EVAN STEPP & THE PINERS, BEN TRICKEY

From the venue:

Ben Trickey is a layman’s existentialist, a dive-bar philosopher both driven and paralyzed by a deep fascination with life’s greatest question. In his songs, he perpetually contemplates his purpose, and with a wounded, wary croon, his dark indie-folk struggles for hope in the face of desolation. Mined from personal experience, Trickey’s writing finds metaphors in the grime and grim sentiments of the Dirty South and his hometown of Atlanta. He’s battled his insecurities playing hushed sets opening for luminaries such as Jason Isbell, Phosphorescent, Vic Chesnutt and Damien Jurado, in the process earning accolades from outlets like No Depression, PopMatters and even a shout-out from comedian Marc Maron.