BEST.WEEKEND.EVER. LIVE MUSIC LINE-UP

Austin Shifflett

Americana Roots and Blues

Austin Shifflett is a singer-songwriter based in the Shenandoah Valley who specializes in American blues, country, and Appalachian music. Playing both the guitar and harmonica, all instrumentation on Shifflett’s music is done in house, creating an authentic sound reminiscent of the American bluesy music loved by many.  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/austinshifflettrootsmusic/

Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/people/Austin-Shifflett-Americana-Roots-Blues

Basement Rebellion

Prog Rock

When Covid forced people to stay inside, the father-son duo of Basement Rebellion took that time to learn to rock in the comfort of their basement. Since then, the Basement Rebellion has released an album, Volume 2, and several singles of pure, raw, rock.  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BasementRebellion/

Amateur Rodeo

Americana

Hailing from the Shenandoah Valley, The Amateur Rodeo plays captivating original music written by the award-winning songwriter Julia Catherine and a variety of both familiar and obscure covers. This rodeo is heavily influenced by the rich music traditions in Virginia and presents All-Americana music, ranging from Appalachian folk to New Orleans Jazz. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theamateurrodeo/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amateurrodeo

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/amateurrodeo/home

The E-Town Band

A Blues and Rock band with a touch of Country and a lot of Soul.

Marty Pavlik  –  Drummer, Vocals

Billy Bird  –  Bass, Vocals

Eddie Tobey  –  Guitar, Vocals

Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/ETownBandOfficial/

Morgan Dean

Americana

Morgan Dean is a singer-songwriter based in the Shenandoah Valley. She was inspired through generations of family musicians while growing up in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia in between the Blue Ridge Mountains the Appalachians. Dean plays the guitar and sings country, pop, rock and christian music. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morgan_dean_sings_/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Morgandeanmusic/

Love Dawg

Old Time Rock & Roll

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovedawgmusic/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lovedawgmusic

The Automatic Sweethearts

Alternative Country

Formerly known as The Shakes, The Automatic Sweethearts are Mark Lane, Dan Easley, Scott Lowe, and Mike Lee. One could refer to them as Americana, or modern folk, or just rock’n’roll.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theautomaticsweethearts/

Tiller Strings Ensembles

Fiddling/Strings

Tiller Strings is a teacher-owned lesson studio and shop in Downtown Harrisonburg. They advocate for the power of stringed instrument education in everything they do. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tillerstrings/

 Website: https://www.tillerstrings.com/

Maia Wagler & Family

Folk Singer Songwriter

Maia Wagler is a folk singer–songwriter from Harrisonburg. She specializes in dance and choreography but has a unique connection to the music industry. Her father, Trent Wagler, is the lead vocalist of The Steel Wheels, a folk band based in the valley. Wagler often sings and plays guitar with her father. 

The Folk Villains

Folk

The Folk Villains consists of three siblings who grew up adoring their dad’s band, The Folk Heroes. Now, armed with a banjo, two violins, two mandolins, a bass, a bodhran, a cello, spoons, various percussion, and their voices, The Folk Villains honor that family folk tradition, enriching it by incorporating an ever-expanding variety of folk music genres, and infusing it with their own Villainous style. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefolkvillains

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefolkvillains/

Website: http://www.thefolkvillains.com/

Hannah Johnson & Friends

Old Time Strings

Hannah Johnson is a strings player from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. She became interested in old time music as a teenager and took up the fiddle, banjo, and guitar, learning from local old timers and musicians near and far. Hannah has travelled the world playing in old time bands, swapping tunes, dances, and songs along the way. 

Bobcat Opossum

Fiddle & Cello

Bobcat Opossum is Sean Hoffman and Ellen Coplin. They draw inspiration and repertoire from traditional music across several genres including Irish, Americana, bluegrass, classical, and old time. They love exploring harmony and melodic variation with their voices and their instruments and can be found playing for dances, concerts, and festivals in the Midwest and around the country. 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bobcatopossum

Website: https://bobcatopossum.com/

Abbi Jean

Folk

Abbi Jean is a musician from Virginia Beach who’s traveled throughout Virginia to perform live. Releasing her first ep Coming Clean in 2024, Jean is at the beginning of a promising music career. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/abbijeanmusic/

Keynote Illidge

Hip-Hop/R&B

Keynote Illidge is a hip-hop artist who’s been involved with music for his entire life. Starting in church choir and inspired by artists like Michael Jackson and Eminem, Illidge has always loved music and began to make his own when he entered college. He’s since released two albums, Paternity Leave and I’m Not Okay, and a series of singles with the hopes of continuing to build his career. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keynote_illidge/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KeynoteIllidge

Gregory Wallace

Alt Country

Gregory Wallace is a singer-songwriter and guitarist who is also a member of the band Strong Water. He offers a collection of songs, contemplative and raw, penned in the margins of his life. Set against the acoustic backdrop of guitar, banjo, synth and open drums, his first singles Say It and Nicotine explore the complexity of our relationships—to those we love and the substances in which we search for love—with lyrical vulnerability. Drawn equally to the gritty and the poetic, the lyrical and the plain, Gregory writes to resist the luster of apathy in today’s world of distraction and overwhelm.  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegregorywallace/

Ebony Nicole

Indie Pop

Ebony Nicole is an east coast singer songwriter that resides in Harrisonburg, Va. She was born in Tacoma, WA and has lived in NJ, NYC, Seattle, Wa and spent a summer studying worship music in Australia. All of those many places have influenced her musical taste and sonic vibe. She has been writing music since age 12 and was recognized for an original song titled “show me” at a Richmond, VA talent showcase. She plays keyboard and acoustic guitar but her best and most skilled instrument is her voice.  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ebonynicolemusic/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ebbamusic

Babe Lewis

Psych-Shoegaze

Babe Lewis is the solo recording project of Harrisonburg, Virginia-based songwriter Joseph Harder. Mercurial and expeditious, Harder’s writing soars and pulses, painted with an ethereal sonic palate incorporating elements of retro psychedelia, shoegaze, and psych rock. 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babelewismusic/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/babelewis

Appalachian Crabgrass Revival

Folk

MOSAIC Handbell

Handbells

Pony Patio Summer Series
Join The Golden Pony every Saturday in June & July (except July 6) for the Pony Patio Summer Series! From 5:00pm-7:00pm(ish), enjoy live music from acoustic artists on our upstairs patio! On June 15, catch performances by Sammy G, Nick Oberholtzer, Abbi Jean, and Valley DePalma! This series is free, and seating is available on a first-come first-serve basis

Jess Young (of Hot Mamas) and Hannah Gressett
Two sets of rad local music right after Sip & Stroll. Keep the party going at Broad Porch! Free.

HarriSYNTHburg Vol. 14
Snack Master, Origin of Speech, Dog Turd, Jaguardini. Free!

A Night of Illusion: PRIDE Edition

Join Big Daddy (aka J.P. Gulla) and Special Guest Host Enya Salad for A Night of Illusion: PRIDE Edition

With Performances by
Bianca Starr
Mrs Char Cooterie
Ryatt Flair
Climaxx
Xhianide La Vey
Makayla Monroe
AND
B. Miller