Oakland Americana band, The Shants, are be taking their Southern folk and country sounds up and down the West Coast in August, kicking off their tour in Sacramento. See them at The Naked Lounge, 1111 H Street in Sacramento, on August 19. The show starts at 8:00 PM and cost is $5.00. Joining the kickoff party will be locals Not an Airplane, and The Foxtails which is the debut of a new band from Erik Hanson (The Stragglers, Forever Goldrush) and Brianna Lea Pruett.
From their press:
Though only a year old, The Shants have garnered praise from FILTER, No Depression, San Francisco Chronicle, and music blogs like Beat Surrender and A Truer Sound. The Shants’ slow-burning sound originates from the rural backgrounds of its members: from South Louisiana delta pines, to the brusk plains of Minnesota, to the rolling hills of the Central California Coast. The Shants now call Oakland, California home. They have shared the stage with Basia Bulat, Adam Acuragi, Damien Jurado, Christina Antipa, Grand Lake, and many others. NOTE: After moving from his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana… singer Skip Allums spent a few years in Sacramento before settling in the Bay Area.
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