxville Museum of Art's "Alive After Five" presents The Accidentals featuring Jenna Jefferson. Groove Therapy will open the show. 5:30 pm.
___________________
Saturday, August 16:
Pine Ridge House Concerts on Dutch Valley Road in Clinton presents Michael Reno Harrell. Call 865-207-2207 or email pineridgehouseconcerts@comcast.net for information and reservations. 8 pm.
____________________
Friday, August 29:
The Knoxville Museum of Art's "Alive After Five" presents the "Summertime Blues Fest" featuring Li'l Dave Thompson from Greeneville, Mississippi, plus Lost & Found and the Terraplane Drifters. 5:30 pm.
_____________________
Friday, September 5:
The Rose Center presents Stacy Mitchhart.
Friday, September 19:
"Alive After Five" at the Knoxville Museum of Art celebrates its 15th Anniversary with Sharon Mosby & The Wendel Werner Quartet plus a special guest to be announced. Free for museum members. 5:30 pm.
_____________________
Pine Ridge House Concerts on Dutch Valley Road in Clinton presents Jay Clark. Call 865-207-2207 or email pineridgehouseconcerts@comcast.net for information and reservations. 8 pm.
____________________
Saturday, October 11:
The Rose Center in Morristown presents Hoots & Hellmouth.
More to come. Check back early and often. Well, not TOO early. Like maybe after 11 am Knoxville time.
Subspecie aeternitatis,
Bluegill
The WDVX "Blue Plate Special" in the Knoxville Visitor Center presents a double bill with Aron Wright and Daniel Elsworth. Free. 12 noon.
Brackins Blues Bar in Maryville presents the Acoustic Jam.
____________________
Tuesday, May 13:
Knoxville is the home of 10 Years, one of America's up-an-coming Rock bands, and they're back in town playing at Disc Exchange on chapman Hiway. Free. 7 pm.
_____________________
Wednesday, May 14:
The Terraplane Drifters will play some mellow Blues while you cruise up and down the Tennessee River eatin' ribs on The Star of Knoxville River Boat. Boarding is at 6:30 pm, casting off at 7:00.
Beef O'Brady's presents the Chele & Phil Show. Free. 7 pm.
The Bijou Theatre on Gay Street presents David Wilcox. 8 pm.
John Cowan performs at The Time Warp Tea Room on Central Street. 8 pm.
Labron Lazenby & LA3 host the Blues Jam at 4620. 8 pm.
The Groove Salad Trio hosts the Blues Jam at Brackins Blues Bar in Maryville.
_____________________
Thursday, May 15:
The WDVX "Blue Plate Special" in beautiful downtown Knoxville presents Mad Tea Party and Colin Grant-Adams. Free. 12 noon.
North Mississippi All-Stars with special guest Alvin Youngblood Hart headline Sundown in the City with their mix of hard Southern rock and juke joint Blues. artvandalay opens the show. 6:00 pm.
Boling, Brown & Holloway perform at Baker-Peters Jazz Club out west. 7 pm.
The Donald Brown Quintet, featuring Vance Thompson on trumpet, Bob Knapp on sax, Kenneth Brown on drums, Taylor Coker on bass, and of course Donald on piano, are now playing every Thursday evening at 4620. 8 pm.
Jenna & The Joneses host the Blues Jam at Coyote Joe's on Clinton Hiway. 9 pm.
Mad Tea Party entertains at Preservation Pub on Market Square. 10 pm.
Groove Therapy performs at the Downtown Grill Brewery on Gay Street. 10 pm.
Hannah's Old City presents Jaystorm with Jackson Mohr. 10 pm.
The Chillbillies perform at Wild Wing Cafe in Farragut. 10 pm.
_________________
Friday, May 16:
The Detroit Daddies, entertain, weather permitting, on the patio at Aubrey's on Papermill Road. 7:30 pm.
The legendary Dr. Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys perform at the World Grotto on Market Square. 8 pm.
Music Therapy returns to The Time Warp Tea Room on Central Street. Free. 8
pm.
