Kentucky-born Joe Hazelwood got struck by lightning in 2001--an incident that prompted a personal awakening and his eventual move to Nashville.  Before that, his sound was what you might expect from a Gen. X baby who was brought home from the hospital to a mobile home.  But after the lightning strike, his music took on a kind of unusual tone.  His family and friends worried about him when he released Radio Noise in 2007, and folks thought he was on drugs when he put out The Golden Age in 2010.  Both albums invoked themes of "old weird America" that Hazelwood—a small-town electrician and self-taught musician—shouldn’t know anything about.  Maybe it was the lightning strike, or maybe it was just the shock of moving to the city, but Hazelwood was having trouble fitting in.  In 2012, he raised further concerns when he disappeared from the music scene and started Hazelwood Laboratories--a mad science lab for vintage electronic gadgets.  Meanwhile, he set out to rework his style—writing hundreds of songs over the next seven years.  He recently emerged with #HazelwoodTeardown--a home movie featuring the live performance of three new songs to document the demolition of his family’s East Nashville home.  Directed by John Lewis of Zonoscope Pictures with audio produced by Old East Nashville-great Joe McMahan, and including a noteable cast Nashville musicians (a full list of credits can be found here), the video is a confirmation that Hazelwood has reconciled his experimental aspirations with his Kentucky roots.  Hazelwood Teardown is set for release online on October 1st and there are future plans in the works to release the audio on vinyl.  Live appearances soon to be announced...

⚡️Joe Hazelwood