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Written by Brad Evans
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Friday, September 10 2010 07:21 |
FRI 9/10
Critty Upchurch @ Bottoms Up
Influences like Edwin McCain, Gavin DeGraw, Elton John, Black Crowes, Dave Matthews, and Stevie Wonder dot the landscape of Critty’s music. A singer songwriter from Duluth, GA can do a little bit of everything.
Drivin and Cryin @ The Hummingbird
Formed in Atlanta in 1986, the hard-rocking, Southern roots music-steeped Drivin' n' Cryin' were never embraced on a national level, but have reigned supreme in the region during their tenure. Originally made up of singer/songwriter Kevn Kinney on guitar and vocals, Tim Nielsen on bass, and Paul Lenz on drums, the band's debut was the timeless hard rock/bluegrass fusion. Their Newest release, The Great American Bubble Factory, captures all that you grew up loving about D and C.
9/11
Natalie Kirk & Co. @ Mellow Mushroom
Steadily increasing her musical prowess, repertoire and her fan base, Natalie’s artistic efforts and creativity were rewarded by a recording contract with South City Records, in the spring of 2008. She calls Hattiesburg, Mississippi her home, and performs regularly throughout the region. In addition to her regular local appearances, Natalie has performed for the Mississippi Blues Trail program with Bobby Rush, Mockingbird Round at Schimmel’s, grand opening ceremonies of the Jackson Convention Complex, Hattiesburg’s Art Walk, etc.
2 Finger Jester @ Rivalry’s Sports Bar
2 Finger Jester was formed in 2001 at a New Years Eve Party and though the line up has changed, the music and shows have remained a constant hit. With band members: Mat Weber-Lead Vocals, John Michael-Guitar, Milt Armstrong-Bass, Jason LaForce-drums. The band has won many awards since it's beginning with earning the 2008 Readers Choice Cover Band of the Year.
A2Z Band @ Wild Wing Café
Cover bands can get a bad rap sometimes. But let’s face it, people love to hear the music that they grew up on, and there probably isn’t a better band at playing those hits, than A 2 Z. They Bring the party wherever they go, and play a set that will have you coming back for seconds.
WED 9/15
Chris Hicks & Friends @Backporch Lounge
Chris Hicks is a bluesy Southern rock guitarist who has played with Gregg Allman, Lynyrd Skynyrd and the Marshall Tucker Band, among others. Based in Macon, GA, where he was inspired by Otis Redding and James Brown, Hicks played with his band the Experience at various blues festivals around the South. His group opened up for Steppenwolf and Charlie Daniels during the 1980s, and later that decade, Hicks was asked to join the Outlaws. After the Outlaws disbanded in 1996, Hicks was the lead guitarist for the Marshall Tucker Band for one year before he became a solo act, with 1998’s Funky Broadway.
FRI 9/17
40 Daze @ Billy’s Clubhouse
40 Daze music simply put is Straight up Rock. Originating out of Macon,GA. and only six months from jumping on the Macon music scene in late 1999, 40 Daze was playing the biggest shows the area had to offer. They have opened for Drivin N Cryin, Jackyl, and Brand New Immortals just to name a few.
Sam Thacker Band @Bottoms Up
A note from Sam: I’ve spent the better part of the last three years between a van, an SUV and a bus driving across the country playing music – following broken lines along highways and back roads to and from places I’d never been before. Every song on my new album was shaped, in some way, by those stripes that lead me away from and back to my home…the lines that have made me the artist and person that I am today. They represent loss and appreciation for the past, growth and transformation, hope and excitement for the future. So this album is called "Lines." It is about crossing lines and drawing new ones. It is about the lines that bring us to where we are and the lines that will lead us to what we will become.
Connor Christian
& Southern Gothic @The Hummingbird
Equal parts modern troubadour, back road poet and outlaw rocker, Connor Christian creates gritty, soulful songs of experience revealing solace in hardship, hope in destitution, and a dustbowl sensibility. His powerful music draws on influences ranging from Ryan Adams, G. Love, and Counting Crows to The Band and Tumbleweed Connection-era Elton John and makes a heartfelt statement found at the crossroads of Roots Rock and Americana.
