Steve Wildsmith

It’s a wonder that those of us covering local music around these parts don’t pull our hair out. (Another reason I shave mine.) Every time we turn around, it seems there’s another event popping up that’s slipped in under the radar. For example, the K-Town Sound Local Music Showcase, which is being presented by WDVX-FM and taking place from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at the World’s Fair Park Amphitheatre in downtown Knoxville.

On the bill: The Bearded, The Drunk Uncles, The Leadbetters with Phil Leadbetter, Brendon James Wright and The Wrongs, Van Eaton and Friends, The Early Morning Stringdusters, The Tennessee Shines Band, The Black Cadillacs, Y’uns, Medford’s Black Record Collection and more.

The cost is $10 in advance and $15 at the gate; UT students are admitted for $5; children 12 and younger are admitted free.

For more information, call WDVX at 544-1029 or visit the station online.

Yeah, yeah … bad pun, but I couldn’t resist. Don’t let my poor attempt at a joke, however, deter you from supporting a great cause on Sunday, June 28: “Tunes for Ta-Tas,” a benefit for breast cancer awareness that takes place at 5:30 p.m. at Patrick Sullivan’s Saloon, 100 N. Central St. in Knoxville’s Old City. Performers include Y’uns, Tall Paul, Brendon James Wright, Honky Tonks Anonymous, the Detroit Daddies, the Swine Flu Zombies and more. There’s a suggested $10 donation at the door. Call Patrick Sullivan’s at 637-4255 for more information.