"How good are they LIVE?" in the last 12 months on 100 (as of 9/23/24)
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Real Live Certified
Artists are Real Live Certified if their live shows have broad critical acclaim
Critic Consensus
Based on 43 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that Shovels and Rope is rated as an entertaining live performer, with worthwhile shows overall. Shovels and Rope concert reviews describe live shows and performances as infectious, intricate, soulful, and satisfying.
Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States (2008 - present)
Bio
Shovels & Rope is American folk duo of husband and wife Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst from Charleston, South Carolina. The duo began with two guitars, a junkyard drum kit (harvested from an actual garbage heap- adorned with tamborines, flowers and kitchen rags), a handful of harmonicas, voices, and above all.
Has Performed With
Shakey Graves
Critic Concert Reviews
The Aquarian Weekly (USA)
April 18, 2022
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When a husband and wife can work together at what they love and make a living from it, that is a supreme blessing. Michael Trent and Cary Ann Heart were leading separate musical careers when they met, fell in love, married, recorded music together, and toured the national music circuit as Shovels & Rope.
Before the headliner though extra attention should be given to Matthew Logan Vasquez, frontman for Delta Spirit, performed a set that was far from his rockin other band.
Not that they're perhaps the best examples of the genre (nor from the South) but nonetheless the popularity of artists like Hozier and Mumford and Sons has helped solidify the sound of the American South back amongst commercial ears.
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