Jack Rentfro and the Apocalypso ...

Rank #6 Knoxville, TN Other / music/spoken word / prose/poetry...

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Members: at various times: Laith Keilany, George Middlebrooks, Nate Barrett, Bob Deck, Cecilia Miller, Mike Murphy, Sonja Spell, Greg Horne, Tim Lee, Phil Pol...

Label: Fez Fulla Beer

Manager: !Uncle Mu$tafa!

Bio: http://www.metropulse.com/news/2010/feb/24/knoxvilles-jazz-community-comes-together-landmark-/

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Jack Rentfro and the Apocalyp... has a show on 05/11/2013 at 11:00 AM @ Vestival http://www.reverbnation.com/c./poni/199014675 #concert

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“Despite the talented support, Rentfro's witty intellectualism steals the show through a captivating narrative voice that would rival Alan Watts or Morgan Freeman with the everyman's believability of Johnny Cash. The topics range from political and religious to lighter material ”

— Jer Cole, Knoxville News Sentinel

“Jack Rentfro fits no categories. In fact, calling the sometime-journalist’s show “music” is dancing around the issue. Despite his years, long ago, as a bassist for a reggae band, what Rentfro does now is deadpan performance art borrowing from a Beat idiom: He tells provocative, unsettling, and often beer-spewingly hilarious stories over the inspired backing of some of Knoxville’s finest musicians, assembled in a jazz/blues band like no other. Imagine, if you will, William Jennings Bryan on heroin fronting the Art Ensemble of Chicago, doing kaleidoscopic impressions of Jack Kerouac, Steven Wright, and Cormac McCarthy, sometimes with the assist of a megaphone stolen from Rudy Vallee. Okay. Never mind. Perhaps a Rentfro show, like the Koran, can only be approximated in English words.”

— Jack Neely, Metro Pulse

"...the name stems from a 1986 self-published, one-edition magazine he put out called Apocalypso Now. “I liked it being a fan of reggae and reggae having such an Old Testament, Jeremiah-like, oh-ye-children-of-Israel-people-get-right kind of thing,” he said. “And of course, I’m from Cleveland, which has an apocalyptic bent being the headquarters for three or four branches of the Church of God. I just absorbed a lot of that through osmosis growing up.”

— Steve Wildsmith, Maryville Daily Times

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May 11

Vestival
Knoxville, TENN., US | 11:00am
Vestival
Knoxville, TENN., US
Sat May 11 11:00am
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Sat
May 11

Vestival
Knoxville, TN, US | 11:00am
Vestival
Knoxville, TN, US
Sat May 11 11:00am
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The 13th Annual Vestival: South Knoxville's Art & Heritage Festival featuring music by Mic Harrison & the High Score, Nancy Brennan Strange & the Strangefellows, Leah Gardner, Jeff Barbra & Sarah Pirkle, Big Gene & Danny Lee's Loud Pack, Jack Rentfro & the Apocalypso Quartet, Guy Marshall, Smiley & the Lovedawg, Big Jon & the Nationals, The Pinklets, Sarah Morgan and Jim Myers. Plus Dragonfly Arial Arts and Claire Metz Tribal Belly Dance will perform on the grounds at intervals during the festival. More information about Vestival, including how local businesses can support Vestival through sponsorship, is available at www.candoromarble.org
Mon
Apr 1

WDVX
Knoxville, TN, US | 12:00pm
WDVX
Knoxville, TN, US
Mon Apr 01 12:00pm
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WDVX's Blue Plate Special live radio/web cast
Sat
Feb 16

Relix Variety Theatre
Knoxville, TN, US | 7:00pm
Relix Variety Theatre
Knoxville, TN, US
Sat Feb 16 7:00pm
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This is a benefit for WDVX, Knoxville's listener-supported beacon of all forms of American music. Watch the media for details on this event.
Sat
Feb 2

Preservation Pub
Knoxville, TN, US | 8:00pm
Preservation Pub
Knoxville, TN, US
Sat Feb 02 8:00pm
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Combined JRAQ/L.A.I.T.H. show in celebration of Groundhog's Day/President's Day/Valentine's Day.

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Old North State
Hello there. I am currently setting up a show in Knoxville TN and looking for local support in the area. If your interested please contact me at brightwatermgmt@gmail.co...
second journey
excellent, here showing respect, keep up the good work

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Q: Thanks, I found the Cloud track. Also found a video of Pothole Santas . All excellent. I like it raw - tracks here carry the energy. I'll look out for the cd. All the best Dyce

A: Yes, Dyce, did you ever find the CD via CDBaby? They haven't contacted me for a "refill" so I assume they still have some in stock. Thanks again for your support. Oh, and ... Scotland Forever!

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