The Downtown Knoxville Week Ahead (1/12 – 1/18/14)

If you see an event I’ve missed and you’d like to plug, please comment below or e-mail me (knoxvilleurbanguy@gmail.com) and I’ll try to add it. The list may, accordingly, be expanded through the week. Staying true to the scope of the blog, I’ll only list downtown or near-downtown events. The Well and The Shed have some great events, for example, but I have to draw a line somewhere. If you want to add those in a comment, that’s fine. Please : “Friend” me on Facebook and invite me to your events. Look over to the right of this post and not only “friend” me, but “like” Inside of Knoxville. Subscribe (also to the right) to make sure you catch all the posts.

What I’ve got my eye on:

Sunday, January 12

  • “Proof” – Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $10 – $15
  • The Machine (Pink Floyd Tribute), Blackstock Auditorium, 7:00 PM, $12
  • Kelsey’s Woods, Barley’s, 8:00 PM, Free
  • Upstairs Underground Comedy Show, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM, Free
  • The Naughty Knots, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 9:00 PM
  • Jon Whitlock No Drums, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM

Monday, January 13

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Bumper Jacksons(Jazz/Country) / Carolina Story, Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
  • Cinema Hola, Showing (Spanish Language) Live-in Maid, Emporium, 6:00 PM
  • Tennessee Stage Company: New Play Festival Auditions, 7:00 PM (546-4280)
  • Tennessee Shines – Jim Lauderdale, Visitor’s Center, 7:00 PM, $10
  • The Mutations, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM
  • The Bumper Jacksons, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
  • The Big Pink (Dylan, Band and Wilco covers), 10:00 PM, $3

Tuesday, January 14

  • WDVX Blue Plate SpecialCharlie & the Foxtrots (Folk Pop) Justin Kaleb Driggers (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
  • Bride Link Networking Evening, Hilton, 5:30 – 7:00, $10 Advance $15 Door
  • Knoxville Jazz Orchestra’s Marble City Five, Square Room, 6:30, $5
  • K-Town Showdown Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM
  • The Farewell Drifters (folk), Barley’s, 10:00 PM
  • Robinella, (And it’s Rachel’s Birthday!), Preservation Pub, 10:00, $3

Wednesday, January 15

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: Cree Rider Family Duo (Country/Rock) / Amy Lavere (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
  • Bar Church (Yep, Have a beer and talk about God), Relix, 7:00 PM
  • The Nick Swoffard Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM
  • Albert Murian (songs from his new EP), Square Room, 7:30, $5
  • Julie Gribble (Country Singer-Songwriter), Preservation Pub, 8:00, Free
  • Amy LaVere, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
  • Hundred Acres (Americana), Preservation Pub, 10:00, $3

Thursday, January 16

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: John Brodeur (Singer/Songwriter), Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
  • Archeological Excavation Discovers Knoxville History – Brown Bag Lecture, E.TN History Center, Noon, Free
  • Second Annual Bijou Awards (The best high school performers compete for 1K), 7:00 PM, $12
  • Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $11 – $83
  • “Proof” – Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $10 – $15
  • All the Locals (Atlanta Band), Barley’s, 10:00 PM
  • Bliss on Tap (reggae), Preservation Pub, 10:00, $3

Friday, January 17

  • WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Loose Hinges (Indie/Pop) River Whyless (Folk), Visitor’s Center, Noon, Free
  • Casino Night for the Cure (for Cystic Fibrosis), Club LeConte, 7:00 PM, $50
  • Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $11 – $83
  • James Brown with Justin Fedor, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM, Free
  • Sara Groves with Greg Adkins, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $20 – $30
  • “Proof” – Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $10 – $15
  • Davis Mitchell Live from the Monkey Cave, Soccer Taco Basement, 9:00 PM
  • Mark Boling (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM, Free
  • Punken Stupor (Punk Tribute Night), Pilot Light, 9:30 PM, $5
  • Mo Alexander, Riverboat Comedy Cruise, 10:00, $10
  • The Bearded, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
  • The Dead Ringers (cover band), Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM, $5
  • Deep Fried Five (soul and funk), Barley’s, 10:00 PM

Saturday, January 18

  • Children’s Story Time with Miss Caryn, Union Avenue Books, 11:00 AM
  • Saw Works Brewery Post-Holiday Party to Benefit Cystic Fibrosis (Tour, Glass and First Beer), 6:00 PM, $15
  • Wallace Coleman (blues), Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $14
  • “Proof” – Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $10 – $15
  • Howe Gelb (of Giant Sand), Pilot Light, 9:00 PM
  • Chuck Mullican Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM, Free
  • Blue Horizon, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
  • Man Man (Philadelphia rock band), Barley’s, 10:00 PM