Cadillac Sky Inspired By Many Musical Genres

“Original”, “innovative”, “fearless”, “ambitious”, “propulsive”, “a marvel of emotion and razor sharp focus.” Words from those who’ve heard one of American music’s most compelling bands, Cadillac Sky.

Cadillac Sky’s bluegrass instrumentation imitates that of the original “Bluegrass Boys”. Their music looks as much to Radiohead and the Beatles for inspiration as it does to Bill Monroe. The 14 original songs, all written by the band, on their stellar sophomore release for Skaggs Family Records, “Gravity’s Our Enemy”, embody this ideal. But somehow, even though they draw inspiration from many far-reaching corners of creativity, they manage to create a sound that is completely Cadillac Sky. Their sound rejects the straitjacket of labeling and paints music as its masterpiece.

Cadillac Sky will perform Saturday, Jan. 24, at 8 p.m., at the Paramount Center in downtown Bristol, Tenn.

The music of Cadillac Sky has been called everything from “experimental acoustic music” to “psychobilly bluegrass.“ But the band just hopes to make “good” music. They simply choose to believe that there should be only two categories of music—good and bad. The five young men making up Cadillac Sky—Bryan, Matt, Ross, Panda and David—are a musical unit that strives with every note recorded, every show performed, to create moments that will be remembered and music that will last.

Audience members will be propelled to their feet with enthusiasm once they start to feel the transfer of honest energy that occurs every time Cadillac Sky takes the stage.  And with the recent addition of David Mayfield, whose guitar playing and vocals have shared the stage with such musical luminaries as The Avett Brothers and The Black Keys, the band has pushed its talent past the boiling point.

Tickets for Saturday’s concert are $20 and are on sale now. You can charge by phone (423-274-8920) or order online at http://www.etix.com.