Brandi Carlile

The Give Up The Ghost Traveling Show

with Amy Ray's Rock Show

Wednesday, February 10, 8:00 p.m.

Brandi Carlile's new album, Give Up The Ghost, unveils her talents in their truest form. After two albums and non-stop touring, she offers her most candid recording to date. "To give up the ghost is not just to die since we do it a handful of times throughout our lives. It's a sort of leaving yourself behind," she explains. "Or what you knew yourself to be so that you can grow and transcend love or youth. Sometimes both." Carlile's songs have appeared in commercials and on televisions shows such as Grey's Anatomy. Along the way, she has toured with the likes of Ray LaMontagne, and Sheryl Crow, who raved about Carlile's support performances online: "She has the most amazing voice I may have ever heard. Soulful. Country. Perfect in every way-and propelled by taste." We couldn't agree more.

Admission: $25.00 plus applicable service fees

Steep Canyon Rangers

with Sam Quinn

Friday, February 12, 8:00 p.m.

From Asheville, North Carolina, the Steep Canyon Rangers have built a reputation as one of the best bluegrass units extant. Before being nominated for 2 International Bluegrass Music awards in 2008 (including Album of the Year, "Lovin' Pretty Women), the Rangers were named 'Emerging Artist of the Year' in 2006 at the IBMA awards ceremony in Nashville, TN. They're regularly featured on the Grand Ole Opry, as well as major U.S. Bluegrass and Americana music festivals such as MerleFest, Telluride, Grey Fox, DelFest and RockyGrass. They also recently completed a brief tour with banjoist-comedian Steve Martin. The band continues to bring Bluegrass to music-lovers worldwide at festivals in Sweden, Ireland, Germany and Canada. The group can also be found regularly at Rock & Roll venues on the U.S. jam-band circuit.

Admission: $16.50 plus applicable service fees

Knoxville Jazz Orchestra

Jazz Is For Lovers starring vocalist Karrin Allyson

Saturday, February 13, 8:00 p.m.

Jazz Is for Lovers is back! The KJO's immensely popular Valentine's Day celebration returns this year with Kansas City vocalist Karrin Allyson, a dynamic singer whose vocal abilities have been compared to the likes of Nancy Wilson, Ella Fitzgerald and Shirley Horn. The three-time Grammy Award nominee and Concord Jazz artist has spent the last fifteen years carving out an impressive career as a singer, songwriter, pianist, composer and bandleader. Sure to be the perfect evening for your special someone.

Admission: $15.00 student, $25.50 adult - plus applicable service fees

Drive-By Truckers

with Sons Of Bill

Sunday, February 14, 8:00 p.m.

Flaunting a mix of Southern pride, erudite lyrics, and a muscled three-guitar attack, Drive-By Truckers became one of the most well-respected alternative country-rock acts of the 2000s. Led by frontman, Patterson Hood, and comprising a rotating cast of Georgia and Alabama natives, the band celebrates the South while refusing to paint over its spotty past. History, Southern folklore, politics, and character studies all share equal space in the Truckers catalog. The band's newest CD is The Fine Print - a collection of oddities and rarities, which features songs written by band members past and present.

Admission: $25.00 plus applicable service fees

Grupo de Rua

Tuesday, February 16, 7:30 p.m.

Artistic director, Bruno Beltrao became an international sensation with choreography fusing hip-hop and contemporary dance. His 10 member Grupo de Rua was founded in 1996. With it he unleashed astonishing duets and ensemble works that incorporate elements of krumping, popping, collisions, and floor-spins, but with a contemporary dance master's conceptual and compositional orientation. Often, the stage is wired to transform the sounds of the dancers' shoes into samples for a pulsing electronic soundtrack. Take a look at this video excerpt and see an example of their work. Grupo de Rua takes the idiosyncratic language of hip-hop and adds to it a richness and density of gesture that transforms street moves into an exhilarating dance experience not soon forgotten.

Admission: $20.00 Child, UT Student w/ ID, Faculty/Staff; $25.00 public plus applicable service fees

GO! Contemporary Dance Works

Saturday, February 20, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, February 21, 3:00 p.m.

GO! Contemporary Dance Works will be presenting its newest works Saturday, February 20, 7:30PM and Sunday, February 21, 3:00PM. Lisa Hall McKee's newest original work will transport the audience to both Africa and France in one powerful evening of dance blending contemporary ballet and modern dance, aerial work, and live music.

- Saturday performance
- Sunday performance

Advance tickets are $21.50 adults, $16.50 seniors/students. Door: $26.50 and $21.50

Robert Cray

with Moreland & Arbuckle

Tuesday, February 23, 8:00 p.m.

Since the mid 80's Robert Cray has been internationally admired as a stylist whose innovations have brought new life to the blues. His new album, This Time, demonstrates just how diverse his approach to playing is. "Blues is one of the foundations of our music, but it's not all that we play," Cray says. "When I first started playing guitar, I wanted to be George Harrison - until I heard Jimi Hendrix." Listening, you can hear a little rock, soul, jazz, blues (definitely), and gospel. "I always attribute it to the music we grew up listening to...it's pretty wide open."

Admission: $30.00 plus applicable service fees

The Bijou Gift Card

Smart, very smart

A gift card for the U.S. Cellular Stage at the Bijou Theatre is always a welcome and smart gift. Available online in increments of $10, $25, $50, & $100, and redeemable for a multitude of performances right here at the Bijou. A terrific way to introduce friends to this historic venue. Available year round and always just the right size.