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"Eileen" theatkinsons 88 views The Atkinsons performing "Eileen" at Ashland Coffee & Tea
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"I Love Everything" theatkinsons 17 views The Atkinsons performing "I Love Everything" at Ashland Coffee & Tea
"Out of Time" theatkinsons 24 views The Atkinsons performing "Out of Time" at Ashland Coffee & Tea
"Her Mind's On Other Things" theatkinsons 120 views The Atkinsons performing "Her Mind's On Other Things" (by Allen Thompson) at Ashland Coffee & Tea
"Alone With You" theatkinsons 15 views The Atkinsons performing "Alone with You" at Ashland Coffee & Tea
The Atkinsons "Richmond" at Toad's 1-18-09 theatkinsons 147 views The Atkinsons opening for Cross Canadian Ragweed at Toad's Place 1-18-09 (filmed by Forest George)
The Atkinsons "Caroline" at Toad's 1-18-09 theatkinsons 115 views The Atkinsons opening for Cross Canadian Ragweed at Toad's Place 1-18-09 (filmed by Forest George)
The Atkinsons "Alone With You" at Toad's 1-18-09 theatkinsons 31 views The Atkinsons opening for Cross Canadian Ragweed at Toad's Place 1-18-09 (filmed by Forest George)
The Atkinsons "Headed Down the Road" Toad's 1-18-09 theatkinsons 128 views The Atkinsons opening for Cross Canadian Ragweed at Toad's Place 1-18-09 (filmed by Forest George)

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Roots Rock from Richmond, VA

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It's been seven years and counting since The Atkinsons first set foot on Richmond, VA stages. What started out as a small acoustic outfit turned into a band that took on a life of its own. The Atkinsons meld roots, country, mountain, and rock music into their own style of rambling swing rock & roll. Heartfelt story-telling is at the core of The Atkinsons and is complemented with three-part harmonies layered over mandolin, fiddle, drums, bass, and electric guitars. With influences ranging from Old 97s to Green Day to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to Drive By Truckers, the sound ends up being quite a musical stew.

The first record "American Gothic" was basically a novel set to music. It followed the misfortunes of a troubled character from his early youth until his untimely death. The upbeat musical style balances out the dark undertone of the lyrics, and together make for a record that's easy to listen to yet hard to describe.

The Atkinsons followed up "American Gothic" with their second release "Mile Marker", which takes the band on a journey through new territories of swampy roots and country swing to Texas Cajun and straight-up rock. Though cut from the same cloth, the new record doesn't pick up where the first album left off. It follows its own path from the back roads to the highways that inevitably lead you back home. "Mile Marker" was released in April 2011 and celebrates where the band has been and where it's headed.

The band has played many venues in and around Richmond including The National, Toad's Place (now The Hat Factory), Capital Ale House, Ashland Coffee & Tea, The Tobacco Company, The Republic, Cafe Diem and many more. They've also played at many festivals and events including Floydfest, Camp Barefoot, World Beer Festival, St. Patrick's Irish Festival, Carytown Watermelon Festival and more.

They have been honored to share the stage with many great bands such as Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Departed, Scott Miller and the Commonwealth, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Horsehead, Wrinkle Neck Mules, Sons of Bill, Jackass Flats, and others.

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