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Lineup Announcement for 4th Annual Atlanta’s Holiday Hootenanny!

28 Oct

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TDawg Presents is thrilled to announce the initial lineup for the 4th edition of Atlanta’s Holiday Hootenanny!  There will be just a handful of musicians added to this list in the next month or so, so stay tuned!  This concert is for a great cause in Atlanta Habitat for Humanity.  I personally have become more involved with Atlanta Habitat over the last few years indirectly through my catering work and very much feel the difference that this wonderful organization and the people involved make in a family’s life.

Venue: Terminal West at King Plow Arts Center

Admission: $25 adv/$30 door (advance tix available soon)

Door 6pm, Showtime 7pm, Silent Auction begins at 5:30pm in the Stationside Restaurant

LINEUP: Papa Mali, Col. Bruce Hampton, Delta Moon, Grant Green Jr., Rev. Jeff Mosier, Johnny Knapp, Yonrico Scott, Deep Blue Sun, Gaurav Malhotra, more TBA!!!

Emcee: From 97.1FM The River Kaedy Kiely, Wildman Steve

Ambassador of Good Will: Spike Brantley

Stay tuned for more information coming soon – PLEASE spread the good word, round up your friends and family for an absolutely incredible evening of music and fun, and all the while supporting Atlanta Habitat!  HOOT HOOT!!

TDawg Presents Oct/Nov/Holiday Hoot!

6 Oct

Well, that Hootenanny sure was fun wasn’t it!?  Funny how Hoots occur, without fail, exactly when you really need that energy the most.  I know that I’m certainly still feeling the fresh grooves that WE created at the Hootenanny!  The Hootenanny movement is unique in that it combines that festivaaal vibe with the feeling that you’re at an exclusive private party, and it works for everyone involved.  HOOOOOTENANNY!!!

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COMING UP this month on Sunday October 26, TDawg Presents a special Sunday evening triple bill at the Red Light Cafe featuring The Ragbirds, songwriter duo Shawn Spencer & Colin Vinson (from Seven Handle Circus), and Battlefield Collective.  It’s an early show, with doors at 6:30pm, showtime at 7:20pm, and The Ragbirds will take the stage about 9pm.  Grab a sitter for the evening (if you have to!) and reward yourself with a nice evening out and some FANTASTIC music.  ADVANCE TICKETS are $15/$18 Door.  Do yourselves and the show a favor and get your tickets ahead of time – well worth taking the time to do so!

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Secondhand Swagger(3)  Major & the Monbacks

Coming in November, TDawg Presents is excited to bring Secondhand Swagger and their homemade brand of Southern-fried Soul & Norfolk, VA’s favorite rock’n’soul revue Major & The Monbacks to the Red Light Cafe on Thursday, November 13 for a night of old school funk!  Adv tix $10 ($12 Door) will be available soon!  Doors 8pm, Showtime 9pm.  Let’s blow the roof off the place!

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Before you know it, we’re gonna be having the holiday office party of the year in the form of The 4th Annual Atlanta’s Holiday Hootenanny on Sunday, December 21 at Terminal West!  Once again, and hopefully for many years to come, the concert is a Benefit for Atlanta Habitat for Humanity and there will be a silent auction taking place before and during the event.

Stay tuned for complete details, including advance ticket info.  Initial lineup to be announced soon, with some familiar faces and some fresh ones interspersed amongst to make this Holiday Hoot the finest yet!

Here’s how last year’s ended, just like they’ve all ended yet different.  Can’t wait y’all!

Artist Showcase: Hannah Zale, Folk Soul Revival (performing at Red Light Cafe Sat 9/6)

4 Sep

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Doors 8pm, Showtime 9, PURCHASE TICKETS

Check out this dyamite, raw recording of a collaboration called The Pussywillows that features Hannah Zale and Carly Gibson.  Catch Hannah opening the show for Folk Soul Revival on Saturday night, September 6, at the Red Light Cafe, 553 Amsterdam Ave. in Atlanta, GA, starting shortly after 9pm.  You can also catch her at TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenanny on Saturday, September 20!

