Outformation
plus: JonathanTyler & the Northern Lights
Live At The Granada Theater On Friday October 17, 2008
Doors 8pm Show 9pm
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Part of what makes this world so tragically beautiful is the simple fact that you just don't know what's going to happen. And when we realize this to be true and embrace it as inspiration, all of the limits we have set on ourselves begin to slip away. After the 2002 passing of forty-year-old Widespread Panic guitarist Michael Houser, Sam Holt, Houser's guitar tech, experienced this moment of clarity as he realized the critical need to make the most of his time. "There were many times he [Houser] told me, 'I want you to go do your own thing. You need to quit teching and go play music,' says Holt.

"And [after he died] that really hit home for me." It was Houser's death that served as the catalyst for Sam Holt to dedicate himself to Outformation.

Although it's clear his more-than-seven-year tenure with Widespread Panic has been instrumental in Holt forming and pursing Outformation, the story really begins with Holt's old friend, bass player and singer Grady Upchurch. "Grady and I go way back and we share a lot of history," explains Holt, "and to be able to make music with someone and connect like that and then also have that shared background is pretty special." In response to Outformation's auspicious entrance to the music world, the rising stars were named "Best New Band" of 2005 in Honest Tune Magazine's reader's poll, and Tennessee Before Daylight was nominated for "Best Album" by the editorial staff of the same publication.

For More Information:
www.foryouroutformation.com
www.myspace.com/outformation

Goes Good With: Widespread Panic, Drive By Truckers, Neil Young, Jerry Garcia
CD World Sez: Holt's guitar evokes sounds familiar but fresh. Powerful rock/blues/country.