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hooter Jennings and his band Hierophant will be performing this weekend at the Pour House on James Island. As someone who cut his teeth on music (yep, he’s the son of Waylon Jennings), Shooter is now exploring limits with the latest album, “Black Ribbons.” He recently chatted about the new record, his love for grunge and what Hierophant actually means. Q: What was your musical background like? A: It’s pretty broad. I grew up listening to my dad’s music a lot, but my older brother also had a lot of rock ’n’ roll records. He loved the heavy stuff, like Alice Cooper. It wasn’t really my scene, but I discovered a lot of other bands that I did like — Nine Inch Nails, Guns N’ Roses — and at the same time I was getting turned onto stuff like the Beatles. Later, when I was living in Los Angeles during my 20s, I started falling back in love with country, and going back to my roots a bit. I had a band in Nashville before I went to L.A., and then I had a band in L.A. too. Now my current band is Hierophant. Q: What does Hierophant mean? Why is that the band’s name? A: Hierophant is actually a term from a tarot card, but it felt like the right choice for the band. It means a holy person, or a type of spiritual guide. Q: Any particular influences for the music? A: The band is all over the place. We’re all record collectors, and we all listen
to different music, from the Rolling Stones to my dad’s stuff. We’re all fans of music in general, and I’d say it really depends on what we’re inspired by at the time. Q: So what does that mean for your latest album? A: Well, our latest album isn’t really country. Like I said, we’ve drawn from everything: Country, rock, we’ve just blurred it all together. Our newest work, “Black Ribbons,” is a concept record. It features Stephen King playing the part of a DJ. It’s pretty out there, and for me to describe it verbally wouldn’t do it justice. It’s about the last hour of broadcast, and it really deals with a lot of the world’s issues today. The album was inspired by the state of the world. We’re living in a scary place. Q: What’s a typical day for you? A: I don’t have a typical day. Flying, working, being on the road. I’m just everywhere all the time. When you’re on the road, you’re just waiting to play your music, and trying to make the most of your time. Q: Have you been to Charleston before? How do you feel about the audience here? A: I’ve been to Charleston many times, and all over South Carolina. I guess I was there about two years ago. I think the audience is great, and a lot of good bands come out the Carolinas, so it’s a fun gig to play. We’ll be playing some stuff from the new album, and a few surprises too.
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Shooter Jennings, Hierophant stop at The Pour House
1/2 PRICE ON ALL GUITAR STRINGS ALL DAY /
EVERYDAY
1660 Sam Rittenberg Blvd., Charleston
(843) 766-7660
www.pecknelmusic.com
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Shooter Jennings is the son of the late country legend Waylon Jennings.
if you go WHO: Shooter Jennings and Hierophant with Yarn WHEN: Sept. 23 HOW MUCH: $17 in advance at www.etix.com, all Cat’s Music and Monster Music locations. $19 the day of the show HEAR HIS MUSIC: www. shooterjennings.com INFO: 571-4343 or www. charlestonpourhouse. com. WHAT DID YOU THINK?: Go to www. charlestonscene.com, and add your opinion about the concert.
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