Wednesday night, July 12 at Bird & Betty’s saw a swarm of music aficionados spill into the club for a full night of original music. Opening for Charleston-based national act Easy Honey was our very own Ty Mares. While many are accustomed to seeing him solo at local venues, or on lead guitar with Deadhead favorite Cosmic Jerry Band, fans were treated to a full band performance by the Ty Mares Quartet, entirely comprised of originals.

LIKE, FOLLOW, STREAM: The best way to support original artists like Mares is to follow, like and stream their music … such as Mares’ recently dropped ‘Love You.’
Mares pulled out all the stops for fans who attended what he considered the show of the summer – slinging official Ty…
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