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SUMMARY:First Friday Live — 9/4 — Handsome and the Humbles
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, September 4 / 6:00 – 7:00 PMKnoxville Visitors Center\nFREE!\nJoin us for our next First Friday Live presenting Handsome and the Humbles! Our Maker this week will be Susanna Rouse with The Lettering Loft!\n\nBio:The best songs\, the thinking goes\, are the ones written from real-life experiences\, but those experiences sometimes exact a heavy toll.\nJosh Smith\, the singer and songwriter for Handsome and the Humbles\, knows that all too well. “Alt-Country\,” the new album by the Knoxville-based Americana outfit\, is built on a foundation of loss that knocked the gregarious and affable frontman to his knees … but in so doing\, gifted him with a record that smolders like the orange coals of a once mighty conflagration.\n“None of these songs are really about my dad\, but the sadness I experienced from his death\, as well as the loss of my marriage\, is pretty much the foundation of this album\,” Smith says.\nIt’s a profoundly intimate affair\, evolving from the skeletal framework of scribbled lyrics in the dead of night and rudimentary chords on an acoustic guitar. Upon those bones\, Smith and guitarist Josh Hutson began to bring the record to life in Hutson’s garage (affectionately nicknamed “The Ding Don Den”) using an iPhone interface to record everything but drum tracks on three songs.\n“I’d lay down an acoustic track\, he’d do electric\, then I’d do bass and vocals\, and we’d go back and do background vocals\,” Smith says. “They started sounding better than we anticipated\, so we just decided that since it’s so hard to get everyone together\, we’d just release what we have.”\nAlong the way\, they migrated to professional studios and recording spaces\, adding band members (guitarist Marcus Balanky\, former-and-sometimes-fill-in drummer Lauryl Brisson) and friends (drummer Kris “Tugboat” Killingsworth\, organist Matt Coker) to sculpt the tracks into a fully realized new record.\nThe finished creation is both warm and familiar and a startling departure\, made evident by the opening track “Be Around.” Ruminations on friendships during those dark times buoyed his spirits and inspired the shimmering ambiance that owes as much to the Flaming Lips as it does to any alt-country touchstones to which Handsome and the Humbles compare.\nAnd yet those touchstones remain … polished in ways that are a direct result of the musical intimacy shared between friends who first shared a stage together as teenagers. On “Now I Know\,” Hutson plays a guitar-slinging foil every bit as adept as Nels Cline to Smith’s Jeff Tweedy\, stomping through a swirling maelstrom of regret over the end of the latter’s marriage: “When everything means so much\, nothing means anything\,” he sings\, bone-tired weariness hanging on every syllable\, regret tinging every chord.\nThat regret lingers on “Nice Things” – “you’d think by now I’d be better than this” are the words of a man still coming to terms with a profoundly life-changing experience\, and once again Hutson’s fretwork serves as Smith’s North Star through the foggy remnants of remorse.\nHere’s the thing about “Alt-Country\,” though: Smith’s stories might burn like straight whiskey\, but the music is the sweet fire of bliss that follows. Whether it’s Brisson on sticks giving “Fades Away” a “D’yer Mak’er”-style groove or Coker coaxing “Exile”-era Stones juju on a song like “You Walked Away\,” there’s joy to be found in this collection\, if for nothing else than the simple fact that pain fades and the sun always rises.\nLight\, Smith has learned over time\, is always on the horizon\, somewhere in the distance\, guiding a path through the darkness. That’s a theme that Handsome and the Humbles have championed since the band came together around an EP titled “Hallelujah\, Alright\,” the capstone of which\, “Knoxville Lights\,” was a shambling rock ‘n’ roll homage to the cityscape as seen from a weary traveler crossing the mountains. Two full-length records followed — “Have Mercy” and “We’re All the Same\,” along with another EP (“400 Cigarettes”) a couple of years ago.\n“Alt-Country” is a continuation of the band’s journey to places “both frightening and stunning\,” as Smith croons on the new record’s final track\, “Returning to You.” And as that song fades\, he assures us: “When I’m alone\, my heart keeps returning to you.”\nIt seems natural to assume he’s talking about the loved ones he’s lost along the way\, but there are greater forces at work here\, made evident in the beauty carved from the granite face of pain:\nHe’s returning to the light\, and the fans and bandmates and opportunities that music has always provided\, and we are all the better for it.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-9-4-handsome-and-the-humbles/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Friday Live,Free Live Show
