Knoxville has made some puzzling shows in a couple of recent city rankings. We just can't get enough of these lists that show us who we're better or worse than.  One, a survey of the 50 largest metro areas in America, recently posted by WATE, holds that we're "the worst ...Read More

FRIDAY, FEB. 3 The Matt Flinner Trio with Senryu Local indie-pop weirdos Senryu join Nashville mandolin whiz Matt Flinner for an eclectic hour of music.  Blue Plate Special at WDVX (301 S. Gay St.) • Noon • Free First FridayArt! Box wine! More art! Visit galleries and boutiques all over ...Read More

The question on everyone's lips today is not if Gloria Ray will resign but when. This morning both Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett and Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero both called for Ray's resignation. In a press conference, Rogero read the following statement:"I appreciate everyone coming because it is easier to answer ...Read More

Lot of movie news this week: In addition to Jack Neely's news about James Franco's planned big-screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's Child of God, a couple of notable upcoming film screenings have just been announced. The biggest is From the Vaults: Iconic Moving Images of East Tennessee, an ambitious new series ...Read More

The lineup for the final round of the Square Room's Sound Off competition has been set with O Youth's convincing victory in last night's qualifying round. The six-piece band's three-song set of rackety, off-kilter indie rock, drawing equally on Arcade Fire and Bright Eyes (and a rackety, off-kilter cover of ...Read More

The Daily Fact: It's Groundhog Day, of course. CIVICSKnox County Magnet FairLearn more about Knox County Schools' magnet program and talk with teachers and administrators. The magnet school transfer window for the 2012-13 school year will end on Feb. 20. Act now! Knoxville Museum of Art (1050 World's Fair Park Drive) ...Read More

A couple of weeks ago we noted that although three of Cormac McCarthy's novels have become major motion pictures, one of which, No Country for Old Men, won the Best Picture Oscar, none of the three novels that are obviously set in or near his home town have ever been ...Read More

More bad news in Knoxville's music community: Ed Corts, long-time drummer for the Relentless Blues Band and former owner of the Corner Lounge, died Monday in Paducah, Ky. Corts had recently been diagnosed with cancer. He was 61. Last April, local blues players performed a benefit show for Corts, who was ...Read More

The Daily Fact: 2112MUSIC AND CULTUREKJO Jazz Lunch: All the Things We LoveMembers of the Knoxville Jazz Orchestra join local vocalist/Donald Brown collaborator Sanda Allyson for an early Valentine's concert of standards and Allyson originals. The Square Room (4 Market Square) • Noon • $15Jesse Payne with Lydia LovelessPayne plays what ...Read More

Recently announced concerts:• Metal titans Opeth (above) and Mastodon are teaming up for the Heritage Hunter Tour this spring, named after each band's most recent album--Mastodon's The Hunter and Opeth's Heritage, both from last year. They're hitting the fancy-pants environs of the Tennessee Theatre on Monday, April 16, at 7:30 p.m. Making ...Read More