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| Acoustic Syndicate returns |
Stephanie
Marshall
Entertainment Beat |
Acoustic Syndicate
is returning to Boone once again.
The band, brought here by the Appalachian Popular Programming Society
(A.P.P.S.), will perform in Legends tonight at 9 p.m.
“They are one of Boone’s favorite bands,” Peter D.
Van Schoick, A.P.P.S.’s stage show chairperson, said Monday.
“A.P.P.S. brought them here last semester and sold it out,”
Van Schoick said.
There is a very high demand for Acoustic Syndicate, and past shows
have been generally well attended, Schoick said.
Acoustic Syndicate’s roots are strongest in bluegrass, but
they play with a drummer, which is uncommon in bluegrass.
Acoustic Syndicate members include Fitz McMurry on drums, Steve
“Big Daddy” McMurry on the guitar and mandolin, Bryon
McMurry on the banjo, Jay Sanders on the bass guitar and the band’s
“official/unofficial” fifth member Jeremy Saunders on
the saxophone, according to the Jambase Web site.
Bryon McMurry, Fitz McMurry and their cousin, Steve, grew up together
in Cleveland County. They have played music together since they
were kids.
The McMurrys were a musical family, and it all started one Christmas
when they all got instruments as gifts.
Their fourth member and friend, Sanders, grew up in Nashville, Tenn.,
and had been living in the Appalachian Mountains since 1993, according
to the band’s Web site.
They met Sanders, a founding member of Snake Oil Medicine Show,
at a Snake Oil concert. When Acoustic Syndicate’s original
bass player left they hired Sanders, according to the band’s
Web site.
The band’s strongest touring areas are North and South Carolina
and southern Virginia, but they do tour out west as well, according
to the Jambase Web site.
The band has many connections in North Carolina and Boone, where
they have been playing for years, Van Schoick said.
In the last two months the band released a new album called “Live
from the Neighborhood. The new album is composed of different live
tracks from different shows.
“Their live show is extremely dynamic. They put on an excellent
live show, so capturing the live show on a CD is just a good idea,”
Van Schoick said.
“Acoustic Syndicate is one of the best live acts coming to
Legends,” Van Schoick said. “Do not miss this show.”
The show will consist of only Acoustic Syndicate and no opening
act. It will be two long sets lasting until curfew, Van Schoick
said.
Tickets are $9 in advance and $11 at the door. They are available
at the information desk in W. H. Plemmons Student Union. |
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