Connections to The Allman Brothers Band abound on the rock band Blackberry Smoke’s “Spirit of the South Tour,” which comes to CMAC on July 31.
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Interview: Jimbo Mathus
Guitarist Jimbo Mathus became a household name as a founding member of the swing-revival band Squirrel Nut Zippers. But Mathus’s latest album, the aptly titled “Incinerator,” is a righteous romp through the swamp.
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Where there’s Blackberry Smoke…
Blackberry Smoke singer and guitarist Charlie Starr doesn’t care whether you call his band a country band, a rock band, or a southern rock band. He leaves it up to you. Since the dawn of the aughts, this quintessential quintet from Atlanta has been barnstorming the globe with a good-time blend of all three of […]
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Molly Hatchet
Molly Hatchet crawled from the swamps of Florida three decades ago to round out the first wave of Southern rock, joining industry icons like Lynyrd Skynyrd and .38 Special. After flirting with obscurity for years, the1979 hit “Flirtin’ with Disaster” solidified Molly Hatchet’s place as one of the definitive groups of the decade. While the […]
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Molly Hatchet
Molly Hatchet crawled from the swamps of Florida three decades ago to round out the first wave of Southern rock, joining industry icons like Lynyrd Skynyrd and .38 Special. After flirting with obscurity for years, the1979 hit “Flirtin’ with Disaster” solidified Molly Hatchet’s place as one of the definitive groups of the decade. While the […]
