3 Tim's + A Jim Stand-Up Comedy in collaboration with "Take This"
2022-10-14 19:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | the Roots
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Join us for “Friday Night Live”, a 90-minute all-orginal comedy series in partnership with “Take This” Comedic Group; EVERY Friday night at 7:00PM. You can come to expect diverse comedy from improv to stand-up comedy and themed nights; no two shows are alike.
The doors and speakeasy open at 7:00PM with the first monologue from host, Tim, beginning at 7:30PM. Experience a performance in a venue like no other in our underground “speakeasy” listening room. Turn off your cell phones and be present to hear the stories behind the songs and writing of original artists. Limited seating. Craft beer and wine available. HEPPA air filters and sanitizing stations throughout the building.

Adam Klein with guitarist, Bret Hartley :: Multi-Cultural Americana
2022-10-15 19:00 - 21:00
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An Atlanta-via-Athens, Georgia-based singer/songwriter and troubadour, Adam Klein’s music touches on Americana, rustic country folk, folk-rock, and West African Mande music. He performs in a variety of settings– either solo/duo, with his band, Adam Klein & The Wild Fires, or occasionally with his American roots-meets-West-African-roots project under his Peace Corps name in Mali, Lassine Kouyate.
“I killed a stray cat that had been hanging around my yard for a few days,” Klein says. “It was an accident. I had a hybrid car that was practically silent when it drove. One morning I pulled out of the driveway, and my wife found it dead on the ground. We figure it had crawled under the car, didn’t hear the engine turn on, and I ran over it. I felt pretty bad about it.”
The ensuing song Klein wrote about the incident and his likely role in the cat’s death, is the title track to his new 3-song EP, Little Tiger, a collection of outtakes to be released on January 22, 2021, from the recording sessions for his 2019 album, Low Flyin’ Planes.
For Low Flyin’ Planes, Klein teamed up with his longtime producer and engineer Bronson Tew at Dial Back Sound in Water Valley, Mississippi, for their third straight record together (following 2013’s Sky Blue DeVille and 2015’s Archer’s Arrow). It’s a strong partnership that continues to bear fruit. Says Klein, “He’s a close friend and a genius engineer and producer whose role in shaping the sounds and textures of these records and bringing my songs to life can’t be overstated.’You set them up; I’ll knock them down, he’s said about our musical partnership. And it’s true- these albums are just as much his handiwork as they are mine.”
Klein considers Low Flyin’ Planes to be the sonic follow-up to Sky Blue DeVille, and to that end, the record features sometimes Wild Fires guitarist Crash Cason and former Wild Fire Tew on drums, guitar, and harmony vocals. The sound is capably filled out with Matt Patton (Drive-By Truckers) and Stuart Cole (ex-Squirrel Nut Zippers) on bass, Eric Carlton (Jimbo Mathus) on keys, Kell Kellum (Young Valley) on pedal steel and guitars, Will McCarley (Fat Possum Records) on drums, Hank West (Squirrel Nut Zippers) on sax and trumpet, Schaefer Llana and Anne Freeman on harmony vocals, and other ace players from the Oxford, MS, scene. The result is a strong, sincere collection of folk-rock songs featuring Klein’s signature warm vocals colored by a lush, textured sound. The songs on Little Tiger were recorded at Dial Back Sound, and produced, mixed, and mastered by Tew at Sleepers Mountain in Portland, Oregon.
Both “Little Tiger” and “Take It (On Faith)” were recorded during the LFP sessions. The band stretches out on the latter, this collection’s closing number, an energetic song with sweeping harmony vocals which straddles the line of serious and playful as Klein details hopeful and alarming visions alike of a possible individual and collective future. Written in 2015, the song seems to portend the current state of national affairs (“I take it that all this hatred / I take it that all this strife / is gonna get worked out one day / on a field with guns and knives / I take it on faith”), while noting the cyclical nature of things — that which has been will once again come to pass (“I take it that it’s all been said and done and done and said before / writ upon the rocks and sand and the ice and dirt and the ocean floor / I take it on faith”). Ultimately, as is usually the case in Klein’s songs, the listener is left with a feeling of hope, as he declares: “I take it that goodness and graciousness are gonna have the final say.”
“It’s just a straightforward three-chord song,” says Klein, “and you sure can have a good time with that. That may have been the first song we recorded, and I’m pretty sure it was the first take. Great, raw energy. We played it one more time, but quickly realized we caught it right out of the gate.”
