Highway 52 is an acoustic Blues and Americana group that includes four seasoned, local musicians. Playing Blues and Americana favorites, as well as some more eclectic covers and originals, the band knows how to get a room thumping and singing along. Band members are Bill Loftus on guitar/harmonica/vocals; Mike ‘Country’ Carver, guitar/vocals; Paul McIntire, electric […]
Friday, Sept. 19, 7-10 p.m. | Bruised Rhino is an Americana jam band from Shelby, N.C. The group boasts multi-instrumentalists that play an eclectic mix of Americana/blues/soul and psychedelia backed by outstanding vocals. Bruised Rhino offers a genre crossing and boundary pushing musical experience. Making up this 5-member band is Joe Hindsley on harmonica/vocals; Mike […]
Cross Eyed Betty is an acoustic Americana band from Spartanburg. This 5-piece ensemble brings a unique sound to their take on old classics from the likes of Led Zeppelin, The Beatles and Rolling Stones to newer groups such as the Steel Drivers, Shovels and Rope and Chris Stapleton. Exceptional vocals and harmonies are backed by […]
The Lonesome Road Band regularly travels as a three piece group, featuring banjo, guitar, and bass. In a nutshell, the band plays country and folk, but that wonderfully rustic country that walks you down a dirt road, with a pleasant breeze tickling your face, while the grasshoppers chirp. Founded back in 1995, the band has […]
Rooted in nearly two decades of camaraderie, The Local Boys bring bluegrass and Americana to life with warmth and energy. Emerging from Maryland and now based in Charlotte, North Carolina, this seasoned ensemble—anchored by John Aaron’s guitar and vocals, Steven Davidson’s mandolin and harmony, Jake Joines’s dobro, and Jesse Chattin’s upright bass—draws on over 80 […]
Swamp Rabbit Bluegrass is bursting on the scene with the fresh cut sound of homegrown grass. This ensemble is erasing the bounds of acoustic music utilizing “grass drive, limitless improv, and rousing original tunes.” Band mates include Rhys Hestir on guitar, Sam Kruer on bass, Caleb Rollins on banjo and Matt Purinton on mandolin.
Redbud honors traditional bluegrass while blending original tunes with stunning harmonies, hauntingly catchy melodies, and rhythms that will have you tapping your feet. This group of young musicians brings a fresh energy to the genre, with Lucas Ward’s steady guitar, Griffin Decker’s melodic mandolin, Addy Quinn’s vibrant fiddle, Dayne Watson’s banjo picking, and Chase Arden’s […]