Turpentine Shine
An evening with Turpentine Shine!
Drew Foust’s Wheelhouse with Brady Heck (Of Holy Roller)
A natural soul singer and blues musician, Drew Foust’s music sounds like it’s made between the bleary hours of a rock bar’s last call and a southern preacher’s early morning prayer. Hand made, self-made and arranged in dramatic structure, the music is lyrical and rhythm driven, always pushing a feeling forward. His latest release, “Good Thing,” is inspired by the Memphis soul music from the 60’s and 70’s. Richmond, VA based Holy Roller is hitting the scene with their self titled, debut album. With roots dug deep in rock, americana, soul, and country, Holy Roller brings a sound that’s as much new as it is a welcome home after too long spent away. Beautiful harmonies that seem to cry out like the rivers they were written for are paired with honest songs of love, loss, home, and heartache. Holy Roller is an absolutely compelling live performance and their recordings are both intimate and exciting, from the homesick, “Oh, Virginia”, to the R&B steamroller, “Muscle Up.” By way of the stage or by way of their debut album, this a group that wants to take you back to the front porch they grew up on. Holy Roller is a drinking buddy and an arm around your shoulder. Debut single, Muscle Up, out now! Debut album out February 16th!
Melissa Carper
After the success of her critically-acclaimed 2021 release Daddy’ s Country Gold, Melissa Carper, dubbed “HillBillie Holiday” by friend and collaborator Chris Scruggs, was eager to get back in the studio. With co-producers Andrija Tokic (St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Hurray For The Riff Raff) and Dennis Crouch (The Time Jumpers) behind the boards again at Tokic’s analog paradise The Bomb Shelter in Nashville, Carper assembled that same crew of magical music makers – plus a few more – to embark on her newest effort, Ramblin’ Soul, out on November 18th via Thirty Tigers. “Carper finds power in using decades-old styles as a backdrop for narratives and melodies that feel more contemporary.” – Rolling Stone “ Carper’s relentless creativity spins our grandparents’ music into something immediate and familiar.” – No Depression ” Melissa Carper and her cohorts have crafted an exquisite work of audio goodness that mesmerizes with its wayback sound and style, stealing you to a simpler era in music when everything made more sense, and the very foundations of American music were set.” – Saving Country Music “Not unlike Loretta Lynn, Melissa Carper is giving us scenes and stories and vignettes that kind of play out between home and the honky-tonk.” — NPR “Listeners will break out in grins when pushing play and hearing the swinging sounds of the title track.” – American Songwriter “Melissa Carper writes simple, profound songs with a distinctly vintage sound palette.” – GRAMMY.com
ERIC TRAVERS BAND
Drummer and Singer-Songwriter, Eric Travers found his way back home at the age of 29. His small town stomping grounds, Black Mountain, NC, welcomes him after long tours with Travers Brothership. With time to open doors his Americana / Rock / R&B roots The Eric Travers Band is bringing your hometown nostalgia feeling to their debut album, “KUSP” to be released (May 21st). His father, taught him that Rock n Roll came from the Blues. Eric was 9 years old when his dad, put a guitar in his hands and taught him how to sing a couple blues songs. After singing, Eric asked his dad “How am I gonna be a drummer if I want to sing?” His response was, “Do both! Ringo sings sometimes.” He put a mic in front of Eric’s face behind the drumset. His father, Hurricane Bob is well-renowned on the east coast for his energetic performance and shredding guitar. The hi energy, charismatic performance was easily inherited. For 3 years straight Eric practiced singing “Long Tall Sally” by Little Richard and “Twist and Shout” by The Beatles while playing drums. The band him and his twin brother, Kyle won the eighth grade Talent Show. He was singing and playing drums for Zeppelin’s “Dazed and Confused”. Eric asked his dad to teach him “Let It Be” on the piano a year later. Eric began writing songs and formed his third band by the age of 15 with OG members of Travers Brothership. Now, after 14 years of touring and 35+ songs recorded, Eric looks to reach for new horizons in 2023 with All Aboard Records.