“Little Tiger”, although shelved from the original album, stood out as the favorite track among many of the players on the session, and was rounded out by mellotron compliments of Jay Gonzalez (Drive-By Truckers). “I’ve always sequenced my albums, but this time Bronson recommended we let Patton do it for LFP,” says Klein. “That’s one of his favorite parts of the album creation process, and I definitely trust his instincts and thought it’d be neat to see what he came up with. He drove around with it in his car for a few weeks and sent in a track order that he couldn’t see going any other way. It didn’t include “Little Tiger” or “Take It (On Faith)”, but I think it was a fitting sequence and the 10-song album was already a 45-minute or so listen.”
The EP kicks off with “Halfway to Heaven”, a song intended for inclusion on LFP but which wasn’t recorded during the album sessions. “It was always a key song for me from the collection, and a companion piece to the title track,” Klein offers. “I thought we’d just put it on the opposite side of the record from the song “Low Flyin’ Planes”, but given its similarities in terms of the tuning, the sound, and even the progression, we decided to no even record it at the time and kick it down the road a bit.”
Recorded on a subsequent visit to Dial Back Sound and to the Mississippi Delta, “Halfway to Heaven” features Klein on acoustic guitar and vocals, Tew on acoustic and electric guitars, bass, drums, and harmony vocals, and Gonzalez on Wurlitzer. The song directly expresses the main themes and questions of Low Flyin’ Planes. “I had been playing music, traveling a lot, and was generally trying to find my footing,” Klein recalls. “I hit the point where I faced a fundamental question— do I keep pursuing music, solely, risking the end of a long-term relationship, perhaps failing to develop myself more broadly, and likely remaining financially unstable, or do I settle in a bit too domestic life, strengthen my relationship with my then-girlfriend (now wife), and keep tinkering away at creative works in music and other areas? I chose what felt like a more stable footing. We now have a young daughter and it’s been fulfilling in a lot of ways. I may not be as hungry and endlessly hustling, but the creative well is far from dry, and I expect to always be plugging away at songwriting, other writings, performing, and acting.”
It feels a bit strange, Klein notes, to release these songs amidst the tumult and political backdrop of this period of time, but the downtime of quarantine and the pandemic seemed like the right time to clear the deck of this material and close out the Low Flyin’ Planes cycle. “I worried momentarily that it’s somewhat tone-deaf to release songs right now that make no reference to racial inequities, the increasing division in our country, the suffering amidst coronavirus, and the great reckoning of 2020,” he says. “But people need music and art now. We all need something to move us, uplift us, and to commune with the ineffable power of music and song.”
And as far as material more suited to the times, Klein’s been busy at work. “I’ve written a lot since the killing of George Floyd and recorded an album this past summer grappling with this moment of American history, our past, and our iniquities. The songs are in production as we speak, and will hopefully get out there as soon as possible.”
In the meantime, though, Klein offers this Little Tiger EP, which has the signature, evocative production of his records made with Tew, the talents of all the excellent players who graced the songs, and a heartfelt journey through an empathetic life seeking stories, fulfillment, aliveness, and awe, accompanied by a soundtrack of folk-rock n’ roll.
Klein’s music has garnered praise from Paste, No Depression, Georgia Music, Sing Out!, Flagpole, Stomp & Stammer, Maverick, and Connect Savannah Magazines, as well as on numerous Americana blogs worldwide (Americana UK, Roots Highway, CtrlAltCountry, etc.). His second and third releases, Wounded Electric Youth and Western Tales & Trails, debuted on the Euro Americana charts at #5 and #4, respectively. Klein has performed throughout the U.S., toured in the UK, Ireland, and The Netherlands, and been a showcasing artist at Folk Alliance. He has shared the stage with a diverse range of acts including Josh Ritter, Kevin Kinney, James McMurtry, Okkervil River, Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck, Shawn Mullins, Jim Lauderdale, Robert Ellis, Steep Canyon Rangers, Shovels & Rope, and more.
Klein’s records have featured a who’s-who of talented musicians from Athens and beyond, including producer, engineer, drummer, and vocalist Bronson Tew, Randall Bramblett, pedal steel maestro John Neff, David Blackmon (Widespread Panic, Jerry Reed), Lera Lynn, and Carlton Owens (Cracker).
In 2012 Klein released his first ‘world music’ record, the original Malian Mande collection Dugu Wolo. An associated making-of-the-record documentary film is in the works. Klein is the founder of upstart independent label Cowboy Angel Music and co-founder of the Athens Americana Music Festival in Athens, Georgia, held annually from 2007- 2012. He currently hosts the quarterly African Sky Podcast, discussing issues of Malian history, culture, and development with a variety of guests.
Also, a represented Atlanta-based actor, Klein’s roles have included Amazon’s “Z: The Beginning of Everything” as well as various commercials and indie film projects. He can be seen performing his unreleased song, “Goin’ Down to Peachtree”, in the award-winning independent film Born River Bye.

