Come Out and Experiece the Metamorphosis of a Very Fine Performer

Jill Andrews
Knoxville @ Barleys
8:00 pm Sunday 10/4/15

Read all about it:

http://knoxvillemusicwarehouse.com/blog/2015/10/2/early-bird-special-jill-andrews#.Vg6eiI9Viko=

Cheers,
Zeno Songbird

A Poz-Vibration House Party in our Poz-Vibration Town--The Three Rivers Angler River Show #1

Last week, some friends of mine and I threw our first pop-up concert: Dustan Louque on the Holston River.  Perhaps you were there, if not, we hope to see you October 10^th for Paleface and Mo—stay tuned for more details. 

As far as this past weekend’s river show, Dustan Louque, the river, and his brand new fans collaborated to create a great escape just 15 mins from downtown.  Louque’s artistry is exquisite.  And when a soulful and talented artist is paired with people who love original and independently driven music the outcome is always going to be notable and even inspiring.  What levitates the experience even higher is the pop-up party setting.  Whether the concert is set at a riverside, a garage, backyard, abandoned church, or barn, the event’s DIY ethos and communal generosity saturates the gathering.  These concerts also spread the gospel that music belongs everywhere.

Last Saturday night it certainly belonged on the Holston River.  The interstate in the distance accompanied Louque--providing a continual rolling thunder which served as a warped bottom to his other band mates the 1,000 plus cicadas whose chipping rose and fell. The river shot thru the channel between us and Armstrong Island adding a visually rhythmic treat to the aural delight.  Louque sings with a slight rasp that he smoothly delivers like honey on slightly burnt toast. His stage movements are free and elliptical with his intonations and phrasings following his physical patterns.  I've heard others apply acoustic guitar to the lush electronic sounds of the eighties (he was and is a Depech Mode fan) but never as naturally and gratifyingly as Dustan Louque.  We thank the East Knoxville Fishing Club and Three Rivers Angler for hosting this intimate and joyful concert.

 I encourage you to check out his new album CAMPO SANTO 

and here's another taste of his music:

American Aquarium--this week's Top Tail Feather Pick

Greg Horne Tonight at Prez Pub 10:00pm

Jump and jive into the ROOTS ROCK PUNKY TONK that is setting up at Prez Pub tonight! April 28, 2015

LOW CUT CONNIE is one of the best party bands out there.  If Jerry Lee Lewis and Karen O had children they would be the members of Low Cut Connie (And the 70's version of David Bowie would be their fav. Uncle/Muse).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yEcRtQ2CvA

You'll have to call the Prez Pub (865) 524 2224 for showtimes--but it's worth the dime and time. 

  

On Saturday night--May 2--Prez Pub is putting on a jam and blues rock mini-fest: Soul Mechanic (featured in the above video) Calabash, and Jake and the Comet Conductors.

Peace and Health,
Zeno Songbird

The GET RIGHT BAND will blend their special jam and honey, their funky reggae vibe, and an attitude of groove in Knoxville, TN this coming Friday April 24th on the WDVX Blue Plate Special and that night +Preservation Pub @ 10 pm

Here's a Zeno Songbird look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgnlqNoprV0

Here is the @Ashville CitizenTime's review of the GET RIGHT BAND's album release in 2014:

http://www.citizen-times.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/09/09/get-right-band-gets-right-new-cd/15329989/


ENJOY THE JAM and Don't Drive Drunk or High

Top Tail Feather Picks for Live Music in Knoxville, week of April 12th ...

Gangsta Grasstasstic!

Still high from the fresh grass revival last night @ The Standard Knoxville--thank you much Gangstagrass and Rhythm N' Blooms Festival and God Bless America as artists like these guys continue to bring love and exploration to the world.

Gangstagrass is made up of talented artists who blend seamlessly despite the fact that three are in Brooklyn, one in Austin, and two in Philly. They flowed, jammed, and took us all above the roof with a swampy and high lonesome sound to hip hop beats and rhymes. They might have been a hybrid at one point, but they're a genre now--a genre that will carry their name in to music history.

"Rench (sic the band's guitarist and producer) first came up with the concept back in grade school when he would breakdance on cardboard to RUN-DMC during recess, then go home and listen to his parents’ favorite country artists Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson on the stereo.  Before long, he found common denominators between the two genres that were as obvious to him as grooves on vinyl (http://gangstagrass.com/gangstagrass-page/)  

After performing full tilt for almost two hours, Dolio the Sleuth and Rench share an after-the-show moment with fans.  Dobro player Landry McMeans is pictured with her back to Dolio.  As I write this entry, these guys are taking the stage in Ann Arbor, so more human beings are about to be transformed.  Come back to Marble City soon +Gangstagrass !!!!  --Zeno Songbird

RHYTHM N BLOOMS CORRECTION: Alanna Royale is at the The Pilot Light tonight at 7:00 NOT at  The Standard Knoxville
Sorry about that--ZS

Rhythm 'n Blooms 2015--My Wish list--ZENO SONGBIRD

Rhythm and Blooms

FRIDAY

repeat repeat --http://repeatrepeatmusic.com/#!/media 4/10 Pilot 9:30 and the Standard Sat. 2:30pm

