Amidst the honky-tonks and the twang of Nashville, TN lies a band that thrives off of the soul in the sound that was with Johnny Cash when he kicked out the stage lights at the Ryman or when Jimi Hendrix walked the downtown streets thriving off a blues guitar. Since 2004, Kennedy has been a band brandishing powerful lyrics leading a driving guitar rhythm that is putting Nashville back on the map for rock and roll in its most powerful and simplest form. Hailing from mainly the southern part of the country one wouldn’t expect to hear the same kind of feel-good, riveting sound in this six-piece band that was on the plane with bands like the Beatles or JET when they hit the shores of the U.S. Knowing nothing more than what comes from the soul, Kennedy relies on the fact that all it takes for a great song is raw emotion and an electric sound of keys and a few guitars behind it to make it believable; rolling right at you. Their live show only amplifies the heartbeat they create to energize and move over an entire crowd. If Nashville isn’t ready to set the stage for a sound that once emerged from the bullocks of cities like London and Memphis, then, heads could roll. The new “Nashville Sound” is Kennedy. Since 2004, Kennedy has not only progressed their music but with the replacements and additions of new members in the early part of 2007. The band is fronted by founding members, lead-singer Collin Brace and keys-man Troy Akers, along with guitarists Chris Foust and Tim Bergstrom, Bassist Josh Burns, with Nate Fleming on drums. They have just completed a 30-Day plus tour in the Fall that spanned from Chicago to Florida. More dates to come.