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live — 8/7 — Adeem the Artist
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, August 7 / 6:00 – 7:00 PMKnoxville Visitors CenterFREE!\nHosted by Daniel Fluitt\nJoin us for our next First Friday Live presenting Adeem the Artist!Our Maker this week will be Kate Zibas with Illustrate Kate!\nBio:Harvested in the roaming hills of the lower piedmont mountains\, Adeem the Artist shows teeth on “notes from inside.” In short bursts of literary folk songs that draw inspiration from a full library of greater Roots sounds\, Adeem traverses the complexities of pinball\, suicide\, & grand larceny.\nFrenetic & electrifying; the new collection nests at the intersection of stand-up comedy\, social commentary\, and well-seasoned country songs that follow the likes of Tyler Childers in expanding the genre. Their thematic albums and confounding one-person-show invite audiences to lead with curiosity\, & disarm their expectations of the other.\nRecorded in three hours at Pink Moon Studios in Knoxville\, TN & released one week later\, it is brash in its urgency & unflinching in its vulnerability as it reimagines the soundscape of the greater American South.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-8-7-adeem-the-artist/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Friday Live,Free Live Show
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live — 7/3 — Travis Bigwood and Hollye B
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, July 3 / 6:00 – 7:00 PMKnoxville Visitors Center\nFREE!\nHosted by Daniel Fluitt\nJoin us for First Friday Live presenting Travis Bigwood and Hollye B!
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-7-3-travis-bigwood-and-hollye-b/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Friday Live,Free Live Show
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live — 6/5 — Russell Walker
DESCRIPTION:FREE!\nHosted by Daniel FluittJoin us for our next First Friday Live presenting Russell Walker!
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-6-5-russell-walker/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live - 12/12 - Ben McLaughlin
DESCRIPTION:Ben McLaughlin offers music that sounds like an electrified awakening earned within a psychedelic-folk odyssey. \nAt his core\, McLaughlin is a songwriter\, tethered to the ethers as much as his human vessel; an audible translator from his small corner of the universe. Sewn throughout his newest batch of songs\, is the mourning of the inevitable winds of change through Self and family structures\, the walking hand-in-hand with one’s own inner child\, and at the end of it all\, coming to a place of peace with how things are now. \nA multi-instrumentalist and audio engineer\, he self-produces the songs he has written within the meditative state\, weaving together melodic thoughts of self- and environmental-dissection with organic production. Reminiscent of a time when vinyl was king\, the final results extends an open hand to the listener to experience an authenticity that allows them to lovingly transcend to their own higher essence.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-12-12-ben-mclaughlin/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Friday Live,Free Live Show
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live - 11-7 - Sophie Gault
DESCRIPTION:Sophie Gault has always been a little unhinged. A Nashville-based Americana rocker with a midnight voice and an eye and ear for last call rock and roll\, she writes songs that swagger\, stumble\, wink\, and bleed. With her third full-length album\, Unhinged\, Gault triples down on the risk-taking drive that has revved her from dive bars to the big tents\, crafting a record that feels at once deeply personal and side-eye defiant. \nUnhinged is a dare. A fast\, reckless\, one-eye-open ride through cow-punk Buck Owens\, punked-up Robert Johnson\, outlaw cruise mischief\, shipwreck coins\, blackjack tables\, and backroom heartbreak. It’s the sound of someone doubling down on 17 when everyone screams “No!”