Cole Chaney & The Local Honeys

When it comes to his latest album, In the Shadow of the Mountain, 25-year-old singer-songwriter Cole Chaney is pretty candid and blunt about who he is and what kind of music he wants to make the result of which, this stunning offering from an artist wise beyond his age.

“There’s a yin to every yang,” Chaney says. “I want nothing more than for people to be creatively fulfilled, and to do what they want. But, for me to preach that? I have to practice it.”

That attitude resides at the core of the record, where the trajectory of the songs seemingly more so purposely shoot off in the opposite direction of many of his contemporaries in the Americana, country and folk music scenes. In truth? Chaney is summoning his rock roots.

“I’m not concerned with being labeled as ‘country’.”There’s not a lot of  music being released right now that is doing anything for me. I made something that I would want to listen to.”

Pointing to his lifelong admiration for 1990s rock specifically Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and Stone Temple Pilots as a vital influence on the sonic landscape of the album, Chaney aimed to find a melodic balance between that raw and real rock sound and the bluegrass and folk music of his native Kentucky.

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The Local Honeys blend traditional Kentucky music with modern soundscapes and original songwriting. Fuzzed out guitar and a vibey rhythm section set the sonic bedrock to showcase the entwinement of old-time banjo and fiddle styles at the forefront of their sound. The Honeys understand the complexities of contemporary Appalachian life and their music is reflective of such through raw and emotive songs. The narratives and perspective they weave into song, the deep understanding and endearment they share for hillbilly music, and their undeniable charm make it clear the duo is poised to become defining voices of a new Appalachia.

Doors open 7pm | Show starts 8pm