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SUMMARY:JD McPherson - SOCKS: A Rock N' Roll Christmas Tour with special gu
 est Melissa Carper
LOCATION:04 Center\, 2701 S Lamar Blvd\, Austin\, TX 78704\, USA
DESCRIPTION:Doors @ 7:00pmShow @ 8:00pmFull BarFree On-site ParkingAll Ages
 PURCHASE TICKETSAcclaimed singer\, songwriter and musicianJD McPhersonwill
  embark on his eight-annual “SOCKS: A Rock n’ Roll Christmas Tour” t
 his December with confirmed stops at LA’s Pacific Electric\, The Kessler
  in Dallas\, TX\, 04 Center in Austin\, TX\, among several others. Tickets
  are available now via www.jdmcpherson.com/tour.These performances celebra
 te McPherson’s breakthrough debut Christmas album\, SOCKS\, which was re
 leased in 2018 on New West Records. The album features 11 all-original Chr
 istmas songs\, the album has been the best-reviewed holiday record receivi
 ng overwhelming critical praise.--Celebrated for her profoundly observatio
 nal lyrics\, her “homespun sensibility\,” and a voice that curls like 
 a croon from a gramophone\,Melissa Carperplays old school country music th
 at resonates across time and place. Carper’s repertoire weaves together 
 the threads of old-time\, bluegrass\, western swing\, jazz\, and blues tha
 t all intertwined to form American country music\, back in the days before
  the recording industry drew artificial lines and slapped on race-based ge
 nre labels. Veteran Nashville musician Chris Scruggs highlighted Carper’
 s versatile traditionalism when he dubbed her “HillBillie Holiday\,” d
 eclaring\, “She’s as good as it gets. She has a quality that really tr
 anscends time and fashion.”Melissa Carper’s childhood in North Platte\
 , Nebraska\, was filled with country music. She has fond memories of lying
  on the living room carpet with her head under the family stereo console\,
  listening to her parents’ beloved Hank Williams and Loretta Lynn albums
 . From an early age\, the Carper siblings sang gospel music together at ch
 urches and retirement homes\, and when the kids were old enough for instru
 ments\, their mother organized them into a country band. Having taken up u
 pright bass in 4th grade\, 12-year-old Melissa naturally became the electr
 ic bassist. A childhood playing country music until midnight on the cir
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