—and winning. It’s the smell of whiskey and Monte Cristos at 2 AM; the taste of cheap red wine mixed with heat lightning\, then you cross a forbidden line while laughing to the stars. \nBorn with a restless streak that fuels musical infernos\, Gault quickly found her place among the city’s creative underground. Over the years\, her biting songwriting and electric live presence have made her a name to circle on the Americana scene\, praised for both her razor-edged honesty and her sly sense of humor. The songs on Unhinged twist between the sly revenge of “Merlot Dodge Dart\,” the fingerpicked confession of “Chestnut St\,” the cocky sway of the title track\, and the tender\, water-lit ache of “Is There Anyone Out There\,” sung with Gurf Morlix himself. \nTradition gets honored\, flipped\, and satisfyingly kicked over—from classic Nashville to Robert Johnson to the ballad from Gurf that no one else would think to touch. Across ten tracks\, Gault raises a glass to the chaos of life\, leans into the messiness of desire and reinvention\, and proves that the most outlaw thing you can do is trust your gut and live with the outcome. \nDirty guitars snarl like a late-night confession\, and grooves pull you headlong into the storm. Her voice can smolder one moment and cut like a Katana the next—raw yet deliberate\, wild yet anchored in a truth that refuses to apologize. \nWith Unhinged\, Sophie Gault has solidified her place as one of Nashville’s most compelling voices\, an artist who isn’t afraid to take chances and tell the truth—even when it stings\, even when it doesn’t wrap up neatly. It’s the sound of a songwriter who has stopped caring about fitting into boxes\, and scoffs at boxes altogether. Above all: life is too short to play it safe. Raise a glass\, place your bet\, and get a little Unhinged.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-11-7-sophie-gault/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Friday Live,Free Live Show
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live - 9/5 - Ross Cooper
DESCRIPTION:It’s fitting that Ross Cooper would be the first to record a full-length live album in The Boot Shop at Hotel Turkey–by all means\, he was their first Boot Shop Sessions guest. A tried-and-true West Texas native\, Cooper’s songs resonate with the ethos of the Cowboy Spirit—old and new. \n“I only ever wanted to be a cowboy and play music\,” says Cooper. Well\, if the boot fits. Committed to preserving those sentiments\, Cooper’s Panhandle vernacular and rugged\, intimate storytelling are deeply rooted in familial ties. He owes much to his parents\, rodeo royalty in their own right\, who instilled in him a delicate balance of grace and grit that’s reflected not just in his storytelling songs\, but in his very character. \nHis heroes have always been cowboys. \nJune 20th was the Summer Solstice—the longest day of the year. Truth be told\, we all wish it could have lasted just a little while longer. Still\, that extra bit of sunlight seemed to stretch time and space\, allowing memories to settle into each note played and song sung. A gentle\, calming breeze swayed outside as Cooper\, flanked by confidants Mike Dunton and Cheyenne Medders\, delivered stirring renditions of favorites such as “Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy\,” “I Rode the Wild Horses\,” and “Love Like The Old Days\,” all in front of an audience of friends and family—those muses who inspired Cooper to write these cowboy and love songs in the first place. \nDistractions be damned. Nary a cough\, sigh\, or sneeze broke the silence as Cooper and company played\, their shadows cast on the peeling tan walls behind them\, while their boots softly tapped on the weathered concrete floor of The Boot Shop. Undoubtedly stifling\, especially for Cooper under the lights and amid the summer swelter\, a welcoming intermission eased the evening’s nerves as everyone made their way to the hotel’s cantina for a round of beer and whiskey pours. \nAs golden hour lingered on\, the low buzz of the glowing Boot Shop’s neon sign ushered everyone back inside. While Cooper’s tone often harkens back to a way of life thought to be escaping the world\, in pockets like Turkey\, Texas\, that life endures\, strong and mighty as ever. Still\, while Cooper doesn’t solely focus on the past and nostalgia’s rosy gleam\, the amber beams and blush of a West Texas sunset beautifully illuminate those memories in a resounding fashion.\nThank you!
