After months and months of constant touring, we took some much needed time off to spend quality time with our families. Now that our kids remember what we look like, we are back at it again with a slew of new shows. It all starts this Saturday 9/30 at The Rooftop Hop in downtown Chattanooga. And while you are here, please check out all of our upcoming shows. We hope to see your smiling face at a few of them! Oh, and we may even have a handful of new songs for you to hear.....
Welcome
Thank you for visiting the official website for Magic Birds, a Chattanooga, TN-based band made up of Scott Bruce and Ben Ezell. Delivering their own brand of Americana music, the duo blends together elements of classic country, bluegrass and folk, producing a style of music that exemplifies the sound that has helped shape their lives. Check out the site, see where the next performance will be and take a listen to a few tunes. Hope you like what you hear!
At Barking Legs we will be.....
For our next 2 shows, we will find ourselves at one of our favorite Chattanooga venues; Barking Legs Theater. First, we are so excited that we were asked to be a part of Nathan Bell's CD Release Party on Sat 7/15. His new album Love>Fear (48 hours in traitorland) is out now and it is fantastic. Here's one of our favorite songs on the album, just to get you warmed up for the celebration: Raise Your Fist. Next, we will be back at Barking Legs on Sat 8/5 for another installation of our songwriters in the round showcase. This one is going to be a doozy, as we have some awesome Chattanooga area songwriters lined up for your listening pleasure. Check out the details here.
We hope to see you out at our shows, and keep checking back to this site because we will be performing at some popular Chattanooga events in Sep & Oct and we should be announcing those very soon!
Playing tunes in the month of June....
We have a couple of great shows lined up for June.
First, we'll be performing on Wed 6/7 at Waterhouse Pavilion in downtown Chattanooga as part of Noon Tunes concert series. This is the 2nd year of Noon Tunes and we are honored to be selected to the lineup this year. And yes, the show is at noon....as in the middle of the day....so take your lunch break with us!
Next, we will be performing at Puckett's on Fri 6/16 for the first time, which we are very excited about. This will be right toward the end of the Riverbend stretch. If Riverbend isn't your thing, then come hang out with us. If you are at Riverbend, but tired and hungry, then come hang out with us. Either way, we'll be taking the stage at 9pm!
For more details about our upcoming dates, visit our shows page....and we hope to see you in the crowd!
April showers of shows!
Ok....maybe only 3, but that is a lot for us in 1 month, and they are 3 shows that we are very excited about!
First, we are opening for Aaron Lee Tasjan at JJ's Bohemia on Friday 4/7. If you haven't heard of him yet, you should check him out. His new album Silver Tears on New West Records is really good. Here's one of our favorites; Memphis Rain.
Then on Sat 4/22, we will be at Clyde's on Main for the first time, sharing the stage with our SC buddies, Josh Roberts & The Hinges. This band knows how to rock-n-roll....and they are some really good people too. Scott and Josh go way back, so expect some late night collaborations of some sort!
And finally, we are honored that we were asked to return to the National Cornbread Festival for a 2nd straight year. We are playing on Sat 4/29, so come hang out with us and do the cornbread sampling....it will all be worth it, trust us!
We hope to see you out at a show or 2...or 3!
Check out all of our upcoming shows here.
First, we are opening for Aaron Lee Tasjan at JJ's Bohemia on Friday 4/7. If you haven't heard of him yet, you should check him out. His new album Silver Tears on New West Records is really good. Here's one of our favorites; Memphis Rain.
Then on Sat 4/22, we will be at Clyde's on Main for the first time, sharing the stage with our SC buddies, Josh Roberts & The Hinges. This band knows how to rock-n-roll....and they are some really good people too. Scott and Josh go way back, so expect some late night collaborations of some sort!
And finally, we are honored that we were asked to return to the National Cornbread Festival for a 2nd straight year. We are playing on Sat 4/29, so come hang out with us and do the cornbread sampling....it will all be worth it, trust us!
We hope to see you out at a show or 2...or 3!
Check out all of our upcoming shows here.
2017 update....
Yeah, we know...we've been a little quiet since the end of 2016. Well, we took a little time off during the winter months, but now we are back in the studio working on a new record, this time with our good buddy, the talented Mr. Nick Lutsko. We are excited for you to hear what we are creating together and we hope to have a teaser for you very soon!
In the meantime, we have another exciting installment of our Scenic City Showcase coming back to Barking Legs Theater on Saturday 3/4. This is gonna be another great one, featuring more very talented songwriters from Chattanooga, and our first one on a Saturday night! Also, look for another show announcement soon for April....one we are very excited about as well....you'll know soon!
We hope to see you out and about!