Matt Moncrief @ Mellow Mushroom
.Sometimes you dont choose to be a musician; the music chooses you. So the story goes with artist Matt Moncrief. If music hadnt found its way into his bones from the beginning, life might be much easier albeit boring. But it did and it grew with him, seasoning itself as Matt evolved from church choral boy to imaginative teen, fledgling artist, aspiring bass player and finally an open-eyed adult with the natural identity as a bona fide singer-songwriter
SAT 9/18
Back City Woods @ Billy’s Clubhouse
Back City Woods is a new band that gives old sounds a new twist. Playing out of Macon, GA, all three members are natives of Cochran, GA — a small town in South Middle Georgia. Back City Woods embraces their Southern music heritage: Bluegrass, Country, Southern Rock, and Blues are all given a renewed sound when played by musicians who listen to too much Indie Rock.
WED 9/22
Rehab @Asylum Nightclub
* War Town based group Rehab has emerged on Universal Republic records with a bristling Mash-UP album, Grafitti The World, that deftly fuses frontman/ founder Danny Boone’s stone cold hip hop acumen – including spirited new tracks such as “Let ‘Em Know,” “1980,” and “Lawn Chair High,” – with southern rock flavorings that have caused even chart topping arbiters of rock and hip hop cuisine like Kid Rock and Cracker to inquire about covering Rehab’s eternal smash grassroots phenomenon “Bartender Song” aka “Sittin’ At A Bar.” The track has become the decade’s premier ‘Bar Song’ thanks to a keen viral marketing campaign by Rehab, and unprecedented digital jukebox sales, which saw the gritty lament reach near a million plays in bars and clubs across America in 2007 alone. “Bartender Song” is hardly the only worthy selection on Rehab’s pounding resume of infectious rip-it-up Mash-Up sound. They’ve drawn comparisons to a blender of styles represented by artists including alternative hybrid outfits 311, Outkast, Sublime, Linkin Park and othe
Planet Retro @ Cheers Bar & Grill
Members of Cold Feat compromise this fun loving band that sings your favorite songs from the 80’s and 90’s. Bring Your Dancing Shoes.
FRI 9/24
Jason Hobbs @ Billy’s Clubhouse
Acoustic Guitar with a little Humor. Jason has played electric and acoustic guitar for most of his life and is the former leader of the Buttercats. He was rhythm guitar and vocals for that band.
Deacons of Disaster @ Mellow Mushroom
Playing a mix of covers that is sure to get your motor going at some point in the set, you
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B Keith Williams @ 20’s Pub, Riverside Drive This guy does it all. A one man road show who can claim a few Beach Boys as friends, with a drum machine and a guitar, B. Keith Willams can show you a good time.
Matt & Lewis @ Billy’s Clubhouse
“Pure unabashed rock with the stripped down splendor of the original MTV Unplugged series."
Soulshine @ Bottoms Up
Stan the Drummer Man is perhaps best known as Tony Tyler’s dad these days, but this dude is not afraid to rock. Soulshine does tons of Allman Brothers Band covers and they do them well.
Homeless Hills @Rivalry’s Sports Bar
With Darin's powerful vocals and killer guitar riffs, Adam's rock solid bass playing and Danny's hard hitting drumming the Homeless Hill sound is unique and addictive, not too hard and definitely not too soft. They have taken the middle Georgia music scene and made it there own with there high energy live performances. With there debut album Set It On Fire under there belt they are already working on new material for there sophmore album
A2Z Band @ Wild Wing Café
These guys do it all, hence their name, and they probably do it better than any other cover band in Macon. A 2 Z really brings out the folks who are looking to have a good time. Great players, great singers, and great attitude!
SAT 8/28,
BabyBaby, @ 567 center for renewal with Space Ghose, Geri X
and Mouse Fire
There comes a time in every bands life when they must ask their selves “what are we doing?” Yeah we know life gets rough but, it’s the music that makes you want to forget about that sorry stuff. They are playing music!! Music that makes us dance, makes us sing, makes us want to keep playing songs for you with every entangled organ we own. We’ve heard the sad stuff and that just isn’t going to do. Truly ask yourself, look deep inside you and search for the answer… when was the last time you got your face painted? When was the last time you danced to some fun rock, baby? Tomorrow the light bill is due but tonight, without a doubt, we dance.
