WORDS & MUSIC
May's Featured Artist
The Back 40 Acoustic
Thursday, May 8th
The Back 40 is an alternative country and rock band available for venues and events in Northern California and Western Nevada.
In mid-2008, multi-instrumentalist Tommy Miles got some friends together in Quincy, California to begin working on a new group originally envisioned as a classic and alternative country act with a repertoire based on the music of classic country artists like Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Emmylou Harris, along with country-influenced rock and the music of new artists from the Austin music scene and other non-mainstream sources. The original lineup was seven musicians with two female vocalists among them. As the group has evolved, it has settled into a solid format that can perform electric and acoustic shows in several combinations of two to five musicians, bringing drums in for electric shows.
The band’s enjoyment and appreciation of the music, of each other, and of the audience is obvious and infectious, and the crowd gets to ride the wave of energy and fun that the band members experience every time they get together to play.
The Back 40 is an alternative country and rock band available for venues and events in Northern California and Western Nevada.
In mid-2008, multi-instrumentalist Tommy Miles got some friends together in Quincy, California to begin working on a new group originally envisioned as a classic and alternative country act with a repertoire based on the music of classic country artists like Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Emmylou Harris, along with country-influenced rock and the music of new artists from the Austin music scene and other non-mainstream sources. The original lineup was seven musicians with two female vocalists among them. As the group has evolved, it has settled into a solid format that can perform electric and acoustic shows in several combinations of two to five musicians, bringing drums in for electric shows.
The band’s enjoyment and appreciation of the music, of each other, and of the audience is obvious and infectious, and the crowd gets to ride the wave of energy and fun that the band members experience every time they get together to play.
Doors open at 6:45 PM with the Featured Artist starting at 7pm, the entire show goes until 9pm.
Admission is $3 per person and is cash only.
Sign up at the door before 7:00 pm for an Open Mic spot following the Featured Artist.
Please arrive early to sign up for open mic performances.
Open Mic Performance Rules & Guidelines:
- Sign ups must be done in person and will close at 7PM when the Featured Artist begins
- Featured Artist performs first & open mic is to follow
- Order of sign up may be adjusted to help with flow of event
- Sign ups will be limited to 12 people
- Open mic artists will have up to 7 minutes to perform. Time may be shortened depending on number of signups.
Artists will be notified ahead of time.
- Musicians are encouraged to be ready to go when it is their turn; tuning and introductions will be included in time limit
- All performance material must be respectful and family oriented. We ask performers to refrain from overt political statements, profanity, overt sexual statements, depictions of violence, or hate speech. Performers in violation will be asked to step down.
- Performers will be given a 1-minute warning by the MC and asked to step down if the time limitation is exceeded
For additional inquiries, please call 530-283-3402
Admission is $3 per person and is cash only.
Sign up at the door before 7:00 pm for an Open Mic spot following the Featured Artist.
Please arrive early to sign up for open mic performances.
Open Mic Performance Rules & Guidelines:
- Sign ups must be done in person and will close at 7PM when the Featured Artist begins
- Featured Artist performs first & open mic is to follow
- Order of sign up may be adjusted to help with flow of event
- Sign ups will be limited to 12 people
- Open mic artists will have up to 7 minutes to perform. Time may be shortened depending on number of signups.
Artists will be notified ahead of time.
- Musicians are encouraged to be ready to go when it is their turn; tuning and introductions will be included in time limit
- All performance material must be respectful and family oriented. We ask performers to refrain from overt political statements, profanity, overt sexual statements, depictions of violence, or hate speech. Performers in violation will be asked to step down.
- Performers will be given a 1-minute warning by the MC and asked to step down if the time limitation is exceeded
For additional inquiries, please call 530-283-3402
