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Thursday Sessions :: LIVE in the Roots with Blues Artist, Hughes Taylor
February 4, 2021 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Our Thursday Sessions are special showcase performances with local and emerging NGA artists and musicians; every show is $8 at the door. Call the store for advance purchase. A venue like no other, c’mon outta the city and into the mountains for a cozy, safe, and professionally-optimized acoustic space to hear original singers, songwriters, comedians, and spoken word artists from the Roots’ stage. Some shows have craft beer and wine available for purchase as well as a supper plate created by local chefs. Doors open at 8:00pm; artist takes stage at 8:30pm.
Masks required for entry.
Hughes Taylor is an energetic and ambitious blues artist from Macon, Georgia. He is known for his impressive and accomplished guitar playing and unique electric style that infuses traditional blues roots with upbeat and fast-paced blues and classic rock.
The Hughes Taylor Band is a blues/rock power trio that is reminiscent of the Jimi Hendrix Experience, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Cream. Following his successful first album Hear My Melody (2016), Hughes released his sophomore album Restless in May of 2018. You can find all of his music everywhere online and streamed via Spotify, Pandora, and more. Currently based in North Georgia, Hughes and his band stay busy by playing shows all over Georgia.
• World Songwriting Awards, “Promise”- Best R&B Song, Winter 2019
• International Singer Songwriters Association, “Just One Night”- Band Single of the Year (Gold), 2019
• 1st Place Winner of the 2018 North Georgia’s Got Talent award.
