MARCH 1-14, 2019 • VOL 18, ISSUE #406
EVERYTHING YOU WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE X BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK
11 Q'S WITH CREEK MEDIA'S
TONY DOOLIN
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CRIS JACOBS, THE INTERVIEW PG 20
A CONVERSATION WITH JASON EADY PG 30
INSIDE: FEELS LIKE LOCAL, DO THIS, AND MORE AMERICANA NEWS, NOTIONS & NONSENSE! Layout & Design by M&R Marketing
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RUNNING COMMENTARY I’ve mentioned before that I grew up in the middle of nowhere. No internet or cell phones, no cable or dish television. We didn’t have a record store in town-- heck, we didn’t even have a Wal-mart until I was in high school. Our choice of radio stations was pretty decent. You had the Top 40 pop station, the classic rock station, the Top 40 country station, the ultra-local country station that shared your particular southern accent, the oldies station, and the other classic rock station you could tune in if the sky was just cloudy enough and you held your tongue just right-- they played a little more Bowie, you dig. That was my ‘90s. I rented a lot of VHS tapes from the various gas stations in town. Oh, yeah-- we wouldn’t get a chain rental store until I was nearly out of high school. But I could rent half a dozen tapes on a Friday afternoon at .69 cents a piece from the Texaco. Those movies were my first introduction to music outside of the norm, my first exposure to The Pixies and Leonard Cohen courtesy of Pump Up The Volume, Mojo Nixon in the form of Rock ‘n’ Roll High School Forever (I wouldn’t actually see the original Rock n’ Roll High School until I dated a girl in college who lived off campus and had IFC). I found Lou Reed and the Velvet Underground through The Doors… I didn’t even know that some of these bands were real or that certain actors like Iggy Pop, John Doe, and Tom Waits were musicians. I was fourteen and at the mercy of my step dad’s classic rock record and cassette collection-- and whatever I could find at the K-Mart. Have you ever seen a Camper Van Beethoven album at a K-Mart? That was my ‘90s. When Channel Z came on the air in late ‘92 broadcasting out of Augusta, GA, it was like the whole black and white world was suddenly doused in atomic color-just like when Dorothy looked back on the yellow brick road to Damascus and saw Neil Young and Pearl Jam performing live at the MTV Music Awards… Nirvana, Jane’s Addiction, Dada, Red Hot Chili Peppers, L7, Teenage Fanclub, Matthew Sweet, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails... R.E.M. and the B-52’s-- bands from right down the road in Athens! Channel Z played Cracker and The Ramones, The Smiths, The Cure, and the Violent Femmes. They brought shows to town-- all ages shows-- and I still say that one of the all-time, Top 5 concerts I ever saw was Frente at the Bell Auditorium when their bass rig blew up and Simon and Angie (who was deaf as f--k ‘cause she’d been to a NIN show the night before) decided to just make it an “unplugged” performance for the relatively small but enthusiastic crowd. That was my ‘90s. Before my sophomore more year, the dayglow and Bugle Boys of the late ‘80s/early ‘90s had morphed into plaid and Doc Martens. The whole world felt like the coolest, rocking-est, most angst-ridden music video ever made. My best friend actually had cable, and he would record hours and hours of MTV-- 120 Minutes, Head Banger’s Ball, Unplugged, video blocks, Beavis and Butthead, Liquid Television… We’d hole up with Big 20s of Dr. Pepper, Cool Ranch Doritos, and peanut butter M&Ms, read comics and watched grainy Alice In Chains and Garbage videos. But when it came to leading the charge, nothing beat Channel Z. Every day was a new artist to discover or a band we’d only ever read about but could now experience in all their underground glory. They had the Shriek of The Week-- every Thursday a new song battled it out against a reigning champ. They did A-Z weekends where they’d dig into the vaults for the lowest of fi cuts from New Wave and punk rock n’ roll’s yesteryear. Believe it if you will, but we used to go on dates, park, and just listen to Channel Z. That was my ‘90s. Ridin’ in the red clay dust down Fish Dam Road in the back of an Oldsmobile with Saturday night fresh and barely under the moon, me and my pals howlin’ along to “Laid” by James or “Joey” by Concrete Blonde… I’ve always said that I would never, ever want to do that time again. You couldn’t pay me to go back and relive the awkwardness and ignorance of my teenage years. But put on a little “Wave of Mutilation”? A bit o’ “Somebody To Shove”? Well, some memories hurt in the very best way. No, I wouldn’t return-- but I remember the way the music of that era struck me. I love my alt-country and rockabilly-- that’s who I am to the cherry filled center. But even with tomorrow threatening middle-age and my cool tanks needling on E, there’s an edge in me that’s always lookin’ California and feelin’ Minnesota.
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WHAT'S INSIDE 09 11 Events 13 Upcoming Mayhem Games 14 11 Questions: Tony Doolin 19 Kirk West's 50,000 Shades of Gray 20 Cris Jacobs, The Interview 25 Feels Like Local 29 The Dish 30 A Conversation with Jason Eady 35 Bo Talks 37 Your Story Here..Louise Warren 39 Do This 40 The Creek: Americana News, Notions, and Nonsense 41 The Creek’s Featured Show & Americana Singles Chart 43 Live & Local: Calendar 44 Open Jams & Karaoke 45 Next Issue
27 Eat This: Center Cut
14 11 QUESTIONS: TONY DOOLIN
20 CRIS JACOBS, THE INTERVIEW
30 A CONVERSATION WITH JASON EADY
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Celebrate literacy with the Seuss On The Loose Macon!First Friday event! United Way of Central Georgia, Bibb Community Partnerships, and NewTown Macon are working in collaboration with local businesses-- Just Tap’d, Macon Arts Alliance, Ocmulgee Brewpub, Piedmont Brewery and Kitchen, Travis Jean Emporium, Macon Tennis Association, and the Macon-Bibb Public Library-– to celebrate the work and legacy of Dr. Seuss. Bring your family and friends to have fun and/or register to volunteer with United Way of Central Georgia to pass out free books to children. Together we can have an impact on literacy in Central Georgia. LEADING LADY DOUBLE FEATURE: A 75YEAR LOOK BACK FOR NATIONAL WOMEN’S MONTH 7pm Friday, March 1st The Grand Opera House 651 Mulberry Street, Macon
Check out all the great art galleries open late with special events on First Friday in Downtown Macon! Travis Jean Emporium (522 Cherry Street), Art show by Dina Deason 5pm-9pm, Macon Arts Alliance (486 1st Street) First Friday Reception for Tea Garden 5pm-8pm, The 567 Center for Renewal (456 1st Street), First Friday Opening: Bibb County Schools Student Art Show 6pm-9pm, Ampersand Guild (382 Cherry St) Live painting and open gallery 7pm-9pm, stARTup Studios (1055 Riverside Drive) First Friday Open Studios 8pm-Midnight. SEUSS ON THE LOOSE 5pm-8pm Friday, March 1st Downtown Macon Two fascinating looks at “the modern woman” from a lifetime ago might have you wondering if the world has really changed that much. In Lady in the Dark, Ginger Rogers twists up the Broadway musical comedy formula as an overtaxed publisher succumbing to professional and romantic stress, while in Gaslight, Ingrid Bergman struggles in a very different way to save herself from a husband deliberately trying to drive her insane. Flawless performances from two of Hollywood’s most fearless leading ladies. Tickets are only $5!
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READING ROCKS 11am-2pm Saturday, March 2 Central City Park 115 Willie Smokie Glover Dr, Macon Join Macon-Bibb County Parks and Recreation for a Reading Rocks Family Fun Day! Children of all ages are welcome! Bring the entire family and your favorite books to read in the park. There will be bounce houses, reading stations, book giveaways, face painting, games-- and the library will even be on site signing children and families up for library cards!
