The Rust Belt announces new shows
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The Rust Belt, 533 12th Ave., East Moline, will host a tour stop for Upchurch April 27 at 7 p.m.
A 32-year-old Nashville native, and serious alter ego of comic hick-hop performer Upchurch the Redneck, Ryan Upchurch established a sideline career as a singer, performing songs significantly warmer and more personable than his purposefully rowdy rap material, according to a tour release.
Upchurch created a humorous character, Upchurch the Redneck, who played on stereotypes of young men in the Deep South, for the amusement of his friends and himself. In 2014, Upchurch began making videos with his friends in which he portrayed the Upchurch the Redneck character, as well as showing off his skills as a rapper.
After Upchurch started posting the videos online, word about his work began to spread, and as he developed a fan base for his “hick-hop” music, he released an EP, “Cheatham County,” in May 2015. The EP rose to number 29 on the country albums chart, and Upchurch the Redneck’s recording career was on its way.
In February 2017, while Upchurch’s web presence was still dominated by his hick-hop and comedy videos, he offered fans a look at another side of his talents with the song “Where It All Went Down,” a modern country number where Upchurch sang rather than rhymed.
Tickets for the April 27 show are $64.75 are available HERE.
A far more affordable option for The Rust Belt is the venue’s Winter Jam Free Concert Series, presented by Yabba Dabbas House of Glass.
Launched in January, with Jive Radio, Fair Warning and Funktastic 5, these free 7 p.m. concerts the rest of this winter will be:
Feb. 3 – Class of ’82
Feb. 10 – 10 of Soul
Feb. 17 – Far Out 283
March 2 – For Those About to Yacht
March 9 – Dirt Road Rockers
Other upcoming Rust Belt events include:
Hairball, a bombastic celebration of arena rock, on Feb. 16.
Maddie and Tae will be joining Russell Dickerson for the Big Wheels and Back Roads tour on Feb. 24.
The Dropkick Murphys St. Patrick’s Day Tour on Feb. 25.
For more information, visit The Rust Belt website HERE.
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