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Doors at 7. Show at 8. Seating is first come first served. Ages 18+.


$10 ticket increase at the door.



Leon Majcen grew up in the town of Clearwater, Florida. He picked up the guitar at the young age of nine and got his start playing local bars. Naturally inspired by the lyrical genius of artists like John Prine, Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt, as well as his time spent growing up on the Gulf coast waters, he developed an affinity for songwriting and chose to live life with a pen and paper in hand. With 3 tours under his belt, two full-length albums plus another two records on the way, he has opened for artists like Ryan Montbleau, Striking Matches, Town Mountain, and even played festivals headlined by the likes of Tyler Childers and Trampled By Turtles.




BRYAN ELIJAH SMITH IS AN INTERNATIONAL AWARD WINNING AMERICAN SINGER-SONGWRITER & MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST PRODUCER BASED OUT OF THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY IN VIRGINIA. SMITH’S INNATE SONGWRITING ABILITY AND HAUNTING VOICE LEAVE YOU WITH A SENSE OF TIMELESS NOSTALGIA. WITH NEARLY 2,000 SONGS PENNED & 12 INDEPENDENT RELEASES SINCE 2009, SMITH IS CREATING A SELF-PRODUCED LEGACY THAT BEGAN WITH HIS FIRST SONG AT THE AGE OF 18. ASIDE FROM TOURING THE UNITED STATES FOR WELL OVER A DECADE, SMITH HAS ALSO TOURED INTERNATIONALLY IN BOTH AUSTRALIA & HONDURAS. CROSSING A WIDE ARRAY OF GENRES, WHAT GETS PRODUCED HAS BEEN COMPARED TO THE LIKES OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, RAY LAMONTAGNE, COLTER WALL, SHAKEY GRAVES AND GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV. SMITH WON 2ND PLACE IN THE PRESTIGIOUS CHRIS AUSTIN SONGWRITING CONTEST AT MERLEFEST 2019 WHERE THE TITLE TRACK TO HIS ALBUM, ‘IN THROUGH THE DARK’, WAS 1 OF 12 SONGS CHOSEN OUT OF 1,000 NATIONAL ENTRIES. SMITH HAS BEEN A CASC FINALIST 2 YEARS IN A ROW (PAST FINALIST INCLUDE GILLIAN WELCH & LERA LYNN). 'IN THROUGH THE DARK' WON 1ST PLACE IN THE 'UNSIGNED ONLY' 2019 INTERNATIONAL SONGWRITING CONTEST WHERE THERE WERE 6,000 ENTRIES FROM OVER 100 COUNTRIES. JUDGES INCLUDED AIMEE MANN, ROBERT SMITH OF THE CURE, GARTH HUDSON FROM THE BAND AND MANY MORE. 'IN THROUGH THE DARK' ALSO APPEARS IN A NEW NETFLIX SERIES CALLED 'VIRGIN RIVER' WHICH PREMIERED DECEMBER 2019. SUBSEQUENTLY THE SONG WAS A 2020 INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEE IN THE 'USED IN FILM/TV' CATEGORY. 2023 TOUR DATES & TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW. SMITH'S LATEST ALBUM, APOCALYPTIC BLUES, WAS RELEASED JULY 3RD 2021 ON ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS & VOTED #34 ON WNRN'S 'TOP 100 ALBUMS OF 2021'. SMITH'S LATEST SINGLES 'ONE SHOT' RELEASED ON 5/26/2023 AND 'COLT 45' RELEASED ON 8/4/2023 ARE FEATURED ON SPOTIFY'S 'MORNING BLUES' EDITORIAL PLAYLIST. 'COLT 45' FEATURES BRAD BARR FROM THE BARR BROTHERS ON ELECTRIC SLIDE GUITAR.


ARTISTS OPENED FOR :

JIM LAUDERDALE, RYAN MONTBLEAU, SIERRA FERRELL, JOE PUG, OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW, TRAMPLED BY TURTLES, AMERICAN AQUARIUM, TREVOR HALL, DYLAN LEBLANC, THE BARR BROTHERS, FRUITION, NATHAN MOORE, HONEYHONEY, NICKI BLUHM, THE ACCIDENTALS, CURSIVE, LANGHORNE SLIM, THE STEEL WHEELS AND MANY MORE INCREDIBLE TOURING ACTS.


Venue Information

Blue Jay Listening Room
2457B 3rd St South
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250-4066

Organizer Information

Blue Jay Listening Room


2457 3rd Street South
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
+1 (904) 318-3020

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