Cory Branan plays Eddie’s Attic in Atlanta, Georgia on Nov. 16, 2022. Credit: Nicole Kibert Basler / elawgrrl/Flickr
Sorry to all the Tim Barrys, Chuck Ragans, and even Frank Turners out there, but Cory Branan is the most-handsome alt-country punk-Americana guy floating around out there. After a short-ish set opening for Barry and Ragan last month, the 51-year-old is fresh of a Tyler Childers collaboration and back in town and headlining New World three years after his latest album, When I Go I Ghost.
Revered among his peers—he’s also collaborated with Lydia Loveless, Jason Isbell, Craig Finn, and Laura Jane Grace—expect Branan to pull from the full depth of his storied career at this one.
Steppin’ Outside by Cory Branan (feat. Tyler Childers)
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