Dakota Poorman

McMenamins Presents: Maggie Baugh & Dakota Poorman at the Spanish Ballroom April 14th, 2024 5:00 PM Doors 6:00 PM Show $17.50 Adv, $20 DOS All Ages Welcome This is a seated event Maggie Baugh - Hailing from Boca Raton, FL, Maggie Baugh grew up studying classical music, writing songs and playing shows across Florida. At the age of 13, Baugh played the fiddle on “Devil Went Down To Georgia '' for a Charlie Daniels performance. This pivotal moment ignited a newly found love of Country Music for the young performer. Known for her viral singles including "Think About Me", and “Drinking to the Broken Hearts' ' Baugh gained her entry into the Spotify Million + Club. Baugh's social media prowess is immense. Her TikTok series, “Finish the Lick” shows off her proficiency on multiple instruments, which has garnered her more than 30 million views. The Nashville music industry is showing its enthusiasm for her independent success, as she released her debut album, “Dear Me” this past October. The 14 song project, featured across multiple editorial playlisting including Spotify “Next From Nashville”, “New Music Friday Country”, Apple Music “New In Country”, “Fresh From Nashville” Amazon Music “Breakthrough Pop” and “Breakthrough Country” landed over 500K streams in its first day and reached #19 iTunes Country Album Charts. In addition to songwriting, co-producing and engineering music, Baugh is a well sought-after touring musician and recently toured the country with acapella group Home Free as support on their “Road Sweet Road” 2022 and 2023 tours. Baugh joined Home Free as a special guest this past spring at the famous Nashville, Ryman Auditorium. This past year, Baugh has set out on both a headlining tour and opened across festivals and theaters Nationwide. Baugh recently wrapped up her National Vinyl Store Tour sponsored by Taylor Guitars. Baugh was also just announced to be a part of Tidals “Rising” Class for 2024. With lots of new music set to release this year, including latest single “‘24” releasing January 12th, Baugh is looking forward to making her UK debut this May, and hitting the road on her “One Of Us” headlining tour this Spring! https://maggiebaugh.com/ Dakota Poorman - From Maple Valley, WA, singer-songwriter Dakota Poorman is a breath of fresh air in the country music world, where his raw rock ‘n roll is infused with a fiery fiddle and badass banjo. When you hear Dakota Poorman, envision the vocals of Travis Tritt, the presence of Bob Seger, and the lyrics of John Mellencamp. With undeniable talent and passion, Poorman has already come a long way in the music industry and successfully climbed the country radio charts with his debut single “American Made,” which charted at #96 on release week and peaked at #68 on the Music Row Country Charts. In the Winter of 2021, Dakota inked a deal with management/artist development company JPS Productions, and they have worked hand in hand to organically grow his music, brand and image nation-wide. Shortly after that, the releases of Hippie@Heart and Best Mistake came about as well as tour's in support of both single's that took him to the states of Washington, Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Tennessee, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Most recently, on June 23rd, 2023, he released his debut full length album "Black Sheep" supported by a SOLD OUT show in Tacoma, WA at Steel Creek with over 550 fans in attendance. The record has already reached over 250K spins across all listening platforms and continues to climb. "Black Sheep" was distributed by InGrooves, a Universal Music Group Company! This groundbreaking #grungecountry album was produced at Universal Music Group Studios in Nashville by multi platinum record producer Malcolm Springer (Collective Soul, Matchbox 20, Josey Scott of Saliva, Scotty Austin). Springer and Poorman quickly found a groove and created a record that crosses boundaries but always finds its way back home. From the heavy hitting track "American Made" and "Black Sheep" to the country ballad "Just A Girl", this album delivers unprecedented hooks, melodies and song structure that will definitely hold even the most modest country listeners ear. On Labor Day of 2023, his debut music video for the title track off his record, "Black Sheep" was released to high praise and was shot live at his album release show. The video captures his high level energy shows that is the norm anytime Poorman hits the stage. Dakota is a brand ambassador for Tsunami Energy Drink and PickleJar and both him and these companies have developed a "family style" relationship His journey includes opening for Parmalee, the Marshall Tucker Band, Dustin Lynch, and many other talented artists. His songs play on Seattle’s country music station 100.7, and he sang at The Wolf Pre-Party for Kenny Chesney. This up-and-coming artist was recognized as the 2019 Independent Music Award "Male Artist of the Year" by USO Northwest. Dakota continues to rise up the country ladder and reach more fans with his high energy shows and "no holds barred" attitude and delivery....stay tuned for what's