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2024 SEASON SHOWS 

 

SOLD OUT!

Season Opener:

The Joe Gransden Quartet
Featuring Carrie Bell SOLD OUT!

 

Saturday, April 20th   Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets

 

 

 

 

Here at Carrie's Corner we are HUGE Jazz fans and of the local Atlanta Jazz Scene.  And if you know Jazz in Atlanta then you know Joe Gransden!  He always brings a special performance and when accompanied by Atlanta's finest Jazz musicians it is just, well, pure magic. For this show, the quartet also includes Tyrone Jackson on keys, Craig Shaw on bass and Chris Burroughs on Drums!

But we are ADDING to the magic for our season opener this year, featuring Carrie Bell on Vocals!  Many of you have heard Carrie perform out and about in Atlanta or  here, whether that be with The Justin Varnes Qaurtet, At her album release party, or even as a guest for a song or two with other Carrie's Corner bands.

 

Joe Gransden. Well known across the country for his incredible 16 piece big band, Joe hasbeen compared to Sinatra and Chet Baker but with a signature style all his own.

We think Jazz under the stars at Carrie's Corner is the quintessential way to experience our space and hope to see you there!

 

 

Minimum Suggested Donation: $30

 

 

 

Americana and Blues Under the Stars:

The New Quintet

Saturday, May 4thth   Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets

 

 

 

We feel like Carrie's Corner is an ideal spot to enjoy Americana Music and based on past sold-out shows we know you agree!

Host of the popular roots music history podcast American Songcatcher, Nicholas Edward Williams is a multi-instrumentalist and storyteller who is dedicated to "playing it forward" by preserving the songs and styles that have shaped our country: ragtime, Piedmont blues, traditional folk, old time and early country. Williams has spent the last 15 years touring around the US, the UK, Western Europe and Australia, blending the roots music spectrum in his own style. He's opened for Taj Mahal, The Wood Brothers, Dom Flemons, CAAMP, John Paul White, Town Mountain, John Craigie, Rachel Baiman and Lucy Daucus, and has performed at festival stages on three continents. William's debut record As I Go Ramblin' Around made the International Folk Radio DJ Charts in 2019 with the #6 Top Album, #7 Top Song. His critically acclaimed sophomore release Folk Songs For Old Times' Sake unveiled in November of 2021 and has been heralded by the likes of Grammy-winning musician David Holt who said: "With tasteful guitar arrangements and a voice that draws you right in, Nicholas’ recordings roll along like a mountain stream.”

His latest collaboration, The New Quintet brings the songs and styles that have shaped our country from Traditional Folk to Ragtime, Old-Time and Early Country, The New Quintet features storyteller and musicologist Nicholas Edward Williams (Guitar, Vocals), Emma Dubose (Fiddle, Vocals), Jade Watts (Upright Bass, Vocals), Gordon Inman (Clarinet) and Cody Ray (Guitar, Lap Steel). The ensemble's big harmonies, intricate melodies and lush textures rain upon both original and reimagined traditional material. Since forming in 2020 while making Williams' critically acclaimed release Folk Songs For Old Times' Sake, which has been heralded by well-regarded figures of the roots community such as David Holt, Oliver Wood, Dom Flemons, and JP Harris, The New Quintet has been on stages throughout the Southeast at festivals, concert series, listening rooms and theaters, and unveiled their first release in late 2023.

    Minimum Suggested Donation: $30

 

 

 

SOLD OUT!Tray Dahl & The Jugtime Ragband Return to Carrie's Corner! SOLD OUT!

Saturday,  June 8th   Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets

 

 

We can't wait to have Tray Dahl and The Jugtime Ragband back this season!

Get ready to be transported to the 1920s when you step through the Carrie's Corner gates this Summer !  But don't worry - prohibition will most definitely NOT be in effect here.  And we look forward to welcoming Tray Dahl and the Jugtime Ragband for a second season in a row at Carrie's Corner!

Tray Dahl & The Jugtime Ragband tear down the house with the explosive sound of 1920’s and 30’s New Orleans. Their “speakeasy” or “prohibition era” music incorporates a little blues, a bit of swing, and a pinch of old time gospel. Add to that Tray’s powerful 1920's and 30's inspired vocals, often described as Bessie Smith meets Louis Armstrong, and audiences feel like they’ve stepped straight into a 1920’s theatre house. Tray’s original tunes, some of which she sold to Universal Music Group, are often
mistaken for Jazz-Age compositions and are being used in movies, radio and television throughout the world.

 

    Suggested Donation: $30

 

 

 

Lavahi Returns to Carrie's Corner for Jazz Under The Stars!

Saturday,  July 20th   Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets

 

 

We were absolutely enchanted the first time we heard Lava sing and if you saw her at Carrie's Corner last season, then you know what an amazing experience this show is going to be.  We hope you will come vibe with us and take that love with you....

LAVAHI is a scholar-artist on a mission to better society from the inside out. Through her music, scholarship, and performance, LAVAHI is building a platform to nourish the heart and mind, empathize our human experiences, and vibe together. As a daughter of jazz, the culture heavily informs her ideology and influences her sound. Acrobatic scatting, compelling chords, and the art of improvisation evoke that classic traditional aesthetic and set her contemporary sound apart from the norm of mainstream neo-soul, hip hop, and R&B. And with her satisfying blend of analog and digital sounds, LAVAHI shows that the lineage of Black sound is not linear but ever folding and stretching.

LAVAHI has been actively developing her artistry via performing, songwriting, and recording since 2010. In the process, she has worked with an eclectic range of artists and produced noteworthy collaborative projects. Her list of credits includes "Hold On," the widely successful second single release from jazz vocalist Lori Williams's 2018 studio album Out of the Box, and "Rest Assured," a feature on Hospital Records' drum and bass tribute compilation 'Med School: Graduation.' "Hold On" (featuring the legendary Tom Browne of "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)"), topped the UK Soul charts for weeks since its release, while "Rest Assured" made waves on the UK Electronic charts.

LAVAHI also produces, plays flute and piccolo, and arranges. She has added her unique sound to national and international projects in genres varying from rap to film scores to alternative. LAVAHI loves the studio and feels most natural when recording independently; but her second home is the collaborative live performance of the stage. She has been featured at venues such as Blues Alley, Bethesda Blues and Jazz, Kat's Cafe, Porter-Sanford III, St. James Live!, City Winery, and more, and she has even stepped into the world of acting via musicals and stage plays.

As a scholar, LAVAHI curates an experience to critically read environment, self, and society through pop pedagogy, blending popular culture and trending topics with theoretical, historical, and philosophical foundations. One of her most popular academic works entitled "Beyoncé Reborn: Lemonade as Spiritual Enlightenment" is available to read in The Lemonade Reader: Beyoncé, Black Feminism, and Spirituality, an edited collection by Dr. Kinitra Brooks and Dr. Kameelah L. Martin. LAVAHI is also developing a series entitled "Call and Response," which invites artists to perform and use their art to engage in critical conversations with a mixed audience of the public and the academy.

