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 (Alan Sims) 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, May 10
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Red Shoes and Rosin, Clancy’s, 6:00 PM
- The Ransom Notes, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
Monday, May 11
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Tommy Shortt (Singer-Songwriter) / Kites (Folk/Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- QED Comedy presents: Status Update, Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, Pay What You Want
- The Hooten Hallers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 12
- Knoxville/Knox County Peace Officers Memorial Service (to honor officers who have died in the last year), Mary Costa Plaza, 10:00 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brock Zeman (Singer-Songwriter) / Bottom Dollar String Band (Bluegrass/Jam), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Chelsea Grin/The Word Alive/Like Moths to Flames/Sylar, The International, 6:00 PM (Doors), $17/$20
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM
- City Council Meeting, City County Bldg Main Assembly Room, 7:00 PM
- Jenny Lewis/Nikki Lane, Bijou, 8:00 PM, $25
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Jazz Tuesdays with the Marble City Five, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM, Free
- Continuum, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Dusty 45s, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, May 13
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Amy Andrews (Singer-Songwriter), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Turkeys, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM
- Tennessee Shines presents Sierra Hull and Justin Moses w/ poet Dawn Coppock, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- Mariachi El Bronx, The Concourse at the International, 7:00 PM (Doors), $12/$15
- K-Town Singer/Songwriter Showdown Finals, Scruffy City Hall, 7:30 PM
- Matt Nelson Sound (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 8:00 PM
- Ben Gaines Monthly Improv Night, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Yung Life/Shana Falana/Enigmatic Foe, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $5
- Dirty Bourbon River Show, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Thursday, May 14
- Tai Chi for Ijams, Birdhouse, 20% of Proceeds go to Ijams Nature Center, 8:00 AM, $5
- Southern Food Writing Conference, East Tennessee History Center, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $450
- ADA Legacy Bus Tour (637-3666 for info), Market Square, 11:30 AM – 7:30 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Brian Baker Band / Donna Hopkins (Blues/Roots), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Bill McGowan reads from and signs The Ali Files: On the Town with Ali Akbar, Union Avenue Books, 6:00 PM
- Emily Roberts, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM
- Shell Shock and PTSD: Fiction and Fact, Readings from her new novel by Pamela Schoenewaldt and PSTD Treatment Discussion with Dr. Eli Mitchell, Lawson McGhee Library, 6:30 PM
- Jed Eaton/Is That a Hawk, Scruffy City Hall, 7:00 PM
- Variety Thursdays presents Homemade Wine, Market Square Stage, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Free
- Brandon Harmon and the Halfway Hearts, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Lowland Hum, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, May 15
- Bike to Work Day, Free Coffee and Biscuits to Bike Commuters, Market Square Stage, 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
- Southern Food Writing Conference, Square Room, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, $450
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Wrenn (Indie Pop), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- The Biscuit Bash, The Cleverlys/American Aquarium, The Standard, 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM, $75
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra presents Lucas Richman’s Finale, Tennessee Theatre, 7:30 PM, $15 – $89
- Sarah Clapp, The Square Room, 7:30 PM, $12/$20
- The 200s, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- REV 3 Glow Run, World’s Fair Park, 8:30 PM
- Mayhem/Eliot Lipp/SubSqwad/Liquid Metal, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM (doors), $10/$15
- Katy Free Three (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- The Coveralls, Scruffy City Hall, 10:00 PM
- The Biscuitheads/Big Country’s Empty Bottle, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- The Saint Francis Band, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Hip Hatchett/Tennessee Turkeys, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, May 16
- The International Biscuit Festival, Market Street and other streets downtown, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Children’s Festival of Reading, Authors/Books/Entertainment and Children’s Activities, World’s Fair Park, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Casey Redmond (Singer-Songwriter) / The Train Wreck (Americana/Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Paint Nite Knoxville, (Drink and Make Art!), Scruffy City Hall, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, $45
- My Morning Jacket, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $42.50 SOLD OUT
- Brad Austin, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Salome Cabaret presents Greekgasm, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM, $10
- Follies Girls present Saturday Night We Go Live, Bowery, 8:30 PM (Doors), $10 – $20
- Temple/DJ Fallen/Travis Morgue/M3RK, The Concourse at the International, 9:00 PM (doors), $5
- Chuck Mullican Jazz Bonanza, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Gurufish, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
- Fred Thomas/Maspeth, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $6
- Red Light Rodeo, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Sunday, May 17
- Challenge Knoxville Triatalon, World’s Fair Park, 7:00 AM
- Market on McCalla, Outdoor Market with Artists/Food Trucks/Antiques/Vintage, At Nostalgia on McCalla, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- Denton Loving reads from and signs Crimes Against Birds, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Jazz Jam at the Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Jazz at Ijams, Melanie and the Meltons/Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Food Trucks, 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM, $2
- Candice McQueen, Clancy’s, 6:00 PM
- of Montreal/Icky Blossoms/Cole, The International, 6:30 PM (doors), $15/$20
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- The Naughty Knots, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- Vacationer/Gamenight/Unicorns, Pilot Light, 8:30 PM, $12
- The Train Wrecks, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, May 18
- CBID Meeting, Chamber Bldg. 17 Market Square, 11:30 AM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special Ryan Dishen (Singer-Songwriter) / Sigmon Stringers (Bluegrass), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Scruffy Cinpub Movie Night features, “Apollo Badhair,” Scruffy City Hall, 5:00 PM
- Josh Roberts and the Hinges, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 19
- Destination Imagination Hits Downtown (18K visitors !?!) – They are easy to spot – Say, “Hello” and be helpful!
- WDVX Blue Plate Special Moriah Domby (Singer-Songwriter) / Appleseed Collective, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Jeff Daniels and the Ben Daniels Band, Bijou Theatre, 7:30 PM, $30/$35
- Einstein Simplified, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Jazz Tuesdays with the Marble City Five, Market Square, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
- Thantifaxath/Imperial Triumphant/Ramlord, Pilot Light, 10:00 PM, $8