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In or near Fremont County this summer? Check
out the Lander Live concert line up – fantastic
music in beautiful Lander! Lander Live is a
production of the Lander Chamber of Commerce
– call 307.332.3892 or visit landerchamber.org for
more info.
July 18 –
Nikki Lane
Nikki Lane’s stunning third album
Highway Queen, released February
17, 2017, saw the young Nashville
singer emerge as one of country
and rock’s most gifted songwriters.
Co-produced by Lane and fellow
singer-songwriter, Jonathan Tyler,
this emotional tour-de-force was recorded at Matt Pence’s Echo Lab
studio in Denton, Texas as well as at Club Roar with Collin Dupuis
in Nashville, Tennessee. Blending potent lyrics, unbridled blues
guitars and vintage sixties country-pop swagger, Lane’s music
resonates as easily with Lana Del Rey and Jenny Lewis fans as those
of Neil Young and Tom Petty.
August 1 –
Southern Avenue
Southern Avenue
is an American
five-piece funky
blues and soul band
from Memphis,
Tennessee. Formed
in 2015, they took
their name from a
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street in Memphis running from the easternmost part of the city
limits to “Soulsville,” which was the original home of Stax Records.
Memphis’ WEGR Rock 103 described Southern Avenue as “the most
talked about band in Memphis.” Southern Avenue reached the
finals of the International Blues Challenge in 2016. The band won a
Blues Music Award in 2018 for “Best Emerging Artist Album”. Their
self-titled debut album entered the US Billboard Top Blues Albums
Chart at number 6 in February 2017 and reached number 1 on the
iTunes Blues Chart. In 2017-18 the band toured over 15 countries
including Australia, Canada, Scandinavia and more, including
traveling across Europe.
August 15 –
The Wood Brothers
Indeed, The Wood
Brothers’ sixth
outing, One Drop
of Truth, dives
headfirst into a
deep wellspring
of sounds, styles
and influences.
Whereas their
previous outings
have often followed a conceptual and sonic through-line, here the
long-standing trio featuring brothers Oliver and Chris Wood along
with Jano Rix treat each song as if it were its own short film. The
plaintive, country-folk of the album’s opening track “River Takes
the Town” gives way to the the Band-esque Americana soul of
“Happiness Jones.” The wistful ballad “Strange as it Seems” floats
on a cloud of stream of consciousness, standing in stark contrast to
“Sky High” — a Saturday night barnburner built upon stinging slide
guitar funk. “Seasick Emotions” is rife with turmoil, yet “Sparking
Wine” is jaunty and carefree. The end result is undeniably The Wood
Brothers’ most dynamic recording to date.