Hayden Hunter and the Yearly Trials are MS based original artist heavy soul punk, blues, indie, emo southern rock

KAF is a Drum and Bass DJ in Atlanta, GA who has played up and down the east coast for the past 7 years. With a dedication and interest primarily in Dancefloor and Neuro DNB, Kaf approaches every set differently to create his own brew of upbeat and dance heavy mixes.
This year has been a busy one for him, as he has released 4 songs on his own newly coined "Just Peachy! Records", performed numerous local shows including a headline show of his own, played direct support for national touring artists such as Dieselboy, Downlink, Rusko, 12th Planet, and Culture Shock; and started curating events under the promo company "Atlanta Drum and Bass”

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

"A remarkable, contemporary bluesman... a powerhouse young guitarist and soulful vocalist...a major player...highly recommended" –Rolling Stone

Selwyn Birchwood gets back to the roots with side-project "Old School!"
Grammy winner and Blues Hall of Famer Bobby Rush lends his harmonica and voice to the title track and anthem for this venture.

"No one in blues compares to young Florida-based guitarist Selwyn Birchwood. With the quality of his material, combined with a vibrant stage persona, there's no need to borrow tunes from the greats who went before him. Lean yet mean and tough...lyrically and musically intense" —American Songwriter

"Rising blues star Selwyn Birchwood is the real deal. Birchwood puts his own fresh spin on the blues, taking the tradition and making it into something new." —Guitar World

"No one in blues compares to young Florida-based guitarist Selwyn Birchwood. With the quality of his material, combined with a vibrant stage persona, there's no need to borrow tunes from the greats who went before him. Lean yet mean and tough...lyrically and musically intense" —American Songwriter

"Rising blues star Selwyn Birchwood is the real deal. Birchwood puts his own fresh spin on the blues, taking the tradition and making it into something new." —Guitar World 

Although award-winning Florida musician Selwyn Birchwood is firmly rooted in the tradition, the young guitarist, lap steel player, songwriter and vocalist sets a course for the future of the blues with his visionary, original music. Birchwood, whose band features the pulsating interplay of his blistering guitar with Regi Oliver's driving baritone sax, deploys a singular sound and style all his own. He calls it "Electric Swamp Funkin' Blues," an intoxicating mix of deep blues, blistering, psychedelic-tinged rock, booty-shaking funk and sweet Southern soul, played and sung with the fire-and-brimstone fervor of a revival tent preacher with a hellhound on his trail. Tastemaker Americana music magazine No Depression says, "Selwyn Birchwood reaches back in the blues tradition to launch something out of this world."

On his new release, Exorcist (his fourth for Alligator and sixth overall), Birchwood delivers the most far-reaching, musically adventurous album of his career. Exorcist was recorded in Florida and produced by Grammy Award-winner Tom Hambridge, with each of the 13 vividly detailed songs written and arranged by Birchwood. The soul-baring tracks all hit with lasting rhymes and unexpected rhythms. Each twists its own tale, ranging from the love-gone-wrong Horns Below Her Halo to the love-gone-terrifying Exorcist to the ripped-from-the-headlines escapades of FLorida Man and Swim At Your Own Risk to the autobiographical Underdog. According to Blues Music Magazine, "Selwyn Birchwood heralds a fresh, exciting new direction in the blues. Toe-tapping, hip-shaking, joyful and inviting...expansive and focused, exploratory and time-honored, but always original."

Live, Birchwood is a force of nature. His ability to win over an audience--any audience--is proven night after night on the bandstand. With his warm, magnetic personality, Birchwood is as down-to-earth as his music is thought-provoking and electrifying. With his band feeding off his energy, the 6'3" musician roams the stage barefoot, ripping out memorable guitar licks with ease, his soulful, rocks-and-gravel vocals firing up his fans. When he sits down to play his lap steel, he takes the crowd to a whole other level, with the music exorcising any bad times and troubles.

