DYLAN LeBLANC, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 3rd at 5pm.
A very special Tower of Song in-store performance celebrating his brand new debut release PAUPER’S FIELD on ROUGH TRADE RECORDS.
Join us for the only Greenville appearance.
CD and VINYL LP are SALE PRICED at $11.99 right now!
Inspired by Willis Alan Ramsey, Neil Young, Townes Van Zandt and Tennessee Williams – here’s THE STORY:
On Dylan LeBlanc’s debut album, Pauper’s Field, a lost world is brought to life – both in the carefully sculpted songs and rich well of country soul from which those songs emerge. Although the Golden era of Alabama’s fabled Muscle Shoals sound had passed by the time Dylan was born in 1990, his ancestral roots and family background connected him to one of the most significant sources in the rich tapestry of American music. His father’s position as a Muscle Shoals session player and songwriter meant that early in life Dylan was privy to the sights and sounds of an unvarnished, vanishing epoch and such legends as Spooner Oldham. 19 year old Dylan LeBlanc was born in the Parish of Caddo in northwest Louisiana. He was exposed to a wide variety of music whilst growing up in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana and Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Inspired by Willis Alan Ramsey, Neil Young, Townes Van Zandt and Tennessee Williams, he joined the House of Fame as a writer at 18. Dylan’s approach to
Just Say YES! JJ GREY & MOFRO bless us with “Georgia Warhorse” the next chapter in their southern funk and blue collar swamp soul journey. This one is no exception to this tradition. Play it loud and often. We will be. The blues roll on this week rather gloriously with the new jam from guitarist, innovator and purveyor of hope Ronnie Earl – Spread The Love. Old school veteran Harmonica dude and worldly wise vocalist Charlie Musselwhite goes to The Well a delivers the uncut natural roots music. Love it! The folk and songwriter community steps up this week also with 2 stunning releases DYLAN LEBLANC’s debut “Paupers Field”. Hear this one live when LeBlanc visits Horizon in The Bohemian Café for a CD release in-store next week Friday September 3rd at 5pm. Not to be missed. Plus S. Carey from Bon Iver band offers us his solo opus — a shimmering folk jewel — sort of whispering vocal folk songs floating in a modern classical setting; delightful and amazing.
A Thank You: To all the bands that have been a part of our ongoing Monday Night Revival series, most recently The Fine Art Ramblers, O Mello Cello, Discordia and J Michael King, to name just a few. See some images of all the fun.
