Organized by The Stereofly, a music blog that seeks to unite musicians across the Southeast, the Memorial Day Rootsy Revival (this Sunday, May 26th, at the Art Bar) presents an excellent mix of some of the best local and regional roots-rock acts around, with all proceeds benefiting Hidden Wounds, a Midlands based nonprofit that provides counseling to veterans dealing with PTSD.
BLACKLIGHT ROOM
05:00-05:30 The (Hollerin’) River Talkers
06:15-07:00 Black Iron Gathering
07:45-08:45 Co.
09:45-10:45 The Restoration
11:45-12:45 Banditos
OLD TV ROOM
05:30-06:15 Overmountain Men
07:00-07:45 Elim Bolt
08:45-09:45 The Mobros
10:45-11:45 Megan Jean & The KFB
12:45-01:45 Masonjar Menagerie
While featuring many local Columbia bands we here at Jasper are big fans of (The Mobros! The Restoration! Black Iron Gathering! The Hollerin’ River Talkers!) and a couple of Charleston’s most buzzed-about (Company, Elim Bolt), the real draw here is a couple of awesome-but-little known regional acts: the Nashville-based, Birmingham-bred Banditos and Piedmont, NC’s Overmountain Men. The former is a gritty, hard rockin’ honky tonk band with a soulful heart, the latter a casually elegant group that splits the difference between good-time string band and stately folk-rock. Check out the videos below–these are two bands worth turning out for, in addition to the onslaught of local talent that will be populating the twin stages of the Art Bar on Sunday.
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