Bill Taylor & the Appalachian Heatherns w/ special guest Aaron Walker live at Stockyard
On the outskirts of Middlesboro, KY is where you will most likely hear the astounding voice of Bill Taylor on any given evening, while he’s outside enjoying nature with his family. Bill was born and raised in Middlesboro with his 4 siblings. His parents were blue-collar mountain people and gave Bill that “work hard for what you want” mindset. He always says “we were never rich, but daddy always made sure he gave us what we needed and we never did without”. Bill’s humble upbringing rings through in the writing that he does. His entire family is filled with truly gifted musicians, but Bill decided to step out into the spotlight with his gift and try to use what he says is his “God given ability”. In his very short music career, Bill has already seen a lot of success. He has played some highly respected venues and has opened for several highly respected artists. He crushed his first audition on America’s Got Talent with millions of views. As of recent, he is working on his debut album with Zach McCord (Charles Wesley Godwin). He has also just released his debut EP “The Cumberland Ave Sessions” that has been given some high praise and is starting to gain traction in the country music world. Bill and his band the Appalachian Heatherns are a group that you are going to want to pay attention to. Must be 21–with valid ID
Dirty Grass Soul live at Stockyard
Proudly hailing from the musically rich foothills of Cleveland County (Shelby, NC), Dirty Grass Soul has been entertaining audiences across the Carolinas and beyond since their formation in 2011. With a sound that draws much influence from traditional music of the North Carolina foothills, Dirty Grass Soul manages to bring a new, refreshed, and re-energized sound to their music that falls somewhere between country, bluegrass, and southern rock & roll reminiscent of acts like The Charlie Daniels Band and The Marshall Tucker Band. Rather than simply relying on heavy guitar leads, Dirty Grass Soul offers instrumentation that mixes in a heavy dose of fiddle, pedal steel guitar, and banjo in addition to the guitar. DGS is lead by founding members Kevin Dedmon (Fiddle, Vocals, Guitar) and Lance Watson (Bass, Mandolin). They are joined by Tommy Smith (Electric Guitar), Dedmon’s brother Kris Dedmon (Banjo), Glenn Miller (Pedal Steel Guitar), and Jared Miller (Vocals & Percussion). After touring the Carolina’s behind their self-released albums “The Long Way” and “New Day of Work” as well as performing shows alongside many premier national acts, Dirty Grass Soul has earned a reputation as one of the southeast’s emerging Southern Rock/Alt. Country bands. Their newest project “Soul’d Out: Life from The Don Gibson Theatre” is due out in May 2022 and will be the band’s first double-live album! Whether it is the hint of bluegrass, outlaw country, or rock & roll you hear in each song, their sound is uniquely Dirty Grass Soul. From Dedmon’s down home/working class lyrics to the blazing instrumental breaks, Dirty Grass Soul is sure to offer a little something for everyone. Be sure to visit www.DGSoul.com & follow or “like” Dirty Grass Soul on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for updates about the happenings of the band.Must be 21–with valid ID
If Birds Could Fly live at Stockyard
If Birds Could Fly is a band for people that like real country music. They are not a product of the over produced contemporary country scene. Instead, they represent the kind of soul-driven authentic country music that drives a genre. The lead vocals, provided by Brittany Carter, are in a class all of their own. Their music presents a mixture of classic country sounds and top-of-the-class female lead vocals. Must be 21–with valid ID
Joe Stamm Band live at Stockyard
Joe Stamm has a way of making seemingly minor moments feel as expansive and full as the Illinois River that runs through his central Illinois homeland. As Joe continues building a life in that same river valley, new stories continue revealing themselves to him. In the sound of the crickets on a summer night. In the smell of bonfire smoke on a mild winter day. In the taste of a cold garage beer. After more than a decade of writing, performing, and touring, Stamm has honed his storytelling ability to such fine detail, you’d think he was there when you were getting up to no good in your hometown. Or at your dinner table when you got the bad news. Or on your porch when you got the good news. His salt-of-the-earth writing style, coupled with a voice that urges you to feel deeply…well, that’s what honest music is all about. “With uncommonly great songwriting, and a serious rock n’ roll attitude…Joe Stamm Band casts a wide net of appeal that captures most anyone with any sense of taste who falls within earshot.” – Trigger Coroneos for SavingCountryMusic.com Expect a unique mix of rootsy rock and rugged country from all of Joe Stamm Band’s work — a sound they’ve coined Black Dirt Country Rock. This genre-bending sound flexes even further in the band’s newest full-length album Little Crosses. Produced by Al Torrence, a member of Charles Wesley Godwin’s right-hand band The Allegheny High, Little Crosses brings together the best parts of Midwest and Appalachian music. Josh Meloy says Little Crosses is “like watching a movie.” Read Connolly, of Zach Bryan’s touring retinue, simply states, “This is American music.” With gold-record know-how, Torrence “applaud[s] JSB endlessly for taking risks, and letting the songs steer them in the direction where the music takes them.” But no matter what artistic turn they take, JSB has stayed true to what their dedicated fans have come to love from them: distinct imagery, high energy, big builds, and a voice that cuts straight through. Joe Stamm Band is rounded out by longtime members, Bruce Moser on bass, Dave Glover on guitar (and occasional keys), and Tim Kramp on drums, all born, raised and still residing in central Illinois (except for most of the time…when they’re in a Ford Transit van). NEW release: Little Crosses (full-length studio album, 2025) Must be 21–with valid ID
HEADGAMES- A Tribute to Foreigner live at Stockyard
Head Games is an Atlanta based international professional tribute act who for ten years has been perfectly recreatingthe music of one of the best-known groups in the Rock’n’roll Hall of Fame: Foreigner! Head Games plays all the hitsthat bring back the 70’s and 80’s sounds that people loved then and love to sing along with now. Let Head Gamesrock your world and come party with one of the top tribute acts in the country. Lead vocals: Downey Poteat. Guitars &vocals: Brian Williams. Bass & vocals: Todd Kline. Drums: Steve Smith. Keyboards & vocals: Andrew Doss. Sax,keyboards & vocals: Vance Kelly. Must be 21–with valid ID
Dunn & Brooks- A Tribute to Brooks & Dunn live at Stockyard
Dunn & Brooks channels the gold‑standard duo of 90s country with uncanny precision and passion. Fronted by Brian Parker (Ronnie Dunn) and Michael Self (Kix Brooks), this Texas‑bred powerhouse ignites the stage with chart‑crushing hits and raw charisma. Their band is stacked with seasoned talent: Paul Sisson on steel guitar, Jay Smith on bass, Matt Hunt keeping the beat, Darin Johnson ripping lead guitar (a Grand Ole Opry alum), and Tyler Nuefeldt on keys and logistics. Together, they’ve created an authentic, high‑energy tribute that’s packing theaters and honky tonks across the country, honoring Brooks & Dunn’s legacy with every note. Must be 21–with valid ID
Sam Morrow live at Stockyard
Five albums into an acclaimed career, Sam Morrow has carved out a sound that exists somewhere outside of genre and geography. It’s his own version of modern-day American roots music: a mix of roadhouse rock & roll, bluesy R&B, and country-fried funky-tonk, driven forward by groove, grease, and guitars. It’s also a sound that owes as much to the road — where Morrow spent most of the past decade on tour, supporting albums like Concrete & Mud and Gettin’ By On Gettin’ Down — as the various places he’s called home. This is music for the fast lane. Music for empty highways. Music for people who, like Morrow, always seem to find themselves in transit. “I feel like I’m searching for something,” he says. “I’ve been on some kind of journey. Maybe I don’t know what I’m looking for, exactly, but I’m keeping my eyes open.” On The Ride Here marks the latest leg of that journey. Morrow takes us along for the ride, singing in a laidback Texas drawl about highway haunts (“Thunderbird Motel”), peyote trips in the Mojave Desert (“Searching For Paradise”), and the glamor and grind of the open road (“Hired Gun”). On The Ride Here offers more than roadside ephemera and travelogue tales, though. Morrow isn’t just focused on the drive these days; he’s interested in the destination, too, and a number of these songs deal with the hard lessons and new perspectives that come with rest, reflection, and time spent at home. Morrow’s first home was in Houston, Texas, where he grew up developing not only an appreciation for punk, hip-hop, and ZZ Top, but also an appetite for the vices that would land him in rehab while still a teenager. He eventually found sobriety in Los Angeles and chose to stay there, trading his Texas roots for the California coast. Living far away from his birthplace gave Morrow a new appreciation for the country music he’d once ignored as a Texan. He began filtering those country sounds into his own music, mashing them together with the southern boogie of Little Feat, the electric blues of Freddie King, the Tex-Mex of Los Lobos, and the desert rock of Queens Of The Stone Age. Separately, those influences might have sounded like strange bedfellows. Together, though, they formed the bedrock of Sam Morrow’s rootsy rock & roll. Championed by outlets like