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.
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Sunday, April 13
- Cirque du Soleil: Varekai, Thompson Boling Arena, 1:30 and 5:00 PM, $35 – $150
- Knoxville Opera Presents “Norma,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $10 – $95
- “Wrens,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $12 – $15
- Gordon Belt and Traci Nichols-Belt sign “John Sevier: Tennessee’s First Hero,” Union Ave Books, 2:00 PM, Free
- “Ordinary People,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $10
- Viewing Party for “Tennessee Life,” (new PBS Series), Downtown Grill and Brewery, 4:00 – 7:00
- Upstairs Underground Comedy, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM, Free
- “Consi Fan Tutti (UT Opera), Clarence Brown Theatre, 8:00 PM, $5 – $15
- The Brockefellers, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- House Scruffian TV Night, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
Monday, April 14
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Chuck Brodsky (Singer-Songwriter) / Pale Root (Folk), Visitors’ Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Shines with David Wilcox, Visitors’ Center, 7:00, $10
- Knoxville Jazz Orchestra Celebrates Duke Ellington with Aaron Diehl, 8:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Michaela Anne Band (country-folk), Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Horror Flix Night, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Seryn with JOHN AND JACOB!!! (SEE THEM!), Barley’s, 10:00 PM, Free
Tuesday, April 15
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Levee Drivers (Americana) / Michaela Anne (Americana/Country), Visitors’ Center, Noon, Free
- Lisa Evonne Turner reads from and signs “Possum Pals,” (children’s book), 4:00 – 7:00, Free
- K-Town Showdown, Singer/Songwriter Competition, Scruffy City Hall, 6:30, Free
- The Grand Nationals, Bowery, 9:00 PM, $5
- Desert Noises, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Band Eat Band Showdown, Dixie Ghost vs. Hundred Acres, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, April 16
- WDVX Blue Plate Special Newtown / The Grand Nationals (Folk/Rock), Visitors’ Center, Noon, Free
- Adrian Cottier (jazz), Bijou at the Bistro, 7:00 PM
- The Zombies, The Bijou Theatre, 8:00, $35
- Soul Mechanic, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, April 17
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Frazier Band / David Platillero, , Visitors’ Center, Noon, Free
- Casting Crowns (Christian Rock), Civic Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $22 – $41
- Guttermouth, Bowery, 7:00 PM, $8 – $12
- Rising Appalachia, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $16.50
- “Ordinary People,” Theatre Knxoville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $10
- The Enigmatic Foe, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Frazier Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Captain Midnight, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, April 18
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Resonant Rogues / Reed Turner, Visitors’ Center, Noon, Free
- John Hover reads from and signs, “The Uniting Power of Conflict,” union Avenue Books, 5 PM, Free
- The Dismembered Tennesseans, Laurel Theatre, 8:00 PM, $12
- Downslave, Bowery, 8:00 PM, $8
- The French/Jack Rentfro and the Apocalypso Quartet, Acoustic Show, Preservation Pub, 8:00
- Bill Wolf: Easter Stories and Songs, Square Room, 8:00 PM, Free
- Local Natives, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $30, SOLD OUT
- “Ordinary People,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Tom Johnson Duo (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM, Free
- The Main Squeeze, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Westwend, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Comedy Cruise with Jared Harris, Star of Knoxville, 10:00 PM, $10
- The Coveralls, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Baby, Baby, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Teetotallers (Celtic) / An Atlas to Follow, Visitors’ Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Wind Symphony, Knoxville Museum of Art, 3:00 PM
- The Teetotallers, (Traditional Celtic), The Square Room, 8:00 PM, $25 Advance, $30 Door
- John Legend, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $69 – SOLD OUT
- “Ordinary People,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Rebelution, Bijou Theatre, 9:00 PM, $20
- Norwegian Wood (Classical Beatles), Cru Bistro, 9:00 – 12:00, Free
- Ron Pope, Bowery, 9:00 PM, $12
- The Chuck Mullican Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM, Free
- The Busdriver Tour (Ian Thomas and friends), Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Secret Commonwealth, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
- Marquee Mayfield, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM