Twangville Presents: Matt Woods, Mic Harrison, & Carissa Johnson

Twangville brings a three-artist bill to Groove, featuring Matt Woods, Mic Harrison, and Carissa Johnson. The presentation comes from the Americana-focused music site, which has spent more than two decades covering folk, country, bluegrass, rock, and blues through reviews, interviews, videos, and live events. It is a chance to hear three songwriters and bandleaders whose work draws from distinct roots: Woods’ East Tennessee songwriting, Harrison’s stories of life and history, and Johnson’s punk and alt-rock anthems of resilience, heartbreak, and self-discovery.

Harrison grew up in Bradford, Tennessee, later moved to Knoxville, and played in The V-Roys and Superdrag before his solo debut Pallbearer’s Shoes. He has recorded and toured with The High Score for 20 years; his album Peach Blossom Youth closes with “Picnic at Shiloh,” tying childhood family memories to the Civil War site. Appalachia and East Tennessee run through Woods’ writing, while he tours solo and with Matt Woods and the Natural Disasters. He has shared stages with Tyler Childers, Frank Turner, CAKE, and the Black Lillies. Boston-born Johnson has toured for a decade solo and with her trio The Cure Alls, won Boston’s Rock & Roll Rumble in 2017, and has opened for Dorothy, TORRES, and Winona Fighter. She now splits her time between Boston and New York while preparing her sixth full-length album.