Chris Knight
Ten years and five acclaimed albums into one of the most uncompromising careers in American music, the singer/songwriter whose work has been compared to Prine, Cash and Nebraska-era Springsteen by some the toughest music writers in America may have finally conquered his most demanding critic of all: himself.
“Right now, this is my favorite record,” Chris Knight says of his new album, Heart Of Stone. “It might just be my best. For some reason, there’s a cohesiveness here that’s not like anything I’ve done before. But at the same time, it’s not real predictable. There’s a lot of texture to it as well, but it’s a simple record. I don’t know how that happened. But I know it when I hear it.”
Then again, Knight has always been an artist of fierce instinct and uncommon paradox. A former strip-mine reclamation inspector, Knight still lives in the rural coal town of Slaughters, Kentucky (population 200) where he was born and raised. But it’s been on record – as well as everywhere from rowdy Texas roadhouses to hushed New York City theaters – where Chris has forged the reputation for a stark and often-ferocious honesty that led one writer to call his music “where Cormac McCarthy meets Copperhead Road.”
Bobby Clark
Hailing from the outskirts of Southern Indiana, he grew up in the belly of the heartland rock world, and his songs live up to the lineage. Bobby has lived the life often sang about in his music. The son of a preacher, and a man that has made his living off of hard work, he has a song and opinion about many topics.
A believer in hard work and sweaty Midwestern bar rock, he has honed his craft over the years of writing memorable and catchy rock songs, and selections of blues and gospel due to his love of music and influences. His portfolio of music spans over 200 written songs and hundreds of live shows throughout America's heartland.
In early 2017, his song "Grandview" was recorded by Rock N Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp and released as the 2nd single off Mellencamp's new CD, "Sad Clowns and Hillbillies". The song tells the all too common story of people in Southern Indiana who just want to live a comfortable life rather than one of affluence, and the conflict that desire creates.
