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.
Sunday, April 20
- Shifflett and Hannah (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, Noon
- Old Time Slow Jam, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 4:00 PM, Free
- Lil’ Iffy w/ Paerbear and Dopplegangsta, 4.20, NV Nightclub, 7:00 PM, $5
- Upstairs Underground, Open Mic Comedy, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- The Honey Cutters, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- The Jojax 420 Easter Potluck Spectacular, Bring a dish and get in free, Preservation Pub, 9:00 Meal, 10:00 Music
Monday, April 21
- WDVX Blue Plate Special, Haley Dreis (Singer-Songwriter)/Sarah Clanton Schaffer (Pop/folk), Visitors’ Center, Noon Free
- Tennesee Shines, The Naughty Knots introduce their first CD, Visitors’ Center, 7:00 PM, $10
- The KMS Trio, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Big Gene and Daddy Lee’s Loudpack (blues), Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Horror Flix Night, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, April 22
- WDVX Blue Plate Special, Donna Frost (singer/songwriter)/Drunken Catfish Ramblers (blues), Visitors’ Center, Noon, Free
- Hops and Handlebars Booze Cruise, Hops and Hollers, Meet 5:30, Bike Ride at 6:00, Finney B’s Food Truck and Beer at 7:00
- Knoxville Films Meet and Greet, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM
- Open Mic Night ($2000 Prize), Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM
- Grand Opening of the Magic Beer Tree on the Moonshine Roof, Bring a live plant and receive a gift from the magic beer tree, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM
- Somo, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, Sold Out
- Caitlin Krisco, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Band Eat Band Competition ($3,000 Prize), Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, April 23
- WDVX Blue Plate Special, Lauren Lapointe (singer/songwriter)/Emi Sunshine and the Rain (Americana/Country), Visitors’ Center, Noon, Free
- Todd S. Purdum Reading and Signing for An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Two Presidents, Two Parties, and the Battle for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Union Avenue Books, 3:00 PM, Free
- The Barry Roseman Trio (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM, Free
- Ian Thomas, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, April 24
- WDVX Blue Plate Special, Shivering Timbers (Folk/Rock), Visitors’ Center, Noon, Free
- Bittersweet Harvest, “Education of Immigrants,” Traveling Smithsonian Exhibit, Casa Hola, 3:00 PM, Free
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Grieg and Sibelius, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30, $11 – $83
- Monty Python’s “Spamalot,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30, $20 – $40
- Chris Padgett (of the Stereofidelics), AWESOMENESS ALERT, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- The Coathangers, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $10
- Honey Spine, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Supatight (funk/reggae/soul), Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Friday, April 25
- Dogwood Arts Festival Market Square Art Fair, EXTREME AWESOMENESS ALERT, 11:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special, Dixie Ghost (Americana)/Adam Pope Band (Country), Visitors’ Center, Noon, Free
- Volapalooza with Fitz and the Tantrums, Dirty Guv’nahs and the Delta Saints, 7:00 PM, $25
- Art Moves, Modern Dance, Emporium, 7:30 PM, $10-$13
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: Grieg and Sibelius, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30, $11 – $83
- Monty Python’s “Spamalot,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30, $20 – $40
- “The Fifth Woman,” Carousel Theatre, 8:00 PM, $15 – $20
- Brad Austin (singer/songwriter), Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- The Tennessee Sheiks, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $12
- Hudson K Presents an Evening of Art Pop, AWESOMENESS ALERT, Scruffy City Hall, 9:00 PM
- Pamela Klicka (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM, Free
- The Naughty Knots, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 9:00 PM, Free
- Proper Villans, NV Nightclub, 9:00 PM, $7 – $10
- Graceless, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Maps Needing Reading (experimental math rock), Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Saturday, April 26
- Color Me Rad 5K, Knoxville Auditorium, 9:00 AM
- Outdoor Knoxfest, Outdoor Adventure Center, 8:00 AM
- Earthfest, Childen’s Acitvities, Over 100 Exhibitors, Great Bands all afternoon, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM, Free
- Dogwood Arts Festival Market Square Art Fair, EXTREME AWESOMENESS ALERT, 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Nourish Knoxville Winter Farmers’ Market, Southern Railway Station, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special, Mary Ashby and High Octane (Bluegrass)/Tim and Myles Thompson, Visitors’ Center, Noon, Free
- Art Moves, Modern Dance by Momentum Dance Lab, Emporium, 2:00 PM, $10-$13
- Art Moves, Modern Dance, Emporium, 7:30 PM, $10-$13
- Monty Python’s “Spamalot,” Clarence Brown Theatre, 7:30, $20 – $40
- Kansas, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $39 – $54
- Dave Barnes, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $21.50
- Divided We Stand, Bowery, 8:00 PM, $8 – $12
- Mark Boling (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM, Free
- Kelsey’s Woods, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM, Free
- King Super and the Excellents, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Majestico, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Annandale, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
Preview Bonus: Historic Fourth and Gill Tour of Homes, Central United Methodist (starting point), 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Sunday, April 27 – Tour Six Historic Homes, a New One and an Historic Church