Indie-Folk Artist, Zach Winters' Autumnal Tour LIVE at Canopy + the Roots
2022-10-20 19:00 - 21:00
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Zach Winters is a naturalist—his work and life often woven together. Winters’ songs resonate with the sacred and the commonplace—companionship, wrestling with the divine, passing seasons, and the pursuit of a tangible beauty. His lyrical themes share a kinship to the poetry of Frost and Tagore. Over the years, Winters has honed his songwriting and DIY approach, garnering praise from voices like Paste Magazine and self-producing six full-length albums as well as a handful of EPs and other projects.
Winters moved his family to southern Mexico for a year for his kids to learn Spanish and to finish his latest 13-track LP, Love is a Garden. The album features Winters most striking collection of songs to date, while staying true to his homemade yet luxuriant variety of indie-folk. It features everything from generous string arrangements to groovy bass lines to warm horn sections, and most notably, Winters’ yearning, gentle, and sometimes playful vocal layering.
In the last few years, Winters has been on tour throughout the US, Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand & Mexico, musically migrating with his family and playing shows with musical friends in homes and concert halls. He has had the honor to sing for Syrian refugees, laboring mothers, orphans in Mexico, monks in Poland, pubs in Northern Ireland, and his friends, neighbors and family.
Born on the Great Plains, Zach and his family have returned from southern Mexico. After cancelling all plans along with the rest of the world in 2020, Zach set to work on a new group of songs that will be released in batches through 2021. Another Winters Migration Tour will see them circling the US (dates here), with more dates forthcoming.

Twilight Improv Parody Show in collaboration with "Take This"
2022-10-21 19:00 - 21:30

Take Me Back To My Roots EMO Dance Party
2022-10-22 20:00 - 22:00
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“Take Me Back to My Roots” is an emo night dance party for the ages! Featuring some of your favorite songs/music videos from bands such as Paramore, My Chemical Romance, Falling in Reverse, and more. Come join us in our underground speakeasy, The Roots, on Ocotber 22nd at 8:00PM to go back to when “it wasn’t just a phase, mom”.

OPEN MIC with host, Tim from "Take This"
2022-10-28 19:00 - 21:30

Improv Comedy w/ Special Guest Stand-Up Comedy in collaboration with "Take This"
2022-11-04 19:00 - 21:30

Mike Mains & the Branches Acoustic Tour LIVE at Canopy + the Roots
2022-11-05 19:00 - 21:30
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Mike Mains & The Branches is an indie rock band based in Nashville. Since their conception in 2012, the group has built a reputation for their fantastical instrumentation and unforgettable live performances. Mains began writing songs early in his career between shifts at a casino, which is an apt illustration of Mains perspective on life: it’s a comedy, a tragedy, and a fairytale.
It’s that perspective that laces itself throughout the band’s catalogue, where the songs make you dance while lyrics make you cry. And while the juxtaposition of glitter and gloom should feel confusing, it renders itself joyfully therapeutic. And that’s their goal—particularly in their live shows—to strap you into a rollercoaster you never want to get off of.
Their boisterousness began when founding members Mike and Shannon fell in love, got married, and in doing so, minted the focal experience of the band’s music and lyrics; not just love, but the swirling highs and the bruising lows of choosing to live life together. After releasing an EP and two full-length albums, they chose to partner with Tooth & Nail Records on their latest release. The record, When We Were In Love, is their most honest yet. Although their agenda remains the same—to combat numbness with joy, pain, and wings to fly—this latest pursuit is more of an honest reflection in the struggle to love. The result is an infectious and colorful album full of tragedy, comedy, and the freedom to forget fairytales.

