If you want to be certain to be included on this calendar, I’ll need your event two weeks in advance. The absolute best way to make sure I include your event is to make a FB event and invite me – two weeks in advance. My FB “events” are the one place I’ll go to every time – if you invite me before I post.
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. Any number of venues outside of downtown have some great events, 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, January 18
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- “Daddy’s Dyin’: Who’s Got the Will?,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- UT Ice Vols vs. Xavier, Knoxville Coliseum, 4:00 PM, $1 – $5
- Jazz Jam at the Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Jason Williams, Clancy’s, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Strahan and the Good Neighbors, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Mr. and Miss Tennessee Regional Entertainer of the Year Pageant, Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $10 (18+)
- The Theorizt, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, January 19
- MLK, Jr. Parade, MLK Blvd., 10:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Strahan & the Good Neighbors, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- UT Ice Vols vs. Xavier, Knoxville Coliseum, Noon, $1 – $5
- MLK, Jr. Celebration of Social and Economic Justice, Mt. Zion Baptist, 6:00 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra: A Night with the Arts in Celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Tennessee Theatre, 6:00 PM, Free
- Old Time Jam, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents Michaela Anne, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM, $10
- Singer/Songwriter Night, Square Room, 7:30 PM, $5
- QED Comedy Lab, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Night, Square Room, 7:30, $5
- Fifth Nation, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Pale Root, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 20
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kristin Andreassen / Mark Cline Bates & Clark Paterson, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Dave Kennedy, Clancy’s, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Large Assembly Room, City County Bldg., 7:00 PM
- Subtle Clutch, Southern Station, 7:30 PM, $10
- Marble City Five, Emporium, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Taikoza: Japanese Taiko Drum and Dance, Cox Auditorium, Alumni Hall Bldg., UT Campus, 8:00 PM, Free – $15
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Just Say Maybe Acoustic/Labron Lazenby and the L.A. 3 Electric, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Brockefellers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, January 21
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tab Spencer (Americana/Folk) / Adam Whipple, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Downtown Design Review Board, Small Assembly Room, City County Bldg, 4:00 PM
- Jake Head, The Station Comedy Showcase, Southern Railway Station, 7:30 PM, $10 (21+)
- R.A.L.F., Knox Jam, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Casey Green Trio, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Adam Whipple and Greg Adkins, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Live at the Fillmore (Allman Brothers Tribute), The International, 8:00 PM, $5
- Elisa Ambrogio with Nathan Bowles, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $7
Thursday, January 22
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Duane Mark (Singer-Songwriter) / The Tennessee Turkeys, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- “A Path Appears,” East TN PBS Community Cinema, Scruffy City Hall, 6:00 PM
- Dave Kennedy, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Pedrosaxo (saxophonist), UT Haslam Center, 6:00 PM, Free
- School Push-Out Teach-In, Calvary Baptist Church (1807 Dandridge), 6:30 PM
- Paul Sacaridiz (Artist Lecture), UT McCarty Auditorium, 7:30 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents “Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $11 – $83
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Peoria Rivermen, Knoxville Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $10 – $30
- Showcase, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $5
- “Daddy’s Dyin’: Who’s Got the Will?,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Moon Taxi, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $21.50/$23.50
- “Harvey” presented by the Tennessee Stage Company, Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM, $15
- The Fustics, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Crowd/Feaux Ferocious/Ebony Eyes, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Adam Ezra Group, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, January 23
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Carl Anderson (Americana) / Bryan Hayes (Americana/Country), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Faculty Organ Recital, UT Cox Auditorium, 6:00 PM, Free
- Snowday 2015, Includes Soup Dinner/Beard Contests/Music with Hudson K, Lil’ Iffy, Dixieghost and More, Fundraiser for Beardsley Farm, Barley’s, 7:00 PM, $10
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents “Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $11 – $83
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs. Columbus Cottonmouths, Knoxville Coliseum, 7:30, $10 – $30
- January Gray, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- “Daddy’s Dyin’: Who’s Got the Will?,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- “Harvey” presented by the Tennessee Stage Company, Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM, $15
- Naughty Knots, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 9:00 PM
- Marina Orchestra/D’Arkestra/Zach and Kota’s Sweet Life, Pilot Light, 9:00 PM, $5
- Borgore/Ookay/Jauz, The International, 9:00 PM, $18 – $50
- Michael Compton, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Homemade Wine/C2 and the Brother’s Reed, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Bearfight/New Radio Dialect, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Knoxville Ice Vols vs. Clemson, Knoxville Coliseum, 11:00 PM, $1 – $5
Saturday, January 24
- Nourish Knoxville Winter Market, Central United Methodist Church, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Carmonas (Americana) / The Riverbank Ramblers (Americana/Country), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Dancing at Club LeConte, Formal Wear/Dinner and Cocktails/Dancing, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, $75
- On My Honor/Audiostrobelight/Gamenight/Your Favorite Hero, The International, 6:00 PM, $10
- Marble City Opera’s La Femme Bohéme (Puccini’s La Boheme with an all-female cast), NV Nightclub, $10/$20
- Yonder Mountain String Band, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $35 – $30
- “Harvey” presented by the Tennessee Stage Company, Southern Railway Station, 8:00 PM, $15
- “Daddy’s Dyin’: Who’s Got the Will?,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Chris Rodriguez and Abby the Spoon Lady, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Ten Bartram/Parke Avery, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $10 – $12
- The Dismembered Tennesseans, Laurel Theatre, 8:00 PM, $11
- Way Sneaky Eddie, Clancy’s Tavern, 8:00 PM – Midnight
- Mark Boling, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM – Midnight
- Kelsey’s Woods, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- Backup Planet, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Andy Dozier and Heavy Soul/Magnolia Suns, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Hudson K/Surrogates, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- The Carmonas, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Sunday, January 25
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- “Harvey” presented by the Tennessee Stage Company, Southern Railway Station, 2:00 PM, $15
- Ching Yun-hu (pianist), Haslam Music Center, 2:30 PM (ticketed event)
- Lucy Brown and Ben McClendon, SAFTA Reading Series, Birdhouse (800 N. 4th Ave.), 3:00 PM
- “Daddy’s Dyin’: Who’s Got the Will?,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Doug Gibson, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Mushroom Head/Like Monroe/The Family Ruin, The International, 8:00 PM, $15 – $20
- Tedeschi Trucks Band, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $35 – $79.50
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Lonetones, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Daddy Don’t/Nervous Rex, Pilot Light, 10:00, $5
Monday, January 26
- CBID Board Meeting, Chamber of Commerce, 11:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Thomm Jutz & Craig Market, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Shines presents The Hello Strangers, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM, $10
- Old Time Jam, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- QED Comedy Lab, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Free
- UT Wind Enemble/Pacific University Wind Ensemble, Cox Auditorium, 8:00 PM
- The Blueprint, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 27
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Greg Horne / Josiah Atchley, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Emily Roberts, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Hotshot Freight Train, Southern Station, 7:30 PM, $10
- Marble City Five, Emporium, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM
- Knoxville Jazz Orchestra presents An Evening with Bobby Watson, Square Room, 8:00 PM, $15 – $32.50
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Today’s Hits (a band, not the actual current top 40), Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5