Diamondback Stringworks Announce The Release Of Their Latest Customized Guitar

Husky Burnette and the brand new "Snake Charmer" custom guitar from Diamondback Stringworks

Since launching Diamondback Stringworks in March 2013, 21-year-old A.J. Hancock has built custom guitars for such roots royalty as Peewee Moore, Husky Burnette, J.B. Beverly and Steve Earle. The business blossomed from a passion honed over the course of five years until Hancock perfected his skill at building one-of-a-kind banjos, electric guitars, mandolins and pick-ups.

Rusty Knuckles Provides the Perfect Harmonic Balance To Your Life

Rusty Knuckles Provides the Perfect Harmonic Balance To Your Life

Looking for the exact Harmonic Balancer to make things run smooth? Look no further. We got ya covered. Updated shirt design about to hit the press. 

Rory Kelly And JB Beverley Are Not Missing A Single Show On This Tour

Rory Kelly and Zeke from Hellbound Glory are down for the cause

Cancel the gig, hells no. Rory Kelly, Zeke from Hellbound Glory and JB Beverley are doing the road side fixes and gonna keep on truckin'. This is how its done! Keep up to date with them on our Tour Dates page for hitting a city near you.

The Shore Road Tavern Ranks As One of Philly's Top Music Venues

Mike Fiedler of the Shore Road Tavern is always at the ready

Every now and then in life you get to meet a new life long friend that just literally walks into your life. I can certify this, as that is exactly how Mike Fiedler and I became friends. It all started at Muddy Roots a few years back when a dude on an Indian rolls up asking if we have tools he can borrow. He surely did find the right booth at Muddy Roots and next thing ya know, his pal Iggy and I were tearing into the controls on the bike and working up a fix. From that day forward, it was an instant bond. 

Mike and Cathy are the proud owners of the Shore Road Tavern and what an honor it is to see their fine establishment featured on Philly.com as a renowned local music venue. The hard work and long hours they pour into the venue is not lost on anyone. This type of dedication allows ol' Mike to know anyone and everyone, while also having the respect of every band that passes through their stone entryway. So damn proud for them to get a big feature such as this and hopefully it will further cement the Shore Road Tavern as a tour stop in North East Philly.

Rory Kelly and JB Beverley Are Out To Conquer America

Screen Capture of Rory Kelly's album art coming together

Unless you have been hiding under a rock, surely you have heard about the upcoming full US Tour that JB Beverley and Rory Kelly will be embarking upon. Going from coast to coast and hitting as many bars, clubs and watering holes as possible, these fellas are touring the way it should be done. Do yourself a favor and get out to see what they have cookin' on these shows. Gonna be a damn good time and many beers will be downed in the process.

JB Beverley New Album Illustration By Kitty Barks

Well folks, I can tell you with absolute certainty, that we have something bad ass coming up for JB Beverley's new album "Stripped To The Root." Not only are we making some interesting promotional items to go along with the album, but we enlisted Kitty Barks to revamp an idea that sat dormant. The album packaging is going to have the kind of vibe that is absolutely Rusty Knuckles. It will be unique artwork encompassing all that this great album will unleash sonically and be the perfect visual solution to a record that is going to burn down genre boundaries.

Once we have a few more elements locked into place, a pre-sale will be posted and package deals will be available for purchase. Being that we have so many things happening around this album, we are pushing it back a few weeks as there are a few surprises along the way which we had to be sure did not get left out. Needless to say, stay tuned as there are quite a few more things to find out about this great project.

JB Beverley album cover art for "Stripped To The Root" by Kitty Barks

JB Beverley album cover art for "Stripped To The Root" by Kitty Barks

Muddy Roots Is A New Religion

After my brain has started to clear up from all the dust, conversations, cold beer, moonshine and remembrance of another great Muddy Roots, all I can do is smile with a shit eating grin. I personally haven't attended, worked or been a part of any other festival on the level of what Jason Galaz has created with Muddy Roots. 