Jason Isbell & 400 Unit@ Cox Capitol Theatre
Southern rock is a minefield of rebel flags, drinking songs, and dudes yelling "Free Bird!" With Drive-By Truckers, singer-guitarist Jason Isbell learned to embrace some of those clichés; on his gritty, vibrant second solo album, he begins to transcend them. "However Long" personalizes working-class disaffection into a defiant anthem; stormy rocker "Soldiers Get Strange" is almost certainly the best tune ever written about post-traumatic stress disorder; and multiple tales of warm, lonely barrooms and the warm, lonely relationships they breed uncover new truths while traversing well-trod emotional terrain.
Planet Retro @Billy’s Clubhouse
Members of Cold Feat inhabit this 80’s party band playing all your favorites from the Breakfast club era.
Tokyo Spa @The Hummingbird
TOKYO SPA(the band) is a mix of seasoned musicians playing an eclectic mix of rock cover songs covering the 70s, 80s, 90s and NOW. Everything from Peter Gabriel to 311, Billy Idol to U2, Pink Floyd to The White Stripes!!
Citizen Insane @ Mellow Mushroom
Citizen Insane is a three piece avant-rock outfit from the outskirts of Macon, Ga. Dedicated and more than motivated, this group has a sound that is full of raw and vigorous energy, a vibe that is seemingly becoming more and more absent in today's electrified music. In a world with far too many rock bands doing little more than attempting to recapture the music they grew up on, Citizen Insane is truely unique. " No, these guys are not merely a second or third generation, tattered Xerox. And with such a wide array of influences, how could they be?It's all there, everything from the chaotic freedom heard via bands like Sonic Youth and The Velvet Underground, to the raw intensity of The Stooges and Black Flag. Yep, it's chaotic, free, raw, and intense. .
Radio Cult @ Wild Wing Café
Do you miss the days when it was OK to wear leg warmers and jelly shoes? Well, actually, neither do we. Radio Cult is here to rock out 80s style! We love it all; from Madonna to Van Halen (Nena to Guns N Roses, Joan Jett to Devo, Billy Idol to The B-52's, Def Leppard to The Ramones, Blondie to Ozzy, The Cars to Metallica, Bon Jovi to ....well, you get the idea). Come out to a show and watch US have FUN...it can be infectious!
SUN 8/29
Open Mic with Savana @The Rookery, 7pm
This open mic is quickly becoming a hotspot for Macon’s young songwriting sect. We’ve heard a gaunlet was thrown down last week by Justin Cutway for musicians who take part in this night to write a new song every week. Get down there and see for yourself what is happening in Macon.
WED 9/1
Chris Hicks & Friends @ Backporch Lounge
To be so young, Macon, Georgia’s Chris Hicks has been around the Southern Rock block a few times -- and in a big way. As guitarist and singer for The Outlaws and a stint in The Marshall Tucker Band and now as a solo artist, Hicks continues to amaze and astound with powerful blues vocals, smoldering hot guitar work and great songwriting
FRI 9/3
Ocean is Theory @ 567 Center with Robbers, The Key, Stribling, Efren
Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia; Ocean Is Theory blend hard hitting guitars with airy overtones and a solid drum and bass section that holds it all together. Having shared the stage with bands such as The Gym Class Heroes, As Cities Burn and Versa Emerge, Ocean Is Theory’s live show is unforgettable and has caught the attention of fans all over the southern US. Just recently graduating from high school, the members of Ocean Is Theory have been on the road non-stop since the release of their debut EP, “Into The Mouths Of Lions,” creating some serious buzz.
Matt Moncrief @ Billy’s Clubhouse
Sometimes you dont choose to be a musician; the music chooses you. So the story goes with artist Matt Moncrief. If music hadnt found its way into his bones from the beginning, life might be much easier albeit boring. But it did and it grew with him, seasoning itself as Matt evolved from church choral boy to imaginative teen, fledgling artist, aspiring bass player and finally an open-eyed adult with the natural identity as a bona fide singer-songwriter.
