City Sessions & Bloodbuzz Present: Gabe Lee w/ King Margo in Bentonville

We are proud to partner with City Sessions to bring Gabe Lee to Bentonville for a special intimate show with special guest King Margo! To learn more about City Sessions, their mission, and their membership options please visit CitySessions.org

As with all City Sessions shows, a $25 ticket gets you in and includes drinks! Please bring cash to buy merch or tip the artists.City Sessions house shows are centered the value of connecting with neighbors and artists, which means listening to the songwriters' stories and respecting the host's space. We can't wait to see you!

Equal parts classic songwriter and modern-day storyteller, Gabe Lee has built his own bridge between country, folk and rock. Lee has been collecting stories for years, both onstage and off. "I used to bartend," says the Nashville-based songwriter, "which means I was also a cheap therapist for whomever happened to be sitting on the barstool. Whether they were there to celebrate or drink away their problems, I heard about whatever they were going through. It was my job to have that face-to-face interaction — that connection. Being a full-time musician isn't much different."

With critically-acclaimed albums like 2019's farmland, 2020's Honky-Tonk Hell, and 2022's The Hometown Kid, Lee created that connection by delivering his own stories to an ever-growing audience. His fourth record, Drink the River, takes a different approach. This time, Lee isn't offering listeners a peek into his internal world; he's holding up a mirror to reflect their own.

Storytelling has been an anchor of Lee's music since the very beginning. Raised by Taiwanese parents in Nashville, TN, he left home during his teenage years and headed to Indiana, where he obtained college degrees in literature and journalism. Lee launched his career as a genre-bending musician after returning to Tennessee, quickly progressing from dive bar gigs to high-profile opening slots (including shows with Jason Isbell, Los Lobos, and other artists who, like him, blurred the lines between roots-rock, country, and other forms of American folk music) to his own headlining shows. Throughout it all, he drew upon the narrative skills he'd sharpened as a student. If albums like Honky-Tonk Hell and The Hometown Kid often unfolded like autobiographical entries from his road journal, then Drink the River shows an even broader range of his storytelling abilities. Lee isn't just writing songs about himself; he's writing songs about all of us. And maybe, in doing so, he can bring us a little closer together.

King Margo is a magnetic alt-country/Americana act based in Nashville, TN. The heart of the group is duo Lucciana Costa and Rachel Coats. King Margo has been on the scene for years as a reputable source for musicianship and sharp songwriting craft. Their album “Waters Rise” is filled with what Saving Country Music proclaims as “interesting and curious textures throughout, unique and unexpected approaches to songs, and inspired songwriting graced by soaring performances.” The girls can often be found on the road supporting Gabe Lee, Susan Werner and Jason Eady, among others. King Margo is a road-tested band through and through, and they are known for putting on high-energy shows complimented by thoughtful songwriting.

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They have played The Grand Ole Opry, Cayamo, WinterFest, Mile of Music, Pickathon and countless other venues and festivals. They released their 2022 album Waters Rise to critical acclaim, and their song “Dishes Ain’t Done” remained on Spotify’s Indigo playlist for multiple weeks. They have been placed on several editorial playlists on Spotify, Apple and Tidal, and in 2024 two of their songs were placed in two upcoming films. They are constantly writing, releasing new singles, and performing on the road. King Margo has proven to be a band that can stand the test of time in an ever-changing industry.

Info: Doors Open - All times stated are tentative and subject to change

Info: Opening set from special guest duo, King Margo

Info: Featured Set from Gabe Lee

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