Birchwood, his father from Tobago, his mother from the UK, was born in 1985 in Orlando, Florida. He first grabbed a guitar at age 13 and soon became proficient at mimicking what he heard on the radio. But the popular grunge rock, hip-hop and metal of the 1990s didn't move him. And then he discovered Jimi Hendrix. "He was larger than life. What he did was mind-blowing." As luck would have it, just as Birchwood was learning Hendrix's guitar playing was steeped in blues, legendary bluesman Buddy Guy--a major influence on Hendrix--was scheduled to perform in Orlando. Birchwood was there, front and center. "I was floored," he recalls. "I completely connected with the blues. I knew this was my path, and I had to make this music." He dove deep, listening to icons including Albert King, Freddie King, Albert Collins, Muddy Waters, Lightnin' Hopkins and of course, Buddy Guy. "The flood gates opened," says Birchwood, "and at that point I started trying to absorb as much as I could."

At 19, Birchwood met and connected with veteran blues guitarist Sonny Rhodes, who was instantly impressed by the enthusiastic young guitar slinger. Within one month's time, Rhodes asked Birchwood to pack his bags and join him on the road. Rhodes took the young man under his wing, teaching him not only guitar and lap steel, but also how to conduct business, how to run a band, and how to reach an audience. "Sonny always said, 'Play what's in your heart.' I've never lost sight of that," says Birchwood.

Birchwood treasured his time with Rhodes but was adamant about completing his college studies. Rhodes, as a tribute to Birchwood's drive and talent, made it clear to the young musician that he would hold the rhythm guitar spot in his band open for Selwyn whenever he was available. Birchwood--through hard work and scholarships--received his MBA from The University of Tampa. Combining the musical lessons learned from Rhodes and his business acumen, Birchwood created The Selwyn Birchwood Band in 2010, featuring seasoned, veteran musicians who had chosen to play with the new kid--a testament to Birchwood's talent and leadership skills.

In 2011 the self-released, self-produced FL Boy helped the band land gigs outside of their Florida base, where they were already becoming local heroes. After winning the 2013 International Blues Challenge in Memphis (beating 150 other bands), Birchwood found doors swinging open. He took a giant step forward in 2014 with his Alligator Records debut album, Don't Call No Ambulance. Rave reviews ran in publications from Rolling Stone to The Wall Street Journal, from The Chicago Tribune to The San Francisco Chronicle. The album won both the Living Blues Award and the Blues Music Award (BMA) for Best New Artist Debut. He followed in 2016 with fan-favorite Pick Your Poison and, in 2021, with the groundbreaking Living In A Burning House. He won the coveted BMA Song Of The Year Award for that album's I'd Climb Mountains.

Radio has supported Birchwood from the beginning, with Living In A Burning House being his most successful record at radio to date. The album appeared at or near the top of every significant domestic and international blues chart, including #1 on the Living Blues Radio Chart. In addition, Birchwood had multiple songs reach heavy rotation on SiriusXM's Bluesville, while crossing over to AAA (Adult Album Alternative) stations, jam band specialty shows and tastemaker NPR Music stations, including acclaimed Americana influencer WMOT in Nashville.

The Selwyn Birchwood Band tours virtually non-stop. They have performed at The Chicago Blues Festival, Portland's Waterfront Blues Festival, The Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, The Tampa Bay Blues Festival, The North Atlantic Blues Festival, The King Biscuit Blues Festival, as well as on The Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise and Joe Bonamassa's Keeping The Blues Alive At Sea Cruise. Internationally, they have appeared at The Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival, Jazz a Vienne in France, the Rawa Blues Festival in Poland, the Moulin Blues Festival in the Netherlands, the Ottawa Blues Festival and the Montreal Jazz Festival in Canada, the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, as well as playing concerts in Spain, Norway, the Czech Republic, Ireland, Belgium and Mexico.

Now, with Exorcist, Selwyn Birchwood and his band are ready to get back on the road and deliver the new songs live to expanding, enraptured audiences around the world, lifting spirits while banishing demons. Asked what fans can expect when they see him, Birchwood replies, "My goal is to be sure you cannot listen passively. We're going to make you dance, and we're going to make you think." One listen to Exorcist will no doubt convert many new true believers: this is visionary contemporary blues written and performed by an endlessly creative, modern-day blues master

Big Al and the Heavyweights who hail from New Orleans are touring in support of their latest Vizztone Label Group album, Love One Another. The release charted in the Top Ten on XM's Bluesville and the title track which featured Luther Dickinson from the North MS Allstars as a special musical guest reached # 1 on the RMR Charts.
Big Al and the Heavyweights originally formed in 1996 as the Unknown Blues Band with founding members Al Lauro, Warren Haynes and Rick Gergen (Sweethearts of the Rodeo). Of course, Warren is no longer in the band, but Big Al has formed a solid array of musicians including critically acclaimed guitarist vocalist, Marcel Anton, on bass guitar and vocals Dennis “The Menace” Cedeno from Brooklyn, NY and on harmonica and vocals, Motor City’s most Dangerous, Dale Robertson. With 7 recordings of original roots music, the band continues to tour extensively playing venues and festivals throughout the US.

On April 30,2023 the band was inducted into The Alabama Blues Music Hall of Fame

Its a fun energetic show which features everything from Blues to Zydeco to Nola Funk plus originals from the band's seven albums and select covers from legendary artists like Ray Charles, The Allman Brothers and The Funky Meters.

Devin The Dude is regularly regarded as Houston hip hop's "best kept secret". A critically-acclaimed rapper appealing to the smoker's set, Devin The Dude has amassed a loyal fanbase in the underground hip-hop scene over the years. With deep ties to Houston's influential early-'90s rap scene, Devin the Dude rolled through several generations of hip-hop, cultivating a laid-back style fixated on weed, partying, and his distinctively hazy perspective on everyday life. Producing as well as rapping, he began releasing solo albums in 1998 with The Dude. He quickly became a rapper's rapper, collaborating with big-name talents from Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg to De La Soul, Nas, Andre 3000, and many others. Though he never rose to the mainstream success of some of his peers, albums like 2007's stony yet intricate Waiting to Inhale were hits with critics and a dedicated cult following. He landed in the Top 20 of Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in 2010 with Suite 420 and Gotta Be Me, and hit number nine on the Top Rap Albums chart with 2013's One for the Road. Devin the Dude has remained a left-of-center favorite with albums like 2017's Acoustic Levitation, 2019's Still Rollin' Up: Somethin' to Ride With, and 2021's Soulful Distance. 

Devin the Dude was born Devin Copeland in Pontiac, Michigan, but raised in Florida and Texas. As a child, he went back and forth from New Boston to Houston and finally settled in the latter after he graduated high school. In the late '80s, Devin met Rob Quest, a blind rapper and producer who was part of a Houston crew called the Coughee Brothaz. Later, the duo formed a group named the Odd Squad and recruited Devin's longtime friend Jugg Mugg and a local DJ named DJ Screw. Screw (who was later replaced by DJ Styles) took the group's demo tape to Rap-A-Lot Records CEO James Smith, who quickly signed the group in 1992. Their debut album, Fadanuf fa Erybody!!, was released in 1994 with "I Can't See It" as the lead single and video.
Although hip-hop fans praised the effort put out by the Odd Squad, their album was not as commercially successful as they hoped. While the group went back to the drawing board, Rap-A-Lot franchise artist Scarface approached Devin to be a part of his new group, Facemob. Facemob released one album in 1996, The Other Side of the Law, and then broke up due to internal problems. At this time, Devin decided to work on his debut solo album, The Dude, with the help of Smith and Scarface.
The Dude was released in 1998 with virtually no video and little radio play. It was a smoothed-out, funk-laden album and an ode to wine, women, and weed. Regardless, the album built a large underground following and even caught the attention of veteran hip-hop producer Dr. Dre. He contacted Devin in 1999 and asked him to be a part of the 2001 album on the track "Fuck You." This single appearance made Devin a hot commodity, earning him appearances on songs with De La Soul, Raphael Saadiq, veteran rap group UGK, and a solo track on the Oz soundtrack.

 
His anticipated sophomore LP, Just Tryin' ta Live, was released in the summer of 2002 and featured appearances from Nas, Xzibit, and Raphael Saadiq with production from Dre, DJ Premier, and his Coughee Brothaz. To tha X-Treme arrived two years later and was followed in 2007 by Waiting to Inhale, his first album to crack the Top 40 on Billboard's album chart. It featured guest appearances from Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Bun B, and more. It would also be Devin's last record with Rap-A-Lot after a 15-year relationship. He signed on with Razor & Tie for his 2008 album Landing Gear. Suite #420 followed in 2010 and had the honor of being released on the stoner's holiday of April 20. His seventh LP, Gotta Be Me, arrived later that year.

