Music Night inspires Howl Owl Howl
Darius Rucker told The Today Show and RollingStone that his 2019 performance at a school fundraiser with USN parent of alumni Steve Gorman led to the creation of their new band.
By Juanita I.C. Traughber, Director of Marketing & Communications
University School of Nashville's annual concert fundraiser inspired rock and country musician greats from Hootie & the Blowfish, The Black Crowes, and R.E.M. to form Howl Owl Howl. That's the story Darius Rucker is telling multiple media outlets while on a press tour to promote Howl Owl Howl's nine-show tour, concluding this week.
University School of Nashville's annual concert fundraiser inspired rock and country musician greats from Hootie & the Blowfish, The Black Crowes, and R.E.M. to form Howl Owl Howl. That's the story Darius Rucker is telling multiple media outlets while on a press tour to promote Howl Owl Howl's nine-show tour, concluding this week.
On February 16, 2019, then USN parent Steve Gorman brought his Rucker, Peter Holsapple, and friends to the stage of the school's auditorium to perform for Music Night. The group called themselves The Invisible Hand.
“You can call it a supergroup if you want, but I think people will really be surprised at how good it is,” Rucker told RollingStone magazine in September. “But we’re just a band. We’re friends, and we jammed together one day at Steve’s kid’s school with [Nashville session player] Tom Bukovac playing guitar. We were just like, ‘Let’s go in the studio and see what happens.’ And we went in the studio and to be honest with you, magic happened, and then I just can’t wait for the record to get out.’”
He retold the story on The Today Show on Monday, November 11.
Music Night is an annual adult-only concert with heavy hors d'oeuvres, an open bar, and some of Nashville’s best musicians to showcase the enormous talent of USN parents, faculty, and staff. Ticket sales benefit the school's Arts and Athletics Departments. Back in 2019, Music Night raised $28,875.
Hear their 2019 Music Night set list here, and view pictures from their performance here and here. Find more previous Music Night playlists on Spotify, including a collection of songs covered by the faculty & staff house band, The K-12 Situation.
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