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MARDIS GRAS AT JUST TAP’D 2pm-10pm Tuesday, March 5 488 1st St, Macon
We may not be in New Orleans, but we sure can party like we are! Start your night off with one of Just Tap’d’s Cajun inspired pizzas topped with pineapple, green peppers, onion, sausage, mozzarella and drizzled with pesto! Be sure to try one of four Abita beers on draft-- every pint of Abita beer earns you a string of beads! Enter to winner Mardi Gras Mask contest for your chance to win a $50 Just Tap'd gift card! Finish your night with a sweet desert fit for a King-- sweet dough knots topped with house made cream cheese icing and sprinkled in royal colors! FAT TUESDAY AT OCMULGEE BREWPUB 5pm Tuesday, March 5 484 2nd Street, Macon
BLUES TRAVELER LIVE! 8pm Friday, March 8 382 2nd Street, Macon
Over the course of its illustrious career, Blues Traveler has sold more than 10 million combined units worldwide, played over 2,000 live shows in front of more than 30 million people, and, in "Run-Around," had the longest-charting radio single in Billboard history, which earned them a Grammy® for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. Their movie credits include Blues Brothers 2000, Kingpin, Wildflowers and others. A television favorite, they have been featured on Saturday Night Live, Austin City Limits, VH1's Behind the Music and they hold the record for the most appearances of any artist on The Late Show with David Letterman. The Blackfoot Gypsies will open the night. Tickets are $33-$50 and can be purchased at hargraycapitoltheatre.com. KIDFITSTRONG FITNESS CHALLENGE 11am-7pm Saturday, March 9 Central City Park
Join Ocmulgee Brewpub for Fat Tuesday and celebrate Mardi Gras! River Creature Po'boys available all day! Yummy fried crab and lobster on a hoagie roll topped with crispy lettuce, red tomatoes, and our signature pub sauce! Don't forget to leave room for dessert! For one day only, OBP’s New Orleans inspired beignets! Deep fried and covered in powdered sugar! The best part? $4 draught beer all night! MARDI GRAS BLOCK PARTY FEATURING MISS KEELA'S RHYTHMIC JAZZ 6pm-9pm Tuesday, March 5 Travis Jean Emporium 522 Cherry St, Macon Join Travis Jean Emporium for the 3rd Annual Mardi Gras Block Party featuring Miss Keela's Rhythmic Jazz! Beads and parade throws straight from New Orleans!! Come on out for a wonderful night of fun for the whole family!!!
115 Willie Smokie Glover Drive, Macon The KIDFITSTRONG Fitness Challenge is the nations largest mobile fitness event traveling from coast-tocoast dedicated to keeping kids active and healthy. At the KIDFITSTRONG Fitness Challenge, kids of all ages get the opportunity to flex their physical fitness by participating in a completion-based obstacle course designed to challenge speed, strength, agility and overall physical fitness. The event is FREE to the public and features a variety of activities for the whole family to enjoy including active gaming fun for all ages and on-site programming designed to inspire kids and families to live a more active and healthy lifestyle! continued on page 13
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Celebrate First Friday and Read Across America Day! Visit Downtown Macon on March 1st from 5pm-8pm for Seuss On The Loose! Local businesses will be offering Seuss themed activities-- and who knows, you may see some of your favorite Seuss characters!
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CENTRAL GEORGIA FARMERS MARKETS
MACON FILM GUILD PRESENTS: SHOPLIFTERS 2pm, 5pm & 7:30pm Sunday, March 10 355 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Macon Winner of the top prize at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, this latest from director Hirokazu Kore-eda (“Our Little Sister”) investigates what exactly “family” means. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the box office or online at douglasstheatre.org. There will be a discussion of the film after the 2pm showing.
THE MULBERRY MARKET AT TATTNALL SQUARE PARK Wednesdays year round 3:30–6pm 1155 College Street Macon, GA FIRST SATURDAY VILLAGE MARKET IN MERCER VILLAGE 1st Saturdays of the month 9am–3pm 1624 Coleman Ave Macon, GA CENTERVILLE FARMERS MARKET AT CENTER PARK 1st & 3rd Saturdays of the month 8am–12pm 103 E Church Street Centerville, GA WESLEYAN MARKET 2nd Saturday of the month 9am–1pm 4760 Forsyth Rd Macon, GA
MACON MAYHEM AT THE MACON COLISEUM PRINCESS NIGHT 7:35pm, March 1 Macon Mayhem vs Fayetteville Marksmen Fans can dress as their favorite Princess! PUCKS & PAWS 7:35pm, March 2 Macon Mayhem vs Birmingham Bulls CGTC! Mercer! Middle Georgia State! Wesleyan! It’s College Night at the Coliseum!
MACON STATE FARMERS MARKET Monday–Sunday 6am–10pm 2055 Eisenhower Pkwy Macon, GA PERRY FARMERS MARKET Saturdays year round 9am–1pm 901 Carroll Street Perry, GA INTERNATIONAL CITY FARMERS MARKET Thursdays year round 1–6pm Corner of Maple St & Watson Blvd Warner Robins, GA
MILITARY WEEKEND 7:35pm, March 15 Macon Mayhem vs Huntsville Havoc Honoring the men and women who serve our country! Specialty Military Jersey up for auction!
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WITH CREEK MEDIA GENERAL MANAGER
TONY DOOLIN
100.5 The X debuts in Central Georgia at 10:05 am on Friday, March 1st!
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Rock n’ Roll Radio. It’s a thing of gods and monsters subject to good taste, better timing, and the more prurient nature of Olympian and mortal alike. At its heart, rock n’ roll radio was never designed to be static but ever-evolving-- ageless but fluid-- and possibly no decade exploited the rebelliousness of rock more than the 1990s. Whole independent scenes boomed like Wild West cattle towns, nearforgotten Titans were re-animated fresh and more relevant than ever, the new gods of hip-hop joined forces with their metal cousins, and for the first time in an eon, radio was a Gorgon turning the hungry into gold and platinum icons. The X is bringing that mythology back to Macon.
On March 1st, 100.5 The X will go out over Central Georgia’s airwaves to bring excitement and unpredictability back to rock radio. With a focus on ‘90s and early 21st Century alternative rock, The X is set to, as Creek Media General Manager Tony Doolin puts it, “Make you remember when you were cool.” The launch and success of Central Georgia’s first Americana radio station, 100.9 The Creek led Creek Media co-owners Wes Griffith and Rob Evans to consider another adventure. “It was the first thing I’ve ever been a part of that felt like an overnight success,” says Griffith. “It made a whole lot of sense that we could service a whole other genre of music.” A genre that happens to be near and dear to Evans, who as a musician and owner of Star Motel Records, is also the station's chief engineer. “How cool will it be to hear “Fake Plastic Trees” going into “Alison” by Elvis Costello and then R.E.M?” Evans is also quick to point to that kind of unpredictability as one of the biggest attributes of The Creek’s Americana format. “But with The X,” he smiles, “we have the opportunity to give our take on alternative.” As excited as Evans is, one man is even more so. Tony Doolin joined the Creek crew as a consultant in 2016. As he and his wife, Ashley, got to know Macon and the people the new station would be serving, they fell in love with the city as well as The Creek-- and a decision was made. Beginning in radio during his teens, Doolin brought decades of experience and a vision that matched the owners’ of Creek Media. With The Creek, and now with The X, Doolin is looking to continue what he, Evans, and Griffith began nearly three years ago. “This is Tony’s baby,” says Wes Griffith, “and I’m excited about that.”
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Q: We're calling 100.5 The X “Macon's Alternative”. What artists, bands, and eras will The X focus on? A: Primarily 1990 through the mid-2000s. We will definitely have a presence from the great alternative bands of the 80s as well. As the station grows, you will feel the playlist continuing to evolve and expand. If someone doesn’t hear their favorite artist immediately, just give it time.
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Q: What is it about this format that excites you? A: As far as the music is concerned, I programmed this format in the 90s/2000s, so that muscle memory is still there. From a Creek Media perspective, it’s a great fit for our company-- a little edgy, full of attitude and organic. There is ZERO representation for this type of music in the market, and it’s about time Macon had a station that knows how to rock…
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Q: Outside of the general “alternative” programming, what else can we expect from The X? A: LOCAL INVOLVEMENT. Again, let me stress, LOCAL INVOLVEMENT. Just like The Creek, this format may not be your musical cup of tea-- but there will be no doubt that we are tied into the culture of the market.
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Q: The '90s were revolutionary time for independent music as well as film. What are your favorite movies/soundtracks from that decade?
A: If you look at great indie movies that revolutionized the way films are made AND great soundtracks to go along with them, Quentin Tarantino is the winner on both fronts. Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, From Dusk Til Dawn… Nuff said.
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Q: I know you've spent hours upon hours into days working on the music library for The X. Any pleasant “rediscoveries”? Or maybe one or two “I can't believe I owned that!” moments?
A: There were some great one hit wonders from the era that have popped back up through this process. Folk Implosion’s “Natural One” comes to mind and Poe’s “Hey Pretty”… Great songs. Also, The X will be a Creed Free Zone… that being said, I owned a Creed CD at one time in my life.