Virginia Man and Tyler Meacham
Virginia ManComing off of the release of their debut LP, “Sad but True”, the boys have been out on the road! This show has become the favorite amongst members and audiences alike, with a sonic rollercoaster, akin to the plot of a great American classic, with gripping performances and storytelling, and celebratory beverages following. Jacob Sommerio, guitar/engineer, Stephen Amoruso, bass/vocals, and Kristian Lietzan, singer/songwriter, configure the emotional folk-and-roll band, Virginia Man. With poetic lyrics bellowing over the sounds of middle Appalachia, these gentlemen champion the sound of their homeland: a strange suspension between the cardinal directions, musical genres, and the changing of seasons.Tyler MeachamWhether dance floors are open or closed, pop music retains its power to move us, distilling complex emotional experiences into art that resonates the moment it hits our ears. That immediacy is a hallmark of songs by indie-pop singer and songwriter Tyler Meacham.“It’s pop but it’s not,” says Meacham in regards to her debut LP Into The Fray. “I don’t really like to align myself with a genre… I lean towards what’s right [for a song], more than just what fits in a box, if that makes sense.” The Richmond, Virginia based artist doesn’t shy away from sharing her deepest vulnerabilities in her music, which spans from fully-produced to more stripped-back sonic affairs where her resonant voice is at the forefront. On Into The Fray, Meacham explores the many layers of love, vulnerability, self-awareness, and self-worth that surface in relationships. Produced with partner & bassist Chip Hale, Into The Fray draws inspiration from their shared appreciation for pop giants like Jack Antonoff/Bleachers, OneRepublic, and Maggie Rogers, as well as the self-revelatory intimacy of songwriters like Sara Bareilles, Blake Mills, and Theo Katzman. The result is a 10-song amalgamation of synth pop, indie rock, and a pinch of folk. Into the Fray is available on CD, Vinyl, and everywhere music is streamed. ~Davy Jones & Elaine Rhodes
Anand Wilder with Sam Logan
Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Anand Wilder is best known as co-founder of shape-shifting experimental indie rockers Yeasayer . He honed his songwriting craft for fourteen years with Yeasayer before their split in 2019, fronting career defining favorites such as O.N.E. , Wait For The Summer , Madder Red , Don’t Come Close , and Silly Me . In 2014, Wilder released a rock opera entitled Break Line The Musical , which featured an eclectic cast of guest vocalists and players he had met over the years of touring with Yeasayer , including members of MGMT, Suckers, Vampire Weekend, Dirty Projectors , Dragons Of Zynth Man Man , What Cheer? Brigade and singers Caroline Polachek and Cameron Hull.
Writers In The Round with Rod Abernethy, Stephen Murray, and Chris McGinnis
A writers in the round featuring Stephen Murray, Chris McGinnis, and Rod Abernethy. Hosted by Rod Abernethy.
Eric Johanson
Eric Johanson is a multiple Top 10 Billboard-charting guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter whose original music stretches beyond traditional genre lines of blues, rock, and progressive Americana, all while feeding off the groove and history of his home in New Orleans. His four most recent solo releases – Live at DBA: New Orleans Bootleg, Covered Tracks: Vol. 1, Covered Tracks: Vol. 2, and Below Sea Level – all reached top-ten positions on the Billboard blues charts, and Guitar Player Magazine recently listed him as one of 25 Top New Blues Guitarists (Jan 2023 issue). As a touring performer, Johanson’s solo festival appearances include the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, Las Vegas Big Blues Bender, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Crescent City Blues Fest, and others. He and his band have appeared in more than 100 cities across the United States. As a guitarist, Johanson has been a special guest to artists such as Cyril Neville, Anders Osborne, the Neville Brothers, Samantha Fish, Tab Benoit, JJ Grey, Eric Lindell, and a host of other torch bearers of modern roots music.
Royal Jelly with The Mobb
Royal Jelly Royal F’n Jelly Goes all night long. The grassroots Greensboro psychedelic funk act has been cutting their own path with their energetic blend of dance grooves and head bangers. Quickly becoming the sweatiest band in showbiz, Royal Jelly creates an atmosphere of creativity, inclusion and interaction with the goal to help you unfurl your freak flag and get it flying. Expect the unexpected, to see is to know, so get your booty on the dance floor. The Mobb This ain’t your Mi-maw’s funk band…or is it? The Mobb’s raucous mix of Funk, Psychedelics, Rock n Roll & debauchery makes for a whirlwind experience you’re not soon to forget. Hailing from North Carolina The Mobb puts a bold, aggressive spin on some rare gems, and old favs, amongst some inspired originals!The party is eternal The Getdown is forever.Long live The Mobb.
Nightblooms with Jessie Dunks
LOVE SONGS FOR THE APOCALYPSEGreensboro, NCOne of the hardest parts about having a band is describing what you sound like. It’s often easier just to reference other bands people might actually know (Elliott Smith, Weyes Blood, George Harrison, Grizzly Bear, The War on Drugs, fwiw) than to come up with overused adjectives and round-about metaphors. I guess I could tell you that Nightblooms sounds a little like Lilac Shadows but filtered through acoustic guitars, pianos, and a lot less volume. That might help, but you also might be like, “I don’t know what Lilac Shadows is.” I could say we use lots of synthesizers or that lyrically our songs are anxious as hell but pretty fun musically. But like Saul Bellow (maybe?) once said, “I’m the bird — you’re the ornithologist.” So just listen and see what comes to mind. It’ll probably be more evocative than I can write here anyway. Whatever we sound like to you, I just hope you enjoy it.
