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South Florida singer-songwriter Bill Hartmann welcomes a busy year in 2020. In addition to his solo gigs, he will share the stage with many of the areas seasoned performers and newcomers as host of the Musicians Showcase and Showcase in the Round. He will also make guest appearances at selected venues, and volunteer his musical talent to community events. Visit schedule for details.
February 2020 Hartmann will perform at the MILLENNIUM MUSIC CONFERENCE Harrisburg, PA. In August he returns to Gatlinburg Tennessee to participate in the ANNUAL SMOKY MOUNTAINS SONGWRITERS FESTIVAL. On September 26, for the sixth consecutive year, Hartmann will be among the scheduled entertainers performing at the Palm Beach Poetry Festival 100k POETS AND MUSICIANS FOR CHANGE Global Event.
"In the House" at the Grinder House is broadcast live on WFMC Jams every Friday from 6-8pm central.
We're having an outdoor show this Saturday on the front patio. Its Declan Kennedy at 6PM and Ciera MacKenzie at 7PM. We'll be live streaming this event to the The Commodore Grille Facebook page.
The Commodore Grille will have food and drink specials with contact free pickup. Call direct to order at 629-215-8159.
Feel free to come and hang out in your cars in the hotel parking lot and enjoy the music. You can sync the stream to your car stereo.
"Stuck In the House" hosted by The Grinder House - Adam and Cherish Hamby
Adam and Cherish have had a number of different band members over the last 9 years, from small 3 piece acts to large 7 piece groups. From 2012-14, they had a 5 piece Alternative Rock band often described as The Civil Wars fronting Evanescence. They had their first collaborative album titled, “The Rains”, produced in the Fall of 2014 by Mike Hartnett. Their new album, titled “The Darkgrass Sessions” was released in July 2019 and was their second album together. The Darkgrass Sessions was produced by Lee Groitzsch, with a number of the songs co-produced by Noel Golden.
Adam is one of the founding members of the band and is one of two lead vocals. He has been the lead singer of 3 different bands over the last decade, releasing an EP with 2 of them (The Fifth Seal 2005; Stonesfall 2007) and a solo album titled “Trails,” in 2003. Influenced heavily by his Christian faith, he writes and sings from his soul and it can be heard in both his voice and lyrics. He had a song reach Christian radio in the mid 2000’s called, “Mercedes” with his former band, The Fifth Seal.
"In the House" at the Grinder House is broadcast live on WFMC Jams every Friday.
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Featuring Steven Cade Iamelisemusic and Justin Love Music hosted by Nashville Songwriter's Showcase . An all original music show streaming live from Commodore Grille Nashville to your phone, computer or tv screen! Nothing like a good concert during this coronavirus chaos and everything else going on. Don't let it stop you from doing what you love. I sure ain't so, be ready to jump on and enjoy some amazing music from a few of Nashville's finest up and coming artists!
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Southern blues and rock band with members from both Three Penny Nickel and Smokey Mount'n Bandits.
They will be performing from their own location and sharing their talent with us through Facebook Live.
"In the House" at the Grinder House is broadcast live on WFMC Jams every Friday.
Dallas Remington (Dallas like the city and Remington like the Gun) - Comfortably sporting camouflage or dazzling in sequins, Dallas Remington is a no-nonsense country recording artist and songwriter who knows who she is and what she wants. The Kentucky-born, eighteen-year-old thrives with a passion for life, her music, and her faith. Dallas’ vocal talents are marked by her striking lyrics and textured phrasing; her fiery verve and vigor comes to life in every performance--intimate or live. Dallas played more than 200 shows and events in 2016/2017 combined with an expected 100+ shows and events on the slate in 2018. Her debut country single, “Found Her Freedom” (released in Summer 2017) secured a slot on the MusicRow Chart landing at #60; her new single, "Never Turned Around," is on radio now. For more about Dallas Remington, visit http://www.dallasremington.com/
From performing at Nashville’s legendary Bluebird Café and Puckett’s to taking the stage at festivals throughout Kansas, Ohio, and Kentucky, Ava Rowland is a talent worth keeping an eye on. The contemporary country music artist cites an eclectic list of artistic inspirations ranging from Carrie Underwood to Lauren Daigle to Selena Quintanilla to Elvis Presley.
