Macon Magazine

DECEMBER/JANUARY 2017 MACON MAGAZINE | 107 HEATHER EVANS NADIA OSMAN THECREEKFM.COM I n i t i n t h e E n t r e p r e n e u r i a l S p i r i t i n C e n t r a l G e o r i a JESSICA WALDEN THECREEKFM.COM O F R O C K V L O E D L C H I LIVEATLOFTS.COM Sho w Spo n so r EXCLUSIVE SHOWS ONLY HEARD ON THE CREEK Gospel Gothic, SUNDAYS AT 9:30AM Gospel Gothic explores faith through the themes of Americana music. Listen is as we talk about sin, grace, and redemption as we intertwine religion and Americana. The culture of Macon has been inspired by preachers, writers, and musicians that have shaped the Southern lexicon and imagination. Into The Mystic, WEDNESDAYS AT 7PM Former Allman Brothers Band "Tour Mystic" and world renowned photographer Kirk West sits down to talk about some of his favorite music. We might here all blues, we might hear all country, we might hear obscure jazz. The common thread will be phenomenol stories from the life of one of our favorite photographers. Love Child of Rock, THURSDAYS AT 7PM You can't pick your parents, but you can select your soundtrack. Host Jessica Walden is the co-owner of Rock Candy Tours, a Macon music history tour company that formed from her own family tales and celebrated southern music heritage. Find out just how far the apple can fall when music shakes up the family tree. Creative Catalyst, SATURDAYS AT 9AM Hosts Heather Evans and Nadia Osman interview courageous entrepreneurs and business owners in our community. During each episode, Heather and Nadia go behind the scenes to celebrate local start-up stories, spark community growth and empower people to make a living doing what they love in Central Georgia! STREAM ONLINE anytime at TheCreekFM.com Now Playing On The Creek THE STRAY BIRDS JUSTIN WELLS From Lancaster, Pennsylvania, e Stray Birds are an Americana band comprised of Maya de Vitry, Oliver Craven, Charlie Muench, and Shane Leonard. e Stray Birds had released four albums and EP's prior to this year. eir second EP, Echo Sessions, released in 2013, featured covers of songs by Townes Van Zandt, Jimmie Rodgers and Nanci Grith. In 2015, the Folk Alliance awarded the band with the Interna- tional Song of the Year for 'Best Medicine,' o their second full length album of the same name. e Stray Birds have been receiving rave reviews for years, NPR naming their selitled debut full length album one of the Top 10 Folk/ Americana albums of 2012. eir most recent album, Magic Fire was released in August and debuted at #2 on Billboard's Bluegrass chart. For Magic Fire, the group teamed up with three-time Grammy winning producer Larry Campbell, who has worked with the likes of Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Levon Helm and Willie Nelson. e band is currently touring the US and UK. Aer a decade of rocking smoky bars and honky-tonks across the country with his band Fih On e Floor, Justin Wells has emerged from the dank, bourbon soaked abyss and cigarette fog with a strong case for Americana album of the year in his rst solo release, Dawn In e Distance. e record, released by August Music, LLC is a journey through Wells' days of performing on the road, his gru rumble of a voice recounting what he's le behind, the next gig and crowd and the love of performing. "I'm denitely a band guy, so having only my name on the marquee has been dierent for me," Wells explained during our short conversation, "this album is 100% autobiographical, just all the things I've been dealing with since the band split. It felt good to get back to writing and performing and getting back out on the road again." While Wells may prefer performing and collaborating with a band as opposed to solo, with Dawn In e Distance he has shown that he can carry the bulk of the act on his own. "It's hard to regroup and start over at 34," he says, chuckling, but with soulful tunes like 'Still No Rain' and 'e Highway Less Taken,' he's made it look easy. Featured Track- 'Shining In e Distance' Featured Track- 'Going Down Grinnin' - SPONSORED PAGE -

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