Sep 27 Tracks The Opening Act: Leah Blevins Very few artists have a voice you can spot from note one. LEAH BLEVINS is one of them. A native of Sandy Hook, KY, Blevins discovered her passion for expressing words, stories and life experiences through song at an early age. Heavily influenced by church hymns and country and rock legends Emmylou Harris, Loretta Lynn, [...] By John Timmons Sep 27 Tracks The Opening Act: Leah Blevins By John Timmons
Sep 25 Tracks The Opening Act: Nightmare Air Named after a skateboard move from an 80’s skate film, Los Angeles band NIGHTMARE AIR emphasizes sonic momentum, during both live performances and in the studio. Named one of the “Top 10 Modern Shoegaze Bands”, the trio, comprised of Dave Dupuis, a veteran of L.A. shoegazers Film School and Swaan Miller, whose stark acoustic album [...] By John Timmons Sep 25 Tracks The Opening Act: Nightmare Air By John Timmons
Sep 13 Tracks The Opening Act: Nikki Lane South Carolina native Nikki Lane had a breakthrough year in 2015 with the release of her sophomore album All or Nothin’, produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach. The disc earned her an Americana Music Association nomination for Emerging Artist of the Year. Despite not writing her first song until age 25, she’s been praised [...] By John Timmons Sep 13 Tracks The Opening Act: Nikki Lane By John Timmons
Sep 11 Tracks The Opening Act: Matthew McNeal Multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Matthew McNeal is known for blurring the lines between alternative, soul, and rock & roll genres with inventive music and lyrical style. The Fort Worth, Texas native works to bring analog sounds and classic songwriting into the modern era without gimmicks. Matthew and long-time drummer Andre Black teamed up with Israel Nash and [...] By John Timmons Sep 11 Tracks The Opening Act: Matthew McNeal By John Timmons
Sep 04 Tracks The Opening Act: Michael Rault Montreal-based singer-songwriter-producer Michael Rault delivers a sound that recalls ’70s bands that bridged the gap between folk-rock’s open-hearted strumming and power pop’s crisp, melody-forward confections—Wings, Badfinger, Big Star, and 10cc. His second full length album, It’s A New Day Tonight, offers an abundance of hooks draped in a credible vintage sheen. It’s Pop Rock & [...] By John Timmons Sep 04 Tracks The Opening Act: Michael Rault By John Timmons
Aug 30 Tracks The Opening Act: Alanna Fugate She’s no stranger to the Louisville stage. Americana singer songwriter Alanna Fugate has played numerous shows and hosted open stages for nearly ten years, helping to nurture the songwriting community. Let’s not forget her 5 album releases and nomination for the 2015 Louisville Music Award for FOLK ARTIST of The Year. Fugate’s style is her [...] By John Timmons Aug 30 Tracks The Opening Act: Alanna Fugate By John Timmons
Aug 27 Tracks The Opening Act: The Suffers It’s impossible not to have a good time with the electrifying eight piece band The Suffers. The Houston-based group’s sound is steeped in what they call “Gulf Coast Soul,” a mixture of vintage Soul, R&B, classic rock with dashes of reggae and Southern hip hop. Kam Franklin didn’t take kindly to being told that since [...] By John Timmons Aug 27 Tracks The Opening Act: The Suffers By John Timmons