Fifth on the Floor Friday July 22nd

Fifth on the Floor started out like all good bands do: on a Friday night over a bottle of Maker’s Mark. Over the years full of songwriting, lineup-changes, and hangovers, the grouping of Aaron Graham, Jason Parsons, Matty Rodgers, and Justin Wells solidified the group dynamic and sound that are instantly identifiable.

Less than a month after inception, Fifth on the Floor was hitting venues all over Kentucky. Soon after, the band was rocking stages in Virginia, Tennessee, Illinois, and Ohio. The songs that developed were recorded on FOTF's debut record, "The Color of Whiskey". The release is as much a melting pot of American music as the band itself, with songs ranging from honky-tonk to southern jam to hard rock, and everything in between. "The Color of Whiskey" is as unabashedly raw and straight-forward as FOTF's stage show.

Fifth on the Floor signed to Sol Records in late 2009. With the 2010 release of their sophomore record and Sol Records debut "Dark and Bloody Ground", Fifth on the Floor built a rock-solid testament to honest music, with nothin'-but-guts songs like "Shine", "On My Way", and "The Fall". The record describes hard times, but with its chin up and its fists raised. “Dark and Bloody Ground” made DJ Red Hickey’s (Knoxville’s WDVX Blue Plate Special) “Top 10 Albums of 2010”. Recently, the album has been praised by Shooter Jennings, and is consistently played on Shooter’s Electric Rodeo show on Sirius Radio’s Outlaw Country.

FOTF wears their country/Americana roots on their collective sleeves, yet the rock-infused energy of their live performance is something to behold. Having played hundreds of shows on stages throughout the South and Midwest (including shows with The Marshall Tucker Band, Dale Watson, Chris Knight, Brantley Gilbert, Whitey Morgan and the .78’s, The Eli Young Band, Jason and the Scorchers, and Blackberry Smoke), they've honed their show to an unforgettable experience. A Fifth on the Floor show is not unlike a one night stand: they let their hair down, kick your ass, and, with any luck, you'll remember it in the morning.