Innovative Bluegrass Band Shotgun Holler recently released

1. InnovativeBluegrassBandShotgunHollerrecentlyreleased“Out intheParkin’Lot,”viaDryLighteningRecords, offtheirlatestalbumLoaded “OutintheParkin’Lot”nowinheavy rotationonSiriusXM’s Bluegrass Junction Booneville,KY,October 02,2015 —TheguysinShotgunHolleraren’t givento sportingretro-rusticlooksfeaturingsuspenders,vestsorbowlerderbies.Theyfeelnoneed todressapart; that’sfor actors.Assoonas thesefiveplayersstartplucking their instrumentsand merging theirvoicesincloseharmony,they provideall theevidencenecessary toestablishtheirbluegrassbona-fides. Besides,astheymake clearon theirdebut album,Loaded,theyliketogo wheretraditionmeets authenticity—and jump right overthatintersectiontoheadin theirowndirection.ReleasingSept.18onLonesomeDayRecords’newDryLightning imprint (withSonyRED distribution),thealbum isalreadyearningseriousattention.SiriusXM’sBluegrassJunctionhasbeen spinningShotgun Holler’sversionofthe GuyClark/Darrell Scott tune“Out intheParkin’Lot,”anodetowhatgoesonoutsidethosehonky-tonks,inheavyrotation sinceJune.SincethebeginningofSeptember,theband has joined programdirector/host Kyle Cantrell inthe studiofora“trackbytrack”discussion, which started airing onSeptember25th,several timesaweek. “Shotgun HollerisbringingbluegrassafreshnessIhaven't heard ina long time,”saysCantrell.”Thisis thesoundthat will help takethemusictothenext level.” InJuly,theyappeared onCMT’sJoshWolfShow,wherethey deliveredamasterful renditionof the “guiltypleasure”song:MileyCyrus’“Wrecking Ball.”Thefactthat theirversionof thepophitbrought a totallynew dynamic totheoriginal speaks tothedepthof thisband’s talent —not tomentiontheirpropensityfortweaking conventionalnotionsof bluegrasswhilehaving alittlefun. Asforthose“bona-fides,”thisband’sgottoomanyto list.Mandolinist ShawnBrock,bornandraisedin theAppalachianhillsof Harlan County,Ky.,hasperformedwithsomeof thetopnamesin countryandbluegrass.He’salsoa jazz player.HisShotgun Hollerco-founder,guitarist/leadvocalistMatt Jones,isanIndiananative whogrewup hanging outwith,and learning from,many

2. bluegrassgreats. They’resupported bybassist/harmonyvocalist RodLunger(anotherKentuckian),banjoplayer NathanTreadway(anIndianafarmboy) and fiddler/harmonyvocalistAlexBenefiel(anIndianastatefiddlingchampion). WithproducerJimVan Cleve,they’vecraftedaknockoutinauguralthatisindeed loaded. On threeJones-penned originals (“I'veGotRamblin’OnMyMind,”“MinersGrave”and “OneLoneTree”) andeight othercarefullychosensnapshotsoflife,theyenterrichemotional territory,bringing tolife anarrayofall-too-real characters: truckers,coal diggers,dirt farmers,menfacing assembly-linefutures…someofwhom goofftoservetheircountry—orservetime.Theband getspoignant inthewaltz-tempo“ThisSideoftheGrass,”aheart-tugging taleofamourninghusband and father, and “OneLoneTree,”reflectsona lifethatdidn’t endup as glamorousas it oncelooked fromasimpleKentuckyhome. InsongssuchasSonVolt’s“Methamphetamine,”JasonIsbell’s“RelativelyEasy,”“ClovisJohnson’sOldRed GMC”and theever-evolvingclassic,“MyBucket’sGota Hole inIt,”theysing ofaddicts, suicides,moonshine-making reprobatesand lonely,hooker-lovingmen withregrets. Oh,andromancing onemoonshine-maker’s daughter.You’vegottahavealovesong,after all evenifthetitledoesreferenceatruck. WiththereleaseofLoaded,Shotgun Hollerisready tofireaway. Loaded tracklist “OutIn TheParkin'Lot” “I HopeHeaven Hasa Holler” “MyBucket'sGotAHoleInIt” “Methamphetamine” “ClovisJohnson'sOld RedGMC”“Relatively Easy” “I'veGotRamblin OnMyMind”“ThisSide OfTheGrass” “MinersGrave” “OneLoneTree” “IShould HaveStarted Yesterday” Shotgun Holler ontour October17–Proud Mary HonkyTonkBBQ,Lexington,KY October31–VFWPost 1108, Richmond,IN November27–RobertsPark,Connersville,IN shotgunholler.comfacebook.com/shotgunhollertwitter.com/shotgunhollerinstagram.com/shotgunholler

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