Sam Austin
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Feb. 11, 2009 - Norm's River Road House - Nashville, TN
Would've been nice to have scored a coveted ticket for the John Hiatt/Lyle Lovett show at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center. Since that didn't happen, I ventured out to see the Delta Blues & twangy grooves of Jeremiah & The Red Eyes (aka Sam Austin) at Norm's River Road House.
Jeremiah is a recent Nashville transplant from southern California. I first saw him play a converse-stomping solo show opening for David Olney & Sergio Webb at the Cinema Bar in Culver City, CA in April 2008. Last night was his band's Nashville debut. His mean-ass slide guitar work reminded me of Duane Allman and the butter-knife wielding Cedell Davis. And his songs about being beat-down, love won & lost and traveling both literally and figuratively were well-complemented by his gentle but deeply emotive vocals. Set highlights include: Rambling On My Mind, Salvation, Pony Blues, Under Your Spell, and Sun & The Moon.
-Mary - Music Fog
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Still working on that hot first release.
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It all started in Los Angeles in 2005 when Lauren and Jeremiah met at an open mike one Monday night. They performed together off and on around L.A. until Lauren moved to Nashville. Jeremiah made the move to Nashville in 2008 and since they have worked on combining their various influences - blues and country - rock and folk - pop and indie
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