Bonner Black
Bonner Black Songwriter and birder, Bonner Black, was raised and homeschooled in the unincorporated town of Hot Rock, Tennessee. She fell in love with music through her one social outlet; classical ballet classes. At seventeen Black moved to Nashville, embarked on her first regional tour, and received the Artist Entrepreneur Award from The Oxford Center of Entrepreneurs at The Times Center in New York City. The now 12 year Music City veteran has accumulated 900k+ streams and 127k social media […]
Mac Leaphart
Mac Leaphart struck gold with 2021’s Music City Joke, a record that found the award-winning songwriter cracking the Top 40 on the Americana charts, hitting the road with a full band, and earning a spot on nearly a dozen best-of-the-year lists. He wrote the album in Nashville, where hundreds of solo gigs and writers’ rounds had already sharpened his wry version of American roots music. Once Music City Joke found a national audience, though, Leaphart began spending more time outside of town, packing […]
Gabe Lee
Gabe Lee Equal parts classic songwriter and modern-day storyteller, Gabe Lee has built his own bridge between country, folk and rock. Lee has been collecting stories for years, both onstage and off. “I used to bartend,” says the Nashville-based songwriter, “which means I was also a cheap therapist for whomever happened to be sitting on the barstool. Whether they were there to celebrate or drink away their problems, I heard about whatever they were going through. It was my job to […]
The Band Loula
Embodying the soil and grit of North Georgia, The Band Loula brings a swampy and haunting acoustic spirit to their instantly transfixing country. Two best friends, each an artist in their own right, Malachi Mills and Logan Simmons sought to evoke a new aesthetic. Raw harmonies, signature chemistry and a hard-touring ethos has infused the duo – signed to Warner Music Nashville and currently in the studio with Grammy-winning Brothers Osborne’s John Osborne — with an electricity that’s charged with […]
Myron Elkins and Billy Gunther and the Midwest Riders
MYRON ELKINS Elkins, originally a Michigan native, had no intention of making it in the music industry for most of his life. After graduating high school, he aspired to be a welder in his hometown; planning on making this his full-time career while playing local gigs as a hobby. However, the singer placed second in his local ‘Battle Of The Bands’, introducing him to a whole new career path. The aspiring country artist fell in love with songwriting and performing, […]
Brother Elsey
The resounding favorite in the end of year survey question “which artist would you like to see back next year” two years running, Brother Elsey will be back in 2025! Comprised of siblings Brady (vocals and guitar), Beau (bass), and Jack Stablein (lead guitar), plus honorary kin Dalton Thomas (drums), these sons of Detroit have spent almost their whole lives creating what amounts to a blueprint of musical connection. True connection, the kind that has nothing to do with the […]