In 2013, Devin issued One for the Road (eOne). His eighth full-length entered the Top 50 of the Billboard R&B/hip-hop chart. In 2017, he returned with the collaborative single "Smoke with Me," with rapper Crim Dela Crim. He also issued the Acoustic Levitation album, which was accompanied by a tour of the same name. In 2019, he returned with his ninth studio LP, Still Rollin' Up: Somethin' to Ride With. The full-length Soulful Distance arrived in February 2021.

Tab Benoit is a Grammy nominated singer, songwriter and guitarist who has built a remarkable 30+ year career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues, acquiring a devoted legion of fans along the way, as well as 5 Blues Music Awards, including BB King Entertainer of the Year (twice) and an induction into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. He has recorded and/or performed with Junior Wells, George Porter Jr, Dr. John, Willie Nelson, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Billy Joe Shaver, Maria Muldaur, James Cotton, Cyril Neville, Kenny Aronoff, Allen Toussaint, Kim Wilson, Jimmy Thackery, Charlie Musslewhite, Kenny Neal, Chris Layton, Ivan Neville, Jimmy Hall, Jim Lauderdale, Anders Osborne, and Alvin Youngblood Hart to name a few. Tab's accomplishments as a musician are matched only by his devotion to the environmental health of his native Louisiana wetlands. Benoit is the founder and driving force behind Voice of the Wetlands, an organization working to preserve the coastal waters of his home state. In 2010, he received the Governor's Award for Conservationist of the Year from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. Benoit also starred in the iMax motion picture Hurricane on the Bayou, a documentary of Hurricane Katrina's effects and a call to protect and restore the wetlands.

Made up almost entirely of Athens musicians who play in other bands around town (including former members of the Drive-By Truckers and the Glands), The Pink Stones match their frontman’s vast musical vocabulary while adding their own twists to spacey honkytonk, pedal-to-the-metal trucker anthems, and ecstatic gospel. Together, they have the range to be whatever they need to be at any given moment, embracing the spirit of musical freedom that has animated the local music scene for more than forty years. The success of their 2021 debut, Introducing…The Pink Stones, took them far away from home and kept them out on tour for long stretches. That album laid out the parameters of their sound, winning accolades from Rolling Stone, No Depression, and American Songwriter and comparisons to Gram Parsons, the Byrds, and the Grateful Dead. But when they took those songs on the road, they busted right through all of those parameters, pushing their music in new directions and coalescing into a tougher, tighter live act. . After recording Introducing…The Pink Stones, at Chase Park Transduction—the legendary Athens studio that has hosted sessions by the Truckers, Faye Webster, Deerhunter, and many others—this time The Pink Stones recorded miles from any professional studio. They set up at the home of Henry Barbe, son of Chase Park owner David Barbe and frontman for the Hernies.

Featuring former Pissing Razors frontman Dewey Bragg, acclaimed session/touring guitarist Mark Zavon, original Five Finger Death Punch bassist Matt Snell and Type O Negative/Danzig drummer Johnny Kelly, Kill Devil Hill deliver a crushing sound that combines a contemporary feel with a classic aesthetic that few bands today can rival. 

Dewey Bragg’s unique vocal style combines his powerful scream with an amazing sense of melody. Dewey is truly a force to be reckoned with, fronting the band with powerful conviction.

Starting at an early age he honed his vocal chops singing with numerous bands. During that time he mastered the art of entertaining an audience. Dewey recorded vocals on Pissing Razors’ “Where We Come From” in 2001, which was released on Spitfire Records.

One of the best kept secrets in the genre, Dewey is ready and able to kick ass on a whole new level.

After appearing in Guitar Player magazine’s “Spotlight” column and receiving national acclaim for his unique style and approach, Mark recorded a CD with the band Scream Parade for Shrapnel Records in the early nineties. He then joined forces with 2 close friends to form JRZ System, a funk meets hard rock instrumental band that recorded 3 CDs.

He went on to record and tour with vocalist Stephen Pearcy of Ratt, and later was asked to play several dates as a guitarist for Ratt. Mark was also the guitarist and principal songwriter for LA-based hard rock band 40 Cycle Hum, which recorded 2 CDs. He later performed with metal band WWIII featuring Mandy Lion, a band which also featured Vinny Appice and Jimmy Bain.

