Please help KnoxDKM/Rogue Bloggards's favourite local ( Knoxville area ) band win Magic Hat Brewing's band sponsorship contest. Register here, listen to " Fly Away " from the newest Cutthroat Shamrock CD, " Blood, Rust, Whiskey. " Leave your comment, then go back between 11/10/09 and 11/30/09 and vote for Cutthroat Shamrock.

Blood Rust Whiskey.

" Blood Rust Whiskey " is the new CD from my friends and favourite Knoxville area band, Cutthroat Shamrock, now on their " Rowdy Soul " tour. There are some really great tunes on it, including " Fly Away, " " Long Gravel Road, " an instrumental called " The Banshee, " and a song about Popcorn Sutton and his " likker " called " Fire on the Breath. " If you like Celtic, Appalachian, Pirate, and/or acoustic punk, do yourself a favor and buy the CD. I call their music Appalachian Pirate Punkgrass.

Brine and Bastards

I am currently doing street team missions for a band called Brine and Bastards. Check them out here.

DKM Knoxville show-November 2008

This is a re-post from my Dropkick Murphys website, www.knoxdkm.com.

" Thank you, Dropkick Murphys.

DKM rocked Knoxville tonight. I don't think the show was quite as long as their Boston Saint Patrick's Day shows I have attended, but it was an awesome show and Knoxville was certainly glad to have them. Ken Casey said from the stage that DKM was glad to finally be here, apologized for taking so long, and said that they will definitely be back. Let's hold him to that, Knoxville. While local favorites Cutthroat Shamrock were not on the bill, at least three fifths of Cutthroat Shamrock were present in the audience. Ben was even up front with my oldest nephew, Andrew, who tells me that while he didn't get on stage during the encore, he did " high five " Al Barr and Ken Casey."

Pics from the show are here.