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Q: Once upon a time, the only choice was radio or record. Today, with so many outlets for music available to consumers, how has Creek Media found success with radio in 2019? A: It’s all about making a connection with listeners and being more than just an outlet for music. You have to bring value as an information and entertainment pipeline with a focus on being hyperlocal. Listeners can get music from a variety of sources, but your station’s overall personality and presentation has to resonate with them.
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Q: If we were going to make an “Empire Recordsesque” film about The X-- who would you cast?
A: Obviously, I would be played by Bradley Cooper. My wife Ashley would be portrayed by Lady Gaga. Past that, I don’t care about the casting-- with the exception of Aaron Irons, who would be played by Ric Flair.
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Q: And would you fill out the soundtrack with choice cuts or put a single artist in charge of the music? A: I would totally put Dave Grohl and Quentin Tarantino in charge of the soundtrack. Delegate, delegate, delegate.
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Q: From a personal standpoint, not professional, what do you hope to achieve with The X? A: Total world domination… But I’ll settle for being a part of the fabric of Macon. We have a great heritage, but I want to continue to have a hand in defining the future.
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Q: Alright, give me your dream '90s festival lineup-- past or present, one day, one stage, from opener to headliner... A: Blind Melon, Sublime, Cranberries, Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, and Nirvana. Obviously, a lineup of great bands whose lead singers we have lost.
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THE Z BEANS STORY BY SHANE BUERSTER
A COFFEE PLANT'S DREAM FOUR IMPORTANT FACTORS FOR GROWTH
We walk into a coffee shop, order our coffee, drink it, then move on. We are set for the day. We have our caffeine, so now, we can be productive. While it is just this simple to some, to others-- not so much. Coffee needs four key variables in order to grow to its fullest potential:
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You may wonder, "Why isn't coffee grown in The Continental United States?" These four variables give you that answer. Between the Tropic of Capricorn and The Tropic of Cancer, runs the coffee belt. The coffee belt is where you will find the world's largest coffee producing nations. Within the belt, high altitude levels have moderate temperatures and mountainous regions have fertile soil. It's a coffee plant's dream. Now, do you know what lies in the middle of the coffee belt? The equator. Do you know what country, when translated, means equator in English? For coffee to be classified as 'specialty', it needs to be grown at altitude levels greater than 4,000 feet high. Thus, the further north you move in latitude, the more difficult this becomes. Think of the Rocky Mountains-it's awfully cold 4,000 feet up. In Ecuador, you have moderate temperatures at altitudes as high as 7,000 feet. One of Z Beans' farms, the farm of Milton Rivadeneira, sits at 7,200 feet in elevation. His plants never experience frost bite and have grown to be robust and free of disease. Furthermore, his coffee plants, which are grown at these high altitudes, produce a denser bean due to less oxygen. These denser beans have more concentrated flavors. Though Ecuador has never been known for its coffee industry, it is only a matter of time before it booms. The pristine growing conditions create a platform for farmers. Our goal is to support the hardworking farmers and create a platform for them. If we can increase awareness of the quality of Ecuadorian coffee, we will increase the quantity demanded. An increase in quantity demanded will spur many other positive benefits, like a decrease in unemployment rates. So, the next time you take a walk into the coffee shop, think about these factors. Do you know where your coffee comes from? Do you know your farmers?
For more Z Beans stories you can find us here: ZBeansCoffee.com Facebook: @ZBeansCoffee Instagram: @ZBeansCoffee Storefront: 1635 Montpelier Avenue, Macon, Georgia 31201 11thHourOnline.com 17
NOW HIRING.
Creek Media LLC is currently accepting resumes for sales positions. Individuals should be self motivated,goal oriented, with the ability to work together as a team. Main job responsibilities will be developing marketing strategies, promotions, events, creating new sales leads and cultivating long term relationships with business partners. Radio and print advertising sales experience is welcomed but not required. Females and minorities are encouraged to apply.
To submit your resume, email ashley@thecreekfm.com Creek Media LLC is an equal opportunity employer.
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50,000 SHADES OF GRAY GEORGE JONES East Texas, 1982
I spent the weekend at George’s ranch for a photo assignment for the Chicago Tribune… What a treat that was! It was actually a shoot with Johnny Cash for the paper. Johnny & June were stayin’ with George and playin’ at his ranch. Me and the writer stayed in the guest house-- whoop, whoop! The Cash shoot was a big success, but the highlight of the weekend was shootin’ George where ever he wanted… This was in his master bedroom. He was stretched out smokin’ a cig when I said, “Come on, George, give a little skin!!” And he did!!!
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THE INTERVIEW
BY AARON IRONS Singer, songwriter, guitarist-- Cris Jacobs has led the life of the rock n’ roll road warrior. Following a decade long run with his Baltimore-based band The Bridge, Cris found a renewed energy and began releasing music on his own beginning with 2012’s Songs for Cats and Dogs. In 2016, the critically acclaimed Dust to Gold found Cris digging into a bluesy mix of styles that showcased his songwriter’s palette as well as his considerable skill with the guitar. On April 12th Cris Jacobs will release his latest effort, Color Where You Are-- a mature, balanced expression of songs that finds Cris making sense of his new role as a father, the wider spectrum of issues that blessing presents, and his continued evolution as an artist. AI- You've got this brand new record coming out, Color Where You Are... You've had some major changes in your life since the last record, Dust To Gold... How'd you get from there to here? CJ- Well... Since we put out Dust To Gold, I've had a daughter and been working real hard with the band. We went in with Dust To Gold, and the band was sort of brand new. We were discovering ourselves in the studio when we made that record. And since then, we put in a lot of miles together, done a lot of shows, and really started to gel. And then like I say, I have a two-year-old daughter as well. Between touring really heavily and being home and being a dad, I managed to squeeze some new songs out as best I could. We went into the studio with some very, very brand new song ideas. I've had such great chemistry and confidence in the band these
days that we kind of fleshed it all out right then and there. You guys decided to produce this whole thing yourselves-- and you say you've been working hard. Is that what led to that decision or was there something deeper behind it? I certainly had full confidence in us to do it. We have a really good rapport as a band. Sometimes producers are called on to be, more or less, babysitters with certain groups. I mean, usually, they're more than that-- but at times you just need somebody to be the clear leader and to be the clear voice of direction. But with us, we're pretty self-sufficient, and we all kind of trust each other to know what to do and not be told what to do. So I had full faith that we'd be able to pull it off because it's not easy to self-produce. Which isn't to say that... We certainly would love to work with producers in the future. Just the way this one came together, it was like, "Oh s--t, it's time for a new record!" You know? Like I said, just the head was down so much just working and being busy at home-- and then I was like, "Man, we better get started!" It wasn't a thing where like, "Hey guys, I have like 25 new songs that I've written that are just sitting around." It was more like, "All right, time to get to work!" And I just started writing and booked the studio time before all the songs were written. I put a gun to my head and said, "Alright, I need to have these songs! I need to have 'em ready 'cause we're workin' here, and now you gotta put out a new record!" And so it was like that this time around, rather than just sitting around waiting for inspiration to strike and
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making a record when I felt like making a record. It was like, if we're doing this, if we're working, we gotta make one-- which is sort of a theme throughout the whole thing, a renewed focus at this stage in my life that I've never really had to be aware of. Before I was a father and in years past, you scheduled things when you feel like scheduling them, wake up when you feel like waking up, and write a song when you feel like writin' a song. And now it's like, "No", you know? I gotta support a family and a band and a career. There's never enough time for anything-- so just put your head down and get to work! And that's what we did with these songs and these sessions. I think our daughters-- I have a daughter-- were born right around the same time, and so I know how much that affected my writing and what was going on. How has that dynamic changed? Did you write on the road before? Do you write more on the road now? Is she helping you write? I can't say that she helps me write yet-- other than just helping with the subject matter and the love in my heart these days, you know? But other than that, I've never been a huge writer on the road. I've done it sometimes in years past, but I do my best work when I'm able to focus at home. The dynamic changed just because it's like, "Okay, I'm scheduling time to write today, tomorrow, Wednesday, these hours of the day..." That's my time that I have to write, and so I sit down in the chair and get to work, which
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is definitely something new for me. It's turning professional and being an adult about it-- and not just kinda, "Maybe I'll, you know, go to the park and get stoned, and maybe I'll have a song fall into my lap or something." You know what I mean? (Laughs) I think a lot of songwriters find the family dynamic challenge the time that it takes to sit down and write a song. Do you feel like your subject matter... Maybe not the subject matter but your perception of things has shifted? Absolutely. Absolutely. I mean, I feel like the stakes are higher and that things mean more to me due to the family dynamics and due to things that are going on in the world, the political dynamics. It feels like a very intense time, feels like a very heavy time and the need for focus on what is important to me... I'm really trying to preserve and hold onto and bring forward my art and have a body of work to show for it one day rather than maybe in years past not having so much pressure... Pressure might not be the right word-- but just having so much at stake, maybe? When you're young and only care about yourself, it's a lot different than when you're a father and there's all kinds of craziness going on in the world. It's just a very different focus. I guess the difference for me is really feeling like I need to make the songs count and not being so offhanded with what I'm trying to say, but really figuring out what it is that I'm trying to say.
