Andy Branton

Rye Valley w/ Andy Branton at Treelawn Social Club 7/12/24 - 8p - $10 Rye Valley is an Americana band from Northeast Ohio. Founding members Brett Auerbach and Landon Kearns were introduced to each other at an iconic NEOH open mic hosted at the Silver Swan Tavern. After nearly a decade of casual collaboration, Auerbach and Kearns joined forces in 2021 to create Rye Valley. Rye Valley showcases Auerbach’s original songwriting and Kearns talented multi-instrumentalism. They released their first EP in 2023 titled “Greetings from Rye Valley”. Additionally, Rye Valley released a live recorded album in 2023 titled “Rye Valley Live at Plastic Dino Records”. Rye Valley recently finished recording their first full length studio album with producer Tuck Mindrum that will be released in 2024. Many guest appearances are on the album including Tyler Lobdell (Ray), Jon-o Yowell, Erik Diaz, Jen Maurer, and Leigh Ann Merrill. Louisville, Kentucky based, country-blues artist Andy Branton cut his teeth playing guitar in country and rock & roll bands around the West Alabama bar scene. After years of collecting stories and songs while driving up and down Alabama’s highways and dirt roads, he released his debut EP 47 Minutes Away. Now you can find Andy making his way around the country- ever writing, ever singing, ever playing, and ever moving. Carson Hay is a country artist from the coalfields of West Virginia, currently residing in northeast Ohio. His soulful vocal styling gives his music great depth and relatable passion. At the young age of 4, Carson began his journey into music. His many years in music have led to a number of inspirations ranging from classical, southern gospel, 90’s hip hop, Broadway musicals, and heavy metal.