PYLON REENACTMENT SOCIETY, BEGGAR WEEDS, IDLE ACRES AT JACK RABBITS LIVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL

Name: PYLON REENACTMENT SOCIETY, BEGGAR WEEDS, IDLE ACRES AT JACK RABBITS LIVE, JACKSONVILLE, FL
Start: 2024-08-31T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Jack Rabbits

Schedule

Sat Aug 31 2024 at 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Jack Rabbits | Jacksonville, FL

Pylon Reenactment Society
“They say people change their cell structure every seven years, so I’ve totally regenerated several times since we started Pylon forty years ago,” says Vanessa Briscoe Hay, frontwoman for that iconic Athens band and now frontwoman for Pylon Reenactment Society. “Over the course of your life, you’re going to learn new things. Your mind is going to change and expand. I’m a lot older now, and I can’t be something I’m not anymore. Pylon is our guiding star, but we’re not Pylon. We’re Pylon Reenactment Society.”
It's easier to explain what Pylon Reenactment Society isn’t than what it actually is. It’s not a continuation or a reunion, because Vanessa is the only member in both groups. It’s neither a tribute act nor a cover band, although they do perform Pylon songs. Instead, this new band draws inspiration from that old band, taps into its motivating principles.
Pylon Reenactment Society’s album Magnet Factory organically grew out of jams and writing sessions over several years. As the album took shape, the lyrics peeled away at the layers of time and shared spaces that make up a life. A pair of unrecorded songs by Pylon were brought in to round out this collective unspoken theme. All the music was recorded by the current four members of the band (Vanessa Briscoe Hay, Jason NeSmith, Kay Stanton, Gregory Sanders) with a stellar vocal duet with the incomparable Kate Pierson of The B-52’s.
Pylon Reenactment Society are touring select cities in 2024 in support of the album.
www.pylonreenactmentsociety.com
Beggar Weeds
Jacksonville, FL trio self-released an EP produced by Jim Devito, ‘Sure Pants Alot’ in 1988. Self described as “Speed Folk.” Lineup includes drummer Alan Cowart who currently plays with Chickasaw Mudd Puppies, Adam Watson and Scott Leuthold.
Idle Acres
Idle Acres was formed by Howie Winkler (vx,guitars) Allen Griffin (drums,vx) and Joel Land (bass,vx) around 2019. They recorded their debut album Before The Credits (2024) starting in 2022 at Chase Park Transduction studios on the tail end of the pandemic. The songs serve as illustrations of 3 friends who enjoy making music together, but now consist of additional sonics courtesy of more friends.