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combines various sounds
There's a
unique undertone, easier felt than described, that threads itself through
the local music scene.
Alt-country rockers Room 101 attribute it to Knoxville's musical
heritage, while the pop-rock Westside Daredevils describe it as a mixture
of "go for broke" and "quiet desperation."
Whatever it is, listeners can hear it for themselves this weekend as
both bands will be playing shows in town.
Room 101 - The band's straight-up, rocked-out sound draws from local
music influences past and present, including Scott Miller, Superdrag,
Scott Miler and the V-Roys, along with artists like Ben Folds and Jeff
Buckley.
"We're a lot different than everything," Madore, the band's drummer,
said. "We're trying to go back to the V-Roys' kind of rock and roll."
Band members Chris Carter, Neal Madore, Tommy Eakens and Dustin
Kirkendall all hail from Alcoa. Although they have been playing together
as Room 101 for only seven months, the members have been pursuing music on
the local front as members of various other bands, including Used to be
Bitter and Buried Survivor, since high school.
When asked about the local music scene, Carter said, "It's hard to get
into in a lot of ways, and you have to stick in it for a while."
"It's tough to get a name," Madore explained. "It's kind of a struggle,
but all the bands are working together."
Room 101, along with Senyu, will be playing a free show at The Spot
this Saturday at 10 p.m.
The Westside Daredevils - With an eclectic sound influenced by bands
ranging from the Beatles and the Who to Guided by Voices and Elvis
Costello, the Daredevils have also been gaining notoriety in the area.
The band is comprised of Bret Cassidy, Jeff Caudill, Gray Comer, Morrie
Rothstein and Brandon Smith.
"We're all from Knoxville, except for Bret, who's from Pittsburg,"
Comer said. "But he's has been here long enough to be Southern."
Comer explained, "The other bands we play with locally are very
supportive. It's a small but close-knit community, and everyone gets along
pretty well."
"There's a lot of good stuff going on in a lot of genres of music," he
said, and added that clubs, particularly the Pilot Light, have been
instrumental in developing the local music scene.
Comer said that the band's future plans include the April 23 release of
their new album all things small produce a spark, "making another record
that's ten times better, utter world domination and getting on the radio."
The Daredevils will play a Pilot Light show tonight, beginning at 10:30
with openers Brazilia.
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