The crisscrossing genealogies of Knoxville bands often lead to stagnant rehashes of the same old same old, but there are other times when this incestuous process finally throws the right mix of people together.
Influences click and aimless jams solidify into real live rock songs.
I could be talking about a number of scenesters, but this time I'm talking about Crop Circles. At first glance, the band members don't even seem old enough to be scene veterans. When I mention a band from 1987, they marvel at my memory of such an ancient era. Bassist Doug Campbell started his first band in town when he was 13, and more recently sat behind the drums with Knox rock expatriates Dim Kitchen. Drummer Mike Dougherty earned his stripes in the late, great Soul Penny.