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TRUTH & LIES & ROCK & ROLL

YOU’DFORGIVE A LITTLE WEATHERED CYNICISM IN TYLER BRYANT’S VOICE. AFTER ALL, THE GUITARIST/VOCALIST IS AT HOME AFTER A FEW TOUR DATES WITH HIS HARD-ROCKING BAND, TYLER BRYANT & THE SHAKEDOWN, BUT THE BREAK IS BRIEF AND HE’LL SOON BE BACK OUT ON THE ROAD. THE BAND IS JUST WEEKS AWAY FROM THE RELEASE OF THEIR THIRD ALBUM, TRUTH AND LIES, AND ONCE THAT DROPS, TOURING IN EARNEST WILL BEGIN.

All this for a 28-year-old who has played hundreds of road dates over the past few years, with some of them in support of legendary hard rock acts like AC/DC and Guns N’ Roses (and still others playing house band for the sorely missed Chris Cornell). Before forming the Shakedown, Bryant had already put together an impressive resume, gigging with veteran bluesman Roosevelt Twitty and touring with Jeff Beck.

It would just seem reasonable to find a grizzled road dog

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