Mac Nelson and Brian "Juice" Raynor met while studying classical guitar at East Carolina University in 2000. Since then, they have been writing, singing and playing music together, developing a sound that celebrates rock and jazz with doses of jam and bluegrass elements spun in. The outcome of this passionate ride is a signature sound that beams brightly with intricate guitar licks that expose their unparalleled dexterity. While crafting songs is serious business for Mac & Juice, what follows are bright, tight, beautifully rocking stories that come to life through moonlit vocals, thoughtful lyrics, and their two guitars which seem to channel the stories as well.
Mac & Juice's self-released album, Step into the Light, is not just a collection of songs but rather a personal stamp on their original music that has developed organically over the years. Because of the many genres of music coming to life on this album, it is challenging to put them into any one category. While crafting songs is serious business for Mac & Juice, what follows are bright, tight, beautifully rocking stories that come to life through moonlit vocals, thoughtful lyrics, and their two guitars which seem to channel the stories as well. Among the eleven songs, "Willie Nelson Song" and "One Hundred Dollars" plug songwriting influences such as Waylon Jennings and Merle Haggard, while "Johnny Gene" and "I'm Going Home" give a nod to authentic bluegrass. "Phoenix" and "She Don't Wanna Be" are straight driving rock songs with moving hooks. "Today," "Remembered as the Best" and "Countryside" will make you want to drive with the top down. "The Most Beautiful Thing" unveils jazz notes that are reminiscent of Stevie Wonder, but with their signature virtuoso brand. "Piece of Mind" ebbs and flows over a groove laden low end that spills into a lick-heavy guitar solo where Mac & Juice unleash their tandem jams.
Upcoming Tour Dates
9/19 Duck & Dive- Wilmington NC 10pm
9/20 Lagerheads- Wrightsville Beach NC 11pm
9/23 Dockside- Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach NC 5pm
9/27 Natty Greene's (Duo)- Raleigh NC 9pm
9/28 H-BLAST! (Duo)- Locust Hill NC 1am
9/29 Foothills Brewing- Winston-Salem NC 10pm
10/3 Duck & Dive- Wilmington NC 10pm
10/4 Lagerheads- Wrightsville Beach NC 11pm
10/5 Backstreet Pub- Beaufort NC 9pm
10/6 Telepathic Productions Fall Ball 9pm
10/17 Duck & Dive- Wilmington NC 10pm
10/18 Lagerheads- Wrightsville Beach NC 11pm
10/19 LIVE- Greenville NC 10pm
10/26 Flying Shamrock- Goldsboro NC 9:30pm
10/27 Palm Room- Wrightsville Beach NC 10:30pm
10/31 The Whiskey- Wilmington NC 10pm
11/1 Lagerheads- Wrightsville Beach NC 11pm
11/2 High Rock Outfitters Lexington NC 9pm
11/14 Duck & Dive- Wilmington NC 10pm
11/15 Lagerheads- Wrightsville Beach NC 11pm
11/16 Cary St Cafe- Richmond VA 10pm
11/17 Pour House Music Hall- Raleigh NC 10pm
11/28 Duck & Dive- Wilmington NC 10pm
11/29 Lagerheads- Wrightsville Beach NC 11pm
11/30 LIVE- Greenville NC 10pm
12/1 Foothills Brewing- Winston-Salem NC 10pm
12/7 Flying Shamrock- Goldsboro NC 9:30 pm
12/8 The Whiskey- Wilmington NC 10pm
12/12 Duck & Dive- Wilmington NC 10pm
12/13 Lagerheads- Wrightsville Beach NC 11pm
12/22 Palm Room- Wrightsville Beach NC 10:30pm
12/26 Duck & Dive- Wilmington NC 10pm
12/27 Lagerheads- Wrightsville Beach NC 11pm
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