How important was it to you with this new album to address, as you say, some of the craziness going on in the world, particularly in the political landscape? I think it's very important to just be aware of it and to make your own assertions from it and to build your own foundations from it. That's as far as I've really tried to go. I mean, I shy away from getting too preachy or soap-boxy with music because I'm not gonna tell anybody what to think. I'm not really trying to do that. I'm not really trying to sway anybody's political opinion just because there's enough of that already going on. It's more of like... deeply processing the things that are going on-and how does that affect me? How does that affect my family? What's the next step? Yeah, we're angry or dissatisfied with what's going on. Well, anybody can be that. Anybody can just lash out and say, "Oh, I f----n' hate Donald Trump," or you love Donald Trump-- but that's not really what I was interested in doing because that's just boring and trite and overdone-- and nobody wants to hear that! But what's the next step? How do you take it beyond that? What are those feelings that are conjured up from the political climate? What is important for you to express? What lessons can we learn moving forward to process it all and be better people? That's really more of what it did to me, rather than just trying to lash out or you know, making a "political" record. It's more trying to go the next step of like, okay, we know this, we know what's going on here, it's crazy. There's chaos, confusion, but what are the lessons we can learn from that-- and then how can we move forward that can be better? Let's switch gears a little bit. I want to go back and ask you specifically about the Neville Jacobs collaboration. That was fun. That was a funky thang... How did you meet Ivan and what put that album in motion?
I was in a band called The Bridge from like 2001 to 2011. We used to do some shows, festivals where we’d cross paths with Dumpstaphunk, [Ivan's] band, so that was like when we first were acquainted. Then I was in New Orleans where I had my first Jazz Fest experience down there, and as I've been known to do during some downtime here and there, I walked into the casino and sat myself down at the poker table because it was about 100 degrees outside, and it's nice and air conditioned in there. So I sat down at the table to play some cards and Ivan, coincidentally, sat right next to me. He's also a poker player. It was like, "Oh, hey man, yeah!" We recognized each other and laughed about the fact that we were both sittin' there gamblin' on our downtime! We actually ended up sitting there for a few hours, playin' some cards, chattin' it up... We kinda saw each other a few more times and then as it would have it, the next time I was down in New Orleans, I walked into the casino, and he was literally the first person I saw! I was like, "Man, let's just exchange numbers!� So we played a little bit more and that's when we were like, "You know what? We should do something, man. Yeah." I mean he would always kind of have me sit in every now and again with Dumpstaphunk-- and he actually sat in with The Bridge the first time we played in New Orleans. He showed up and just hopped up on stage! Yeah, so the musical respect was there and we said, "Let's try to do something one day. Okay, cool." And then the stars aligned where we had some downtime... He was up in Baltimore and able to spend a day or two with me in the studio. There were no expectations. We didn't have to make a record. It was sorta like, "Yeah, man, let's go get some lunch, let's go play some cards. And then we'll go hang out in the studio for a little while." That's what we did and sort of messed around with some raw ideas to see if there was any spark there. And that's really how it started. So it was a very natural, organic friendship and musical collaboration. continued on page 24
It's more of like... deeply processing the things that are going on-- and how does that affect me? How does that affect my family? What's the next step?
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I want to know some of the guitar players that you admire because you've got... You are what I like to refer to as a deliberate guitar player. Every note you play, everywhere you go, it feels like you know exactly where you're going at all times. (Laughs) Well, that's good! I gotcha all fooled then! Man, you know, there's so many guitar players that I admire and that I've been inspired by. I mean, I could go through the general list right off the top of my head... Tony Rice, Doc Watson, Clarence White, Jerry Garcia, Duane Allman, Freddie King, BB King, Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Danny Gatton. I mean. Ry Cooder, Les Montgomery... But there's all that and there's all the concrete shedding that I've done on a lot of those guys. I make a conscious decision to serve the song no matter what, whether that requires a couple notes are a lot of notes. And that's really my approach at this point-- not to like try to fit in my Tony Rice lick or something like that. But it's more like... to really hear it all out in the moment and serve whatever song I'm playing. I've never tried to be a "blues guitarist" or a "bluegrass guitarist" or "rock guitarist". I've never tried to pigeon hole myself. As I do with writing songs and playing guitar, it's all just sort of like... Let it all swirl around into a little melting pot and come out as natural as possible to whatever song I'm playing. That's the approach that I take after having absorbed all of that. So maybe that's what you mean? And I hope that's what you mean! That is what I mean! That's what I intend-- to not show off and be like that kind of player, but more of a player that seems like he's really in the song and just serving the music. That's my goal. Whenever somebody mentions Cris Jacobs, usually in the same breath, the cigar box guitar comes up, and you've got an excellent touch with that particular instrument. Do you actually write on it or does it make its way into the mix later on? I write on it. If I'm gonna do a tune on it, usually, it's because I wrote it on it. Because it's such a funky instrument that only kind of does what it does. The main one I play has three strings, and so the range on it is what it is. And it’s sort of just got this vibe. Most of the stuff that I've done on it is a result of just sitting down and playing it and songs coming out. Who introduced you to the cigar box? Well, I'd always messed around on dobros and lap steels, and I was out in Eugene, Oregon and a buddy of mine-an artist, a craftsman-- he was like, "Hey, check this thing out that I made." And he's not even a player... His name is Braxton Nagle, and he gave me this cigar box guitar. I was like, "Oh, cool. Yeah, whatever," you know? You see those things and you kind of think... Myself, I didn't really expect it to be something that I was going to play to be quite honest. And then I plugged it in. I was like, "Holy s--t, awesome!" So he's made me two more since then. He's got his company up and running now. He makes a bunch of 'em. It's called Brax-Tone Guitars, and he makes all kinds. I've got two others from him that are four string, but something about the little raw, three-stringer that he made me... It was one of the first ones he ever made. It just has so much mojo to it. That's the one I favor.
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Don’t miss Cris Jacobs LIVE on The Creek Stage @ The Rookery Saturday, March 2nd! Purchase tickets in person at The Rookery or online at hargraycapitoltheatre.com!
FEELS LIKE LOCAL
DOWNTOWN AMBASSADORS MAKING A
DIFFERENCE BY SCOTT MITCHELL
THE EXCITEMENT AROUND DOWNTOWN MACON’S REVITALIZATION EFFORTS JUST KEEPS BUILDING. IF YOU HAVE BEEN DOWNTOWN IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, CHANCES ARE YOU HAVE MET OR AT LEAST SEEN THE NEW BID AMBASSADORS HARD AT WORK KEEPING OUR CITY CLEAN AND SAFE. Just to give a little back story, a Business Improvement District (BID) is where the property owners within designated boundaries of a district elect to impose an extra tax to be used for services within the given boundaries. Businesses within the Central Business District of Macon voted and passed our local BID in 2017. Erin Keller, VP for Development with NewTown Macon, serves as the BID Liason. I sat down with Erin this week to find out more about our local BID. “Downtown has become an epicenter of cultural attraction with local eateries, shopping, entertainment, and a place where people gather. With that comes a heightened level of expectations of services that need to be delivered by the district. Thus, the passing of the BID is a pivotal point in the revitalization story of our city where the property owners recognized there was a need and elected to invest to continue making downtown the thriving city center” Keller explained. BID has contracted with a nationally renowned ambassadorial service, Block by Block. They currently operate in 104 urban districts across the United States. Our ambassadors are focused on special enhancement projects and tasks that include keeping our city clean and safe. It is important to note that these services do not replace existing county services. There are three employees that have been concentrating on cleaning the curbs, detailing stickers on the light posts, pressure washing sidewalks, and overall aesthetics of downtown. The next time you are visiting downtown Macon be sure to look for our new BID Ambassadors and thank them for the wonderful job they are doing to help clean up our beautiful downtown! Scott Mitchell is the owner of Travis Jean Emporium and is the co-host of Deconstructing Divas on 100.9 The Creek. He enjoys spending time with his family and furbabies, volunteering, gardening, traveling, watching Broadway shows, and cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs.
