This week, I received an invitation to check out the group Chason Flanders at the Little River Grill in Lawrenceville, Georgia.  For those of you who live in the Lawrenceville to Athens area and haven’t been out to see this band play yet, you are really missing out on a great acoustic performance.  With Chason Flanders on acoustic guitar and Myles Mattison polishing off the groove with pure percussive intuition, I knew from the moment they played their version of T-Bone Walker’s 1947 hit, “Call It Stormy Monday” that these guys had genuine class.  Chason, born in Texas and influenced by artists like Jeff Buckley and Stevey Ray Vaugn, has a strong family background in vocal performance.  Myles Mattison, now Chason’s regular drummer, has worked with such legendary acts as Patti Labelle and Kenny Loggins among other talented musicians.

Chason Flanders

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