Am I drunk? I mean, I don’t think I am. I may be, it’s been kind of hard to tell lately. Anyway, that’s not really the point. The point is that I should be. I’ve been listening to TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb, and man do I wish there was a saloon around. I guess my Mad Dog and player piano will have to suffice. But if I had any sense and a snowplow, I would get myself to Kung Fu Necktie tonight to check out the whiskey-soaked ramblings of TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb. This folk rock trio with their dueling guitar and banjo and blitzed-out drums create high-voltage laments like they could detonate any second. Their rustic debut EP, The Hinterlands EP, brims with energy behind Dan Bruskewicz glass-chewing growl reminiscent of Mr. Waits. I know many aspiring crooners who’ve spent years mangling themselves for a voice like that, and all they got was lung cancer. I guess if you’ve got it, you’ve just got it. The trio is rounded out by utility player Joshua Willis and Dan Martino on the skins. The bill will also include Deepak Mantena’s Junk Culture, Brooklyn’s woozy rocking The Silent League and uber-hyped blog heroes Phantogram. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., 8pm, $10, 21+ myspace.com/kongandthebomb – Adam G.