Kate Teague leads the Oxford-based band Reels Sunday night. Photo by Timothy Steenwyck.
This week, Oxford restaurant Proud Larry’s offers three concerts with widely differing sounds.
Local band Reels performs tonight. The band got off the ground during the fall of 2015 with the release of their EP.
Although the band is classified as alternative rock, Reels uses a lot more sounds to prove that they’re more than that. Through songs such as “Low Life”, the band proves that it also has a jazzy, indie-pop sound, one that is not heard often. To help them achieve this sound, one of the band members, Jean Marie Lalande, plays the saxophone. Shane Prewitt on drums, Hershey Tate on lead guitar, Kate Teague on vocals and rhythm guitar and Jeremiah Wills on bass round out the group’s notable sound.
North Carolina-based bluegrass band Town Mountain performs Friday at Proud Larry’s. The band is currently on tour to promote their fifth studio-album, “Southern Crescent.” During the recording of the album, the band relied on traditional recording methods to produce a raw and soulful sound which should make an easy transition to the live performance of their songs.
Each band member, Robert Greer on vocals and guitar, Jesse Langlais on banjo and vocals, Bobby Britt on fiddle, Phil Barker on mandolin and vocals and Nick DiSebastian on bass, uses his own unique voice to create the band’s remarkable sound.
To round out the weekend of music at Proud Larry’s, the Dexateens with The Great Dying will perform Saturday. Alabama-based rock band Dexateens have presented their self-described “skillet rock” to audiences for almost a decade, and their music is influenced by rhythm and soul and country, with artist influences such as Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard. Their band members include Elliot McPherson, Matt Patton, Brian Gosdin, Taylor Hollingsworth and Brad Armstrong.
Also playing on Saturday night is The Great Dying, a project by Proud Larry’s bartender Will Griffith.
Tickets for all three nights are available now on the Proud Larry’s website. Reels with Prevention Club will perform at 9 tonight, Town Mountain will perform at 9:30 p.m. Friday and Dexateens with The Great Dying will round out the weekend performances at 9 p.m. Saturday.
