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Free Show feat. Boo Ray live at The Hummingbird
His dramatic southern sound will draw you in, his voice will have you hanging on every lyric and his songs will stick with you like a good friend does. Boo Ray is a southern troubadour who has forged & honed his sound in South Georgia honky-tonks, Gulf Coast jukes, Nashville nightclubs & Los Angeles songwriter joints. Hailing from the mountains of Western North Carolina and now spending equal parts time in Nashville, Tennessee; Los Angeles, California; and Athens, Georgia; Boo Ray is set to release his fifth album. Following in the footsteps of southern songwriters who journeyed to Los Angeles like Jerry Reed, Kris Kristofferson and Gram Parsons, Boo Ray headed out west in 2006 after doing a couple of years of steady troubadour work in the southeast. While living in LA, he worked with Noah Shain on a couple of tracks that ended up on his 2010 Americana release Bad News Travels Fast. Sol Philcox produced Boo Ray's 2013 hit outlaw country album Six Weeks In A Motel in Nashville and flew out to Los Angeles to play guitar on Boo Ray's new album. Boo Ray says his approach to writing and making records "is like a dirt track race team, "where the shorthand and elbow-grease of a few close buddies can squeeze another 25 horsepower out of small-block motor to make a scavenged together machine run a little faster each week." Noah Shain has masterfully captured Boo Ray's sound, conjuring a classic Muscle Shoals session; drums stout and close, round hollow bass, guitars growlin' and warm wailin' vocals. His vocal style and his voice as a songwriter are powerful, unassumingly sophisticated and uniquely his own. The new Boo Ray album, Sea Of Lights, is a songwriter's champion, a trucker's sound track and an analog aficionados delight. Shain recorded Sea Of Lights live to 2” tape at his White Buffalo Studio in downtown Los Angeles with an all-star band anchored by Steve Ferrone on drums, Paul Ill on bass, Sol Philcox-Littlefield on guitar, Dallas Kruse on Hammond B3, Smith Curry on pedal steel, and the world-class background vocals of twin brothers Todd and Troy Gardner. "Sea Of Lights is important to me,” Boo Ray explains. "I've been working with these guys for ten years doing one-offs and single-track jobs, and we're all great friends. We got together and cut this new record live-to-tape, everybody standing in the room together with sound baffles & Persian rugs as isolation. We cut 10 songs in 2 days and just had a damned ball doing it! I’m not writing to impress the aficionados or experts. It’s a trucker album, it’s a party album, and I hope it’s a good album to play cards to and a good road trip album."
B.B. Palmer w/ A.J. Gaither OMB live at The Hummingbird in Macon, GA!
Born from the plains of southeast Alabama, amongst the fertile ground in Lee County, B.B. Palmer & Kudzu are one of the few current old school honky-tonk outfits that stay true to the genre of country music. Simple yet intricate, humble yet proud, the band combines early traditional influences of country music (Lefty Frizzell & Hank Williams Sr.) with the likes of modern singer/songwriter influences (Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson). The band has shared the stage with the likes of Alan Jackson, Earth Wind & Fire, Old Crow Medicine Show, and St. Paul & The Broken Bones. Known as Lee County’s finest, BB & crew aim to raise the bar at each venue, whether it be downtown at your local bar, the festival scene, or at the frat house. The band’s set combines the old with the new; original material with the classics that everyone loves. A.J. Gaither OMB will be opening up the show!
80’s Night with Echospeed live at The Hummingbird!
We're celebrating our love for all things 80's on Sat March 23rd! 80's tribute band echospeed will be playing all our favorite songs from one of our favorite decades! We encourage you all to come out and rock your favorite pair of leg warmers and fingerless gloves! Wear your best dress 80's outfit and enter our contest for a chance to win a $100 bar tab!
The Dirty Grass Players live at The Hummingbird in Macon, GA!
