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The Misfits are the biggest horror-punk group of all time. That may not be saying much, considering that they’re the only one, ever, as far as most people are concerned. But no other band has ever been able to capture the same brutal heaviness, self-referential wit, masterful songwriting, and sense of high camp that marked the band’s earliest iteration, from 1977 to 1983. Full story »

It’s been more than 10 years since all four original members of Superdrag recorded an album together. But the original lineup of singer/guitarist John Davis, guitarist Brandon Fisher, bassist Tom Pappas, and drummer Don Coffey Jr. reunited in late 2007 for a successful East Coast club tour and a cover of the 1-900s’ “Now” for the WUTK compilation Re-Distilled: 25 Years of Knoxville Rock. They quietly headed back into a Nashville studio in the spring to start work on what members said then might or not turn into a full-fledged comeback record. Those sessions, as well as more in Knoxville and Los Angeles over the summer and early fall, have resulted in the band’s fifth studio disc, Industry Giants, set for release on March 17. Full story »

Kevin Hyfantis will lead his Bishop’s Band, a crack local group that slides jazzy leads over smooth R&B rhythms, during a day-long tribute to George Harrison at Preservation Pub on Monday, Dec. 1. Here’s what Hyfantis has been listening to lately. Full story »

Y’uns, a goofy side project for Lonesome Coyotes singer Steve Horton, along with Danny Gammon, J.P. Reddick, Stan Turner, and J. Miller, betrays its laid-back origins in the selection of songs on its first disc. Full story »