Music Events in Knoxville

For nearly two decades, American Aquarium has pushed toward that rare form of rock-and-roll that?s revelatory in every sense. ?For us the sweet spot is when you?ve got a rock band that makes you scream along to every word, and it?s not until you?re coming down at 3 a.m. that you realize those words are saying something real about your life," says frontman BJ Barham. ?That?s what made us fall in love with music in the first place, and that?s the goal in everything we do.? On their new album The Fear of Standing Still, the North Carolina band embodies that dynamic, balancing their gritty breed of country-rock with Barham?s bravest and most incisive songwriting to date. ?In our live show the band?s like a freight train that never lets up, and for this record I really wanted to showcase how big and anthemic we can be,? notes Barham, whose bandmates include guitarist Shane Boeker, pedal-steel guitarist Neil Jones, keyboardist Rhett Huffman, drummer Ryan Van Fleet, and bassist Alden Hedges.

Diana Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. To date, her albums have garnered two Grammy® Awards, ten Juno® Awards and have also earned nine gold, three platinum and seven multi-platinum albums. Krall's unique artistry transcends any single musical style and has made her one of the most recognizable artists of our time. As The New York Times recently noted Krall possesses, "A voice at once cool and sultry, wielded with a rhythmic sophistication" Diana Krall's recordings have been included in several film soundtracks and she has expanded upon her role as a performer to include songwriting, producing and arranging and has brought her talents to collaborate with many other artists including Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand and Tony Bennett. She tours extensively around the globe to sold out audiences, appearing at premiere jazz festivals and concert halls throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

TO STEVE WITH LOVE: LIZ CALLAWAY CELEBRATES SONDHEIM In 1970, Liz Callaway saw a musical that would change her life forever - Company, with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, at the Alvin Theatre. A decade later, she would make her Broadway debut in Merrily We Roll Along, written by the same composer, directed by the same director (Harold Prince), and opening at the same theater. Now, with her critically acclaimed show To Steve With Love, she pays homage to the writer who changed the course of her life. Honoring the life and songs of the most influential composer/lyricist of the modern musical, the Emmy winner, Tony Award nominee and newly-minted Grammy nominee (for the live recording of this show) celebrates the master with a carefully curated evening of the words and music of Stephen Joshua Sondheim. BroadwayWorld raves, "it is the most important Sondheim show right now, and it is the one that can not be missed."