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Article published Feb 5, 2009 On the Horizon: Entertainment coming up through Feb. 19
From Staff Reports
New movies, music, books and entertainment over the next two weeks:
Today: New movies opening -- "He's Just Not That Into You," "Coraline," "Push," "The Pink Panther 2"
Today: Big Ears Festival Kick-Off — Matmos with Sxip Shirey's Sonic New York and Luminescent Orchestrii at 5 p.m. at the Knoxville Museum of Art in downtown Knoxville. $10.
Tonight: Big Ears Festival — Fennesz at 8 p.m. and Jon Hassell + Maarifa Street at 10:30 p.m. at The Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville. $25 each.
Tonight: The UT All Campus Events Committee presents All-Sing 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the Cox Auditorium of the Alumni Memorial Building on the UT campus in Knoxville. $14.
Tonight and Saturday: Monster Truck Jam at 7:30 p.m. on the 6th and 5 and 7:30 p.m. on the 7th at Thompson-Boling Arena in downtown Knoxville. $16 and $20 in advance/$18 and $22 day of show/$5 kids.
Tonight through Sunday: "The Triumph of Love," by Pierre Marivaux, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 and 7 and 2 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Clarence Brown Theatre on the UT campus in Knoxville. $27 on Feb. 6 and 7, $22 on Feb. 8.
Tonight: On TV -- "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader" season finale (8 p.m. on Fox); "Don't Forget the Lyrics" season finale (8:30 p.m. on Fox)
Saturday: Big Ears Festival — Philip Glass and Wendy Sutter at 3 p.m. ($50), Antony and the Johnsons at 8 p.m. ($35) and The Necks ($20) at 11 p.m. at The Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville.
Saturday: Larry Cordle and Lonesome Standard Time at 8 p.m. at The Palace Theater in downtown Maryville. $13 advance/$15 door.
Saturday: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Pops concert: "The Music of Richard Rodgers" at 8 p.m. at the Civic Auditorium in downtown Knoxville. $41-$87.
Saturday: Steep Canyon Rangers, 8 p.m. at The Laurel Theater in Knoxville's Fort Sanders neighborhood. $14.
Saturday: Telepath at 9 p.m. at World Grotto in downtown Knoxville. $10.
Saturday: Big Ears Festival — Matmos at 10 p.m. at The Square Room in downtown Knoxville. $20.
Saturday: Big Ears Festival — Dan Deacon and Baltimore City Round Robin at midnight at The Catalyst (formerly Blue Cats) in Knoxville's Old City. $15.
Saturday: On TV -- "Crusoe" series finale (8 p.m. on NBC)
Sunday: Big Ears Festival — Pauline Oliveros at 1 p.m. and Ned Rothenberg with members of The Necks at 6 p.m. at the Knoxville Museum of Art in downtown Knoxville. $20 each.
Sunday: Big Ears Festival — Negativland ($25) at 2:30 p.m. and Michael Gira with Larkin Grimm and Fennesz/Linkous/Minor ($30) at 7 p.m. at The Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville.
Sunday through Tuesday: "The Vagina Monologues" at 8 p.m. each night at the Clarence Brown Theatre on the UT campus in Knoxville. $10.
Monday: Monday Rocks!: Boys Night Out at 7 p.m. at The Capitol Theatre in downtown Maryville. $10 advance/$12 door.
Monday: On TV -- "Worst Week" season finale (9:30 p.m. on CBS)
Tuesday: Lambchop at 9 p.m. at The Catalyst in Knoxville's Old City. $10.
Tuesday: New on CD -- Lily Allen, "It's Not Me, It's You"; Missy Elliott, "Block Party"; Warren G., "The G-Files"; India.Arie, "Testimony Vol. 2: Love and Politics"; Jorma Kaukonen, "River of Time"; Ben Lee, "The Rebirth of Venus"; Michael Martin Murphey, "Buckaroo Blue Grass"; Red, "Innocence and Instinct"; Miranda Lee Richards, "Light of X"; Dexter Romweber Duo, "Ruins of Berlin"; Bobby Valentino, "The Rebirth"
Tuesday: New books -- "The Women," by T.C. Boyle; "Fool," by Christopher Moore; "Drood," by Dan Simmons
Tuesday: New on DVD -- "Miracle at St. Anna," "My Name Is Bruce," "Soul Men," "W.," "Nights in Rodanthe," "Frozen River," "Blindness"
Wednesday: Robert Earl Keen with Brendon James Wright and the Wrongs at 8 p.m. at The Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville. $28.
