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</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/jun/24/tunes-ta-tas-raises-money-knoxville-resident/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[A diverse group of local musicians will come together Sunday to raise money for <strong>Julie Thurman</strong>, a Knoxville resident battling breast cancer. The all-ages Tunes for the Ta-Tas show, hosted by Patrick Sullivan’s Steakhouse and Saloon, will include <strong>Y’uns</strong>, <strong>Brendon James Wright</strong>, <strong>Detroit Daddies</strong>, <strong>Tall Paul</strong>, <strong>Jon Puckett</strong>, <strong>Honky Tonks Anonymous</strong>, and <strong>Swine Flu Zombies</strong>.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:18:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19205-733582</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Staff">April Snellings</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Tunes for Ta-Tas Raises Money for Knoxville Resident</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>tunes-ta-tas-raises-money-knoxville-resident</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19205-733582</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>VooDoo Celebrates First Year in Knoxville
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/jun/24/voodoo-celebrates-first-year-knoxville/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[The Valarium’s weekly Saturday dance night, VooDoo, celebrates its one-year anniversary this weekend with a deluxe night of music and more. The club’s de facto house DJ, DJ Slink, will preside over the dancefloor while the VooDoo Dolls show off their moves. Other performances will include Incendia Elementum, a troupe of fire performers, a laser light show by Ryan Smith, and video displays by Toro. There will also be tarot readings and body paintings, as well as drink specials and a sushi bar.  ]]></description><author>everettm@metropulse.com (Matthew Everett)</author><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:12:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19204-733582</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Editorial intern">Matthew Everett</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>VooDoo Celebrates First Year in Knoxville</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>voodoo-celebrates-first-year-knoxville</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19204-733582</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>Old City Launches Music Series
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/jun/17/old-city-launches-music-series/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[As Sundown in the City nears the end of its annual run, you may be wondering what you’re going to fill your Thursday nights with during the rest of the summer. One option for July through September will be the new Old City Live music series at the outdoor stage behind Southbound Bar &amp; Grill on Central Street in the Old City.  ]]></description><author>everettm@metropulse.com (Matthew Everett)</author><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:14:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19188-733575</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Editorial intern">Matthew Everett</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Old City Launches Music Series</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>old-city-launches-music-series</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19188-733575</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>Brew Festival in Maryville Raises Funds for Animals
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/jun/17/brew-festival-maryville-raises-funds-animals/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[The alternate universe of Maryville increases its cool-stuff-to-do quotient tenfold this weekend with the inaugural <strong>Smoky Mountain Dragon’s Breath Brewers Jam</strong>. A fund-raiser for the non-profit Smoky Mountain Animal Care Foundation (SMACF), the brew fest is set for Saturday, June 20, from noon to 5 p.m., outdoors at the Shed at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson &amp; Buell on W. Lamar Alexander Parkway.  ]]></description><author>coury@metropulse.com (Coury Turczyn)</author><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:12:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19187-733575</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Managing Editor">Coury Turczyn</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Brew Festival in Maryville Raises Funds for Animals</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>brew-festival-maryville-raises-funds-animals</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19187-733575</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>Louise Mosrie is Kicking Ass at Kerrville
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/jun/10/louise-mosrie-kicking-ass-kerrville/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[Knoxville expat (and former Metro Pulse sales rep) Louise Mosrie moved to Nashville a while back to focus on her singer/songwriter dreams, but it was in the Texas Hill Country last week that she found the limelight.  ]]></description><author>coury@metropulse.com (Coury Turczyn)</author><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:06:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19165-733568</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Managing Editor">Coury Turczyn</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Louise Mosrie is Kicking Ass at Kerrville</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>louise-mosrie-kicking-ass-kerrville</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19165-733568</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>Missing Words Records to Release Knoxville Musicians' Work
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/jun/10/missing-words-records-release-knoxville-musicians-/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[Josh Manis, taking a break from his main project Gamenight, has adopted the performing name You Just Don’t for a solo singer/songwriter act. He’s releasing a split CD this month with Californian Derek Jennings, who records under the name The Ashtray Life.  ]]></description><author>everettm@metropulse.com (Matthew Everett)</author><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:05:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19163-733568</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Editorial intern">Matthew Everett</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Missing Words Records to Release Knoxville Musicians' Work</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>missing-words-records-release-knoxville-musicians-</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19163-733568</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>Knoxville-Bred Events at Bonnaroo
