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Abby Bryant & The Echoes and Florencia & The Feeling in Concert
Venue: The Milk Parlor, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Abby Bryant & The Echoes, Florencia & The Feeling
Date: Friday, April 12, 2024
Time: 9:00 PM - 01:00 AM
Event Types: Music
Cost: $15.00

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Description:
The Milk Parlor presents Abby Bryant & The Echoes and Florencia & The Feeling in concert on Friday, April 12, 2024.

Join us for an epic double header with two great bands!

A music minister’s daughter turned fierce frontwoman, Abby Bryant has cemented her presence as a standout in Americana and soul with her band’s debut album Not Your Little Girl. Bryant’s raw vocal talent supported by the confident and dynamic backing group The Echoes and establishes a strong foundation for the band in the world of vintage-inspired Americana and soul rock.

Playing for church services under her father’s direction, Bryant recalls early memories of singing a solo as an angel in a nativity play and backing up the church band in her small-town community near Charlotte, North Carolina. It wasn’t until she attended Appalachian State University that Bryant began to seriously consider a professional career in music. Forming the beginnings of the group with her friend from back home Bailey Faulkner, Bryant merged her love of the sound of soul and American roots music embodied by artists like Etta James and Bonnie Raitt with Faulkner’s similar passion for American blues and Faces-style rock.

After graduating from college and working with a number of part-time band members, the two relocated to Asheville, NC to form a proper band and quickly began heavy touring that kickstarted an organic fanbase throughout the Southeast.

Links:

• https://www.abbybryantandtheechoes.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/abbyandtheechoes
• https://www.youtube.com/@abbybryanttheechoes7928/videos
• https://www.instagram.com/abbyandtheechoes/

Florencia & the Feeling is a pop-funk quintet from Johnson City, Tennessee, blending funk, jazz, Latin flair, heartfelt songwriting, and soaring harmonies. Winners of the 2025 FloydFest On-The-Rise and 2024 MerleFest Band Competitions, they deliver electrifying, groovy performances that captivate audiences across the eastern United States.

Since its conception in April 2021, the five-piece has been impressing listeners with its upbeat funky grooves, heartfelt songwriting, and all-around good vibes, loading its music with four-part harmonies, hints of jazz, and Latin roots.

The five members of the band fuse together the many genres in all of their backgrounds, funk, jazz, Nu Soul, jam, pop, indie rock, roots, and more, to create a distinctive blend. This fusion has earned the group recognition and esteemed performances, such as the Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion in Tennessee/Virginia, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival in North Carolina, and an opening slot for The Mavericks. Radio Bristol praised the band’s "tight rhythmic jams and groovy guitar riffs," while the Bristol Herald Courier called their sound "happy music" and "joyful noise", applauding that "their songs compel smiles on faces and dancing from feet".

Links:

• https://www.florenciaandthefeeling.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/florenciaandthefeeling
• https://www.youtube.com/c/florenciarusinol
• https://www.instagram.com/florenciaandthefeeling

The cover is $15.00 per person.

To purchase tickets online, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/abby-bryant-the-echoes-florencia-the-feeling-tickets-881068297997?aff=next3days.

Must be ages 18 or older to enjoy.

The Milk Parlor is located at 211-B Draper Road in Blacksburg, VA.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/9Qn3CWPX/image.png.

For more information, visit: http://www.themilkparlorblacksburg.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/TheMilkParlorBlacksburg or https://www.instagram.com/themilkparlor/ or call 540-951-1393.