NPR and Rolling Stone, Morrow’s first four albums turned him into one of the West Coast’s biggest Americana exports. The appeal wasn’t just the swaggering, swampy music itself; it was also the sharp storytelling and unfiltered insights of a songwriter who wasn’t afraid to shine a light on the skeletons in his closet. Balancing honesty with self-deprecating humor, Morrow became a working-class hero for those struggling to follow the straight and narrow. On The Ride Here finds him in that same position. He measures the distance between the sins of his youth and the challenges of his present with “Medicine Man,” a stomping, riff-driven rocker with a slide guitar solo worthy of Joe Walsh. “Searching For Paradise” finds him in Hunter S. Thompson mode, recounting a hallucinogenic trip in the California desert over a backdrop of greasy, East L.A. country-funk. The loose, laidback “On My Way” finds him asking a lover for patience, promising her that his best days are ahead. A similar message anchors “Straight and Narrow,” which trades the fiery fretwork of the album’s louder moments — played by Morrow and guest guitarist Eli Wulfmeier — for the cooling calm of Hammond B3 organ. “I was tripped by sin; I walked the line and I fell halfway in,” Morrow sings before laying out his credentials as a changed man, promising that “I’m a new man with a new suit.” Must be 21–with valid ID
The Breakfast Club live at Stockyard
The Breakfast Club® is the longest running, most recognized ’80’s tribute band in the United States. Formed in 1993, the group was the first of its kind. The mission was simple: create an entertainment group that embodied the enigmatic, creative, and buoyant spirit of music and live performances of the original MTV generation of the 1980’s. That mission remains today. This is NOT some wig wearing, mall fashion version of an ‘80’s cover band, lip syncing to tracks while pretending to play an unplugged guitar. This is real hair, real 1980s clothes, real vocals, and real musical talent. The Breakfast Club® is the real deal, performing live ‘80’s pop “better than the original artists” – Wilmington Star News. The guys of The Breakfast Club® have shared the stage with numerous music legends, including but not limited to, Whitesnake, The Romantics, Poison, Drivin’n’Cryin’, Hootie and The Blowfish, White Lion, The Smithereens, Edwin McCain, and many others. The Breakfast Club® has had the privilege of performing for rockstars, movie stars, many of America’s top corporations, NASCAR legends, and millions of the most amazing, fervent fans any band could ever hope for. Must be 21–with valid ID
Dirty Grass Soul live at Stockyard
Proudly hailing from the musically rich foothills of Cleveland County (Shelby, NC), Dirty Grass Soul has been entertaining audiences across the Carolinas and beyond since their formation in 2011. With a sound that draws much influence from traditional music of the North Carolina foothills, Dirty Grass Soul manages to bring a new, refreshed, and re-energized sound to their music that falls somewhere between country, bluegrass, and southern rock & roll reminiscent of acts like The Charlie Daniels Band and The Marshall Tucker Band. Rather than simply relying on heavy guitar leads, Dirty Grass Soul offers instrumentation that mixes in a heavy dose of fiddle, pedal steel guitar, and banjo in addition to the guitar. DGS is lead by founding members Kevin Dedmon (Fiddle, Vocals, Guitar) and Lance Watson (Bass, Mandolin). They are joined by Tommy Smith (Electric Guitar), Dedmon’s brother Kris Dedmon (Banjo), Glenn Miller (Pedal Steel Guitar), and Jared Miller (Vocals & Percussion). After touring the Carolina’s behind their self-released albums “The Long Way” and “New Day of Work” as well as performing shows alongside many premier national acts, Dirty Grass Soul has earned a reputation as one of the southeast’s emerging Southern Rock/Alt. Country bands. Their newest project “Soul’d Out: Life from The Don Gibson Theatre” is due out in May 2022 and will be the band’s first double-live album! Whether it is the hint of bluegrass, outlaw country, or rock & roll you hear in each song, their sound is uniquely Dirty Grass Soul. From Dedmon’s down home/working class lyrics to the blazing instrumental breaks, Dirty Grass Soul is sure to offer a little something for everyone. Be sure to visit www.DGSoul.com & follow or “like” Dirty Grass Soul on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for updates about the happenings of the band.Must be 21–with valid ID
Human Clay- The Tribute to Creed live at Stockyard
Human Clay is the ultimate Creed tribute band. Hailing from Central Florida, we bring you all the hits you know and love. From the amazing vocals of George Palmer, to the electrifying guitar work of Issam Pereira, the thunderous bass of Randy Berg, and the hard-hitting drumming of Jay Morrison, you won’t want to miss any shows!!! Must be 21–with valid ID