Nevada City, CA – Singer, songwriter, humorist and small town philosopher Antsy McClain will bring his songs about the good life to the Nevada City stage during a concert on May 25 presented by Miners Foundry Cultural Center.
The Foundry is pleased to present Antsy McClain & the Trailer Park Troubadours on Saturday, May 25. Bar and doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m. He’ll be touring with his latest album, The Indelible Man.
Hilarious, insightful and heartwarming, Antsy McClain will have you laughing until your cheeks are sore and tearing up over the good stuff like love, family and friends. Not everything has a humorous take. McClain is a hopeful and sensitive soul who pays attention to life experiences and uses allegory and metaphor to retell stories in meaningful ways.
“Humor is empty unless it connects to the heart. As a songwriter and storyteller you’ve got to listen and see the world in order to translate it into your own stories.”
National Public Radio calls him “A spellbinding storyteller” and as a songwriter, Antsy wants to touch every emotion. Antsy calls what he does “humor with heart, funny without ridicule and sentimental without saccharine.”
“I love to make people laugh – if we can laugh, we can heal – and that will always be a big part of my shows. But without something deeper, it’s just a superficial cartoon: me with the big hair, plaid pants and funky clothes, the band with their antics. We have a good time up there, but we want to leave you with tears in your eyes from laughing and from recognizing that life is short, so enjoy the ride,” said McClain.
With mentors like Waylon Jennings, Tommy Smothers, guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel and cowboy poet Baxter Black, McClain marches to the beat of a different drum. His live shows touch upon country, rockabilly, jazz, swing and a number of pop culture references.
Staged from a small, fictitious trailer park called “Pine View Heights” (patterned after his own childhood surroundings and experiences), McClain’s live poetry, heartfelt ballads and humorous tales have garnered praise from: Guy Clark, Willie Nelson, Lindsay Buckingham, and David Wilcox.
After a 1999 Nashville record deal proved unfruitful, McClain took the reins of his career and blazed an independent campaign, producing some of Americana’s most innovative projects. With involvement from a fanbase referred to as “cousins” who coined the “Flamingoheads,” McClain was able to take his show on the road. He has different iterations of Trailer Park Troubadours in each state he visits.
“I play with bands all around the country. I just love playing with other talented musicians. We never play the same show twice. They go right with me like a flock of birds,” said McClain.
Before music found him, McClain was an award-winning illustrator and designer for book and magazine publishers.
“My life is my art. I’m grateful to have the opportunity to share it with music, with words and with pictures.”
KNOW AND GO
WHO: Antsy McClain & the Trailer Park Troubadours
MORE INFO: minersfoundry.org
WHERE: Miners Foundry, 325 Spring Street, Nevada City, CA 95959
WHEN: Saturday, May 25; Doors and bar open at 7 p.m., show begins at 8 p.m.
COST: $35 in Advance | $45 in Advance Limited Reserved Seats (the reserved seating section will be an area closest to the stage) | $40 at the Door
Advance General Admission price closes at 4:00 p.m. the day of the Show. This is a seated Show.
TICKETS: minersfoundry.org
Available online or in person at the Miners Foundry Box Office:
325 Spring Street, Nevada City, CA 95959
Tuesday – Friday | 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The Miners Foundry Cultural Center is a living historic treasure serving Nevada County as a cultural art and community events center producing 400 events annually. More than a venue, the nonprofit’s mission is to preserve, enhance and utilize the historic Miners Foundry for cultural, educational and social activities in Nevada County. It is a symbol of California’s rich historical heritage, providing an educational and social bridge from our past to the present and future. Membership supports ongoing events at Miners Foundry such as these and many others.