Faun Fables: Nils Frykdahl and Dawn McCarthy.
Hard Knox Blues Bash All-stars: from left, "Detroit" Dave Meer, Michael Crawley, Ed Corts, Jenna Jefferson, Danny Michel and Chico Crawford
KNOXVILLE — ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE
Veteran Americana ensemble Acoustic Syndicate will entertain at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, at the 90 Proof Night Club, 106 S. Central St.
Admission is $10 in advance, $12 at the door. For info, visit www.carleoentertainment.com.
HARD KNOX BLUES BASH
The Hard Knox Blues Bash will feature some of Knoxville's most prominent blues musicians in concert 3-10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 16, at the Old City Courtyard, adjacent to Barley's on Jackson Avenue.
Labron Lazenby & LA3, Chico & The Men and Relentless Blues will each perform with special guests, the Hard Knox Blues All-Stars.
Performers will include "Detroit" Dave Meer, Michael Crawley, Ed Corts, Jenna Jefferson, Danny Michel and Chico Crawford. The Harp Dogs will open the show along with Austin Crum, the 11-year old blues sensation from Newport, and his family band.
Admission is $5-$7 in general, $2 for ages 13-17, $4 with Brewer's Jam bracelet.
UT FACULTY CHAMBER SERIES
The University of Tennessee music faculty will perform a concert in its chamber-music series at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 17, at the Knoxville Museum of Art, 1050 World's Fair Park Drive.
The concert will feature an original work by Brendan McConville. A reception with the musicians will be at 3 p.m. before the concert.
Claude Bourbon
CLAUDE BOURBON
European musician Claude Bourbon, left, will bring Spanish blues and international folk and rock sounds to town at 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 18, at Preservation Pub, 28 Market Square. For information, visit www.claudebourbon.org.
'BICYCLE DREAMS'
Stephen Auerbach's documentary "Bicycle Dreams" chronicles the Race Across America, a 3,000-mile coast-to-coast bike race. The film will be screened at 7 p.m. at the Clayton Center for the Arts, 502 E. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Admission is $10 in general, $5 for Maryville College students.
WOE IS 'WOYZECK'
The existential drama "Woyzeck," by 19th-century playwright George Buchner, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.20, at the Carousel Theatre on the University of Tennessee campus.
The play chronicles the increasingly numerous woes of an Army private fraught with paranoia. The story contains adult themes and is recommended for ages 14 and up. Admission is $5-$22. For info, call 865-974-5161 or visit www.clarencebrowntheatre.com.
NOW YOU SWINGTET
Folk-pop band Now You See Them and acoustic gypsy-swing ensemble the Johnson Swingtet will perform during the WDVX Blue Plate Special noon-1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, at the Knoxville Convention Center, 301 S. Gay St.
The performance will be broadcast live on WDVX 89.9 and 102.9 FM and online at www.wdvx.com.
Photo by Ken Regan
Bryce Dallas Howard plays Melanie and Matt Damon as George Lonegan "Hereafter," a Warner Bros. Pictures release.
'HEREAFTER'
Director Clint Eastwood presents the film drama "Hereafter," the story of three people who face mortality in very different ways. Matt Damon, (below right with Bryce Dallas Howard) plays a blue-collar American with a curious connection to the afterlife whose path converges with a French journalist (Cecile de France) rattled by a near-death experience and a British youth who loses his twin brother (roles played by Frankie and George McLaren). The film, rated PG-13, is scheduled to open Friday, Oct. 22.
Young Anthony waits to hear of his educational opportunities in the film "Waiting for 'Superman'."
'WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN" '
Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim ("An Inconvenient Truth," "It Might Get Loud") examines problems in the U.S. education system in the film "Waiting For 'Superman'," opening Friday, Oct. 22, at Downtown West Theatre. The documentary follows a group of promising students such as Anthony, left, through their experiences in the public school system and spotlights their hopes for higher educations.
MIC HARRISON & THE HIGH SCORE
Knoxville Americana-rockers Mic Harrison & The High Score will headline a concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 23, at The Shed at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson, 1820 Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville.
Bud Carroll & The Southern Souls will also perform. Admission is $10. For info, call 865-977-1669 or visit www.smh-d.com
Faun Fables: Nils Frykdahl and Dawn McCarthy.
FAUN FABLES
"Avant garde, operatic folk music" might sound like a far-fetched entertainment proposition to some, but the duo known as Faun Fables delivers its theatrical style with personality and charm.
The team of vocalist Dawn "The Faun" McCarthy and singer-guitarist Nils Frykdahl will perform at 10 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, at Pilot Light, 106 E. Jackson Ave. For info, visit www.faunfables.net or www.thepilotlight.com.
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