What music to expect at Wildwood Revival festival
The inaugural Wildwood Revival festival on July 19 bills itself as a gathering of “like-minded folk brought together by one common thread: music,” and there’s plenty of rock, country and bluegrass to choose from. Here’s what you’ll get:
The Whigs: The garage rock trio from Athens appeared at May's Shaky Knees Festival in Atlanta and is currently touring behind its recently released fifth album, "Modern Creation." What to expect: High energy, good ol' fashioned rock n' roll.
Deslondes: The New Orleans country-soul outfit formerly known as Sam Doores & the Tumbleweeds counts Woody Guthrie, the Band and Allen Toussaint amongst its influences. What to expect: Harmony-driven, stripped-down tunes featuring a pedal steel-fiddle.
J.P. Harris and the Tough Choices: The self-taught musician from Nashville plays pure honky-tonk country in the old-school vein of George Jones and Hank Williams Sr. What to expect: Vintage ballads and barroom anthems as far away from radio country pop as you can get.
The Whiskey Gentry: The Atlanta-based septet led by husband-and-wife duo Jason Morrow and Lauren Staley raised money for its most recent album, "Holly Grove," on Kickstarter. What to expect: Bluegrass spiked with a punk kick.
Rolling Nowhere: The North Georgia group uses a wide variety of instruments to create its country-psychedelic folk rock sound, including the canjo, a canned strum stick. What to expect: Toe-tapping songs perfect for outdoor drinking.
Banditos: The Nashville by way of Birmingham country rock group recently recorded its first album with Alabama Shakes producer Andrija Tokic. What to expect: Fanditos, as its fans are known, will get rootsy, rocking tunes to stomp their feet to.
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Yvonne Zusel has been with the AJC since 2010. She worked on the digital news and food and dining teams before joining the arts & entertainment team.
