For the week of June 24 through June 30:
FILM:
Go see Speed.
Wednesday night, June 29 at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Roadside Prophets
come to the University Center. This modern-day Easy Rider features
Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz and king of the drop-outs Timothy Leary. A
favorite among the artsy-fartsy crowd.
The Lion King, Disney’s newest animated feature opens Friday. (Look
for a review in Tuesday’s issue.)
MUSIC:
Tuesday, June 28, UT Music in the Park. Barbershop singing from Metrosound,
presented by the Knox-Metro Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and
Enhancement of Barbershop Quartet Singing. Admission is free and the
performance starts at 7 p.m.
At Lucille’s in the Old City, jazz legends Wendel Werner and Terry Schmidt
will present “Last Call at Lucille’s” the long awaited second CD release by
the duo. June 26, there will be a reception at 6 p.m. and a free
performance will begin at 8 p.m.
“He’s the greatest guitarist ever”- B.B. King. That is directed at Derek
Trucks, a young man from Florida who’s played with everyone from Buddy Guy,
Joe Walsh, Bob Dylan, Stephen Stills, to the Allman Brothers. That’s pretty
impressive as is, but get this, he’s 15 years old. With local
greats the Black Velvet Dogs. Flamingo’s, Saturday, June 25 at 10 p.m.
$6.
June 24 at the Mercury Theatre Jacqui and the Tumblekings will do their
stuff. Local favorites for good reason, this funky, folksy and country
leaning group makes Patsy Cline sound so good you’ll be doing a lot more
than just walking after midnight. Show starts around 10 p.m. $5.
Dark and dirty Immortal Chorus will perform at the Mercury Theatre June 25.
Satan swears by them, so does God. With Major Nelson from North Carolina.
10 p.m. $5.
Tickets go on sale for H.O.R.D.E. Saturday , June 25. Keep an eye out at
major ticket offices and record stores.
The Dirtclods, probably the city’s best unsigned band, will be show casing
for a major label Monday, June 27 at Manhattans. The show is $3 and it
starts at 10 p.m. With the Viceroys.
Cool Joe and the Funky Soul Symbols will be performing at the Electric
Ballroom on Friday, June 24. This Atlanta R&B group is one of the premier
bands of its kind in the South and the country. They’ve appeared with Bell
Biv DeVoe, Color Me Badd. De La Soul, Deee-Lite, James Brown, SWV, just to
name a few.
The Cheeksters will kick off New Rock 90 Nite with T.B.A. special guest at
the Mercury Theatre, Wednesday, June 29. This charming duo is anything but
ordinary. He’s a chap from England, she’s a lovely southern lass from
Johnson City. Their repertoire consists of a little bit of everything and
the kitchen sink, but their lean-age is acoustic mellifluence. A local band
with lots of flair and really, really worth seeing. $4 or $3 with MAK card.
Show starts at 10 p.m.
Yee-haw. Too Slim, Ranger Doug and King of the Cowboy fiddlers Woody Paul-
members of Riders in the Sky, a musical group that does it the “Cowboy Way”
open Southern Pops and Classics Music Series at the Cumberland County
Playhouse in Crossville Monday night, June 27, at 7:30 p.m. This trio
covers on-the-range favorites like “Happy Trails” and “Tumbling
Tumbleweeds” as well as infamous tunes like “Concerto for Violin and
Longhorns.” Along with solid advice, “Always drink upstream from the herd,”
Riders in the Sky should make you want to saddle up the whole family for
this infamous group–they’ve sung a Levi’s 501 ad, been in such films as
Sweet Dreams and Wild Horses, and hosted a movie series on
the Nashville Network. Tickets are $16 for adults and $12 for kids and
college students with identification.
Alive After Five presents Pamela Butchart Friday night, June 24 at the
Knoxville Museum of Art. This native of British Columbia has been a
celebrated pianist for some time and has participated in a CD recording of
Thelonius Monk compositions. She mainly promotes her status as a jazz
pianist extraordinaire but sometimes she lets loose her beautiful voice.
Perhaps a little audience incentive will help. General admission is
$3.
ART/ EXHIBITIONS:
Arts Council Artist of the Month Virginia Woods showcases her mixed media
exhibition at the Candy Factory. Fourth Floor Lobby Gallery.
In the Beads and Feathers Gallery, within the Candy Factory, Diana Daniel
presents crafts of Native American Style. This is located on the second
floor in the building.
Now through September, the Knoxville Museum of Art will present British
Watercolors from the West Foundation. This exhibit will illustrate the
technical and expressive range of the medium as demonstrated in over 50
works by distinguished British artists from the 18th and 19th centuries. A
special feature about this particular exhibit is its accessibility to
people who use wheelchairs – the exhibit will be hung 14 inches lower to
accommodate a more comfortable eye level for the wheelchair patrons but
will still be at an adequate height for the non-wheeling viewers. Admission
to the museum is free.
“Flowers of Summertime” works by member artists of art and antiques
gallery. 1012 Laurel Avenue.
Works by Robert Longo at the Knoxville Museum of Art. This contemporary
artist has had works featured in exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art
and the Whitney Museum. His five colossal paintings at this museum feature
frenzied undercurrents of modern urban society. Some of these mutli-media
works are over 30 feet long. Admission to the museum is free.
Steve Welch presents New Stuff, an exhibit of contemporary ceramics at the
Ewing Gallery in the Art and Architecture building. Gallery admission is
free. This Ceramics instructor with the UT art department has held recent
exhibitions everywhere from Syracuse to San Diego.
WE RECOMMEND:
Bernie Mac in concert. He’s a funny guy. As a host of HBO’s Russell
Simmons Def Comedy Jam, Mac brought the viewer to tears. He understands
the power of laughter. In a recent interview he said,”I saw my momma cry
one night when I was four or five. I was wiping her face and asking why she
was crying. At the same time, Bill Cosby was on Ed Sullivan and my mom
started crying and laughing at the same time. Whoa. I saw the power of
laughter.”
Mac makes them laugh and has become a comic commodity in such films as
Who’s the Man?, Mo’ Money, House Party 3 and Above the Rim.
His repertoire consists of some good risqu stuff, but he makes an effort to
not embark on the terribly unoriginal misogynist text, and he makes sure
that he tours with female comediennes. Mac himself has opened for such
performers as Barry White, Dionne Warwick, Natalie Cole and Sinbad, while
making parodies on everything from Baptists and Jehovah’s Witnesses to the
cool pose of some black men. He dances too. Sunday Night at the Knoxville
Civic Auditorium, 500 Church Avenue. Showtime is at 8 p.m. and tickets are
$15 in advance and $17.50 at the door. Mac has sold out concerts all over
the country so be sure to call you local ticket office A.S.A.P.