Whether through performance in music, in writing, or in academic spaces, LAVAHI allows her own vulnerability to cultivate the vibe and create a safe space, internally and externally, for those sharing the experience with her.

    Minimum Suggested Donation: $30

MUDCAT

 

Saturday, August 17th

 

Doors: 7pm Music 8pm .  2 Sets.

We'll we're doing again!   We have a treat for all the blues fans out there.  One of our favorites and a local legend of  the ATL scene will be bringing his blend of traditional-meets modern blues to Carrie's Corner YET AGAIN!.  Enjoy a breath of fresh air under the trees and stars for a summer night of blues with Mudcat and his band.

Danny ‘Mudcat’ Dudeck is an internationally known gospel and bluesman continuing the traditions of the early blues pioneers while adding his own Mudcat edge, resulting in one of Atlanta’s greatest treasures.

– Atlanta History Center

 

[Mudcat is] a world-class slide guitarist, and most of all a God-gifted entertainer. I have witnessed him light up packed houses at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, at the Irving Plaza in New York, to open air concerts in front of 10,000 folks in Lugano, Switzerland, to sitting on a curb in San Jose, Costa Rica entertaining dozens of young kids. Mud is born to make people smile and enjoy life.

– Tim Duffy,

Music Maker Relief Foundation

The self-taught musician honed his craft busking on street corners and ferries from New York to New Orleans, and has gone on to tour Europe and play with greats like Dickey Betts, Taj Mahal and Derek Trucks. But perhaps his greatest influence as an Atlanta institution is his role as an ambassador for bridging the contemporary blues scene with the legacy of its forebears.

– Suzanne Van Atten for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“He’s one of the most influential blues musicians in the modern era,” says Matt Harper, owner of Fat Matt’s Rib Shack, where Dudeck got his start in Atlanta.

“He brings people together from multi-generations, and he’s able to propagate Atlanta blues music all over the world. Plus, he’s just a blast. His music is very rootsy, stylish and fun.”

 

Suggested Donation: $25

 

 

 

PAST EVENTS

Hope you were there!

SOLD OUT!
2023 Season Opener:

 MICHELLE MALONE

Saturday, April 1st.  Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets


We are celebrating our 5th anniversary season and the tradition continues with Michelle Malone as our season opener!   Come join us for yet another amazing evening of music under the tree canopy and  stars at Carrie's Corner to welcome back our favorite local artist!

“Raucous and jubilant - somewhere between Lucinda Williams and Shelby Lynne comes Malone alternating between soulful ballads and rowdy, riffy blasters. ” — ROLLING STONE

"Equal parts guitar slinger and sweet songstress, with masterful lyrical introspection – sublime to raucous. ” — GUITAR WORLD

"Michelle Malone has one of the most remarkable voices I’ve ever heard, uniquely able to blow the roof off the place and then whisper a soft song that will break your damn heart. ” — PASTE MAGAZINE

 

 Suggested Donation: $25

 

 

 

SOLD OUT!

JUST ROXIE

Saturday, May 6th   Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets

THE ESSENCE OF JUST ROXIE IS HARMONY.

We are so excited to welcome Just Roxie back to the Carrie's Corner Stage for an evening of music and community!  If you were at last year's show then you know the magic this trio of outstanding musical storytellers and instrumentalists bring to our space.  It's like Carrie's Corner was built just for their show...

Accomplished musicians, gifted songwriters and vocalists, and longtime friends Lenny Lasater (bass), Linda Bolley (guitars and banjo), and Becky Shaw (guitar, harmonica, button accordion, lap steel) blend their distinctive talents, voices, and styles to create a sound and dynamic uniquely their own. Bringing their refined artistry, stunning vocals, and the wisdom born of life experience to their singing, arranging, and songwriting, their music comes from the heart and speaks to the soul. Each original song and cover takes us on a journey—on the road, to the depths of our hearts and minds, through the full range of our emotions—and ultimately, brings us home to ourselves.

Just Roxie’s music is authentic, accessible, organic. It invites us to sit on the back-porch swing, swapping stories that make us laugh, cry, reflect, and remember.With such musical influences as Emmylou Harris, The Wailin’ Jennys, Alison Kraus, and Gillian Welch, their style honors classic country, folk, Americana, bluegrass, rock ’n roll, and more. In their songs we hear our own stories: of love and heartache, joy and sorrow, friendship and loss, the momentous and the everyday. Expressed with such honesty and sung so exquisitely, their music affirms, comforts, and strengthens us, as the resonance of their message reassures us that we are far from alone. Insightful and engaging, it speaks of lives well lived, of appreciating what matters, of practicing acceptance and expressing kindness. Just Roxie has a distinctive voice, and something to say.

Just Roxie creates community at every live show, forging an unshakable bond with the audience. The trio’s rapport, their warmth and humor on and off the stage, and the passion and energy of every performance welcome us into their circle, making any setting an intimate one. An evening with Just Roxie is an evening spent with cherished friends. You'll leave with a stronger, lighter, more grateful heart: re-energized, renewed, reinvigorated. Just Roxie, like music itself, brings us all together.

 

 Suggested Donation: $25

 

 

 

 SOLD OUT!
PAUL CHILDERS

Saturday, June 17th   Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets

 

 

 

If you were at Carrie's Corner for this artist's performance, then you know Paul brought the fire from Nashville to Marietta.  This performance was so infectious we were clamoring to have him back and he agreed to join us for our 5th Anniversary season (after finishing a 20-date European tour!).  Why - because Carrie's Corner audiences are awesome!

Blending pop, R&B, and soul, Paul Childers is leading a new breed of singer/songwriters and guitarists. Hailing from Nashville, he finds a way to blur the lines cast between Stevie Ray Vaughan and Hendrix styles of guitar playing, a Motown rhythm section, and pop vocal melodies.

Childers was selected by Acmeville Records as the debut artist on their label, which features live recordings from the Nashville music hotspot. Touring nationally and internationally since 2017, Childers has opened for Vince Gill and Robert Cray, Leann Rimes, and has played the guitars of Chuck Berry, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jimi Hendrix in tribute.

His third LP will be coming out this spring. It’s a 13 track conceptual album that was recorded in 4 countries over the course of last year!

                                                          Suggested Donation: $25

 

 

 

 SOLD OUT!

Berdolé Flamenco

Saturday, July 29th   Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets

 

 

 

Last year we brought a taste of  music of Spain featuring the world class artistry of Berdolé Flamenco to Carrie's Conrner and the response was so overwhelming (and we had SUCH a great time) that we are bringing them back again this year.  Come enjoy a lively show that takes you on a journey with mesmerizing musical and dance performances -  likely ending up on your feet dancing before the night is out!

