Western Centuries in Concert
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Organizations: Western Centuries
Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
Time: 7:00 - 10:00 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost:

Description:
The Floyd Country Store presents Western Centuries in concert on Saturday, October 1, 2022.

Honky-tonk supergroup Western Centuries, based in Seattle, Washington, is not bound by any dictum to write songs in a modern country, or even a retro country style; instead they’re taking their own personal influences as three very different songwriters and fusing it into a sound that moves beyond the constraints of country. Round up a country band and an early R&B group with three lead vocalists, weave in a hefty amount of vocal harmony and witty turns-of-phrase, and let ‘em rock out like The Band. The sound of roots music mavericks Western Centuries sits at these crossroads. With upbeat, barroom dance numbers, lilting, introspective tunes of heartbreak, and everything in between, their music balances between genre-busting experimentation and thoughtful continuity.

Part of the reason they can make music with this range of influences is because of their roots in city life. Both Cahalen Morrison and Ethan Lawton, two of the three principal songwriters, live in Seattle’s diverse South end, and the third songwriter, Jim Miller, spends most of his time in and around New York City. The urban landscape is rarely mentioned in country music, but it makes for a refreshing sound that draws as easily from modern R&B as it does George Jones.

Western Centuries’ music crosses vastly differing geographies–the city, the southwest, the metaphysical. And their musical influences are equally as diverse. Together, they weave a tapestry of western music, without sacrificing their hard-earned country dancehall sound. Songs from the Deluge will levitate heavy hearts, turn spilled beer into ballads, and bring country music home as literate, epic odysseys from parts unknown.

Links:

• http://www.westerncenturies.com/home
• https://www.facebook.com/westerncenturies
• https://www.twitter.com/WCenturies
• https://www.instagram.com/western_centuries/

Tickets are $18.50 in advance and $23.50 during the day of the show. Advance tickets can be purchased in person, by phone or online.

To purchase online, visit: https://aftontickets.com/event/buyticket/57jm4vwjvr.

Doors open at 6:00 PM and the music starts at 7:00 PM.

For more information, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/western-centuries-live-2022-10-01 or https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or call 540-745-4563.