"Take This!" the show! Premiere
2022-11-11 19:00 - 21:30

New Releases w/ Acclaimed Blues Singer-Songwriter, Hughes Taylor, LIVE at Canopy + the Roots
2022-11-12 19:30 - 21:00
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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. Click here to find it on your preferred music retailer: smarturl.it/ht-rstlss
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.
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"One Direction" Dance Party
2022-11-17 20:00 - 23:00
Three-hour dance party with “One Direction” songs, videos and theme; mixed and played by DJ Z. Doors open at 8:00pm. Last call at 10:45pm.
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Soapbox Competition in collaboration with "Take This"
2022-11-18 19:00 - 21:30

An evening with Blues-Rock 'n Roller from Nashville, Lauren Anderson, LIVE in the Roots
2022-11-19 19:00 - 21:00
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Presave her new album: https://orcd.co/standstill
LAUREN ANDERSON performed a livestream from Nashville for Canopy + the Roots during the shelter-in-place and joins us again for her third show and a new release, “Stand Still”.
Lauren Anderson isn’t shy about sharing her influences. Indeed, there have been any number of classic and contemporary artists that have left an indelible impression on the musical mantra she’s pursued over the course of her career — Bonnie Raitt, Etta James, Eva Cassidy, Nina Simone, Whitney Houston, Beyonce, and the Pointer Sisters, among them. Yet, at the same time, Anderson isn’t bound to any particular parameters. Instead she’s managed to incorporate those influences into a pursuit of her own passion. It’s a musical journey that continues to flourish, bringing her growing recognition as a celebrated singer and songwriter with her own contemporary credence.
That trajectory has accelerated rapidly over the course of the past seven years with the release of three EPs — Do & Hope, The Game and Won’t Stay Down — and her first full-length album, 2015’s Truly Me. In the meantime, the accolades have kept coming. She was named the 2015 Female Vocalist of the Year by the Midwest Music Awards, took a first-place finish in the 2018 Wing Dang Doodle Competition and watched with pride as The Game became entrenched in the Top 50 of the Billboard Blues chart five weeks in a row.
The press took notice as well. Blues Blast Magazine described said of her, “Lauren has a strong voice with touch of grit.” Rhythm & Booze noted that she has “ a fabulous powerhouse voice you can’t ignore.” Another publication noted: ”With one foot planted in the territory of her influences and the other pointed in an unexplored direction, she straddles the border between blues, soul, and guitar-driven rock & roll, finding her own sound somewhere in the middle.”
Meanwhile, Anderson’s expanded her following while continuing to reap that critical acclaim. A determined dynamo of a performer adept at both blues and ballads, she’s ready to add to those accolades with her upcoming album Love On the Rocks, her most fully realized effort to date. Self-produced and due for independent release this summer, it will be preceded by four singles slated to appear each month prior to the entire album’s appearance in August — “Stand Still” (April), “Back to Chicago” (May), “Holdin’ Me Down” (June), and “Love On the Rocks” (July). Each offering finds her expounding on the soulful, seductive style that allows her to break down the boundaries between rock, blues and classic R&B.
Not surprisingly then, the new album fully reflects her own singular sound, courtesy of a varied set of songs that mostly draw from her own experience. Seven of the nine tracks were written during the pandemic, when Anderson claims she wrote a song a day for three weeks in a row.
“Keep On,” the first of the singles, is a wailing and riveting gospel-sounding entry. It was accompanied by a music video that included stark images of the pandemic: https://youtu.be/dMkF04TOUSo.