David Wax Museum— The Standard @ 7:00 http://www.davidwaxmuseum.com

The Suffers—The Standard @ 8:30 http://www.thesuffers.com

Alanna Royale—The Pilot Light @ 12:30 am  http://www.alannaroyale.com and Sat @ the Standard @ 7pm

The Wans @ Barley’s at 12:30 am  http://www.thewansmusic.com/video/

Clear Plastic Masks—Barleys @ 9:45 and 12:45 at the Pilot Light

SATURDAY

Foxtrot and the Get Down Pilot @ 3pm  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOgtAZB-1SQ

Daniel Ellsworth and the Great Lakes @ The Standard 4pm https://www.facebook.com/danielellsworthandthegreatlakes/timeline?ref=page_internal

4PM

Jill Andrews @ The Standard 7:00 pm  http://jillandrews.com/video/

The Drive-by Truckers @ CRIPPLE CREEK STAGE AT 8:30

   http://www.drivebytruckers.com/film.html

Gangsta Grass http://gangstagrass.com/videos/  @ Barley’s 11pm and Sunday 6:30 @ Standard

Whiskey Shivers do Violent Femmes @ Barleys 12:15 pm

SUNDAY

5:45 pm The City Lights @ Jig and Reel

6pm JD McPherson @ Cripple Creek Stage http://jdmcpherson.com/news.html

6:30pm Gangsta Grass @ the Standard (longer show than Saturday’s)

8pm The Decemberists @ Cripple Creek Stage http://www.decemberists.com 

This Week's TOP TAIL FEATHER PICK

OUR HUMMINGBIRD POSTS' REVIEWERS ARE ON SPRING BREAK THIS WEEK, BUT THEY LEFT WORD THAT MARCH IS FESTIVAL MADNESS IN THE MARBLE CITY!

Zeno Songbird's - Custom Schedule for Big Ears Festival 2015

Big Ears Festival: Rolling Stone calls it “the classiest, most diverse festival in the country.” Zeno Songbird calls it an elegant delicatessen of sights and sounds. Check out Zeno Songbird's schedule for this exceptionally rare weekend when the world of music, film, art, and journalism descends upon Knoxville, Tennessee:
7songbirdies - Custom Schedule for Big Ears Festival 2015

TOP TAIL FEATHER PICKS

MIC HARRISON AND THE HIGH SCORE (honky-tonk to power pop rock) WEDNESDAY MARCH 18^TH 6:45 pm @ Boyd’s Jig and Reel for WDVX’s live radio show, Tennessee Shines

http://micharrison.com

BLUE MOTHER TUPELO (rootsy Southern soul-stomp rock) BARLEY’S 10:00, FRIDAY MARCH 20^TH

http://www.bluemothertupelo.com

WDVX WORLD CLASS BLUEGRASS—Marty Raybon, Irene Kelley and Mae Beth Harris —@ THE BIJOU, FRIDAY, MARCH 20^TH @ 8:00

http://www.knoxbijou.com/shows/648631

3 -16 thru 3 - 23 Top Tail Feather Picks

HUMMINGBIRD POSTS March 16th  thru March 23rd 2015

--YONATON GAT (GUITARIST WHO DESCRIBES HIS MUSIC AS "homeless between the Middle East and New York.” Zeno Songbird adds that it’s trippy, tight, and fresh.  He’s creating soundscapes below innocent melodies, maybe aural figures for “homeless” children. And some of his power licks are amped and distorted like Neil Young’s soundtrack for Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man. And enjoy runs tinged with the Ventures and the best guitar sounds out of the Prog Rock era.  He’s not afraid to experiment, but he’s making music, not noise.  Also appearing will be Knoxville’s multidimensional, raspy singer-songwriter, Klint Kratzer @ THE PILOT LIGHT MONDAY, MARCH 16TH @ 10:00 PM, AGE 18+, $10.

http://yonatangat.bandcamp.com

--BOSLEY (SOUL, R&B, FUNK from Baltimore)—PRESERVATION PUB, 10:00 PM, MONDAY, MARCH 16TH

http://www.bosleymusic.net/videos/

--FOUR LEAF PEAT (Celtic) and THE PLATE SCRAPERS (folk, jam, bluegrass) @ THE KNOXVILLE VISITOR’S CENTER FOR THE WDVX BLUE PLATE SPECIAL @ NOON (live radio show) TUESDAY, MARCH 17TH

