ABOUT THE BAD POPES
Hailing from Greenville, SC, The Bad Popes play a unique blend of rock, country and western swing, writing original material with topics that span the Americana landscape, from baseball to cars to lost dogs and beer halls.
Mike Bagwell plays pedal steel and Charles Hedgepath plays lead guitar. The rhythm section is Jef Chandler on guitar, Joe Cash on drums and Chris Garrett on bass. The five-piece have been on the music scene in the Carolinas in common musical endeavors since 2002, taking up the moniker The Bad Popes in 2008.
Having released their eponymous acoustic debut CD in 2009, the Bad Popes put out their follow up, Town and Country, in 2012. Their third recording, Rounders, was released in 2015.
ABOUT BRIAN DOLZANI
The southern historic stories of The Band, the longing lonesome voice of Neil Young, the driving rock of Fleetwood Mac. These might be the references that come to mind upon hearing Brian Dolzani’s ninth record, 2018’s ‘Horse’. Brian is an American troubadour in the truest sense of the term – traveling the country singing his deeply personal blues, hopes, and stories. No Depression magazine calls Brian’s music ‘remarkably affecting’ and Lonesome Noise blog says his music is ‘medicine for the soul’.
Born and raised in Connecticut, Brian met his first guitar at age 16, at the same time his father died in a car accident. He poured his feelings into the instrument, which he found to be the best healing for life’s hardest pains. Many of Brian’s strongest songs deal with tragic loss and life’s meaning from a perspective of feeling, perseverance, desire, and seeking beauty and truth.
Brian’s most recent albums, 2012’s ‘If I Don’t Speak A Word…’ and 2015’s ‘A Place That I Can Feel’, have put him on the radar of Americana passionates. He has since traveled the country many times, sharing the stage with James McCartney, Bill Payne, The Black Lillies, Freedy Johnson, Cory Chisel, The Subdudes, and many others.
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Located in Spartanburg, SC, at 125 E Main St., FR8yard is a dog & family-friendly, open-air biergarten & restaurant. With its chef-inspired food menu and an ever-changing selection of beer and other refreshing beverages, FR8yard is arguably the only concept of its kind in the Southeast. Complete with a 20 ft jumbotron for major sporting events, live streaming, and the occasional family movie night, FR8yard is a must-see. In addition, the downtown Spartanburg venue showcases local and regional live music acts on its stage.
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