“Like many of their Americana peers, country bluegrass band High Plains Jamboree celebrate days of old. In the song “Analog,” a smart but sweet tune calling out “advertisements on my telephone” and GMOs, mandolin player Brennen Leigh croons, “I’m not down on it just because it is new.” But few do it with as much verve as this Austin, Texas, foursome. During a performance at East Nashville’s Family Wash, the group wooed their audience with a sound that evokes Old Crow Medicine Show and Carolina Chocolate Drops, delivering string-based rave-ups and even a stray murder ballad – the haunting “Rozene” – all from behind a giant 1940s-style microphone.”

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Unitunes is a concert series that’s been hosting 8 shows a year since 2007, using the sanctuary of Emerson Unitarian Church with its wonderful acoustics.  We host shows on the first Saturday of the month from October through May.   We are a volunteer, non-profit group of music lovers who wanted an alternative, listening room experience to enjoy a variety of artists and styles of music.  We have snacks and drinks for sale before the show and at intermission, including beer and wine.  Money from the donations for food is given to the Hospitality Apartments, a group providing lodging for families of patients being treated at MD Anderson.