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Welcome Back
For years, 30 Amp Fuse churned out some of the best pop punk this city's ever seen. But aside from a show a few months ago, the bandthe vehicle for Mike Smithershas been silent. "I really just set it down and didn't play at all. My guitar sat in the closet for a while," Smithers says.
Thankfully Smithers has picked it up again. He's been recording some new songs with Superdrag drummer (and now a producer) Don Coffey.
"Some of the ideas are a little old because I haven't played in a long time," Smithers says. "There were some good ideas we had last time, and I never recorded those songs."
Smithers hopes to start playing out soon, and eventually he'd like to release another record. But for now he's just trying to reconnect with his muse. Look for him soon at one of the monthly (first Wednesday) Knoxville Music Night shows at the ThInQ Tank.
"I've been on hiatus for too long. I'm going to hopefully get back into playing out more," Smithers says.
Welcome Back
For years, 30 Amp Fuse churned out some of the best pop punk this city's ever seen. But aside from a show a few months ago, the bandthe vehicle for Mike Smithershas been silent. "I really just set it down and didn't play at all. My guitar sat in the closet for a while," Smithers says.
Thankfully Smithers has picked it up again. He's been recording some new songs with Superdrag drummer (and now a producer) Don Coffey.
"Some of the ideas are a little old because I haven't played in a long time," Smithers says. "There were some good ideas we had last time, and I never recorded those songs."
Smithers hopes to start playing out soon, and eventually he'd like to release another record. But for now he's just trying to reconnect with his muse. Look for him soon at one of the monthly (first Wednesday) Knoxville Music Night shows at the ThInQ Tank.
"I've been on hiatus for too long. I'm going to hopefully get back into playing out more," Smithers says.