Phoenix Falling &Pistoltown @Bottoms Up
Strapping up in December of 2004, this three-piece pop/rock band, better known as “Pistoltown” has done nothing but try to forge ahead in today’s “clone” world of skinny jeans and bleached hair. Never trying to fit in, these boys rely solely on their infatuating music, electrifying live shows, and incessant schedule to captivate their fans around the globe
Bloodkin@ The Hummingbird
Bloodkin’s 20-year history has been a roller coaster of the good, the bad, and the ugly. There have been personal demons to tame, real tragedy to endure, and a very uphill battle to keep their creative relationship intact. But through it all, their music remains a genuine article of southern gothic narrative wrapped in the cloak of powerful and raw guitar-driven rock & roll music. With 8 albums of material to their credit Bloodkin is an undeniably important, although generally under-recognized, part of the contemporary southern musical landscap
Royal Fireworks @ The Rookery
Behind Brent Evans guitar and searing vocals, Royal Fireworks have become the most talked about band in Macon lately. Overprepared, anxious and right on time, these guys will be helping the Rookery celebrate the one year anniversary of it’s renewal.
SAT 9/4
Eddie Kirkland @The Hummingbird
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Thursday, August 12 2010 09:22 |
FRIDAY 8/13
Modern Skirts @ 567 Center for Renewal w/Oh Dorian, Xavii, Junior Astronomers, and more!
Formed around the talents of guitarist/ vocalist Jay Gulley, guitarist/pianist/ vocalist JoJo Glidewell, bassist/vocalist Phillip Brantley, and drummer John Swint, smart, melodic Brit-rock-inspired indie pop quartet the Modern Skirts infiltrated the crowded Athens, GA, music scene in 2004 with their debut EP, This Is Winning and Thinking. The band's soaring harmonies and obvious gift for songcraft won it an attentive audience early on, resulting in numerous awards and a devoted following.
Planet Retro @ Billy’s Clubhouse
Planet Retro is one of middle georgia’s favorite party bands playing covers from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s and playing them well. Made up of members of the band Cold Feat, they’ve been playing in and around Macon for quite some time now.
Tokyo Spa @ Bottoms Up
Tokyo Spa is a mix of seasoned musicians playing an eclectic mix of rock cover songs covering the 70s, 80s, 90s and NOW. Everything from Peter Gabriel to 311, Billy Idol to U2, Pink Floyd to The White Stripes!! Great party band. And a happy ending is guaranteed! Come check them Out!
Second Wind @ CJ’s Sports Bar
A jimmy Buffet Cover band that gathers record crowds each year at the cherry Blossom Festival’s free outdoor concert series, Second Wind does all your favorite songs from your favorite island songwriter.
Robert Lee Coleman @The Bird
Robert Lee Coleman was born May 15, 1945 in Macon GA and grew up in & around Macon during a time when the Middle GA area was a hotbed of Blues, R&B,and early Rock 'n Roll. He honed his guitar chops playing with most of Macon's prominent musicians of the day: Calvin Arline (Bobby Womack, Cher), Newton Collier (Sam & Dave), Eddie Kirkland, Percy Welch & others. Then, in 1964, Robert was picked by R&B legend Percy Sledge to play guitar in his touring band, a position he held down through 1969. During this time Coleman toured extensively throughout North & South America, the Caribbean, & even Africa.Then came his stint with James Brown and the rest is Macon Music History. Go see this man!
Craig Ramsey @ Mellow Mushroom
Craig Ramsey is a singer/ songwriter/ multi-instrumentalist/producer based in Cleveland, Ohio. As one half of the indie-pop duo Bears, Craig has toured the country behind three critically acclaimed albums, sharing stages with likeminded groups such as Camera Obscura, Tilly And The Wall, and The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart. Fans of chamber-pop classics by George Harrison, The Zombies, and The Beach Boys will immediately recognize the colors on Craig’s palette and his stunning solo debut, Parting Gift for a Party Girl.
Unmentionables @ Wild Wing Café
From J.J. Cale to Bill Withers, to The Eagles and Otis Redding, The Unmentionables do it all in their own style. They have a stand up bass and they know how to use it so get your dancing shoes on.
