Thursday (Sept. 23), 4-7pm.
By Wil Comstock
MCAU Contributing Writer
NASHVILLE — Happy Hour kicked off with Mama Honey, a rock, punk blues band rooted in the ‘60s hard rock tradition. If you love that era of rock, you will LOVE Mama Honey! Tamar Love on guitar and lead vocals, Fields Falcone on bass, and David McNinch on drums will rock you to heaven. A highlight for me was the gritty “Tell Me You Want Me.”
Southern Avenue came on next, named after a street in Memphis, a five-piece blues and soul band. Group leader Guitarist Ori Naftaly, an Israeli, moved to Memphis in 2013. He met lead singer dynamo Tierinii Jackson, who introduced him to her sister, drummer Tikyra. And the nucleus of the band was formed later adding Jeremy Powell on keyboards and Evan Sarver on bass.
This band will blow you away! Great harmonies and superb musicians who will not disappoint! My favorites were “My Hearts Got to Have It,” the crowd pleaser “Don’t Give Up,” and the slow-burning “We’re Gonna Make it.” (my favorite!)
Jeremy Stanfill grew up listening to the greats on Stax Records. His dad was part of the Memphis garage band movement. Jeremy started his first band at age 8. At 14 he formed Crippled Nation, which was touted to be the next big thing out of Memphis. Later he formed the promising Streetside Symphony. But fame always seemed to elude him. His lyrics lean towards missed opportunity, heartbreak, and self doubt. But, I saw a lot of smiles around the room when he played “My Shoes.”
After Stanfill, I headed over to City Winery to get a good seat for the evening show.
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