3-Nights of Big Something at Charleston Pour House
Schedule
Thu Feb 09 2023 at 08:30 pm to Fri Feb 10 2023 at 01:30 am
Location
Charleston Pour House | Charleston, SC
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3 Nights w/ Big Something2.9 • with Abby Bryant & The Echoes
2.10 • with Josh Phillips
2.11 • with Wright Avenue
Charleston Pour House Main Stage
7:30pm Doors/8:30pm Shows
Tickets - $20 Advance/$25 Day of show
Limited/Discounted 3-Night Pass - $50
Tickets ON SALE Friday, November 18th at 10am EST!
Big Something
Fusing elements of rock, pop, funk, and improvisation, Big Something takes listeners on a journey through a myriad of musical styles. It's no secret why this group has quickly become one of the most exciting bands to emerge from the Southeast. Huge rhythms paired with soaring guitars, E.W.I (electronic wind instrument), synths, horns and alluring vocal hooks rise to the top of their infectious collection of songs and represent a sound that has landed the band marquee appearances at Bonnaroo, Peach Music Festival, Lock'n, Summer Camp and Electric Forest as well as critical acclaim from the likes of Billboard, Guitar World, Glide Magazine and Jambase.
With 6 full-length studio albums produced by Grammy-nominee John Custer, and even their own Summer music festival The Big What?, the band has carved out their own niche in the live music community and continues to grow nationally with sold out headlining performances throughout the United States.
Big Something is:
Nick MacDaniels – Guitar, Lead Vocals
Casey Cranford – Sax, EWI
Jesse Hensley – Lead Guitar, Vocals
Josh Kagel – Keys, Trumpet
Doug Marshall – Bass
Ben Vinograd - Drums
Abby Bryant and The Echoes
A music minister’s daughter turned fierce frontwoman, Abby Bryant has cemented her presence as a standout in Americana and soul with her band’s debut album Not Your Little Girl. The 13-track LP features Bryant’s raw vocal talent supported by the confident and dynamic backing group The Echoes and establishes a strong foundation for the band in the world of vintage-inspired Americana and soul rock.
Playing for church services under her father’s direction, Bryant recalls early memories of singing a solo as an angel in a nativity play and backing up the church band in her small-town community near Charlotte, North Carolina. It wasn’t until she attended Appalachian State University that Bryant began to seriously consider a professional career in music. Forming the beginnings of the group with her friend from back home Bailey Faulkner, Bryant merged her love of the sound of soul and American roots music embodied by artists like Etta James and Bonnie Raitt with Faulkner’s similar passion for American blues and Faces-style rock. With these inspirations, Bryant and Faulkner began co-writing songs that would eventually appear on Not Your Little Girl.
After graduating from college and working with a number of part-time band members, the two relocated to Asheville, NC to form a proper band and quickly began heavy touring that kickstarted an organic fanbase throughout the Southeast. “I’ve really had to learn to trust myself and lean into our confidence in the band. There will always be difficult moments, but the thought of giving up or even slowing down has never crossed my mind,” explains Bryant.
Title track “Not Your Little Girl” announces Bryant’s resolve in trusting her judgment and beliefs when faced with adversity. “When I started singing professionally, I was young and vulnerable, and there were a lot of older folks trying to steer my career and life choices. I was done letting myself be in situations where someone would try to control my work or talk down to me,” she recounts. “It took so long for me to say / That I’m not your little girl / I gotta find my very own way / To live in this big old world,” declares Bryant in the song’s powerful chorus.
The album also touches on themes of growing up and leaving home and “having a pretty traditional childhood and needing to build an identity and set of values on my own” describes Bryant. Navigating an often harsh world with a determined and fresh sense of self, Bryant finds comfort in the band’s steady march forward. “And if you feel like you’re dying ... / You just gotta follow your own lead” Bryant affirms on the emphatic rocker “Keep Moving.”
Recorded in the band’s home base of Asheville, NC, the album features Anthony Dorion on bass, John Ginty (Robert Randolph & The Family Band, The Allman Betts Band) on Hammond organ and keys, Jeff Sipe (Col. Bruce Hampton, Leftover Salmon, Susan Tedeschi) on drums, and The Naughty Horns (Nick Ellman, John Culbreth, Ian Bowman) in addition to Faulkner on guitars and Bryant on vocals. Not Your Little Girl represents the culmination of years of dedication and a decided shift in Bryant and Faulkner’s outlook on the band’s future – to claim their place among the greats of American roots and soul music.
Josh Phillips
Josh Phillips! has been a mainstay of the southern American music scene for decades. From his early years as percussionist and vocalist of Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band to his seminal releases under Josh Phillips Folk Festival, Wicker (2008) and Get Outside (2012), Phillips has garnered the rare commodity that is true fan loyalty – and his fans cannot get enough of the sincere songwriting and experimental soundscapes that he and his collaborators put into their shows and records.
Josh Phillips has never been afraid to explore a vast world of song and sounds. The heart of his songs remain open, honest, and widely accessible with an adroit lyricism that has the refreshing ability to connect us all. The feel-good music he writes and performs is at once timeless and innovative, familiar and energizing. Currently, Phillips and his band are recording their next record at his Asheville, NC recording studio Side House Records and have announced the first shows in support of the new releases.
The Wright Ave
Wormhole Funk out of Greensboro, NC
* Show is 21+. Attendees under the age of 21 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Attendees under 21 will be subject to a $5 surcharge. The surcharge must be paid in cash at the door on the day of the event.
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Where is it happening?
Charleston Pour House, 1977 Maybank Hwy,Charleston,SC,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
Tickets
USD 20 to USD 50
