Courtesy of matkearney.com

From the online biography of singer-songwriter Mat Kearney: When you record the type of smart, catchy songs he cut for his 2006 album ‘Nothing Left to Lose,’ you end up spending a lot of time on the road. And after that album’s title track throttled up the charts, that’s exactly what Kearney did. Three years later, he returns with ‘City of Black & White,’ an album informed by the traveling, performing and adventuring the Oregon-born, Nashville-based singer did while supporting his breakthrough album. An open-hearted album of self-discovery, ‘City of Black & White’ is a chronicle of the people he met and missed during that journey. Musically, it’s an upping of the ante, laced with hooks and rhythms that are meant to sneak up on you quietly and quickly, en route to winning your love. Check him out tonight at The Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville.

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On the Horizon: Entertainment coming up through July 2

From Staff Reports
Originally published: June 18. 2009 10:45AM
Last modified: June 18. 2009 10:45AM

New movies, music, books and entertainment over the next two weeks:

Today: New movies opening -- "The Proposal," ""Year One"

Today: "Alive After Five" presents the Carib Sounds Steel Band at 5:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Museum of Art in downtown Knoxville. $8.

Tonight: Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Concert Series: Mark Cosgrove, Chris Proctor, Dan Crary, Bobby Hicks and the Kamp Kompanions at 7 p.m. at the Alumni Gym on the Maryville College campus. $13 advance/$15 at the door.

Tonight: Mat Kearney with Erin McCarley at 8 p.m. at The Bijou Theatrein downtown Knoxville. $17.50.

Tonight: The Infamous Stringdusters at 9 p.m. at The Square Roomin downtown Knoxville. $9 advance/$12 door.

Tonight: Black Moth Super Rainbowat 10 p.m. at The Pilot Lightin Knoxville's Old City. $10.

Tonight: The Breakfast Club at 10 p.m. at The Valariumin Knoxville's Warehouse District. $10.

Tonight through Sunday: Theatre Knoxville Downtown presents "Picnic" by William Inge at 8 tonight and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday at Theatre Knoxville Downtown Playhouse. $15 tonight and Saturday, $10 Sunday.

Tonight and Sunday: "Summer Movie Magic" film series:"The Pink Panther" at 8 p.m. on the 19th and 2 p.m. on the 21st at The Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville. $8 ($6 seniors and children).

Saturday: "Dragon's Breath Brewers Jam," with music by Ned Van Go and The Drunk Uncles and more than 80 beer brewers, from noon to 5 p.m. at "The Shed" at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidsonin Maryville. $25.

Saturday: Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Concert Series: Steve Kaufman and the Instructors Finale at 7 p.m. at the Alumni Gym on the Maryville College campus. $13 advance/$15 at the door.

Saturday: James Blackshaw with Arve Henriksenat 8:30 p.m. at The Bijou Theatrein downtown Knoxville. $15.Saturday: The Duhks at 9 p.m. at The Square Roomin downtown Knoxville. $10 advance/$12 door.

Saturday: Folk Fest 2009 featuring City By City, Bones in the Museum, Candice McQueen, 80 Minutes of Gallop, Melvin Dillon, Kory Quinn and the Comrades and more at 9 p.m. at the Longbranch Saloon on "The Strip" in Knoxville. $8.

Saturday: Future with DJ Gregory Alan and Loose Leafat 10 p.m. at The Catalystin Knoxville's Old City. $8.

Sunday: Saliva with Adelita's Way and The American Plague at 8 p.m. at The Valariumin Knoxville's Warehouse District. $15 advance/$18 door.

Sunday: Eliot Lipp with Leo 123at 10 p.m. at The Catalystin Knoxville's Old City. $8.

Sunday: On TV -- "Merlin" series premiere (9 p.m. on NBC)

Monday: Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Concert Series: Steve Kaufman and Friends, Keith Yoder, Andy Owens and Eric Thompson at 7 p.m. at the Alumni Gym on the Maryville College campus. $13 advance/$15 at the door.

Tuesday: New on CD -- Al B. Sure!, "Honey I'm Home"; Alexisonfire, "Old Crows/Young Cardinals"; Cheap Trick, "The Latest"; Shawn Colvin, "Live"; dead prez, "Pulse of the People"; Dinosaur Jr., "Farm"; Dream Theater, "Black Clouds and Silver Linings"; Ginuwine, "A Man's Thoughts"; Grand Puba, "Retroactive"; Tortoise, "Beacons of Ancestorship"; Patterson Hood, "Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs)"; The Lemonheads, "Varshon"; The Mars Volta, "Octahedron"; Tift Merritt, "Buckingham Solo"; Leon Russell, "Best of Hank Wilson"; Regina Spektor, "Far"; John Mellencamp, "Life, Death, LIVE and Freedom"; Voivod, "Infini"; Steve Wariner, "My Tribute to Chet Atkins"

Tuesday: New on DVD -- "Inkheart," "Confessions of a Shopaholic," "Waltz With Bashir," "Pink Panther 2"

Tuesday: New books -- "Finger Lickin' Fifteen," by Janet Evanovich; "Catastrophe," by Dick Morris and Eileen McGann; "The Doomsday Key," by James Rollins; "Naamah's Kiss," by Jacqueline Carey; "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," by Stieg Larsson

Tuesday: Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Concert Series: Robin Kessinger, Mike Kaufman, Kathy Chiavola, Gary Davis and Scott Nygaard at 7 p.m. at the Alumni Gym on the Maryville College campus. $13 advance/$15 at the door.

