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February 17, 2016

Drivin' N Cryin', Thomas Wynn & the Believers, Great Peacock

Friday, Feb. 19 @ Georgia Theatre

By Bobby Moore

Photo Credit: Aaron Lee Tasjan

Drivin’ N Cryin’ is best known outside of Georgia for a brief yet fruitful mainstream run, anchored by the title track of the 1991 Island Records disc Fly Me Courageous. On the home front, the hard rockers remain a live staple two decades since their last taste of major label success. Per a 2015 interview with the AJC, the Georgia Music Hall of Famers have played 56 cities and small towns across the state. This selfless desire to play tiny dives, massive amphitheaters and everywhere in between finds Drivin’ N Cryin’ on the same DIY road populated by musicians who likely weren’t alive when the Atlanta rock vets formed in 1985.

Calendar

  • Friday, February 19

    Georgia Theatre

    8 p.m. $15 (adv.), $20 (door). www.georgiatheatre.com

    Drivin' N' Cryin', Thomas Wynn & The Believers, Great Peacock

    DRIVIN' N' CRYIN' Hard Southern music from these legendary Atlanta rockers. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.

    THOMAS WYNN AND THE BELIEVERS This six-piece group from Orlando plays Americana rock infused with Southern soul.

    GREAT PEACOCK Nashville musicians Andrew Nelson and Blount Floyd play Southern-tinged indie folk.

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