AND  Four Leaf Peat St. Patrick’s Day Show @ The Square Room ——Tuesday, March 17TH
Doors Open At 7:00, Show Starts at 8:00, Advance: $15, $20 for Premiere Tickets

http://fourleafpeat.com/#our-story-1

http://www.theplatescrapers.com/#!media/c24vq

--KELSEY’S WOODS (COUNTRY, AMERICANA, ROOTS ROCK) @ CLANCY’S, 8:00 PM, TUESDAY MARCH 17TH

http://www.reverbnation.com/KelseysWoods

--VESSEL (Jamgrass / Psychedelic / Funk) PRESERVATION PUB, 10:00 PM. THURSDAY MARCH 19th

http://www.reverbnation.com/louivessel

--BUFFALO WABS AND THE PRICE HILL HUSTLE  @ THE KNOXVILLE VISITOR’S CENTER FOR THE WDVX BLUE PLATE SPECIAL @ NOON (live radio show) FRIDAY, MARCH 20TH

http://www.pricehillhustle.com

--RB MORRIS w/ HECTOR QIRKO & FRIENDS FRIDAY, SCRUFFY CITY HALL, FRIDAY MARCH 20th @ 10:00 PM

http://www.reverbnation.com/show/15488576?utm_campaign=HTML5_ShowSchedule_Widget_Details&utm_content=show_details_link&utm_medium=widget

--WILL BOYD AND KELLE JOLLY (jazz w/vocals) on FRIDAY, MARCH 20th at KMA, 6-8:30 PM

--ANALISE EMERICK (sing-songwriter) @ THE KNOXVILLE VISITOR’S CENTER FOR THE WDVX BLUE PLATE SPECIAL @ NOON (live radio show) SATURDAY, MARCH 21st

http://annaliseemerick.com

THIS WEEKEND'S TOP TAIL FEATHER PICKS--3 MIN VIDEO AND YOU HAVE YOUR FLIGHT PLAN FOR GREAT LIVE MUSIC

HUMMINGBIRD POSTS for MARCH 9 thru 16th

Penny and Sparrow (Americana)
Square Room -- 3/13 -- Friday -- 8 pm -- $12
http://www.pennyandsparrow.com

Strangled Darlings (20s jazz-pop, Dixie Land, Vaudville) -- Sat. -- 3/14 -- Blue Plate Special @ Knox. Visitor Center
http://www.strangleddarlings.com

The Paper Crowns (folk, Americana)
Barley's in Knox. -- 8pm -- 3/15 -- Sunday
http://www.thepapercrowns.com

First Annual Knoxville Rail Jam -- Sat. 3-14 -- 700 East Depot Avenue , Knoxville TN -- FREE -- $15 to enter rail skiing or snowboarding contest -- 6:00 pm -- Several bands: http://www.visitknoxville.com/content/events-calendar…

This could be very interesting:

Plunderphonics, thought stimulating rappers who derive much of their inspiration from legendary experimental musician/composer John Oswald. This is a public outdoor free festival so I imagine they’ll leave explicit language out of their performance but I cannot say for sure. Thirty years ago, composer John Oswald was mixing prerecorded tunes before anyone else. It’s cool to know there are three young guys living in Koxville in 2015 who are expressing themselves with techniques that their sonic patriarch created.

http://plunderphonics7.bandcamp.com/…/no-face-prod-by-eli-c…

No Face [Prod by Eli Colburn], by Plunderphonics

from the album Faceless

PLUNDERPHONICS7.BANDCAMP.COM

TOP TAIL FEATHER PICKS FOR 3-2-15 THRU 3-2-9

HOUNDMOUTH -- FRIDAY MARCH 6TH @ 8:00 -- BIJOU THEATRE -- TICKETS $19.70
 
http://houndmouth.com/

DEEP FRIED FIVE -- FRIDAY MARCH 6TH @ 10:00 -- BARLEY'S

http://deepfried5.com/

Zeno Songbird Top Tail Feather Picks for 3-2-15 thru 3--9-15

HUMMINGBIRD POSTS --Zeno Songbird's other live music recommendations for the Knoxville area from 3-2-15 thru 3-8-15

HUMMINGBIRD POSTS FOR MONDAY MARCH 2ND THRU SUNDAY MARCH 8TH:

WEDNESDAY MARCH 4TH  FROM 7:00 TO 8:30 -- TENNESSEE SHINES @ BOYD’S JIG AND REEL:  RB Morris, Greg Horne, Jay Clark & Appalachian Hippie Poet Bill Alexander

THURSDAY MARCH 5th @ Barley’s @ 10 PM -- BUMPER JACKSONS

FIRST FRIDAY 3-6-15 -- 6pm Scruffy City Hall:
SUBTLE CLUTCH -- https://www.youtube.com/user/SubtleClutch

2nd floor Speakeasy 8pm:
MATT FOSTER --  http://www.reverbnation.com/mattafoster

Scruffy City Hall 8pm:
BARK -- http://bark-loud.com/  AND Kevin Abernathy Band -- http://www.reverbnation.com/kevinabernat  AND TIM LEE 3
https://www.facebook.com/TimLeeThree/app_2405167945

Preservation Pub 10pm -- cbdb -- http://cbdbband.wix.com/cbdb#!tour/cxd8

SATURDAY 3-7-15 @ NOON – BLUE PLATE SPECIAL:  SMALL HOUSES --  http://www.smallhousessing.com/videos AND SUGAR
LIME BLUE --  http://www.sugarlimeblue.com/SLB/Welcome.html

SATURDAY 3-7-15 LAUREL THEATRE @ 8 PM -- Naughty Knots

THIS WEEK'S TOP TAIL FEATHER PICKS  (2/23 THRU 3/2)

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