Year of October is heading back to Hopkinsville Brewing Co. for another stripped down duo set with Josh & Phlecia. Join them Friday 7/14 from 6-8 pm

Year of October
https://yearofoctober.bandcamp.com

Elementary music teacher by day, Mollie Garrigan Robinson combines vocal elements of jazz, country, soul and pop for a unique sound and spin on your favorite tunes! This singer/songwriter will be sure to entertain you.

Rick Ryman is a Singer/Songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee who writes about life and sings from the heart. He is a Country/Americana music performer. His style of country music is enjoyed by many who follow country music and to those outside of country music. What’s appealing about his music is his creative writing and simple melodies. They are songs that are relatable to the Truck Driver and the everyday Blue Collar worker, along with the ordinary music lover. Simply put, fun music.

Rick grew up in a small town of New Baltimore, Ohio, just Northwest of Cincinnati in Southwestern Ohio. It’s a small river town where he grew up listening to all kinds of music, but took a love for country music. His music is based on his three major singer/songwriter influences, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and David Allan Coe. Many will tell you that they can hear the musical influences in the songs he writes.

Rick is an Air Force Veteran, Truck Driver, and former Radio Air Personality. He has taken many of his life’s experiences, from the trucking and Blue Collar situations, and put them to a song. I can’t say that he speaks for the workin’ man, but he sure does share a voice with them. And, who hasn’t had their heart broken and wanted to hear a crying in your beer song? Ryman has his own unique twist on slow, sad, ballads that leaves the listener wanting more.

Born and raised in West Virginia, Erin Handley-Truckenmiller is a singer-songwriter who enjoys putting her own spin on music across all genres, as well as original tunes. From classic country to 90s-2000s rock and pop, Erin is guaranteed to play an old favorite or two. Often compared to singers such as Maggie Rogers, Alanis Morissette, and Jewel, Erin aims to deliver aesthetic, memorable performances of well-loved songs

Elementary music teacher by day, Mollie Garrigan Robinson combines vocal elements of jazz, country, soul and pop for a unique sound and spin on your favorite tunes! This singer/songwriter will be sure to entertain you.

Brad Freeney is an Atlanta-born Americana songwriter living in Music City, Tennessee. His acoustic blend of traditional country, oldies Rock ‘n’ Roll, and folk storytelling bring a throwback wave of excitement to the live music scene. His “Brewery Run ‘23” tour is bound to turn heads!

Louisville-based country-blues artist Andy Branton cut his teeth playing guitar in country and rock & roll bands around the West Alabama bar scene. After years of collecting stories and songs while driving up and down Alabama’s highways and dirt roads, he self-released his debut EP 47 Minutes Away in late 2018.

Andy assembled a crack team of Birmingham, Alabama’s finest musicians - including Adrian Marmolejo of Early James & the Latest (Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound) and Les Nuby formerly of Verbena (Capitol Records) - to commit his songs to tape. The band worked its magic, cranking out the tunes in just one 8-hour session.

The namesake of the EP is an up-tempo, country-rock scorcher about coming home to Little Rock, Arkansas after being on the road for weeks. It heavily features Ford Boswell (Early James & the Latest) on pedal steel and Daniel Raine (Little Raine Band) on piano and harmonica.

Nick’s southern, soulful contemporary sound comes from a hybrid of family, friends and church. Loganville, Georgia’s hometown native first got the songwriting itch at 13 through a church high school youth pastor by the name of Mark Hall, who later became the Grammy and Dove Award winning lead singer for Casting Crowns. At just 8 years old, Nick received his first guitar for Christmas, and remember’s wildly strumming along as his PawPaw would play Christmas carols for the family. Nick’s PawPaw was the lead singer of a country band called Jimmy Haynes and The Travelers during the late 60’s/early 70’s. His grandfather rubbed shoulders with the likes of Vern Gosdin, Charlie Pride and other foundational country music artists that paved the way for many today. This Georgia boy paid his dues in original and cover bands throughout college, and later as part of the duo Hamrick & Haynes. They made traction in the Georgia music scene from 2017-2019 before making the move to Nashville. Now as a solo artist, Nick is hard wired to draw from an overflowing source of inspiration and motivation. His life experiences have evolved and matured to eventually turn pain into purpose and encourage people to “light a candle” instead of “cursing the darkness”. His songs leave you wanting to make peace with the past, and look for the miracle of tomorrow. Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.

