The Whiskey Gentry, The Darnell Boys, Folk Soul Revival
Saturday, Apr. 8 @ 40 Watt Club
The Whiskey Gentry
Named after a memorable line in Hunter S. Thompson’s iconic missive from the 1970 Kentucky Derby, Atlanta-based country-rock crew The Whiskey Gentry operates with appropriate levels of decadence and depravity. The group’s new record, Dead Ringer, out this Friday via local label Pitch-a-Tent, showcases a punked-up version of its bluegrass- (and whiskey-) soaked Americana sound. Like Lydia Loveless or the Drive-By Truckers, The Whiskey Gentry uses traditional Southern music as a base for a sneakily innovative and contemporary sound. The band shares Saturday’s 40 Watt bill with Athens folk favorites The Darnell Boys, as well as Virginia country act Folk Soul Revival.
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Saturday, April 8
40 Watt Club
The Whiskey Gentry, The Darnell Boys, Folk Soul Revival
THE WHISKEY GENTRY Toe-tapping, rock-oriented bluegrass band out of Atlanta. See Calendar Pick on p. 20.
THE DARNELL BOYS The Darnell brothers play country blues originals backed by upright bass, singing saw and junkyard percussion.
FOLK SOUL REVIVAL Alt-country/Americana band out of Bristol, VA.
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