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Rob Leines w/ Jeff BearCat BunchCherry Street Tavern Chattanooga, TN
Doors - 7:00pm
JBCB - 8:00pm
Rob Leines 9:00pm
Tix $15 at the door
“It’s Rock N’ Roll with cowboy hats”
Rob Lienes:
https://www.robleines.com
Before recording Headcase with co-producers Mike Harmeier (the longtime frontman of Silverada, formerly known as Mike and the Moonpies) and Adam Odor, Leines quit his longtime job as a welder and hit the road in support of his 2021 album, Blood Sweat and Beers. The record became his breakthrough release, earning Leines a year's worth of gigs with marquee acts like Dwight Yoakam and The Mavericks. Night after night, he hit the stage with his power trio, mixing rock & roll bang with Telecaster twang. "After putting in all those hours and all those miles, we became really confident with our ability to put on a rock show," he remembers. "That's what this music is: it's rock & roll with a cowboy hat."
To capture the rough-and-rowdy spirit of those concerts, Leines and his two bandmates — along with guests like organ player David Percefull (owner of Yellow Dog Studios) and harmony singer Kelley Mickwee (a fellow Texas-based solo artist, as well as a member of Shinyribs) — headed to Wimberley, TX, where they recorded Headcase during short breaks between shows. "We toured for three months before we started tracking, and we went straight from a gig into the studio," he remembers. "It meant our chops were sharp, and everything felt familiar." For fans of Blood Sweat and Beers, Leines' guitar playing — a mix of hybrid finger-picking, blues-driven rock riffs, slide guitar, and distorted chords from a customized Gregg Tele — will feel familiar, too. Every song is rooted in that instrument, with Leines firing twin barrels of fierce fretwork and heartland hooks. At the same time, Headcase explores new territory. The breezy, bouncing "High in the Cotton" draws parallels between turbine welding and music-playing, two on-the-go jobs that require workers to spend countless days away from friends and family. Having dedicated years to both careers, Leines delivers the song's spoken-word verses in a deep, weary baritone that channels the exhaustion of a long workweek. Elsewhere, he pays tribute to his grandparents with "Goldmine," whose funky, fiery riff nods to Jerry Reed. And on the hard-hitting "Black Lingerie," he replaces the hard-charging speed of his earlier
songs for a slowed-down swagger that sounds dark, driven, and dangerous.
Together, those songs turn Headcase into an album that blends roadhouse grit with juke joint grease. It's the soundtrack for the sort of road trip that never really ends, and Leines has never sounded so dedicated to the long haul.
Jeff BearCat Bunch:
https://jeffbearcatbunch.com
My name is Jeff Bunch.
I'm originally from East Tennessee. Just outside of Knoxville.
They call me BearCat.
If you know, then you know. And if you don't, well...
"You'll Be Wonderin"
A behind the scenes kind of guy for a number of years.
Working with other artists as a tour manager, roadie, merch guy, driver, fan, friend, etc...
honing in on the craft of songwriting and story telling.
Independent and nationally touring singer/songwriter/storyteller,
Originally from Knoxville,TN.
Now based in Nashville, TN.
Over the past few years BC has shared stages with names like Josh Morningstar, Jesse Dayton, Billy Don Burns, Scott H. Biram, Kade Hoffman Cass Jones, Ellis Bullard, Kayla Ray, Gus Clark, Alex Williams, Justin Wells, Casper McWade, Dallas Burrow, Dallas Moore, Taylor Hunnicutt, Elizabeth Cook, Silverada among a ton of others
opening shows/touring with, tour managing, special guest appearance, etc.
(tour managed for Jesse Dayton & Josh Morningstar)
Has been on the OUTLAW COUNTRY CRUISES put on by Sirius XM outlaw country station
Sharing the bill with acts like
Blackberry Smoke, Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, Roger Alan Wade, Elizabeth Cook, Mojo Nixon, Jesse Dayton, Scott H. Biram, Dale Watson, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Supersuckers, 49 Winchester, The Mavericks, Nikki Lane, Sarah Gayle Meech, Vandoliers, Joshua Ray Walker, Silverdada (Mike and the Moonpies), etc.
Well traveled, well versed, and well taught rambler
out living the words of the songs he sings.
Releasing singles off of the
Self produced, self funded, self released, debut album "I Can't Help But Ramble" that will be out soon...
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Cherry Street Tavern, 719 Cherry Street,Chattanooga,TN,United States
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups - all the happenings, one place.
