JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING

The son of the late, great Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, Jason Bonham has stepped in to help keep his father's memory alive. In 1988, Jason took his father's spot in Led Zeppelin’s first-ever televised reunion at the Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary concert. He also played the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert with original band members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones.

Scotty Mccreery

One of the most successful American Idol winners since the show's inception, Scotty McCreery has carved out a remarkable career in country music thanks to memorable hits like "Five More Minutes," "I Love You This Big" and "Feelin' It." His latest album, Same Truck, features the gold-certified singles "You Time" and "Damn Straight," plus the current chart smash, "It Matters to Her."

GIN BLOSSOMS & SUGAR RAY with Tonic & Fastball

Get ready to relive the magic of 90's rock music all over again with two of the era's biggest bands, Gin Blossoms and Sugar Ray. The former burst onto the scene in 1992 via their multi-platinum debut New Miserable Experience featuring "Hey Jealousy" and "Found Out About You"; the latter hit big five years later with "Fly" and a string of charting singles, including "Every Morning."

One of the true icons of indie rock, Ryan Adams left the popular alt-country band Whiskeytown in 2000 and embarked on a prolific solo career peppered with critically-acclaimed albums, including Heartbreaker, Gold and a song-for-song cover of Taylor Swift's 1989. Over the last three years alone, he's put out nine records, ranging from the 80's-inspired FM to an acoustic rendering of Oasis' Morning Glory .

BRUCE HORNSBY & THE NOISEMAKERS

VICTORY THEATRE / SEPTEMBER 12

Celebrating the 25th anniversary of his groundbreaking 1998 double album, Spirit Trail, Bruce Hornsby remains an important figure in the rock and jazz worlds nearly 50 years after arriving on the scene. The supremely accomplished musician is best known for the top-five hits "The Way It Is" and "Mandolin Rain," both released in 1986, along with his many collaborations.

Cheap Trick

VICTORY THEATRE / SEPTEMBER 15

The quintessential rock band, Cheap Trick towers above the rest, claiming a singular 50-year career packed with incredible songs and unforgettable live performances. Best known for such genre-defining hits as "I Want You to Want Me," "Surrender," "Dream Police" and "The Flame," the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers just keep kicking butt with their infectious melodies and wild shows.

SINGER TIERINII JACKSON ON HER ELECTRIC STAGE PRESENCE, CREATING THE MOTOWNINSPIRED "CONTROL," COVERING A GENESIS SONG AND MORE

Claiming one of the crazier origin stories of any band in recent memory, Southern Avenue's spark was lit when Israeli-born guitarist Ori Naftaly traveled some 7,000 miles to Memphis, Tennessee, for the annual International Blues Challenge (IBC) in 2013. Fate then intervened and put him in the company of the area's most accomplished singer, Tierinii Jackson, eventually leading to the formation of a truly dynamic band with a gift for whipping up elements of funk, roots music, blues and soul into an intoxicating brew. After reaching the finals of the 2016 IBC, Southern Avenue - also featuring Tierinii's sister Tikyra on drums, plus keyboardist Jeremy Powell and bassist Evan Sarver - signed with the legendary Stax Records and released their debut album the following year to much acclaim. But it was the group's live show that really made headlines due in large part to Jackson's electric stage presence.

Seven years and two albums later (including the GRAMMY-nominated Keep On), the band just keeps going from strength to strength - and Jackson remains an unstoppable tornado of activity behind the mic. Unexpectedly, Southern Avenue recently dropped an achingly soulful cover of the 1983 Genesis classic, "That's All," a brilliant choice of song that highlights the group's diverse tastes and ability to key into virtually any genre of music. Rest assured their instrumental prowess and incomparable performance chops will be on full display this month at the Lincoln Amphitheatre with a special opening set at 6:30 p.m. by longtime tri-state favorite, the Jason Lee McKinney Band.

Jackson kindly spoke with News 4U ahead of the show.

You truly are a tornado of activity on stage - your moves bring to mind Beyoncé, in particular. Where does this force of nature- style performance come from?

I grew up just madly in love with Beyoncé since I was eight. [But] I wasn't allowed to listen to Beyoncé. I'm under the radar having all this sh*t from my parents, but it was something that I just grew to love - I wanted to be a performing artist but was not allowed to dance [due to my parents' religious beliefs]. I would get whooped if I did anything other than clap my hands - I couldn't even snap my fingers. So if you can imagine a child that's spent what seems like a lifetime not being able to move my body in celebration of life and happiness; I never got that freedom until I was of age and actually had my own platform that allowed me to do that. On stage I'm a tornado - I can't stop because I'm dancing like it's my last dance, because I know what it feels like to not be able to do it. And I know one day I'll probably hurt myself - but I have to live in the moment [laughs].

Years ago, it was rare to see a female drummer in a band - though it's more common now. What inspired Tikyra to get behind the kit?

Well, again, we were raised in the church and my parents wouldn't allow us to go anywhere or do anything - no football games, no dances; so all we did was stay in the house and play music. We had a music room with, like, all the instruments. We had an organ and a keyboard; we had a drum and congas; we had guitars; we had bass. So automatically we would just pick an instrument and we would jam for fun because we couldn't leave the house. So, my older brother - the only brother I have - is a drummer and he basically saw that Tikyra had time at an early age; I was the first person to see it. She had, like, some poise when she was beating on the floor with these plastic sticks - she was really, really young, probably about three or four years old and I saw that and knew that she was going to be a drummer. And then I guess maybe three years later my brother took her under his wing and showed her how to play drums. She can run circles around him on a good day.

What do your parents think of the band now?

In the beginning, they had this fear of God in them so they weren't going to come see the shows. Early on in the beginning of my journey, it caused a real problem with our relationship - between me and my parents. Slowly, it's been a healing process. I think when we got the GRAMMY nomination, it was the first time they allowed themselves to be proud of us without feeling shame, you know, without being afraid of what the church would do to them or say. Yeah, they're not too involved, but they support me in every way that they can. And I accept that; I appreciate what they're doing for me.

"Control" from 2021's Be the Love You Want is a standout track with a serious Motown vibe. How did that one come about?

I was on my way to the gym and I was listening to Isaac Hayes - can't remember what song... and I didn't want to go to the gym, I didn't want to go in - I was tired and didn't want to do it. So I sat in the parking lot and I wrote "Control" - that's basically how a lot of my songs come together. When I'm feeling down and discouraged, I have to write myself out of a bad place. So that's why our songs are inspirational - "Control" came from me just feeling like I didn't have it in me. I didn't reach my goal that day, but you gotta do what you gotta do. So I skipped the gym that day because I was so excited about the song and immediately got to work on it with Ori. And by the end of the day we had the song.

The decision to cover a Genesis song - especially one that's quite dark - was unexpected but you totally made it your own.

Ori brought the song to us. Whenever we're on the road, Ori takes us on a musical journey [laughs]. It's fun; sometimes it's Israeli songs and he's translating it; sometimes it's... it could be anything. But we listened to this song ["That's All"] and it was just like an idea of, 'we should cover this song.' And I was like, 'yeah, I can sing the f**k out of this song.' So when we had a few days off on tour and there was a studio available, we weren't sure whether to do an original tune or a cover. And then we thought about the Genesis song. But that was all Ori. I'm still discovering new old music because I spent my childhood only listening to... not very much [laughs].

For tickets and more info, visit lincolnamphitheatre.com. The Lincoln Amphitheatre is located at 15032 E. CR 1500 in Lincoln City, IN.