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AUGUST
SHOW
Saturday,
August 13th at Shenanigans featuring
JOHNNIE
AND THE LOWDOWNS with THE ATKINSONS
and SCATTERED, SMOTHERED & COVERED
SHENANIGANS
- 4017 MacArthur Ave.
Here's
a little bit about the acts that are playing the August concert
series...
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THE TATERS
 JOHNNIE
AND THE LOWDOWNS
Born in 2001 out of the love of the Blues, Johnnie and The Lowdowns keep true to the roots of Post-War Chicago style Blues, while adding a contemporary twist of their own. With over 55 years of combined professional experience in the band, the members of Johnnie and the Lowdowns know that the song is more important than any one member. It's all about the groove.
While avoiding the obvious and overplayed, Johnnie and The Lowdowns still cover a Who's Who of classic Blues greats, including Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, Elmore James, Jimmy Reed, BB and Albert King and Willie Dixon, while also giving props to some of the more contemporary and urban Blues artists such as JB Hutto, Son Seals, Houndog Taylor and Junior Wells.
Johnnie and The Lowdowns also mixes in a healthy dose of original material, ranging in styles from straight ahead Blues, to Swing and New Orleans, Detroit and Memphis style R&B. The variety of music played will ensure that there is something for everyone, including the dancers in the crowd.
The one compliment they hear the most is "you don't sound like all the other Blues Bands around.” This is a point they are very proud of. They have also developed a reputation of putting on a great live show, playing full out whether it is 20 or 200 in the room. Repeat bookings have become routine once they have played a club.
The band has just released their first full length CD. The CD is being distributed by independent label Digitone Records. It has enjoyed airplay in Virginia as well as having a steady rotation on WNYU in NYC and has gotten airplay in France as well! They are currently looking ahead, polishing their live show and writing new material for future releases. Johnnie and the Lowdowns "Can't Be Satisfied" with being just another local Blues band, and will not stop until they have reached the peak of their musical ability ( for the Blues, that never happens!). Their original slogan still sums it all up. "We got your Blues right here!"
Website: www.johnnieandthelowdowns.com
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THE ATKINSONS
 THE
ATKINSONS
The Atkinsons formed in the fall of 2003 in
Richmond, VA. Their main focus was to write and perform their own brand of
original music, as well as incorporating select cover songs that complement
their Americana style. Rooted in rock, touched by country, and rich in
harmonies, The Atkinsons merge their signature sound with bittersweet tales of
woe and heartbreak. Their originals are written with a hardcore honesty that
chronicles Americas lost and lonely souls and their life struggles and turmoil.
Influences range from Whiskeytown, Old 97s and Son Volt - to Old Crow Medicine
Show, The Avett Brothers and Scott Miller - to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers,
The Rolling Stones and Nirvana. The soulful lyrics and whiskey-stained vocals of
Dickie Wood are complemented with three-part harmonies offered up by Jamie Wood
and Kris Krull. Kris also gives the band a new edge on drums working with Ricky
Breland on bass to create a pounding rhythm section. Combine Mike Ferry's fiddle
with Jeff Williams mandolin, and you got a potent mix of rock and country
creating one kickass rockin' Americana band.
"American
Gothic” (self-released): "Dickie Wood has a lot of words floating
around in his head. That’s the thought that comes to mind listening to the
new release from this ubiquitous Richmond group. Serving the role as lead
singer and guitarist, Wood is accompanied by multi-instrumentalist Jeff
Williams, bassist Ricky Breland, fiddler Mike Ferry, drummer Kris Krull and
percussionist/ vocalist Jamie Wood. Throughout 10 tracks (and a bonus track),
they weave stories of loneliness, desertion, romance, boozing, traveling . . .
very much a cross-section of the American experience. Songs are written
more in the form of rhyming prose than as couplets, which helps bolster the
storytelling. Sonically, the group resembles alt-rock pioneers Uncle Tupelo or early
Ryan Adams. The idea behind the music is well-communicated, and the songs
are executed with precision. The Atkinsons have been performing on Richmond
stages for more than four years, and the time and experience are reflected in
the maturity of this recording."
- Style
Weekly, Local Bin by Josh Bearman June 2007
Website: www.theatkinsons.us
www.myspace.com/theatkinsons
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SCHNITZEL
 SCATTERED,
SMOTHERED & COVERED
Scattered Smothered & Covered – playing tunes since 1999. This ‘acoustic roots’ band from Richmond, Virginia draws its inspiration mainly from American musical
tradition as such as old-time, country blues, and bluegrass. The band also reaches into a wide range of other genres including jazz-swing, classic rock and reggae. A handful of originals thrown in also helps to define their unique, good-time sound.
On mandolin and vocals is Chris Hale, on acoustic guitar is Brett Edwards, and on upright bass is Todd Hipps. With experience playing clubs, street festivals, coffee shops, weddings, and private parties, Scattered Smothered & Covered continues to
entertain a diverse audience with a spirited all-acoustic sound.
Website:
www.scatteredsmothered.com
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