She describes the stoic yet soulful “Stand Still” as a more Americana-sounding song, but the message resonates as well. “It’s about what it feels like when you’re stuck and not going anywhere,” Anderson says. “Still, that’s okay when you’re there with someone you love.”
Anderson calls “Love on the Rocks,” a co-write with Sandy Ramos and Laureen Smith, a true collaborative effort. “I came up with the chorus, but then I got stuck so I brought it to those two ladies and together we finished the song,” she recalls. “Ironically, this was the last song I chose to include on this album, and when the band and I went into the studio, we had yet to run through it together at that point. I wasn’t sure how it would sound with the full band, but as soon as everyone started jamming on it, it came alive. I chose to make it the title track, and it quickly became one of my favorite songs on the album.”
The subtle yet sensual “Holdin’ Me Down” falls under the category of a break-up song. “I sent my guys an acoustic version, and when we got together to run through it before going into the studio, Hutch, my bassist, came with this badass guitar part,” Anderson explains. “It really solidifies the soulful 90’s-sounding R&B vibe that the song seemed to call for.”
Other highlights include “Back to Chicago,” a performance that combines Anderson’s robust vocals and a sassy, soulful strut with some ripping fretwork from special guest and guitar great Mike Zito. “I’m Done” and “Just F***ing Begun” are propulsive rockers that allow the energy to soar into the stratosphere. On the other hand, the easy sway of “The Way I Want” and the resilient resolve implied by “Your Turn” help provide a decided shift in tone and tempo.
“This album is very true to me,” Anderson reflects. “I was trying to consciously choose songs for this album that worked well together. I definitely feel like I pulled from some of my seminal influences and was able to find them a fit on each of these tunes.”
More about Lauren Anderson:
It’s hardly surprisingly then that music has been a vital part of Anderson’s life since early on. Born in Chicago, her interests were nourished by a family where music played an important part. She first delved into it at the age of eight when she began taking classical piano lessons. That, in turn, led her to sing in a choir and eventually undertake classical voice training while still in high school. After attaining a bachelors degree in music, she earned a Masters Degree in Music Therapy from the University of Kansas.
Following her graduation in 2012, she became a music therapist, working with children and at-risk youth. Yet while she relished the experience, she began to realize that live performance was her true calling. She briefly considered becoming an opera singer, but quickly decided that the world of popular music was more suited to her style. At first she performed solo, but later she shared her talents with a band. Then, after recording a pair of singles at the iconic Ocean Way Studio’s on Nashville’s famed Music Row, she decided to make a permanent move from Kansas City to Music City in 2017. She now tours full time and continues to make music with an energy and enthusiasm that’s fully invested in the new album.
Love on the Rocks — At a Glance:
All songs written by Lauren Anderson
“Love on the Rocks” co-written by Sandy Ramos & Laureen Smith
Produced by Lauren Anderson with assistance from the musicians and Taylor Lonardo
Recorded at Taylor Lonardo Studios
Engineered, mixed and mastered by Taylor Lonardo
Drums – Matt Doctor
Bass – Hutch
Guitar – Jimi Greene
Keys/Organ – Kiran Gupta
Strings – Jon and Liz Estes
Guest Guitarist on “Back to Chicago” – Mike Zito
Intimately connect to both artist and venue in our lush, speakeasy-style, 100 seat listening room. Hear the stories behind the all-original songs as the artist(s) share their inspiration and even their heartaches.
Doors open at 7:00pm; show starts at 7:30pm; balcony seating with table service available for add-on; table seating with limited availablity on main floor. Locally-sourced craft beer and wine available for purchase.

