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The Big Ticket

The Capitol Years w/ the High Strung
One reviewer described a Years' show as a "spastic rock and roll spanking." June 12, 10 p.m. Pilot Light. $5.

Will Hoge
His straightforward big-guitar sound and blue collar vocals have drawn comparisons to the likes of Tom Petty. June 12, 9 p.m. Blue Cats. $5.

100 Block of Gay Street Fundraising Event
Includes cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, live music, and a silent auction. Begins at 128 S. Gay Street. Sold out, but try to get in anyway. June 12, 5-8:30 p.m. $25. (525-9945)

Evergreen Street
Local band riding wave of success from CD release. June 12, 10 p.m. Barley's.

A Day in Hollywood/ A Night in the Ukraine
The Marx Brothers perform the works of Chekov. June 13 thru 22. Oak Ridge Playhouse. (482-9999)

Bad Weather Blues
We're not sure, but we think this is a blues act. June 13, 5:30-8 p.m. Knoxville Museum of Art. $6; $3.

Ginsu Dan's Chocolate Holocaust, Perfect Orange, Stuck Lucky & Murphy's Kids
Ska is back. And to prove it, someone put all these bands under one roof. June 13, 7 p.m. Brickyard Blues. $6. (938-9898)

The Goodies
The Atlanta band is, for lack of a better word, good. June 13, 10 p.m. Patrick Sullivan's.

Big Funk Fish Revival
They deserve your attendance for the name alone. June 13, 10 p.m. Prince's Deli.

Dave Matthews Cover Band w/ Psuedopod and RMS Band
The latest Rockin' on the River concert. June 14, 2-7 p.m. The Cove at Lenoir City Park. Free. For info, www.1003theriver.com.

Tom Smith w/ Peter Barbee
Instrumental guitar and banjo. June 14, 8 p.m. New City Cafe, 8pm.

Piedmont Charisma w/ Ibrahim & Ether Bunnies
NC outfit is a local fave. June 14, 10 p.m. Pilot Light. $5.

My Lost Cause, Crash Addict
Plus improv comedy by the Illegitimate Jesters. June 15, 7 p.m. Ivey's. $5. All ages.

Majority Rule w/ Past Mistakes and The Bloodiest Night of My Life
Political hardcore from DC with local faves. June 15, 7 p.m. Old City Java. $5. All ages.

Robinella & the CC String Band w/ Sara Schwabe & Her Yankee Jass Band
Benefit show for the Actors Co-op. June 16, 8pm. Preservation Pub. $5 cover (and additional donations) goes to the Co-op!

RMS Band with Jimmie D & the B Movie Blues
It's an Old City Block Party! June 18, 6-10 p.m. Old City, natch. $5. Free.

Hairbanger's Ball w/ Mr. North
Tribute to- oh, figure it out for yourself. June 18, 9 p.m. Blue Cats. $8/$6 with college ID.

The Cherry Valence w/ Haggus and Viza Noir
Boozy, swaggering three-chord hard rock, all sweat and beer and energy. June 19, 10 p.m. Pilot Light. $5.

Superdrag w/ The Put Outs
Could this be the last show ever for Knoxville's greatest rock band? We hope not. But be there just in case. June 20, 9 p.m. Blue Cats, 9pm. $10 adv./$12 door.

Jason Mraz w/ Maroon 5 and Franky Perez
It's all part of Saturday Night on the Town. June 21, 6-11 p.m. Gay Street. Free.

Scott Miller & the Commonwealth CD Release Show
When I first saw Scott Miller, upstairs at Hawkeye's in 1990 or '91, he was a whisker-thin slip of a fellow, strumming an acoustic guitar and yodeling about sympathizing with serial killers and mocking Muffys with bows in their hair. To hear him performing such calculated-to-shock creations there and then seemed perfectly natural, and at the time the skinny kid seemed comfortable in his role as jester provocateur. These days, the artist eschews such savagely satirical songs, some times referring to them as sophomoric, and preferring to employ his sardonic wit in more subtle and sophisticated tunes. Such a maturation of talent is only natural, and his fans, new and old, seem to readily embrace each ensuing incarnation of the singer-songwriter.
Miller says that developing songs for Upside Downside, his latest CD, was the first time he had to consciously sit down and write material for an album. Maybe so, but the result, as always, seems effortless and unforced, the new tunes on the CD residing unostentatiously beside two old favorites, "Amtrak Crescent" and "Ciderville Saturday Night." Chances are, in performance, he will blend the new material with selections from his last solo CD and a song or two from his V-roys days with an apparent unstudied ease—an ease that conceals all the hard work that led up to that moment. (Scott McNutt)
SCOTT MILLER & THE COMMONWEALTH CD RELEASE SHOW * FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 9 P.M. * BLUE CATS * $12

15th Annual Knoxville Antique Show
Avid for antiques? Cuckoo for collectibles? Obsessive about old stuff? Featuring 300 dealers from all over the United States and Great Britain, the Knoxville Antique Show offers 1,100 tables and booths covering heaven knows how much square footage. It's a rare opportunity to find so much merchandise—including furniture, glassware, toys, pottery, china, silver, books, and more—under one roof. In addition, if you have heirlooms or what-nots gathering dust in your attic, you may be able to learn their history and the estimated value at the show's antique appraisal clinic. Sponsored by the East Tennessee Antique Bottle & Collectibles Society. (Scott McNutt)
15TH ANNUAL KNOXVILLE ANTIQUE SHOW * FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2-7 P.M. * SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 8 A.M.-5 P.M. * KNOXVILLE EXPO CENTER * 5441 CLINTON HIGHWAY * $15 BOTH DAYS, $5 SATURDAY ONLY * 865-933-2333

By the Rivers of Babylon
Americans are often accused of being ignorant, racist, uncultured slobs. Give us a six-pack of Budweiser, a pizza, television (showing some scantily-clad women), ample parking and a war every now and then, and we're pretty much content. Or so the stereotype goes. While there are certainly those among us who would fit that description, it's hardly definitive. As a culture of immigrants, we've always been a society struggling against itself, always redefining itself. There are plenty of xenophobes around, but they are no more "American" than the immigrants they despise. At any rate, Knoxville's been pretty kind to its Middle Eastern and Muslim residents ever since the war on terror took over. To celebrate what a great place Knoxville can be and enjoy some great culture, check out By the Rivers of Babylon, A Celebration of Cultures in a Time of Turmoil, held at Sacred Heart Complex, 721 Northshore Drive. Enjoy great food, films, stories, children's activities and music from Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, and other areas where so much of the war on terror is being fought. (Joe Tarr)
BY THE RIVERS OF BABYLON * SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 1 TO 10 P.M. * SACRED HEART COMPLEX (711 NORTHSHORE DRIVE) * FREE