Happenings

Feb

2024

Show Review: Flatland Cavalry & Colby Acuff Ryman Debut

Show Review: Flatland Cavalry & Colby Acuff Ryman DebutFebruary 10th, 2024By @shanaleighphoto Nashville-based Flatland Cavalry and Colby Acuff both made their Ryman debuts on the same night in Nashville. The excitement was ...

Jul

2023

Show Review: Zach Bryan at Red Rocks Amphitheatre - June 26th, 2023

JUNE 26TH, 2023 - The moon was high in the sky over Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The wind was blowing high up on the top row at 6,450 feet above sea level and Zach Bryan, with his band of highway boys, were belting out song after song on the ...

Oct

2022

Show Review: Zach Bryan at Red Hat Amphitheater

An old soul with lyrics that bleed. That’s how I know best to describe Zach Bryan. His songwriting hits and everyone in the crowd can feel it. If I had a dollar for every time someone in the sold-out crowd at ...

Aug

2022

Floydfest Heartbeat 2022: Festival Review

Festival Review: Floydfest Heartbeat 2022By Shana Leigh@shanaleighphotoThere’s an incredible amount of love that vibrates across the sacred Floydfest grounds far up in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s the most ...

Jul

2022

Show Review: Billy Strings at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, NC

Coming in hot off his performance at Bonnaroo, Billy Strings packed out the Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, NC for a three-night run, kicking it off with the first show on June 23rd. Fans filled the beautiful outdoor venue ready for the ...

Jul

2022

Inaugural Boonerang Music & Arts Festival

The inaugural Boonerang Music & Arts Festival was held on June 17th and 18th in Boone, North Carolina. It was a gorgeous weekend in the picturesque town, settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains with a population of less than ...

Jun

2022

Interview: Hogslop String Band and Their Whiskey Soaked Rowdy, from Merlefest

Interview: Hogslop String Band and Their Whiskey Soaked Rowdy, from MerlefestHogslop String Band InterviewImages and Article by Shana Thompson, Shana Leigh Photography @shanaleighphoto HogSlop String Band brought their ...

Jun

2022

Show Review: Ray LaMontagne - The Magnetism of an Introverted Artist

Show Review: Ray LaMontagne - The Magnetism of an Introverted ArtistBy Shana Thompson @shanaleighphoto Ray LaMontagne at Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC with Kiely Connell openingRay LaMontagne is currently wrapping up ...

Apr

2022

Gregory Alan Isakov at Durham Performing Arts Center

Gregory Alan Isakovwith Opener Joe PurdyDurham Performing Arts CenterMarch 24th, 2022 Article and Photos by Shana Leigh Photography@shanaleighphoto Originally from South Africa, Grammy-nominated Gregory Alan Isakov now calls Colorado the ...

Apr

2022

William Seymour Album Release, Ride Along 2022

Interview: Solo album by William Seymour of Caitlin Krisko and The Broadcast RIDE ALONG, 2022Produced and Mixed by Aaron AustinRecorded at Olivette Studios and Echo MountainMastered by Mat Leffler-SchumannMusic by William Seymour and ...

Mar

2022

Sirens of the Southeast Tour

Sirens of the Southeast TourThe Pourhouse - Raleigh, NCSaturday, February 26th, 2022Caitlin Krisko and The BroadcastAbby Bryant and The Echoes February 26th, 2022 - Hailing from North Carolina, Caitlin Krisko and Abby ...

Mar

2022

Marcus King at The Ritz

The Marcus King BandThe Ritz - Raleigh, NCFebruary 24th, 2022Photos and Words by Shana Leigh @shanaleighphoto February 24th, 2022 - The Marcus King Band came rolling through The Ritz in Raleigh, NC with some epic surprises in ...

Mar

2022

Billy Strings at Greensboro Coliseum

Billy StringsGreensboro ColiseumFebruary 11th, 2022(originally published for Americana Highways) February 11th, 2020 - A little girl, around 4 years old, walks up nearby the stage in bell bottoms. She’s about the same age Billy ...