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 3
- Architectural Salvage and Hand-Crafted Homewares Sale, Various Salvage Artists/Food Trucks, Mid-Mod Collective (1617 N. Central), 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Shifflett and Hannah, Bistro at the Bijou, Noon – 2:00 PM
- The Three Penny Opera, Clarence Brown Theatre, 2:00 PM, $15 – $32
- Connie Jordan Green reads and signs Household Inventory, Union Avenue Books, 2:00 PM
- Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Chamber Orchestra, Bijou Theatre, 2:30 PM, $11 – $32
- “An Inspector Calls,” Theatre Knoxville Downtown, 3:00 PM, $13
- Film Festival (Quirky Shorts), Scruffy City Hall, 3:30 PM – 9:00 PM
- Jazz Jam, Emporium, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- Lewis Black, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, $35 – $60
- Lecrae/Andy Mineo, Civic Coliseum, 7:00 PM, $28 – $105
- Papa Roach/We Are Harlot/Divided We Stand, The International, 7:00 PM (Doors), $28 – $50
- Comedy Open Mic, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Amy Levere/Will Sexton, Barley’s, 8:00 PM
- J.C. and the Dirty Smokers, Preservation Pub, 10:00 PM
Monday, May 4
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Adam & Chris Carroll / Exit 65 (Folk/Rock), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Mighty Musical Monday with Mark Fox (vocalist), Tennessee Theatre, Noon, Free
- Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Spring Concert, Tennessee Theatre, 7:00 PM, Free
- Chris Trew/Vanessa Gonzolez (comedy), Pilot Light, 7:30 PM, $10
- KMS Trio, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 5
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Major & the Monbacks / Laced With Arsenic (Americana), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Southern Railway Stump: Judge Harold Wimberly, Blue Slip Winery (Southern Railway Station), Dinner and Wine Available for Purchase, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM, Free
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM
- Rick Springfield, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $38 – $83
- Jason Bonham: Led Zeppelin Experience, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $39 – $102
- Slipknot/Hatebreed, Civic Coliseum, 8:00 PM, $63
- Einstein Simplified Comedy Improv, Scruffy City Hall, 8:00 PM
- Paleroot, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Wednesday, May 6
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Kelcy Mae (Americana) / Gary Biscuit Davis, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Tennessee Shines presents Larry Cordle and Lonesome Std. Time/Gretchen Peters/Jack Rentfro, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 7:00 PM, $10
- First Wednesday Short Film Night, Flow (603 W. Main), 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM
- Preston Shires (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 7:00 PM
- Major and the Monbacks, Preservation Pub, 7:00 PM
- The Doobie Brothers, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $68/$78 SOLD OUT
- Peelander Z, The International, 8:00 PM (Doors), $7/$10
Thursday, May 7
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Canary in the Coalmine (Indie Folk) / The Hardin Draw (Folk), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Dave Kennedy, Clancy’s Tavern, 6:00 PM
- Taylor Caniff, The Concourse at the International, 6:30 PM (Doors), $20
- Need to Breathe, Knoxville Colliseum, 7:00 PM, $24,$34, $44
- Concerts on the Square presents the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, Market Square, 7:00 PM
- Pecha Kucha, Square Room, 7:20 PM, Donations Encouraged
- Book Launch for Under the Same Blue Sky, Bestselling Knoxville Author Pamela Schoenewaldt Reads from and signs her new book, Laurel Theater, 7:00 PM
- Captain Midnight Band, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM
- Canary in the Coalmine, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Friday, May 8
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: Redleg Husky (Americana/Folk) / Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer, Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Alive After Five presents Taboo, Knoxville Museum of Art, 6:00 PM, $10
- CTE Goes Live, Knox County Schools Singing Competition, Market Square, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
- The Romeo Kings CD Release Party, Preservation Pub Speakeasy, 8:00 PM
- Broadway at the Tennessee: The Rat Pack is Back, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $37 – $77
- Jeanne Robertson, Bijou Theatre, 8:00 PM, $45/$100
- Radio Birds, Preservation Pub, 8:00 PM, $5
- Marilyn Manson, The International, 8:00 PM, $45 – $100, SOLD OUT
- Kukuly and the Gypsy Fuego, Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Caution, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
- Mountain Soul, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
Saturday, May 9
- Law Enforcement Run, Volunteer Landing, 8:00 AM
- Market Square Farmers’ Market, 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
- Kidstuff Live presents Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer, Vistior Center, 10:00 AM, Free
- WDVX Blue Plate Special: The Tall Pines (Country/Soul), Visitor Center, Noon, Free
- Relay for Life, Fundraiser for American Cancer Society, Worlds’ Fair Park, 3:00 PM – 11:00 PM
- Ride the Love Bus to See Jason Isbell at the Shed, Broadway Baptist Church, 6:45 PM, $20 for a bus ride, Show ticket not included
- Black Jacket Symphony performs “Hotel California,” Bijou, 8:00 PM, $26
- Broadway at the Tennessee: The Rat Pack is Back, Tennessee Theatre, 8:00 PM, $37 – $77
- Knoxville Symphony Pops Orchestra presents “A Tribute to Elvis Presley,” Civic Auditorium, 8:00 PM, $38 – $94
- Harold Nagge/Alan Wyatt (jazz), Bistro at the Bijou, 9:00 PM
- Riverbank Ramblers, Clancy’s, 9:00 PM
- Hot Jazz Nights presents Rhythm Future Quartet, Boyd’s Jig and Reel, 10:00 PM
- The Honeycutters, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
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
- The Hooten Hollers, Barley’s, 10:00 PM
Tuesday, May 12
- 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, 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
- Continuum, Preservation Pub, 9:00 PM
- Dusty 45s, Barley’s, 10:00 PM