THE STEEPWATER BAND with The Georgia Thunderbolts

THE STEEPWATER BAND

Blues / Southern Rock

Opener: The Georgia Thunderbolts

Doors 7pm / Show 8pm 

Tickets: $17.50 adv/$20 dos (plus sales tax and service fee) *Advance tickets are available online only*

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THE STEEPWATER BAND:

You should already know these songs. If the old saying about talent equaling success were true then The Steepwater Band would already be a household name rubbing shoulders with Aerosmith Bad Company and other like-minded travelers in our collective Rock ‘n Roll Fantasy. But that’s not how things always work and this band knows it and still leans into it smiling with everything in them not for brass rings and marquees but because they must! For them the music life is a calling and not some stupid costume one puts on to shake loose gold fame and groupies. In a land of caricatures it’s striking to come face-to-face with the real thing.

Something primal lurks in their music but always wrestling with emotions and stories that are everyday-ready ~ music at once strut-inducing sexy and brass knuckles honest a sound evolved smartly & patiently through countless gigs running the bulls whenever and wherever they’ve been welcomed since 1998. AC/DC once said “If you got the dollar we got the song / Just wanna boogie woogie all night long” and The Steepwater Band surely embodies this lip-smacking urge to get some in this mean old world befitting the group’s Chicago roots and their earthy understanding of crackling city blues.

The abiding resounding passion inside this band is never in question. Dive into their seemingly endless catalog of songs just about anywhere and the heart and muscle pumping away inside every track are palpable and present in a most pleasing way. Their sound is like a soundtrack for arm wrestling The Devil and then drinking shots with him ’til sunrise after you’ve pinned him down. Their songs bridge the miles between lovers throw lines to brothers and sisters in need of some understanding and a spark that makes them shuffle eyes closed shaking off the day’s heavy load ready for another round because the right song by the right band made them feel they had enough fight left in them. That’s the kind of band you’re dealing with here and they’ll be doing this long after all the pretty boys package acts and pretenders have left the stage. – Dennis Cook

THE GEORGIA THUNDERBOLTS: 

The road to being hailed as the new torchbearers of Southern rock hasn’t been as glamorous as you might imagine for The Georgia Thunderbolts. It wasn’t many years ago that the guys busked at gas stations fumbled through covers and drove four hours to Alabama to play to a bartender and a three-legged dog sitting on a barstool.

These days however the Rome Georgia-based quintet is a critically acclaimed and internationally touring band fending off the sophomore slump with its latest album Rise Above It All out on Mascot Records. The 13-track record is an artistically assured collection of hard-hitting Southern rock blues and heartfelt Americana.

“When you cut back on being a tough guy more emotions can come through and you hear that on this record” says TJ Lyle lead vocals harmonica and keyboards. “This album travels all musical genres.”

The Georgia Thunderbolts are rounded out by Zach Everett bass classical guitar harmony vocals; Bristol Perry drums; Logan Tolbert guitar; and Riley Couzzourt guitar. The quintet’s earthy and emotive aesthetic spans late 1960s singer-songwriter intimacy the yearning of the blues the mythological stories of country and a bracing dose of arena-ready classic hard rock.

“I was raised by my dad and my grandma. He loved 1980s rock and my grandma loved classic country like Hank Williams Jr. Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard” Riley says. “As soon as TJ opens his mouth you know we’re from the South.”

Previously the band released it’s debut album Can We Get A Witness smack in the middle of the pandemic. Despite not having the opportunity to tour the album amassed over 6 million streams across digital platforms and earned critical acclaim from No Depression Rolling Stone Classic Rock American Songwriter Loudwire Paste Magazine and many others.

Raring out of lockdown the guys made up for lost time performing alongside a who’s who of rock icons. Select live performance highlights include sharing stages with Black Stone Cherry Deep Purple The Marshall Tucker Band Blackberry Smoke The Kentucky Headhunters The Steel Woods and The Outlaws.

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