The Wilson Springs Hotel
The Wilson Springs Hotel are rooted in folk music and hail from all parts of Virginia; bringing country, folk, bluegrass, and rock together. Based in Richmond, VA TWSH brings high energy music and cohesion to their live show.Their second album is slated for release on April 14th, 2023.
Karly Driftwood, Mackenzie Roark, + Carri Smithey
Karly Driftwood: “Once in a while a record will come along and make the listener pay attention, whether it be by the songwriting, the playing, or by sheer force. On Karly Driftwood’s debut record, Too Mean to Die the Virginia-born singer-songwriter eschews country music stat quo and instead leans on the dark themes of life. Too Mean to Die is a country record that’s scarred, jagged like shards of a broken beer bottle but also sugary sweet – if your idea of puff pastry is laced with arsenic. The songs are just as much influenced by the Misfits or Danzig as they are Johnny Cash or Dolly Parton; to put a finer point on it, Karly Driftwood is a potent mixture of equal parts Sylvia Plath and The Drive-By Truckers. Even her stage name, “Driftwood” is a nod to Otis Driftwood from Rob Zombie’s The Devil’s Rejects.” – Farce The MusicMackenzie Roark: There are shades of blue that don’t wash away and those hues are perfectly captured in the songs of Richmond’s own Mackenzie Roark. Exploring the tragically beautiful narratives littered across the honky tonk heartbreaks of the South, her songs lull heartache through brutal yet honest truths. With her sound firmly planted in the distant past of country and folk music, Mackenzie Roark brings those antiqued tones to new life in her forthcoming debut full length album, “Rollin High, Feelin Low.”Carri Smithey: The debut album by The Carri Smithey Band – Midnight Ride, plays as a veteran effort; 11 songs steeped in classic country and finished with the accouterments of rock and roll. Recorded and mixed by Dynamic Soundworks in Wilmington, NC, the album portrays a rich modern vibe while still living in a world of rustic sensibility.
Monet Maddux and Zoë Nutt
A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Monet Maddux grew up listening to a mixture of family albums consisting of Peter Frampton, Patsy Cline, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ricky Lee Jones and Simon & Garfunkel just to name a few. She attended Auburn University to study journalism, but would came to discover her passion for writing was not news reporting but songwriting. Finding herself on the other recovering side of cancer, Monet began pursuing her gift of writing lyrics full time. Today she is a self taught musician, who has now shared the stage with Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Blackberry Smoke, Mat Kearney, Travis Meadows and Outlaw Country’s own troubadour, Ray Wylie Hubbard; who also produced Monet’s first self-titled album in 2018. Monet’s co-writing ventures have lead her to East TN’s duo The Young Fables earning her, her first cut with the song OVER YOU featured on their album entitled PAGES in 2022. Zoë Nutt is a Nashville based singer-songwriter hailing from East Tennessee. Nutt has no fear when it comes to her latest track “Say”, a powerful anthem that energizes you to be yourself no matter what others think. “Say” is one of 4 songs off Zoë’s new EP “Say What You Wanna Say” and was featured on Apple Music’s “Best New Americana Songs” list as well as their “New In Americana” playlist. Nutt has dealt with progressive hearing loss throughout her life, but has not let that stop her from making music. She uses a hearing aid and cochlear implant to hear. Although hearing loss is a prominent part of her life, she does not let that define her music. Her work finds itself meshed between Americana, Country, Blues and Alternative with her latest EP co-produced by Zoë herself and Oran Thornton.
Jess Klein w/ Couldn’t Be Happiers
Over a career that spans two decades and has won her a devoted worldwide fan base, Jess Klein—who possesses what Mojo magazine calls “one of those voices you want to crawl up close to the speakers to listen to” has pursued a remarkable creative evolution that’s seen her dig ever deeper for resonant emotional insights, while continuing to refine her eloquently melodic, effortlessly accessible songcraft. Jon Pareles of The New York Times calls her “a songwriter with a voice of unblinking tenacity…who finds parables in the everyday and also finds humanity behind the archetypal”
French Cassettes w/ Mellow Swells
French Cassettes music is filled with winding melodies that pop up unexpectedly but grab hold and don’t let go… and may leave you asking “who needs hands with hooks like these?” The harmony-driven power-pop quartet’s new LP, Rolodex, was conceived beneath a stairwell in the band’s adopted hometown of San Francisco, where frontman Scott Huerta spent months staying up until 4 am, obsessing over elaborate demos that would eventually become his band’s sophomore album. “I adopted the mentality, which was probably unhealthy, that every song I wrote needed to be my favorite song,” he remembers. “I lost my mind so many times in the middle of the night.” The album was self-recorded by lead guitarist Mackenzie Bunch in just about every corner of the Bay Area, and the songs that were eventually stitched together are hook-filled and rooted in pop. But they’re also layered and intricate recordings: complex vocal harmonies and counter-harmonies, Rob Mills’ inventive percussion, Thomas’ (Scott’s brother) honey-coated basslines, and every shade of clean and fuzzy guitars stacked up like an orchestra. These uncommonly majestic, esoteric pop forms serve as the perfect delivery service for Huerta’s playful and verbose lyrics, which are often presented as semi-autobiographical puzzles. Taken together, the eight tracks and 24 minutes that make up Rolodex are an epic statement of purpose in a decidedly taut package.*************************Mellow Swells is a band from the triangle area that soar blasts funk, rock, and intense improvisation to its listeners. Their influences range from traditional music all the way to modern funk/pop. Expect to get beef blasted by some low end bass, sweaty by some deep grooves, and slapped by soulful vocals and soaring riffs.
Maia Kamil Album Release Show
Maia’s music is a result of a free and open-hearted devotion to the search for truth. Her songs are raw, heartfelt, moving, and catchy. Maia transports you worlds away—the trees of the blue ridge, the Dead Sea, breaking bread with the ancestors—while simultaneously giving the sense of sitting around the campfire singing familiar songs with good friends.
The Wildwoods
The Wildwoods are an enchanting Folk/Americana trio based in Lincoln, Nebraska, whose flowing songwriting tandem has been praised by Paste Magazine as “focused and charmingly human”. The Wildwoods’ delicate melodies and descriptive lyrics come from nature, love, experiences from the road, and growing up in Nebraska. Comprised of husband and wife team Noah (guitar) and Chloe Gose (violin), as well as long-time friend Andrew Vaggalis (bass), The Wildwoods draw inspiration from a wide range of influences including the styles of: Watchhouse, The Decemberists, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Peter, Paul, & Mary, Nickel Creek, Joni Mitchell, and Gregory Alan Isakov. The folk/Americana trio work to harmoniously and delicately blend their voices to create a sound so nostalgic that you may find yourself dreaming and longing for those sweet memories from your former days.
WEEKEND EXCURSION UNPLUGGED
A special acoustic evening with Weekend Excursion!
Old Heavy Hands Night 1
OLD HEAVY HANDS ARE BACK!!!2 nights of the boys on Saturday April 22nd and Sunday April 23rd!Dogwood Tales are the supporting act for Saturday the 22nd!We hope you’re as excited as we are!
Old Heavy Hands Night 2
OLD HEAVY HANDS NIGHT 2!An acoustic evening with our friends, Old Heavy Hands with support from John Charles Dwyer!