Rick Ryman is a Singer/Songwriter in Nashville, Tennessee who writes about life and sings from the heart. He is a Country/Americana music performer. His style of country music is enjoyed by many who follow country music and to those outside of country music. What’s appealing about his music is his creative writing and simple melodies. They are songs that are relatable to the Truck Driver and the everyday Blue Collar worker, along with the ordinary music lover. Simply put, fun music.

Rick grew up in a small town of New Baltimore, Ohio, just Northwest of Cincinnati in Southwestern Ohio. It’s a small river town where he grew up listening to all kinds of music, but took a love for country music. His music is based on his three major singer/songwriter influences, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and David Allan Coe. Many will tell you that they can hear the musical influences in the songs he writes.

Rick is an Air Force Veteran, Truck Driver, and former Radio Air Personality. He has taken many of his life’s experiences, from the trucking and Blue Collar situations, and put them to a song. I can’t say that he speaks for the workin’ man, but he sure does share a voice with them. And, who hasn’t had their heart broken and wanted to hear a crying in your beer song? Ryman has his own unique twist on slow, sad, ballads that leaves the listener wanting more

Louisville-based country-blues artist Andy Branton cut his teeth playing guitar in country and rock & roll bands around the West Alabama bar scene. After years of collecting stories and songs while driving up and down Alabama’s highways and dirt roads, he self-released his debut EP 47 Minutes Away in late 2018.

Andy assembled a crack team of Birmingham, Alabama’s finest musicians - including Adrian Marmolejo of Early James & the Latest (Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound) and Les Nuby formerly of Verbena (Capitol Records) - to commit his songs to tape. The band worked its magic, cranking out the tunes in just one 8-hour session.

The namesake of the EP is an up-tempo, country-rock scorcher about coming home to Little Rock, Arkansas after being on the road for weeks. It heavily features Ford Boswell (Early James & the Latest) on pedal steel and Daniel Raine (Little Raine Band) on piano and harmonica.

Saxophonist Harold Dawson will be performing for smooth jazz night September 30th 6-8pm. Located at Hopkinsville Brewing Company.

Year of October is back at Hopkinsville Brewing Co. to serenade you while you sip some delicious brews. The duo set will be September 17th from 6 - 8 pm.
Year of October
https://yearofoctober.bandcamp.com

Soulful, singer-songwriter and troubadour of sorts, Kenny P, is originally from Cleveland, Ohio, and now resides in Nashville. He performs full time in Nashville and surrounding states as both an acoustic act as well as with his soulful, 4-piece band. With his powerful vocals and his personal touch of funk, this southern-soul artist certainly brings the groove. He has family roots in a variety of musical genres. When listening to his music you may pick up a southern, story-teller style, similar to Tyler Childers, a bluesy vocal style of Leon Bridges with funky vocal enhancements leaning towards Jason Mraz.

Kenny P attended Arizona State University, studying Music Theater and Vocal Performance. While in Arizona, he wrote and played music, adding to his very particular style as a singer/songwriter. Kenny P later moved back to Cleveland, Ohio where he continued to evolve and perform as both an acoustic artist as well as the lead male vocalist of a popular, high energy cover band, named “Best Band” in Cleveland by Cleveland Scene Magazine.

In 2015, he moved to Nashville, with his wife, Nicole. Kenny P has played the past 6 years at the infamous honky tonks, downtown. He performs at various songwriter rounds in town and writes with local, accomplished songwriters. He was a featured contestant on NBC’s The Voice in 2016, on Team Gwen, where he shared his powerful vocals and edgy style.

Nashville Songwriter and Recording Artist

Saxophonist Harold Dawson has a standing date with HBC! Join us one Friday a month for his special brand of smooth jazz.

Not everyone can say they have always known what they wanted to do with their life, but that is exactly the case for me. My immediate and extended family includes a vast number of musicians, so I was lucky to be constantly immersed in music from the time I was born. My passion for music truly began at the age of three when I was inspired to learn the violin by watching my sister at her violin lessons. My mom ensured I had a foundation in classical music, so my youth was consumed with hours of lessons, practicing, group classes, quartet rehearsals, orchestra rehearsals, performance classes, etc.
After studying classical violin for about five years, I saw a PBS special about bluegrass music, which introduced me to a world outside of the classical studies that consumed me. The show included performances by Alison Krauss, Ricky Skaggs, Del McCoury, Nickel Creek, and so many other amazing musicians. Although I continued with rigorous classical instruction through the end of high school, bluegrass and folk music quickly became my passion, and within a few years I had added mandolin, guitar, and many other instruments to my “arsenal.” I had the opportunity to attend Mark O’Connor’s string camp in California when I was about 14, which opened my access to alternative styles even more. At this point I was recording and touring in a folk/bluegrass/americana/roots (etc.) band with my brother and sister, and my desire to be a professional musician continued to grow stronger every time I stepped on stage. Somewhere in the mix, around the age of 10, I also started to write music which is an interest that has continued to grow and develop with time.
Fast forward to present day–I am now 25 years old, living in Nashville, TN where I split my time between touring/recording (in the same band with my brother and sister), working in the “biz” on Music Row, and hiring out for gigs/sessions with other artists in Music City. Being a professional musician is not always easy, but for me it is something that I can’t live without. Music chose me, and I consider myself fortunate to pursue a career I adore so much.

Louisville-based country-blues artist Andy Branton cut his teeth playing guitar in country and rock & roll bands around the West Alabama bar scene. After years of collecting stories and songs while driving up and down Alabama’s highways and dirt roads, he self-released his debut EP 47 Minutes Away in late 2018.

Andy assembled a crack team of Birmingham, Alabama’s finest musicians - including Adrian Marmolejo of Early James & the Latest (Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound) and Les Nuby formerly of Verbena (Capitol Records) - to commit his songs to tape. The band worked its magic, cranking out the tunes in just one 8-hour session.

The namesake of the EP is an up-tempo, country-rock scorcher about coming home to Little Rock, Arkansas after being on the road for weeks. It heavily features Ford Boswell (Early James & the Latest) on pedal steel and Daniel Raine (Little Raine Band) on piano and harmonica.

Melanie A. Davis performs jazz-folk originals and covers with Fate McAfee at the Hopkinsville Brewing Company on Saturday, July 30th from 6 to 8 pm. No cover.

www.melanieadavismusic.com

Nashville's Year of October is back, bringing their fuzzy rock and soulful vocals to HBC.

Addisson Grimm comes to us from Evansville, Indiana, where he worked as an avid performer and educator in the tri-state area. Some of Mr. Grimm’s recent experience involves serving as Professor of Trumpet and Jazz studies at the University of Evansville (sabbatical replacement), Professor of Brass and Jazz studies at Vincennes University in Vincennes, Indiana, and Professor of Trumpet at Kentucky Wesleyan College where he will continue to teach his trumpet students on occasion. In addition to the many students, he has taught at the collegiate level, Mr. Grimm has worked as a private instructor and marching band technician for many local middle school and high school programs such as Castle High/Middle School, Harrison High School, Reitz High School, and Hopkinsville High School. Mr. Grimm frequently subs for the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra. He performed with the Evansville Symphonic Band, River Brass based out of Newburgh, Indiana, and was also a consistent freelancer for weddings, musicals, and many other venues. Mr. Grimm is originally from Madisonville, where he graduated from Madisonville North Hopkins High School in 2008. From there, Mr. Grimm would move on to receive his Bachelors of Music degree from Murray State University in 2014, and receive his Masters of Music in Trumpet Performance degree from the University of Louisville in 2016. While studying at the collegiate level, Mr. Grimm was an active performer on the regional, state, and national stage. Some of these performances consisted of: featured ensemble (Murray State Wind Ensemble) at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., featured ensemble (Louisville Wind Symphony) at the WASBE conference in San Jose, California, competitive ensemble (Murray State Jazz Ensemble) at the Elmhurst Jazz Festival in Chicago, Illinois, principal trumpet of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Orchestra at the Kentucky Music Educators Conference (KMEA) in Louisville, and a semi-finalist at the National Trumpet Competition in Fairfax, Virginia.

Saxophonist Harold Dawson has a standing date with HBC! Join us one Friday a month for his special brand of smooth jazz.

Carolina Rose is an acoustic guitar duo comprised of Vickie Gibson-Groce (vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica) and Steve Groce (acoustic guitar and vocals). They specialize in tasteful acoustic versions of classic soft rock/folk rock, Motown and country hits—mixing both instrumentals and vocal selections in the show. They also perform some original compositions (both instrumental and full vocal songs).

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Tommy Icarus.

Playing a creative mixture of 80s pop rock, a dash of 90s, and more 80s peppered in with originals.

Joe Blaylock was born and raised in a small town northwest of Dunlap, TN. Filling a need to better serve his country and his own self, Joe joined the United States Marine Corps when he was 23. Always having a passion for Country music, after performing his military service, Joe taught himself to play guitar and the rest is history.

Saxophonist Harold Dawson has a standing date with HBC! Join us one Friday a month for his special brand of smooth jazz.

Louisville-based country-blues artist Andy Branton cut his teeth playing guitar in country and rock & roll bands around the West Alabama bar scene. After years of collecting stories and songs while driving up and down Alabama’s highways and dirt roads, he self-released his debut EP 47 Minutes Away in late 2018.

Andy assembled a crack team of Birmingham, Alabama’s finest musicians - including Adrian Marmolejo of Early James & the Latest (Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound) and Les Nuby formerly of Verbena (Capitol Records) - to commit his songs to tape. The band worked its magic, cranking out the tunes in just one 8-hour session.

The namesake of the EP is an up-tempo, country-rock scorcher about coming home to Little Rock, Arkansas after being on the road for weeks. It heavily features Ford Boswell (Early James & the Latest) on pedal steel and Daniel Raine (Little Raine Band) on piano and harmonica.

Year of October is back at Hopkinsville Brewing Co. to serenade you while you sip some delicious brews. The duo set will be February 19th from 6 - 8 pm.
Year of October
https://yearofoctober.bandcamp.com

Melanie A. Davis performs at the Hopkinsville Brewing Company as part of her West KY Brew Hop Trail Run. Davis performs folk, indie, and jazz-inspired originals and covers.

Music from 6-8, no cover.
www.melanieadavismusic.com

Saxophonist Harold Dawson has a standing date with HBC! Join us one Friday a month for his special brand of smooth jazz.

Caleb Lake is a Hopkinsville, KY local as well as a Nashville-recorded singer/songwriter. An alumni of the Kentucky Governors School for the Arts, Caleb has classical vocal training that he uses to sing the music he loves. He has recorded 3 singles in Nashville that are on all major steaming services and music stores.

Caleb is blues/rock singer/songwriter, with music influenced by Led Zepplin, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, Rival Sons, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Johnny Cash, Elvis, CCR, & Ozzy. He has been busy playing gigs in Paducah, KY, Evansville, IN, Oak Grove, KY, Nashville, TN, Hopkinsville, KY, Knoxville, TN, and Clarksville, TN. Caleb is an old soul looking to entertain anyone that will listen!