SATURDAY 8/14
Throw the Dog a Bone Benefit with Davin McCoy and Tommy Talton @
Cox Capitol Theatre
Macon’s favorite roadie, Red Dog, as immortalized in Cameron Crowe’s classic, Almost Famous is in need, and some of his famous friends have gotten together to help him out. Tommy Talton is one of the best songwriters and guitarists of our time He does it all, from blues, southern rock and country rock to Americana, R&B and soul. Talton’s critically acclaimed new studio CD, Tommy Talton in Europe, was released on Hittin’ the Note Records In May 2008, and his highly anticipated new live CD, Live Notes from Athens, released in April 2009.
40 Daze @ Billy’s Clubhouse
40 Daze music simply put is straight-up Rock. Originating out of Macon and only six months from jumping on the Macon music scene in late 1999, 40 Daze was playing the biggest shows the area had to offer. They have opened for Drivin N Cryin, Jackyl, and Brand New Immortals just to name a few.
A2Z Band @ CJ’s Sports Bar
One of CJ’s most popular bands, A To Z does it all, from A to Z. They play a variety of funk, soul and rock covers that bring out a whole bunch of dancing shoes. This show will be packed and it will be as fun as they come in Macon Georgia so get their early.
Mississippi John Doude @ Mellow Mushroom With a sound that’s as swampy as snake oil, and as gritty as the cloud of dust on a dry dirt road, MJD’s sweaty blues riffs pull you in like quicksand, while his driving beats hypnotize like tribal war drums, creating a juke joint trance that’s infectiously nasty.
EG Kight @ Wild Wing Café
A veteran of the road, EG Kight has headlined at clubs and festivals, bringing her diverse musical menu to the fans in cities across America, and in Europe. Her latest release, "It's Hot In Here" climbed to #1 on the roots blues charts, and on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Honored with six Blues Music Award nominations, twice for Song of the Year, her songs have a universal reach, and she has written songs that landed on two Grammy nominated albums.
FRIDAY, 8/20
Psyk Nyne @ Asylum Nightclub
Sometimes you just want to get it on with some raunchy, straight-up hard rock! A soundtrack befitting a leather clad long grey-haired rocker slamming down his bourbon glass on the bar and putting on his helmet as he walks towards his Harley, Psyk Nyne's new release will take you to a place in your soul that you might not have visited for awhile, unless you are into bands like BLS, early Godsmack or Danzig
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Thursday, July 15 2010 11:18 |
THURSDAY 7/15
Scott Little Band @Wild Wing Café
This storytelling four piece band has more than succeeded in their goal of making real music. Pulling from influences such as Haggard and Parsons, they make music the old-fashioned way, they live it....
FRIDAY 7/16
Lions, Lions @ 567 Center for Renewal with The Tired & True and Between Two Seas
Lions Lions comes out of the Boston music scene that almost all of its members helped to form. Brandon Davis (formerly of Vanna and Therefore I Am), Jon Kay (formerly of The Jonah Veil), Van Truong, and Phil Bjorkman have all come together to form a sound that includes influences from all genres of music.
 Gringo Starr @ Cox Capitol Theatre With the Roly-Bots and The Royal Fireworks
Gringo Star (the recent reformulation of longtime local favorites A Fir-Ju Well) manages something much greater than the sum of its parts on All Y'all, its full-length debut, which builds upon the reputation of its explosive live performances and boasts nothing but promise. Produced by Ben H. Allen of Atlanta's Constellations (who's also helmed for Gnarls Barkley and Animal Collective), the album is a tapestry of jangly guitar and multi-part vocal harmonies, and ranges from psychedelia to garage rock to surf pop. It’s the best of Atlanta pop-rock! -Paste Magazine
www.gringostar.net. Show starts at 9pm with local rock favorites, admission $7.
Villanova @ Bottoms Up
Villanova produces a universal sound with a demographic that surpasses age, gender, and race. The live show is an electrifying mix of musical virtuosity and playing passionately written original songs. Brian Conner, lead singer/songwriter and guitarist for Villanova has perfected a unique style of soulful rock.
Avery Dylan @ Rivalry’s
The Avery Dylan Project (“ADP”), is based out of Athens, Georgia which is home to over 2,000 bands. ADP have performed over one hundred shows together and their music consists of a large number of original compositions interspersed with covers of some of the greats like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Robert Cray, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and BB King. The power and chemistry among the group must be seen to be believed, not to mention some of the jaw dropping guitar tricks.
