Tent City is Athens Georgia's newest explosion of music, blending four high-energy musicians into one unique
cocktail of sound. Fusing styles such as blues, funk, jazz, and soul, the band delivers a killer performance
each and every night. Crowds can expect sets
fi lled with unique originals and rearrangments of deep cut classics.
Tent City also prides itself with a cutting edge light show served up like a visual feast accompaning the
band's performance.
Greg Kearney, 27, grew up in Statesboro, GA, where he picked up his fi rst guitar at
age 12. A cheap 6 string Christmas present from Mom and Dad turned into a lifelong
passion for Greg, as he began to develop his own style of both straight picking and hypnotic
slide guitar. Kearney is now the driving force behind Tent City. He's constantly
pursuing the spontaneous soul of music, and free form construction perfected by older
jazz and blues legends. He transfers his own personal emotions and soul into each note
he plays. Greg has played in bands such as Statesboro's The Sophisticates and Athens'
Splinterbelly.
Scott Underwood, 21, also grew up in Statesboro, where he picked
up his
fi rst set of drumsticks his senior year in high school. Seeing
his passion for percussion, his friends all chipped in and bought Scott
his
fi rst drum set. A couple of kits later, Scott grew his musical wings
keeping beats for Klaus and the B-Squad, Major Minor, and Peanut
Butter Pudding Surprise. He has recently moved to Athens and Tent
City is his
fi rst local project. Scott is also one of the co-founders of
South Georgia's SheddFest, a multi-day outdoor concert bene
fi ting
cancer research.
Greg Cooler, 22, went to high school and then attended college with Underwood
at Georgia Southern University. Cooler has made a name for himself
as a talented deep pocket bass player, and has teamed up with both Underwood
and Kearney in several different incarnations. Cooler's steady riffs help form the
backbone of Tent City
Quinton "Q" Perkins, 29, played with Kearney early on in The Sophisticates. Q
has played piano in churches for over 20 years. He has toured Italy with gospel
groups and is a member of the Church of the Sacred Steel. Q's melodic piano playing
adds emotion and soul to Tent City's original songs, elevating them to new heights. Q
recently sat in with The Lee Boy's at 2009's MuleFest in Athens, Georgia.
