Show Info
Saturday, April 13, 2013
8:30pm
$7.00
Bio
Max Hightower
Max Hightower was born and raised in the Upstate of South Carolina. At age 12, he purchased his first Blues cassette tape Muddy Mississippi Waters Live. The new and mysterious sound of the music had such an immediate impact on him that in no time he was banging around on his grandmother’s Silvertone guitar. However, it was the Harmonica that became his instrument of choice. There was something almost spiritual to him about having an instrument that close to his voice; every breath had meaning. That little 10 hole harp led to his composing his own songs, playing the piano, bass, and guitar, singing, and producing. As one of the founding members of Plate Full O’ Blues, he now tours the USA , Canada , and Europe . He has even shared the stage with some of the very Blues legends that fueled his passion for the music. Over time, the combination of Max's love of the Blues and his southern roots chiseled out a playful, witty and original style with plenty of rough edges to enjoy.
Austin Brashier
Austin Brashier, guitar slinger and vocalist has been exposed to music his whole life being from a very musical family. But it was the exposure of guitar monsters like Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix and Albert King that sent him spiraling through the tunnel of Blues. Not wasting any time, he took his band on the road after high school, released a CD, and had the privilege of opening for or playing with many Blues greats such as B.B. King, Koko Taylor, Tinsley Ellis, Derek Trucks, and Nappy Brown. When he was not on the road, Austin was backing up many Blues artists traveling through town such as Eddie Kirkland, Phil Guy and the list goes on.
Now with Mac Arnold and Plate Full O' Blues and getting to work alongside artists such as Bob Margolin, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Eddie Shaw, and Hubert Sumlin to name a few, he looks forward to the next musical adventure.
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