EG Kight @ The Rookery
A veteran of the road, EG Kight has headlined at clubs and festivals, bringing her diverse musical menu to the fans in cities across America, and in Europe. Her latest release, "It's Hot In Here" climbed to #1 on the roots blues charts, and on Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Honored with six Blues Music Award nominations, twice for Song of the Year, her songs have a universal reach, and she has written songs that landed on two Grammy nominated albums.
SATURDAY 7/17
Matt Moncrief @ Mellow Mushroom One of Macon’s best songwriters performs a little bluegrass, a little regea, a little funk and a lot of flavor. He plays a ton of great original songs but also mixes in some standards you’ll enjoy dancing too.
Ken Trimmons @ The Shot House
If you appreciate listening to Miles Davis, Grover Washington Jr., Al Jarreau, Chuck Mangione, Sade, and many other contemporary jazz musicians you will definitely enjoy relaxing and even dancing to the sounds of The Ken Trimmins Jazz Quartet. Ken is a dynamic and versatile trumpet player, composer and educator. He studied trumpet with a number of world-renowned artists including jazz great Bobby Shew, Willie Thomas, Vincent DiMartino and former Atlanta Symphony principle trumpeter Jim Thompson and many others.
FRIDAY 7/23
Gary Ray & the Heartwells @ Wild Wing Café
Gary Ray & the Heartwells have consistently toured the Southeast playing over 250 dates a year. The band has played with Lady Antebellum, Zac Brown Band, Miranda Lambert, Chris Cagle, Bucky Covington, Brantley Gilbert, Corey Smith, and more. Currently the band’s debut release, “Livin’ The Dream” is in Top 100 on Reverbnation.com’s National Chart and ranks 3rd on their Georgia Chart.
Uncrowned w/ Greedy White Citizens @ Asylum
“Uncrowned have a slick sound, endorsement deals, and a potential monster hit...(Spin Magazine)" Chances are, you have heard this band. They have been on the radio all across the nation, they have been on big stages with even bigger bands, and if you haven't seen the live show, you haven't experienced what rock and roll should be all about. They take chances both musically and lyrically with a result that creates a deep visceral connection with fans that is undeniable.
FRIDAY 7/24
Tokyo Spa@ The Hummingbird
This band is a mix of seasoned musicians playing an eclectic mix of rock cover songs covering the 70s, 80s, 90s and NOW. A Great party band. And a happy ending is guaranteed!
Radio Cult @ Wild Wing Café
They do it all; from Madonna to Van Halen (Nena to Guns N Roses, Joan Jett to Devo, Billy Idol to The B-52's, Def Leppard to The Ramones, Blondie to Ozzy, The Cars to Metallica, Bon Jovi to ....well, you get the idea.
TUESDAY 7/27
Mellow Mushroom’s first anniversary bash with Mag Tard and Holy Ghost Tent Revival
Enjoy free festivities all night starting with Mellow Trivia at 8:30pm. Sing “Happy Birthday” to your server or bartender and enjoy a free appetizer along with plenty of beer and drink specials all night long! Holy Ghost Tent Revival will take the stage at 11pm. Characterized as "explosively intoxicating," Greensboro, NC's Holy Ghost Tent Revival cannot be pigeonholed into any popular genre. Melding brass with banjo, guitar, bass, drums, and keys this six-piece ensemble boasts an eclectic mash of instruments and styles -- a musical alchemy all their own. |
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Thursday July 1
Four Letter Lie, @
567 Café with I Am Abomination, Monster Party, Oh the Horror
 Shortly after their signing to Victory Records, FOUR LETTER LIE recorded their first full-length album, Let Your Body Take Over, with producers Michael Birnbaum and Chris Bittner (Coheed and Cambria). The album, which was released in October 2006, would go on to sell over 15,000 copies and gain the band even more national recognition. October 13th, 2009 was the day FOUR LETTER LIE unveiled A New Day to the world. It’s an album that has truly made anyone who has ever questioned them forget why. The band has lent their hearts and souls to this gem, as heard on every one of the eleven coming-of-age songs, thus proving the band hasn't skipped a beat. Listen here
FRI 7/2
Loose Skrews @20’s Pub, Riverside Drive
"Playing your Kind of Music" is the theme and that's exactly what the Skrews do -- something that everyone will like - from Classic Rock, Country, Southern Rock, Blues and even a few Gregarian Chants thrown in
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Sol Junky@Bottoms Up
 Sol Junky is an Atlanta based band known for their high energy live performances. Their music represents an extremely unique mix of cross-fusion, providing an amazing ability to connect with all audiences. This line up overflows with talent .You never know what to expect at a Sol Junky show...instruments like beer kegs or a flute, banjo or mandolin. Maybe a parade through the crowd playing Sol Junky bluegrass style. Whatever they do, they will have you on a journey of great friends, good times, and great music.
