Dirty Bourbon River Show Brings "Hard-Edged" Blues, Poetic Ballads To Roswell

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The Roswell Cultural Arts Center will present the self-proclaimed creators of New Orleans Gypsy Circus Rock next month.

The Dirty Bourbon River Show will get underway at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 9. The show deftly melds sounds that range from hard-edged blues to darkly poetic ballads to hard-hitting New Orleans brass band marches. The result is a truly breathtaking blast of fresh energy into the musical landscape.

Dirty Bourbon will dazzle audiences with their eccentricity and dexterity and charm new fans with their ability to hearken back to by-gone eras in music. Since forming in early 2009, the Dirty Bourbon River Show has released eight studio albums and played almost 800 live shows, quickly gaining them praise for their tight, multi-faceted sound and high-energy performances.

They can be found bringing their blend of “New Orleans Big Brass Circus Rock” all over the USA, performing at festivals and respected venues year-round.

The Dirty Bourbon River Show comprises Noah Adams (vocals, piano, guitar, accordion, trumpet), Matt Thomas (vocals, tenor and baritone saxophone, clarinet), Jimmy Williams (bass, sousaphone), Dane “Bootsy” Schindler (drums), and Sandra Love (back-up vocals).

Their albums and live shows (both heavily intertwined) pair exuberant, syncopated lyrics with complex, harmony-rich songwriting and orchestration. They switch instruments mid-show (sometimes even mid-song), they all sing (except the drummer, of course), and they all have a penchant for theatrics (fireballs, group chants and stomps, whiskey pours – whatever the imagination calls for).

This show is suited for mature audiences only.

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Following the Dirty Bourbon River Show, the LIVE! in Roswell 2014-2015 season will conclude with An Evening with Shawn Mullins. Grammy-nominated, Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Shawn Mullins will perform an intimate acoustic set here in Roswell.

He recently found himself on top of the country charts as co-writer of Zac Brown Band’s “Toes”, making it his third #1 single, following 1999’s “Lullaby” and the 2006 Triple A/Americana chart-topper “Beautiful Wreck.” Mullins demonstrates a newfound level of musical and lyrical ambition with his new album Light You Up, which will likely be viewed as a flat-out revelation, even by Mullins’ most fervent fans.

Tickets for all shows are available at www.roswellcac.com with special discounts for students and seniors. Each event starts at 8:00 p.m., runs approximately 90 minutes, and features a full cash bar in the lobby one hour prior to show time. Doors open 30 minutes prior to curtain.

The Roswell Cultural Arts Center is located at 950 Forrest Street in Roswell. For more information, visit www.roswellcac.com or call (770) 594-6232.

Photo credit: city of Roswell