Vol. 1 — No. 1Weekend Episode · Fri–Sun, Jun 19–21, 2026 · South Knoxville, TN★ soknoear.com
Vol. 1 — No. 1 · Jun 19–21★ soknoear.com
The South Knoxville Ear — We Hear Things.
Wanna party in the Dirty South?
★ Tonight's plan: happy hours → music → karaoke →
Old Sevier

Make Music Day turns the whole neighborhood into a stage

Sunday is Make Music Day, and SoKno is doing its part — free, all day, all over, from a bluegrass jam at Ijams to live-band karaoke on Sevier.

Pull up a chair, or a banjo

Make Music Day is the global, free, play-anywhere celebration of the longest day of the year, and the South Knoxville lineup is exactly as charming as you'd hope. Start at Ijams, where the East Tennessee Bluegrass Association holds an open jam from 2 to 5 — pull up a chair, or bring an instrument and sit in.

When
Sun, Jun 21 · 2–8 PM
Where
Ijams + Sevier Ave
Cost
Free

Then head up to Sevier, where The Pink Cactus hands you the mic for live-band karaoke with Tinca Tinca from 5 to 7 — yes, you, fronting an actual band. Down the street, Fly by Night runs sets from Lu Anderson and Villaphonic into the evening.

All of it is free. Wander, listen, and sing the one song you actually know.

Original Dirty South Map Found

Click to see the original map of Knoxville’s Dirty South that was recently unearthed for the public to see.

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