Berdolé creates live flamenco programming for performance, as well as outreach for audiences of all ages. Works focus on the traditional elements of flamenco together: guitar, song, dance, and rhythmic hand clapping. Live concerts feature some of the top professionals in flamenco in Spain and the United States of America, as well as local artists in Atlanta. The name “Berdolé” comes from the Caló dialect. Caló is spoken by the Roma (gitanos) who settled in southern Spain, and it has a presence in flamenco song lyrics. Berdolé translates to velero in Spanish, which means ship – or airplane – in English. The name Berdolé fuses cultures through time, considering that seafaring vessels first connected the Americas with Spain and every Atlantic crossing forever changes flamenco.

Flamenco dancer Julie Galle Baggenstoss is known nationally for her work on stage and in educational projects involving Spanish artists. Close to her home of Atlanta, she has performed and choreographed flamenco with the Atlanta Opera, Georgia State University’s School of Music, Woodruff Arts Center, The Latin American Association, Coves Darden P.R.E., and at universities and museums from the Southeast to the Midwest. She teaches flamenco in the Dance and Movement Studies Program at Emory University. Julie is a former instructor of the Atlanta Ballet, and currently teaches flamenco as part of arts integration for organizations, including as Fulton County Schools, Arts and Science Council, the Foreign Language Association of Georgia, and Georgia Public Libraries. Julie’s dance style reflects continuing education and years of classes with Spanish dance teachers, including Ángelita Vargas, Ángel Atienza, Juan del Gastor, Pilar Ortega, Manuel Liñán, and Juan Paredes. Her work is guided beyond dance steps by flamenco artists La Meira and Antonio Granjero. With an MA in Spanish, Julie has published original research and lectures on flamenco’s avant-garde, the African influence of flamenco, and the Latin American presence in the Spanish art form.

Performances over the past several years have included

Rialto Feed Your Senses, 2019 and upcoming in 2022

-Emory University Oxford College Lyceum Series, 2022

-Breman Jewish Museum, 2021-2022

-Madrid Spanish Taverna tablao, 2021 – present

-(mc)2Dance Festival curated by staibdance, 2021

-Visa Superbowl Commercial, 2020

-Spivey Hall World Music Series, 2014-2019

-Red Light Café tablao, 2014 – present

    Suggested Donation: $25

 

 

 

SOLD OUT!

Jazz Under The Stars With Lavahi

Saturday,  August 12th   Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets

 

 

 

We were absolutely enchanted the first time we heard Lava sing and we know you will be too.  We hope you will come vibe with us and take that love with you....

LAVAHI is a scholar-artist on a mission to better society from the inside out. Through her music, scholarship, and performance, LAVAHI is building a platform to nourish the heart and mind, empathize our human experiences, and vibe together. As a daughter of jazz, the culture heavily informs her ideology and influences her sound. Acrobatic scatting, compelling chords, and the art of improvisation evoke that classic traditional aesthetic and set her contemporary sound apart from the norm of mainstream neo-soul, hip hop, and R&B. And with her satisfying blend of analog and digital sounds, LAVAHI shows that the lineage of Black sound is not linear but ever folding and stretching.

LAVAHI has been actively developing her artistry via performing, songwriting, and recording since 2010. In the process, she has worked with an eclectic range of artists and produced noteworthy collaborative projects. Her list of credits includes "Hold On," the widely successful second single release from jazz vocalist Lori Williams's 2018 studio album Out of the Box, and "Rest Assured," a feature on Hospital Records' drum and bass tribute compilation 'Med School: Graduation.' "Hold On" (featuring the legendary Tom Browne of "Funkin' for Jamaica (N.Y.)"), topped the UK Soul charts for weeks since its release, while "Rest Assured" made waves on the UK Electronic charts.

LAVAHI also produces, plays flute and piccolo, and arranges. She has added her unique sound to national and international projects in genres varying from rap to film scores to alternative. LAVAHI loves the studio and feels most natural when recording independently; but her second home is the collaborative live performance of the stage. She has been featured at venues such as Blues Alley, Bethesda Blues and Jazz, Kat's Cafe, Porter-Sanford III, St. James Live!, City Winery, and more, and she has even stepped into the world of acting via musicals and stage plays.

As a scholar, LAVAHI curates an experience to critically read environment, self, and society through pop pedagogy, blending popular culture and trending topics with theoretical, historical, and philosophical foundations. One of her most popular academic works entitled "Beyoncé Reborn: Lemonade as Spiritual Enlightenment" is available to read in The Lemonade Reader: Beyoncé, Black Feminism, and Spirituality, an edited collection by Dr. Kinitra Brooks and Dr. Kameelah L. Martin. LAVAHI is also developing a series entitled "Call and Response," which invites artists to perform and use their art to engage in critical conversations with a mixed audience of the public and the academy.

Whether through performance in music, in writing, or in academic spaces, LAVAHI allows her own vulnerability to cultivate the vibe and create a safe space, internally and externally, for those sharing the experience with her.

    Suggested Donation: $25

 

 

 

SOLD OUT!

Tray Dahl & The Jugtime Ragband

Saturday,  September 9th   Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets

 

 

Get ready to be transported to the 1920s when you step through the Carrie's Corner gates this September !  But don't worry - prohibition will most definitely NOT be in effect here.

Tray Dahl & The Jugtime Ragband tear down the house with the explosive sound of 1920’s and 30’s New Orleans. Their “speakeasy” or “prohibition era” music incorporates a little blues, a bit of swing, and a pinch of old time gospel. Add to that Tray’s powerful 1920's and 30's inspired vocals, often described as Bessie Smith meets Louis Armstrong, and audiences feel like they’ve stepped straight into a 1920’s theatre house. Tray’s original tunes, some of which she sold to Universal Music Group, are often
mistaken for Jazz-Age compositions and are being used in movies, radio and television throughout the world.

 

    Suggested Donation: $25

 

 

 

 Julie Dexter

Saturday, October 7th   Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets

 

 

 

We are ending our season on a high note yet again, welcoming Julie Dexter to light up your stage.

Julie is a world renowned, award winning, British singer, songwriter and producer considered by many to be one of the most influential female vocalists of our generation. Having shared the spotlight with a host of cutting-edge artists, including Mint Condition, Caron Wheeler, Jill Scott, Lalah Hathaway, Omar, Ledisi, Doug Carn, Third World and Maxi Priest to name a few, Julie not only holds up her own with them but has been praised and respected by them too.

Influenced by legends such as Nancy Wilson, Abbey Lincoln, and Bob Marley, as well as popular icons Omar and Sade, Julie takes classic soul to the heart of Artistry. Fans and critics across the globe have followed her journey through the circles of Jazz, Broken-Beat, Bossa-Nova, Reggae, Afro-Beat and Soul and she was recently honored at the Black Women in Jazz Awards with the Afro Caribbean Soul of Jazz Award.

It was in 1999 that Julie took a leap of faith and moved to Atlanta, Georgia where she now resides. She launched her own label, Ketch A Vibe Records and in 2000 released the critically acclaimed EP Peace of Mind, followed by Dexterity (2002) ,Conscious (2005) and New Again (2011). Moon Bossa, a collaboration with Khari Simmons was released in 2007 and her single "Ketch A Vibe" was featured in national radio ads for Democratic Presidential Candidate Senator Barack Obama. Her latest release Deja Vu is an eclectic blend of Jazz, Soul and Reggae.

