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It is just one day until the Magnolia Roads American Roots Hoedown III Pre-party at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge. It all begins at 5:30pm - don't miss out on Dee's awesome Happy Hour specials - they also have some great food. The full schedule will be posted below, but what you need to know is that you should be at Dee's all night on Friday and at The 5 Spot all night on Saturday. Friday's show is free but there will be a tip jar for the band. Saturday night is just $5.
We have been featuring a different Hoedown artist each day this week. You can read the previous posts about Ben Sparaco, Don Gallardo, and James Scott Bullard.
Today's Featured Artist is Rich Mahan! Read more after the jump.
Here's a preview of some of the artists you will see this weekend:
What is American Roots? Exactly what the moniker sounds like, music that grew from the roots of America. The Magnolia Roads family of artists epitomize American Roots music through their blend of Blues, Country, Funk, Jazz, and a whole lotta Rock and Roll, flavored with the deep grooves of the South and an occasional West Coast psychedelic twirl.
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5:30 Daniel Lawrence Walker (Nashville, TN)
7:15 The Traveling Ones (band - Nashville, TN)
7:55 Allen Thompson (solo - Nashville, TN)
8:45 James Scott Bullard (solo - Mullins, SC)
9:45 Taylor Kropp (band) Nashville, TN)
10:45 Boo Ray (band - Nashville, TN)
11:45 Don Gallardo (band - Nashville, TN)
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6 Arkansas Dave (Austin)
7 Jason Daniels Band (Jackson, MS)
8:05 Rich Mahan (Nashville)
9:20 Mike Younger (Nashville)
10:25 Ben Sparaco and The New Effect (Nashville)
11:40 Bonnie Blue (Jacksonville, FL)
12:45 All-star super jam*
Rich Mahan will take the stage at 8:05pm on Saturday night at The 5 Spot.
Rich Mahan (Nashville, TN) Roots music Buddha, his music conjures a similar vibe to Delbert McClinton, Warren Zevon, Hayes Carll, Little Feat, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, and his favorite, The Grateful Dead, with influences from 70’s FM Rock and Pop radio, as well as Outlaw Country from that same era. He is recording a follow up his to highly acclaimed debut solo release “Blame Bobby Bare.” His new album, “Hot Chicken Wisdom” is slated to be released late 2018.
Mahan answered some questions about his musical background and about the Magnolia Roads American Roots Hoedown III.
1) What is the most personal song you
have? What makes it so personal?
a lot of my songs are about true stories, so in a
sense they are all personal. Momma Found My bong is an honest to God true
story. Doesn't get much more personal than getting busted by your parents
2) Favorite topic to write about?
Why?
Life and love. I love to share the universal
qualities of the human existence in a song.
3) Craziest thing that's ever
happened while on stage (issues, crazy fans, losing power, etc.?)
I think every musician has had their share of bad
gigs where the sound sucked, etc... I just remember the gigs where
everything clicked and the line between the audience and the stage / band just
dissolved. that's magical when that happens
4) Who are your musical influences?
Why?
Whatever moves me and makes me take notice.
It could be the way someone talks, or the way a woman moves her hips when she
walks, or Leo Nocentelli's guitar solo in Dr. John's Right place wrong time.
5) First album you ever bought?
45rpm single of Van Halen's Dance The Night Away
6) First live concert you ever
attended?
Rolling Stones
7) Are you a "superfan" of
any band?
Grateful Dead
8) What is the most valuable lesson
you've learned as a musician? Who taught it to you?
Stick up for yourself and don't let club owners
push you around. Merl Saunders.
9) If you
had to bring two albums with you to listen to for the rest of your life--what
would they be?
The Who - Quadrophenia and Grateful Dead Europe 72
10) What's your dream venue to play?
Royal Albert Hall
11) What’s your favorite food on the
road? (Why?)
BBQ or Mexican food. Because when they
are done right, they are as good and any haute cuisine anywhere
12) Why didn’t you become a banker?
Or, if you weren’t a musician what would you be?
Music is a calling. when you are called it
won't stop until you answer.
13) Bonus?!
What makes you most excited about playing the Magnolia Roads American Roots III
weekend shows?
Getting to hang with a ton of good friends I
haven't seen in a while and playing for an appreciative crowd!
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