Wednesday and Thursday: "The Triumph of Love," by Pierre Marivaux, at 7:30 p.m. each night at the Clarence Brown Theatre on the UT campus in Knoxville. $22.
Thursday: The UT Turkish Student Association presents the Whirling Dervishes of Rumi at 7:30 p.m. in the Cox Auditorium of the Alumni Memorial Building on the UT campus in Knoxville. $20 and $30.
Thursday: Rootz vs. Murphy at 10 p.m. at World Grotto in downtown Knoxville. $10.
Thursday: On TV -- "Survivor" season premiere (8 p.m. on CBS)
13: New movies opening -- "The International," "Friday the 13th," "Confessions of a Shopaholic"
13: Donald Brown and Friends, 5:30 p.m. at "Alive After Five" at the Knoxville Museum of Art, downtown Knoxville. $9.
13: Toubab Krewe with Dubconscious at 8 p.m. at The Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville. $13.50.
13: Reckless Kelly with Sons of Bill at 10 p.m. at World Grotto in downtown Knoxville. $8 ($10 for ages 18-20).
13: On TV -- "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles" winter premiere (8 p.m. on Fox)
13 and 15: Knox Opera presents "Rigoletto" at 8 p.m. on the 13th and 2:30 p.m. on the 15th at The Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville. $15-$88 ($10-$40 for children).
13-15: "The Triumph of Love," by Pierre Marivaux, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 and 14 and 2 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Clarence Brown Theatre on the UT campus in Knoxville. $27 on Feb. 13 and 14, $22 on Feb. 15.
14: Terry Young: "A Tribute to Elvis" at 8 p.m. at The Capitol Theatre in downtown Maryville. $15 ($8 for kids).
14: AA Bondy with The Invisible Giants at 10 p.m. at The Pilot Light in Knoxville's Old City. $8.
14: The Features at 10 p.m. at World Grotto in downtown Knoxville. $8 ($10 for ages 18-20).
15: On TV -- "The Amazing Race" season premiere (8 p.m. on CBS)
16: Monday Rocks!: Soul Connection at 7 p.m. at The Capitol Theatre in downtown Maryville. $10 advance/$12 door.
17: New on DVD -- "Body of Lies," "Changeling," "Choke," "Quarantine," "Religulous," "How to Lose Friends and Alienate People," "Flash of Genius," "High School Musical 3," "The Midnight Meat Train"
17: New on CD -- ... And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead, "The Century of Self"; Asobi Seksu, "Hush"; Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3, "Goodnight Oslo"; Tommy Keene, "In the Late Bright"; Morrissey, "Years of Refusal"; M. Ward, "Hold Time"; Architecture in Helsinki, "That Beep"; Bo Benton, "Queen of the Night"; Funkdoobiest, "The Golden B-Boys"; Living Things, "Habeas Corpus"
17: Knoxville Jazz Orchestra presents "An Evening with Gerald Wilson" at 8 p.m. at The Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville. $25.50.
17 and 18: "Riverdance" at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 17 and 4 and 8 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Civic Auditorium in downtown Knoxville. $29, $54 and $64 for evening performances; $24, $44 and $54 for the matinee performance on the 18th.
19: Michael Franti and Spearhead with Cherine Anderson and Courtney John, 8 p.m. at The Valarium in Knoxville's Warehouse District. $20 advance/$22 door.
TICKETS GOING ON SALE TODAY: Bret Michaels "Rock of Love Bus Tour 2009" (8 p.m. March 27 at The Valarium in Knoxville's Warehouse district; $30) ... Louis C.K. (8 p.m. April 3 at The Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville; $31) ... Opeth with Enslaved (8 p.m. May 22 at The Bijou Theatre; $25)
TICKETS GOING ON SALE SATURDAY: Bonnaroo 2009, taking place June 11-14 in Manchester, Tenn., and featuring performances by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Beastie Boys, Nine Inch Nails, Phish, TV on the Radio, Al Green, Merle Haggard, Snoop Dogg, The Decemberists, Wilco, Bon Iver, Band of Horses and more (tickets start at $224.50 for a four-day pass, plus a $23 ticket fee. Only available starting at noon at www.bonnaroo.com)