David Dixon, Travis Shallow & Ethan Hanson
Doors open at 7pm, show 8-10pm. Tickets are $10.
Wilmington, NC songwriter David Dixon has been staying busy in recent months. He was a finalist for the NC Artist Fellowship Award (NC Arts Council). He also opened for singer-songwriter Phillip Phillips (American Idol winner-season 11) at Wilmington’s Greenfield Lake Amphitheater to a sold-out crowd. Dixon studied guitar performance & songwriting at the acclaimed Berklee College of Music in Boston. His musical styles consist of pop, rock, blues & soul, truly something for everyone. Think John Mayer meets Derek Trucks, with some Ed Sheeran sprinkled on top. Dixon's full-length album (2015) was Mastered by Grammy Award-winner, Brian Lucey (The Black Keys, Beck). His new 5-song EP, “The Game” was released on August 13th, 2021.
Dixon performs solo shows while “looping” multiple guitar, percussion & vocal parts. He also plays violin, bass, piano & mandolin. Dixon regularly performs at music festivals, songwriting showcases, house concerts, weddings & corporate events. He has performed at the NC Seafood Festival in Morehead City, the Beaufort Music Festival, & the Wilmington Wine & Food Festival. Dixon has toured South Korea twice, performing on US military bases for the troops. He has also performed in the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, & all over the US.
Website: https://www.daviddixonmusic.com/
Video: https://youtu.be/8UOsszMBuy4
Travis Shallow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and recording artist.
He is best known for his steady solo career, with the single "Let It Pass" being his most recent release to date. "Let It Pass" was released on Cavity Search Records on June 26th, 2020.
Shallow said "I wrote Let It Pass last year and recorded it in late January (2020) right before the quarantine and COVID thing got into full swing here in the states. I was watching a friend of mine going through a divorce and it was hard on her, and I could see her trying to hold onto to something that was already long gone, and she was holding onto more of the idea of how it used to be instead of how it actually was. It’s like holding onto an electric fence waiting for it to stop hurting you, when all you have to do is let go. I’ve had to keep learning this lesson over and over, so I’m singing it to myself just as much as documenting her story too."
Shallow debuted "Let It Pass" on his livestream series "Live from Shallow Chateau" that he created during quarantine in response to all live shows being cancelled due to the pandemic. He has live-streamed over 125 episodes during quarantine since March 2020. The "Live from Shallow Chateau" livestream series was also broadcast on JamBase as one of their weekly Featured Livestreams.
Shallow also live-streamed on Breedlove Guitars social media during November 2020 as Shallow followed Jeff Bridges as their Featured Artist of the month] Shallow initially became an endorsed artist with Breedlove Guitars in January 2019.
Shallow was also a former member of alternative country band A Few Good Liars, with whom he recorded one studio album in 2011 titled, Battered Wooden Body. "That album showcases the harmony vocal power of the group and Shallow sings songs that can be tender and those that traffic in darkness. In all he does so with restraint, whether on country tinged acoustic ballads (the excellent "Amen") or aching confession-drenched numbers" "Battered Wooden Body" was recorded in Oxford, Mississippi at Tweed Recording Studio and was engineered by Andrew Ratcliffe whose discography includes (Will Hoge, The Damnwells, American Aquarium)
In 2012, Shallow left A Few Good Liars and started writing and recording songs that would later be released as his first solo self-titled album, Travis Shallow, to regional critical acclaim in the southeastern United States.
Shallow went back to Tweed Recording Studio with Andrew Ratcliffe engineering to record his solo debut album. This solo album was acoustically driven with an accompanying band to highlight the songwriting and lyrical prowess. "Shallow is a singer whose vocal personality is ultimately a category unto itself, like a Willie Nelson, an Otis Redding. He could sing anything and make it sound great, make it well worth listening to. His self-titled album has seven songs like that." Shallow's solo album has a maturity to it that catapulted Shallow into bigger rooms and bigger audiences.
After the release of his self-titled album in March 2016, Shallow took the show to the people performing intimate shows, stripped down with him and an acoustic guitar. Shallow also landed himself some national opening spots after releasing his debut solo album with legend Gregg Allman from The Allman Brothers, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real (son of legend Willie Nelson), The Marcus King Band, Jerry Joseph, Todd Snider, and fellow native North Carolina band, American Aquarium.
Shallow continued writing and began fronting a new line-up, Travis Shallow & The Deep End, with a studio album titled, The Great Divide, released on October 31, 2017. This 8-song album is a mix of Americana, soul, and rock and roll, recorded analog to two-inch tape at Overdub Lane in Durham, North Carolina with Jason Merritt engineering.
The Great Divide was featured in Relix Magazine upon release. "Emerging from NC- Travis Shallow & The Deep End dive into The Great Divide with their eyes wide open. Their debut release seamlessly weaves genres, adding a touch of surprise, yet staying hauntingly familiar. Shallow is a musician’s musician, and his new release, The Great Divide, is your window in."
Website: https://www.travisshallow.com/
Video: https://youtu.be/6QxDxB1WefA
Singer/Songwriter Ethan Hanson's sound immediately engages. Honest, soulful vocals supported by a rich, unique and refreshing musical approach. He can be qualified via genre as "Pop"; although his diverse stylings weave his stories into his music with styles free flowing from soul, rock, blues, hip hop, and reggae. Ethan's dynamic vocals & songwriting have been compared to Allen Stone & Chris Stapleton.
Website: https://on.soundcloud.com/Qgp9N
Location
Live At Ted's, 28401