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-9-5-ross-cooper/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live - 8/1 - The Lonetones
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our next First Friday Live presenting The Lonetones! \nThe Lonetones are a genre-bending\, modern-folk band from Knoxville\, TN. Driven by the songwriting of married-couple Steph Gunnoe and Sean McCollough\, the band artfully fuses urban and rural themes and musical styles. Steph and Sean have performed together since the year 2000 and have always surrounded themselves with talented musicians to help bring their songs to life. \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooXqHYeEI3E
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-8-1-the-lonetones/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live - 6/6 - Kelsi Walker
DESCRIPTION:Hey people. My name is Kelsi Walker. I am a singer/songwriter from Knoxville\, Tennessee. Fun info about my music lives here on this Facebook page.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-6-6-kelsi-walker/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live - 5/2 - Mic Harrison with Kevin Abernathy
DESCRIPTION:I’d rather see Mic Harrison and the High Score perform than just about any band on the planet. \nThat’s not just because Mic and the guys have a couple of road cases full of great songs or they’re journeyman musicians who’ve been a part of some of the best bands to come out of the South. It’s because every time I go to a Mic Harrison and the High Score show\, I know I’m going to walk in and see guys who look like they’re having so much fun on stage that it can’t help but spill out into the audience. I know I’m going to walk out at the end the night feeling better about the world with great rock ‘n’ roll and honky tonk songs playing over and over in my head. \nLead singer and rhythm guitarist Mic Harrison\, lead guitarist Robbie Trosper\, bassist Vance Hillard\, and guitarist Kevin Abernathy have a chemistry that can only come from long-term friendships and shared experiences. Harrison\, who started his young adulthood working in a saw mill in Bradford\, Tenn.\, a town so small it barely shows up on the map between Memphis and Jackson. He moved to Knoxville in the 1990s to become co-lead singer-songwriter (with Scott Miller) in The V-Roys\, a band that defined “Americana” before it was genre. After that group split\, he teamed with Trosper in the short-lived favorites The Faults and\, later\, teamed with Coffey in the now legendary power pop act Superdrag. When Superdrag ended\, Harrison enlisted established Knoxville rock act The High Score to back up a tour and the chemistry was so good that the partnership never ended. \nIn the past 12 years or so\, Mic and the guys have traveled the country\, performing at festivals from Bonnaroo to Easyriders Rodeos\, headlining bills from concert halls to the stickiest bars\, opening shows for everyone from Billy Joe Shaver to Huey Lewis and the News to ZZ Top\, and recording a terrific single with classic country singer Con Hunley. \nI’ve been lucky enough to experience Mic Harrison and the High Score perform about 50 times. I expect to see them at least 50 more. In the world today\, you need something that’s guaranteed to make you feel good that won’t hurt you – aside from a little soreness from swaying and dancing. \nI consider Mic Harrison and the High Score mental health food. \nThank you!
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-5-3-mic-harrison/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live - 4/4 - Tinca Tinca
DESCRIPTION:Tinca Tinca creates upbeat songs for nature-loving city dwellers. \nLike Grizzly Bear\, Tortoise\, Flaming Lips\, Andrew Bird\, and the Arctic Monkeys\, Tinca Tinca creates ambient\, melodic indie rock that aims to inspire joy\, connection\, hope and progress. The band’s name is the Latin classification of a type of fish commonly known as the Tench\, the bandleader’s last name. \nSince starting in 2021\, Tinca Tinca has been featured on WDVX\, WUTK\, Real Knoxville Music\, and performed at an array of venues and festivals including the Tennessee Theatre\, the historic Bijou Theatre\, Sunset on Central\, Dogwood Arts Festival\, and live on WATE Channel 6 ABC. In the summer of 2023\, Tinca Tinca began a partnership with the Old City Performing Arts Center as an artist on the roster of their performing arts label.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-4-4-tinca-tinca/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Friday Live,Free Live Show
