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Review- Erin Viancourt: Won't Die This Way

Hailing from the Buckeye state, Cleveland native, Erin Viancourt releases Won’t Die This Way this Friday via Late August Records. Viancourt is the first artist signed to the new label founded and led by Cody Jinks. Produced by Erin Viancourt and Kyle Dreaden, the album was recorded at Nashiville’s Forty-One Fifteen and The Smoakstack studios. If you haven’t already heard her on the road performing with Cody Jinks, then this record serves as the perfect heart warming introduction. Won’t Die This Way is shaping up to be the perfect companion for the summer and the perfect addition to your music libraries and playlists. Viancourt began writing songs as a teenager after finding inspiration from writers such as Jerry Jeff Walker and Shel Silverstein. After high school, she moved to Nashville to hone her skills as an artist before heading out on the road, where she now spends most of her time.

Born & Raised:A Festival Review

It’s hard to mention festivals and live music these days and not mention the fact that people have been hungry for both, due to a lingering pandemic that has made live music and large crowds an iffy situation. It’s also worth mentioning with festivals and promoters trying to make up for lost revenue, that holding a festival in 2021 can either be a dismal failure or a resounding success. Thankfully, the folks behind Born & Raised fall in the latter category. There were no water shortages, muddy campgrounds or freak weather to contend with on a balmy, late September weekend in Pryor, Oklahoma. Held at the same grounds as Rocklahoma, which occurred not even 2 weeks earlier, Born & Raised ran like a well-oiled machine. Schedules were kept, there were food vendors galore, and any last-minute artist cancellations were replaced before the festival even took place. The only negatives I witnessed were sound issues on more than one set at the Neon Moon stage and the overwhelming heat. The music was a mix of well-known and up and coming artists, and festival-goers spoke of the campgrounds and how they spent more time than usual there, foregoing music to hang out longer with new and old friends.