Name: Snit's Dog & Pony Show

Nominated in: Best Roots Rock/Rockabilly

Personnel: Kevin "Snit" Fitzpatrick (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Sam Dunlap (lead guitar, vocals), JD DiTullio (drums), Little Screamin' Kenny (bass, vocals)

Kevin "Snit" Fitzpatrick, the leader of Snit's Dog & Pony Show, calls their music "roots rock with a bit of twang and the blooz." You gotta figure anybody that spells "blues" that way either a rapper or a honky-tonk veteran. Snit doesn't look much like a rapper, so his being a honky-tonk vet is the safer bet. But since the Verizon Wireless Theater is his favorite local stage, those must have been some swanky honky-tonks. The title of the group's latest release is No Good Deed Goes Unpunished, and Snit says he's eager to get to Europe and start promoting it. Maybe while they're on their Euro-tour, Snit could work in his dream gig: opening for Status Quo in the UK