Gig Guide
Brother Hawk
SATURDAY AT MACON OCTOBERFEST, TATTNALL SQUARE PARK
Atlanta's Brother Hawk plays the type of straightforward, blues-and-soul-based rock 'n' roll that makes you swear you've heard it somewhere before. Their guitar and piano driven songs are firmly rooted in a respect of past musicians such as the Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin and Neil Young, but they certainly aren't stuck there. Their music uses those artists as springboards to something more progressive and contemporary a la the Southern-tinged sounds of bands like My Morning Jacket and Band of Horses. They're masters of the tightly written song, but they also leave plenty of room to jam. 1 p.m. $10-$60.
Clear Plastic Masks
SATURDAY AT MACON OCTOBERFEST, TATTNALL SQUARE PARK
Clear Plastic Masks is a band that formed in Brooklyn and now calls Nashville home. The band's members come from all over the country, making their style a bit ambiguous and their influences hard to pin down. But that's not a bad thing at all. They might best be described as exemplars of a new rock 'n' roll scene that's taking over Country Music, U.S.A. Their latest album, "Being There," shifts effortlessly from piano ballads to throwback soul to glam punk. A few members of Clear Plastic Masks also recently collaborated with Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard on her solo project, a product of Nashville's burgeoning scene. 4:30 p.m. $10-$60.
Susto
SUNDAY AT MACON OCTOBERFEST, TATTNALL SQUARE PARK
Susto plays the type of music well-suited for restless hearts, long nights and those with perpetually itchy feet. But though they may wander, Susto's songs are firmly rooted in the South, and the often-daunting mystique of the region takes the forefront as subject matter. The result is hauntingly beautiful alt-country that tells tales of backwoods gospel, black Jesus, demons and love -- spiritual, secular, doomed or delivering. 1:15 p.m. $10-$60.
Turnpike Troubadours with the Black Lillies
SUNDAY AT THE COX CAPITOL THEATRE
Hailing from dive bars in obscure corners of Oklahoma, the so-called "Red Dirt Circuit," Turnpike Troubadours honed their craft playing to drunk, rowdy, often inattentive crowds. Gradually, folks started listening, the tours got bigger and the venues got more prestigious, allowing the band a wider audience for their brand of heartland country-rock, which No Depression magazine calls a "testament to the small towns in which they were raised ... with stories of longing, humor, tragedy and general life in rural America." East Tennessee's Americana rockers the Black Lillies open in support of their recently-released record, "Hard to Please." Doors: 7 p.m./Show: 8 p.m. $25-$440.
Nikki Lane with Frankie Lee
MONDAY AT THE COX CAPITOL THEATRE
The phrase "Nashville singer-songwriter" might evoke certain images and stereotypes, but Nikki Lane immediately throws them right out the window. Her new record, "All or Nothin'," which was produced by the Black Keys' Dan Auerbach, has earned her high praise, including the title of "a modern-day Wanda Jackson." It's a country record at heart, but it contains much more, including girl-group attitude and sweet pop sensibilities. Frankie Lee, who refined his songwriting talent over a decade of living on the road and playing with anyone from Slim Dunlap of the Replacements to Merle Haggard, opens the show. Doors: 7 p.m./Show: 8 p.m. $10-$120.
This story was originally published October 22, 2015 at 4:23 PM with the headline "Gig Guide ."