Tuesday: On TV -- "America's Got Talent" season premiere (9 p.m. on NBC); "The Cleaner" season premiere (10 p.m. on A&E)

Wednesday: New movie opening -- "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"

Wednesday: "A Jazz Lunch" with the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra at noon p.m. at The Square Roomin downtown Knoxville. $15.

Wednesday: "Tennessee Shines" presentsSteve Forbert with The Grascals, The Black Lillies and Chip Taylor with Kendel Carsonat 7 p.m. at The Bijou Theatrein downtown Knoxville. $10 advance/$15 door.

Wednesday: Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Concert Series: Tony McManus, Cindy Gray, Casey Henry, John Moore and the Just Us Bluegrass Band at 7 p.m. at the Alumni Gym on the Maryville College campus. $13 advance/$15 at the door.

Thursday: Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Concert Series: Robin Bullock, Bill Keith, Beppe Gambetta, Bill Evans and John Reischman at 7 p.m. at the Alumni Gym on the Maryville College campus. $13 advance/$15 at the door.

Thursday: The Hackensaw Boys with Nora Jane Struthers at 10 p.m. at Barley's Taproomin Knoxville's Old City. $10.

Thursday through June 28: Erin Youth Players present "Godspell" with music by Stephen Schwartz at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and June 26, 2 and 7:30 p.m. June 27 and 2 p.m. June 28 at Erin Presbyterian Church in Bearden. Tickets are $10 adults/$7 students and seniors.

Thursday through June 28: Theatre Knoxville Downtown presents "Picnic" by William Inge at 8 p.m. Thursday through June 27 and 3 p.m. June 28; $10 for Thursday and June 28, $15 for June 26-27

26: New movie opening -- "My Sister's Keeper"

26: "Alive After Five" presents Y'uns at 5:30 p.m. at the Knoxville Museum of Art in downtown Knoxville. $8.

26: Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Concert Series: The Kruger Brothers with Don Stiernberg, John Carlini, David Harvey and the Kamp Kompanions at 7 p.m. at the Alumni Gym on the Maryville College campus. $13 advance/$15 at the door.

26: The Ramblin' Gamblers with Music City Burlesque and The Hot Rodsat 9 p.m. at 4620 Reinvented in Knoxville. $10.

26: The Streamliners at 9 p.m. at The Capitol Theatre in downtown Knoxville. $12 advance/$15 door.

26: Erick Baker at 9 p.m. at The Square Roomin downtown Knoxville. $12 advance/$15 door.

26 and 28: "Summer Movie Magic" film series:"On the Waterfront" at 8 p.m. on the 26th and 2 p.m. on the 28th at The Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville. $8 ($6 seniors and children).

27: Steve Kaufman's Acoustic Concert Series: Steve Kaufman and the Instructor Concert Finale at 7 p.m. at the Alumni Gym on the Maryville College campus. $13 advance/$15 at the door.

27: Ray Wylie Hubbard with Brendon James Wright and the Wrongsat 7 p.m. at "The Shed" at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson in Maryville. $15/$10 bikers.

27: "The K-Town Country Carnival" featuringThe Naughty Knots, Kata and the Blaze, the Mike and Andy Show and Greg Horneat 8 p.m. at The Catalyst in Knoxville's Old City. $10.

27: Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band at 10 p.m. at World Grotto in downtown Knoxville. $10.

29: Michael McDonald with Boz Scaggs at 8 p.m. at The Tennessee Theatrein downtown Knoxville. $67.50 and $79.50.

30: New on CD -- a-ha, "Foot of the Mountain"; Fabolous, "Loso's Way"; Levon Helm, "Electric Dirt"; Killswitch Engage, self-titled; Maino, "If Tomorrow Comes ..."; Moby, "Wait for Me"; Brad Paisley, "American Saturday Night"; Rob Thomas, "Cradlesong"; Tanya Tucker, "My Turn"; Wu-Tang Clan, "Chamber Music"; Wilco, "Wilco (the album)"

30: New books -- "Hidden Currents," by Christine Feehan; "Return to Sullivan's Island," by Dorothea Benton Frank

30: New on DVD -- "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li," "12 Rounds," "Two Lovers," "The Jonas Brothers: The 3-D Concert Experience"

July 1: New movies opening -- "Public Enemies," "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs"

July 2: The Afromotiveat 9 p.m. at World Grottoin downtown Knoxville. $8.

TICKETS GOING ON SALE TODAY: "The Big Surprise Tour":Old Crow Medicine Show with The Felice Brothers, Justin Townes Earle and the Dave Rawlings Machine feat. Gillian Welch (7 p.m. Aug. 14 at World's Fair Park in downtown Knoxville; $35 advance/$40 day of) ... Etta James and the Roots Band (8 p.m. Aug. 15 at The Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville; $49.50 and $64.50) ... The Wallflowers with Butterfly (8 p.m. Aug. 29 at The Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville; $21.50) ... Black Crowes with Truth and Salvage Co. (8 p.m. Sept. 29 at The Tennessee Theatre; $47 and $60)

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