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Malcolm Holcolmbe at Johnny's Speakeasy

Malcolm Holcombe is fiercely striking every time you encounter him on or off stage. You just get sucked into his extraordinary world of the twisting of words and wisdom that come from a bottomless well. The melodies and fierce rhythms wrap his narrative into an event where you find yourself at his unique musical carnival. Then suddenly he slays you with a sweet love ballad or a sarcastic social commentary.
In "Leaving Anna", Holcombe croons "A working mans a working man/ Makes the flowers grow." The labourers, the displaced, the papermill worker, the man who spends nickels and dimes like hundred dollar bills, these are Malcolm Holcombes people and the ones who live in his songs. But he is far less interested in talking about his own songs than in talking about other musicians whose names come up in the course of a conversation.

Recently Warren Haynes, another musician native to western North Carolina, has mentioned Malcolms name in interviews. Typically, Holcombe was unaware of this, but filled with praise for Haynes.

He is a real gentleman. I am glad to call him a friend, he says. He taught me how to bend a string on a guitar.
Chances are that "Another Black Hole" will not be mentioned at Grammy time, but it is a strong addition to an ever-strengthening catalogue of music made by a humble craftsman in western North Carolina. It is Malcolms perception of the world that make his songs hit you like a gunpowder blast. His gruff and tough delivery is a primordial power full of grit, spit and anthropomorphic expression, says Ray Kennedy. Trends come and go. What is real is the ground beneath our feet, the sky above us, the struggle to earn a living. These are Malcolm Holcombes timeless subjects and the spin he puts on them makes our journey here more bearable.

Doors open at 7 pm.
Show starts at 8 pm.