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Holiday Hootenanny Update! FloydFest 14 VIP package in Auction!

11 Dec

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We are gearing up for quite a ride folks – the musicians are mingling, the anticipation is ascending, the mojo is major! The Holiday Hootenanny is going to be an amazing night of jams full of funk, jazz, Blues & Americana, a show you don’t want to miss! And best of all, we get to team up with the amazing folks from Atlanta Habitat for Humanity to bring an event that IS Atlanta. PLEASE make plans to come on out and support a wonderful cause all the while seeing some jams and spontaneous collaborations unique to the moment!

Get your ADVANCE TICKETS now to ensure your spot at this incredibly special night of music! There will be some fine surprises and sit-ins along the way 😎
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TDawg Presents is excited to have on the silent auction tablet a top tier VIP package to FloydFest 14, July 22-26, 2015, on the beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway located at mile marker 170.5 in Floyd County, Virginia! This package includes a pair of VIP (High Roller All-Access) tickets, which will actually be a package that includes 2 HRAA VIP tickets, 1 HRAA tent tag, and 1 HRAA onsite parking pass. In addition, you and a fellow festivarian get fully catered meals, complimentary beer and wine all day, and backstage camping. You get it all—from Wednesday’s SoundCheck Party to Sunday’s AfterParty to Monday’s post-party depression (PPD). All of this and more is a $1,500 value, but worth so much more for the worldly well-being of one’s self! My wife and I have been to several FloydFests over the years, and the journey to get there compounded with the journey that is YOUR festival experience makes this one a destination event you don’t want to miss out on.

The phenomenal Lineup thus far is as follows: EMMYLOU HARRIS, DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS, LEFTOVER SALMON, LORD HURON, KELLER WILLIAMS’ GRATEFUL GRASS WITH JEFF AUSTIN & OTHERS, THE CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD, SHOVELS & ROPE, GREENSKY BLUEGRASS, KELLER WILLIAMS, SAM BUSH BAND, TRIGGER HIPPY, THE DEVIL MAKES THREE, PETER ROWAN’S TWANG ‘AN GROOVE, NICKI BLUHM & THE GRAMBLERS, JEFF AUSTIN BAND, THE LARRY KEEL EXPERIENCE, KELLER AND THE KEELS, SISTER SPARROW & THE DIRTY BIRDS, SWAMP CANDY, ANNABELLE’S CURSE AMERICAN AQUARIUM, FOLK SOUL REVIVAL, AND MANY MORE TBA!!!

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Bassist Kenny Palmer will join in the highly anticipated Blueground Undergrass Reunion performance! Kenny was one of an esteemed few who handled that role flawlessly and effortlessly. He will be joined by Rev. Jeff Mosier, Johnny Mosier, Mark Van Allen, David Blackmon, and Vic Stafford.

The Schedule is as follows:

Atlanta’s Holiday Hootenanny Schedule Released!

4 Dec

Sunday, December 21, 2014
Doors 6PM, Showtime 7PM, Silent Auction 6PM

ADVANCE TICKETS $25/$30 Door

7:00-7:40 Deep Blue Sun
7:50-8:30 Delta Moon
8:40-9:20 Grant Green Jr.
9:30-10:15 Papa Mali
10:25-Midnight Col. Hampton & Johnny Knapp > Blueground Undergrass

I don’t think there is any doubt that the 4th Annual Atlanta’s Holiday Hootenanny, much like the previous editions, is going to be the finest show of year! Get your advance tickets to ensure your presence at a Terminal West that night and know you’re supporting a great cause in Atlanta Habitat!

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Atlanta’s Holiday Hootenanny Poster unveiled!

18 Nov

ADVANCE TICKETS ONLINE

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$25 ADV/$30 Door ADVANCE TICKETS

Jump on board the Holiday Hoot Express right now and help the cause! Please spread the word to your friends and family about this amazing concert experience, all for a wonderful cause ~ Atlanta Habitat for Humanity.

There will be some mighty fine items to bid for during the silent auction as well, so stay tuned!

Blueground Undergrass Reunion at Holiday Hootenanny,Sun 12/21!

14 Nov

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TDawg Presents is excited and proud to add a BLUEGROUND UNDERGRASS REUNION to the lineup for the 4th Annual Atlanta’s Holiday Hootenanny – A Benefit for Atlanta Habitat for Humanity! There might be one more addition to the lineup, but we are set to have what amounts to a rather large jam of these fine musicians, which is also known as a HOOOOOOOTENANNY!

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Blueground Undergrass Reunion
Papa Mali
Col. Bruce Hampton
Grant Green Jr.
Delta Moon
Deep Blue Sun
Johnny Knapp
Yonrico Scott
Bobby Miller
Gaurav Malhotra

I can speak for a lot of folks whose lives have been touched greatly by the music of BGUG and the musicians involved. All are selfless individuals who care about the whole much more than the individual parts. I spent many hours in the car traveling to see these fellas, as did an amazing group of friends. The musicians who will be present as Blueground Undergrass on Sunday, December 21 include the following:

Rev. Jeff Mosier
Johnny Mosier
David Blackmon
Mark Van Allen
Vic Stafford
Edward Hunter

Check out the video below, a promo shot at HarvestFest in 2000:

ADVANCE TICKETS ($25 ADV/$30 Door) can be purchased online at the Terminal West Website and at the Terminal West box office TUES-FRI 11AM-5PM and on show nights.

TDawg Presents Secondhandhand Swagger/Major & The Monbacks 11/13!

