Join us Thursday, June 26th at the Handlebar for a listening room show with 4 local songwriter's in-the-round, this month featuring Johnny Hayes, Molly Thomas, Noah Desimone, and host Katie Dineen.
Doors at 6; show at 6:30; $10 cover
MORE ABOUT THE SONGWRITERS:
+ JOHNNY HAYES wears many hats as a father, husband, and multi-genre artist & singer-songwriter. After years of grinding on the road to and from Nashville, he appeared as a Top 24 Finalist on NBC’s The Voice (season 12). Hayes has shared bills with artists such as Samantha Fish in 2017 , Band of Heathens in 2021, JJ Grey and MoFro , Southall, Daniel Donato, Lukas Nelson, and most recently, Them Dirty Roses.
+ MOLLY THOMAS' cinematic folk sensibility melds Americana earthiness with symphonic grandeur. She’s a prodigiously gifted violinist who sees the big picture with her songs, bringing forth her heartfelt narratives with richly expressive instrumentation from her background as a string player. Thomas is also a dynamically expressive vocalist who can effortlessly sweep up from the dreamy to the dramatic. To date, she has released three critically-acclaimed albums, including two solo records and an EP, and one record with her band, Molly Thomas and The Rare Birds.
As an in-demand sideperson, Thomas has worked with Todd Snider, Will Kimbrough, Matthew Ryan, Guster, Will Hogue, Amelia White, Mando Saenz, KS Rhoads, Blue Mother Tupelo, Wilco’s Pat Sansone, The White Buffalo, Atom Orr, Abe Partridge, and Tommy Talton, among others. She’s performed on the Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Imus In The Morning, and SXSW. She’s also performed at venues such as The Ryman Auditorium, El Rey in LA, and Irving Plaza in NY.
+ NOAH DESIMONE is the lead vocalist, guitar player, and songwriter of the Blue Levee Band. Blues guitar legends like Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray, and Albert Collins made up the foundations of Noah Desimone's musical influence throughout his early days playing for the Blues Society of Northwest Florida. His sound was later influenced by psychedelic rock, pop, country, and reggae, and the Blue Levee Band has begun their latest trek across the corners of psychedelia, blues, funk, and everything in between.
+ KATIE DINEEN founded and hosts the Pensacola Songwriter Rounds, a monthly show series with the intention to cultivate the Pensacola songwriter scene. "There are no strangers here— only friends you haven’t met yet" is Katie’s chorus, both in her song Stranger in a Strange Land and in her life. Based out of Pensacola, Florida, Katie began playing music in early childhood, first learning classical piano before picking up guitar and veering toward folk and indie-rock as a teenager. She started songwriting in earnest in her early twenties, and released her debut record "This One's for You" in 2024. She has shared the bill with artist such as Sixpence None The Richer, Kevn Kinney, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Grayson Capps, Dana Hunt Black, and Taylor Hollingsworth. Katie has performed at The Hotel Cafe in Hollywood, CA, and for NPR's National Public Radio Day in 2022 and 2024.
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