Small Town Summer this week: The Deer Run Drifters and American Aquarium
The Deer Run Drifters will open for American Aquarium at this week's Small Town Summer concert, which will begin at 6 p.m. at Warren G. Lineberry Park on Thursday, Aug. 13. Admission is completely free.
Local and regional favorite The Deer Run Drifters will open for American Aquarium at this week's Small Town Summer concert, which will begin at 6 p.m. at Warren G. Lineberry Park on Thursday, Aug. 13. Admission is completely free.
This week's Kids Zone is sponsored by Finn Graphics.
What happens when two small-town musicians with a guitar, a banjo, and a whole lot of heart hit the streets of Floyd? For Chris Link and Shane Edgell, it meant turning street-corner busking in 2011 into The Deer Run Drifters, a band that grew from playing the first-ever Talford Rodeo in 2012 to becoming a regional Americana force. Joined by Joe Link, Sean Edgell, and Will Norton, they logged 200+ shows across the East Coast and Midwest, toured the U.S., and released two acclaimed albums — Appalachian Blues (2013), praised for its raw tales of hardship, and Restless Youth (2015), which amped up their sound with rock-driven energy while keeping their authenticity intact.
Now, The Deer Run Drifters are back. With a new lineup, a renewed sense of purpose, and fresh songs that embrace their traditional roots, the band is ready to rekindle their connection with fans.
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For nearly two decades, American Aquarium has pushed toward that rare form of rock-and-roll that’s revelatory in every sense. “For us the sweet spot is when you’ve got a rock band that makes you scream along to every word, and it’s not until you’re coming down at three a.m. that you realize those words are saying something real about your life,” says frontman BJ Barham. “That’s what made us fall in love with music in the first place, and that’s the goal in everything we do.”
On their new album "The Fear of Standing Still," the North Carolina-bred band embody that dynamic with more intensity than ever before, endlessly matching their gritty breed of country-rock with Barham’s bravest and most incisive songwriting to date. As he reflects on matters both personal and sociocultural—e.g., the complexity of Southern identity, the intersection of generational trauma and the dismantling of reproductive rights—American Aquarium instill every moment of "The Fear of Standing Still" with equal parts unbridled spirit and illuminating empathy.
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