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SUMMARY:The Ex-Patriots on Shockoe Sessions Live!
DESCRIPTION:SSL is a live\, weekly concert series celebrating RVA's goldmine of musicianship!\n\n\nConcerts performed at In Your Ear Studios. \nThe Ex-Patriots play a style of traditional Irish music\, infused with the energy of punk and the storytelling of American folk music. With original lyrics composed by lead Jonah\, the band fills in with lively\, fist pumping beats.  \nFormed at Lynchburg College nearly 25 years ago\, the Ex-Patriots still put on a high-energy performance unlike any other. Making the move to Richmond in 2002\, the band has built a reputation for sing-alongs\, dancing\, and audience participation. Consisting of traditional instruments like the tin whistle\, mandolin\, and violin\, the band brings an old Irish sound and an original blend of influences to their shows. And while the band long had a rotating cast of characters\, the current lineup has been performing regularly for the past eight years at venues like the Church Hill Irish Festival\, Northside Grill\, Poe’s Pub\, Mainline Brewery\, Gallery 5\, Final Gravity Brewing\, The Artemis in DC\, and many more.  \nThe Ex-Patriots are firmly rooted in the style of the Pogues and will always perform a few Pogues songs. However\, they also step outside the box to perform original music inspired by punk\, American folk\, and old-time gospel. Their new album features everything from upbeat drinking songs to lovesick ballads and from the deeply personal to the unabashedly political. \n \nDoors 7pm \nShow 7:30pm SHARP! \nIf you can’t make it in person\, you can watch live or later HERE!
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LOCATION:In Your Ear Studios\, 1813 East Broad Street\, Richmond\, VA\, 23223\, United States
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SUMMARY:The Waybacks
DESCRIPTION:The Waybacks appearing in Richmond\, VA\n\n\nBox Office: The Tin Pan charges lower fees for box office versus online sales. Our box office is open Tues-Sat 12PM-5PM. Please visit us during those hours or call 804-447-8189. \nSeating: We assign seats in order of when you purchase your tickets. All reservations are subject to a food and drink minimum of $15 per guest. Gratuity of 20% is automatically added to all food and beverage purchases. \n \n\n\nThe Waybacks\nWebsite | Facebook  \n\n\n\nThey draw freely from the old school and the old world\, but The Waybacks are no throwback. They are as uninhibited and unpredictable as the eclectic San Francisco Bay Area that claims them\, and for nearly 25 years their experiments have always proven sharp-witted and musically dazzling. They’re living proof that in music anyway\, evolution and intelligent design are entirely compatible.  \nThe band has been praised by the Chicago Tribune for its “near-ideal balance of irreverence\, chops\, discipline\, and originality.” The folk and roots underpinnings that have long been a Waybacks hallmark are still there\, but after years of playing a huge range of venues and festivals\, The Waybacks contuine to evolve. \n “The whole spirit of improvisation – that’s always been the cornerstone of this band for me\,” says singer\, songwriter and guitarist James Nash. “Through all the stylistic changes and regardless of the instruments we’re playing\, to me the fun of this band has always been that in some ways I can do whatever I feel like doing at any moment.” \nThat improvisational spirit meets the band’s dazzling turn-on-a dime skills during their annual Hillside Album Hour performances at MerleFest\, which have been an ongoing highlight of the festival since 2008. \nA four-piece with a full arsenal of acoustic and electric instruments\, configured around the hot guitar of James Nash and the fiddle virtuosity of Warren Hood and driven by the rhythm section of bassist Joe Kyle Jr. and drummer Chuck Hamilton\, the band filters genre through its own sensibilities and ends up transcending it altogether\, conjuring up musical landscapes that defy boundaries and find common ground. Add in those spirited flights of improvisation and a healthy dose of jaw-dropping chops and what emerges in the end is decidedly Waybacks. A trip well worth taking. \n“These guys can play like bandits.” – Ray Waddell\, BILLBOARD \n“ … geniuses … whose playing stacks up to anything you’ll find.” – Brad Kava\, SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS \n“The musical maelstrom known as The Waybacks blew in from San Francisco\, sending up such a startling tornado of aggressively performed\, high-spirited melodies as to remove all air from the room.  Their inspirational combination of influences — not to mention their recklessly brazen breakneck pace — exposed the band as virtuosos sharing a singular mind-set.” – Buzz McClain\, THE WASHINGTON POST
URL:https://theculturalcurrent.com/event/the-waybacks/
LOCATION:The Tin Pan\, 8982 Quioccasin Road\, Richmond\, VA\, 23229\, United States
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