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SHERYL CROW @ SHOALSFEST

Nancy PoseyOct 7, 2019October 9, 20190

Sheryl Crow took the stage with her band members at ShoalsFest and captured audience members of all ages. She opened with songs familiar enough for the audience to sing along—“If It Makes You Happy,” “Santa Monica Boulevard,” and her upbeat classic “All I Want to Do Is Have Some Fun,”...

MAVIS STAPLES @ SHOALSFEST.

Nancy PoseyOct 7, 2019October 11, 20190

When Mavis Staples took the ShoalsFest stage, she brought greetings from the Windy City, “home of the down home blues—Muddy Waters, Coco Taylor, Buddy Guy, the Howling Wolf.” Then she made it clear that on her first return after her years recording in Muscle Shoals (pointing in the direction of...

SHOALSFEST@MCFARLAND PARK IN FLORENCE, AL

Nancy PoseyOct 5, 2019October 19, 20190

When Jason Isbell first dreamed up the idea for the ShoalsFest, a full day of music on two stages on the banks of the Tennessee River in Florence, Alabama, he says he figured he’d ask the people wanted to play. Then when they said no, he’d ask some more people....

“Mean Mary” James launches “Cold” on a hot Nashville night.

Nancy PoseyOct 3, 2019October 19, 20190

InDo Nashville, a shared space near Downtown Nashville where just last month Robert Earl Keen and Foo Fighter’s Chris Shiflett interviewed each other for their podcasts, served as setting for “Mean Mary” James’ ice cream social and CD release party. Her new release Cold is the perfect antidote to the unseasonably...

NECK DEEP @ THE COWAN

Johnny GilesSep 30, 2019October 1, 20190

On September 23rd, Welsh pop punk band Neck Deep had The Cowan packed to conclude their touring cycle before heading to the studio to record their newest album. Opening bands, Sad Baxter and Best Intentions did an amazing job warming up the crowd. To prepare the crowd for a night of...

FLOR @ EXIT/IN

Johnny GilesSep 24, 2019September 26, 20190

On September 18th, Joan and Lostboycrow opened up for Flor at Exit/In. Originally from Hood River, OR, lead vocalist Zach Grace, guitarist McKinley Kitts, bassist Dylan Bauld and drummer Kyle Hill, are now based in Los Angeles, CA. Flor opened their set with ‘slow motion, and ‘heart’ to foreshadow a night full of dancing. When they began playing ‘unsaid,’ it...

Americana Fest: Fans at Bluebird Cafe “Come Hear North Carolina”

Nancy PoseySep 22, 2019September 23, 20190

North Carolina had an unmistakable presence at this year’s Americana Fest, not simply because of the quality and quantity of music and musicians in the state. “Come Hear North Carolina: A Celebration of the2019 Year of Music,” is an effort of the North Carolina Arts Council to spread the word about...

Americana Fest: WMOT’s War Memorial Stage Presents an Eclectic Mix

Nancy PoseySep 21, 2019September 30, 20210

Leah Song of Rising Appalachia Conventional wisdom would suggest that most people come to a festival drawn by the big name performers in the line-up. Americana Fest 2019 offered plenty of big names with a track record—The Mavericks, Brandi Carlile, Keb’ Mo,’ or the new 2.0 version of Tanya...

SYCAMORE @ THE COBRA

Johnny GilesSep 18, 2019September 26, 20190

Sycamore rocked one of Nashville’s best punk rock bar-venues, The Cobra on September 11th for their first headlining show. Local bands: Supercult, Desk Job, and The Wistful Larks supported the show and contributed to the authentic punk basement show atmosphere. The crowd was pumped, attentive, and extremely participative from the start to the end of Sycamore’s set....

THE BAND CAMINO @ MARATHON MUSIC WORKS

Johnny GilesSep 13, 2019September 16, 20190

The Band Camino, based in Memphis, TN, sold out Marathon Music Works on September 5th for what was the band’s biggest show to date. Six months ago, they were playing shows that maxed out at around 500 people, and now they have more than doubled their audience in only half of a year. The band was so...