Ward Hayden & The Outliers + Mikey Sweet at The Iron Horse
Schedule
Thu Jun 27 2024 at 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
18 Center St., Northampton, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01060 | Northampton, MA
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Ward Hayden & The Outliers + Mikey Sweetat The Iron Horse
Thursday, June 27th
SHOW: 7:00pm / DOORS: 6:00pm (Separate bar area will be open prior to venue door time)
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ADV TIX:
Reserved Seated: $30 GA / $28 MEMBERS
GA Seated: $20 GA / $18 MEMBERS
GA Standing: $20 GA / $18 MEMBERS
DOS TIX:
Reserved Seated: $35 GA / $33 MEMBERS
GA Seated: $25 GA / $18 MEMBERS
Boston is one of America’s great music towns. But among the various styles the city is known
for that have launched many musical acts to success and stardom, country music wasn’t a
truly thriving genre there, that’s until singer, songwriter and guitarist Ward Hayden and his
band The Outliers (formerly known as Girls Guns & Glory) sang and played their distinctive
take on C&W with a rock’n’roll kick to the top of the Boston scene and a thriving, critically-
acclaimed and highly-awarded career across America and in Europe.
Now, with their ninth LP, South Shore, Ward Hayden & The Outliers bring their “amber-soaked
melodies, tight musicianship, and casual elegance” (Boston Globe) all back home, literally and
spiritually. Ward notes that the release is “the closest thing I’ve ever done to a concept album. I
wanted to just recount my experience of growing up in a small town and what it meant and
what it took to get out and leave that behind to try and pursue something, chase after
something that was and is a dream. I used to joke that my greatest achievement was I got out
of here because it was no easy feat. My family had moved 12 times by the time I was 12 years
old, so once there was a place I could really call home and I’d developed friends and
connections, it was tough to leave that behind. But, Scituate, Massachusetts isn’t Las Vegas, if
you want to get your music to a wider audience you have to get out in the world and bring it to
them.”
In 2016, singer-songwriter Mikey Sweet of West Springfield released a great album called “Road Dog Gospel.” The album received strong reviews and Sweet did many shows in support of the recording including some memorable local gigs.
If “Road Dog Gospel” somehow slipped by you when it was originally released, now is your chance to check it out on a streaming platform such as Spotify. The album is a collection of honest folk-rock songs that deal with the musician’s life on the road and showcase Sweet’s ability to craft great story songs and deliver them in a strong voice that’s full of emotion. Influenced by songwriters like Townes Van Zandt and Bruce Springsteen, songs like “Truth Hurts” and “Brick Wall” chronicle tough times, yet still have within them an element of hope.
The album has a great backstory in that Sweet raised money for the project by holding a handmade sign saying “Broke Musician Need Money to Finish Album w/Big Shot Producer and Hot Band! God Bless” while hitchhiking across the Northeast playing his music. It’s the kind of experience that helped fuel the songs that made “Road Dog Gospel” such a strong record.
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Where is it happening?
18 Center St., Northampton, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01060Event Location & Nearby Stays:
