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Middle Tennessee's Guide to Arts & Entertainment EventsSaturday May 26, 2012Nashville Area Weather

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    Bear Cub, The Smoking Flowers and The Allen Thompson Band

    Bear Cub, The Smoking Flowers and The Allen Thompson Band

    Presented by The Mercy Lounge and Cannery Ballroom at Mercy Lounge

    May 25, 2011

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    "Jesse Hall left the city he loves and a promising pop-punk band to follow a girl to Austin, TX. All he got was a broken heart, a long trip back and the seed for one of the best albums to come out of Pittsburgh in 2010," (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). Pieces of the debut record from Bear Cub were written on that 2,000-mile car ride back home and, in classic Americana style, it chronicles the singer-songwriter's ill-fated romantic venture south.

    In terms of a relationship, Texas "was a disaster from the word go." After a few months, Jesse packed up and left Austin, stopping on the way to visit friends in Nashville to write down some of the songs and get his wits about him. "It was not meant to be as autobiographical as it is," he says of the album. "I don't preconceive anything when I write a song. I just grab a guitar and it's whatever comes out. Songwriting is one of the most honest forms of self-discovery. You figure out where your head is right at that moment. " Jesse's style of writing is in a league of its own, with a copious flow of raw emotion, beautifully crafted phrasing, and incredible imagery. Digging through the dirt and grit, he discovers these true gems. He fought through the depression to get the songs down on tape in Pittsburgh with the help of his dad, who plays a variety of instruments.

    This show also features live music from The Smoking Flowers and The Allen Thompson Band.


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        Mercy Lounge

        One Cannery Row
        Nashville, TN 37203

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        Info Phone: (615) 251-3020

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        May 25, 2011

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        Wednesday 8:00pm

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