Melanie Hayes & The Meltones entertain at The Bistro on Gay Street. 9 pm.
Garage Deluxe performs at Barley's Taproom & Pizzeria in Old City. 10 pm.
The Bloomin' BBQ
& Bluegrass festival begins two days of fun in sensational Sevierville.
Today's line-up:
Just Us (5pm) www.staceyandteresawilson.com
Shadow Ridge (6pm) www.shadowridgetn.com
Cadillac Sky (7pm) www.myspace.com/cadillacsky
Larry Cordle & Lonesome Standard Time (8pm) www.larrycordle.com
Free.
__________________
Saturday May 17:
The Knoxville Guitar Society presents fingerstyle guitarist Dorian Michael at the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church on Kingston Pike. 7:30 pm.
The Rose Center in Morristown presents Point Eleven.
Down From Up performs at The Valarium in the Warehouse District. 9 pm.
Sassy Ann's in the lovely Fouth & Gill neighborhood presents the bluesy soul of The Accidentals featuring vivacious and voluptuous vocalist Jenna Jefferson. 9:30 pm.
Natti Love Joys play the roots rock reggae and jungle jive just the way you like it at the World Grotto on Market Square. 11 pm.
Melanie Hayes & The Meltones entertains at the Downtown Grill and Brewery on Gay Street. No cover. 11 pm.
Day Two of the Bloomin' BBQ
& Bluegrass festival in sensational Sevierville features:
Trey Hensley (2pm, 3:40pm) www.treyhensley.com
Cumberland Gap Connection 2:50pm, 4:20pm www.cumberlandgapconnection.com
Dave Peterson & 1946 (5pm) www.1946band.com
Jimbo Whaley & Greenbrier (6pm) www.jimbowhaley.com
Bradley Walker (7pm) www.bradleywalker.com
Marty Stuart (8pm) www.martystuart.net
______________________
Wednesday, May 21:
The Terraplane Drifters play some tasty Blues to go along with some bodacious BBQ ribs on The Star of Knoxville Riverboat for a 2-hour cruise down and up the lazy Tennessee River. Boarding at 6:30 pm, casting off at 7:00.
The Bijou Theatre in beautiful downtown Knoxville presents the Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile. 8 pm.
The Time Warp Tea Room on Central Street presents an evening with John Cowan. 8 pm.
___________________
Thursday, May 22:
Sundown in the City on Market Square presents Presidents of the United States. No, not Jimmy, Herbert Walker, Slick Willie, and Dubya; it's the other PUSA from Seattle’s mid-1990s post-grunge alt-rock scene gettin' together to rock your post-9/11 world like it's 1999. 6 pm.
Boling, Brown & Holloway perform at Baker-Peters Jazz Club out west. 7 pm.
The Donald Brown Quintet, featuring Vance Thompson on trumpet, Bob Knapp on sax, Kenneth Brown on drums, Taylor Coker on bass, and of course Donald on piano, perform straight ahead jazz at 4620. 8 pm.
Jenna & The Joneses host the Blues Jam at Coyote Joe's on Clinton Hiway. 9 pm.
___________________
Friday, May 23:
The Detroit Daddies, entertain, weather permitting, on the patio at Aubrey's on Papermill Road. 7:30 pm.
Melanie Hayes & The Meltones entertain at the Tomatoe Head on Broadway in Maryville. 9:30-11:30 pm.
____________________
Saturday, May 24:
The Fourth Annual "Forever Young: Bob Dylan's Birthday Bash" is being held at the World's Fair Park Amphitheater this year and benefits Community Shares.
Cohosts this year are Bob Deck and Todd Steed. Musical acts include the Carawan Family, Todd Steed & the Suns of Phere, the Lonetones, Garage Deluxe, Maggie Longmire, the Detroit Daddies, Dead Flowers, Greg Horne, Steve Horton & his Tres Bien Ensemble, and Steve Dupree. 7:00-11:30 p.m.
Melanie Hayes & The Meltones entertain on the Patio at the Downtown Grill & Brewery on Gay Street. No cover. 10 pm.