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live - 3/7 - The Collective Unit Revival Band
DESCRIPTION:The Collective Unit Revival Band is part of UT Appalachian Strings. A student ensemble at the University of Tennessee directed by Musicology Lecturer and local musician Sean McCollough. The ensemble currently includes six bands that play bluegrass and other music rooted in Appalachia. \nThe Collective Unit Revival Band features several of the ensemble’s most experienced players. In their set you can expect some bluegrass standards\, but you’re also likely to hear songs tinged with jazz and rock along with a few originals. The band is made up of Levi Hansen (banjo/vocals)\, Jay Lloyd (fiddle/mandolin/vocals)\, Eli Thompson (dobro/guitar/vocals)\, Tucker Jones (mandolin)\, Jensen Halsey (guitar) and Ryan Cliff (bass). \n 
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-3-7-the-collective-unit-revival-band/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Friday Live,Free Live Show
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live - 2/7 - Vaden Landers
DESCRIPTION:From the enchanting landscapes of Eastern Tennessee comes the burgeoning talent of Vaden Landers\, a 30-year-old artist weaving a tapestry of melodies that harken back to the golden era of country music. Vaden’s journey began as a train-hopping troubadour and street-busker\, crafting songs that resonate with the very soul of Americana. \nAffectionately dubbed “The Yodeling Country Bluesman\,” Vaden has etched his name into the vibrant streets of Asheville\, North Carolina. His authenticity shines as a torchbearer of the classic country tradition\, infused with a contemporary spark. \nWith an eclectic fusion of honky-tonk\, rockabilly\, folk\, blues\, ragtime\, jazz\, western swing\, and old-time Appalachian influences\, Vaden Landers emerges as a pioneer breathing new life into the traditional country music scene. His performances at various music festivals\, including the illustrious WoodyFest and the renowned Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion\, have left audiences enraptured. \nAs Vaden Landers takes the stage\, he invites you to embark on an enthralling journey – one that transcends time and genre.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-2-7-vaden-landers/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Friday Live,Free Live Show
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live - 12/6 - Sarrenna
DESCRIPTION:Persevering through a period of personal struggle\, Sarrenna emerged more resolute and equipped with an unflinching collection of tracks detailing her experience. Initially recorded as a stark yet stunning acoustic suite\, the difficult subject matter was assuaged by the native East Tennessean’s raspy vocals and supple guitarwork.\nNow\, reinforced with a full backing band and given lush studio treatment\, these songs have been transformed from tempered heartbroken laments into empowered kiss-off anthems fortified with rich instrumentation and resonant harmonies. The already tuneful material is newly robust and exhibits noticeably more venom\, which better complements the incisive wit inherent in the artist’s confessional lyrics and more effectively amplifies the themes of emancipation\, connectivity and healing located therein.\nFinding both solace and inspiration in the works of luminous peers like Madi Diaz\, Julia Jacklin and Laura Marling\, Sarrenna has embarked upon the path toward self-actualization through the fabrication of her own dynamic music – a distinctive tapestry of genres and influences that recalls classic country\, Americana and indie rock in equal measure. It is the burgeoning performer’s stated goal to provide similar refuge for anyone who feels alone\, dissociated or small in the presence of others. \n \n 
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-12-6-sarrenna/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Friday Live,Free Live Show
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live - 11/1 - Adeem The Artist
