Capri on Main

Photo by Billy Chism

These guys have been opening for Avett Bros, Mumford, Old Crow and many more.  Since its inception by Drew Carman and Dylan Solise in early 2006, The Corduroy Road has melded bluegrass, Americana, folk rock, and old-time country with the rawest of live performances. The two, born and raised in the Central Kentucky Bluegrass Region where they learned their craft, now reside in the musical gem of the southeast: Athens, GA.

With the addition of John Cable on drums, Elijah NeeSmith on bass, and Cameron Thomas on electric guitar, The Corduroy Road quickly gained a reputation in Athens as an up and coming band on the scene after sharing the stage with such notable bands including The Avett Brothers, Paleface, The Packway Handle Band, Ian Thomas, Langhorne Slim, Trampled by Turtles and more. 

“The chatty banjo, rolling harmonies, the acoustic guitar and melodic, Southern vocals are the name of the game for the Athens quartet. The music is so damn, well comfy, that the quaint country and roots music peppered with folk rock sounds warmly familiar.”
-Creative Loafing

Opening acts will be Kentucky’s own Drew Boyd backed by Will Moore, Jaron Ferrer and Cody Carpenter. Next up will be Gaffney’s Lee Cutchin “Fat guy with Lil’guitar”,  then to lead you into the main show will be Drew Spencer with “Midnight Fire”.

Hard times have hit us all at some point and now it has fallen on the Byrd family as they pull together to cover funeral expences of the late Micheal Brent Byrd.  On Jan 21st at 8pm, South 85′s own Tracy Wyatt will be hosting a line up that would not take place under normal circumstances for less than $65 a ticket.  For just $10 donation per person, you will be able to see Luke Edwards of Tator Family Traveling Circus, The Kennedy St Band, Black Water Redemption and Bill Noonan and the Barbwires. You will not find many shows with this kind of line up just anywhere.  These bands have come together for a night to give back to those who have gave to them.

This is a full night with 3 bands for all of you who have supported live music. These guys were here back in 2010 and will be back again on Jan 28th. A Word from the band. We are a no-frills quartet. We are what you hear — the music, with many influences. The lyrics are thoughtful and sometimes quirky. From the touch of bluegrass in ABDUCTED to the grunge of DON’T BE QUIET to the beauty of JIMI. We’ve never been overly worried if you liked the music or not because if we didn’t like it, how could we put it out there? We enjoy performing live with energy, humor, theater and activism. Hope you’ll give the songs a listen.

Back in the dead heat of the summer, L Shape Lot feature on HBO Series East Bound & Down, stopped into visit Gaffney. Mixing a healthy amount of musical chops, honest, and creative songwriting, powerful stage presence and well sung four-part harmonies, L Shape Lot creates an original and dynamic American sound based in country, rock, bluegrass and roots/folk music. Their lively sound explores new ground, while still paying homage to their predecessors. L Shape Lot is from Wilmington, NC and consists of four members: Eric Miller (Acoustic guitar, vocals), Alex Lanier (electric, acoustic guitar, vocals) Rick Williams ( 6 string electric bass, upright bass, vocals) and John Kovalski (drums, vocals).

Their high-energy live shows have become a hot ticket at both night clubs and music festivals of all types. This group of veteran musicians has been perfecting their sound for over 8 years.  In 2009, the band completed their second full-length studio release, Looks Like Snow, and earned excellent press and numerous honors including Encore Magazine’s Best Band and The Beat Magazine’s Best Country Band. They have become the go-to roots band in the area for touring national acts, sharing the stage with the Avett Brothers, Peter Frampton, Drew Emmit from Leftover Salmon, Larry Keel and Natural Bridge, Chatham County Line, and most recently Railroad Earth. 2010 finds LSL moving beyond the confines of their coastal stomping grounds to serve up their unique brand of “on your feet” Americana throughout the Southeastern US. Visit them http://www.lshapelot.com/home/ or watch some video L shape back in Aug

Standing Strong is a production of Cable Dickerson who will discuss some of the struggles and accomplishments that take place in today’s marriages. Cable Dickerson is a woman of many passions but her desire and passion to see people happy and in love is what birth out Unity Express. Seeing older couples still walk hand in hand, witnessing the purity and romance of two people just pouring out love onto each other is such a blessing. Cable has always believe that love was a beautiful thing and wanted to make sure she could help to keep it alive in our marriages today. As she pondered on how to do that, Unity Express crossed her mind and thus far she opened her on business. This Company sets out to accomplish its motto everyday ” Marriage and love is a beautiful thing and we are committed in making it stay that way”! Unity Express advertises, promotes and host events that help maintain an abundant marriage. Tickets on sale at http://unityexpress1.eventbrite.com/?s=6585595