THE STEEL WHEELS
Virginia-based folk-rock band The Steel Wheels have spent almost twenty years writing, recording, and touring, all the while constantly honing their evolving brand of American roots music. Additionally they are the founders and hosts of the Red Wing Roots Music Festival, a beloved staple of the Shenandoah Valley. Through the years, The Steel Wheels have drawn on both traditional form and modern sounds to capture the beauty in all of life’s varied trials and triumphs. Their new album, Sideways, which releases on February 9, 2024 via Big Ring Records, is a meditation on resilience and survival. Trent Wagler, the band’s lead singer and primary songwriter, penned many of the songs in response to loss, and the uncertainty that comes with facing what we can’t control. In 2019, The Steel Wheels were blindsided by the death of fiddle player and vocalist Eric Brubaker’s young daughter to a sudden illness. This incredible weight inspired some of the lines of “Easy on Your Way”, an almost hymn-like anthem that speaks to the desire to find something to say or give in the middle of heartache. But in spite of the weight at the heart of the song, it still rollicks with energy like a barn dance dirge—it’s a call to just be in your grief and pain while holding on to hope that we are in it all together. In addition to finding resolve in loss, many of the songs on Sideways heavily grapple with the experience of watching the suffering of those we love, but feeling unequipped and helpless to know what to do—or if there is even anything we cando. In the depths of a pandemic, mostly isolated and sequestered from the rest of the world, Wagler’s own child faced a serious mental health crisis and needed immediate treatment. Thankfully they were able to find a program to receive the help they needed. Still the complicated, unending journey of mental health, experienced from the inside and as a spectator, was at the front of mind as the songs for Sideways were written.
Mother Earth Presents:
BEARLY DEAD
RUN FOR THE ROSES WINTER ’24-’25
This event is GENERAL ADMISSION. Bearly Dead BEARLY DEAD is a high-energy tribute to The Grateful Dead and all of its members throughout the years. While the band plays all of the Grateful Dead classics, they also dive into an extended catalog, which may include any song that any member of the Dead ever performed. With over 250 songs in rotation and new material being added all the time, Bearly Dead performs wildly different setlists every night and ensures that each show is a unique experience. With no designated “Jerry” or “Bobby”, this band is able to breathe new life into songs with their fresh, high-energy approach to them.
DIAMOND BLUES
Mother Earth & The Met Present:
PLAYING DEAD
This event is GENERAL ADMISSION.Presented By: Mother Earth & The MetDoors 8 pm • Show: 9 pm$15 Advance • $20 Day Of
BANE
Tickets: $35 Full Lineup: Bane Terror Stick to Your Guns Wreckage If It rains The Pump
School of Rock Attleboro Presents: Summer 2024 Seasonal Show 1
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School of Rock Attleboro Presents: Summer 2024 Seasonal Show 2
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WOLFMAN JACK
SCREAMING ORPHANS CHRISTMAS SHOW
Screaming Orphans Christmas Show Join Screaming Orphans for some fun festive cheer and get ready to sing along to classic oldies, new and quirky Christmas songs. Screaming Orphans are a chart-topping all-sister Celtic folk and pop band from Ireland. They are known worldwide for their award-winning sound combining original pop songs with a unique take on traditional Irish music. The band has always defied being pigeonholed, having masterfully developed their own unique fusion of folk and pop. The sisters’ trademark spine-tingling four-part harmony and mastery of their instruments combined with their highly energized performances take audiences of all ages on an exhilarating and emotional musical journey. Screaming Orphans’ pitch perfect harmonies have led them to many collaborations on recordings and stage with artists such as Sinéad O’Connor, Peter Gabriel, Joni Mitchell, Baaba Maal and Afro Celt Sound System. The band continues to tour and play extensively across America, Canada and Europe. Their albums have topped Billboard, iTunes, and World Music charts.
FRIDAY the 13TH TRIBUTE FRIGHT NIGHT
More Ballz than Ballz (Rob Zombie Tribute) Limp Ballz (Limp Bizkit tribute) Beastie Ballz (Beastie Boys tribute) More Ballz Than Ballz – A Tribute to Rob Zombie Welcome freaks and rat-finks to More Ballz Than Ballz, where the high-octane horror punk of Rob Zombie comes to life! More Ballz Than Ballz brings the electrifying energy and gritty edge of Rob Zombie’s music along with a deep passion for the macabre and grotesque. Join us if you dare, for a journey through the mind of Liv Deadgirl and her distorted electric heads of cinematic zombie horror. You can bang your head or shake your ass, either way you’re having a damn good time. Limp Ballz – A Tribute to Limp Bizkit Freak-Freak Bae-Bae! Limp Ballz is the epitome of mockery paying tribute to the iconic rap-rock fusion of Limp Bizkit. Since formation in 2012, Limp Ballz has been bringing the raw energy and swagger of the Bizkit to stages up and down the Eastcoast. High-energy chaotic performances are in store as this band brings more than just the Nookie to the party. Fred Durst himself gave it two thumbs up! Beastie Ballz- A Tribute to the Beastie Boys Beastie Ballz is dedicated to bringing the pioneering spirit and eclectic sounds of the Beastie Boys to life. Since 2015, Beastie Ballz has been celebrating the groundbreaking hip-hop and punk influences that made the Beastie Boys legends. This tribute is more than just music; it’s a celebration of the creativity and energy that defined the original trailblazers of 3 MC’s and one DJ.