If you are open-minded and KNOW that Saturday night is going to be an incredible night of new music, you’ll be excited to join “The Congregation”, the rabid fan-base of Folk Soul Revival.  They certainly know a good thing when it hits them!  Enjoy this video of Folk Soul Revival tearing it up on the song “Jawbone Blues” off of their latest album Prompting the Dapperness

 

 

Hootenanny time is almost upon us! Artist preview: Secondhand Swagger, Sam French

3 Sep

Wow y’all!  We sure have rounded that corner quickly, and the 17th installment of TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenanny is just about here!  I hope everyone had a great Labor Day weekend and that your team won! 😉

Now that we’re into September and just over two weeks out, you can clear your head for a moment and realize that you not only WANT to go to Hootenanny, but you also NEED to go!  The amazing energy that is created at Cherokee Farms – the camaraderie of your friends, camping neighbors and musicians – the spontaneity of the jams – the amazing flow of this tightly wound small festie that releases a giant multi-layered musical explosion – the knowledge that you WILL hear something you’ve not heard before and it will make an impact on your already impeccable musical tastes.  These are all great qualities of what a Hootenanny is at the core, a joyful healing and re-energizing experience for the mind, body and soul.  TICKETS & LODGING INFO

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Speaking of soul, check out this southern soulful groove laid down by Secondhand SwaggerThese folks will be rockin’ the infamous “Happy Hour Set” from 5-6:30PM on SAT Sept 20!  And folks, the musical mojo will kickin’ hard that day! 

For those of you who are not familiar with Sam French, well that’s a great reason to show up on Friday night, September 19, at the Hootenanny!  This man is drenched in southern, his style genuine, and his product real.  Ted Norton, guitarist for The Grapes, will be joining Sam’s band that night and also be around all weekend long sitting in as an artist-at-large.  Below is some fine video of Sam and his band performing an original, “Few Regrets”.  Enjoy!

Spread the good word to your friends and family, y’all, as HOOT #17 promises to be as good as advertised!  HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTENANNY!!!

 

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!

Thanks for a GREAT Hoot! The Duhks on May 1!

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Saturday, April 5, late morning from the hilltop!

The consensus speaks loud and clear that the 16th edition of TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenanny was completely transcendent on so many levels.  The musical energy seemed to flow seamlessly throughout the grounds, and EVERYONE in attendance had their groove on from start to finish.  Every performance was a highlight in one way or another, and Big Daddy Love especially has raised the bar for the Friday night showcase set.  They rocked it for 3 1/2 hours with special guests throughout to our strongest Friday night crowd yet.  The weather cleared and we knew we were in for a special weekend, and we ended up having our largest crowd since spring of 2012!  Please mark your calendars for FRI/SAT SEPT 19-20 for the 17th edition of TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenanny!!!

THANKS especially to EVERYONE directly involved in the Hootenanny process: my darlin’ wife Stephanie, Tamara and the box office posse, Linda & Ben, Drew and the kitchen crew, Paul Diaz & Tree Sound Studios, the amazing folks from Music On Main Street, Wildman Steve & Spike, and of course Smokey & Debbie, without whom we wouldn’t even be able to use the beautiful property known as Cherokee Farms and whose generosity permeates throughout the land!  Last and absolutely not least, THANKS to the musicians who give it their all and YOU, the audience, who responds so resoundingly well to those said musicians, creating a constant whirlwind of musical magic & mayhem!

We are fortunate to have some amazing artists involved in the Hootenanny movement.  The fun continues as we incorporate the likes of Seven Handle Circus, Moontower, Copious Jones, Strung Like A Horse, Big Daddy Love, and High Strung String Band back into the mix of future TDawg’s Back Porch Hootenannies while keeping it fresh each and every time.  The basic principle behind the Hootenanny is to always KNOW that you’ll leave Cherokee Farms on that Sunday following the Hoot feeling refreshed and recharged in your world and anxiously awaiting the next one!  Please spread the good word and bring your friends the next Hootenanny on September 19-20 at Cherokee Farms!

Meanwhile the next TDawg Presents show on the calendar is Thursday May 1 at the Red Light Cafe for An Evening w/ The Duhks.  Special guest TBA soon!  Showtime 8pm, doors 7pm.

Some live footage of The Ragbirds (10/3) & Strung Like A Horse (10/5)

2 Oct

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Happy Hump Day everyone!  Thought you’d enjoy a couple of fun videos from The Ragbirds & Strung Like A Horse to help you through the day.  I hope you can make it out to these shows!  Both early, both manageable!   

The first is “Lucky Rhythm” by The Ragbirds at the Summercamp Music Festival earlier this year w/ a quite a festive late night crowd.  While our show will be the polar opposite time-wise, they’re gonna have quite a groove going in the cozy confines of the Red Light Cafe!

The second is “Horizontal” by Strung Like A Horse from Scenic City Roots this past summer.  Y’all Music On Main Street is a BYOB venue, and you can bring your dinner picnic set up, and it’s a great venue for kids!

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The Ragbirds

THURSDAY, October 3, 8PM

The Red Light Cafe, 553 Amsterdam Ave., 404.874.7828

$12 adv/$15 door

Advance tickets

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Strung Like A Horse

Saturday, October 5, 7pm, $10

Music On Main Street

113 Main St NW, Lilburn, GA 30047, 770.609.6393