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FRIED CHICKEN PICTURED:
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EDGAR’S BISTRO 5171 Eisenhower Pkwy Macon | 478-471-4250 edgarshospitality.com City Chic and a foodie’s dream! Edgar’s Bistro presents a dining experience that nourishes the body and soul. Open for lunch & dinner Monday-Friday, Edgar’s serves as a hands-on training facility for the Culinary students at Helms College’s Polly Long Denton School of Hospitality. Reservations encouraged. L/D $$–$$$ FATTY’S PIZZA 344 2nd St Macon | 478-744-9880 fattyspizzamacon.com Pizza, calzone, wings, & salads. Gluten Free options and delivery to Downtown Macon. L/D $ FINCHER’S BAR-B-Q 3947 Houston Ave Macon | 478-787-4648 5627 Houston Rd Macon | 478-7876947 891 Gray Hwy East Macon | 478-787-4649 519 N. Davis Dr Warner Robins | 478-787-4651 finchersbbqga.net So fine, it went to the moon in ‘69! Delicious Southern barbecue at four locations in Macon and Warner Robins featuring pulled pork, chicken, ribs, burgers, and more. Family owned & operated since 1935! L/D $ H&H 807 Forsyth St Macon | 478-621-7044 handhsoulfood.com “The H” is an institution woven into the fabric of Macon’s history. Since 1959, H&H has kept Macon’s most diverse clientele well-fed with delicious, stick-to-ya-ribs soul food—and is most famous for the unique friendship between founder Mama Louise Hudson and the Allman Brothers Band. B/L $ INGLESIDE VILLAGE PIZZA 2396 Ingleside Ave Macon | 478-750-8488 inglesidevillagepizza.com It doesn’t get any better than IVP! Hand-tossed, homemade dough and fresh toppings, salads, sandwiches, and the sloppiest breadsticks! Voted the best pizza in Central Georgia by readers of the 11th Hour and the Macon Telegraph! 80+ cold, craft beers! L/D/Bar $ JUST TAP’D 488 1st St Macon | 478-599-9951 3123 Watson Blvd | 478-599-9950 justtapd.com Gastropub serving tap brews over the counter & bottles from the shelves, plus hearty bar grub. L/D/Bar $
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PARISH ON CHERRY 580 Cherry St Macon | 478-257-7255 parishoncherry.com Cozy Cajun eatery in a rustic-chic setting dishing up classic Creole fare, such as ‘po boys & gumbo. Outdoor seating available. L/D/Bar $–$$ PIEDMONT BREWERY & KITCHEN 450 3rd St Macon | 478-254-2337 piedmontbrewery.com Eclectic atmosphere with a menu featuring handcrafted beer and honest food. Familyfriendly arcade and outdoor seating available. L/D $–$$ ROLY POLY 624 New St A Macon | 478-745-7659 The Original Rolled Sandwich! Also offering specialty soups & salads. L $ SHANE’S 1592 Forest Hill Road Macon | 478-474-6481 Breakfast served daily, delicious pulled pork bbq and wings smoked on premises, fried chicken, sandwiches, salads, pizza, and more! All served to go. B/L/D $ THE ROOKERY 543 Cherry St Macon | 478-746-8658 rookerymacon.com Legendary downtown eatery offering Southern rock & soul inspired burgers, sandwiches, fresh salads, shakes, daily features, and so much more! Soul Jazz Brunch on Saturdays! Outdoor seating available. L/D $–$$
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A CONVERSATION WITH
By Aaron Irons
Like Jerry Jeff Walker and Ray Benson before him, Jason Eady pilgrimaged to Texas to embrace the legacy of the Lonestar State’s great songwriters and hone his skills. Eady paid his dues in the bars and open mics, forming a style and philosophy that prizes simple, relatable narratives. Enlisting his longtime hero-- songwriter Kevin Welch-- as a producer, Jason Eady has released a series of excellent records that have impressed hardcore traditional country music fans as well as Americana enthusiasts-- and with his latest effort, I Travel On, Eady may have created the perfect album. How’d he do it? Read on... AI- We haven't spoken to you since you've had a new album out-so I wanted to talk about that. I Travel On... I read you wrote all of those songs in a month's time? (Laughs) Yeah, that's right! You and the band went in and set up Sun Records-style just tracked everything live. I like to call that a guerilla record making-- small outfit, strike quick, precision songs, and then you're out. Is it always like that? No, not at all. This was definitely the first time I'd ever done that. Normally, it's the other way around! Normally, you look back when it's to make a record and go, "Well, I think I have enough songs," and then you kind of gather your songs that you've written since the last record. You know, let's put together the best of what I've done over the last year. But this one? I don't know... We were onto something with the band. We had been out on the road touring the record before, and we just kind of came up with this sound-- and I knew we were clickin'. We had played something like 200-something shows that year, and we were just firing on all cylinders. I thought, "This is it. We need to get in a studio and capture this right now." But I wanted it to be original songs, but because we travel so much, I hadn't written anything. We'd just been on the road, so I hadn't written. I just put myself under the gun and I booked a studio-- and I booked Rob and Trey, who are our two guests players that came in. I booked them to come play on the record with us-and had no songs! I booked it for about a month out and had no songs and just trusted that I'd be able to do it. I spent about a month-- once we get off the road-- just writin' every single day. I think what you end up with is... If the cohesiveness of it is there, it's just because everything was written at one time for that record... If that makes sense. 30 MARCH 1-14, 2019
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It was one of those... You have a vision in your head and then when it was coming out in the studio, I thought, "This is exactly it!" And that doesn't happen very often.
