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Steering Ships With Empty Bottles w/ Saddle of Southern Darkness
Spontaneous. Surprising. Weird. Energetic. Boozy. These are just some of the words that have been used to describe Milwaukee dark roots band Steering Ships With Empty Bottles. With an eclectic mix of traditional roots sounds, fast-paced punk and rock riffs, and soulful lyrics it’s no wonder they’ve set themselves apart in an expansive musical landscape. With songs to get your feet stomping and your heart weeping, there truly is something for everyone in their craft. This has offered them the fortunate opportunitie to spread their sound both all across the United States and abroad.
With four full-length albums, multiple split EPs, and tracks on a slew of samplers across the globe, you can always be sure that there’s something new on the way.
The tides may change, but the ship with always sail.
Saddle of Southern Darkness is a four piece rock show, curated with traditional aspects of folk and country sounds. Bringing you a unique stage performance rooted in percussive upright bass (Ross Clark) and propelled by dynamic drum application (Randee McKnight) Fronted by brothers, Chase and Trent Williams who bring to the stage a variety of instruments including; Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel, dobro, mandolin, banjo and acoustic guitar. The brothers take turn in sharing stories, with twangy vocals from harsh to clean, seamlessly, while complimenting one another with natural “blood harmony.”
Doors at 6pm, Music at 7pm, $5