Brackins Blues Bar presents the Robby Ducey Band from Georgia. 9:30 pm.
____________________
Wednesday, May 28:
Over the Rhine performs at The Bijou Theatre on Gay Street with Mary Gauthier. 8 pm.
Labron Lazenby & LA3 host the Blues Jam at 4620 on Kingston Pike. 8 pm.
Brackins Blues Bar in Maryville presents legendary Chicago Bluesman Magic Slim & The Teardrops.
_____________________
Thursday, May 29:
Robert Earl Kean headlines Sundown in the City on Market Square. 6 pm.
Boling, Brown & Holloway perform at Baker-Peters Jazz Club out west. 7 pm.
The Donald Brown Quintet performs straight ahead jazz at 4620. 8 pm.
Jenna & The Joneses host the Blues Jam at Coyote Joe's on Clinton Hiway. 9 pm.
___________________
Friday, May 30:
The Time Warp Tea Room on Central Street presents Delta Moon. 8 pm.
______________________
Wednesday, June 4:
Writers Block LIVE presents Jay Clark and Jimmy Davis at Knoxville Museum of Art. 6:30 pm.
____________________
Thursday, June 5:
"Sundown in the City" on Market Square presents Kate Voegele and Jon McLaughlin. 6 pm.
Boling, Brown & Holloway perform at Baker-Peters Jazz Club out west. 7 pm.
The Donald Brown Quintet performs straight ahead jazz at 4620. 8 pm.
______________________
Sunday, June 8:
Comedy Central presents Brian Regan in Concert at The Tennessee Theatre in beautiful downtown Knoxville. 7 pm.
___________________
Thursday, June 12:
Citizen Cope headlines Sundown in the City on Market Square. 6 pm.
Boling, Brown & Holloway perform at Baker-Peters Jazz Club out west. 7 pm.
The Donald Brown Quintet performs straight ahead jazz at 4620. 8 pm.
___________________
Friday, June 13:
The Knoxville Museum of Art's summer series of "Alive After Five" premiers with new extended hours, 5:30-9:30 pm, for the summer and maybe beyond. Knoxville's own The LoneTones will open for Boston's Hokum's Heroes. It's "Louie Bluie Night", and everybody is encouraged to wear Blue or Purple or both in honor of Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong. 5:30 pm.
__________________
Saturday, June 14:
The Second Annual Louie Bluie Arts & Music Festival takes place in Cove Lake State Park. http://louiebluie.org
Brackins Blues Bar in Maryville presents Zac Harmon.
___________________
Thursday, June 19:
Marc Broussard headlines Sundown in the City on Market Square. Erick Baker opens the show. 6 pm.
___________________
Friday, June 20:
The Knoxville Museum of Art's "Alive After Five" presents the Brad Walker Orchestra with Melanie & The Meltones. 5:30-9:30 pm.
The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend presents Sparky & Rhonda Rucker. 7 pm.
The Broker Banquet Hall on Martin Luther King Avenue in East Knoxville, the cool side of town, presents Shantelle Hudson & The Juke Joint Band from Nashville. A delicious buffet is included with admission. Doors at 8:30, show at 9:30 pm.
___________________
Tuesday, June 24:
The Tennessee Theatre in beautiful downtown Knoxville presents Etta James & The Roots Band. 8 pm.
_____________________
Thursday, June 26:
Sundown in the City on Market Square presents The Everybodyfields and Amy LaVere. 6 pm.
____________________
Friday, June 27:
The newly elongated version of the Knoxville Museum of Art's "Alive After Five" presents Christabel & The Jons with Jackson Mohr. 5:30 pm.
The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend presents Ghost Mountain Rhythm & Blues. Melanie Haye & The Meltones will perform during intermission. 7 pm.
The Tennessee Theatre in beautiful downtown Knoxville presents Kenny G, the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era, with global sales totaling more than 75 million albums. 8 pm.
Brackins Blues Bar presents New York Bluesman Tony "O".