You brought up a Trey Hensley and Rob Ickes. I wanted to ask you specifically about them on the record. How did that collaboration come together? Man, I'm a huge fan. We all are-- and it was funny, we knew to make the record we wanted to make, we were going to have to bring in some players because we wanted it to be live. We didn't want to do any overdubs and while our lead player's a great player, he can't play three different things at the same time, you know? So we knew we needed a couple of guys to round it out and guys that could do that live thing. We were racking our brains about who to call, who it should be, and we realized-- as we were talking about it-- that we were listening to their records! And we'd been listening to 'em for the whole year. They were a big part of our year, you know, driving
up and down the road. I thought, "Man, I should just call!" I had met them... I had a show in Kansas City about six months before, and we had all hit it off. And so I just called Trey and said, "Y'all want to do this?" And he said, "Yeah," and they were in on the first phone call and it kind of went from there. It's been really cool havin' 'em. We toured with them this last year as soon as the record came out. They went out on tour with us for about two months. We got to go out and play the songs exactly like we recorded them, which is something I've never been able to do. You know what I mean? It was note-for-note the record because it was exactly what happened in the studio on the road. But those guys are the best-- and I don't say that figuratively. They're literally the best at what they do. They're pretty unbelievable to watch. continued on page 32 11thHourOnline.com 31
Why a straight acoustic record? I've just been into that lately. It was kind of just a challenge. I wanted to see how far I could push that, you know? And I didn't want to make a bluegrass record. It seems like when people hear “acoustic� record, they think either a bluegrass record or like a folk record. I wanted to do an acoustic record that wasn't either one of those. It does have some bluegrass tinges to it, obviously-- but it's got a groove-based part, it's got drums on it. I mean, it definitely doesn't check the boxes for bein' bluegrass. I just wanted to see how far I could push that acoustic envelope-- what kind of sounds we can get, how big of sound we could get with a full band, drums and all. But all acoustic. We just wanted to see what we can do with that. And I just love that style! It just reminds me of growin' up. When I was growing up playin' back home, it was all acoustic and that wasn't on purpose. That's what people had, and everybody would come over to the house and sit around and play music-- and everybody just played acoustic instruments. That's what I grew up on. Was there a time where you were like, "Oh, man, I kind of miss that pedal steel," or "I kind of miss that telecaster," and like, "No, no, no, no! We're going to leave it like this!" No, not on this one. I'm getting there now. I'm thinking I may do something a little different on the next record, but during that process, no, I didn't. It sounded exactly like I wanted it to sound, and I knew it when it was happening. It was one of those... You have a vision in your head and then when it was coming out in the studio, I thought, "This is exactly it!" And that doesn't happen very often. Usually, you, have the sound in your head, and it comes out and it's 90% there, but you know, there's just something that's not quite... Either your vision was off or something, but you didn't quite line up. But this time I knew it, so I was just thrilled that it was happening. But now, I've just had one
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of those careers, and I'm one of those guys that... I do like to change things up. I get a little bored if I just do... As much as I love somebody like Don Williams, who just made the same record for 30 years-- and I love his music and it's comforting, and I wish I could do that-- but you know, I don't think I have that in me. I think I have to keep changing things up or I get a little bored. You had your longtime friend and producer Kevin Welch back for I Travel On. How has that team evolved over the course of a decade now? It's such a cool thing for me to even talk about because he was such a hero of mine growing up, a songwriting hero, man. I was one of those guys that always... The day I bought a record, I looked at the writer credits to see who was writin' what. I don't know why, but it just was always something I was drawn to-- and he was always one of my favorites from way back bein' a teenager. And then I got to meet him, and we got to be friends, and we started working together. He had never produced a record before we worked with him on the first one. So just together we have kind of created this way of making albums that we both really like, you know? And every record we find more and more of it. We zero in, and we think alike. I also love having a producer that's a songwriter. I think that's pretty amazing 'cause he's very aware when we're in the studio, of making sure that people support the lyrics, stay out of the way of the lyrics, that the lyrics get to shine through-- and he understands that because he's a writer. That's really important to me. Speaking of writing, you also have your wife join you, Courtney Patton, on the album. Did you two have any co-writes for this record? We did-- and we haven't it in a while. It's been a couple of records since we've done it. We joke we wrote a lot when we were dating, and we
don't write at all once we're married! But this time, we did write two songs on this record. There's one called "Below the Waterline" and one called "Now or Never". We co-wrote both of those. It's the first two we've co-written in a long time, but it was fun to get to do that again. You've got, on the album, some straight honky tonkers, which I know everybody loves to talk about how great your traditional country music is. You talked about the bluegrass influence-- but then you bring up “Now or Never”... You've got some tracks on there that fall nicely into the catch-all of Americana. What do you prefer? How do you like to look at what you do? Oh, man, I love the term "roots music”. That's my favorite term for it, 'cause I feel like that's what it is. I like stuff that grabs the roots of where things are coming from and sees what else you can do with those roots. I grew up in Mississippi and all kinds of music was comin’ through there, all kinds. Obviously, I grew up on country music-- and bluegrass was a close second-- but there was also R&B, there was soul music coming out of Mississippi, Southern Rock coming out of there. That stuff was all around, and I just latched on to all of that. I love music that comes from... a roots place, you know? Something that's grounded in that. And that doesn't mean that that's all I listened to. I mean, I listen to people that are definitely pushing envelopes and doing things that are different-- and I like that, but it's not me. It's not anything I'll think I'll ever do, but I love listening to it. I love making that kind of roots music-but obviously, anything I ever do is going to be country. That's kind of my ground zero, my number one. That's where it all starts for me. I hate to... I don't want to be the "save country music" guy all the time, but... Well, she needs defendin', sir! Yeah, you know, it's tough for me. I have a hard time when people say, "What kind of music do you make?" It's hard to say country music because there's so many other things that come to people's minds. When you say [mainstream] country music, that's not even close, it's not even in the same ballpark of what I'm doing. It's hard to say country music anymore. But to me, it's country music. That's what I always call it. To go back aways, you've got that great line from "AM Country Heaven" where you say you miss the days when women were ugly and men were all 40-- and that's the juxtaposition because if you look at contemporary, modern Top 40 country music, those are not the images and the sounds that you are were listening to anymore. No, it's not. It's very manufactured now, very market driven. The look comes first, that's for sure. If you walk in and you don't have the look then you're not going to get the deal. You could be Merle Haggard, it doesn't matter. If you don't look like you're supposed to look then that's it. You don't get your chance to even make the record. And that's a shame. Imagine all the guys we consider legends that wouldn't have even had a chance in this climate, you know? I have that exact same conversation all the time. Yeah. Yeah, it's too bad. You brought up something that you're working on now. Are we going to be looking for a straight honky tonker comin' within the next year? (Laughs) I don't know. You know, I'm just now starting to write that one, and I'll kind of see where it goes. I'll tell ya a sound I also really love is... I don't know if you're familiar with JJ Cale, but just kind of... Yeah, the Tulsa Sound. Yeah, that kind of stomp groove stuff. I love that stuff too. So I don't know. I'm toyin' around with some different ideas on this one. It'll be different, but I'm just now startin’ down that road-- and actually, when I'm out next month on this acoustic tour that I'm about to start doing, I'm sure I'll write. It's hard to write when you're on the road with a band, but when you're out by yourself there's a lot of hotel time. I'm sure I'll get a lot of writin' done over this next month too.
So we knew we needed a couple of guys to round it out and guys that could do that live thing. We were racking our brains about who to call, who it should be, and we realized-- as we were talking about it-- that we were listening to their records! And we'd been listening to 'em for the whole year.
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MUSICAL MUSINGS Other than music, I can’t think of many things that have as equal the capacity for miraculous greatness as they do stupendous tragedy. Maybe people, but isn’t that a given? Food has such capacities, but isn’t food just music for your stomach? I would say bowel movements, but that’s gross. And aren’t bowel movements really just music for... Well, you know what... Let’s just move along... No, music is definitely unique, yet profoundly shared. We are bound to the inexorable vibrations that inhabit the sounds and rhythms all around us-- or something like that. Music connects us. I’m not sure if you knew this, but I recently played a show, and while I’m relatively awful and nearly butchered half the obscure New Wave songs I attempted during my set, I was more than pleasantly surprised at how many people appreciated or knew the words to songs I thought would be head-scratchers. Even my beloved Spandau Ballet deep cuts were well received! It felt good to be reminded we are all linked in melodic ways we don’t often realize. Even further back, I can remember the very first albums I bought on my own-- a joyful recollection I’m sure you the reader can easily conjure. I got my parents to take me to the Turtle’s Records on Forsyth Road, where I excitedly spent my gift coin on three cassette tapes: Nirvana’s Nevermind, Pearl Jam’s Ten, and Stone Temple Pilots’ Core. It was right before a weekend-long class field trip, and those cassette tapes got passed around the bus like a porno mag. I don’t even remember where we went that trip, just the bus rides. It was an exciting time, though it probably explains my irritating sense of possessiveness over certain bands later in life.
I would assume this is how it works for everyone, but some of my strongest memories are tangled up around music and musically influenced experiences. My first real concert was when my parents took a group of us to Atlanta to see The Cardigans. My first real real concert-- sans parents-was Primus at the Masquerade, where the speakers were so tall and loud that they swayed like screaming trees in the wind and a roadie had to run up and make sure they were securely stacked! My worst concert experience was an embarrassing display of ego and crowd baiting performed by Everclear at Music Midtown in Atlanta 1999. To be fair, we were only there waiting to see Iggy Pop play the next set. Also, OutKast was just as memorable that year, so it wasn’t all bad. It might be hokey, but music truly is the soundtrack to your life. For the past several years that’s almost the only music my children want to listen to, so I know a lot about soundtracks-- or children’s movie soundtracks anyways. But you have to let it go and try everything. Because even when it’s at its worst, music is awesome! And when it’s at its best, you can’t stop the feeling. But seriously, do make it stop. I did “the floss” to Baby Shark the other day. I need help. Bo Walker is a writer and part-time musician who loves music almost as much as he loves his children.
