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Pivotal Soul is an exciting new project from singer/songwriters Buzz Fawcett of Zanesville, Ohio, and Shana Blake of Charlotte, North Carolina. Their expressive melodies and poignant lyrics fuse coherently to create a sound that’s as smooth as honey, with a hint of R&B, funk, reggae, southern rock, gospel, country, jazz and the blues. The repertoire covers the gamut from emotionally-charged ballads to energetic, danceable grooves.   Buzz and Shana met at a NC function in the summer of 2010, where they had been hired to perform with a menagerie of musicians from north and south. The encounter proved to be pivotal for both. They discovered an obvious similarity in their performance styles, as well as in the themes of their respective compositions and song selections. Two short months later, the universe saw fit to relocate Buzz to the Queen City and the artists immediately began building the foundation that would become Pivotal Soul. The band is backed by veteran guitarist Keith Shamel (Virgo Musik, Daily Soul), bassist Dave Eatman (Bellyful, Automatic Chi), and drummer/percussionist Scott Newell (Vonce, Justice League). 

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With roots deep in the Carolinas, South85 blends country, folk, southern rock, and bluegrass to give you a listening experience that you won’t soon forget. Driven by the original songwriting of Kathy Neal and the voice of Tracy Wyatt, South85 is in a classification all their own – radio worthy songs along with an atmosphere of a back-porch jam.  The marked “cowgirl” attitude and lifestyle exemplified by both Tracy and Kathy is interwoven throughout songs of independence, celebration of the south, hope, and plain old fun. South85’s sound is influenced by southern rock legends like Marshall Tucker Band, the Black Crowes, cross-genre Americana artists Old Crowe Medicine Show, Gillian Welch, and the sweet southern classics such as Tammy Wynette and Loretta Lynn. The band may blend a rocking electric stratocaster with a banjo or ease an acoustic ballad with dobro and mandolin with their varied sounds and themes. CLICK HERE FOR THE FACEBOOK EVENT LINK.

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