This will take place by the pier in Fairhope. It is a city event.
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The players match the sultry spirit of “I Wanna Live” with an irresistible bluesy churn as Thomas sings, “Got my best cotton dress on/ Stickin’ to my skin’/ Part of me is dressed for travelin’/ Part of me is dressed for sin.” In “Laura” Thomas indicts a woman who’s never measured up, but tempers that vivisection with encouragement that it’s not too late; that’s a tricky balance that the music buoys with the sunniness of ‘60s pop. “Thank You,” in which Thomas tenderly arranges the pieces of a broken marriage, becomes a semi-classical lullabye. In “Callin’ My Name,” the song that gives the album its title, the band brings chiming, pulsing rock energy to dreamlike poetry, creating a hallucinatory anthem.
- The Rogers Review
Molly Thomas is unfiltered ‘south.’ She is the feel and the sound of the southern United States. In an America where food chains,
homogenized broadcasting and department stores oppress the uniqueness of any time and place, Molly manages to sound untouched
and singular in her expression. She's vulnerable and stubborn while she honors the themes of loneliness, literature and that ethereal
humidity that comes with the southern perspective. ~ Matthew Ryan
Previous events
Molly Thomas & Rick Hirsch Duo
Cedar Street Social Club, 4 North Cedar Street , Mobile, Alabama 36602
“Thomas “She’s also a roots-pop singer-songwriter with a strong point-of-view and a way of expressing it that leaves the sharp edges on, often to exhilarating result. There are moments on her new album – Make Everything Bright, which she co-produced with Robert Plant drummer Marco Giovino — when she comes off like a southern Sam Phillips.”
“Hirsch is a songwriter and former guitarist for Joan Armatrading, Cher, Gregg Allman, Billy and the Beaters and a founder of the band Wet Willie. He also had a hit song on Bonnie Raitt's record Luck of the Draw.”
Blue Bicycle will start the day at 2. Then, Molly Thomas & The Rare Birds and closing out the night will be Grayson Capps & Corky Hughes.
This will be a Trio event: (5:00pm) TRIO 2019: TRIO is a traveling exhibit of art, music and literature that celebrates the inspirational power of great storytelling. First conceived by Shari Smith of Working Title Farm, and a writer and singer for "The Shoe Burnin' Show," TRIO is a testament to the way words, music and art can come together around the power of a single story. Each TRIO starts with a book, which is given to a musician and a visual artist, who then write a song, a piece of music, a work of art inspired by the story. In February Foggy Pine Books will welcome some of the TRIO class of 2019 for a special literary event with an incredible soundtrack and awesome art work. We hope you'll join us for this free event and check out some of the books, music, and art promoted by TRIO.
Molly Thomas, Ferrill Gibbs & Ansley Stewart
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5
Walker HayesJake Peavy Foundation Stage / 9PM Top Of The OrangeAlexander Shunnarah Stage / 8:30PM Pick of the LitterCafe Stage / 8PM Wet WillieJake Peavy Foundation Stage / 7:30PM The Red Clay StraysAlexander Shunnarah Stage / 7PM The LizardsCafe Stage / 7PM Molly ThomasJake Peavy Foundation Stage / 6PM Mimi AlidorCafe Stage / 6PM
Molly Thomas & Rick Hirsch Duo
Americana Music Association Event, 2517 White Avenue, Nashville, TN 37204
Baldwin County Public Records is proud to be spearheading The Music of Mobile at the 2018 AMERICANAFEST! Saturday, September 15th from 11am - 6pm at White Avenue Studio
Artists: Eric Erdman, Lisa Mills, Molly Thomas & The Rare Birds(duo), Paw Paws Medicine Cabinet, Will Kimbrough, and Ross Newell
Molly Thomas & Rick Hirsch Duo
The Book Cellar @ Page & Palette, 32 South Section St, Fairhope, AL 36532
Our friend, Jesh Yancey will open up the show with a 30 minute set.
Molly Thomas & The Rare Birds
A “Pulitzer Prize-winning evening” in Ocean Springs! Author Jack E. Davis with "The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea” plus songwriter Molly Thomas and special guest New Orleans funkmaster Jon Cleary
Live from The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education August 25, 2018 at 7 pm
MPB broadcast on September 1, 2018 at 7 pm Join us Saturday, August 27 at 7 pm for a “Pulitzer Prize-winning evening” and after-party with the Thacker Mountain Radio Hour at The Mary C. O’Keefe Culttural Center of Arts and Education (1600 Government Street, Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564).
Doors: 6:30 pm Show: 7 pm After party: 8-9pm
Tickets: $20 – Reserved seating includes after party: https://www.themaryc.org/
Author: Jack E. Davis author of The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea, winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for History
Music: New Orleans funk band, Jon Cleary and His Absolute Monster Gentlemen and Gulf Coast songwriter Molly Thomas and the Rare Birds
After party: Live music, snacks and beverages, reception and book signing.
NOTE: No live broadcast. This show will air on Saturday, Sept. 1 at 7 pm on Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