From Jazz to World Music, Soul and beyond, Julie Dexter is one of an elite few whose talent can transcend genres. She makes it all work on her own terms, as an audaciously independent artist with an undeniable connection to her audience.

Don’t miss the experience of Julie Dexter. Be a part of a tradition of great music. In the words of her smash single 'Ketch A Vibe', ‘Don’t let it pass you by...Ketch [Julie Dexter’s] Vibe’...

    Suggested Donation: $25

SOLD OUT! JUST ROXIE SOLD OUT!

Saturday, May 14th   Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets

THE ESSENCE OF JUST ROXIE IS HARMONY.

We are so excited to welcome Just Roxie to the Carrie's Corner Stage for an evening of music and community!

Accomplished musicians, gifted songwriters and vocalists, and longtime friends Lenny Lasater (bass), Linda Bolley (guitars and banjo), and Becky Shaw (guitar, harmonica, button accordion, lap steel) blend their distinctive talents, voices, and styles to create a sound and dynamic uniquely their own. Bringing their refined artistry, stunning vocals, and the wisdom born of life experience to their singing, arranging, and songwriting, their music comes from the heart and speaks to the soul. Each original song and cover takes us on a journey—on the road, to the depths of our hearts and minds, through the full range of our emotions—and ultimately, brings us home to ourselves.

Just Roxie’s music is authentic, accessible, organic. It invites us to sit on the back-porch swing, swapping stories that make us laugh, cry, reflect, and remember.With such musical influences as Emmylou Harris, The Wailin’ Jennys, Alison Kraus, and Gillian Welch, their style honors classic country, folk, Americana, bluegrass, rock ’n roll, and more. In their songs we hear our own stories: of love and heartache, joy and sorrow, friendship and loss, the momentous and the everyday. Expressed with such honesty and sung so exquisitely, their music affirms, comforts, and strengthens us, as the resonance of their message reassures us that we are far from alone. Insightful and engaging, it speaks of lives well lived, of appreciating what matters, of practicing acceptance and expressing kindness. Just Roxie has a distinctive voice, and something to say.

Just Roxie creates community at every live show, forging an unshakable bond with the audience. The trio’s rapport, their warmth and humor on and off the stage, and the passion and energy of every performance welcome us into their circle, making any setting an intimate one. An evening with Just Roxie is an evening spent with cherished friends. You'll leave with a stronger, lighter, more grateful heart: re-energized, renewed, reinvigorated. Just Roxie, like music itself, brings us all together.

 

 Suggested Donation: $25

2022 Season Opener:

SOLD OUT! MICHELLE MALONE SOLD OUT!

Saturday, April 2nd.  Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets


We are excited to continue the tradition and welcome Michelle to open our 4th season!   Come join us for an amazing evening of music under the tree canopy and  stars at Carrie's Corner to welcome back our favorite local artist!

“Raucous and jubilant - somewhere between Lucinda Williams and Shelby Lynne comes Malone alternating between soulful ballads and rowdy, riffy blasters. ” — ROLLING STONE

"Equal parts guitar slinger and sweet songstress, with masterful lyrical introspection – sublime to raucous. ” — GUITAR WORLD

"Michelle Malone has one of the most remarkable voices I’ve ever heard, uniquely able to blow the roof off the place and then whisper a soft song that will break your damn heart. ” — PASTE MAGAZINE

 

 Suggested Donation: $25

 SOLD OUT! PAUL CHILDERS

Saturday, June 11th   Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets

 

 

 

We had the distinct pleasure of hearing Paul perform at the opening of Rootstock - a music venue in downtown Woodstock and were excited that he agreed to join us as an addition to his tour this year.

Blending pop, R&B, and soul, Paul Childers is leading a new breed of singer/songwriters and guitarists. Hailing from Nashville, he finds a way to blur the lines cast between Stevie Ray Vaughan and Hendrix styles of guitar playing, a Motown rhythm section, and pop vocal melodies.

Childers was selected by Acmeville Records as the debut artist on their label, which features live recordings from the Nashville music hotspot. Touring nationally and internationally since 2017, Childers has opened for Vince Gill and Robert Cray, Leann Rimes, and has played the guitars of Chuck Berry, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Jimi Hendrix in tribute.

His new highly anticipated album, Secondary Colors, was just released in 2021.

                                                          Suggested Donation: $25

SOLD OUT!

MUDCAT

SOLD OUT!

 

Saturday, July 9th

  Doors: 7pm Music 8pm .  2 Sets. We have a treat for all the blues fans out there.  One of our favorites from the ATL scene who we've enjoyed seeing play in all of the juke joints around will be bringing his blend of traditional-meets modern blues to Carrie's Corner.  Enjoy a breath of fresh air under the trees and stars for a summer night of blues with Mudcat and his band. Danny ‘Mudcat’ Dudeck is an internationally known gospel and bluesman continuing the traditions of the early blues pioneers while adding his own Mudcat edge, resulting in one of Atlanta’s greatest treasures. – Atlanta History Center   [Mudcat is] a world-class slide guitarist, and most of all a God-gifted entertainer. I have witnessed him light up packed houses at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, at the Irving Plaza in New York, to open air concerts in front of 10,000 folks in Lugano, Switzerland, to sitting on a curb in San Jose, Costa Rica entertaining dozens of young kids. Mud is born to make people smile and enjoy life. – Tim Duffy, Music Maker Relief Foundation The self-taught musician honed his craft busking on street corners and ferries from New York to New Orleans, and has gone on to tour Europe and play with greats like Dickey Betts, Taj Mahal and Derek Trucks. But perhaps his greatest influence as an Atlanta institution is his role as an ambassador for bridging the contemporary blues scene with the legacy of its forebears. – Suzanne Van Atten for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution “He’s one of the most influential blues musicians in the modern era,” says Matt Harper, owner of Fat Matt’s Rib Shack, where Dudeck got his start in Atlanta. “He brings people together from multi-generations, and he’s able to propagate Atlanta blues music all over the world. Plus, he’s just a blast. His music is very rootsy, stylish and fun.”   Suggested Donation: $25

SOLD OUT! Berdolé Flamenco

Saturday, August 20th   Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets

 

 

 

This season we are proud to feature some local Atlanta area talent showcasing world music - In this case the music of Spain featuring the world class artistry of Berdole Flamenco!

Berdolé creates live flamenco programming for performance, as well as outreach for audiences of all ages. Works focus on the traditional elements of flamenco together: guitar, song, dance, and rhythmic hand clapping. Live concerts feature some of the top professionals in flamenco in Spain and the United States of America, as well as local artists in Atlanta. The name “Berdolé” comes from the Caló dialect. Caló is spoken by the Roma (gitanos) who settled in southern Spain, and it has a presence in flamenco song lyrics. Berdolé translates to velero in Spanish, which means ship – or airplane – in English. The name Berdolé fuses cultures through time, considering that seafaring vessels first connected the Americas with Spain and every Atlantic crossing forever changes flamenco.

