Pete Yorn The Independent May 15, 2017 All photos by Martin Lacey. Pete Yorn appeared at The Independent in the simplest of settings, with just a guitar, a stool, and a microphone. The show was billed as An Evening with Pete Yorn: You and Me, the Independent’s dance floor converted to a seated setup for the evening. The result of all this was a stripped down showcase of Yorn’s exquisite songwriting, underlining his catchy melodies and lyrics of yearning and lost loves. Yorn has spoken about this tour as being something he just wanted to do, and his enjoyment was…
Author: Martin Lacey
Corey Smith Great American Music Hall October 4, 2016 All photos by Martin Lacey. Georgia native Corey Smith’s “Westbound and Down” tour rolled into the Great American Music Hall on Tuesday night. Performing in San Francisco for the first time, Smith’s brand of real-life Americana was received by an enthusiastic audience. Corey Smith Backed by his accomplished touring band, Smith performed several tracks from his most recent record While the Getting’ is Good (released in June 2015 on Sugar Hill Records). Tracks like “Dahlonega”, “Baseball Song,” and ”Blow Me Away” tell stories of love, hometown pride, and personal discovery. Crowd…