NOLAxNashville Brings Crescent City to Music City – American Blues Scene

New Orleans-primarily based/Louisiana-born musicians are commanding awareness from the Americana world. Whereas Americana is largely string-based, New Orleans – AKA the birthplace of jazz – has very long been affiliated with its brass band traditions. And although Nashville remains the ultimate goal of Americana artists everywhere, there is an rising total of homegrown New Orleans Americana talent stepping rightfully onto the national phase. Choose latest Grammy winners Jon Batiste and Dropped Bayou Ramblers, for example, as nicely as the breakout successes of folk rock diva Lilli Lewis, singer-songwriter/guitarist Joy Clark, and nation trio Chapel Hart. 

The twain shall meet. Lewis, together with artists Jeremy Joyce and Ever Additional Nest, are launching NOLAxNashville: the initial New Orleans-centered showcases through Americana Fest. The various lineup includes Lewis, Joyce, Ever Much more Nest, Mia Borders, Lynn Drury, Shawn Williams, and Unfastened Cattle (fronted by Tony Award-Winner / HBO’s The Gilded Age actor Michael Cerveris and trumpet player/jazz vocalist/podcaster Kimberly Kaye). Entrepreneur and performer Mia Borders organized a PrideFest this calendar year that also provided herself, Lewis, At any time Extra Nest, and Free Cattle – all queer-pinpointing artists. 

“Americana tunes is usually pushing the boundaries of obtained definitions of style,” Jim McCormick states. The New Orleans-dependent multi platinum-selling songwriter has realized 3 #1 tunes on the Billboard Place Airplay chart. Joy Clark has acquired a spot in Allison Russell’s band at present on tour with Brandi Carlile, and proven functions like Hurray for the Riff Raff and Americana Fest showcasing artists Leyla McCalla and The Deslondes are all touring new albums.

“What will make New Orleans excellent is you can break all the musical guidelines,” singer-songwriter/guitarist Jeremy Joyce claims. Lilli Lewis, way too, realizes that the definition of Americana relies upon on who you question. Last 12 months noticed the launch of her album Americana – the seem of her state soul circling again to the dirt highway she grew up on but also a bonafide roots album supplied that title since its tales and sensibilities are foundational to American tunes. 

“In the style, a lot of stories get left at the rear of,” Lewis explained to me in an interview. “I preferred to give voice to some tales that might not be involved in the lexicon of American stories, and but we’re listening to them every day.” Final year also identified Lewis aspect of Rolling Stone’s AmericanaFest 2021: Very best Items We Observed piece, as well as in NPR’s All Tracks Deemed Top 10. 

“Americana artists in New Orleans usually sense we’re swimming upstream thanks to the perception that the key thrust of Louisiana tunes exports centers about funk, trad jazz, blues, and Mardi Gras new music,” clarifies Lewis. “But after investing eight several years functioning a Louisiana label centered about that, I realized it could all be seen as Americana with a widened lens. I’m psyched that those of us who claim that moniker are forming a neighborhood, and it only helps make sense to bring our scene to Nashville.” 

NOLAxNashville: Crescent City Fulfills Audio City will highlight New Orleans artists beginning Thursday, September 15^th at Vinyl Faucet and Sunday, September 18^th at Dee’s Place Cocktail Lounge. Exhibits are open up to the general public. 

Thursday, September 15, 2022, all ages 

Vinyl Faucet (2038 Greenwood Ave., Nashville, TN 37206) 

1pm – 10pm  

1:00 – Jeremy Joyce

1:45 – Amanda Shaw

2:30 – Unfastened Cattle

3:15 – Ever Extra Nest

4:00 – Lilli Lewis

Intermission 

6:00 – Carolyn Broussard

6:45 – Shawn Williams

7:30 – Lynn Drury

8:15 – Milly Raccoon

9:00 – Chelsea Lovitt

9:45 – Sam Doores

Sunday, September 18, 2022 

Dee’s Nation Cocktail Lounge (102 E. Palestine Ave., Madison, TN 37115) 1pm – 5pm 

Shawn Williams 

Mia Borders 

Lynn Drury 

Jeremy Joyce w/Carolyn Broussard