Hailing from Baltimore, Md The Dirty Grass Players have established themselves with one toe-tappin’ foot in traditional bluegrass and blazing musicianship that pushes boundaries. Comprised of Josh Ballard on Bass, Alex Berman on Banjo, fiddler Crosby Cofod, Ben Kolakowski with the guitar, and Ryan Rogers on mandolin, this five piece is successfully bringing their growing fan base a down, dirty and heated performance. Their ability to seamlessly transition from downhome bluegrass to spirited improvisation makes each performance unique. Throw in some Allman Brothers, Pink Floyd or a dash of southern rock and you’ll quickly understand what they mean by Dirty Grass. Their self-titled debut CD The Dirty Grass Players captures this energy and as 2017 winner of Charm City Bluegrass & Folk Festival Band Competition clearly indicates, this is just the beginning. Successfully touring the Mid-Atlantic and festival appearances, this year finds the group expanding along the East Coast and building on this momentum. For anyone that enjoys a musical throwdown by skilled musicians its time to get your grass dirty.
Mike & the Moonpies wsg Taylor Hunnicutt live at The Hummingbird in Macon, GA
Heads up #MACON Georgia! Mike and the Moonpies are heading to The Hummingbird Stage & Taproom on March 30 for all the country swagger any one human can handle. Be there! 18+
First Friday feat. Brother Hawk & Magnolia Moon
Better bring a bucket because First Friday on April 5th is going to be a FACE MELTING of a time! We're excited to bring you a night of Rock n' Roll with Brother Hawk and Magnolia Moon!
Thrift Shop Adult Prom at The Hummingbird!
On Saturday April 6th we invite you all to attend our Adult Prom. This year's theme is Thrift Shop! We encourage you all to go out to your local thrift shops and create your own GET UP! This year's Prom Queen & King will be decided by BEST DRESSED! So go out and score yourself some sweet threads for the low low! As an extra bonus! If you bring in your receipt from your thrift shop purchases you'll receive FREE ADMISSION. Go out and support Goodwill Industries of Middle Ga, Salvation Army, and any other thrifty shop!
Amoramora & South Hill Banks live at The Hummingbird in Downtown Macon
Amoramora Featuring an upbeat blend of Funk, Bluegrass, African Highlife and Jazz Fusion, these Rocky Mountain Boys harken back to the early days of the jam-rock scene that just oozed positivity which nurtured bands like Blind Melon, String Cheese Incident, and Strangefolk. Fueled by high-energy improvisation, the undeniable joy this quartet shares onstage and offstage is reflected by their devout and growing fanbase, the Amorheads. Based out of Boulder, CO, the band has a commitment to consistently changing setlists, expanding their already extensive catalog of original material, and stirring the musical gumbo. Along with the deep instrumental blend of guitar, keyboard, trumpet, EWI, bass & drums, all four members are also vocalists. Amoramora played over 100 shows in 60 different cities around the U.S. in 2017 and kept on going, toured to both coasts twice and played two sold-out hometown shows at the Fox Theatre and Boulder Theater. Their song ‘Bloom’ was featured on Sirius XM's Jam On channel, and their song ‘Coming Back’ was featured in Relix Magazine’s August 2017 Issue. South Hill Banks ***Floydfest 17 “On The Rise” Competition Winner*** South Hill Banks – Lance Thomas (vocals, guitar), Eric Horrocks (mandolin, vocals), Ryan Horrocks (banjo, vocals), Dan Fiasconaro (guitar, vocals), and Justin Doyle (upright bass) – have carved a niche for themselves with their jam infused bluegrass sound. Formed in August 2015 in Richmond, Virginia, South Hill Banks pulls from a wide range of influences such as classic rock, jam, blues, to traditional bluegrass to keep audiences entertained with a blend of sounds old and new. Be sure to check out their brand new album "No Time For A Breakdown" out now!
The Twotakes live at The Hummingbird in Downtown Macon
Based out of Atlanta, GA, The Twotakes are an alternative rock band influenced by music ranging from the 60's to present day. Finding a balance between alternative rock with pop-riffs and rock 'n' roll, our debut album, Submarine Races, brings something new to the music scene while paying tribute to the styles we know and love.
Fooligans wsg Added Color live at The Hummingbird in Downtown Macon
We're excited to welcome back local grunge pop band Fooligans with NYC band Added Color on Friday April 19th!