Recently Mark released a solo effort on EMP Label Group, the label founded by Dave Ellefson of Megadeth.

Mark brings monster riffs and powerful guitar energy to define the sound of Kill Devil Hill.

Johnny Kelly is best known for his work with the gothic metal band Type O Negative from Brooklyn, New York. He joined Type O Negative in 1994 to replace Sal Abruscato. He had previously been the band’s drum tech.

Kelly has toured with Danzig since 2002, and recorded drums for the band’s Deth Red Sabaoth album.He currently endorses Gretsch Drums, Sabian cymbals, Easton Ahead drumsticks and Evans drum heads.

Johnny and Mark met while playing Hollywood jam sessions at the now defunct Cat Club next to the Whisky on the Sunset Strip.

Johnny’s powerful, straight-ahead style is a great fit for Kill Devil Hill, and combines flawlessly with Matt’s power and finesse to form the backbone of the bands brutal rhythm section.

Holding down the low end thunder in Kill Devil Hill’s Rhythm section is bassist extraordinaire Matt Snell. Matt is best know as a founding member of active rock powerhouse Five Finger Death Punch, where his signature tone and feel helped to define what has become one of modern rock’s biggest success stories.

Matt now brings those skills to bear in the studio and on stage with Kill Devil Hill, adding enormous depth and character to the rhythm section, and breathing new life into the band. Matt is an undeniable presence at stage right, and brings the level of musicianship in KDH to the next level.

Framing The Red is a Southern Rock n Roll band that is taking the national music scene by storm. They are not trying to get their foot in the door of opportunity, they are knocking it down. For a band that has only been together and touring for a little over 7 years, each and every member has the talent and can put on a show that any onlooker would think this was a seasoned band that has been touring for years. Framing The Red promises to deliver a show like none other, grabbing their audiences and bringing everyone to their feet with catchy riffs, great lyrics, and high impact live stage show that people will continue to talk about!

In 2010, Framing The Red started  straight out of the heart of the southern United States. During the first year and a half the band went through lineup changes, recorded their first E.P., and began touring the nation hoping to make Framing The Red a household name! The bands first single “A.O.” gained mass popularity across the south beginning with a local station (Rock 93.7) out of Lafayette, La spinning the single on a constant rotation. After the release of their self titled E.P., which produced 2 radio singles “A.O” and “Lay Down Beside Me” the band set back and began writing what would become their freshman album “Welcome To The Show”.


In August of 2012, Framing The Red released their debut album "Welcome To The Show" producing three radio singles off the freshman album, along with a video release of the third single "Country Band Man". 

In May of 2016, Framing The Red released their second record “Love, Lies, & Alibis” producing the hit singles “Whiskey & Weed”, “CrossRoads, & “American Made”

2017 brought about the single "Mississippi Hippie" & “CrossRoads” which has a video directed by music video extraordinaire, J.B. Lawrence.  The video can currently be found on YouTube as well as on this webpage

The past few years have brought about even more changes. Jordan has added an All-Star lineup of some of Mississippi’s finest musicians with the addition of Cody (Cleverform), Kuan Calvert on bass and Caleb on drums. Framing The Red has recently been signed to Old Trace Records/Malaco Music Group and will have a new album coming out May 2019! 

Framing The Red has had the privilege of sharing the stage with such bands as Motley Crue, Sevendust, Black Stone Cherry, Cavo, Rains, Alien Ant Farm, Sevendust, Pop Evil, Hurt, Smile Empty Soul, Lynam, 10 Years, Saving Abel, Black Oak Arkansas and festivals such as Rocklahoma and Sturgis just to name a few! Framing The Red is the next “big thing”, this band embraces Rock ’N Roll at its finest and is a firm truth that Rock ‘N Roll is not dead…

The Stolen Faces
Nashville, TN
The Grateful Dead continue to have one of the most rabid and loyal followings of any band in history, and deservedly so: They wrote great songs, and they were excellent musicians and terrific improvisers who never played a tune the same way twice. The Stolen Faces deftly capture the spirit of the Dead, covering the band’s expansive catalog and delivering it with the sort of energy and spontaneity that might have you thinking you’re standing in the Fillmore West in 1971!