Friday Dec 18th
Lance Mills and the Cavemen
with Garbage Bear
8:30pm
Born in Indiana, Lance Mills started singing in front of people at age 17, and got a guitar the following year. He played in rock and blues cover bands until moving to Western NC in 1994. In North Carolina, Lance got excited about bluegrass, and together with Ty Gilpin, Jones Smith, and Will Chatham formed the Second String bluegrass band. Lance played with Second String for four years. He then fronted Blue Monday, and currently performs as Lance Mills and the Cavemen.Lance describes his music as "Truditional" stating that truditional music is new music that sounds old. authentic, genuine, sincere and heartfelt. a fresh pour of coffee in your grandad's favorite cup, a well worn pair of jeans with a brand new patch on the knee, real songs that lend a little comfort. In addition to being a seasoned performer, Lance is a cherished and prolific songwriter. His songs recorded by a who’s who of rising starts in Roots, Country and Bluegrass music including The Steep Canyon Rangers, Songs From the Road Band, The Biscuit Burners and Town Mountain
Garbage Bear's sound has been described as americana rock, indie rock, alt-country, roots rock among other generes. The truth is that it's an ecletic blend with defies narrow categorization.
Garbage Bear consists of Will Straughan no Pedal Stee, Brad Hutchinson on Electric Bass, Josh Haddix on electrick guitar, Jenny Benford on Vocals and Will Chatham on Drums. Many of these musicians also play in Lance Mills band, but Garbage Bear gives them a chance to ramp up the volume. Jenny and Brad are well known from their past work with Jim and Jenny and the Pinetops. Josh was a founding member of regional bluegrass favorite, The Greasy Beans.
Will Straughan has been a member of the Emma Gibbs Band and more recently he's performed with a variety of regional artists including Shannon Whitworth, Eliza Lynn, Kellin Watson, and his own trio Red June. Will Chatham, Garbage Bear's drummer, also an excellent banjo player, was an integral part of the indie music scene in Louisville, KY, and has also been in several local and national touring bands (Black Eyed Dog; The Whappers).
