John Scott's Staff Pick: August 6, 2025

What’s up Sorry State readers? I hope everyone is having a nice week. I got to travel to Chicago this past weekend for a quick trip, and it was a blast. I’d never been before and always wanted to go, so it was fun finally getting to check it out. What a cool city. I even got to catch a nice afternoon Cubs game at Wrigley and it was a perfect day in the 70s and blue skies. Doesn’t get much better than that. This week I’m gonna be writing about the new Billy Strings and Bryan Sutton record, Live At The Legion. This may seem like déjà vu, as I was lucky enough to attend the show this live album was recorded at back in April of last year (and already wrote about it). I was real excited to see this was getting a physical release. It’s so cool to own an actual record of a live show you were at, hearing all the banter in between songs and remembering it all. This show was at a small bar in the back of an American Legion post in Nashville, so you can hear a pin drop. My favorite little detail was at one point you can hear a glass bottle get knocked over, and I remember seeing the person sitting by me accidentally kicking it over. This is a great show from top to bottom with a real relaxed feel and flow to it. I could try to name some of my favorite tracks off here, but I’d end up naming pretty much every single one. This was one of the coolest nights of my life, and I’m so happy to have it immortalized on a slab. I even got to meet the man himself after the performance and exchange a few words. Definitely a night I’ll never forget as long as I live, and I can’t wait to be an old man and throw this bad boy on and tell people I was there. Thanks again, Billy and Bryan! We still have a couple copies in stock of the Indie exclusive version if you’re interested in picking up a copy.

 


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