Flamenco dancer Julie Galle Baggenstoss is known nationally for her work on stage and in educational projects involving Spanish artists. Close to her home of Atlanta, she has performed and choreographed flamenco with the Atlanta Opera, Georgia State University’s School of Music, Woodruff Arts Center, The Latin American Association, Coves Darden P.R.E., and at universities and museums from the Southeast to the Midwest. She teaches flamenco in the Dance and Movement Studies Program at Emory University. Julie is a former instructor of the Atlanta Ballet, and currently teaches flamenco as part of arts integration for organizations, including as Fulton County Schools, Arts and Science Council, the Foreign Language Association of Georgia, and Georgia Public Libraries. Julie’s dance style reflects continuing education and years of classes with Spanish dance teachers, including Ángelita Vargas, Ángel Atienza, Juan del Gastor, Pilar Ortega, Manuel Liñán, and Juan Paredes. Her work is guided beyond dance steps by flamenco artists La Meira and Antonio Granjero. With an MA in Spanish, Julie has published original research and lectures on flamenco’s avant-garde, the African influence of flamenco, and the Latin American presence in the Spanish art form.

Performances over the past several years have included

Rialto Feed Your Senses, 2019 and upcoming in 2022

-Emory University Oxford College Lyceum Series, 2022

-Breman Jewish Museum, 2021-2022

-Madrid Spanish Taverna tablao, 2021 – present

-(mc)2Dance Festival curated by staibdance, 2021

-Visa Superbowl Commercial, 2020

-Spivey Hall World Music Series, 2014-2019

-Red Light Café tablao, 2014 – present

    Suggested Donation: $25

 Diane Durrett Trio

Saturday, September 10th   Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets

 

 

 

 

If you were lucky enough to be here for this show last year you know you are in for a good time.  We are SO EXCITED to welcome the Diane Durrett Trio back to Carrie's Corner!

Internationally celebrated vocalist and songwriter Diane Durrett is joined by Melissa Junebug on percussion, Yoel Yehuda on keys.   All are original members of her band 'Soul Suga’.
Their latest album ‘Put A Lid On It’ held the #2 position in the Soul Blues RMR Chart  for 10 weeks.  Atlanta Journal reviewed Diane as “Always rocking the house with her distinctive Vibrato…”
Together this trio is “Funky and Feisty .. A joyous celebration of the power of music.”
We can't wait to see you there!
    Suggested Donation: $25

 SOLD OUT!

The Joe Gransden Quartet

SOLD OUT!

Saturday, October 8th   Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets

 

 

 

 

Here at Carrie's Corner we are HUGE Jazz fans and of the local Atlanta Jazz Scene.  And if you know Jazz in Atlanta then you know Joe Gransden!  He always brings a special performance and when accompanied by Atlanta's finest Jazz musicians it is just, well, pure magic.

Joe Gransden. Well known across the country for his incredible 16 piece big band, Joe has been compared to Sinatra and Chet Baker but with a signature style all his own.

Joe has graced our Carrie's Corner stage a couple of times before and this time will be featuring Robert Boone Jr on Drums, Kevin Bales on keys and Craig "Shadowbox" Shaw on bass.    This performance will also feature our very own Carrie Bell, who will join the band on vocals for a few songs, including beloved standards as well as original music!

We think Jazz under the stars at Carrie's Corner is the quintessential way to experience our space and hope to see you there!

    Suggested Donation: $25

 

 

 

SOLD OUT!

SARAH POTENZA

 

Saturday, October 2nd

Doors 6:00pm

Show 7:00pm

Come turn up the heat with us this fall as well welcome Sarah Potenza! We are thrilled to welcome this soulful singer songwriter to raise our spirits at for what's sure to be a rousing evening under the stars Carrie's Corner.

"I work for me," Sarah Potenza declares at the beginning of Road to Rome, kicking off her second solo album — a record of self-empowered R&B, swaggering soul, and contemporary blues — with her own declaration of independence.

Filled with messages of self-worth, determination, and drive, Road to Rome shines new light on a songwriter whose career already includes multiple albums as front-woman of Sarah and the Tall Boys, a game-changing appearance on The Voice, and an acclaimed solo debut titled Monster. Released one year after she sang in front of 12 million people during The Voice's eighth season, 2016's Monster prompted Rolling Stone to gush, "Potenza is to the blues what Adele is to pop: a colossal-voiced singer who merges her old-school influences with a modernistic sound." Three years later, that sound deepens and intensifies with Road to Rome, an album that shows the full scope of Potenza's aims and ambitions.

And just who is Sarah Potenza? She's a songwriter. A bold, brassy singer. A businesswoman. A proud, loud-mouthed Italian-American from Providence, Rhode Island, with roots in Nashville and an audience that stretches across the Atlantic

Having released her second solo album, Road to Rome,  in 2019 Sarah Potenza wows us with her dynamic singing and songwriting and big, brassy personality.

Rolling Stone Magazine says

“Potenza is to the blues what Adele is to pop”.

They hailed the Rhode Island native one of the top acts they at SXSW The former front-woman of Sarah & the Tall Boys moved with her guitarist husband Ian Crossman to Nashville to be a part of the booming music scene in Sarah’s own name several years back. This led to a spellbinding blind audition for NBC’s The Voice, which yielded a coveted four-chair turn and most recently in August 2021 Sarah received a sanding ovation from the Judges on America's Got Talent! We can't wait to have her share her voice with us as the final show of this year's Carrie's Corner season!

Doors: 6pm Music 7pm .  2 Sets.

Suggested Donation: $25

SOLD OUT!

CARRIE BELL "BOXES" ALBUM RELEASE CONCERT

 

Saturday, September 4th

Doors: 7pm

Music: 8pm

Come and enjoy a very special evening taking a journey through song with our very own Carrie Bell and the first performances of original music from her debut album, Boxes.

Come enjoy a very special evening taking a journey through song with our very own Carrie Bell and the first performance of original music from her debut album, "Boxes." She will be joined by the Justin Varnes Quartet, who graced our stage during the first season of Carrie's Corner. We will also have another special guest, Cody Matlock, who also played on the album.

Carrie has spent her life committed to the art of storytelling through music and is now fulfilling a lifelong dream of recording an album or original music (with your help!)...her very first... which will likely not be her last.

Her career started as an artist performing as a triple threat - with a musical theater career earning her equity status doing professional shows across the country. She has also doubled down on a commitment to music and arts education, running her own dance troupe and ultimately helping hundreds of students learn to find their voice through vocal technique and coaching. A classically trained vocalist and pianist, Carrie is also a talented songwriter who has always wanted to tell stories for music that remind us that life really is a stage and that music has the power to connect us by illuminating our shared journey through “this thing called life.”

With her partner Jamie, Carrie also runs Carrie's Corner, which provides a stage for local and regional touring artists to share their gifts with music lovers. Now with this new venture – her Debut Album, “Boxes”, Carrie is poised to share her personal musical gifts with the world.