10 Nov

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Where: The Red Light Cafe
Time: Doors 8pm, Showtime 9pm
Admission: $10 adv/$12 door

Come on out Thursday night for a rockin’ evening of Southern-flavored funk n’ soul y’all! I have to say that Secondhand Swagger is one of my favorite new bands in the Atlanta area, and they are sure to bring the house down! Led by frontwoman Abby Wren, this group is gonna bring IT and will have you gettin’ down!

Their counterparts, Major & The Monbacks, are from Norfolk, VA, and are widely recognized as one of the top old-school style soul bands in the region. This is their first time in the ATL so come on out and see for yourselves why there is such a stir about them up around the Virginia Beach area! You’re gonna be hearing some mighty fine horns this night. Awwwwww yeah!

The Ragbirds SUN Oct 26 EARLY SHOW, doors at 6:30pm

25 Oct

TOMORROW night plan on coming out for a special early night at the Red Light Cafe featuring The Ragbirds (9PM), Seven Handle Circus’s own Shawn Spencer & Colin Vinson (8pm), and Battlefield Collective (7:20pm, similar to a Gillian Welch/David Rawlings sound)

$15 adv/$18 door, doors at 6:30pm
ADVANCE TIX

Please enjoy the video below (click on link) from The Ragbirds!

It’s Hoooooootenanny time!

19 Sep

Well folks we’re heading to the mountains now, the weather is going to be amazing this weekend so come on up and enjoy in the music and outdoor lovin’ shenanigans!  Music starts tonight at 9:30 PM with Sam French & Friends, tomorrow at 12:30PM with Hannah Zale!  Please feel free to stay as long as you need to on Sunday!

We’re gonna miss our good buddy Ralph Roddenbery this time around, so here’s a gem from last year’s Fall Hoot on the Grateful Fred Stage.  Pushin’ on a Pull Door!

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TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenanny 3 Days Away – Sept 19-20! Artist Preview: Freddy’s Finest & Col. Bruce Hampton

16 Sep

My how time flies!  Here we are the week of the 17th edition of TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenanny y’all!  The temperature will be just right for a big ol’ bonfire, and the music will keep you moving all day and all night!

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If you’ve not had a chance yet to catch Col. Bruce Hampton, mark my words you’re in for a special treat.  His shows seem to always fit the moment, never a weak link.  The Zambi master will bring it on Saturday evening, you know that for certain.  Below is a fun clip from last year’s 3rd Annual Atlanta’s Holiday Hootenanny in December (mark your calendars for SUN DEC 21 and the 4th Annual Holiday Hoot!)

Freddy’s Finest has evolved into quite the funk/jazz ensemble that can really tear it up.  A perfect for the 6:30pm set on the Grateful Fred Stage, and an ideal band to directly precede Col. Bruce!  Check out their Lettuce jam from the Moonshadow Tavern not too long ago.  Let’s just say it’s a very involved jam where each participating musician brings it!

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Cherokee Farms, 2035 Old Mineral Springs Rd., LaFayette, GA 30728

***ADVANCE TICKETS AVAILABLE! 

FRI-SAT Sept 19-20 (incl camping) ~ $50 ADV/$65 GATE

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SAT Sept 20 ONLY (incl camping) ~ $45 ADV/$55 GATE

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SAT DAY PASS (NO camping) ~ $40 GATE.  Kids 12 & under are admitted FREE!  Kids ages 13-16 $20 at gate.  NO DOGS PLEASE!  BYOB

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TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenanny Just One Month Out! Sept 19-20!

20 Aug

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We are just ONE MONTH out from what promises to be one of the finest parties of the fall season in TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenanny! It’s not often that one of the musicians involved (Jared Womack) just won the dobro competition at the nationally renown RockyGrass Bluegrass Festival in Lyons, CO.  It’s not often that the caliber of musicians present all weekend long are so stellar, full of amazing energy from various musical styles including blues, bluegrass, jazz, Americana, Southern rock, and singer-songwriter!  The cross-pollination of musicians is going to be at an extremely high level, so be ready for the unexpected!

**Please consider purchasing your ADVANCE TICKETS NOW to help forward the cause, especially if you know you’re going.  Don’t be bashful – share this event with your friends and family.  They’ll have as much  fun as YOU will!

If camping isn’t your thing necessarily, there are two hotels down the road about two miles that are easy to get to.  Please go to the event page for that and other information including the schedule and links to each artist!

While I don’t anticipate  the legendary Johnny Knapp making the journey to Cherokee Farms to play with Col. Bruce Hampton & The Madrid Express, I can’t resist putting this video on here from the Red Light Cafe in December the night before the Holiday Hootenanny.  A nice Zambi moment for your afternoon.  HOOOOOOOOOOTENANNY!!!

 

TDawg Presents The Ragbirds, SUN Oct 26, 2014

19 Aug

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Doors @ 7PM, Showtime 8PM

Where: The Red Light Cafe

$15 adv/$18 door, advance tix available soon!

TDawg Presents is excited to announce the return of one of the most fantastic and dynamic bands out there nowadays, THE RAGBIRDS!  They will be coming back to the intimate confines of The Red Light Cafe for what promises to be an amazing EARLY night of music!

The Ragbirds draw upon elements of Pop, Rock, Gypsy, Afro-Cuban, Celtic, Middle Eastern and African sounds, with a little Cajun spice in their music.  Led by multi-instrumentalist Erin Zindle, this band can intertwine so many styles of music into a perfect flow that grabs and holds onto you.  Also featuring her brother T. J. Zindle on the guitar and husband Randall Moore on percussion, one can truly feel that family connection.  Below is a video of The Ragbirds performing on Music City Roots in Nashville back in 2012.  Enjoy!

Y’all this really is a night not to be missed – grab a sitter for the kids and give yourselves a break if you need it!