The Lil’ Smokies, Grant Farm at Faultline

Popular Americana artists The Lil’ Smokies will perform on Friday, February 26th with help from Grant Farm at Faultline North beginning at 8pm. Tickets to this all-ages show are $14 and available now at Cactus Records and cactusrecords.net/. Doors at 7pm. With their roots submerged in the thick buttery mud of traditional bluegrass, The Lil’ Smokies have sonically blossomed into a leading player in the progressive acoustic sphere, creating a new and wholly unique, melody driven sound of their own. The sextet, from Missoula, has been hard at work, writing, touring and playing to an ever-growing fan base for the past 6 years. The fruits of their labor recently culminating with their win last year at the 2015 Telluride Bluegrass festival band competition. In October 2014, they were nominated by the International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) for Momentum Band of the Year and in 2013 they won The North West String Summit Band Competition. With a unique blend of traditional bluegrass, newgrass, innumerable unique originals, sheer raw energy, and exquisite musicianship, The Lil’ Smokies weave seamlessly through genres, leaving behind melodies you’ll be singing to yourself for days and a jaw you’ll have to pick up off the floor. Grant Farm is a band on a mission. Lead by National Flatpicking Champion Tyler Grant (Emmitt/Nershi Band), the talented four-piece is built on the foundation of love, family and the joy of music. The Grant Farm train stops at all the stations on North American roots music line, and is not afraid to let the whistle scream with some blistering jams. After a several solid seasons of touring Coast-to-Coast behind their eponymous debut CD, Grant Farm (Grant Central Records, 2012) audiences everywhere are a-buzz with the Roots, Rock and Cris-Co statement that Grant Farm brings to every performance. But wait! That’s not it! Come down to the Filling Station after the Lil’ Smokies show to keep the party going! A special after party will feature Dirty Revival and Hemingway & Friends with music beginning at 10:30pm. Tickets to this 21 and over show are $7 at the door, or $5 with a Lil’ Smokies ticket stub! Doors at 9:30pm. Portland-born, Dirty Revival has evolved from the confines of a basement, to some of PDX’s most sought after stages. Their soulful sounds and energetic beats delivers an atmosphere that enraptures any audience. Led by the soulful vocals of Sarah Clarke, Dirty Revival has made their mark on the Pacific Northwest music scene. The unique ensemble delivers powerful original tracks and superbly arranged classics with a resounding presence, no matter how big or small the venue. The dynamic, seven-piece soul outfit shines on stage, and defines influences from funk- and soul-infused icons of the past. They’ve shared the stages with musical heavy-hitters such as George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Slick Rick, Nappy Roots, and Gift of Gab, and have several regional tours already under their belt. Hemingway is a proud member of Poetic Intelligence, and has surrounded himself with other great musicians, for a live hip-hop act that is truly bar none! For more information about this and other shows, visit chickenjamwest.com/. •