Highway Natives

This 5-piece band from Nashville keeps the audience engaged with a mixture of original country tinged rock and some classic rock standards thrown in for good measure. Playing 3 45-minute sets gave ample time for the group to show off their song-writing skills with songs from their new “West of the Blindside” CD and also to play some crowd pleasing rock classics which highlighted their versatility and high level of musicianship. Original songs included an outlaw lament ‘A Bullet With My Name’ which highlighted the gritty vocals of Jordan Miller, ‘Doghouse’ about the manly pitfalls of romantic relationships lead by Brandon Moore; other note worthy numbers included ‘Lincoln Country Line’, a sweet nostalgic number about coming home, and ‘The Bull’ that has a nasty bass line only matched by its lyrics (not since ‘Cotton-Eyed Joe’ has manure been so appealing), and ‘When I Drink Whiskey.’ This up and coming band constantly entertained with high quality original and not so original music, good humor, and audience engagement. Word to the wise: go see this band.