Music Events in Elkton

Pat McGee has a passion for bringing wildly talented people together. Since the formation of the Pat McGee Band in 1995, McGee has sought out uniquely skilled musicians to compliment his songwriting. After relocating to Rhode Island from Virginia in the early 2000’s Pat McGee added Patrick McAloon (backing vocals, guitar and mandolin) to his lineup. The two Pat’s have performed together all over the world and have a natural synergy that shines bright on and off stage. McGee’s music, is rooted in the singer-songwriter genre but branches out to the jam band world. Pat crafts tunes that have musical familiarity with a creative stamp all his own. With Classic Rock inspired writing, McGee continues to showcase his love of melodic guitar driven music layered with soaring vocal harmonies, organic grooves and thoughtful lyrics. McGee has toured with the likes of: Allman Brothers Band, The Who, James Taylor, Fleetwood Mac, Little Feat, Counting Crows, Steve Miller and more. McGee will continue to produce his celebrated music festivals, Down The Hatch (NC) and Ocean State of Mind (RI), where McGee shares his love of fellow artists and local culture. Highlights from the past year include Pat and John Popper playing to 2,000+ at the Capitol One Center in Tysons, VA and playing to 4,000+ with his longtime friends emmet swimming and VACO at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap.

Rhett Miller is a revered singer-songwriter best known for his three decades fronting the influential rock band Old 97’s, who received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Americana Awards at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. After two independent releases, the band signed with Elektra Records and broke through with the acclaimed Too Far to Care. Their 13th studio album, American Primitive, arrived in 2024 on ATO Records. Alongside his work with Old 97’s, Miller has released eight solo albums, most recently A Lifetime of Riding by Night (2025). His writing extends beyond music: his short stories and essays have appeared in Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, McSweeney’s, Salon, and Sports Illustrated, and he has published two children’s books with Little, Brown. Miller hosts the podcast Wheels Off: Conversations about Creativity, now over 200 episodes, featuring artists across disciplines. He has also appeared in film, including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, performing a song co-written with director James Gunn. Nick Cory Young writes and performs indie rock with a touch of twang, sounding like a cross between vintage Wilco, Old 97s & R.E.M. "Crow Got Drunk" by Rochester, NY based musician Nick Cory Young (formerly Nick Young) is both a love letter to 90's alternative rock/alternative country and a tribute to his maternal grandfather George Taylor, the greatest storyteller he ever knew.

Rhett Miller is a revered singer-songwriter best known for his three decades fronting the influential rock band Old 97’s, who received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2025 Americana Awards at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. After two independent releases, the band signed with Elektra Records and broke through with the acclaimed Too Far to Care. Their 13th studio album, American Primitive, arrived in 2024 on ATO Records. Alongside his work with Old 97’s, Miller has released eight solo albums, most recently A Lifetime of Riding by Night (2025). His writing extends beyond music: his short stories and essays have appeared in Rolling Stone, The Atlantic, McSweeney’s, Salon, and Sports Illustrated, and he has published two children’s books with Little, Brown. Miller hosts the podcast Wheels Off: Conversations about Creativity, now over 200 episodes, featuring artists across disciplines. He has also appeared in film, including Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, performing a song co-written with director James Gunn. He teaches songwriting at The New School in Manhattan and leads the annual Songwriting Is Magic retreat in the Catskills. Miller lives in New Paltz, New York with his wife and two children.

Featuring five musicians who grew up in El Paso, Lubbock and Amarillo, the West Texas Exiles draw upon the wide-open western reaches of the Lone Star State with a wide-ranging, Americana-centered sound. Rising from the embers of the Dirty River Boys, which Marco Gutierrez co-founded in 2009, the Austin band features a triple-threat of songwriters in Gutierrez, Daniel Davis and Colin Gilmore (son of legendary Texas troubadour Jimmie Dale Gilmore), plus seasoned bassist Eric Harrison and latter-day Dirty River Boys drummer Trinidad Leal. The Exiles' 2023 debut EP paved the way for their first full-length album, 8000 Days, due out later this year. The recordings build upon the live chops the group has honed through a weekly residency at Austin’s legendary Continental Club plus gigs at key local events such as SXSW and Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion, as well as high-profile touring appearances at Nashville’s Americanafest, Braun Brothers Reunion and San Francisco’s Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival.