live music gainesville ga

Steve Earle – Boot Barn Hall

A protege of legendary songwriters Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark, he quickly became a master storyteller in his own right, with his songs being recorded by Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Joan Baez, Emmylou Harris, The Pretenders, and countless others. 1986 saw the release of his record, Guitar Town, which shot to number one on the country charts and is now regarded as a classic of the Americana genre. Most recently, Earle’s 1988 hit Copperhead Road was made an official state song of Tennessee in 2023!
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Chris Cagle – Boot Barn Hall

Nominated for New Male Vocalist by the Academy of Country Music, and Voted CMT’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year in 2002, it was the stage where Cagle has always shined the brightest!
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Chris Knight – Boot Barn Hall

After 23 years as a recording artist, singer-songwriter Chris Knight remains boldly empowered to make music that always delivers the unflinching truth. In fact, the man raised in Slaughters, Kentucky uses a simple, direct barometer to regularly check his muse: “If I can’t believe myself, I won’t sing the song.”
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Randall King – Boot Barn Hall

A West Texas native and self-described “old soul," Warner Music Nashville's Randall King has never wavered in his honky-tonk allegiance – in fact, he’s worn it like a badge of honor, growing with pride into a leading voice for today’s traditional country!
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Evenings of Intimate Jazz: The Venue Jazz Orchestra – Smithgall Arts Center

The Venue Jazz Orchestra is a sizzling modern ‘big band’ made up of twenty of the finest musicians in Northeast Georgia. The VJO not only brings back those memories of the Golden Age of Jazz, but also performs popular hits from throughout the decades, including the best in jazz standards, Latin jazz, contemporary commercial music, and the greatest hits from the American Song Book.
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The Arts Council

Did you know The Arts Council is home to several concert series, kids’ programs, holiday events and art gallery displays? Gainesville... Who Knew?!
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