OPEN MIC Night with host, Tim from "Take This!" Comedy and special guests
2022-11-25 19:00 - 21:30

Friday Night Live: A fully-improvised "Hallmark" movie in collaboration with Take This Comedy Group
2022-12-02 19:00 - 21:30

Rock n' Roll from artist, Sylvia Rose Novak LIVE at Canopy + the Roots
2022-12-03 19:00 - 21:00
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Sylvia Rose Novak has always come out swinging. This is as apparent on the opening track, “Fallout”, of her fifth studio album, A Miss/ A Masterpiece, as it is in the fact that she’s been releasing a full-length studio LP every two years since 2014. She’s been called prolific more than a handful of times but the Athens, GA bassist and songwriter simply prefers to think of herself as driven.
Met with acclaim from publications such as American Songwriter and Billboard, Novak’s aptly-named 2020 release BAD LUCK carefully bridged the gap between her former life as an Americana artist – a genre that she felt put into because the music industry and fans alike had issues boxing her into one space – and her foray into pure rock and roll. However, when it comes to A Miss/ A Masterpiece, Novak is expecting fans of her previous work to leave their preconceptions at the door and realize that the Sylvia Rose Novak they thought they knew is a Sylvia Rose Novak who never was. Novak wants to see her name in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, not the Country Music Hall of Fame. She closes her eyes and sees herself selling out Wembley, not the Ryman. A Miss/ A Masterpiece is deeply reflective of the person and the artist that Novak has always known herself to be.
It is high time the world meets her as she was meant to be introduced: in her favorite Black Sabbath tank top, black jeans, and a scuffed pair of well-loved motorcycle boots.
A Miss/ A Masterpiece, though recognizable in the sense that Sylvia is and always has been a poignant writer with an unshakable sense of rhyme scheme and brilliant imagery, is far different than anything she’s ever released before.
The drums hit hard and loud. The bass and guitars are down-tuned and heavy. And Novak’s voice, though clearly hers, hasn’t so much matured as it has tapped into something raw and real that’s been buried deep within her all of these years. A Miss/ A Masterpiece is also deeply personal; touching on her fears of nuclear fallout in “Fallout”, hitting hard notes about reproductive rights in “Stress Fracture”, offering a glimpse into bipolar depression with “Rage”, and penning a memoir about the time she was addicted to uppers via “The Window” – a track on which she also played violin for the first time since she put down the instrument in 2019 to focus solely on bass.
The bass was Novak’s first instrumental love. Though she’s multi-instrumental – having learned everything from Trombone to pedal steel over the last two decades, something about the bass has called to her since she was twelve years old and first heard the introductory bars to “Sweet Child O’ Mine.” Duff McKagan’s counter-melody reached out to her as if it was an old friend, a kindred rebel soul. From that moment, her relationship with the instrument has only grown and is now the bedrock for the sonic rebirth that’s so evident throughout A Miss/ A Masterpiece.
A Miss/ A Masterpiece, as well as the follow up singles A Better Euphemism, Still and Evermore are now streaming on all platforms.

Friday Night Live : Stand-Up Comedy from Ty Colgate and Daniel Dellano
2022-12-09 19:00 - 21:30

Benefit Show :: "lighthearted" and Zion Goins play for Consider the Lily
2022-12-10 19:00 - 21:00
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Consider The Lily is a nonprofit organization that provides aftercare homes in Manila, Philippines, for abused, exploited, and trafficked Filipino girls.
“We believe that with Jesus, each girl can truly be free. Daily, we witness the restorative miracles only He can bring. Join us in defending children and putting an end to sexual abuse–one girl at a time.”

Friday Night Live : featuring Mom & Dad Improv Group in collaboration with "Take This"
2022-12-16 19:00 - 21:30

An Evening with Indie-Folk Artist, Eliot Bronson, LIVE at Canopy + the Roots
2022-12-17 19:00 - 21:00
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Over the course of five albums, indie folk singer Eliot Bronson has created his own brand of acclaimed Americana. He’s an award-winning songwriter, a road warrior, and an internationally-renowned musician with a voice that swoons and sweeps, championed by everyone from The Baltimore Sun — who’ve hailed him as “a folk singing wunderkind”— to Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb, whose work on 2014’s Eliot Bronson and 2017’s James placed Bronson on the same client roster as Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, and other heartfelt songwriters.
He turns a new page with 2020’s Empty Spaces, a breakup album for the romantics and realists among us. Written after a split from his fiancé and a move from Atlanta to Nashville, Empty Spaces pairs sharply-written songs about loss, leaving, and redemption with quietly cinematic arrangements rooted in electric guitars, vocal harmonies, strings, and Mellotron. Co-produced by Bronson and longtime bandmate Will Robertson, Empty Spaces shines a light on Eliot Bronson at his most compelling, punctuating the woozy warmth of “Visitor,” the heartland pop/rock of “With Somebody,” and all points in between with the sharpest writing of his career. This isn’t just a record about empty spaces, after all. It’s a record about the new discoveries that can fill the void.
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Friday Night Live weekly comedy series with "Take This" Comedy
2022-12-30 19:00 - 21:30

A Night of Stand-Up Comedy featuring Atlanta area comics
2023-01-06 19:00 - 21:30

