Johnnyswim is Amanda Sudano, left, and Abner Ramirez.IF YOU GO
• What: Nightfall concert series featuring Johnnyswim.• When: 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22; Decibella open at 7.• Where: Miller Plaza, corner of M.L. King Boulevard, Market and Cherry streets.• Admission: Free.• Phone: 423-265-0771.• Venue website: www.nightfallchattanooga.com.• Artist website: www.johnnyswim.com.
THE OPENER
Funk/soul quintet Decibella is the latest project by local singer/trumpet player Bexy Ribeiro, who has been involved in many area bands, including Digital Butter, The Communicators and Milele Roots. She is joined onstage by Tyler Reddick (bass), Jared White (drums), Tyler Southern (guitar) and Jon Elliott (saxophone). To listen to their music, visit Reverbnation.com/decibella.
It’s a difficult time in any child’s life to realize that – despite parents’ assurances – the chances that they’ll become a princess or a superhero are on the “none” side of slim.
For most of her pre- and early teen years, Amanda Sudano’s dreams of being a musician were crushed when she concluded that her voice would never sound like a Disney princess or her Grammy Award-winning mother, disco vocalist Donna Summer.
But as a teen, her ears were opened and her hopes renewed after vocalists such as Tracy Chapman and Bonnie Raitt showed her that the musical landscape was more varied than she assumed.