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Aaron ?Woody? Wood is a musician we discovered on one of our many road trips to hear live music across the great state of NC. He's such a powerful performer and we have been hoping to have him come play for us since we first opened. And now it's happening. Aaron Woody Wood is finally coming to Johnson City! It's "cosmic Appalachian soul"......
Tickets are $10. It's a don't miss!

Aaron Woody Wood?s Story Is One Steeped In Music And Tradition. Woody Is Straight Up Appalachian Soul Music. Carved From A Piece Of The NC Foothills Rock And Rolled Through The Mississippi Delta Mud, He?s A Cosmic Cowboy Who Represents The Powerful Soul And Energy Of American Music.

Beginning All The Way Back In Love Valley, In The Piedmont Foothills Of North Carolina Where The Famous Fiddler?s Grove Was Held, Woody Was Brought Up In A Family Full Of Musicians And Musical Talent. As Long As He Could Remember There Was Music Surrounding His Life. Woody?s Father, AL Wood, Was An Important Figure In Contemporary Bluegrass Music Throughout The 60?S And 70?S Helping Define That Genre Of Music Alongside Bands Like ?Seldom Scene? And ?Country Gentlemen?. AL Wood Was Well Respected For His Songwriting, Tenor Singing And Banjo Playing, Putting Out Records When Bluegrass Was Just Beginning To Get Popular. Playing At The Grand Ole Opry Three Times And Performing At The White House Were Among Some Of The Great Achievements Of AL Wood?s Career. Woody?s Mom Influenced Him Through Encouraging Him To Listen To Her Collection Of Rock N Roll Records Turning Him On To Artists Like Chuck Berry, Little Richard And Rockabilly Music.

Being The Youngest Of 5 Kids, All Of Whom Played Instruments Or Sang, Woody Was Immersed In Music And Tradition From A Very Young And Formative Time In His Life. His First Memory Of Being On Stage Was At The Young Age Of 6 Where He Played A Tiny Banjo His Dad Had Made For Him. He Played And Sang Next To His Dad And Bill Monroe That Day. Between The Old Time Bluegrass His Father And Brothers Played And The Piedmont Blues That He Was Drawn To In His Teenage Years, His Musical Styles And Influences Were Taking Shape Through His Guitar Playing And Songwriting.

At 20, Aaron Woody Wood Moved To The Asheville, NC Mountains And Soon Began Busking On The Downtown Streets With What Would End Up Becoming The Members Of The Rag N Roll Swing Style Ragtime Music Of The Blue Rags - And Would Be The Start Of Woody?s Musical Career As An Artist. When Woody Was 23 The Band Was Signed To Sub Pop Records And Began Touring, Eventually Recording 2 CD's And Playing In 47 States Across The Country And Abroad Over The Following 5 Years Before Disbanding. Along The Tours They Opened Up For Some Of The Greatest Like Alabama, Leon Russell, Southern Culture On The Skids, Santana, Pavement, And Ziggy Marley In Places Like The Oregon Country Fair, High Sierra Fest, City Stages In Birmingham, Al And SummerFest In Milwaukee. Woody Was Featured In Acoustic Guitar Player Magazine In April Of 1998 For The Work That Was Being Released During These Years.

Over The Next 10 Years Aaron Woody Wood Had Many Successes As A Solo Artist And Began Various Bands In Asheville Like The Sufi Brothers, Custard Pie, And Hollywood Red, Opening Up For Mountain And Kenny Wayne Shepard. In 2006 He Was Featured On The CMT Television Show Big Break, Where He Beat Out Over 400 Local Asheville Musicians To Open For Country Superstar Sara Evans. The Show Aired Numerous Times On The Network. Woody Spent Those Years All Over The Country Doing Club Shows And Festivals Like Bonaroo And The New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival.

