sundogs – Kevin Leahy

Chloë Agnew, Atlanta Pops, Michelle Shocked & Glank

Kevin Leahy — Fri, 27 Oct 2017 23:04:26 +0000

This year began with a springtime run of shows with Chloë Agnew and the Atlanta Pops Orchestra in Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, and Georgia. The Atlanta Pops also had the unique opportunity to perform at the 2017 Rotary International convention this summer, as Atlanta hosted members from throughout the world at the Georgia World Congress Center to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Rotary Foundation. I also played drums with Michelle Shocked for two shows in Atlanta and Nashville, marimba with Alex Gordon at the Atlanta Jazz Festival Neighborhood Jazz Series, drums with The Sundogs, Fire & The Knife, and assorted percussion instruments for Glank’s debut performances at Atlanta’s annual multi-media popular culture convention Dragon Con.

Atlanta Pops 70th & In The Spirit

Kevin Leahy — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 12:10:54 +0000

Recently, the Atlanta Pops Orchestra staged a two-night gala to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the organization. The performances included an array of guest artists from the Atlanta music scene, ranging from jazz trumpeters Cecil Welch and Joe Gransden to singer-songwriters Levi Lowrey and Michele Malone, to hip-hop heavyweights Arrested Development. The force of musical sound was huge and made for a memorable experience. The Atlanta Pops Orchestra also recorded a Christmas album entitled “In The Spirit: A Celebration of the Holidays” with John Driskell Hopkins, the first full-album release for the Atlanta Pops in over 30 years. The album was recorded at 800 East in Atlanta this past summer and features guest appearances by Balsam Range, Indigo Girls, and Laura Bell Bundy. John and I served as Executive Producers of the project, and we are planning to release it on November 13th.

Other recording projects released this year include The Sundogs’ “Cut & Run,” which we recorded at Southern Tracks earlier this spring.

Coy Bowles & the Fellowship Tour, Eliot Bronson at Paste

Kevin Leahy — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 19:58:56 +0000

Over the next two weeks, I’ll be doing a few shows with Coy Bowles to celebrate his latest release, Love Takes Flight:

DATE	CITY	VENUE
October 1	Atlanta, GA	Northside Tavern
October 6	Savannah, GA	Live Wire
October 7	Atlanta, GA	Vinyl (CD release show)
October 8	Thomaston, GA	Bickley’s Lake

Since getting off the Zac Brown Band “Breaking Southern Ground Tour” last summer, I have kept busy working on a number of projects in and around the Atlanta area. Some recent releases that I contributed to include Nic Cowan‘s Hardheaded, Sonia Leigh‘s 1978 December and Brent Cash‘s How Strange It Seems. I’ve also performed shows with Ted Russell Kamp, Eliot Bronson, Nathan Beaver, Kingsized, Sundogs and Sonia Leigh, as well as a few dates playing timpani with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra.

Live From Paste: Eliot Bronson – July 6, 2011