Steve Wildsmith

The Speakeasy Bar and Venue, located at 5712 Kingston Pike and opened back in early summer, is already changing hands. It’s been sold, according to our sources, and will be under new management and a new name — The Sugar Shack Bar — starting Nov 1. Shows will continue to be booked, but live shows will be on hold until later on in November/early December. “New show dates will be posted as they are confirmed,” so keep checking the current Myspace page for more info. Eventually, the current Myspace page will be changed to reflect the new venue.

Three shows remain under the Speakeasy tent this weekend: A killer indie-pop show at 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29 featuring Pegasi51, Cold Hands and Gamenight at 9 p.m.; cover is $5 … The Hotshot Freight Train with Travis Singleton and Carroll Hallow at 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30; cover is $5 … and a “Raising the Dead” Halloween party at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, featuring a reunion show by Letters to Scarlet with Your Favorite Hero (admission also $5).

Download a couple of free mp3s by those bands:

Cold Hands, “Taking a Ride”: Right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
Buy “Sex. Beats. Romance.” by Cold Hands: Click here
Read an October 2008 interview with Cold Hands frontman Henry Gibson: Click here
Cold Hands on Myspace: Click here

Download “Time Slows Down,” by Pegasi51: Right-click here (choose “Save Link As” or “Save Target As”)
Download “Take a Seat in the Back,” by Pegasi51: Right-click here (choose “Save Link As” or “Save Target As”)
Pegasi51 online
Pegasi51 on Myspace
A June 2008 interview we did with the band

1220, “The Motor Mile”: Right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
Buy 1220 music: Check the 1220 Myspace site frequently for links

Kevin Abernathy Band, “All Her Tears”: Right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
Buy Kevin Abernathy’s CDs on CD Baby: Click here

Against the Opposition, “Pursue the Enemy”: right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)

Jeff Barbra, “Blame It on Vern”: Right-click here (choose “Save Link As” or “Save Target As”)
Buy “Country Music for Country People” by Jeff Barbra: Click here

The Black Lillies, “Midnight”: Right click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
Buy “Whiskey Angel,” by The Black Lillies: Click here

Cold Hands, “Taking a Ride”: Right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
Buy “Sex. Beats. Romance.” by Cold Hands: Click here

Diacon-Panthers, “Curses”: Right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
Buy “Make It Feel Better” by the Diacon-Panthers: Click here

The Dirty Gunnz, “Shake Your Sugar”: Right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
The Dirty Gunnz on Myspace: Click here

The Dirty Guv’nahs, “We’ll Be The Light”: Right-click here (choose “Save Link As” or “Save Target As”)
Buy “The Dirty Guv’nahs,” the band’s self-titled new album: Click here

The Dirty Works, “Wife Beater”: Right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
Buy “Biscuits and Liquor” by The Dirty Works: Click here

The Drunk Uncles, “Drunk Talkin’”: Right-click here (choose “Save Link As” or “Save Target As”)
The Drunk Uncles on Myspace: Click here

Facelock, “Cervical Dislocation”: right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
Facelock, “Defy”: right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)

Mic Harrison and The High Score, “Long Time”: right-click here (choose “Save Link As” or “Save Target As”)
Buy albums by Mic Harrison, from his solo work to his collaborations with The High Score: click here

The High Score, “She’s a Heartbreak”: Right-click here (select “Save Link As” or “Save Target As”)

John Paul Keith and the One Four Fives, “Lookin’ for a Thrill”: Right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As” to download)
Buy “Spills and Thrills,” the new album by JPK and the One Four Fives: On Amazon.com, or on iTunes.

Scott McMahan, “The Loneliest Blues”: Right-click here (choose “Save Link As” or “Save Target As”)
Scott McMahan on Myspace: Click here

Melungeons, “Blackwater Swamp”: Right-click here (choose “Save Link As” or “Save Target As”)

R.B. Morris, “Empire”: right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
R.B. Morris, “City”: right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
Buy “Empire” by R.B. Morris: click here

Seeing Skies, “Don’t Stop Breathing In”: Right-click here (choose “Save Link As” or “Save Target As”)
Check out Seeing Skies on Myspace: Click here

Jonathan Sexton, “The Mountain”: Right-click here (choose “Save Link As” or “Save Target As”)
Buy “Big Love,” by Jonathan Sexton: Click here

Teenage Love13, “Fun Religion”: Right-click here (choose “Save Link As” or “Save Target As”)
Buy “No Excuses,” Teenage Love’s most recent album: Click here

Tim Lee 3, “Chuck Berry in Space”: Right-click here (choose “Save Link As” or “Save Target As”)
Buy music by the Tim Lee 3: Click here

The LoneTones, “Gone Again”: Right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
Buy LoneTones music: Click here

Free music by regional/national artists!

“Friday (Pay Day),” by Space Capone: Right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
“I Just Wanna Dance,” by Space Capone: Right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
Space Capone on Myspace (where you can find a link to buying his music on iTunes): Click here

“Tupelo,” by Scissormen: Right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
Buy Scissormen music: Click here

“Pilgrim,” by Red Collar: Right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
Buy Red Collar’s CD: Click here

“Heavy Load,” by the Deadstring Brothers: Right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)
Buy Deadstring Brothers music: Click here

For some folks, a “reunion” show of a band that’s only been apart for six months, give or take, might seem a little self-serving. We have it on good authority, however — from Cold Hands frontman Henry Gibson himself — that it’s for a good cause. (And really, what other “cause” is there besides dancing your ass off? Seriously. Cold Hands is a smokin’ indie dance-pop outfit.)

We wrote about the band last October (you can read that here), when the group put out the album “Sex. Beats. Romance.,” and shortly thereafter, Gibson joined up with up-and-coming indie rockers The Royal Bangs. The Bangs are signed to Audio Eagle Records, owned by one of the dudes from The Black Keys, and according to Henry, the new Bangs album is due out in September. No word on the name or anything else … but in the meantime, you can check out the Bangs’ Audio Eagle page (where you can download a free mp3), and keep up with the band on Myspace for the latest on the new record.

In the meantime, you can check out Cold Hands — at the reunion show — at 9 p.m. Friday, July 31, at The Longbranch Saloon, 1848 Cumberland Ave. (”The Strip”) in Knoxville. Also on the bill: You Just Don’t, Flak Jaket and Kiss Your Ghost. Admission is $5.

As a bonus … you can download a free Cold Hands mp3 from our site!

Download “Taking a Ride,” by Cold Hands: Right-click here (choose “Save Target As” or “Save Link As”)

Buy “Sex. Beats. Romance.”: Click here

Cold Hands on Myspace: Click here