DESCRIPTION:Adeem Maria (they/them/theirs) is a seventh-generation Carolinian\, a makeshift poet\, singer-songwriter\, storyteller\, and blue-collar Artist. They began toiling at their instrument in 2002 when their family relocated to Syracuse\, NY and used songwriting as a vehicle to process the ensuing culture shock\, their faith\, and later their journey through apostasy. \nBlending a homegrown affection for Country Music with the emotional ballyhoo of alternative folk in the early aughts\, they have created a unique brand of Americana that pays homage to John Prine and John Darnielle (of The Mountain Goats) in equal parts. \nOn Cast-Iron Pansexual\, they received praise from Rolling Stone & American Songwriter for their work exploring identity across coalescing subcultures. Traveling to Carolina to get their Tarot read while straddling the duality of being a “blue collar boy” who is a “complicated dame\,” Adeem excavates unwonted stories of the forgotten south. \nAfter touring with American Aquarium and opening for acts like Will Hoge\, Emily Wolfe\, & Jaime Wyatt\, they launched the “Redneck Fundraiser\,” to finance their new album. In a matter of a few weeks\, they raised over $15\,000 to work with an all-star cast of musicians on their upcoming record for a release in late 2022.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-11-1-adeem-the-artist/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Friday Live,Free Live Show
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live - 10/4 - Andy Pirkle & Friends
DESCRIPTION:Come enjoy the sounds of Andy Pirkle and friends.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-10-4-andy-pirkle-friends/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Friday Live,Free Live Show
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SUMMARY:First Friday Live - 9/6 - Justin Fedor
DESCRIPTION:Singer. Songwriter. Concert Organizer. Social Activist. Actor. Festival Organizer. There are few hats Americana troubadour Justin Fedor hasn’t worn since the early 2000s; touring the US on his own\, fronting his group The Denim Denim & the now defunct The\nNew Familiars\, touring & recording as bass player with Ancient Cities as well as spending two tours as bass player for The Shinn Band (no\, not The Shins) alongside Rock’N’Roll Hall of Famer Dave Krusen (Pearl Jam) & Christopher Thorn (Blind Melon). Fedor has shared the bill with many legendary artists over the years including Gregg Allman\, Levon Helm\, Taj Mahal\, Billy Joe Shaver\, & Del McCoury to name a few\, as well as performed at some of the nation’s most prestigious music festivals including Newport Folk Festival (RI)\, SXSW (TX)\, Master Musicians Festival (KY)\, Merlefest (NC)\, Bristol Rhythm & Roots (TN/VA)\, Shakori Hills (NC)\, FloydFest (VA) & beyond. \nIn 2013\, Fedor created Tribute To Benefit\, a concert series based out of Charlotte’s historic Neighborhood Theatre that now\, for over a decade has continued to raise thousands of dollars annually for Levine Children’s Hospital & in recent years\, Roof Above\, Charlotte’s frontline nonprofit combatting homelessness. In 2021\, Fedor was nationally recognized by Matthew McConaughey & Wild Turkey for Tribute To Benefit & they donated $10\,000 to support Fedor’s endeavors. In 2017\, Fedor was cast in the film ‘Born In Bristol – The Untold Story Of The Birth Of Country Music’ where he played Claude Grant of The Tenneva Ramblers & performed “The Longest Train I Ever Saw” in the film\, playing a guitar used in the original 1927 Bristol Recording Sessions. The film not only features Fedor\, but also features in depth conversations with Dolly Parton\, Marty Stuart\, Steve Earle\, Sheryl Crow & other notables regarding the historic Bristol recording sessions. \nIn 2022\, while working for MaxxMusic\, NC’s premier independent concert promoter\, Fedor helped create the Queen City Jam Session Music & Arts Festival\, a 3-day event held at Charlotte’s NoDa Brewing (2022) & Neighborhood Theatre (2022/2023) featuring\nheadliners such as Oteil & Friends\, The Infamous Stringdusters\, Greensky Bluegrass\, Leftover Salmon\, & more as well as lineups that included Grammy Award-winning artists & over 30 fellow Charlotte artists. \nIn 2023\, Fedor released a series of singles recorded at the famed Sioux Sioux Studio in Charlotte\, NC with renowned & respected producer Chris Walldorf at the helm. Fedor’s song “No Chorus” released in March of 2023 features legendary blues guitarist Bob\nMargolin (Muddy Waters) alongside his band The Denim Denim. To this very day\, Fedor makes Charlotte\, NC his home where he lives with his loving wife\, children\, & two dogs as he continues to write\, record\, & perform the music he loves.
URL:https://wdvx.com/event/first-friday-live-9-6-justin-fedor/
LOCATION:WDVX\, 301 S. Gay Street\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37902\, United States
CATEGORIES:First Friday Live,Free Live Show
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