New Orleans Has Always Been Like A Second Home To Woody. While Spending Time In The Big Easy He Recorded 2 Albums And Performed Regularly With The Blue Brass Project, A Blend Of Traditional New Orleans Jazz And Bluegrass Music. The Blue Brass Sessions Features Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Woody, Members Of The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Rebirth Brass Band, Larry Keel, And Trombone Shorty. He Performed In New Orleans At Voodoo Fest And JazzFest In 2011 And 2012 With The Mardi Gras Indian Funk Band, The 101 Runners.

Over The Past Few Years Woody Has Been Doing Studio Work And Opening Up For Acts Like Brad Paisley, Buddy Guy, Jamey Johnson, Kellie Pickler, David Holt And Tony Joe White. He Sang On The Avett Brothers 2013 Release Magpie And The Dandelion And Plays At The Annual XMas Jam In Asheville, NC Every Year.

His Newest Release Was Recorded At Fleetwood Shack Studios In Nashville Tennessee Where He Joined Some Of His Bandmates From The Blue Rags. "Sunshine" Features Woody On Guitar And Vocals, Bill Reynolds As Producer And Bass Player And Mike Rhodes On Drums. It Features Micky Raphael (Willie Nelson) On Harmonica, Jimmy Wallace ( Joe Walsh) On Organ - And Was Mastered By Rob Frabone (Keith Richards, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Bob Marley).

Woody Continues To Focus On His Songwriting And Fresh Styles Of Guitar Picking While Collaborating On New Creative Projects.

The Sword w/special guest The Atomic Bitchwax at Capone's
June 26th | Doors 8:00p | Show 9:00p | Ages 18+
Tix: bit.ly/TheSwordCapones2018

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There?s an unspoken edict handed down through the ages when it comes to rock bands: there are no rules.
Nobody picks up a guitar to be constricted or oppressed. It?s all about feeling free artistically. Now, The Sword?John Cronise [vocals, guitar], Kyle Shutt [guitar], Bryan Richie [bass], and Santiago Vela III [drums]?cut out boundaries since day one. Their style never stood predicated on a trend or a template. They always create what feels right and let the results speak for themselves.
When it came time to record the group?s fifth full-length album, High Country [Razor & Tie], Cronise landed at something of a spiritual crossroads. Following the final tour for their critically acclaimed Apocryphon, he holed up in his North Carolina home and eventually began writing new songs. The material began to veer into a different space that at the time Cronise felt was somewhat outside of The Sword?s sphere.

?I didn?t even intend for the demos to be Sword songs,? he explains. ?But then I realized that I had taken on a sort of limiting view of what The Sword was, and that wasn?t actually what I wanted it to be. I think the new album is more reflective of the music I listen to and where our heads are at collectively. With each of our albums, it?s become less about fury and bombast and more about trying to write good songs. We realized that our music can go wherever we want it to go. There?s no pre-determined course here now, and there never was.?

High Country became new territory for The Sword, and they began doing things differently. That approach included more attention to backing vocals and harmonies, implementing more synthesizers and percussion elements, and tuning to E-flat instead of all the way down to C. As a result, the guitars stand out as more vital and vibrant than ever.

?I felt like the low tuning had become more of a crutch than a tool,? he says. ?It was all a matter of trying to keep things fresh, and not fall prey to habits or expectations. We wanted to break out of any classifications and just put out a good rock record.?

Inspired, the boys headed to Church House Recording Studio in Austin, TX to cut High Country with Adrian Quesada of Brownout and Grupo Fantasma producing, Stuart Sykes [The White Stripes] engineering, and J. Robbins mixing. Over the course of four weeks, they hammered out the album?s 15 tracks in the old converted church. Thematically though, Cronise?s head was still in North Carolina.

?There are a lot of lyrical themes that run throughout the album,? he explains. ?I live out in the mountains, so nature really inspired the whole record. That?s a large part of the lyrics.?

