Vol. 1 — No. 21Weekend Episode · Thu–Sun, Nov 5–8, 2026 · South Knoxville, TN★ soknoear.com
Vol. 1 — No. 21 · Nov 5–8★ soknoear.com
The South Knoxville Ear — We Hear Things.
Wanna party in the Dirty South?
★ Tonight's plan: happy hours → music → karaoke →
Kern'sThu

UpTop, the rooftop bar at Kern's, hosts a karaoke night Thursday with half-off drinks and a date-night giveaway

Sing on the roof, win a date night.

UpTop is the rooftop bar on the Kern's patio, the newest of the food hall's three bars, and Thursday it runs its first karaoke night: two hours of singing from seven to nine with half off select drinks, pop-ups, and a drawing for a date night that Kern's itself will host. Thursday is also the night Roni's Mac Bar runs themed trivia on the Scruffy Bar screens downstairs at 6:30, so the building has a warm-up act. Rain showers are likely Thursday; UpTop bills itself as indoor-outdoor, so the microphone stays dry.

When
Thu Nov 5 · 7 – 9 PM
Where
UpTop Rooftop Bar at Kern's · 2201 Kern's Rising Way
On
Karaoke · half off select drinks · pop-ups · a date night hosted by Kern's up for grabs
Weather
Rain showers likely Thursday, 73; the bar is indoor-outdoor
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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