In the meantime, we have another exciting installment of our Scenic City Showcase coming back to Barking Legs Theater on Saturday 3/4. This is gonna be another great one, featuring more very talented songwriters from Chattanooga, and our first one on a Saturday night! Also, look for another show announcement soon for April....one we are very excited about as well....you'll know soon!
We hope to see you out and about!
New Merchandise for the Holidays!
We are happy to release our brand new t-shirts, just in time for the holidays. Head over to our STORE and see the awesome, new design that we have available in multiple colors!
Songwriters in the Round returns!
We've had a blast hosting the Songwriters in the Round series this year from Scenic City Showcase, sharing the stage with some incredible Chattanooga musicians. We are excited to do this one more time before the year ends on Thursday, December 1, and this lineup is just as special as the others. Come see Magic Birds, along with Lon Eldridge, Marty & Matt Bohannon, Charles Allison and Courtney Holder in a stripped down setting, sharing stories behind some of our songs and performing in the intimate setting of Barking Legs Theater. See our SHOWS page for more details.
Back to the Mill!
We had the pleasure of performing at Ketner’s Mill Country Arts Fair last year and we are proud that we have been asked to come back this year. If you haven't been before, you should check out this festival. It is a lot of fun for the entire family and the setting is one of a kind. See their website at www.ketnersmill.org.
We are performing at 2pm Eastern on Saturday, Oct 15th. We will be at the tent stage inside the fair, near the big food barn. Get there earlier in the day for our buddy Ryan Oyer, and stay after us to see our friends in Caney Creek Company. Should be a fun day!
We are performing at 2pm Eastern on Saturday, Oct 15th. We will be at the tent stage inside the fair, near the big food barn. Get there earlier in the day for our buddy Ryan Oyer, and stay after us to see our friends in Caney Creek Company. Should be a fun day!
Putting on your hopping shoes!
The Rooftop Hop is happening in Chattanooga this Saturday 9/24 and Magic Birds will be performing all night long on the roof of our good friends from RootsRated. This is the 5th annual Hop, put on by the fine folks at green | spaces. There is still time to snatch a ticket, so go do that and then hop on over to RootsRated and hang out with us!
Thu 8/4 @ the Hunter Museum
We are honored to be performing live at the Hunter Museum on Thu 8/4 as part of their All American Summer Concert Series. This is an early 'happy hour' show that starts at 6pm, so make sure you head straight over from work. The Hunter folks were also kind enough to work with us on this promotional video for the show...hope you enjoy Feeling Low!
We are headed back to our favorite 'Five Star Dive Bar' for our next local Chattanooga show. We will have more details coming for this one, but go ahead and mark your calendar because it's always a big party when the Birds flock to Doc's!!
We are thrilled to announce that we have been added to this bill! Dylan LeBlanc and Ryan Culwell will be performing at JJ's Bohemia on Saturday, May 11th, and Magic Birds will get the night started with a set out on the back patio area of JJ's. So, if you were thinking about grabbing tickets to this show, we hope we just helped you cross over the fence and make it happen! We will get the night started somewhere around 8-9pm--check back soon for more details!
Magic Birds w/ Tanner Hillis @ The Dunlap Yard
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RESCHEDULED FROM FRIDAY APRIL 5 We are excited to travel up the road from Chattanooga to Dunlap for our first performance at The Dunlap Yard. We have heard nothing but great things about this venue, and we know they have hosted a ton of great music over the past few years, and we feel lucky to add Magic Birds to this list! Also, our buddy Tanner Hillis will get the show started with his own set. So, take the short drive up the road with us and spend your Friday night in downtown Dunlap!! Doors at 6pm Central, show at 7pm Central.
Magic Birds @ Chateau Meichtry Family Vineyard & Winery
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Chateau Meichtry Family Vineyard & Winery , 1862 Orchard Lane, Talking Rock, GA 30175
The Birds are taking flight to Ellijay! We are proud to announce that we will be performing at Chateau Meichtry Family Vineyard & Winery on Sunday, June 2nd. Come hang out with us in the mountains of North GA at this beautiful vineyard setting. This is also during Ellijay's Singer & Songwriter 2 week festival so there should be plenty of good music for you to check out, before and after our show that is!
We are headed back to downtown Clayton, and if you haven't traveled with us to visit this awesome little town, here is your chance! Seriously though, Clayton is one of our favorite towns, with mountains, lakes and rivers all surrounding the area. But once you stop exploring the outdoors, you need a place to meet up with others, eat, drink and shop--and downtown Clayton has it all! We will be back on the outdoor stage at Universal Joint in downtown Clayton on June 8th and we hope to see you there!!