![]() ![]() venue the Funky Biscuit has announced that it will reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic, beginning on Saturday, May 23. With BLACKBERRY SMOKE & THE ALLMAN BETTS BANDĠ7/30 Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater | Bridgeport CTĠ7/31 CMAC Performing Arts Center | Canandaigua NYĠ8/01 Rose Music Center at The Heights | Huber Heights OHĠ8/03 Saint Louis Music Park | St.The Boca Raton, Fla. W/ Tyler Bryant & the Shakedown and Nick Perri & The Underground ThievesĠ7/02 The Peach Music Festival | Scranton PAĠ7/03 Dominion Raceway | Spotsylvania County VAĠ7/09 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals | Bloomsburg PAĠ7/10 4-Wheel Jamboree Nationals | Bloomsburg PAĠ9/04 Crystal Bay Casino | Crystal Bay NVĠ9/05 Terrapin Crossroads | San Rafael CAĠ9/07 The Center For the Arts | Grass Valley CAĠ9/19 Telluride Blues and Brews | Telluride COĠ9/21 Knuckleheads Saloon | Kansas City MOġ0/01 Robert Kirk Walker Theatre | Chattanooga TNġ0/03 Cumberland Caverns Live | McMinnville TNġ0/06 Acadiana Center for the Arts | Lafayette LAġ0/08 Fillmore New Orleans | New Orleans LAġ0/09 King Biscuit Blues Festival | Helena-West Helena AR It was one of the remaining opportunities to see Starr and Shanks before they hit the road along with the rest of Blackberry Smoke as they head out on a U.S./Canada tour starting in mid-June that will carry them all the way to late October this year.ġ) Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes a Train to CryĠ6/11 House of Blues Houston | Houston TXĠ6/12 The Republic of Texas Motorcycle Rally 25th Anniversary | Austin TXĠ6/26 Rock Ribs & Ridges Festival | Augusta NJĠ6/27 Orange County Fair Speedway | Middletown NY The set also included a few covers, including “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry,” a Bob Dylan classic that caught the attention of the crowd as the dined and drank while they entertained. ![]() The set list included a steady helping of Blackberry Smoke tunes, the majority of which were penned by Starr and other members of Blackberry Smoke. Charlie Starr – Photo: Rick Munroe MFN Benji Shanks – Photo: Rick Munroe MFN ![]() Fans of both Starr and Shanks bought every table, standing space, and crevice available for the four shows, and the Biscuit provided an intimate venue to see the all-acoustic set by the two talented Southern rockers. Starr returned to touring solo shows earlier this year his last solo show was in Macon, Georgia, January 15, 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic put a hold on in-person live shows. During the relaxed jam session, both Starr and Shanks interacted and shared road stories both past and present. The two have played together outside of Blackberry Smoke before, several times in years past, so seeing both musicians smiling and genuinely having a good time was a welcome site to those who have missed live, in-person shows over the past year. Charlie Starr serves as a founding member, frontman and lead guitarist for Southern rock band Blackberry Smoke, and last year the band added guitar virtuoso Benji Shanks as a full-time touring member. Longtime fans of Blackberry Smoke filled The Funky Biscuit to capacity for An Evening With Charlie Starr and Benji Shanks, a set of four shows over two nights on June 5 & 6 at the Funky Biscuit in Boca Raton, Florida. Charlie Starr & Benji Shanks (Blackberry Smoke) Bring All-Acoustic Session to The Funky Biscuit
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