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Big Son band plays the Hot Nights, Cool Music concert series

The Big Son band plays Northeast State June 29.

Summer is coming and what better way to spend a few warm evenings than enjoying Northeast State’s annual “Hot Nights, Cool Music” summer concert series. The series features local, regional, and nationally known musical artists taking the stage at the Ballad Center for the Performing Arts theater on the Blountville campus.

Big Son band performs June 29 at the Ballad Health Center for the Performing Arts theater on the College’s Blountville campus next to Tri-Cities Airport. The show is free and open to the public. The music starts at 7:00 p.m. with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.

To handle a mix of genres, from New Orleans soul to songs about love and loss, songwriter and singer Jared Bentley has surrounded himself with the right mixture of musicianship. A solid rhythm section of Mike Sams and Kevin Light sets the canvas and the painters Jerry Henninger and Cepheus Strachan lay their color down.

Big Son is a fresh take on old Soul music, with a smidge of southern accents thrown in for good measure.  Comprised of five guys with decades of experience on stages throughout the South, the band takes pride in crafting songs and shows that leave the audience wanting more.

For more information about the concert series, visit www.northeaststate.edu or contact 423.354.5164.

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