'The Independent Music Show Magazine' January 2025

Gary Jay & The Fire "Riverview Tavern"

GENRE: COUNTRY/AMERICANA

Gary Hoffman (aka Gary Jay) is a 'grassroots country' singer-songwriter. Gary Jay has been playing music for over 50 years and is a veteran of the regional music scene in the DMV (DC MD VA - mid-atlantic).

He has opened for notable acts like Whey Jennings, Craig Campbell, and David Allan Coe, and performed

at numerous festivals and events, from the Gettysburg Wine & Music Festival to the National Cherry

Blossom Festival.

Gary Jay's influences are numerous but his favorite entertainer of all time is Marty Robbins.

As a solo performer or leader of his band, Gary Jay & The FIRE, he's known for bringing energy and

authenticity to grassroots country music.

As the world tries to slow down and spend time with family and friends during the upcoming

holiday season and winter months, Lefroy’s new release “They Don’t Understand” is a timely

reminder to think about and care for our neighbors, even if they’re strangers.

A hit when Sawyer Brown originally released the single in 2005, it may be even more suited to today,

when we see are divisions everywhere we look. The song’s message of coming together, seeing past

differences, understanding, fits in perfectly with the positive and encouraging messages Lefroy tries

to convey through their music.

Johnny Young "Old Dirt Road"

GENRE: COUNTRY

Johnny Young returns with his first single from the forthcoming follow up album

Nashville recording artist and modern day troubadour, Johnny Young has been steadily on the

road in support of his debut solo album and has just released a new single ahead of the

release of his follow up album.

“Old Dirt Road” is a song about life’s twists and turns, ups and downs and how we must live

each day to the fullest because you can never get the time back

Look for Johnnys new record this Spring.

17/January/25

Ridge Banks "Blues Catcher"

AMERICANA/Blues

Following a triumphant year capped by the prestigious "US Artist of the Year" from Elite Music

Awards, Nashville singer-songwriter Ridge Banks is lighting the New Year ablaze with his new

single “Blues Catcher”. This infectious "happy blues" track features a powerhouse lineup of

musicians from both Nashville and the UK.

Co-created by Ridge Banks and author, Tom Stanton “Blues Catcher” was recorded and

masterfully mixed at both Hidden Creek Studios in Nashville under the expertise of Kevin

Grenier and across the pond with Adam Ellis at Deadline Studio in Leicester, UK.

LeFroy "They Don't Understand"

GENRE: Country/Americana

GENRE: BLUES

GENRE: Americana/Pop

GENRE: Pop/Americana

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