Liz Sloan was born in Abilene, TX and grew up in a small west Texas town called Breckenridge. When she was three years old her mother entered her into violin training. Her first violin was a Cracker Jack Box with a ruler taped to it. She was home schooled for most of her childhood so she could focus on playing violin. She eventually got fed up with the classical world and looked for a change in the world of country and bluegrass. She joined began touring with Bob Wayne and the Outlaw Carnies in 2009 where she met Jared.

Jared was born in Pensacola and grew up in Chattanooga, TN. He grew up playing in local punk bands that never made it out of the basement. He joined the Navy in 2001 and after his time in the Navy he wanted to play music again so he bought an upright bass and taught himself how to play. He played in a lot of New England rockabilly and psychobilly bands as well as partially fronting his own band, Soul Reapin’ 3. In 2009 he decided to ‘make a go at the music thing’ and left everything behind to tour with the Hillbilly Hellcats in Europe for a month. The day he came back he got a phone call from Bob Wayne saying that he needed a bass player. That evening Jared hit the road from Connecticut and met the Carnies in Austin, TX.

Liz and Jared hit it off immediately and since then have toured and recorded with countless bands in the roots community. The Urban Pioneers are Liz and Jared’s new project where they set out to conquer the blacktop sea playing their brand of old time music that is guaranteed to get you stomping your feet!

The Brittany Avery Band is a country/southern rock band from Columbus Ga.

Born to sing and bound to roam, Pearls Mahone is part hard luck crooner and part gospel firebrand. With a firm foundation in traditional church music, she truly sings with spirit. From deep roots she built her repertoire from an early age into a seamless marriage of Soul, Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Country and Bluegrass.

. ..Hello friends, I am a singer/songwriter/guitarist currently living in the wilds of western Maryland. I was raised on country & gospel music and I began playing guitar at at age 7. By age 9, I was playing to an audience. My father and I played churches, old folks homes and the like. For a couple of years we had a regular gig playing for the bums at the rescue mission soup kitchen, which was broadcast live on Hagerstown’s A.M. station, WJEJ. Soon enough I discovered The Beatles and The Stones and I’ve been in a general state of moral decline ever since. I formed my first band in high school and have never looked back. Since then, I’ve played in dozens of bands with many wonderful friends and amazing musicians. I made records in the original days of vinyl. I’ve opened for everyone from Hasil Adkins to Danny Gatton, Foghat to The Ramones. I’ve played a thousand shows in a hundred towns and slept on more floors and sofas than I can count. Here are some of the bands I’ve played in: The Left (formed in 81′, we recorded 2 critically acclaimed records on the Bona Fide label), The Dusters, Black Market Baby, Shatterbox, The Hell County Regulars, The Voodoo Love Gods, The Hellbenders, The Casualties W/ Kim Carson (New Orleans), Blue Balls Deluxe, Iron Cross, 9353, The Glenmont Popes/Honky Slim, The Twin Six, Luckyman, The Nightlifers, and J.B.Beverly & The Wayward Drifters.
In 2014, I released my first full length solo record, The Wages of Sin, on the Farmageddon record label. Since that time, I have been hitting the road and promoting my music the old fashion way – one town and one stage at a time. Hope to see you in your town soon.

Mason is a storytelling veteran with a heart that wants to sing song. Wants you to know about his struggles his past and is willing to bet you can relate. Don’t believe it check him out!