Johnson's Crossroad
Venue: Frank's @ 622 North, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, June 23, 2012
Time: 9:00 PM - 12:30 AM
Event Types: Music
Cost: $3.00
Description:
622 North welcomes Johnson's Crossroad to Frank's stage on Saturday, June 23rd. The show will start around 9 pm.
Johnson's Crossroad has been described by friends and fans as everything from Appalachian Soul" to "Hillbilly Metal." The band blends blues, roots-rock, folk, bluegrass, and Appalachian Old Time for a sound that The Daily Times’ Steve Wildsmith calls “both mournful and jubilant, breezy and graveyard serious.” He goes on to comment that frontman Paul Johnson’s voice “barely rises above a growl, but he stretches that sound to encompass the experience of a train-hopping hobo and the wisdom of an old man recalling loves lost and wars fought from the porch of a backwoods cabin.”
Since their first album, they’ve won spots at national events like Merlefest, Floyd Fest, Music City Roots and Bristol Rhythm and Roots, with tours to the Northeast and Midwest that continue throughout 2012. Years playing the road to empty rooms have passed. Johnson’s Crossroad travels on with over 150 shows and a world of mountains ahead to climb.
For more information, visit: http://johnsonscrossroad.com
For more information on Frank's/622 North, visit: http://www.622north.com or call: 540-951-1022.