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/jun/10/knoxville-bred-events-bonnaroo/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes we think of Bonnaroo as a local event, even though it’s more than 150 miles away. There are good reasons—the festival was founded and is co-managed by local promoters AC Entertainment, and Bonnaroo offers an annual showcase for Knoxville bands to perform in front of a built-in audience.  ]]></description><author>everettm@metropulse.com (Matthew Everett)</author><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:01:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19158-733568</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Editorial intern">Matthew Everett</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Knoxville-Bred Events at Bonnaroo</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>knoxville-bred-events-bonnaroo</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19158-733568</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>Dylan, Nelson Concert Cancelled, Moved
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/jun/10/dylan-nelson-concert-cancelled-moved/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[The big summer package tour of minor-league baseball stadiums with Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and John Mellencamp scheduled for Wednesday, July 29, at Smokies Stadium in Sevierville has been cancelled. No explanation for the cancellation has been provided, but the date has already been moved to Simpsonville, S.C., according to Dylan’s website  ]]></description><author>everettm@metropulse.com (Matthew Everett)</author><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:00:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19156-733568</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Editorial intern">Matthew Everett</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Dylan, Nelson Concert Cancelled, Moved</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>dylan-nelson-concert-cancelled-moved</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19156-733568</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>Knoxville Featured in Number: Magazine
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/jun/03/knoxville-featured-number-magazine/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[Number: Magazine, a Memphis-based arts journal aimed at readers in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi, focuses exclusively on Knoxville in its most recent issue.  ]]></description><author>everettm@metropulse.com (Matthew Everett)</author><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:11:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19124-733561</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Editorial intern">Matthew Everett</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Knoxville Featured in Number: Magazine</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>knoxville-featured-number-magazine</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19124-733561</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>R.B. Morris to Headline Benefit for Josh Foder
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/jun/03/rb-morris-headline-benefit-josh-foder/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[“Josh Foder has been the personal guidance counselor to Knoxville bohemia for 14 years,” says singer and sometime Dolly-in-drag performer Chris Hamblin. “Now we are giving our favorite bartender one giant tip.”  ]]></description><author>kennedyr@metropulse.com (Rose Kennedy)</author><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:07:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19121-733561</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Staff Writer">Rose Kennedy</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>R.B. Morris to Headline Benefit for Josh Foder</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>rb-morris-headline-benefit-josh-foder</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19121-733561</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>"Tennessee" Scripted by Former Knoxvillian
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/jun/03/tennessee-scripted-former-knoxvillian/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[This Friday will see the theatrical release of Tennessee, a feature film scripted by former Knoxvillian Russell Schaumburg. Equal parts family drama and road movie, Tennessee is the story of two brothers (Adam Rothenberg and Ethan Peck) who fled their abusive home years ago, only to embark on a cross-country trip back to Knoxville when an illness forces them to seek out their estranged father. Along the way the brothers are joined by an aspiring singer (Mariah Carey) trying to make her way to Nashville.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:59:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19115-733561</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Staff">April Snellings</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>"Tennessee" Scripted by Former Knoxvillian</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>tennessee-scripted-former-knoxvillian</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19115-733561</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>Happy Birthday, Pilot Light
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/may/28/happy-birthday-pilot-light/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[Jason Boardman and his staff got all dressed up Friday night to celebrate the ninth anniversary of Pilot Light in the Old City. It was a low-key event, with performances by several acts closely associated with the club—New Madrid, Big Bad Oven, and a solo set by guitarist Eric Lee. The casual nature of the night could be attributed to several other downtown draws the same night, but also to Boardman’s last-minute planning. He said he didn’t start thinking about an anniversary night until earlier that week.  ]]></description><author>everettm@metropulse.com (Matthew Everett)</author><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 18:07:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19101-733555</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Editorial intern">Matthew Everett</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Happy Birthday, Pilot Light</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>happy-birthday-pilot-light</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19101-733555</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>Townsend to Kick Off 2-month Music Series
