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JUNE/JULY 2022 | maconmagazine.com 61 or taking part in the Thursday night jams, you never know who'll drop in for a song at the good ol' Back Porch. BILLY'S CLUBHOUSE 1580 FOREST HILL RD. This long-standing North Macon club has the feel of an old school rock bar and features live music on Friday nights. Two of Macon's top draws make early summer appearances with Cash's Juke Joint in the house on Friday, June 10 and Matt McMillan and the City Limits on Friday, July 1. CASHMAN'S PUB 370 CHERRY ST. A neighborhood pub located downtown, Cashman's hosts a variety of acts on weekends. Cashman's jam- packed summer schedule spotlights pop vocalist and keyboardist Hugh Hession on Friday, June 17, goes country on Saturday, June 18 with Kayleigh Courson and Friday, June 24 with Chance Carter, then welcomes Taylor Ortiz's inspired songwriting on Saturday, June 25. THE CRAZY BULL 473 2ND ST. If you love the honky tonks on Broadway in Nashville, you'll fit right in at The Crazy Bull, where audiences pack onto its three floors to dance, chill and check out up-and-coming modern country singers, songwriters and bands. DOUGLASS THEATRE 355 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD. Jazz in the Courtyard, the outdoor music series, returns to the historic Douglass Theatre this summer. Catch free performances by Sandy Buckner & The Game at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 26 and Ken Trimmins & The Quiet Storm on Sunday, July 31. The Douglass also presents live simulcasts of The Metropolitan Opera in high definition cinema on Saturday afternoons. THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE 651 MULBERRY ST. With 116 years of Macon history, the Grand Opera House, a performing arts center for Mercer University, hosts concerts and Broadway productions, comedy and more. On Sept. 23 and 24, the Grand will host GABBA Fest (cont.) GRANT'S LOUNGE 576 POPLAR ST. For nearly 50 years, Grant's Lounge has been ground zero for live music in downtown Macon, proudly welcoming all who enter. Known as the "Original Home of Southern Rock" for hosting the Allman Brothers Band, Tom Petty, Marshall Tucker Band and more in its early days, Grant's currently features a variety of local and touring bands, which, in 2022 has included Grammy winner Cedric Burnside, Americana singer/songwriter Elizabeth Cook and folk/blues artist Buffalo Nichols. The long- running Sunday Night Jam hosted by Johnny Hollingsworth Jr. is an unrehearsed session that captures the essence of Macon's soulful vibe. Brand new to the Grant's lineup is the Wednesday Happy Hour show featuring Greg Black of Macon's Black Hammond Organ vintage restoration shop. Proprietor Wes Griffith said, "Greg and I want to grow the Hammond organ culture and appreciation around here. There used to be Hammond organ societies all over the country, and the 70s saw so many jazz-funk organ trios and great soul-jazz records. To me, nothing says 'lounge' like some swinging jazz and funk with an organ trio."