“Boxes” is the embodiment of her passion for storytelling and in itself is not only a highly personal story of her life journey but one we can all relate to. From the excitement of taking a bold leap to chase your dreams, the ups and downs of the relationships that shape and sustain us, to the struggle to find our place in the world and fit in the “boxes” we need to fill,. The story also inspires empathy via the experience of coping with tragedies outside of our control and ultimately allowing every step of our journey to remind us that the older we get, the more opportunity we have to live our best life by simply choosing to do so.

With the support of the amazingly talented and collaborative Atlanta Music Community, Carrie’s dream of recording her story and sharing her gift is coming true. While Covid dealt a blow to the music world, Carrie got to work writing – finishing 11 songs in a variety of Genres that inspired her throughout her life and tell a tale of the power of setting intentions, going after your ambitions despite the personal toll it takes and ultimately painting an uplifting portrait of the potential we all have within us to not just survive but to thrive.

 

 

 

SOLD OUT!!

DIANE DURRETT & JUNEBUG

 

Saturday, August 7th

Doors: 7pm

Music: 8pm

Come join us for evening of roots music and blues with Diane Durett and Junebug, sure to be a soulful southern night under the stars. Singer, songwriter, producer Diane Durrett is a board member of the Recording Academy Atlanta Chapter, best known for the Grammys. Winner of the 2015 ‘Peoples Choice Award’ by the Atlanta Blues Society, as well as awarded the ‘Best Self-Produced Album’. “Soul Suga’ & Diane Durrett” received national & international attention charting in the Top 10 of the Roots Music Report Contemporary Blues chart. During the last six years, Diane has joined music leaders across the country to advocate for creator rights in Georgia and with Grammys on the Hill in Washington, D.C. resulting in the recent passing of the Music Modernization Act. With a blend of raw soulful vocals, sultry tones, and strong original songs Durrett has sung with Sting, Gregg Allman, The Indigo Girls, and Chuck Leavell (Rolling Stones). Durrett has opened shows for Tina Turner, KoKo Taylor, Tinsley Ellis, Delbert McClinton, and Derek Trucks. As well as lending her vocals to recording sessions for Grammy award winning producer Brendan O’Brien and Kristian Bush (Sugarland). Born and raised in the North Georgia mountains. Junebug is a drummer, percussionist and voting member of the Recording Academy. She has recorded on many albums including the latest Soul Suga LIVE with Diane Durrett. She is a trained Health Rhythms facilitator and leads rhythm-based community events as well as performs with 'Drum Café' USA, a South African team building organization. Her debut solo album 'FLOW' was released in 2018 as a fundraiser for Savannah River Keeper, and focused on water conservation. One of the songs 'The Rivers Sings' won 2 Global Peace Song awards. Doors: 7pm Music 8pm .  2 Sets. Suggested Donation: $25

 

 

 

SOLD OUT! MUDCAT

 

Saturday, July 10th

 

Doors: 7pm Music 8pm .  2 Sets.

We have a treat for all the blues fans out there.  One of our favorites from the ATL scene who we've enjoyed seeing play in all of the juke joints around will be bringing his blend of traditional-meets modern blues to Carrie's Corner.  Enjoy a breath of fresh air under the trees and stars for a summer night of blues with Mudcat and his band.

Danny ‘Mudcat’ Dudeck is an internationally known gospel and bluesman continuing the traditions of the early blues pioneers while adding his own Mudcat edge, resulting in one of Atlanta’s greatest treasures.

– Atlanta History Center

 

[Mudcat is] a world-class slide guitarist, and most of all a God-gifted entertainer. I have witnessed him light up packed houses at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, at the Irving Plaza in New York, to open air concerts in front of 10,000 folks in Lugano, Switzerland, to sitting on a curb in San Jose, Costa Rica entertaining dozens of young kids. Mud is born to make people smile and enjoy life.

– Tim Duffy,

Music Maker Relief Foundation

The self-taught musician honed his craft busking on street corners and ferries from New York to New Orleans, and has gone on to tour Europe and play with greats like Dickey Betts, Taj Mahal and Derek Trucks. But perhaps his greatest influence as an Atlanta institution is his role as an ambassador for bridging the contemporary blues scene with the legacy of its forebears.

– Suzanne Van Atten for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“He’s one of the most influential blues musicians in the modern era,” says Matt Harper, owner of Fat Matt’s Rib Shack, where Dudeck got his start in Atlanta.

“He brings people together from multi-generations, and he’s able to propagate Atlanta blues music all over the world. Plus, he’s just a blast. His music is very rootsy, stylish and fun.”

 

Suggested Donation: $25

 SOLD OUT! CODY MATLOCK

 

Saturday, June 26th

  Doors: 7pm Music 8pm .  2 Sets. Come get your groove on with Cody Matlock and his band at Carrie's Corner! What better way to spend a summer night than under the trees and stars with some funky, soulful music that may even get you up out of your folding chairs!   At just 24, Cody Matlock is already hailed as a widely-popular, seasoned veteran in Atlanta’s live music community having paid his dues gigging in the blues scene for nearly a decade. Increasingly a fixture at some of the Georgia’s most iconic blues halls, the soul singer-songwriter grew up on stage at Northside Tavern, Blind Willie's, Fat Matt's, Vinyl, Darwin's, and the the DeSoto Theater (Rome), lighting up performances with a range of songs from graveyard blues classics to 90s hits to soulful originals. No matter the genre, era, or style, Cody infuses every song with a measure of soul, calling on influences like James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, and Prince. Suggested Donation: $20

  SOLD OUT! CAROLINE AIKEN

 

Saturday, May 15th

  Doors: 7pm Music 8pm .  2 Sets. Come spend what will be a very special evening around our fire, under the trees and stars, soaking in the magic of the music.  We are thrilled to welcome Caroline to our humble venue and for you to enjoy her beautiful gift with us.  She has a longstanding local following and who we know is as excited to hear her play as she is to perform for us. Atlanta-born and Georgia-raised musician Caroline Aiken began her career in 1968, performing with a rock band “Fathertime” in Long Island, NY. She honed her skills as a songwriter and solo artist during the late 70’s, moving from busking the streets of Seattle to opening for well known acts such as Doc Watson, Bonnie Raitt, David Bromberg, Muddy Waters, Little Feat, Randy Newman, John Prine, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, Derek Trucks and many more.  After years of touring throughout the US, South America and Europe, she moved back to Atlanta in the mid eighties where her bluesy voice, masterful finger picking guitar style, and hypnotizing stage presence anchored the city’s acoustic and folk scene and influenced up and coming artists like the Indigo Girls and Shawn Mullins. Caroline Aiken has released 9 albums to date. She continues to perform throughout the US, Europe, and the UK, including numerous charitable events for at risk children, animal shelters, recovery communities, and environmental awareness.  She’s been called an “Underground Legend” (Santa Cruz Goodtimes), and “The Real Deal” (Performing Songwriter Magazine), but perhaps the most accurate quote ever uttered was given by Artichoke Music in Portland, OR; “Spending time with Caroline is as unforgettable as it is inspirational.  She’s truly at the heart of America’s folk/roots movement and has the skills along with life experience we all desire as entertainers.”   Suggested Donation: $25

 SOLD OUT!!

