TONIGHT: Giant Tiger @ Pilot Light - Knoxville

As we reported here last month, Giant Tiger from Chattanooga will be at the Pilot Light tonight at 8pm with VBS and The Cheat. Check'em out if you if you can brave the rain.

TONIGHT: Dropkick Murphys @ Valarium - Knoxville

Ahh, yes. Sunday. The day of rest. Though not tonight.

As we mentioned before, the Dropkick Murphys ride into town tonight to assault Knoxville with their blended barrage of punk, celtic, folk, rock and a mean set of bagpipes. This will be the Boston bruisers' first trip to Knoxville, and their fourth stop on this tour.

I suggest you get down to the Valarium tonight, as you will not be disappointed. Let me know what you think

MUSINK Music & Tattoo Festival

Here's a new idea: take rock n roll and take tattoos, and put them together. BLAM! Greatest idea since this.

Ok, so maybe not such a new idea, but for the first time, here's a tour that's putting the rock and the tattoo together on display in early 2009 with the MUSINK tour.

But more importantly, the music will be provided by headliners (I can't believe they will be together on tour right next year!): my all time favorite Social Distortion and one of my newer favorites of the last few years Motorhead! "More great bands" will be announced it appears as well. Tour dates are not announced yet either, but they will be stopping in Atlanta, probably in late February or early March by the looks of the list of tour stops, and yours truly WILL be there.

And who better to present MUSINK and be the tattoo focal point than LA Ink's Kat Von D. Yea, she's on tv; yea, she is regarded now as more as the modern purveyor of pin-ups and a taker of tatts to the mall and to the masses even more so; and oh- she's dating Nikki Sixx.

But I think her show is funny, and I am not ashamed one bit to say that I have a small crush on this Hollywood Harlot. I mean, look at her.

Anyways, before I get off, ahem, too far on a tangent, along with Kat Von D, there will be many other renowned artists from all over the world...See the list. That's about all we know right now.

More info to come as it is posted...

ELECTION DAY!

Well, we are finally here. Tuesday, November 4th. Election Day. I didn't think we'd ever get here. This is the most important election in at least two generations. I'm not here to preach politics, nor will you probably ever hear me do that. I don't care what side you're on, or who you are supporting.

However, I will preach about doing your part as a citizen of this great, and soon to be even greater country, by taking part in the democracy that this wonderful country was founded on over 200 years ago by exercising your right to vote today.

You want change. Are you willing to make it?

Take pride, be proud, get out there today and make a difference.

We've touched on the election before here on SDB,

but I wanted to give you one more chance to grab a couple of tunes in the spirit of voting.

The Drive-By Truckers posted this one yesterday for everyone. Here's Wilco's plea to vote, and James McMurtry's as well. There are many others, too, if you'll search for them (I won't do all the work for you).

But don't spend all your time today searching. Spend it by bettering our country. She needs all the help she can get right now.
And she needs it from you.

Go vote. Please.

More treats on Halloween from James McMurtry

Keeping with the spirit of Halloween, and more so of the spirit of the upcoming election (haven't ya heard?), James McMurtry is giving away a live version of his song "We Can’t Make It Here" here.

Here's why James is giving this song away, as he did four years ago, too. Check it out.

The Boss says, "Trick or Treat?"

Any day with The Boss in it is usually a good day. And that holds true today, even on Halloween.

The Boss is offering you a treat today (and through Sunday night) with a free download of the never before heard "A Night With the Jersey Devil" on his website. You can download it and watch a video of it as well. Download here/Watch here.

No trick. Only a treat.

Thanks, Boss.

TONIGHT: Squirrel Nut Zippers, Backyard Tire Fire & The Old Ceremony Bijou Theatre - Knoxville

As we mentioned previously here, the Squirrel Nut Zippers will invade Knoxville's Bijou Theatre tonight for what is sure to be a great show full of surprises and different sounds with the likes of up-and-comers Backyard Tire Fire and The Old Ceremony in-tow as well.

Tickets are still available here and the show starts at 8...So get moving. And don't say we didn't tell you so.

Dropkick Murphys @ Valarium Knoxville - Sunday 11/9

Cancel your plans. Make this a priority. Trust me.

Late Night Moons Align Tonight

Once in a while, the late night tv moons align...it happens more than you'd think.

Tonight just happend to be one of those nights. The rock n roll is king tonight on the late nite circuit...so if you're up, check it out. If you're not, TiVo these mugs:

Ryan Adams on Letterman

The Kooks on Leno

The Whigs on Kimmel
The New York Dolls on Craig Ferguson

No Salvation from the Good Reverend

As the Rev might say, "Yep, that's right 'Cats and Kittens'"...It's a sad day in Knoxville.

The show has been cancelled. I guess we should have all bought our tickets ahead of time instead of planning on being a walk-up crowd, which we usually are, for the Rev, Nashville P and Reckless, who had to cancel their in-store appearance at the Disc Exchange as well because of the show's cancellation. You may return your tickets to your ticket source for a full refund.

Maybe next time...