BLUE CACTUS - LIVE AT TOURISTS
Schedule
Sun Jun 16 2024 at 08:00 pm
Location
TOURISTS Welcome | North Adams, MA
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We're psyched to be welcoming North Carolina's BLUE CACTUS to North Adams for a summer kickoff on the Lodge Deck. Come early for a crawfish boil with Well's Provisions and some tasty cocktails.ADMISSION IS FREE – SEATING IS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. DONATIONS TO THE ARTISTS WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED.
"A subtle but beautiful elegance...If you've ever wondered where country and Americana music is going, look no further. Blue Cactus is painting pictures of limitless possibility." - NO DEPRESSION
Blue Cactus, the North Carolina duo of Steph Stewart and Mario Arnez, make Dream Country: a blend of grit, glitz, groove, and twang that evokes a celestial soundscape of mid-century heartbreak and harkens comparisons eclectic and iconic as Bobbie Gentry, Fleetwood Mac, and David Bowie.
Their sophomore album, Stranger Again, released on Sleepy Cat Records, nabbed enthusiastic attention from tastemakers including No Depression, American Songwriter, FLOOD Magazine, Talkhouse, and INDY Week among others. Following their critically acclaimed 2017 debut and a string of singles in 2020, Stranger Again saw the band taking their sound to an ambitious new plane, where country-rock and light psychedelia mingle, vocals soaring over twangy slide guitars and propulsive basslines.
The duo have performed at beloved festivals including Nelsonville, Red Wing Roots, Muddy Roots and Hopscotch and shared the stage as support for an array of artists from The War & Treaty, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, and Lilly Hiatt to Town Mountain and Junior Brown among others.
Between the comfort of classic country and the glamour of 70s rock, Blue Cactus resuscitates a fleeting style of honest-to-goodness country music considered valueless to a “new” country music where songwriting is officiated by financial analysts and teams of marketing plutocrats instead of woebegone troubadours. With a high lonesome twang, an Emmylou-like southern drawl, and blistering guitar techniques, Blue Cactus exercises the honky-tonk muscles to firmly bear the flag for a new generation of country music.
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Where is it happening?
TOURISTS Welcome, 895 State Rd, North Adams, MA 01247-3028, United States,North Adams, MassachusettsEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