2021 Season Opener:

MICHELLE MALONE 

Saturday, April 17th.  Doors 7pm.  Music 8pm.  2 Sets


We couldn't be more thrilled to officially establish a tradition.  This will be our third season and the third time Michelle has gotten us started.  Come join us for an amazing evening of music under the tree canopy and  stars at Carrie's Corner to welcome back our favorite local artist!

“Raucous and jubilant - somewhere between Lucinda Williams and Shelby Lynne comes Malone alternating between soulful ballads and rowdy, riffy blasters. ” — ROLLING STONE

"Equal parts guitar slinger and sweet songstress, with masterful lyrical introspection – sublime to raucous. ” — GUITAR WORLD

"Michelle Malone has one of the most remarkable voices I’ve ever heard, uniquely able to blow the roof off the place and then whisper a soft song that will break your damn heart. ” — PASTE MAGAZINE

 

 Suggested Donation: $25

SOLD OUT! END OF SEASON DOUBLE BILL!
DIANE PATTERSON and CAROLINE AIKEN

 

 

Doors: 6pm Music 7pm  

Come spend what will be a very special evening around our fire, under the trees and stars, soaking in the magic of the music music.  For our final show of the 2020 season we bring you two outstanding artists that will fill you up with good vibes for the rest of the year and give you something to be truly thankful for.

Diane Patterson, who has come all the way from the left coast to join us, will bring her musical charm for the first set, followed by local legend, Caroline Aiken! Rumor has it they may even do a few songs together….

 

Folkgoddess Diane Patterson subverts the dominant paradigm with rocking acoustic guitar and ukulele, a mighty pen, and a woman's voice. Her sincere spirit and wild heart plant seeds of love and revolution. Since 1989, Patterson weaves her original Mystic Americana music and unifying stories. In February 2018 Diane released her latest CD, Open Road, with gold record-producer Mike Napolitano, featuring supporting vocals and instrumentation by the incomparable Ani DiFranco, and in June 2019 Diane opened 9 big venue shows across the Midwest of the United States for punk-folk legend Ani DiFranco. Diane tours winters in Hawaii, and summers in Europe and Scandinavia , for many years. She’s currently  working on a new cd to release fall 2020.

 

Atlanta-born and Georgia-raised musician Caroline Aiken began her career in 1968, performing with a rock band “Fathertime” in Long Island, NY. She honed her skills as a songwriter and solo artist during the late 70’s, moving from busking the streets of Seattle to opening for well known acts such as Doc Watson, Bonnie Raitt, David Bromberg, Muddy Waters, Little Feat, Randy Newman, John Prine, Arlo Guthrie, Richie Havens, Derek Trucks and many more.  After years of touring throughout the US, South America and Europe, she moved back to Atlanta in the mid eighties where her bluesy voice, masterful finger picking guitar style, and hypnotizing stage presence anchored the city’s acoustic and folk scene and influenced up and coming artists like the Indigo Girls and Shawn Mullins.

Caroline Aiken has released 9 albums to date. She continues to perform throughout the US, Europe, and the UK, including numerous charitable events for at risk children, animal shelters, recovery communities, and environmental awareness.  She’s been called an “Underground Legend” (Santa Cruz Goodtimes), and “The Real Deal” (Performing Songwriter Magazine), but perhaps the most accurate quote ever uttered was given by Artichoke Music in Portland, OR; “Spending time with Caroline is as unforgettable as it is inspirational.  She’s truly at the heart of America’s folk/roots movement and has the skills along with life experience we all desire as entertainers.”

 

Suggested Donation: $25

JOE GRANSDEN and KENNY BANKS

 

5pm Doors, 6pm Music

Bring your picnics and wine and good vibes and enjoy the lovely spring weather for this special Sunday afternoon jazz performance!  For our season opener this year, Carrie’s Corner presents one of Atlanta’s most celebrated and busiest performers,  jazz trumpeter and vocalist Joe Gransden. Well known across the country for his incredible 16 piece big band, Joe has been compared to Sinatra and Chet Baker but with a signature style all his own.   Joe will perform with one of his long-time collaborators,  jazz pianist Kenny Banks.   Banks is a composer, arranger and performer who slips effortlessly among musical styles and who regularly accompanies Gransden,  and has played with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Jennifer Holiday, and Earl Klugh.

Together they make charming duo performing everyone’s favorite jazz standards.  We love Joe and Kenny and look forward to spending our afternoon with them and all of you.

Suggested donation: $25  

SOLD OUT! Liz Melendez SOLD OUT!

6:30pm Doors, 7:30pm Music

Liz Melendez at Carrie's Corner in Marietta!

Local blues legend LIZ MELENDEZ is BACK after a Sabbatical from music performance and we are so excited that she chose Carrie's Corner as one of her first trips back to the stage!  Often called "the female Stevie Ray Vaughan", Liz has her own clearly defined lead guitar style. "I hear comparisons to everyone from Freddie King to Albert King to Buddy Guy to Carlos Santana," she says. "It feels really good to be compared to such legendary players."  A prolific songwriter and dynamic performer with a powerful and passionate vocal style, Melendez has garnered a sizeable following in the southeast and beyond. "I'm working on conquering the southeast region and making it my home," says Melendez. "It is my goal to become one of the most successful woman performers in the business.  Born and raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico, she came to Georgia because of its great music history. Her new CD Mercy features all-original music by Melendez and is getting substantial airplay all over the country including Georgia, South Carolina and New Mexico.

 

Suggested donation: $15

 

SOLD OUT! The Ain't Sisters

7pm Doors, 8pm Music

The Ain’t Sisters have transcended their origins as outlaw street performers to grace the stages of the Southeast and beyond with their unique brand of funk-infused, blues-driven Indie Rock. Commanding attention with every performance, this fresh outfit from Atlanta, Georgia has risen to the top of the local music scene, selling out Decatur’s historic Eddie’s Attic, rattling the walls of Terminal West, and establishing themselves as regulars on the local festival circuit (HemlockfestDecatur Arts Festival). A powerhouse of songwriting and electric live performances, other artists have taken notice. The Ain’ts are honored to have shared the stage with notable regional and national touring acts including Donna The Buffalo, Ralph Roddenbery, Brad Parsons and StarbirdStrung Like a Horse, and Tank and the BangasThe power duo of Arrie Bozeman and Barb Carbon front the band blending tight harmonies and smart lyrics with soulful, booty-shakin' melodies. Dynamic musicians and songwriters, they share an equal propensity for irony, humor, ferocity, and heart-on-sleeve authenticity. With the addition of Justin Boudreau on bass and John Cowin on drums, The Ain’t Sisters have expanded the sonic experience, earning their place as one of Atlanta's premier original acts.

