Bourbon & Beyond, which takes place Sept. 22-23 at Champions Park, is loaded with big name acts such as Robert Plant, Sting and David Byrne, but if youre going earlier, dont miss these sets.
Joseph
Saturday | Oak Stage | 2:20 p.m. A band of sisters, Joseph plays melodic, harmony-heavy coffeehouse folk that is uplifting and haunting. Like acts such as First Aid Kit, their songs are chilly and striking throwbacks to 70s AM radio, with sparse instrumentation and big vocals.
Ben Sollee
Sunday | Bluegrass Situation Stage
2 p.m. An ambitious musician who has looked to push roots and classical music in a number of different interesting directions, Kentucky-native Ben Sollee makes a cello sound right at home in Appalachian styles. Working with artists like Jim James, Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Sollee has created a wide range of intriguing, unique music thats part indie rock, part mad scientist Americana.
Blackberry Smoke
Sunday | Oak Stage | 3:50 p.m. Like Lucero or Drive-By Truckers, Blackberry Smoke falls into the alt-country category, although not very neatly, because, like any good alt-country band, the music they play spans across a few different genres. Part Southern rock, part rooted country/folk, Blackberry Smoke walks the line between tradition and new ideas.
This article appears in September 19, 2018.
