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Catching up with the Drunk Uncles!
You may remember that, about a month ago, we did a big piece on The Drunk Uncles, a group that continues to make waves around these parts. Not only are the Uncles gearing up for an October album release — it’ll be called “Smashed Hits,” according to Uncle Jeff Barbra — there’s also a new standing weekly gig by a couple of the Uncles. (Well … it’s tentatively standing, so go out and support!) Barbra and Uncle Gordy Gilbertson will be playing from 9 p.m. to midnight tonight (Thursday, Sept. 10) at Brackins Blues Bar, 112 E. Broadway Ave. in downtown Maryville, and if the crowds come out, it’ll turn into a standing gig.
Be sure and check out the Uncles on Myspace, and mark your calendar for a few upcoming shows by the full band: At noon on Friday, Sept. 25, at The Square Room in downtown Knoxville, where the guys play WDVX-FM’s “Blue Plate Special” with bluegrass phenom Larry Cordle … at 9 p.m. Friday , Oct. 9 at the Waterfront Bar and Grill in Maryville, next door to the new Blount County Public Library … and on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Two Doors Down in downtown Maryville. You can also check out the paired-down version of the band — The 3 Uncles (that would be Barbra, Gilbertson and drummer Eric Keeble) — on Saturday night, Sept. 12 at the Par-T-Pub in Maryville.
Hey, if you can put this in your myspace blog tomorrow…
Me and Uncle Gordy Gilbertson are playing duo at Brackins.
9:00-12:00
This will be our first Thursday, and if we can draw a good enough crowd, we’re gonna do it EVERY Thursday….
Jeffro
Maryville’s Par-T-Pub begins featuring live music
Ms. Rhonda Rogers, one of the owners of that Maryville establishment known as the Par-T-Pub, wants people to know it’s not a place for just drinkin’ anymore.
You can still drink at the Pub, but Rhonda’s hoping to change things up a bit by adding some live music into the mix. On the schedule: The 3 Uncles perform at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15. (The band is made up of the three Blount County residents of The Drunk Uncles, whom we profiled in last Friday’s Weekend edition — Gordy Gilbertson, Eric Keeble and Jeff Barbra.) Coming up at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, it’s FishSticks — two-thirds of the Moonshine Cherrys (Keeble and Paul Beasley).
You can check out both bands online — the 3 Uncles here, and FishSticks here.
Admission, Rhonda says, is always free — and she hopes to keep it that way.
For more information, call the bar at 984-4251, or visit the venue on Myspace.