BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Find Local//findlocal.community//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:46f037bb-5f2a-4537-a469-ab01f4b37575@findlocal.community DTSTAMP:20261015T152203Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261213T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261213T210000 SUMMARY:An Evening with Caleb Caudle & The Sweet Critters DESCRIPTION:CALEB CAUDLE - HEAVY THRILL Bio by Mason P. Winfree Caleb Cau dle’s body of work is shaped from the ground up. His artistry has emerge d through endurance and the steady momentum of a life in motion\, carryi ng him from small stages in the North Carolina foothills he calls home\, all the way to the Grand Ole Opry. Now\, Caudle is entering a pivotal c hapter – one of a profound culmination where life and art converge in po werful ways. The recent discovery that he and his wife are going to be f irst-time parents has added a new perspective\, full of the responsibili ty and wonder that welcoming a child into the world brings. On his new a lbum\, Heavy Thrill\, this personal evolution mirrors his artistic journ ey. He takes full creative control\, self-producing for the first time w hile recording at the storied Cash Cabin in Hendersonville\, Tenn.\, whe re reverence for tradition meets his singular artistic vision. “For this record\, I wanted to focus on embracing the patina of life\,” says Caud le. “Our plans rarely shake out the way we want them to. This record is about doing the most with what you’re given and weathering the storms.” With the release of this album\, Caudle is also launching his own label\ , aptly named “Handplow Records\,” for the steel handplow painted a rust y red that sits in his great uncle’s yard\, across the street from his h ome. The humble tool was used for generations of tobacco farming in Caud le’s family\, its wooden handles worn smooth by years of use stretching back to his great-grandfather. It represents the toil and dedication it takes to do things the hard way — and the sweetness that can yield. “Muc h like farming\, my career has been about putting in the work\,” Caudle says. “You can’t always control the weather\, but you can show up every day and give it your best.” His ascent has been gradual and steadfast\, guided by experience rather than spectacle. The sound reflects where he comes from: the rich country traditions he was immersed in as a child\, blended seamlessly with the indie music he grew up hearing on the radio. The result feels rooted yet restless — aware of its lineage but unafrai d to wander. The 10-track album captures life as it leaves its mark\, em bracing patience and quiet perseverance\, as embodied in “Slow Growth” w hose lyrics tell the story of the constant gardener\, waking up each day and finding the ways to become a better version of yourself. “The Balla d of Country Ham” reckons with the cost of chasing dreams and the afterm ath when they slip away\, while songs like “Anxious” turn inward\, grapp ling with the dissonance of staying empathetic in a world that seems to have forgotten what the word means. Caudle extends compassion toward fla wed\, deeply human lives—whether it’s the ethical gray spaces of surviva l in “Fox Got the Chicken” or the quiet resilience of a toll booth worke r hanging on in “Toll Booth\,” penned alongside two-time Grammy winner N atalie Hemby. Together\, these songs unfold as intimate portraits of ind ividuals\, moments\, and moral crossroads\, stitched together by empathy and hard-won self-awareness. At its heart\, the record searches for mea ning without certainty\, dignity without recognition\, and a hope that e xists honestly within a fractured world. Heavy Thrill was mixed by Jacqu ire King (Tom Waits\, Modest Mouse) and mastered by Pete Lyman (Chris St apleton\, John Prine)\, two of Caudle’s favorite engineers\, who have ov er 40 Grammy nominations between them. Caudle has brought his music to s tages across the world\, with standout appearances at festivals includin g Merlefest\, Luck Reunion\, Kerrville Folk Festival\, Bourbon & Beyond\ , Stagecoach\, and Cayamo\, alongside a run of critically acclaimed albu ms praised by The New York Times\, The Wall Street Journal\, NPR\, No De pression\, and Rolling Stone. He has made multiple appearances on NPR’s Mountain Stage and has been a guest DJ on Sirius XM’s Outlaw Country\, w here his songs are in constant rotation. In the fall of 2024\, Caudle re ached a career-defining milestone\, stepping into the circle at the Gran d Ole Opry for the first time. If there were a Farmer’s Almanac for char ting a music career\, it is harvest time for Caudle\, and with Heavy Thr ill he is right on time as he redefines what it means to create\, guide\ , and grow – taking ownership as both an artist and human being. _______ ______________ PRAISE FOR CALEB CAUDLE “Caudle has always known exactly who he is\, peeling back layers to express his fears and victories with tenderness. That his first-person songs are so gutting is no surprise — he’s always been good at that.” - No Depression “Everything’s going wron g\, psychological and metaphysical\, for the North Carolina songwriter C aleb Caudle in “Knee Deep Blues.” In a lean\, modal\, Appalachian-flavor ed tune\, with his voice answered by slide guitar\, he’s pursued by demo ns\, bloodhounds and birds of prey\, and he “can’t handle the evening ne ws.” The chorus insists\, “I don’t wanna think like that\,” but there ar e still bleak verses ahead.” New York Times Best Songs of 2024 “The musi cal equivalent of high-proof bourbon – rich in flavor\, with a subtle\, satisfying bite.” - Rolling Stone\n\nTickets: https://www.facebook.com/c alebcaudlemusic\n\nhttps://findlocal.community/event/46f037bb-5f2a-4537- a469-ab01f4b37575 LOCATION:Jammin' Java\, Vienna\, VA URL:https://findlocal.community/event/46f037bb-5f2a-4537-a469-ab01f4b3757 5 STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR