If luck is what happens when hard work meets opportunity, the union of Eddie Roberts & The Lucky Strokes epitomizes that adage. The New Mastersounds’ guitarist and bandleader has a knack for leaning into individual strengths and that sensibility is evidenced through his recruitment of Mississippi-based guitarist and vocalist, Shelby Kemp, who brings a Southern rock grit and candid, nimble songwriting to team up with the Tampa Bay-based Galbraith sisters who possess a simpatico rhythm section chemistry only found within a family bloodline. Powered by the urbane guitar playing and production of Roberts and you have a new tour de force ensemble that makes listeners stop in their tracks the same way Roberts did upon hearing the talents of Kemp and the Galbraith Sisters. The quartet first teamed up to perform Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom’s 20th Anniversary party in Denver, CO, and recorded a full-length record at Color Red Studios the next day to further solidify the newly forged musical connection. The sound is an amalgamation of celebrated country lyricists such as Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and George Jones mixed with the rhythmically driven aesthetics of James Brown and rounded out by honest rock ‘n’ roll—a combination slated to make its own luck and take the scene by storm.

The Sal-Tines do instrumental music to keep you listening AND moving with a funky mashup-driven jam band with a pop sensibility and a fusion jones.

XO GONZO Jackson MS Indie Rockers

Passing Parade has morphed several times over the years. Over time, Passing Parade has become Cody Cox, drummer Jarad Wilson and bassist Ryan Baucum.

While the band creates a cohesive wall of fuzzed-out sound, each member brings in his own element. For instance, Wilson, who has dabbled in music since he was 10 years old, has an affinity for jazz and Motown artists, and his favorite band is avant-garde jazz-funk trio Medeski, Martin & Wood. Meanwhile, Baucum pulls from bands such as Dinosaur Jr., Sparklehorse and Minutemen. "(And) anything '90s Brit-pop," he adds, a fondness that he and Cox share.

Parrot Weather is a collaborative project between twin brothers Hunter and Heath Walt. Hunter currently lives in Starkville, MS, and Heath currently lives in Jackson, MS.

https://parrotweather.bandcamp.com/

Originally called "Delta", Humid Subtropic is a Mississippi based Jam band founded in the summer of 2022. Consisting of 4 well seasoned musicians with a combined 80 years of musical experience, the 4 piece genre-bending band will truly leave you in awe and yearning for more at each show. With a wide variety of influences ranging from Rock, Blues, Funk, Jazz, Improv, folk, classical and on, Humid Subtropic brings a unique aspect to every show with their high energy, engaging style and talented tasty improvisation. Humid Subtopic released their debut studio Ep titled "Delta pt. 1" in the spring of 2023 and set to release their second studio project in the spring of 2024.
A Unique Live Music Experience
Showcasing primarily original music blended with some tasty classic covers, and an overall improvisational aspect, Humid Subtropic creates a unique individualized live music experience at every show. The band strives to always grasp the audience and create variation as they build up and influenced one another in a live improvisational setting. You never know where the band will take you in their music and it is a thrill of a ride experiencing the journey.

Tyron hails from Houma, Louisiana, where music and culture are plentiful.

"Growing up around the house, I remember hearing a lot of classic country: George Jones, Hank Williams (Sr. and Jr.), Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, and Ernest Tubb. Going to my grandpa's house is where the Cajun and Folk influences came from. He was a fantastic fiddle and harmonica player. But when we left the house, it was Led Zeppelin, Toto, and Steely Dan. Everybody was into classic rock, and it was good!"

Tyron recalls, "I remember the first record I ever owned. It was a Ray Charles album. I must have been around 10 years old. Even when sharing a record player with three other brothers, or when the player finally broke, I just remember holding onto it, hiding it, like it was a piece of treasure. Little did I know how valuable it really was in terms of musical influence. I wouldn't realize that 'til much later in life, but looking back, it never left me, holding onto that record, even when I couldn't play it. Ray Charles is still one of my all-time favorites."

Tyron had other obligations before focusing on music in his adult life - including a combat tour as a US Marine in Operation Desert Storm. Serving the country put distance between Tyron and a career in show business, but once he returned home, he moved to New York City to study acting. It was in his small West Village apartment where the idea of playing music was planted.

He began writing and playing songs over a speakerphone with his brother Tate, who was living in Colorado. The two wrote a set of originals, and Tyron eventually moved to Colorado to join him. The pair began playing locally, becoming a hometown favorite, performing regularly at Herman's Hideaway. It wasn't long until Tyron on guitar, Tate on bass, and a revolving door of drummers named themselves "Too Fish" and headed out on the road, playing blues and rock clubs throughout the Midwest and Rockies.

Tyron returned to New Orleans, Louisiana in 2003, two years before one of the biggest natural disasters in American history came roaring ashore... Tyron got involved in the rebuilding of a city ravaged by Hurricane Katrina, with many neighborhoods without power for weeks on end due to the flooding damage. And during this season of heavy work, the conversation on the job sites often turned to music. Using generators to power amps and guitars - in unfinished houses and buildings, Tyron began holding jam sessions with other contractors. They even called themselves the Bywater Rock Group. It only grew from there...

"When I moved back to New Orleans, I really began to branch out musically, still fueled by that searching. I put myself in situations where I would learn or grow from it. I was super thirsty for exploring beyond the boundaries of what we had played on the road. I started playing with many other musicians and bands: reggae, funk, rock... whatever and wherever I could grab a bite of something, I was trying to get a taste. I even had an opportunity to lead a band for Big Chief Monk Boudreaux. He is a true legend, and I knew I was now part of New Orleans musical history.”

THE WHISPERING TREES IS AN AMERICAN INDIE-ROCK BAND FORMED IN 2023 IN THE HEART OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI. THE BANDS MEMBERS INCLUDE MULTI-AWARD WINNING SONGWRITER AND VOCALIST NAOMI TAYLOR, JOEY RAINES (GUITAR), CALEB DICKERSON (DRUMS), AND PERRY HAMMETT (BASS.)
THE WHISPERING TREES OFFERS THE COMBINATION OF BOTH THE DOWN-TO-EARTH NOSTALGIA OF A YOUNGER EASIER TIME AND THE REALISM OF LIFE'S HARDSHIPS ROLLED INTO CATCHY MELODIES AND REVERBERATING INDIE GUITAR TONES WITH BEATS YOU FEEL IN YOUR CHEST. THE BAND HAS PLAYED ALONG MAJOR ARTISTS SUCH AS CHAD WESLEY, MEGAN MORONEY, THE WEEKS, MALLORY JOHNSON, MIKAELA DAVIS, ADAM DOLEAC, CHASE BRYANT, AND MORE!

www.emptyatlas.com

For almost a decade, the Mississippi melodic indie rock act has assembled a trove of uncommon songs about common ground. Where 2022’s soaring anthem “Matador” highlights hope and persistence, their newest single “Belong” reflects on the unity of loss and leaning on friends.
Heavy concepts, for sure, but coated in Empty Atlas’s unmistakable blend of dynamic rock, hooky melodies and thoughtful lyrics. Already, the song is earning fans and accolades internationally, including a semifinalist spot in the Unsigned Only Music Competition. For fans of Manchester Orchestra, Thrice, Death Cab for Cutie and The Killers.
Listen to Empty Atlas now on all major music platforms.

High Street is the Dynamic Duo Stephan Urkel & Spirituals

DJ Scrap Dirty: Chicago born Violator DJ, Dj Scrap Dirty is known for breaking in many artists in the industry, such as 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, and The Game.

360 Degrees - A Mississippi based Junglist that’s been pushing the sounds of Hip Hop, Drum & Bass, and Jungle music from the southern United States since 1996.

Formerly Tyler Flathau & The Forgotten Few. Half-Dollar Rodeo are a five piece southern rock/country band out of Hattiesburg, MS. with a perfect balance of in your face rock n roll, and rip your heart out sad songs. These songs, the shows, and the emotions felt will make you remember the Rodeo.

"Stinging blues guitar and potent, original songs herald the emergence of a major new talent." --USA Today

"Jarekus Singleton is an exciting new young blues guitarist with melody, hooks, swagger and a strong, original voice. His lyrics are modern, personal, acutely poetic and deeply mature." --Washington Post

"Jarekus Singleton is destined to be the next big name in the blues world." --Blues & Rhythm Magazine (UK)

"High-energy, rock-tinged and tough…a winning blend of modern-day blues and emotionally intense soul with melodic, hot-toned lead guitar, funk-seasoned rhythms and hip-hop flavored lyrics. Singleton creates unpredictable and challenging music that sounds both firmly rooted in blues tradition and fearlessly dedicated to breaking boundaries and blazing new paths." --Living Blues

At just 30 years old, Jarekus Singleton is a musical trailblazer with a bold vision for the future of the blues. Springing from the same Mississippi soil as Charley Patton, Muddy Waters and B.B. King, Singleton’s cutting-edge sound—equally rooted in rap, rock and blues traditions—is all his own. He melds hip-hop wordplay, rock energy and R&B grooves with contemporary and traditional blues, turning audiences of all ages into devoted fans. With his untamed guitar licks and strong, soulful voice effortlessly moving from ferocious and funky to slow and steamy to smoking hot, Singleton is a fresh, electrifying bluesman bursting at the seams with talent.

Singleton's Alligator debut, Refuse To Lose, features a scintillating guitar attack and lyrically startling original songs all sung with a natural storyteller’s voice. Produced by Singleton along with Alligator Records president Bruce Iglauer and recorded at PM Music in Memphis, the album is an impossible-to-ignore first step onto the world stage. With songs telling real life, streetwise (sometimes funny) stories brimming with surprising images, pop culture references, infectious rhythms and unexpected musical twists, Refuse To Lose unleashes a new wave of blues for a new generation of fans.

Jarekus Singleton has been tearing up clubs and festivals across the South, and has performed twice at the world-renowned Chicago Blues Festival. He has been featured at South Carolina's Lowcountry Blues Festival and Festival of Discovery as well as many other festivals in the South and clubs throughout Mississippi. With the addition of high-visibility performances including Springing The Blues Festival, Biscuits & Blues in San Francisco, The North Atlantic Blues Festival, The PA Blues Festival, The Cincinnati Blues Festival, and The Festival International du Blues de Mont-Tremblant, Singleton is on the cusp of international stardom.

Saxophonist, singer, and songwriter James Martin is an accomplished and award-winning solo artist, band member and touring musician whose career has brought him international acclaim several times over.
Beginning his career at the prestigious New Orleans Center for Creative Arts where he became a founding member of classmate Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews’ Orleans Avenue alongside Jon Batiste, Martin earned a full scholarship to Loyola University with a double major in Jazz Saxophone and Music Industries. During his seven-year tenure with Orleans Avenue, he and the band released three albums, some of which included original music contributed by Martin.

Most recently, his solo work with the James Martin Band has led him to performances at the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival; the Copenhagen Jazz Festival; the PaP Jazz Fest in Haiti; the Spiagge Soul Festival south of Venice, Italy; the New Orleans Jazz Festival in Tel Aviv; Fort L’Ecluse Jazz Festival in southern France; the Ascona Jazz Festival in Switzerland; as well as regular performances at renowned New Orleans venues including Tipitina’s, The Spotted Cat Music Club and Carousel Lounge. The James Martin Band’s third album, “Keep Movin’”, debuted at #9 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart.

Martin has been an integral member of several other bands, including the award-winning Ernie Vincent and the Top Notes, the Billboard charting Glen David Andrews Band and Soul Brass Band. With the globally touring Soul Brass Band, Martin serves as a writer, arranger and singer in addition to instrumentalist. The band released Levels, produced by Galactic’s Ben Ellman, in early 2019. Along with Soul Brass Band co-founder Derrick Freeman, Martin graced the cover of OffBeat Magazine in 2018 and has been nominated Best Saxophonist at OffBeat’s Best of the Beat Music Awards several times.

In addition to performances and recordings with Ivan Neville, Flowtribe, Amanda Shaw, James Andrews and many other prominent musicians, Martin contributes original music to CBS’ “NCIS: New Orleans” and has been heard on Anthony Bourdain’s “Raw Craft,” as well as on Abu Dhabi TV. On Abu Dhabi TV, Martin hosted Middle Eastern composer Faisal al Saari in New Orleans, where the pair collaborated in a recording studio and live performance. Martin appeared on the award-winning HBO series about post-Katrina New Orleans, “Treme.” He earned nationwide recognition for his 2011 appearance alongside acclaimed fiddler Amanda Shaw during the intro segment for ESPN’s “Monday Night Football.”

James is active in the local community as demonstrated in his work teaching music to incarcerated youths at the Travis Hill School through the Preservation Hall program as well as the 2024 clinician for the New Orleans Junior High District Honor Jazz Band.

LadyCouch was born out of Keshia Bailey and Allen Thompson’s love for one another and their love for honest, soulful music. The pair seem to come from two different worlds, musically, with Keshia hailing from the straight-ahead throwback Soul group Magnolia Sons, and Allen from the psychedelic folk of the Allen Thompson Band.

Backed by a rotating cast of players who often tour with the likes of Keith Urban, Tesky Brothers, INXS and more, LadyCouch’s Appalachian upbringings and their genuine appreciation for Soul, Rock, Funk, Country and Folk allow them to build bridges across genres to create a sound all its own. On any given evening in Nashville it’s not uncommon to see folks from Old Crow Medicine Show, Maggie Rose, Jon Latham, Little Bandit, Drivin N Cryin, and many other Nashville mainstay musicians jamming with the big band with the nonsense name.

When LadyCouch is on stage, they do everything with a purpose and drive that’s rare to see in agroup that large. While their sound might be reminiscent of the huge hippie orchestras ofdecades past, the group is by no means a nostalgia act. Their approach to writing, melodies, harmonies and improvisation is as original and refreshing as you can get.

The music of Aerosmith has all the ingredients to make  any event successful & one to remember. It brings back memories with their catchy hooks & sing-a-long melodies. With 50 years of multi-platinum selling mega hits starting with vinyl album -era releases like "Dream On" (1973) , "Sweet Emotion" & "Walk This Way" (1975), to MTV era- cassette tape & Cd releases of "Dude Looks Like A Lady" ,"Rag Doll", & "Love In An Elevator" (late 80's).The band penned a string of more chartbusters in the 90's and pinnacled with their first number 1 single ever in 1998 with "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing". You don't have to wait very long to hear one of your favorite songs at a Pandora's Box show!  

In 2015, Atlanta based singer-frontman Nathan Utz & guitarist Steve Taylor decided to form Pandora's Box Ultimate Aerosmith Tribute not only due to their fondness of the band's music, but also because Nathan has an uncanny resemblance to Steven Tyler & very similar vocal qualities. Steve & Nathan tell a story about walking across a parking lot once & 3 college age young men approached Nathan for an autograph, thinking he was Steven Tyler!

It became apparent in the first year of Pandora's Box playing shows that it was quickly taking on a momentum & energy of it's own, playing sell out shows all over the Southeast, up & down the East Coast, Alaska, Hawaii. In 2018 Pandora's Box became Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's top requested headline feature act, which took them international!   

