HACKENSAW BOYS
09/22/2012
Visulite Theatre (16+ (Must have ID) - Under 16 with Parent Only)
Doors Open: 8:00 - Headliner Begins: 10:00
History
The Hackensaws have toured with a bevy of diverse acts that were quick to embrace the group’s sound and songcraft, including: The Flaming Lips, Cracker, Modest Mouse, Camper Van Beethoven, The Detroit Cobras, Cake, Railroad Earth, Cheap Trick and De La Soul.
In 2003, the Hackensaw Boys were honored to serve as Charlie Louvin’s backing band on that Country Music Hall of Fame member’s nationwide tour.
Recent History
Appearances at numerous festivals including Pukelpop in Belgium, Bonnaroo in Tennessee, Bergenfest in Norway, Telluride in Colorado, Belfast Folk Festival in Ireland, Floyd Fest in Virginia, Lowlands in the Netherlands, Pickathon in Oregon, and more…
More Recent History
Really good times in places like Seattle, Antwerp, Asheville, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Minneapolis, Knoxville, London, New York, Portland, Utrecht, Baltimore, Atlanta, Chicago, Dublin, Los Angeles, and more…
Current Events
Favoring brown liquor over white wine and PBR over imports; not getting quite enough sleep to function well, but getting just enough sleep to function well enough.
Really Current Events
Trying to decide between salty and sweet at a convenience store on the side of a highway somewhere.
A Bit of Press…
“The seams of the music: a deeply rooted country sensibility, a colorful cast of singers and musicians, a sense of humour, and threads bound to punk rock just as much as country and folk music. What stands at the apex of this group though is the original song writing.” Lucidforge Arts and Entertainment Websource
“One never doubts the Hackensaw Boys are giving you everything they have in them. It’s refreshing in a world of half measures and empty talk. They have their sights on the right things and it always comes through in their music.” (JamBase)
“Even when this Charlottesville band employs ancient Appalachian motifs, they never pretend to be something they’re not.” (Geoffrey Himes writing in the Oxford American 2007 Southern Music issue)
JOSH DANIEL BAND
Start Time: 9:00
