Satsang

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Wed, Oct 20, 2021
7:00 pm
2021-10-20T19:00:00-04:00
2021-10-20T19:15:00-04:00
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Asheville Music Hall
31 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801, USA
15-20.00
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Satsang, an evolving Montana-based band that burst into national conscientiousness with a breakout 2016 reggae album that rose to No. 1 on the Billboard Charts and No. 2 on ITunes, will bring an entirely different sound to Asheville on Wednesday, Oct. 20 when it plays the Asheville Music Hall on the heels of  its new much-celebrated classic country and modern Americana-tinged album, All Right Now.

 

Tim Snider, an exceptional multi-instrumentalist with global music appeal, will open the 8 p.m. show presented by Charlie Traveler Presents.

 

Satsang’s first album, The Story of You,was steeped in reggae, hip-hop and world music and drew more than 15 million streams on Spotify alone. A year later in 2016, the band’s second LP, Pyramid(s), reached dizzying heights on the national reggae charts and further solidified the group’s reputation as a new musical force.

With the pandemic providing quality time at home in Montana for songwriter/vocalist Drew McManus and his band for the past year, Satsang took a transformational turn towards raw, ragged tracks that walked the line between folk, country and rock ‘n’ roll in producing a much-talked-about new album, All Right Now.   It will be the focus of the group’s current national tour, which features bassist Karl Roth, drummer Ben Teters and guitarist Stefan Kallander backing McManus’ stellar vocals.

Though McManus was born in Montana, he actually spent much of his formative years in Des Moines, IA. His childhood was troubled, to say the least, marked by physical abuse at home and a nose for trouble that surrounded him. Music offered an escape, however, and McManus found solace in the punk rock and hip-hop he discovered through his love of skateboarding. Brash and aggressive, the songs were a far cry from the country tunes his mother played on an endless loop around the house.