The title track and first single ?High Country? springs from a transfixing guitar melody into a sweeping refrain, illuminating the group?s inherent dynamics. Over those rolling riffs, the singer paints a thought-provoking topography.

?That was actually the first song I wrote that ended up going on the record,? he says. ?The title can have quite a few meanings. Physically, it might mean mountains and literal high country, but it can also refer to a plane of being; a place of wisdom and enlightenment.?

?Empty Temples? opens with a psychedelic buzz that quickly ramps up into towering guitars and another robust vocal display evocative of rock?s golden age.

?It?s loose and swinging, but it has these epic moments,? says Cronise. ?Lyrically, it?s about letting go of the past and moving on. You just have faith if you embrace change and be unafraid, and you?ll find where you need to go.?

The gathering storm of ?Early Snow? eventually gives way to a rapturous horn section, another first for the band, while ?Mist and Shadow? stirs up a haze of blues that?s instantly thunderous. ?That song is based around riffs written by Bryan, which is a new thing for us. He contributed quite a bit of music to this album, and in many ways it?s our most collaborative work to date.?

Both ?The Dreamthieves? and ?Tears Like Diamonds? have titles inspired by the work of science fiction author Michael Moorcock, though Cronise insists the lyrics have lives of their own. ?I?d prefer to let people interpret the songs how they want,? he says, ?which is one reason the lyrics aren?t printed in the album sleeve this time. I think they?re pretty intelligible and accessible, and I didn?t want them to distract from the music.?

The Sword?s impact continues to expand. 2012?s Apocryphon debuted at #17 on the Billboard Top 200, marking their highest entry on the chart. Since first emerging with 2006?s Age of Winters, the group has been extolled by everyone from Rolling Stone and The Washington Post to Revolver and Decibel. Metallica personally chose them as support for a global tour, and they?ve earned high-profile syncs in movies including Jennifer's Body and Jonas Åkerlund?s Horsemen. However, High Country is the band?s biggest, boldest, and brightest frontier.

?I want to make positive, uplifting music,? Cronise leaves off. ?High Country has moments of darkness and thoughtfulness, as anything I write probably will. But at the end of the day I want to put smiles on people?s faces.?

Bike Night..no cover

Indie Rock and Blues band from right here in Bristol, Va!
Free Show -- all ages welcome

Take a trip down to the bayou with Ron Short and the Possum Playboys! Great Cajun and Zydeco style music with enough folk and indie influence to feel fresh and fun.
FREE SHOW -- All Ages Welome

Rock, funk, and Jam band come together in this super talented group.
FREE SHOW -- all ages welcome!

Celebrate the 4th of July in Boone! On July 4, the Town of Boone and the Jones House will host the annual 4th of July Parade. The parade kicks off at 11:00 AM then travels down King Street. Grab a spot on King Street to watch the festive floats and patriotic parade go by. Once the parade is over, head up to the Jones House (604 W. King Street) for free watermelon, cake, and refreshments from Mayor Rennie Brantz, Town Council members, and town of Boone staff.

Later that afternoon, head over to Clawson/Burnley Park on the Boone Greenway for fun and fireworks! We'll have music, games, and fireworks for everyone at the park. Fireworks start at "dark-thirty" (that's 30 minutes after dark!).

Want to be in the parade? Go to the joneshouse.org for a parade registration form and more info.

Boone Saloon presents...

>>>The Larry Keel Experience<<<<

Friday, July 6, 2018
Doors @ 8 p.m.
Showtime @ 9 p.m.

Tix TBA, 21 & up only

About The Larry Keel Experience:
"With an unofficial title of ?Flatpickin Legend and Master Fisherman?, Larry is considered one of the best flatpickers on the planet. Steeped in the old-timey and with a gravelly voice as deep and rich as moonshine on a riverbank... Larry?s flat-picking style is as seamless as it is gymnastic and he?s a master at simulating banjo rolls, mandolin runs or even parts that you would normally hear played on a fiddle." ~ Mousike Magazine