Nashville’s Cody Brooks may not have experienced the same sort of trials and tribulations that the old time musicians from back in the day did, but he has led a life somewhat outside of the norm – living off the grid, travelling around, occasionally sleeping in barns and once getting bitten by a copperhead snake and sweating out the poison in a 3 day fever dream. That last one does admittedly sound kind of badass – the closest I’ve ever come to that was having a bad reaction to some cold medicine once.
Brooks’ debut EP Handshake was produced by former Uncle Tupelo/Wilco drummer Ken Coomer and highlights his bluesy growl. He’ll be playing at Stubb’s for the BMI ‘Howdy Texas’ showcase on Tuesday, March 17 @ 6pm. In the meantime, check out Brooks’ “Shadow Banjo No. 1” video: