Live Music with Hallie Long & more - June, 24 at Cerveza Jack's

Music Lineup 2pm-6pm: Luke Caccetta 6pm-9pm: Hallie Long 9pm-12am: Alex Smith

About Luke Caccetta:

Combine the raw passion of Bruce Springsteen and blend it with the modern country style of Dierks Bentley and you have Luke Caccetta, a singer/songwriter whose debut record introduces his artistic capacity and proves himself as Nashville’s future “it” star.

Caccetta’s first EP, Cheers, was released on April 22nd of 2014 and claimed 108th on the iTunes “Top 200 Country Albums” chart that day. The single, “Cheers,” took the No. 1 spot on Nashville Songwriter Association International’s Top 40 chart. Further, The Rutledge hosted the EP release show and stocked a full house of friends and family while catching the ears of industry professionals. Born in Williamsburg, Virginia, Caccetta’s talent blossomed from his youth starting as a mostly self-taught guitarist at 12 years of age. He spent the majority of his time studying musical influences like Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Molly Hachet, Waylon Jennings, Derek Trucks and James Taylor. Caccetta relocated to Nashville in 2011 to attend Middle Tennessee State University as a songwriting major and embarked on the adventure of his dreams. With a second EP in the works, that dream might just be ripe enough to become a reality. To be a fan of Luke Caccetta is to become a member of his family. Caccetta’s ability to connect with an audience is truly special and sets him apart from others in the industry for he never disappoints in character or performance.

About Hallie Long:

Born and raised in South Alabama, Hallie Long seemed to find her niche quickly. She began singing at age 4 and soon developed a love for making her own music. As those around her watched carefully, she began to flourish into writing songs about her life circumstances, and sometimes using those around her as inspiration. She asked for her first guitar around age 12, and to her own surprise, that is exactly what she had been needing all along. She began playing for family and friends and discovered that she loved helping others, get through their hard days with a little musical reminders , that we all have flaws and failures, but we all have each other. As she grew, so did her love for expressing things, in a the most would shy away from, she continued to ” Honestly ” speaking her mind. In time , the Alabama Girl packed up her home, her dreams, and at the age of 19 ,fearlessly headed to Music City, TN. Now she plays all over the the southern states, resting her head in Nashville. As a Writer, she is now in a place where she can showcase her music after years of hard work and dedication, While continuing in her pursuit to living our her simple dreams. Hallie is currently recording her Debut Album while still writing and making memories in Nashville.

About Alex Smith:

Artists like Alex Smith are living proof of the positive benefits of having technology at our fingertips. Born in a Alexandria, Louisiana in 1993, Smith is is a third generation musician, with both his father and grandfather also being musicians. His father placed him in piano lessons at a young age. An instrument, Alex decided, wasn’t for him at the time. It wasn’t until years later that Alex would pick up a different instrument while playing a popular video game, Guitar Hero. The small taste of playing an instrument sparked a fire that had laid buried inside Smith until that point. It was soon after Alex received his first acoustic guitar as a gift from his father. Many YouTube tutorials later, Alex had taught himself to play songs by artists such as John Mayer who continue to inspire him to this day.

During high school Alex dipped his toe in the performance pool while sitting in as the guitar player for the weekly mass at his Catholic school. Moving on to college, music remained a hobby for Smith until he was offered a gig at a pool party which ultimately changed the direction of Alex’s future. A manager of a local bar happened to be at the party and gave him the opportunity to play an hour set that week. Alex and his friends packed the venue, quickly turning his hour set into three hours. It wasn’t long until he was playing gigs four or five nights a week.

Alex spent the last two summers of college traveling to Nashville, couch hopping, improving his songwriting craft and recording his first EP, Fear of Missing Out, at Blackbird studios with producer Ryan Sutton. He moved to Nashville full-time in 2016. With the move he released Fear of Missing Out and went on his first radio tour landing his single “Load It Up” at #41 on the Billboard Indicator chart. Since the success of Fear of Missing Out, Smith has continued to put out new content. His song “Hose” raked in over 100k streams in three months after releasing in June of 2018 and he just released his newest single “Good Guy” on October 12.

Smith draws inspiration from all genres of music whether it be in the writing style of John Mayer, whom he admires his “ability to convey such complexity with the use of a simple lyric”, or the showmanship of Garth Brooks. If you were to hop in the car with Alex you could hear anyone from Shawn Mendes to Brothers Osborne to Devin Dawson playing through his speakers. This true definition of a modern artist will continue to push the limits of marrying country lyrics with pop production as he continues to climb in his career.