Live-music venues worth the trip in Knoxville, Tennessee

A 1928 Spanish-Moorish movie palace, ~1,645 seats, home to the Knoxville Symphony and Opera and a broad touring calendar under a restored gilded ceiling.

A 757-seat 1909 house in the old Lamar Hotel that the New York Times once called one of the best-sounding rooms in the country. Small, historic, and built for listening.

A warehouse-district room with an industrial feel and strong sound, hosting regional and national acts in downtown Knoxville.