____________________
Saturday, June 28:
Pine Ridge House Concerts on Dutch Valley Road in Clinton presents Chuck Brodsky. Call 865-207-2207 or email pineridgehouseconcerts@comcast.net for information and reservations. 8 pm.
The Rose Center presents the first annual Summer Blues Fest.
_________________
Sunday, June 29:
The Tom Waits "Glitter and Doom" tour stops in Knoxville for a sure to be memorable performance at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium. 8 pm. You should check out his press conference at www.tomwaits.com. Tickets for this show go on sale Friday, May 16.
___________________
Thursday, July 3:
Sundown in the City on Market Square concludes in Mardi Gras fashion with the Wild Magnolias and Outformation . 6 pm.
______________________
Friday, July 11:
The "Mary Lee Bendolph: Gee’s Bend Quilts and Beyond" exhibition opens at The Knoxville Museum of Art, and "Alive After Five" presents Willie King & The Liberators from the black belt of Alabama performing gin-U-wine juke joint Blues. The Gees Bend singers will open the show. 5:30 pm.
____________________
Thursday, July 17:
The Tennessee Theatre in beautiful downtown Knoxville presents Pat Benatar and Neil Geraldo. 8 pm.
____________________
Friday, July 18:
The Knoxville Museum of Art's "Alive After Five" presents The Streamliners with the Johnson Swingtet. 5:30 pm.
The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend presents Blue Mother Tupelo. 7 pm.
_____________________
Saturday, July 19:
The Tennessee Theatre in beautiful downtown Knoxville presents "Weird Al" Yankovic. 8 pm.
__________________
Friday, July 25:
The Knoxville Museum of Art presents a double bill with Avenue C and Soulfinger. 5:30 pm.
Labron Lazenby & LA3 play Blues and rockabilly boogie in the amphitheater of the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. 7 pm.
_____________________
Saturday, July 26:
Pine Ridge House Concerts on Dutch Valley Road in Clinton presents R. B. Morris with Hector Qirko. Call 865-207-2207 or email pineridgehouseconcerts@comcast.net for information and reservations. 8 pm.
____________________
Friday, August 1:
The Knoxville Museum of Art's "Alive After Five" presents the Lonesome Coyotes and celebrates bass player Stan Turner's birthday. Brendon James Wright & The Wrongs will open the show. 5:30 pm.
Jeff Barbra & Sarah Pirkle perform in the amphitheater of the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center in Townsend. 7 pm.
___________________
Friday, August 8:
The Knoxville Museum of Art's "Alive After Five" presents the R. B. Morris Band with Y'uns. 5:30 pm.
____________________
Friday, August 15:
The Knoxville Museum of Art's "Alive After Five" presents The Accidentals featuring Jenna Jefferson. Groove Therapy will open the show. 5:30 pm.
___________________
Saturday, August 16:
Pine Ridge House Concerts on Dutch Valley Road in Clinton presents Michael Reno Harrell. Call 865-207-2207 or email pineridgehouseconcerts@comcast.net for information and reservations. 8 pm.
____________________
Friday, August 29:
The Knoxville Museum of Art's "Alive After Five" presents the "Summertime Blues Fest" featuring Li'l Dave Thompson from Greeneville, Mississippi, plus Lost & Found and the Terraplane Drifters. 5:30 pm.
_____________________
Friday, September 5:
The Rose Center presents Stacy Mitchhart.
Friday, September 19:
"Alive After Five" at the Knoxville Museum of Art celebrates its 15th Anniversary with Sharon Mosby & The Wendel Werner Quartet plus a special guest to be announced. Free for museum members. 5:30 pm.
_____________________
Pine Ridge House Concerts on Dutch Valley Road in Clinton presents Jay Clark. Call 865-207-2207 or email pineridgehouseconcerts@comcast.net for information and reservations. 8 pm.
____________________
Saturday, October 11:
The Rose Center in Morristown presents Hoots & Hellmouth.
More to come. Check back early and often. Well, not TOO early. Like maybe after 11 am Knoxville time.
Subspecie aeternitatis,
Bluegill