Tell the readers a
little bit about yourself.
I am Maggie Brannon. I have lived in this town all my life, but this guy Zeus
that hangs out in the old city tells me that I am a queen from another planet. I
am playing bass in a band called the dirty knees until my people come back for
me. We are on whisk-hutzel records.
How long have you been in dirty knees?
We started playing in the summer of '05. We got matching tattoos after our
second practice. We have a lot of fun together and our music reflects that. We
have a song about people with birdface and a song about (the guitarist)
hussla's dog turning into a wolf and eating children that don’t eat their vegetables.
We have a song about this metal band in town called haggus and how they love
dragons....its all pretty silly stuff.
How do you feel about
I love and am proud of almost everyone making music and doing art here.
Laura (drums) and I grew up together and have seen many bands come and go. We
really miss the dirty raw sorts of sounds that echoed in the mercury theatre. I
wanted to bring some of that rawness back, but without the violence or people
taking themselves too seriously.
The times that I’ve been to Knoxville to
see a show, gone to the parties, or just visit, it’s always seemed like the
people involved in the independent music and art scene in Knoxville are all
really tight knit and supportive of one another despite variance of styles and
the strong sense of individuality that each person represents in this
community.
- Why do you think this is?
- Is there a common thread that ties you all together despite your different
agendas?
This is a mid-sized town obsessed with football and budwiser. I think it takes
alot of support to be creative here.
The common thread may be our unwillingness to be...well...common.
How are the shows in
The pilot light and java do a great job of getting touring bands to stop by,
and to come back here.
The crowd seems to always be very interactive and stay somewhat open minded.
Most people come out to shows to get loaded and dance and have a good time.
People from out of town usually walk away thinking
There are a few encouraging folks who buy our sharpie decorated merch. But we don’t
make too much.
Where do you see
It can only get better
Where do you see your project going?
I see us getting a major hit and then talking shit about each other on vh-1's
behind the music in 30 years....no really, I just hope we keep having fun.
Top 5 places in
fort sanders house party
pilot light
the longbranch saloon
south knox school of sound
host
Top 5 bands in
I don’t wanna say cause id have to leave too many other good ones out, but
fistfull of crows
the cheat
demonical
the nimoids
hometown slackers make good