Hillbilly band to raise a ruckus this Saturday
Peewee Moore and the Awful Dreadful Snakes come to Boone Saloon

By Jeff Eason

Nashville and Memphis might get the lion’s share of the musical credit, but some of the smaller Tennessee cities are doing their part to keep country and blues music alive.

Chattanooga, Knoxville and Johnson City are all cities with considerable musical histories that are being kept alive by the latest generation of guitar slingers.

One of Chattanooga’s hottest new acts, Peewee Moore and the Awful Dreadful Snakes will make its High Country debut this weekend when the band performs at the Boone Saloon on Saturday, January 10. The show starts at 10 p.m. and admission is $5 per person.

The Awful Dreadful Snakes bills itself as “hillbilly honky-tonkers” and the band’s debut album, The Leavin’ Side of Gone, is filled with great original songs that sound as if they could’ve been recorded by Hank Williams.

The band features Peewee Moore on guitar, vocals and harmonica, Bryan “Crunk Bones” Jones on bass and vocals, and “Mad Dog” Matt Calhoun on drums.

Moore was previously a member of the Tennessee Rounders, then the backup singer and lead guitarist for songwriter Roger Alan Wade before striking out on his own two years ago. In 2007 he joined forces with Jones and Calhoun and formed the Awful Dreadful Snakes in Chattanooga.

With songs like “Running Moonshine” and “Nickajack Dam” the band weaves unforgettable stories with rockabilly rhythms and strong, personable melodies. Fans of the Raleigh band The Backsliders will find lots to love with Peewee Moore and the Awful Dreadful Snakes.

For more information on Saturday’s show, call the Boone Saloon at (828) 264-1811.