Each year the festival grows with a creative exuberance that feels as contagious as a sing along at a Dropkick Murphy's show. No matter where you walk around the festival grounds, folks are saying hello and quick to offer a beer or maybe a chat about what bands are coming up. Is this a strange sort of utopia? It can feel that way at certain moments and makes me realize how much more effort we want to put in to help support such a great music festival. 

The convergence of amazing music, festive atmosphere and some of the greatest folks you would ever want to hang with, is the very reason why we signed on to build a huge lounge for Muddy Roots 2014. The sum is greater than all the parts and we as an independent music label want to contribute and help grow such a killer event.

I have so many folks to thank for their hard work on this event and it would not be possible for us without the tight inner circle within Rusty Knuckles Music. Keeping this pirate ship afloat is no easy task and our dedicated crew is always on board to help set sail and more importantly, dive in when work needs to get done. Massive thanks for all the early preparations and help in setting up and maintaining our "lounge" this year to Mrs Knuckles, Buck and Susan Thrailkill, JB Beverley, Nate, Kitty Barks, Husky and Kari Burnette, Justin, Adam, Billy, Rascal and Randy of Carolina Still, The Aussie Posse, Lauren, all of Fifth On the Floor and road crew, Billy Don Burns, Hellbound Glory, Rash, Gypsy Jody, Jeff Leigh, Mike Fiedler, Pizza Dave, Stoney, Phil, Kate, Owen Mays and anyone else that picked up trash after the huge pre-party jam and throughout the weekend, contributed a few bucks for food or booze and overall helped to keep a great camp site maintained. This was not easy and many folks put a lot of money into making this a success

If you think we did something good this year for Muddy Roots, be prepared for 2014 as we already bought our "acreage" for next year. We have a massive space to work with and in our way of thinking, now we have a mission. Go big or go home!

Also, below are a bunch of photos found on facebook from posts. I would have enjoyed taking all of our photos to represent the festival, but unfortunately in the crunch of time to get out of town, the one item needed most that was forgotten, being my camera gear. After much use of great four letter words and being pissed off for many miles, I just had to create lemonade. Thanks to everyone who took great shots as we are damn stoked to repost them. If you want photo credit, just email me via facebook and I would be happy to oblige.

Thanks again to everyone at Muddy Roots, all the folks who show up and most of all to everyone that works their asses off to make such a great event happen. Stoked to have gotten to see sets from all the bands we work with such as Carolina Still, Hellbound Glory, Husky Burnette, JB Beverley, Billy Don Burns and to also check out God Damn Gallows, Peewee Moore, Black Flag, Left Lane Cruisers, Possessed By Paul James, Shooter Jennings, Psycho DeVilles, Hellfire Revival, Dale Watson, Whitey Morgan, Ray Lawrence Jr., Ten Foot Polecats, Sarah Gayle Meech, White Trash Blues Revival and many more. Wish we could have seen every band for full sets, but our booth / lounge was a beehive of activity. SEE YA NEXT YEAR!!!!!!

Black Flag. YES, thee Black Flag on the main stage

JB Beverley and Billy Don Burns - photo by Mike Fiedler

JB, Pizza Dave in an ill fitting women's tee and Chad

A nice picture until the Aussie Posse decides to do a photo bomb! Stacks On!

Carolina Still getting ready to roll on the main stage

JB Beverley had the entire stage flanked with the Rusty Knuckles country roster for his rendition of Maggie's Farm

Never one to let a birthday slip by, Nate became a force of nature and gave us the best drunken photo in years

Billy Don Burns on stage during Shooter Jennings set

JB Beverley, Leroy Virgil and Buck Thrailkill

Buck Thrailkill on stage with Shooter Jennings on the closing night

The pool was a blessing and a curse

Husky Burnette jamming in front of the lounge

Leroy Virgil of Hellbound Glory and one huge sing along

The Aussie Posse does their "Stacks On"

JB Beverley on stage with Shooter Jennings

Shooter Jennings, Billy Don Burns and Lauren

Husky Burnette on stage with Shooter Jennings

Maggies Farm never sounded so good until that huge jam session

When the time comes, Rusty Knuckles Music shows up in solidarity and flanks an entire stage

Stoney and Pizza Dave proving once again why we love Ohioans

Zeke of Hellbound Glory, joining Fifth On the Floor, Buck Thrailkill and Kara Clark

Wheelin' Towards Willie Part 4 - Nashville, TN

Somehow JB ended the night with a push up contest on the sidewalk outside of Layla's

JB Beverley serenading the ladies

Jam packed stage full of talent

Cadie Calhoun and Buck Thrailkill

Kara Clark coming off the stage and JB arms full of ladies including Layla herself.