Barb Carbon will open the show a solo acoustic set that is bound to mesmerize.  We look forward to enjoying this evening of music under the stars with you.

Suggested donation: $20

 

 

SOLD OUT! Michelle Malone SOLD OUT!

Michelle Malone was Carrie’s Corner’s very first official artist for our first season and we couldn’t be more excited to have her back for a second show.

Michelle Malone's musical roots run deep and wide like the mighty Mississippi river, twisting and turning through rock, blues, and alt-country music territory. She is "a master at mixing blues and Americana music” (GUITAR PLAYER MAGAZINE). Over the course of Malone’s career, she has shared stages with artists from Gregg Allman to Indigo Girls, SugarLand's Kristian Bush to Brandi Carlisle, Mississippi All-Stars Luther Dickenson to ZZ Top, released more than a dozen records, and went indie when it still took guts. Her powerful live show will take you on a journey from red dirt back roads to bright city lights, whether she's solo acoustic in a living room concert or in a big arena backed by her band. She "has the soul of a bluesman, the heart of a folk singer, and the guts of a rock and roll star wrapped up in one fiery bad ass" (NASHVILLE RAGE), and she's determined to bring the masses back together in the name of love and music with her latest, Slings and Arrows.  If you were at Michelle’s first show then you know what an amazing evening you are in for.  We hope to see you there.

Suggested donation: $25

7pm Doors, 8pm Music

Come spend a summer night with some The Cazanovas and some rockin' blues. We have been enjoying their shows all over Atlanta for years and are excited to have them on our stage at Carrie's Corner!  Every show they do lives up to the moniker of "kick ass blues".  That's because The Cazanovas are a butt-rockin', energetic, in your face band ensconced in the blues with an edge that will keep you on your feet hungry for more!

Many years of performing traditional and contemporary blues music has inspired their own sound, featuring blues covers and a ton of original songs inspired by life and the ups and downs it brings.  So come ready to shake it. This will be one July night to remember!  Music will start at 8 and the band will do 2 sets.

Suggested donation $10.  Advanced reservations strongly suggested to secure your spot for this party, but email [email protected] if you have not reserved one week prior to the show for address.

 

SONIA LEIGH

 

Sonia Leigh maintains an individuality that is so liberating it extends beyond genre from her main stream nationwide country catapult on Zac Brown's Southern Ground Records in 2011 to her 2018 dark pop rock full length release titled Mad Hatter, to her latest physical release, raw rock and roll, "13 track record", recorded live at Abbey Road Studio in London, England. Changes have always been a catalyst for creativity and her prolific writing style spans across genres easily. She's penned songs for major recording artists, had her songs featured on hit television shows, video games (The Sims) and toured across the USA and Europe with rockers like Eric Church, Melissa Etheridge, Bones, Beth Hart, Zac Brown Band, Blackberry 

Smoke, Tyler Bryant and the Shake Down, Broken Witt Rebels, and legends such as Willie Nelson, Loretta Lynn, and Joan Jett. It seems that Sonia Leigh's story keeps winding onward, weaving in and out of genre's with ease. Her honest edge captures a fans hearts forever and leaves them anxiously awaiting her next move.  She can hush a room with just her and her guitar or shake the walls with her angsty, raspy roar. Sonia Leigh squeezes every drop out on the stage and leaves the crowd shouting for more.

THE BRUCE KATZ BAND

Bruce Katz is a legendary keyboardist (Hammond B3 and piano) who has released 10 CD’s as a leader and has appeared on over 70 other CD’s with the likes of John Hammond, Delbert McClinton, Ronnie Earl, Butch Trucks, Duke Robillard, Little Milton, Joe Louis Walker, David “Fathead” Newman, and many, many others.  Bruce had a strong musical connection with the Allman Brothers band, having been a member of Gregg Allman’s Band for six years (2007-2013), Butch Trucks’ Freight Train Band (2015-2017) and Les Brers.  Bruce toured with the Allman Brothers a number of times as well.  

His 10th & newest CD , “Get Your Groove!” (American Showplace Music) features many new original tunes, both vocal and instrumental.  It continues the evolution of the band’s music from the improvisational “jam blues” and roots music he has explored as a member of the various AllmanBrothers “family bands.” Jaimoe, founding member of The Allman Brothers, plays double drums on several tunes including “Freight Train”, a song Bruce wrote for Butch Trucks.

The Band consists of Bruce Katz on Hammond Organ and Piano,  Ray Hangen on Drums  and Aaron Lieberman on Guitar and Vocals (founding member of God Street Wine). Bruce is a 5x nominee for the Blues Foundation’s “Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year” award, including 2018.  Bruce recently won the BMA for “Acoustic Album of The Year”.  He has also been nominated for the Living Blues “Outstanding Keyboardist” award twice (2015, 2019).

HANNAH THOMAS

Carrie's Corner welcomed Hannah Thomas who brought her own style of music to the roots rock world with a voice reminiscent of young Bonnie Raitt, grit and bravado that draws comparisons to Melissa Etheridge, and the southern rock soul of Chris Robinson. 

Hannah Thomas has been playing professionally for more than a decade, touring with Indigo Girls and opening for or sharing the stage with Pat Benatar, Melissa Etheridge, Kristian Bush (of Sugarland), Terri Clark, Lydia Loveless, Chely Wright, Michelle Chamuel, Capital Cities, Shawn Mullins, Michelle Malone, Randall Bramblett and more. 

Hannah's Website

ANNIE SELLICK & PAT BERGESON

Nashville-native dread-locked jazz-vocalist Annie Sellick have performed and recorded with most of her heroes (including Joey DeFrancesco, Bela Fleck and Mark O' Connor), enjoyed stardom in her hometown and toured nationally and internationally.  But perhaps her best quality is the organic sincerity she exudes from the stage, joyfully hooking an audience into the stories of the songs she sings. Rounding out the duo, Annie's husband is as versatile a harmonica player as he is a guitarist.  Pat Bergeson  moved to Nashville upon Chet Atkins' request to join his band as a guitarist (he's also toured and recorded with Suzy Bogguss, Lyell Lovett and Madeleine Peyroux).  Pat has also been featured as the headlining act at the International Harmonica Convention (SPAH).  Together, their music is jazz-based with acoustic guitars, harmonica and percussion but draws upon many styles creating a show that grooves, soothes and tells stories.

For more info on Annie and Pat:  www.anniesellick.com/patbergeson

On Youtube:  Hallelujah I Just Love Him So:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfjjVHww_7g

 

LINDSAY DRAKE and FRIENDS

Lindsay Drake is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist born in the early 90’s in Atlanta, GA. Her original work consists of a mixture of pop, R&B, alternative rock, and indie—all with a strong vocal influence.

Today, Drake resides in Georgia and continues to perform her original material around the Atlanta area. Her energetic and charismatic personality, along with her unique and complex vocal range, poetic and fiercely bold lyrics, and emotionally charged songs are bound to leave you feeling charmed, electrified, and eager to hear more.