Metro Pulse/Music/Eye on the Scene

Peters' Breakbeats

When the Rude Street Peters break in a new drummer, they break him in good. It seems that maybe the inaugural show for new percussionist Jason Peters was just a little too tough. Peters' first gig ended with a broken elbow—an injury that will put the band out of commission for six to eight weeks.

After a long, sweaty set at the Pilot Light (which included the requisite massive alcohol intake), Peters fell into an irregularly shaped gap in the wall behind the drums. Peters says that alcohol was a factor in the accident, but not the only one.

"Well, I don't really remember, but this is what I'm told," says Peters. "We finished playing, and then I got up and stumbled near this place that used to hold a window six to eight feet high. I was definitely drunk, but if that gap hadn't have been there I would have just stumbled, caught myself and gone on."

But fear not—the hard-living, hard-drinking, hard-rocking combo will be back in a couple of months to resume the family tradition that's made them (and Hank Jr.) famous.

Peters' induction to the band has proved painful and expensive. "The 'Street Peters insurance plan doesn't kick in until I've been in the band for 90 days, so I'll have to pay for this one by myself," quipped Peters.

Catching the three nineteen

It was supposed to open last spring and here it is mid-September and three nineteen's doors remain closed. Despite the seemingly never-ending delays, the Gay Street club's proprietors are finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel.

"It's been one huge project after another and it kind of drained us financially," says Kristen Chapman, one of the owners. "We're just regular people. Every time we've had a huge expense we've had to cover it. We're just trying to do things a little at a time."

Located across from the old Regas building at 319 N. Gay St., the club will feature original, live music, as well as other forms of performance art. It will also be the home of Chroma Art Gallery. With a capacity of 150, the club should provide a welcome niche in Knoxville's live music scene.

"Part of what keeps us going is there are so many people who want us to open. There's a community of people out there counting on us," Chapman says. "I know what it's like because I've lost so many clubs in Knoxville that I cared about."

The latest hold-up was having to wire the building's third floor—which will not be used by the club—into its sprinkler and alarm system. Chapman says they believe the third floor—an old sound studio—was once the WIVK radio studio, where the Everly Brothers and Dolly Parton, among others, played live.

Once they get the OK from the fire code inspector, three nineteen will get insurance on the club and then start holding events, says Chapman, who long ago stopped predicting dates for the opening.

A beer permit is still in the works, but because it will cost about $300, Chapman says they will wait until they have more funds before applying.

Anyone looking for information about the club or announcements for its opening and shows can email Chapman at [email protected] for updates.

Local CD Review

Knoxville 2000 Make A Scene (S&L Records)

The aspiring recording moguls at Morristown's S & L Records are to be commended for producing a new local compilation, Knoxville 2000 Make A Scene. As a document and time capsule, the comp is an accurate depiction of the wide-ranging sounds in and around our fair city.

Make a Scene features a sampling of most of the variants of pop/rock music currently in vogue hereabouts. The album's roster (your cousin is surely in at least one of 'em, and, er, your reviewer is too) includes Rude Street Peters, The Clintons, Helldorados, Bloom, Kidsnack, Apelife, The Lovejoys, Marcus Parcus & The Mums, Vacationist League, Mustard, Plaid, Atticus, Sweepable Minds, Jag Star, Mezza, Shaken Babies, French Broads, Pegasi 51, threeappleshigh and MetroBlab popularity contest winners Elaine. Whew!

The unifying factor of the comp is geography, not sound. So it's improbable that anyone will like each and every song on the disc. Still, there's plenty of evidence of local talent in spades.

The real flaw in the disc is the mastering, or lack of it. The volume varies wildly from track to track—a problem that could have been easily averted by using the most common computer editing software.

Sure, it's great to see someone getting off their duff and releasing a local collection. But next time around, I'd suggest putting a couple of extra hours into the project to smooth off the many rough edges. I'll give it an A for effort and a C for execution, which evens up as a good solid B rating.

Go.Thursday: Webb Wilder and the Nashvegans on Market Square, right after work. "Work hard, rock hard, eat hard, sleep hard, grow big, wear glasses if you need 'em," says Webb. With Trent Summar and the Thompson Brothers.

Friday: The Carawan Family at the Laurel Theater. Their cross-cultural mix of Irish and Appalachian folk tunes is a treasure. Dig in.

Saturday: The Vols fight the Gators.

Sunday: Walk for Alzheimer's. The Knoxville Alzheimer's Association is holding a Walk for Memory at Volunteer Landing to raise money for research.

Monday: Mundane Night Football.

Tuesday: Ballroom dancing lessons at Fountain City United Methodist Church.

Wednesday: Jodie Manross at Java in Homberg Place. She's a pixie, but she can sure let it rip.

—Emma "The Slimfast Shady" Poptart