22 Jul Soul Asylum to Perform at Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival
Arts in the Heart of Augusta will be rocking this Fall with Grammy winning band Soul Asylum on the Global Stage Saturday, Sept. 20th at 7:30pm on the Augusta Common. Soul Asylum are known for their raucous and emphatic combination of punk energy, guitar-fueled firepower, and songs that range from aggressive to heartfelt. They continue to be one of the most inspiring and hardworking bands in the rock scene, having broken through commercially with the double-platinum 1992 album Grave Dancers Union, which contained the Grammy-winning Billboard Hot 100 Top 5 hit “Runaway Train” and No. 1 Modern Rock smash “Somebody to Shove.” Their latest album, “Slowly But Shirley” includes frontman Dave Pirner, drummer Michael Bland, lead guitarist Ryan Smith, bassist Jeremy Tappero and was produced by Steve Jordan, drummer for the Rolling Stones. Soul Asylum is funded in part by a grant from Destination Augusta.
Opening for Soul Asylum on Saturday night at 6pm will be Leon & the Peoples, an award-winning Reggae Soul band from NYC, led by internationally acclaimed performer, singer-songwriter, movie & TV actor Leon. Their latest album’s debut single “Love Is A Beautiful Thing” charted #3 on Billboard’s Hot Singles Sales.
Arts in the Heart of Augusta Festival is September 19 – 21st. The festival is presented by the Greater Augusta Arts Council, City of Augusta and Powered by Amazon. For more information visit artsintheheartofaugusta.com and the festival social media pages on Facebook and Instagram.