HANDSOME JACK / TROY MERCY / CANYON LIGHTS

HANDSOME JACK / TROY MERCY / CANYON LIGHTS

$ 20-25
Sat, Jun 13, 2026 • 8:00 PM—11:00 PM

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Live Music

TICKETS $20 advanced, $25 at the door General Admission (Standing w/ Seating Available) - Doors open at 7PM HANDSOME JACK http://www.handsomejackmusic.com/ https://www.instagram.com/handsomejackband https://www.facebook.com/handsomejackband On their new roots-rock album, Barnburners!, Handsome Jack keep their sound raw and rugged, delivering a seamless yet unpolished blend of classic rock, swamp rock, and blues that feels instantly familiar while remaining personal and authentic. Fronted by the soulful vocals and remarkable guitar skills of Jamison Passuite, with Joey Verdonselli and Bennie Hayes anchoring a killer rhythm section and handling backing vocals, the Lockport, NY trio taps into the DNA of that old-time rock n' roll and gets the party started.  Roots-rock hasn't sounded this good in a long time! Handsome Jack channels the spirit of classic American music into a sound that's as timeless as it is electrifying. Drawing from the deep wells of rock 'n' roll, R&B, blues, and old-school boogie, the band crafts songs that feel both refreshingly raw and instantly familiar— music that could just as easily be echoing from a backwoods juke joint as thundering through a packed club. TROY MERCY https://www.troymercy.com https://www.instagram.com/troymercymusic/ https://www.facebook.com/TroyMercyMusic Elusive Americana & Blues guitarist Troy Mercy performs raw and wild vintage-toned Rock & Roll. It's cracking guitar music surely, but it's his singing and songwriting that stand him a cut above the six-string rabble. While this marks his debut solo effort Troy Mercy earned his bones through years of touring with heavies* such as Booker T (of The MGs) & The Fabulous Thunderbirds. He has performed with Blues originators like Hubert Sumlin, Billy Boy Arnold and Pinetop Perkins, and he played guitar on two Grammy-nominated albums with Kim Wilson. Troy Mercy's original music draws on expansive influences and he often performs live in the Power Duo format like The Black Keys, The White Stripes, and Flat Duo Jets. Let The Night Begin,Troy Mercy's debut album out in May 2026, was produced by Tim Carman (Parlor Greens, Canyon Lights, formerly GA-20). Expect songs you'll be singing in your head later. This is raw and wild vintage-toned Rock & Roll that's being created in the present. CANYON LIGHTS https://www.canyonlightsband.com/ https://www.instagram.com/canyonlightsband Fronted by Tim Carman and Pat Faherty, formerly of GA-20, Canyon Lights blend throwback rock ’n’ roll, swampy Americana, and heavy blues into a raw, high-energy sound. Friends and bandmates since 2018, Pat and Tim have logged thousands of hours touring and performing on stages across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Their shared love of blues music fueled their explosive performances with GA-20, a three-time #1 Billboard-charting blues band from Boston, MA. In 2023, the two began reconnecting over their mutual love of 1970s rock bands such as Mountain, Thin Lizzy, and James Gang. ...

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