Folk-Americana with Austin Stirling LIVE in the Roots
2023-01-07 20:00 - 22:00
Folk-Americana with Austin Stirling LIVE in the Canopy + the Roots underground speakeasy.
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Connect authentically to the artists by hearing them in our “speakeasy”-styled intimate listening room, the Roots, located underground beneath the Canopy social house. Hear the stories behind the songs as the artist(s) share their inspiration and even their heartaches. Doors and speakeasy open at 7:00pm; show starts at 7:30pm; VIP tables, couches, and booths available for parties of two-six. Email events@canopyandtheroots.com to reserve. Locally-sourced craft beer and wine available for purchase.
Austin Stirling is a singer and a songwriter with various sounds up his sleeve. His mesmeric vocals, banjo and guitar can be heard throughout all of his records. You will hear an eclectic blend of many styles where he has written, played and recorded each individual part. Austin works and plays live with a slew of brilliant musicians to bring to life the music he has pumping through his veins. As good as his albums are it is his live show where he stands out and his energy truly comes through. He takes the audience on an emotional journey that has the capability to bring you to tears. Yet all the while being highly entertaining and funny. If you ever have a chance to see Austin Stirling live I would highly suggest it and can confidently say you will not be disappointed.
https://m.facebook.com/austinstirling77/
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Stand-Up Comedy Headliner: Olivia Joy Steele
2023-01-13 19:00 - 21:30

Canon Tyler | Tim Moore | Hunter Blalock presented by musical partnership, "The Crimson Moon under the Canopy"
2023-01-14 18:30 - 21:30
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First in a series of shows presented on stage in the Roots through partnership between The Crimson Moon and Canopy + the Roots.
A North Georgia ‘Singer-Songwriter Showcase’ featuring three Folk, Country, Bluegrass & Americana influenced songwriters! Experience a performance in a venue like no other in our underground “speakeasy” listening room. Turn off your cell phones and be present to hear the stories behind the songs and writing of original artists. Limited seating. Craft beer, craft cocktails and wine available. HEPPA air filters and sanitizing stations throughout the building.

CANON TYLER
Canon Tyler is a singer-songwriter from north Georgia. With sonic elements of Bluegrass and contemporary acoustic music, Tyler’s lyrics blend the storytelling aspects of traditional American folk and Laurel Canyon era singer-songwriters. These elements create a sound that is fresh and familiar to fans of roots music.
Find more on Canon at the links below:
canontyler.com
facebook.com/canontylermusic
instagram.com/canontylermusic
TIM MOORE
Tim Moore is a songwriter/multi-instrumentalist from Northeast Georgia. Tim began his career in Athens, GA, where he quickly became a must-see act in the local scene. Since those days Tim has moved to mountains where he spends his time writing & taking advantage of mountain life when he isn’t touring.
Find more on Tim at the links below:
facebook.com/MusicTimMoore/
instagram.com/tim_moore_music/
HUNTER BLALOCK
Hunter Blalock is a North-West Georgia Songwriter. Never fearing uncomfortable subjects, Hunter presents an uncensored view of the world & himself. With influences ranging from Tyler Childers & American Aquarium to The Band & Townes Van Zant, Hunter’s writing blends Country, Folk, & Bluegrass to create a unique Americana sound.
Find more on Hunter at the links below:
hunterblalockmusic.com
facebook.com/hunterblalockofficial
instagram.com/hunterwblalock/