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By Louise Warren
As part of the 11th Hour’s “Your Story” series, local singer-songwriter Louise Warren shares how a passion for music, as well as a dedication to improving the live others through song, led to her new EP, Surrender. Surrender might seem like a strange title to give my new EP release. You may find yourself visualizing white flags. But to me, it fits perfectly. “Surrender” encapsulates the lessons I’ve lived through over the past few years of my life, navigating the excitement and joy of love and the deepest pain of loss. It seems to work this way every time. When I set forth a concept for a project, I experience and embody that lesson throughout every stage of the creative process. My first album, Lavender Sound, was all about becoming. Every song was written in the time period from my late teens to early twenties and inspired by a moment that transformed me. I gathered each piece, each lesson and created the person you see before you. Surrender has been about unbecoming if you will. Through this project, I had to learn to let all that was unnecessary fall away. I released the false sense of control I have on life’s twists and turns. I surrendered passionately to the moment. I learned with my whole heart that this moment is truly all that we have. I first learned about true surrender while volunteering at the Children’s Hospital through an organization called Songs For Kids. For six years, I knocked on doors, stood by beds, and sang to the sweetest children and their family members. I’d put on my pirate voice for the Spongebob Squarepants theme song. I would dance my heart out while singing “Shake It Off”. And sometimes, if the situation got desperate enough, I would whip out my rendition of “What Does the Fox Say?”, which
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seemed to break a smile in even the most critical kid I encountered. Sometimes, I would just come in and sing a song. Other times, I would stay and chat for a while. It was always guided by the people I served and what their needs were. My ego and need to look cool or “fit in” definitely had to sit outside. It was my experience doing this kind of work that led me to the Macy Easom Cancer Research Foundation and their Singer/Songwriter competition. As a musician, I’m always looking for opportunities to share my songs. As a person, I’m always looking for a chance to grow and give back to others when I can. Music 4 Macy (an offshoot of the foundation) provided me with an opportunity to do both. Most songwriting competitions require a fee for entry but not all of them use the money for pediatric cancer research. It was a no brainer to enter, even if I never made it to semi-finals. When I did, it just doubled my excitement. Another opportunity to play. Another opportunity to connect with songwriters like myself. Another opportunity to give back in whatever way I could. On the day of the finals, we had a full itinerary of workshops from people like Steve Rawls to vocal instructor, Mama Jan. Music 4 Macy wanted all of us to grow and they made a point of investing in us. When I actually won the competition (and the recording time at
Real 2 Reel Studios), I already felt like I had been winning all day long. One of my biggest memories of the night was hearing Macy’s family speak about her life. My father, who was one of my biggest supporters and one of my best friends, had unexpectedly passed the year prior. I recognized their grief and the overwhelming love they felt for Macy. I committed strongly in that moment to help any way that I could. So, we began! I got to share the stage with Chuck Leavell and Edwin McCain for the foundation’s annual fundraising galas. I spent time drinking coffee and playing from my songwriting notebooks to my producers Michael Bateman and Jonathan Beckner while we debated which songs should make the cut. We spent a whirlwind of a week in the studio with the insane talent of Yoel b’nah Yehuda, Jason Pomar, and Nathan Lathouse who brought so much life to my music and pure joy to the process. Later on, Jason Fowler and David Jordan added their own magical touches which had me grinning from ear to ear as I listened back to the masters. Michael and Jonathan made Real 2 Reel studios feel like home to me. They pushed me vocally and musically. When it came time to record “Reach”, a song I wrote only three months after losing my father, they made me feel safe enough to go there, to surrender to the well of emotion inside of
me. When our week was done, I felt like I had learned a year’s worth in that short amount of time. We passed it off to the safe hands of Steve Rawls for mixing and mastering. And it was done. The first track is a love letter to the families I worked with at the Children’s Hospital. The second track, a love letter to a person who once kissed me on a moonlit night. The third song is for my Dad-the man who carried my equipment, bragged to strangers about my songwriting, made me coffee in the morning, and taught me to value myself. I still reach for him and honestly, I always will. I once heard that writing songs could be a bit like having kids. You bring them to life. Then in recording, you watch them grow and raise them right. In sharing and releasing them, I send them off into the world to live a life of their own. So, here they are. I surrender them to you. For more information on the Macy Easom Cancer Research Foundation, visit PrincessMacy.org, and for a copy of Louise Warren’s new EP, Surrender, and to learn more about the artist, go to LouiseWarrenMusic.com.
HAVE YOU GOT A TALE TO TELL? SEND IT TO AARON@THECREEKFM.COM AND YOUR STORY COULD BE HERE TOO! Photos: Surrender EP, Producer Michael Bateman, Louise Warren, and Lisa Easom Howard
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THE FALL LINE Being born and raised in Georgia, I have a healthy knowledge of its famous criminal cases: James Williams killing Danny Hansford, Tara Grinstead’s disappearance, the mysterious Dermond family murders at Lake Oconee. One situation I didn’t know about, however, is the Grady baby kidnappings. Between 1978 and 1996, seven newborns were abducted from Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. Some of them were stolen directly from the hospital, while others were followed home and kidnapped shortly after. Five of the abducted babies were recovered, and two, Tavish Sutton and Raymond Green, are still missing to this day. The Fall Line is a Georgia-based podcast determined to find missing persons in Georgia. Previous seasons of the Fall Line are devoted to the missing Millbrook twins from Augusta and the disappearance of the Bennett siblings of Brunswick, with season 3 focusing on the kidnapped Grady babies. I’ll warn you-- some of the interviews with the families are painful to listen to, but the hope that they will still find their babies is incredibly powerful and inspiring. Check out The Fall Line and spread the word-- the Sutton and Green families need all the help we can give. –Mandy Purvis
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THE CHAMELEON You-- a smart person, a jack-of-all-trades, as they say-- are whisked into a conversation about a topic vastly out of your knowledge... What do you do? Do you slip away quietly, or do you pretend to know what’s going on by catching context clues, feigning confidence and added charm? If you can play along, this game is simple: cards are dealt to 3-8 players, a category is chosen, and one person will be given the chameleon card, unbeknownst to the others. Based off of the cards, a specific topic is chosen out of the category. For example, basketball out of the sports category-but the chameleon will not know the specific topic. Players each take a turn to give an unspecific, yet related sports words such as “foul” and “court.” When the chameleon’s turn comes along (and sometimes you’re first), you also have to say a related word, or your cover will be blown. After everyone says a word, it’s time to guess who was bluffing. Make it believable because even if you said “orange ball” with hesitation, suspicion would arise. –Madelyn Rueter
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So you were watchin’ the Hulu the other day and saw the spot advertising all six seasons of Letterkenny. You file that away in the mental box marked, “Maybe I’ll watch that after I’ve finished the other 47 shows I’m currently streaming,” or the one labeled, “I’ll spend the next 30-50 minutes scrolling through movies and shows and if I don’t find anything else to watch, I’ll watch that.” Consider a mutant strain of Seinfeld and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia was injected with a hillbilly hybrid virus of Friends and Cheers, shake it all up and dump it in rural Ontario and you’ve got Letterkenny. The show follows the trials, tribulations, and general nonsense that permeates the lives of siblings Wayne and Katy, their best friends Daryl and Squirrelly Dan, and a rag tag rogue’s gallery of hockey players, “skids”, de-gens, brawlers, swingers, hicks, and ostrich lovers… Allegedly that is. The humor vaults from subtle to sophomoric to borderline deranged, but there’s an odd morality at play that makes the hicks in the town of Letterkenny heroes. Don’t have Hulu? Letterkenny is certainly worth the one month free trial. Stop scrolling and watch Letterkenny. Pitter patter. –Aaron Irons
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RUBBERNECK, TOADIES Breaking into the music scene in 1994 required a group to be either “grunge” (or close enough for the label to fake that claim), a gyrate-in-unison boy band, or an approachable R&B group with a hit that was radio friendly hit that could still ignite the late night love fire. Toadies were none of those. When the center of the musical needle was drawn to the urban landscape of Seattle, what could a rock trio out of Fort Worth, TX bring to the airwaves? The answer came in the form of the swamp gothic single “Possom Kingdom” from Toadies’ debut album Rubberneck. That single brought The Toadies into the music scene at a time when the musical diversity that had flourished during the first half of the ‘90s was beginning to be funneled into fewer and fewer creative paths. Toadies were not a grunge band, nor were they a rap/rock hybrid such as 311 or reggae-infused like Sublime. Toadies were a modern rock band that generated attitude and dark themes through powerful riffs and the vocal scream of Vaden Todd Lewis. The machismo factor was not handed over to the “Boys Only” club, either. Much like Kim Deal of The Pixies, Toadies’ secret weapon was bassist Lisa Umbarger who locked in with drummer Mark Reznicek to create the band’s driving rhythm. They gained loyal followers by carving their own path with powerful live shows, and few albums remain as solid an example of the era’s excitement as Rubberneck. Toadies are still releasing new albums (2017’s The Lower Side of Uptown is one to add to your playlist), touring, and partnering with Martin House Brewing for annual releases that pay tribute to one of the most enduring bands of the modern rock era. –David Higdon
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AMERICANA NEWS, NOTIONS, AND NONSENSE Marty Stuart and his Fabulous Superlatives will be on tour with the Steve Miller Band this summer-- but if
you can’t wait (and I can’t), see him on 3/22 at the Hargray Capitol Theatre in Macon…
Nick Lowe’s Quality Rock n’ Roll Revue starring Los Straitjackets will be at the Variety Playhouse on 4/3... John Paul White, formerly one half of the Civil Wars, has a new album due out 4/12. The Hurting Kind will undoubtedly find new listeners and challenge longtime fans with a distinctly countrypolitan flourish… Though he’s busy engineering and producing new Macon music with his Star Static Studio, Shawn Williamson is also (re)releasing tracks from his and wife Lacey’s original outfit, Citizen Insane. Look for classic and previously unheard cuts across all your favorite digital platforms...