Macon Noise @ Grants Lounge
Citizen Insane, Xavii, Some Witches Are Horses, Cult of Riggonia, Scotty Lingelbach, Floco Torres, live art by Kenneth Shearer and WIlliam Dantzler, visual projection from Clark Bush and Cult of Riggonia.
A part of the Macon's Musicians Guild, more than 30 Macon bands/artist are coming together in order to raise money to manufacture the first Macon Noise compilation album. The goal is to raise enough money through live shows in order manufacture 250 physical two disc albums with music from each act, artwork, info, links, bios and more. The cd's once manufactured will be divided among the musicians in order to give out at events, tours, or festivals to further promote Macon musicians and arts. Also Macon Noise will be featured online for free download for all our supporters and more. Macon Noise Vol 1 focuses strongly on the DIY, indie, experimental, underground, punk, lofi, avant garde, rock/hiphop/pop, noise, alternative, and up and coming inspiring artist who have been active recently or over the past 5 years in Macon's music scene.
Ages 18+ $3 at the Door
Soulshine (ABB Tribute Band) @Backporch Lounge
Soulshine, Macon Ga's Allman Brothers Tribute Band, was founded by musician Stan Killingsworth to recreate the awe and majesty of the Allman Brothers live performances. By combining the talents of some Middle Georgia's finest musicians, Soulshine, has received praise from fans and critics alike. Not only do they perform the more popular Allman Brothers tunes, they perform the more lengthy and experimental pieces. Soulshine's performances are characterized by blistering guitar solos, soulful singing, a tight rhythm section, and wild improvisation. Be sure to catch this band when they perform in your are
 Stoopgrass @Rivalry’s Sports Bar
Matt Moncrief’s new project is laid back tunes, bluegrass influenced with some rock and roll and jam thrown in. Sounds like a good time to us!
Finesse Band@ The Shot House
Combined, The Finesse band has performed with such artists as Clarence Carter, Larry Howard, Betty Wright, Johnny Taylor, Charles Wilson, Mel Waiters, The Manhattans, Little Richard, The Drifters, Peabo Bryson, Percy Sledge and many others. It’s as old school Macon as they come. And your going to want to bring your dancing shoes.
Matt Pippen @ Wild Wing Café
Pippen started playing music in Macon, Ga. In the house band at a local hang out, with band memebers that included Jason Aldean, Wes Robinson, Justin Weaver , Michael Benefield, Richard Passmore and several others. From there hewent on the road, playing all over the southeast United States. Auditioned for and GOT the guitarist job for Local Star Jason Aldean in early 2004-2005. Finally, he moved back home and got into church, and started a Gospel Group (Damascus Road). It’s good clean playing and singing. Fun to sit back and listen too.
SAT 7/3
The Soul Shakers@ The Hummingbird
The Soul Shakers show off a variety of music and styles ranging from 50’s and 60’s Texas & Chicago Blues, 60’s STAX Soul, blends of Rock & Roll, Surf and Honky-Tonk with traces of French, Italian and Spanish styles of Jazz, Pop and Rock pre dating the 60’s. "...their style and music is rooted in relatively obscure blues, with delicious touches of soul..." Atlanta Blues Society.
Unmentionables@ Wild Wing Café
From J. J. Cale, To Waylon Jennings, To REM to Bill Withers, how much better can a set list get from this group of partying rockers who aren’t scared to bring a stand up bass to the party. Get ready to have your face rocked.
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