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› What: Songbirds Guitar Museum, 35 Station St. (South), 41 Station St. (North)› For more information: 423-531-2473JIMMY VIVINO AND STEADY ROLLIN’ BOB MARGOLIN› When: 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 (North)› Admission: $20THE WEEKS› When: 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14 (South)› Admission: $12 in advance, $20 day of showTHE WEEKS› When: 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 (South)› Admission: $12 in advance, $20 day of showDALLAS WALKER HOLIDAY RONALD McDONALD HOUSE BENEFIT› When: 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16 (South)› Admission: $10
Mississippi glam rockers The Weeks will set a precedent at Songbirds Guitar Museum on Friday night, Dec. 14.
They will become the first band to play two consecutive nights of shows at Songbirds, according to Mike Dougher, Songbirds entertainment coordinator. Those shows are set for 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14-15, in Songbirds South.
"We did two Jupiter Coyote shows in one night last year because the first one sold out so quickly," Dougher recalls.
"The Weeks loved their last show in Chattanooga. It wasn't far from a sell-out, so they came to me asking to do two nights. Each night will be a little different. The Lonely Biscuits and Lenox Hills will open on Friday, and Okey Dokey will open on Saturday. Both nights will be packed full of music," Dougher predicts.
Tickets may be purchased either for an individual night or, Dougher adds, there is a discount if purchasing tickets for both nights.
The Weeks aren't the only popular Songbirds acts that will be expanding into two shows due to popular demand.
"I have The Tennessee Dead Jan. 11-12 in Songbirds South, and have The Steel Woods on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in Songbirds North," says Dougher. The last time each of these bands played, they sold out,'" Dougher adds.
The Weeks are still touring in support of their 2017 album, "Easy." If "Easy" bears resemblance to the raw, rowdy attitude of the band's live show, it's because the album was written at the end of a busy, five-year period that found the group rarely leaving the road.
"We spent 2011 to 2015 touring. November 2015 was the first time we ever spent an entire month in Nashville," says frontman Cyle Barnes.
Those years on the road were eye-opening for The Weeks, all of whom were just teenagers when they began playing together in 2006. By their early 20s, the guys were touring Europe with Kings of Leon, promoting 2013's "Dear Bo Jackson" in front of 20,000 people each night.
Inspired by the real-life characters, places and stories The Weeks encountered on tour, "Easy" is a record about where the band has been, as well as a sign of where they're going.
"We called it 'Easy' because every time I make music with these guys, it's easy," says drummer Cain Barnes, who has spent more than a third of his life as a member of The Weeks.
"It feels good. But the other side of it is, there's nothing easy about being in a band. There's nothing easy about staying together for 10 years and still wanting to make music. We have the hardest and easiest job on the planet. But it works for us."