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/may/28/townsend-kick-2-month-music-series/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[The Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center in Townsend kicks off the fourth season of its summer concert series, Sunset Music, in a couple of weeks with a concert by Boston string band Hokum’s Heroes on Friday, June 12.  ]]></description><author>everettm@metropulse.com (Matthew Everett)</author><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 17:51:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19098-733555</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Editorial intern">Matthew Everett</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Townsend to Kick Off 2-month Music Series</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>townsend-kick-2-month-music-series</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19098-733555</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>Zimology
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/may/28/zimology/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[Zim Ngqawana, a South African composer, bandleader, and multi-insrumentalist who served as an artist-in-residence at the  University of Tennessee School of Music’s in 2004, has won the South African equivalent of a Grammy for his 2008 album Zimology in Concert. The disc, which won for Best Traditional Jazz Album, was recorded at UT during Ngqawana’s residency and during a 2005 concert on campus. The album features Ngqawana on saxophone, flute, harmonica, vocals, bicycle horn, antlers, bells, and more, with contributions from several UT faculty members.  ]]></description><author>everettm@metropulse.com (Matthew Everett)</author><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 17:48:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19095-733555</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Editorial intern">Matthew Everett</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Zimology</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>zimology</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19095-733555</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>Argentinum Astrum Gets Noted Distribution
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/may/28/argentinum-astrum-gets-noted-distribution/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[Noted avant-metal label Crucial Blast has picked up the self-titled debut from Knoxville drone/doom band Argentinum Astrum for distribution. The label describes the single 26-minute song on the disc, initially released in early 2008, as “primitive, noise-damaged sludge on busted amplifiers and broken guitars, electronic noise detritus dripping from their instruments, swampy low-frequency buzz infesting their blasted boogie.” You can buy Argentinum Astrum at crucialblastshop.net.  ]]></description><author>everettm@metropulse.com (Matthew Everett)</author><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 17:46:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19094-733555</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Editorial intern">Matthew Everett</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Argentinum Astrum Gets Noted Distribution</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>argentinum-astrum-gets-noted-distribution</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19094-733555</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>Catalyst Brings Outdoor Blues to Old City
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/may/28/catalyst-brings-outdoor-blues-old-city/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[The Catalyst is now hosting live outdoor blues during happy hour, with Friday and Saturday blues performances from 5-9 p.m. in the club’s courtyard, complete with barbecue prepared in a real-live outdoor pit.  ]]></description><author>everettm@metropulse.com (Matthew Everett)</author><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 17:39:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19089-733555</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Editorial intern">Matthew Everett</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Catalyst Brings Outdoor Blues to Old City</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>catalyst-brings-outdoor-blues-old-city</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19089-733555</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>Sugar Hill Gang at TN Valley Fair: Sign of the Apocalypse?
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/may/28/sugar-hill-gang-tn-valley-fair-sign-apocalypse/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[You knew it was coming. First-generation hip-hop groups are now touring the county fair circuit, as demonstrated by the news that the Sugar Hill Gang is coming to the Tennessee Valley Fair in September, alongside Rick Springfield and Molly Hatchet. Whether it’s more evidence of hip-hop’s long-established place in mainstream pop culture, indication of the form’s maturity, or a sign of the apocalypse is up to you.  ]]></description><author>everettm@metropulse.com (Matthew Everett)</author><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 17:28:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19085-733555</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Editorial intern">Matthew Everett</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Sugar Hill Gang at TN Valley Fair: Sign of the Apocalypse?</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>sugar-hill-gang-tn-valley-fair-sign-apocalypse</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19085-733555</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item><item><title>Regas Adding Live Music
</title><link>http://metropulse.com/news/2009/may/21/regas-adding-live-music/?partner=RSS</link><description><![CDATA[Regas is adding live music to its schedule starting tonight, with a set by local singer/songwriter Jimmy Logston from 6-10 p.m. Performances by The Downtowners on Saturday and the <strong>Larry Vincent Trio</strong> on Sunday will round out the weekend, with more entertainment scheduled for the following weeks and a First Friday gallery show on June 5.  ]]></description><author>everettm@metropulse.com (Matthew Everett)</author><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 14:50:00 -0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19049-733548</guid><category>arts-music/eye-on-scene</category><apcm:ContentMetadata><apcm:ByLine Title="Editorial intern">Matthew Everett</apcm:ByLine><apcm:DateLine>Knoxville, TN</apcm:DateLine><apcm:HeadLine>Regas Adding Live Music</apcm:HeadLine><apcm:Characteristics MediaType="Text"></apcm:Characteristics><apcm:Source Url="http://metropulse.com" City="Knoxville" CountryArea="TN">MetroPulse</apcm:Source><apcm:SlugLine>regas-adding-live-music</apcm:SlugLine></apcm:ContentMetadata><apnm:NewsManagement><apnm:ManagementId>urn:publicid:metropulse.com:news-Story-19049-733548</apnm:ManagementId><apnm:ManagementType>Change</apnm:ManagementType><apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber>0</apnm:ManagementSequenceNumber><apnm:PublishingStatus>Usable</apnm:PublishingStatus></apnm:NewsManagement></item></channel></rss>