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Conventional wisdom around town the last couple of years has been that two Knoxville bands seemed to have the potential for Superdrag-style breakout success--the Royal Bangs and Tenderhooks. Royal Bangs just released their very good new album, Let It Beep, on Black Keys' drummer Dan Auerbach's Audio Eagle label, to some enthusiastic--if not exactly widespread--reviews. The Tenderhooks, on the other hand, have been supporting their second album, New Ways to Butcher English, for a year now, frequently performing in New York but apparently unable to land the kind of label deal they want.

So, about a week and a half ago, just after their performance at the CMJ Music Marathon, the band called it quits. Singer/guitarist Jake Winstrom and drummer Matt Honkonen are heading into the studio soon with Tim Lee; guitarist Ben Oyler and bassist Emily Robinson haven't announced any plans. It's disappointing news from one of the city's best bands.

Fox News has this online news show called Strategy Room. Knoxville has an indie power-pop band called the Tenderhooks. Somehow the two have hooked up; the Tenderhooks are scheduled to perform on the show this afternoon at 1 p.m., according to a Facebook message from 'hooks drummer Matt Honkonen.



Doesn't make any sense to me, but I'll check it out.  

A couple of pretty high-profile local shows this weekend: Teenage Love's CD release show at 4620 on Saturday, March 21, with Scull Soup (the new disc, No Excuses, is a hearty slab of circa 1984-style hardcore, just what you'd expect from TL) and Tenderhooks with The Wading Girl at Pilot Light on Sunday, March 22.

Just look at John Sewell in that photo! (He's top left.)