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Bumpin’ The Mango Five great musicians met one October evening in 2011 to discuss the possibility of forming a multiple horn-section funk band in the style of Tower of Power, Stevie Wonder, The Blues Brothers and Earth Wind & Fire. Six months later at that same meeting place, Bumpin’ The Mango debuted. They cut their teeth for years at a small jazz club called Cafe 290 in Sandy Springs, GA, and earned tons of accolades from all who have seen their their high-energy, and unique brand of funk, soul and jazz. Visit their official website: www.bumpinthemango.com. |
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Electric Avenue The ultimate 1980s MTV experience has become one of the most talked about tribute bands to come out of Atlanta, GA. Featuring musicians who have worked before with Daniel Lenois and Lionel Richie, this group has become a juggernaut in just the past few years. Their incredible attention to detail on what made these 80s songs so memorable and popular make them one of the most sought-after tribute groups today. Visit their official website: www.electricavenuemusic.com. |
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The Elegant Bachelors Born out of the band Parker Smith & The Bandwith, this project is primarily a private, wedding party band. All members of this band are involved in a variety of other projects and gigs, but when the group gets together, harmonically and musically, they gel incredibly well. Visit their official website: www.elegantbachelors.com. |
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Emerald Empire Band A very cool private party/wedding/showcase band that features a massive rotation of some of the best talent that Atlanta has to offer. Tony started playing with this band in the spring of 2015, and has performed with greats like Rick Lollar, Marshall Coats, Justin Chesarik, Evan Sarver, Chris Burroughs, and many more. Visit their official website. |
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Yacht Rock Schooner For 6 years, Tony had the privilege of performing with some of the best musicians in Atlanta, GA that comprised of the Yacht Rock Schooner. Performing groove/funk hits of the 70s and early 80s, they are still one of the best tribute acts in the southeast if not the country, Visit their official website. |
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Lingo In January 2010, Tony joined this young band for a weekend run of shows. Halfway through, lead singer Justin asked, “So when are you joining the band?” Tony considers this period to be one of the best times he had as a musician. This band released multiple album/EPs, performed at music festivals like Floyd Fest and Bear Creak, and opened for (to name a few) Jimmy Herring, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Tea Leaf Green, Trombone Shorty, and Perpetual Groove before amicably disbanding at their last show on September 25, 2015. |
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Like a Locomotive The brainchild of Wyatt Dan, Like A Locomotive is a rock band featuring some great players like Benji Shanks, Vic Stafford, and Kevin Scott. Playing primarily in Atlanta, Tony has performed with them at a couple of festivals and on a few of their recorded tracks. |
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The Tommy Talton Band In 2006, Tony followed the suggestions of many Florida Allman Brother fans and joined up with Tommy Talton and his band. During the next four years, Tony would tour with Tommy as far south as Fort Worth, FL and as far north as Toronto, Canada. He gained a lot of music and road knowledge and was Tommy’s right-hand man until 2010 when he joined full time with Lingo. He still considers him a mentor and friend, and a reason to continue to do music to this day. Visit their official website. |
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The Last Waltz Ensemble Brought on board by fellow Captain Soularcat bandmate Benji Shanks as a sub for main keyboardist Jason Fuller, Tony joined this great ensemble of Atlanta musicians that performed the music of Bob Dylan and The Band. He toured with them across the southeast and northeast of America delivering progressive performances and interpretations of these timeless songs at festivals, listening rooms, and amphitheaters. The band continues to do occasional shows in Atlanta and South Carolina. |
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Ancient Harmony Shortly after their reunion, Ancient Harmony asked Tony to fill in for their original keyboardist for a festival. Shortly thereafter, Tony officially joined the band and began collaborating on new material, as well as offering his own tunes, to this project. Despite their incredible live shows, the band never was able to break through and Tony left the group in 2009 to pursue other endeavors. |
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Big City Sunrise It was during a Georgia Theatre show with Captain Soularcat that these guys wanted the legendary Tony G. to sit in with them on a tune. After that, the young band from the North Georgia mountains wanted Tony involved in as many shows as he could do, as well as their last studio release Bring It Back. Family and personal endeavors got in the way unfortunately, and the band slowly broke up in 2008. Tony recalls the time with them in Helen and Sautee, GA as some of the best moments he can remember. |
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The Sundogs This Atlanta rock outfit has been playing for roughly a decade and despite membership changes, the core of the band remains the two Haraway brothers – Lee and Will. Tony did some ATL shows with them on keys and appeared on their sophomore release Instrument of Change in 2007. |
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Captain Soularcat Tony joined up with this band when guitarist Matthew Williams left to join Blueground Undergrass in 2005, and embarked on his first tour of the northeast. During his time, he gained a lot of touring experience, developed a strong musical comradery with guitarist Benji Shanks, which still exists today, and contributed greatly to the band’s last LP release The Rise before the group stopped touring in late 2010. |
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Xingu As Tony was beginning to get his feet wet in the live music scene, he joined this up-and-coming funk fusion band, fronted by a talented young sax player named Chelsea Luker. After a performance in June 2013 that stole a whole festival, the band began a rapid rise opening for bands like Robert Walter’s 20th Congress and Robert Randolph. After releasing their only studio disc Xinguism, the band quickly imploded and haven’t played together since July 2004. |
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Tishamingo Tony’s first national touring experience came with this Athens, GA-based southern rock outfit. Featuring songwriting partners Cameron Williams (guitar, vocals) and Richard Proctor (drums), and songwriter Jess Franklin (guitar, vocals and current guitarist for Brantley Gilbert), this band encompassed musicianship, great songwriting, and talented interplay between all players. Although the band quietly broke apart a few years back, the band still does occasional shows in the southeast. |
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Justin Brogdon Justin and Tony’s on-again, off-again musical relationship has had lots of twists and turns. He was the lead singer for Full Black Out before going solo, Tony later would do duo shows with Justin before he returned to the solo realm. Later when Bluestring broke apart, he picked up the band and Tony along with him for some shows, and he later recorded on Justin’s debut CD. Since then Justin has been working the solo acoustic circuit, continues to work with Benji Shanks and Brantley Gilbert among other artists. Visit his official website |
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Full Black Out Tony’s first live band in Tallahassee, FL. Originally formed by Justin Brogdon, he later left and the band was taken over by Kris Kolp. Over the years, the band has seen changing drummers and guitarists, with bass player Jeff Davis being the only original member of the band. After two albums, the band quickly broke apart as all members pursued other endeavors. |
