This marks the first in a shift to a ten-day planner. I’ve had people asking that I extend the calendar and I’m also lining it up to match the upcoming Hard Knox Independent calendar which starts publishing soon. (You have a chance to help this upstart independent newspaper get started with a small donation here. Asheville can support more than one independent newspaper – aren’t we as cool as Asheville?) 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 4
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Jazz Jam at the Emporium, First and Third Sundays, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, Free
- Kevin Griffin, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Daniel Kimbro and the Recession Sessions, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
Monday, January 5
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Honeyboy & Boots / Marty O’Reilly & the Old Soul Orchestra, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Shines presents Devan Jones and the Uptown Stomp, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM, $10
- Old Time Jam, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- QED Comedy Lab, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM
- Appleseed Collective, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Brad Poyner’s Pollstar, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 6
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Old Man Luedecke/The Misty Mountain String Band, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Dave Kennedy, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Broadway at the Tennessee presents, “Annie,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $25 – $85
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, Main Assembly Room, City County Bldg, 7:00 PM
- Jazz Tuesdays at the Emporium, 7:30 – 9:30, Free
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Woody Pines, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, January 7
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Freeway Revival (Americana), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Frog and Toad (Jazz), Square Room, Noon – 1:00 PM, $15
- Knoxville Horror Film Fest, Screening and Q and A with Will Allman, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Broadway at the Tennessee presents, “Annie,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $25 – $85
- Steep Canyon Rangers, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $20.00
- Preston Shires, Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Ms. Lu/Renee Is A Zombie/Zack Miles, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Brandon Fulson and the Realbillies/Shimmy and The Burns, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Thursday, January 8
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Wilson Whitley / Glade City Rounders (Old-Time), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Broadway at the Tennessee presents, “Annie,” Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $25 – $85
- Knoxville Ice Bears vs Huntsville Havoc, Knoxville Coliseum, 7:30 PM, $10 – $30
- Zack Miles, Southern Railway Station, 7:30 PM, $10
- The Freeway Revival, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Laney Jones and the Lively Spirits, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, January 9
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Laney Jones & the Lively Spirits (Americana/Folk), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Metropolitan Planning Commission, Main Assembly Room, 1:30 PM
- Alive After Five presents Mac Arnold and Plate Full O’ Blues, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 – 8:30, $10 – $15
- “Back in Blaque,” Cocktails, Artist Exhibit, Perf. Art and More, Sizemology (722 S. Gay Entrance on Cumberland), 6:30 – 10:00
- Marriage Equality Rally, Sunshere, 7:00 PM
- Channing and Quinn, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Broadway at the Tennessee presents, “Annie,” Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $40 – $85
- “Daddy’s Dyin’: Who’s Got the Will?,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Desert Dwellers/Cuddlefish/Psychonaut/Raga Sutra, Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $10 – $15
- Pam Klicka, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Ancient Cities, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- The Dead Ringers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Masseuse/Mobility Chief, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- UT Ice Vols vs Life I-B, Knoxville Coliseum, 11:00 PM, $1 – $5
Saturday, January 10
- Run for Their Lives 5K/1 Mile Walk, Market Square, 9:00 AM
- Kidstuff Live with special guest Y’uns, Visitor Center, 10:00 AM, Free
- Nourish Knoxville’s Winter Farmers’ Market, Central United Methodist (201 E. 3rd Ave.), 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Ancient Cities (Psychedelic Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- UT Ice Vols vs. Georgia Tech, Knoxville Coliseum, 2:00 PM, $1 – $5
- Broadway at the Tennessee presents, “Annie,” Tennessee Theatre, 2:00 PM, $40 – $85
- “Daddy’s Dyin’: Who’s Got the Will?,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 8:00 PM, $15
- Broadway at the Tennessee presents, “Annie,” Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $40 – $85
- Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, Laurel Theater, 8:00 PM, $11
- Kelsey’s Woods, Clancy’s Tavern, 8:00 PM – Midnight
- Alan Wyatt/Harold Nagge, Bistro at the Bijou
- Roadkill Ghost Choir, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM, $7 – $10
- The Dirty Bourbon River Show, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Anne McCue Trio/Royal Hounds, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Harrison Anvil, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- Kayo Dot, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $8
- Salome Cabaret presents “Sauced,” The International, 11:00 PM, $10
Sunday, January 11
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Broadway at the Tennessee presents, “Annie,” Tennessee Theatre, 1:00 PM, $40 – $85
- Opening Reception: “Compound Lens,” Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra Concert, Bijou, 2:30 PM, $15 – $33
- “Daddy’s Dyin’: Who’s Got the Will?,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Boo Bradley, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Broadway at the Tennessee presents, “Annie,” Tennessee Theatre, 6:30 PM, $40 – $85
- Tara Mills and Jimmy Stelling, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
Monday, January 12
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Anthony Adams & the Nite Owls (Folk/Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Shines presents Red Haired Mary, Visitor Center, 7:00 PM, $10
- Old Time Jam, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- The Grand Shell Game, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Boo Bradley, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, January 13
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Grand Shell Game / Lara Hope & the Ark-Tones (Rockabilly), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic Night, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 7:00 PM
- Brandon Harmon and the Halfway Hearts, Southern Railway Station, 7:30 PM, $10
- Jazz Tuesdays at the Emporium, 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM, Free
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Lara Hope and the Ark-tones, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM