500 Miles to Memphis Hell bent on punking up country, these Ohio blokes rock and twang into old-school hoe downs and pit-inducing rawk. Take a swig, hop on stage and yell along with the boys. Sure, they’re from above the Mason Dixon line, but they could have birthed in the honky tonks of the Deep South. Named after the distance between their home turf of Cincinnati and Graceland, 500 Miles to Memphis concoct damn catchy country punk. With The Canyoneros and The Smokers. Milestone (Samir Shukla) Check out the band in action in the video clip below:
The Fire Tonight This South Carolina trio somehow gets in your head with its piano-touched and guitar-blasted post-punk rock. It’s a rather ear-opening combination of subtlety and punch-in-the-guts rock that’s promising. With Charlotte’s gogoPilot. The Evening Muse (Shukla)
This article appears in Jan 6-13, 2009.