...And on 5/3 the other half of the Civil Wars, Joy Williams, will release Front Porch-- an acoustic
“I can always tell a suburban/urban rock n’ roller whose now a new outlaw country fanatic… They think Waylon drove around in a old pick up truck listening to Hank Sr. 24/7. Well, he didn’t. He drove a luxury sedan listening to songwriters of all types looking for a song that he could make his own.” Jesse Dayton
driven effort produced by the Milk Carton Kids’ Kenneth Pattengale…
Jesse Dayton’s live album On Fire in Nashville is available now with another release, Mixtape Volume 1, coming this summer. What’s on the mixtape? According to Jesse, some of his favorite songs from Neil Young, Elton John, Gordon Lighfoot, AC/ DC, The Clash, The Cars-- all delivered in a signature tall-walkin’, Beamont, TX twang... 40 MARCH 1-14, 2019
If you’re looking for a prediction, then I suggest you get ready for Christone “Kingfish” Ingram’s Alligator Records debut album KINGFISH on 5/17. Expect that record thrill and make every end-ofthe-year list. Catch Kingfish at Eddie’s Attic on 5/31-- and Wes, if you’re readin’ this, book ‘em now, Boss!
Heck, yeah-- Justin Townes Earle’s new album, The Saint of Lost Causes, is due out on New West Records on 5/24. Recorded at Nashville’s Sound Emporium with producer Adam Bednarik, the lead track, “Ain’t Got No Money”, is a mover and a shaker. Not a lot on JTE’s tour schedule at the moment, but it sure would be cool to have him back in Central GA…
Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings have produced Tanya Tucker’s first new album of original material in seventeen years. While I’m Living will be released alongside a “making-of ” documentary titled Delta Dawn Then and Now: The Return of Tanya Tucker. And since we’re on the subject of Carlile-between that project, her own music, and a possible new Secret Sisters album, it’s a decent bet her three newly won Grammys won’t be lonely when next year’s awards roll around…
Reckless Kelly guitarist David Abeyta played his final show with the band on 2/9 in Waco, TX. Abeyta plans to spend time with his family and “recharge his batteries” after 19 years on the road. As of this writing, no replacement has been named-- but I’d go ahead and get tickets for the Reckless Kelly/Paul Thorn show scheduled at the Hargray Capitol Theatre on 3/30 because whoever it is, I’ll wager it’s going to be spectacular...
If anything is going to get my Ma off her year-round Hallmark Christmas movie binge, it’s the newly announced Netflix anthology, Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings. The series will feature eight episodes (loosely) based on Dolly songs…
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TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND / Hard Case / Fantasy Records/Concord JOSH RITTER / Old Black Magic / Pytheas Records/Thirty Tigers HAYES CARLL / None'ya / Dualtone Records RYAN BINGHAM / Jingle And Go / Axster Bingham/Thirty Tigers SON VOLT / Devil May Care / Transmit Sound Records / Thirty Tigers THE REVIVALISTS / Change / Loma Vista Recordings/Concord Music SHOVELS & ROPE / The Wire / Dualtone Records MANDOLIN ORANGE / The Wolves / Yep Roc Records NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS / Hey Mama / Stax / Concord Music PATTY GRIFFIN / Where I Come From / PGM/Thirty Tigers GREENSKY BLUEGRASS / Do It Alone / Big Blue Zoo/Thirty Tigers NICK WATERHOUSE / Song For Winners / Innovative Leisure LULA WILES / Love Gone Wrong / Smithsonian Folkways Recordings I'M WITH HER / Call My Name / Rounder Records / Concord Music THE CACTUS BLOSSOMS / Please Don't Call Me Crazy / Walkie Talkie Records ROBERT ELLIS / When You're Away / New West Records AMOS LEE / Little Light / Dualtone Records THE STEEL WOODS / All Of These Years / Woods Music/Thirty Tigers RHETT MILLER / Total Disaster / ATO Records ROSANNE CASH / Not Many Miles To Go / Blue Note Records GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV / Dark, Dark, Dark / Dualtone Records SEAN MCCONNELL / I Could Have Been An Angel / Big Picnic Records BEN DICKEY / I Think It's All Different / Dualtone Records GRACE POTTER / I'd Rather Go Blind / BMG BLACKBERRY SMOKE / Run Away From It All (acoustic) / 3 Legged/Thirty Tigers MARK KNOPFLER / Good On You Son / British Grove/Blue Note Records PISTOL ANNIES / Best Years Of My Life / Sony Music STEVE GUNN / Vagabond / Matador Records MERCURY REV (FEATURING MARGO PRICE) / Sermon / Partisan Records/Co-Sign JASON EADY / I Lost My Mind In Carolina / Old Guitar Records SHOOK TWINS / What Have We Done / Dutch Records OUR NATIVE DAUGHTERS (FEATURING RHIANNON GHIDDENS, AMYTHYST KIA, 11thHourOnline.com ALLISON RUSSELL & LEYLA MCCALLA) / Black Myself / Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 41 11thHourOnline.com 41 JOY WILLIAMS / Front Porch / Sensibility Recordings/Thirty Tigers
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REBOOT RETROCADE & BAR Question Quest Trivia 7:30pm
PUB 96 (BONAIRE) DJ Salty & Friends 9pm REBOOT RETROCADE & BAR Big Kids Brunch 1pm
ROCO’S BAR (BONAIRE) Jim Jam Karaoke & Dance Party
THURSDAY 3/7 THE BRICK Karaoke 8pm
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PUB 96 (BONAIRE) DJ Jim Jam Karaoke & Dance Party 9pm
JUST TAP'D Brain Blast Trivia 8pm
REBOOT RETROCADE & BAR Big Kids Brunch 1pm
PUB 96 (BONAIRE) Texas Hold 'Em Poker 8pm
SUNDAY 3/10
WEDNESDAY 3/13
A.P.'S HIDDEN HIDEAWAY Big Mike 3pm
PUB 96 (BONAIRE) Legendary Trivia 7pm
REBOOT RETROCADE & BAR Sunday Fun Day 1pm
REBOOT RETROCADE & BAR Question Quest Trivia 7:30pm
TRAVIS JEAN EMPORIUM Sean Williams 12:30pm
THURSDAY 3/14
MONDAY 3/11
THE BRICK Karaoke 8pm
THE BRICK Bingo 8pm
JUST TAP'D Brain Blast Trivia 8pm
PUB 96 (BONAIRE) Happy Hour All Day Free Pool
PUB 96 (BONAIRE) Jim Jam Karaoke & Dance Party 9pm
TUESDAY 3/12
REBOOT RETROCADE & BAR Group Cards Against Humanity 8pmmidnight
GRANT’S LOUNGE Music Therapy Open Mic 9pm
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Feed Your Inner Rock Star
OPEN JAMS & KARAOKE TUESDAY
GRANT’S LOUNGE Music Therapy Open Mic 9pm MELLOW MUSHROOM MACON Holy Shiitake Karaoke 8pm
WEDNESDAY
GRANT'S LOUNGE Open Jam 9pm
THURSDAY THE BRICK 8pm
PUB 96 Jim Jam Karaoke & Dance Party 9pm
FRIDAY
A.P.'S HIDDEN HIDEAWAY Karaoke w/ Jessie Jane 8pm AMPERSAND GUILD Poetry & Spoken Word Every 2nd Friday 7pm $5 (Free for performers) AMPERSAND GUILD Open Mic Night Every 3rd Friday 7pm $5 (Free for performers)
SATURDAY
PUB 96 Jim Jam Karaoke & Dance Party 9pm
SUNDAY
PUB 96 GRANT'S LOUNGE Open Jam 9pm
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