Happening This Week

12/27  Zero Point @ Barley's
           Ben Maney & Friends @ Preservation Pub
12/28  Kevin Hyfantis @ Preservation Pub
12/29  Kelsey's Woods @ Preservation Pub
12/30  The New Vernacular @ Barley's
           Llama Train @ Preservation Pub
12/31  New Year's w/DJ Slink @ The Valarium
           Dirty Guv'nahs @ The Bijou
           The Features, Beta Connection @ Barley's
           Those Darlins, Taylor Brown & Company, Hudson K @ The Square Room
           Scott Miller & The Commonwealth, Mic Harrison & The High Score @
           The Shed
           Royal Bangs, Coolrunnings, Warband, 3 Man Band, Megalon, Esquire, Fine
           Peduncle, Mountains of  Moss @ Ironwood Studios
01/01  Midnite Voyage Live @ The Cider House
           The Influence, Dead Language @ Preservation Pub
01/02  Jordan Burris @ Barley's

Happening This Week

12/13 Ian Thomas, Scissormen @ Preservation Pub
          Walsh, Yung Life, Coolrunnings, Teams @ Pilot Light
12/14 Tori Sparks, Mike Willis @ Preservation Pub
12/15 Big Daddy Love, Jason Myles Goss @ Preservation Pub
12/16 Arpetrio, Medisin, MeatBall Madness @ 90 Proof
          The Bearded, Bonnie Bishop and Clay Evans @ Preservation Pub
          Sara Groves @ Square Room
          Plainclothes Tracy, Gnarly Whals, Dinosaur Insect Mantaray @ Pilot Light
          Chris Doody, Lisa Higginbotham @ Barley's
12/17 JC and The Dirty Smokers, Somebody and the Somethings @ Preservation Pub
          The Sniff, Die Job, Dude Fuckin' Whatever @ Pilot Light
          Stephen Hunley @ 90 Proof
12/18 Midnite Voyage Live @ The Cider House
          Chastity Brown, Hudson K @ Preservation Pub
          Christabel & the Jons @ Square Room
          A Student Universal, Black Atticus, Manhattan Project @ Pilot Light
          Miss Tess, JP Harris @ Barley's
12/19 Naughty Knots @ Barley's

PANTyRAID, Savoy, Reid Speed, White Noise, DJ Slink @ Valarium

It's the end of the semester and what better way to celebrate than a colossal nite of electronica at the Valarium. Headlining the show will be west coast duo PANTyRAID. Consisting of MartyParty and Ooah, PANTyRAID's unique blend of dubstep, grime, and electronica has been moving audiences across the country. This is one of the last stops on the boys national tour before the holiday so you know they'll bring the energy that Knoxville has come to expect. Opening the show will be a slew of other electronic acts including Boulder natives Savoy, dancefloor destroyer Reid Speed, Tuscaloosa's White Noise, and Knoxville's own DJ Slink. Make sure you bring your dancing shoes K-town...

Carolina Chocolate Drops w/ The Low Anthem @ The Bijou

The Carolina Chocolate Drops are an old-time string band based out of of Durham, NC. Formed only in 2005 the Drops have garnered major critical success in their short career. Taking lessons learned from Joe Thompson, an old-time fiddler from the Piedmont region of the Carolinas, the chocolate drops continue the string band tradition while adding new, modern twists, such as covering Blu Cantrell's "Hit 'em Up Style (Oops)." This year their album Genuine Negro Jig was nominated for a Grammy in the best traditional folk album category. Below is a video of the Drops at WDVX's Blue Plate Special.

Opening for The CCD's tonite will be the Low Anthem. Based out of Providence, RI, the four piece band gained the attention of Nonesuch records after self-releasing their third album, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, in 2008. Since then they have been busy touring and have recently been recording material for a new album due out in early 2011.

Happening This Week

12/06 Brockerfellers @ Barley's
          Fools and Horses, The Weird Andys @ Preservation Pub
12/07
12/08 Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Low Anthem @ The Bijou
          The Hot Shot Freight Train @ Preservation Pub
          Seabird with Ben Rector and James Trimble @ Square Room
12/09 PANTyRAID, Savoy, Reid Speed, White Noise, DJ Slink @ The Valarium
          Jimmy Herring Band @ The Bijou
          The Last Straw, John Puckett @ 90 Proof
          Velvet Elvis Praise Band @ Barley's
          Efren, Derik Hultquist @ Preservation Pub
          Knoxtronicrunk ft. SAMPLES, J-Mo, Meatball Madness @ Headroom
         Hurricanes of Love, Magma Blood, New Blaine Band @ Pilot Light
12/10 Finger Eleven, Lovers and Liars, The Few, Skytown Riot @ The Valarium
          Relient K @ The Bijou
          Zero Point, 5th Street Saints, Rot Iron @ 90 Proof
          Brendon James Wright and the Wrongs @ Barley's
          The Delta Saints @ Preservation Pub
12/11 Midnight Voyage Live Feat. Talk, Drug Money, Axis One @ The Cider House
          Sam Lewis CD Release @ Barley's
          Delbert McClinton @ The Bijou
          Faux Ferocious, Grandpa's Stash @ Preservation Pub
          Howlies, The Vaygues @ Pilot Light
12/12 Angel Zuniga Martinez and the Lovers, Econopop @ Preservation Pub