A Night of Improv Comedy with "Take This" Comedy
2023-01-20 19:00 - 21:30

Country Songwriters Round with GA-Grown, Matt Rogers | Eric Erdman
2023-01-21 19:30 - 21:30
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Matt Rogers is a critically acclaimed country superstar-to-be rapidly making a name for himself in the music industry and beyond. The Georgia native finds himself building his career in Nashville, Tennessee while his country-at-heart, blues-in-his-soul music makes its way into the speakers of old and new listeners alike.
Any fan of Rogers, however, knows that the true magic he brings to the table is on stage. Rowdy,gritty, and simply a good time, Rogers knows no limitations once he’s in his element under the spotlight. The golden-toned crooner is commercial without compromise; what you see is whayou get with Rogers, and fans undoubtedly can’t get enough. Invigorated with rawness andauthenticity, this natural born storyteller captures snapshots of real-life experiences in 4K acrossthe complete spectrum of emotions.”There’s nothing like playing in front of a live audience. Their energy becomes my energy,and the connection with them is authentic. It’s inspiring to see fans consume a song andwatch their reaction to it. They are the fuel.” – Matt Rogers
In addition to finding a home at Nashville’s Ole Red (the Blake Shelton/Grand Ole Opry jointventure in the heart of Music City) with a weekly residency, Rogers energetic live show earnedhim invitations to play an extensive list of venues across the country and share the stage withsome of country music’s hottest names including Chris Stapleton, Jimmie Allen, Walker Hayes,Clint Black, Clay Walker, Jake Owen, Cole Swindell, LOCASH, Brothers Osborne, ChrisJanson, and Michael Ray. Fans have a lot to look forward to from Rogers from constantly touring bigger and better stages, to planning new exciting collaborations, as well as a series of new singles set to hit speakers in early 2023.
Intimately connect to both artist and venue in our lush, speakeasy-style, 50 seat listening room. Hear the stories behind the all-original songs as the artist(s) share their inspiration and even their heartaches.
Doors open at 7:00pm; show starts at 7:30pm; VIP seating with table service available for add-on; table seating with limited availability on main floor or balcony. Locally-sourced craft beer and wine available for purchase.

All-Genre OPEN MIC Night with host, Tim, from "Take This" Comedy
2023-01-27 19:00 - 21:30

Scott Low and Betsy Franck :: Original Americana Singer-Songwriters LIVE in the Roots
2023-01-28 19:00 - 21:00
Americana-Blues-Jazz from singer-songwriters, Scott Low and Betsy Franck

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Scott Low sings songs about things he knows. Since moving from 150-200 shows a year and Athens GA, Low has founded a fly fishing art music camp, Hatch Camp and Art Farm. But Scott still sings songs in the American Folk tradition with a touch of Country and Appalachia performing solo or with his band, The Southern Bouillon.
With a wide ranging background stretching from jazz to punk to southern rock, Low pulls from the things that have shaped him. From Townes and Dylan to Miles and Zappa. But what comes out on stage is an intense rendering of original songs (and a few choice covers). In the summer of 2016, Scott released THE NEW VINTAGE, a 2+ year project of songs that fell into the net of Americana/Country and followed it with extensive touring. A more folk album came next with 2018’s BURNING TIRES, SMOKING GUNS. Then 2020 and Covid brought THE SOUTHERN BOUILLON LIVE.
Initial comparisons to Jamey Johnson, Ryan Bingham, and Hayes Carll have been written by the more Americana press, but there are touches of Tom Waits, and Nina Simone that linger in the shadows.
Over the years Scott has shared the tour stage/road with Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, Caleb Caudle, Aaron Lee Tasjan, Sammy Kershaw, Shovels & Rope, Chris Knight, and many more. For this special performance, Scott will be performing with his full band.

Please support original music and culture. And, please look for Scott Low music and shows near you!
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Betsy Franck is a soulful Americana Blues singer, songwriter, guitarist, house concert throwing, people-connector. Most recently settling in the North GA mountains, Betsy spent four years in Nashville TN, and over a decade in Athens, GA., performing and recording (5) studio albums. Franck has shared the stage with a long list of musical favorites from many different genres like Loretta Lynn, Lucinda Williams, and John Popper to St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Bobby Keyes, and Ray Wylie Hubbard. She has released a collection of singles on her EP entitled “Words”. They can be found on her website www.betsyfranck.com.
This year Betsy has begun to tour more than she has over the past decade, playing solo shows, full band shows, and touring with Athens, GA based rock band “Bloodkin”. She continues to write and is currently putting together material for her next album.
In addition to playing her own music and lending her gospel strong vocals to various projects, she continues to pour energy into keeping live music at the forefront of her efforts through intimate small gatherings called BFranckProductions, that focus on food, music and how to bring assistance and awareness to various nonprofit organizations.
Whether you catch a full band show, or one of Betsy’s lyrically enchanting solo sets, you will not be disappointed as this performer embodies impassioned performance at its best.

A Night of Improv w/ "Take This" Comedy and guest improv group, Basement Party
2023-02-03 19:00 - 21:30
