His fingers don’t work as well as they used to, but age hasn’t completely robbed Ralph Stanley of his ability to make music. He may not play the banjo in his signature “Stanley style” — in fact, he may not play much banjo at all these days — but the man still knows his way around a song. And as one of the pioneers of bluegrass, he knows that the one instrument he still commands is one that has long helped define the genre — his voice. At 8 tonight, you can catch Stanley and his band, the Clinch Mountain Boys, at World Grotto, 16 Market Square in downtown Knoxville. It’s an intimate show in an intimate setting, and the group will perform a 75-minute set with encore. Because of the limited number of tickets (only 200 will be sold), they’re $60 apiece. Call 226-2962 for more information.
On the Horizon: Entertainment coming up through May 29
From staff reports
New movies, music, books and entertainment over the next two weeks:
Today: New movies opening — “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian”
Tonight: Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys at 8 p.m. at World Grotto in downtown Knoxville. $60.
Toight: Appetite for Destruction with The American Plague at 9 p.m. at The Valarium in Knoxville’s Warehouse District. $8.
Tonight and Saturday: Circle Modern Dance: “InSight” at 8 p.m. (both nights) at The Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville. $20.
Saturday: Mark Lowry with LordSong and Stan Whitmire at 6 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church in Knoxville (Oak Ridge Highway). $18.50.
Monday: On TV — “The Bachelorette” season premiere (9 p.m. on ABC)
Tuesday: New in hardback — “Snuff,” by Chuck Palahniuk; “Bryson’s Dictionary for Writers and Editors,” by Bill Bryson; “Odd Hours,” by Dean Koontz; “Raven Rise,” by D.J. MacHale; “Blood Trail,” by C.J. Box; “The Front,” by Patricia Cornwell
Tuesday: New on CD — The Band of Heathens, self-titled; Bun B, “II Trill”; King’s X, “XV”; Scarlett Johansson, “Anywhere I Lay My Head”; Mates of State, “Re-Arrange Us”; Jesse McCartney, “Departure”; Donna Summer, “Crayons”; 3 Doors Down, self-titled; Flobots, “Fight With Tools”; Julianne Hough, self-titled; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, “Greatest Hits”
Tuesday: New on DVD — “What Would Jesus Buy?”, “National Treasure: Book of Secrets”
Wednesday: The Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile at 8 p.m. at The Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville. $19.50.
Wednesday: The John Cowan Band at 8 p.m. at Time Warp Tea Room in Knoxville. $10.
Thursday: Sundown in the City presents The Presidents of the United States of America with Cutthroat Shamrock at 7 p.m. on Market Square in downtown Knoxville. Free.
Thursday: On TV — “So You Think You Can Dance” season premiere (8 p.m. on Fox); “Last Comic Standing” season premiere (9:30 p.m. on NBC)
Thursday and May 23: Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Masterworks concert: “Virtuoso Paganini” at 8 p.m. (both nights) at The Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville. $19-$78.
23: New movie opening — “Postal”
23: 2 Foot Yard at 10 p.m. at The Pilot Light in Knoxville’s Old City. $8.
23: Ricochet with The Retroholics at 8 p.m. at The Valarium in Knoxville’s Warehouse District. $10.
27: New in hardback — “The Enchantress of Florence,” by Salman Rushdie; “Bright Shiny Morning,” by James Frey; “Blue Smoke and Murder,” by Elizabeth Lowell; “Blood Noir,” by Laurell K. Hamilton; “Chasing Harry Winston,” by Lauren Weisberger; “Shadow of Power,” by Steve Martini; “The Reapers,” by John Connolly; “Panic in Level 4,” by Richard Preston
27: New on CD — Al Green, “Lay It Down”; John Hiatt, “Same Old Man”; Lil’ Kim, “Ms. G.O.A.T.: Greatest of All Time”; Cyndi Lauper, “Bring Ya to the Brink”; Keak Da Sneak, “Deify”; Spiritualized, “Songs in A&E”; Rehab, “Sittin’ at a Bar”; 36 Crazyfists, “The Tide and Its Takers”; Usher, “Here I Stand”; Angel Band, “With Roots and Wings”; The Charlatans, “You Cross My Path”; Sean Garrett, “Turbo 919”
27: New on DVD — “Rambo,” “Cassandra’s Dream,” “Typhoon”
27: Hurt with Course of Nature and shadowWax at 8 p.m. at The Valarium in Knoxville’s Warehouse District. $10 advance/$12 at the door.
28: Over the Rhine with Mary Gauthier at 8 p.m. at The Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville. $19.50.
28: Magic Slim and the Teardrops at 9 p.m. at Brackins Blues Bar in downtown Maryville. $12.
29: Sundown in the City presents Robert Earl Keen with Jypsi at 7 p.m. on Market Square in downtown Knoxville. Free.
29: On TV — “Lost” season finale (9 p.m. on ABC)
TICKETS GOING ON SALE AT 9 A.M. TODAY: Tom Waits: “Glitter and Doom Tour” (8 p.m. June 29 at the Civic Auditorium in downtown Knoxville; tickets are $85, are onsale online only at www.knoxvilletickets.com and are limited to two per person) ... Bret Michaels "Rock of Love" Tour (9 p.m. May 30 at The Valarium in Knoxville's Warehouse District; $30)
OTHER TICKETS GOING ON SALE TODAY: James Otto (8 p.m. June 11 at The Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville; $24) ... Shelby Lynne (8 p.m. June 27 at The Bijou Theatre; $25) ... Golden Dragon Acrobats Present “Cirque D’or” (2 and 7 p.m. June 28 and 29 at The Bijou Theatre; $26.50/$11.50 children); Tom Waits (8 p.m. June 29 at the Civic Auditorium in downtown Knoxville; $86, and tickets are sold online only); Widespread Panic (third show added for 7:30 p.m. July 16 at The Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville; $36.50); “Weird Al” Yankovic (8 p.m. July 19 at The Tennessee Theatre; $29, $39 and $49); Carlos Mencia (7 p.m. Sept. 4 at The Tennessee Theatre; $44)
Originally published: May 16. 2008 3:01AM
Last modified: May 15. 2008 3:42PM
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