Buck Thrailkill, Geoff Firebaugh, JB Beverley, Aaron Rodgers and Billy Don Burns

Kara Clark belted out some huge songs last night

Angie Clark, Billy Don Burns and Kitty Barks in front of Layla's

JB Beverley, Aaron Rodgers and Billy Don Burns brought the heat to Layla's stage

Buck Thrailkill by the Birth of Bluegrass sign, beside the Ryman Auditorium

Filming Aaron Rodgers for the Billy Don Burns documentary

Wheelin' To Willie Part 3 - Nashville, TN

As cheesy as Nashville can be with the over produced and abundance of pseudo country, that is constantly being pushed out from here, pockets of greatness exist. One of those great elements can be attributed to Layla's. The music venue is more than just a bar or club on lower Broadway housing bands nightly, but its a refuge from all the slick looking bars that want to pump as much pop country into our over saturated ears as possible. Great venues such as this need to be talked about and constantly be gigged by the Americana and Real Country acts that play there as much as possible. Layla's is definitely the punkest venue on lower Broadway and one in which we proudly support.

The turnout last night was damn great and sing alongs were as common as the PBR being drunk by the case. If you are in Nashville tonite do yourself a favor and get out to Layla's from 8 to Midnight as JB Beverley and Jake Cox will be taking the stage once again along with a plethora of special guests. Also huge thanks to Kevin and Lisa for letting us crash with them in east Nashville, damn good people!

Painting on the wall in Layla's on lower Broadway in Nashville, TN

Great art adorns the walls at Layla's

Jake Cox ending the night with some dirty blues and his deep mountain baritone

All night long a bevvy of musicians joined the mix on stage

Mr. Jones, Kevin on drums, Kara Clark and JB Beverley bringing it home

Kevin is one damn great drummer and kept the back beat rolling all night.

JB Beverley and Jake Cox outside of Layla's in Nashville.

Gotta love tube frame Buells, especially this Lightning model.

The fellas warming up for tonites session at Kevin's house in east Nashville.

Jake Cox and JB Beverley testing out some gear on the acoustic stage at Sam Ash music

Wheelin' Towards Willie Part 2 - Clarksville, TN

One of the coolest things about traveling is finding random slices of life and meeting new folks on the road. We headed out of Chattanooga around 5pm as Husky Burnette had to boogie to a local acoustic show. After backing up the film footage and rolling through the hills and river valleys, Clarksville, Tennessee was beckoning us. The ride north by north west on 24 is an easy haul with some beautiful pasture land to cruise through. Rolling to the gig right around sunset with a thunderstorm upon us was a great site to see. Thankfully the last minute show at the Poorman's Country Club put on by Angie Clark turned out to be an amazing night. Jake, JB and I cannot thank her enough for the hospitality and good times, that lasted til' sunrise.

Quote of the day:
"Damn it Clarksville, y'all are conspiring to fuck us up bad..." JB Beverley

This is relating to the first bar we have been to where its BYOL, hahaha.

Long nights and early sunrises in Clarksville, TN

Maybe a new website should be started, People of Waffle House

Jake is eyeing up our new favorite mixed drink Jim Williams

This here hotel room is protected by .40 cal's and cold beer

Beauty is where you find it

JB Beverley, local dude in Clarksville and Jake Cox after the show

Kara Clark joined in on the jam session

Jake Cox and JB Beverley getting into the groove

Rollin' through Nasvhille on the road

Gotta love random graffiti in bathrooms

Honey, I have a new love and her name is Yella!