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McKinley James at Waynesville Music

Fresh off a tour of Europe through Spain, Belgium and France, McKinley James returns briefly to the States to back up The Mavericks for a handful of dates this Spring, and a rare stop at Waynesville Music before heading back across the pond to Sweden. Fans worldwide will tell you about his serious mix of Motown soul and blues-based guitar playing. It does'nt sound like the type of blues you get from traditional purveyors of the genre, but instead from a guitarist who understands chord theory so well you could swear you're hearing a horn section sometimes. That's because he leads a duo, and while guitar stores reverberate with licks from ham-fisted modern bluesmen when they don't know shuffle from shinola, McKinley would walk into that guitar store, plug in, and summon the spirits of his own idols, nearly forgotten pioneers like Otis Rush and Johnny Guitar Watson. McKinley is 19 years old. Already a veteran before hes old enough to drink, and he runs with some heady company. His new EP Still Standing By is a six-song feast produced by The Black Keys Dan Auerbach.

McKinley's father was a former Los Straitjacket and J.D. McPherson drummer, Jason Smay, who will also appear at this performance.

Please remember that this is a small listening room venue in a guitar store, advance tickets are highly recommended since shows at Waynesville Music often sell out. Physical tickets are still available at the store until the performance, in addition to online tickets at Brown Paper Tickets.