In 2009, James Keogh was a promising player in Australia’s Victorian Football League. He also played music, and, taking an alias from a Peter Carey novel he was reading, put himself into rotation in the Melbourne open mic scene as Vance Joy. He released his indie debut EP, God Loves You When You’re Dancing, in March 2013, and by the end of the year, Joy had topped global charts with the catchy, unavoidable hit, “Riptide,” signed a five-album deal with Atlantic Records and caught the ear of Taylor Swift, who put him on her 1989 tour.
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March galleries
Friday 3/6 through Sunday 3/29 McGuffey Art Center presents a slate of new exhibitions of various media and interests this month. In the Sarah B. Smith Gallery, “Kinship” offers a collection of paintings that celebrate the connections between us all by Eileen French. In the First Floor North Gallery, “Holding What Time Leaves Behind” captures […]
Louisiana Calling at The Jefferson 3/6
Louisiana Calling pairs Sonny Landreth Band with The Iguanas for a show fit to rock any venue in the Big Easy or bayou. Horn-laden and harmony-heavy, The Iguanas traffic a monster mashup of danceable stylings—Tejano and Conjunto sounds and fiery Caribbean influences mingle with Southern blues, jazz, and R&B. Whether sultry and smooth or wailing […]
