Midwest Country Org. Writer’s Round featuring Gregg “Cheech” Hall & Monica Austin @ the Main – An Event Space

—Gregg Hall, the founder of Deece Productions, has been a staple in the Midwest music scene for over a decade with his bands Mitgee Evers, Smokin’ Bandits, Nicholas David and the Feelin’ Band, and outlaw country Minnesota legends the White Iron Band.
Gregg Hall and the Wrecking Ball is his first solo project getting back to his country life style roots and backwoods upbringing. This band features some of the best musicians southwestern WI has to offer.

—Monica Austin is a MidWest Country music artist from the Quad City Area. Her slice-of-life writing style and swing for the fences stage show resonate deeply with fans from the heartland while providing listeners outside it a glimpse into their lifestyle. Monica’s brand of country music didn’t originate on a farm but rather in a little trailer park in Cambridge, IL. Her tendency to perform in bare feet over the genre-standard cowgirl boots is nearly as indicative of her journey as her lyrics.

Monica began singing along with the likes of Wynonna Judd, Martina McBride, Faith Hill and Reba as a young girl. Bouncing from home to home as a child without a voice, she heard stories like her own for the first time in “Independence Day, Fancy and Someone Else’s Dream”, sparking hope that she could someday be as strong as the women who won the day in those songs. The soaring belt, soulful grit and take-charge stage show that Monica’s fans and critics refer to were born of that determination. Since 2012, when she founded and fronted her first band, Fickle Filly and the Haymakers, Monica has won the hearts and acclaim of fans across the MidWest. She has fronted hundreds of shows from acoustic duos on the local bar circuit to opening on the big stage for the likes of Mitchell Tenpenny, Allie Colleen, Carly Pearce and her childhood idol, Wynonna Judd. A third-year member of the MidWest Country Music Organization, Monica Austin’s music can be heard on 30+ radio stations and is available on all buying/streaming platforms. Her first full-length studio album, “Midwest Mama” will be available February 11th, 2023. The Midwest Mama Tour boasts show dates spanning from Wisconsin to Texas.