On lead vocals- Nathan Utz (aka Steven Tyler) has an extensive performance career going back to 1990 he fronted the melodic rock band "Blonz" (Sony Records) self titled release 1990 along with Pandora's Box guitarist Steve Taylor. Nathan has performed & toured all over the world as vocalist with George Lynch(Dokken fame), Static X, and his own original band" Resist & Bite" featuring Tommy Skeoch formerly of Tesla.

Guitarist- Steve Taylor (aka Joe Perry)holds down stage left. Steve graduated from Musicians Institute of Hollywood, Ca & moved back to Atlanta & went on to co-found the rock band" Blonz"(Sony Records 1990) with Nathan Utz. Since then Steve has played all over the world with various bands, toured with Country artist Bill Gentry as lead guitarist/musical director, has played as session musician on Lynard Skynard acoustic release of "Down South Jukin". Steve delivers a very entertaining & believable performance as Joe Perry.

 Drummer- Gary Stone ( aka Joey Cramer )  Gary has been an in demand working drummer in Atlanta for several decades & being a multi- instrumentalist, can sub for other positions in Pandora's Box as well!

Guitarist- Timothy Cabe (aka Brad Whitford)  has been a guitarist fixture in the Atlanta music scene for decades. Tim was guitarist in the Multi hit Southern Rock band "The Outlaws" in the 90's, in demand session guitarist, & has been playing & singing in bands all over the United States & Internationally since the late 80's.

Bassist- Chase Brown (aka Tom Hamilton) is the most recent addition to the Pandora's Box family. While Chase is the youngest member (20 yrs junior to the rest) he has an "Old Soul" when it comes to music. Chase has been performing in bands for paying jobs since he was 13 years old & by the time he was at the ripe old age of 19 or 20 was an in demand integral member of several top Atlanta original & tribute bands including the 2021 album release by "The Ceo's" featuring Vince Hornsby of Sevendust. 

Guitar virtuoso Alastair Greene has artfully managed a dynamic solo career while contributing to the music of notable artists such as Grammy-winner Alan Parsons and soul blues Grammy nominee Sugaray Rayford. Greene's latest release, STANDING OUT LOUD, is a commanding declaration poised to solidify his position as a seasoned veteran in the blues rock world.

With STANDING OUT LOUD (his 11th solo record), Greene set out to create an honest, no-nonsense record that recalls the spirit of his favorite music from the 1960's and 70's.
For that purpose, he headed to Nashville in January 2024, knocking out eight of the album's eleven songs. His partner in this endeavor was Nashville stalwart JD Simo, who co- produced with Greene and engineered the tracks in his own House of Grease studio.

With a strong batch of original songs rooted in blues and southern rock traditions, STANDING OUT LOUD builds upon the momentum created by his critically acclaimed solo releases of recent years. "Teaming up with Ruf Records for this album feels like a natural and perfect fit for the progression of my career," says the California native and multi-charting Billboard artist that Blues Music Magazine called "a major talent in the blues-rock category."

With the album complete, Greene is itching to hit the road. His 2024 tour schedule will include festival and club dates across the U.S. and over 40 European dates. “I've toured Europe many times as the guitarist with the Alan Parsons Live Project, and I'm excited to be bringing my music to the people.”

“Alastair Greene is killing it! He is singing great, writing great, he is at the height of his powers.” - Joe Bonamassa

“A major talent in the Blues Rock category” - Blues Music Magazine

"He is a skilled, articulate songwriter with vocal and guitar talents to match." "Alastair's tone is impeccably rich and complex, which will endear him to guitar fans everywhere, and he uses it to get the most out of every note.” - Rock & Blues Muse

“Alastair Greene is a highly respected guitar player who was an integral part of the Alan Parsons Project. He is the equal of any and better than most.”- Blues Matters Magazine

“Fronting a power blues-rock trio, guitarist Alastair Greene breathes in sulfuric fumes and exhales blazing fire. Greene is doing his best songwriting and singing ever.”
- Downbeat Magazine