Ava is a 2019 CMA Fest Artist. She has opened for several well known artist such as Montgomery Gentry, John Michael Montgomery, Drake White, Emily Hackett, Allie Colleen and Neal McCoy.
Her songwriting is in full evidence all over California Gypsies, her new release.
A great example is the heart-wrenching “My Last Words,” a song that was inspired by the tragic events that unfolded at Parkland High – and the family members left behind.
“I was watching a vigil for the Parkland shooting victims. A father of victim Jamie Guttenberg was saying how he can remember the busyness of the morning and what she was wearing, but he can’t remember if he told her that he loved her. Such a strong statement made me realize that we never know when it’ll be the last time we see someone.”
The EP also contains the title track - Ava’s very first radio single - the upbeat “Polaroid Picture,” of which she says, “It’s about having someone special in your life who is just an original, a classic…just like a Polaroid Picture.”
Ava is currently promoting her EP, which is produced by well-known Nashville songwriter, Britton Cameron (toured with Toby Keith, Hootie and the Blowfish, Leann Rimes). She says it was a thrill being in the studio with him. “He taught me a lot during recording. It was a truly educational experience, and I feel I am the better for it.” The instrumentation for the album was recorded at Nashville’s Keystone Studio, while the vocals were all tracked at Cameron’s home studio.
The EP is available for streaming and purchase on all major platforms, including iTunes, Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon.
When she isn’t working on music, Ava can be found advocating “Rachel’s Challenge,” a program about anti-bullying, looking for the best in others and treating them with compassion. The organization was founded in the memory of Columbine High School shooting victim Rachel Scott. Her story is one that struck an emotional chord within her.
“I read about Rachel Scott, and found myself so much into her story, how she was compassionate to others, and how she basically died for her faith in God. It’s a program about anti-bullying, looking for the best in others and treating them with compassion. She wrote a paper and it was called, ‘My Ethics, My Codes of Life.’ She challenges the reader to go out of their way to show compassion because if one person goes out of their way, then they start a chain reaction of the same - about being kind to others.” The foundation creates programs which promote positive climates in schools, including Ohio’s Wellington School District, for which Ava raised $5,500 to bring in “Rachel’s Challenge.”
Ava enjoys spending time with her family and volunteering at her church. When at home, Ava can be found watching TV, or movies such as 8 Seconds and The Notebook. However, she’s hoping to be quite busy promoting her new music. What are her goals? She has set the bar high. “I want to be on tour and on the CMA Awards. That would be nice,” she says with boundless enthusiasm. Whatever her career path, Ava stresses she will never forget where her gifts come from. “All my blessings come from my savior Jesus Christ. I would be nothing without him.”
He’s shared album credits with Garth Brooks and Tom Petty and his songs have been heard everywhere from the Tony Kornheiser Show to the Bluebird Café. Nashville native Randy Finchum is an award-winning songwriter and radio personality who has had over sixty songs recorded by various artists, among them country music great multi-platinum artist Sammy Kershaw. In the Christian Country genre, Randy has been blessed with four #1 songs as a writer and an artist, among them “Jesus Was a Rebel”, which was named 95.5 WTVY’s SON Country Countdown “Song Of The Year” for 2014. In May of 2016 Irish country music star Mary Duff released her CD “Changing Lanes” (ISG/Sony Music Australia) which included two of Randy’s songs, including her single and video for “What Heart Can Do”, which currently has over 350,000 views. In 2018 Irish band Hurricane Highway's cut of Randy's song "I Learned From You" was considered for a Grammy nomination.
On the radio side, Randy hosts the weekly “New Music Showcase” segment on the syndicated radio show “The HLE Christian Country Countdown with Steve Roberson” and previously hosted the "Music City Magic" segment on 106.5 WOCY as well as the “Nashville Night” radio show on the Nashville Songwriters Radio Network. Randy also has written theme songs for the nationally syndicated radio talk show “The Long Version with Fletcher Long” and the HLE Radio morning show, and has recently performed on the “Nashville Today” show and “The Music Row Show” on Nashville’s legendary radio station 650 WSM.
Randy has given his testimony of how God saved him in churches from Michigan to Alabama. His mission in music and in testimony is to let others know no matter where they are or what they’ve done, God is waiting for them to call on Him. “He is a great God, and I never knew just how great He was until He pulled me out of the darkness and into His light,” says Randy. “God’s got a miracle waiting on you!
