ONSTAGE
Blackberry Smoke The Kentucky Headhunters Levi Lowrey The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA November 27, 2015
The first time I ever heard the band Black-
berry Smoke was in the earliest days of the 21st century. It was back when I was Pub- lisher/Editor of GRITZ Magazine, and I had been asked to help assemble a CD of the best of the new breed of Southern Rock bands (along with a few veterans). It was headed up by Z-Rox and Alice’s Records in Great Britain, and we set about looking for the 12 or 13 best we could find. We had Grinderswitch, South- ern Rock Allstars, Rebel Storm - all good stuff. I remember hearing the track submitted by Blackberry Smoke called “Sanctified.” I told a friend at the office that I believed in my heart of hearts that these guys were going to be superstars. Flash forward fifteen years. The band is
selling out shows left and right, and not un- like the Grateful Dead, they have amassed a
huge fan club (Brothers & Sisters) of devoted followers. I am of a mind that a big chunk of those followers were packed into the sold-out Tabernacle on November 27th. The annual Homecoming for the Atlanta
boys was a huge success from start to finish, beginning with a solo performance by singer- songwriter Levi Lowrey. It was my first expo- sure to Levi’s music, and to tell you how much I loved it, I sought him out backstage after the show to introduce myself and give him a card and ask him to call me to set up an interview. Levi took the stage with just his guitar and
his amazing voice and captivated the audi- ence from the outset. His original songs are all very good, and I look forward to hearing and enjoying his CD’s. The lyrics are intelli- gent and fun, and he backs them with solid playing, not only on guitar, but on violin as well. The end of his set had my jaw dropping open. Playing violin, he put the droning sound of violin onto a digital look, sat it down and picked up the guitar and played over the bed of sound. I had not seen anything like it before. Kind of like Clay Cook meets Pink Floyd. Very impressive.
20
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56 |
Page 57 |
Page 58 |
Page 59 |
Page 60 |
Page 61 |
Page 62 |
Page 63 |
Page 64 |
Page 65 |
Page 66