WSRE’s StudioAmped Concert Series Features The Modern Eldorados
— Free Concerts, Original Music, Every Friday —
Pensacola, Fla. — Old school country with a twist of Americana, The Modern Eldorados will be the featured performers at WSRE’s next StudioAmped concert series, Friday, January 29. Originally from Baldwin County, Alabama, lead vocalist/songwriter/guitarist “Gretsch” Lyles was heavily influenced by his grandfather’s generation of old school country greats such as Marty Robbins, George Jones, Johnny Cash and Hank Williams, Sr. Inspired to write his first song at 16, Lyles formed The Modern Eldorados in 1996 as a vehicle for those songs that read like a roadmap tracing the ancestry of American music. With a huge fan following and playing hundreds of shows a year throughout the U.S., the Modern Eldorados have developed their unique sound into something that taps deep into the roots of a simpler time — twangy country, western swing and rockabilly. Band members include: Monte Tredway, lead guitar; Bruce Nystrom, bass; Jason Bagwell, drums.
If you like good, original music and are looking for something fun and free to do on Friday nights, StudioAmped, presented by GoPensacola.com, is the place to be. With a wide variety of musical genres such as rhythm & blues, rock, western swing, indie and country, the series will appeal to music-lovers of all ages. All concerts will last approximately 90 minutes. Each of the eight concerts will be made into a one-hour TV program and air on WSRE Thursdays starting April 8, 2010, from 9-10 p.m. with a repeat the following Wednesdays from 10-11 p.m. For those that can’t make it to the concerts, TK101 will be streaming them live on their website at www.tk101.com.
WHAT: StudioAmped is an eight-week concert series, produced by local PBS TV station WSRE, featuring regional bands performing original material.
WHEN: Every Friday night from January 15-March 5, 2010. Doors open at 6 p.m. Concerts start at 7 p.m.
COST: Free and open to the public.
WHERE: WSRE Jean & Paul Amos Performance Studio on PJC’s Pensacola campus (corner of 12th Ave. and College Blvd.)
BONUS: Free pizza, soft drinks and energy drinks will be provided before each of the concerts starting at 6 p.m. Free one-time passes to Seville Quarter for all 18+ attendees will be given out.
Remaining Band Lineup:
January 29 — The Modern Eldorados
February 5 — Jeremy Gibson Band
February 12 — The Gills
February 19 — Ghostown Phantoms
February 26 — Civilized Natives
March 5 — The Smart Brothers
StudioAmped is presented by GoPensacola.com and sponsored by: Weekend Liberty, TK101, Kipling Records Inc., Bad Ass Coffee, Lemox Book Co. Inc., Cordova Lanes, Sprint | Nextel, Truly Spokin’, Seville Quarter and PJC Student Leadership & Activities.
For more information on the StudioAmped concert series, visit wsre.org/StudioAmped.
