Macon Music Revue releases a self-titled homage to its namesake city August 29 on Terminus Records. Fueled by Charles Davis' gospel shouter of a voice, the ferocious guitar and slide work of Dustin McCook, the church-honed organ and piano of Ethan Hamlin and the laid back, locked-in rhythms of drummer Caleb Melvin and bassist Evan Bentzel, the album shines as a love letter to Macon and its musical past, present and future. Recruited by the Georgia Music Foundation and Visit Macon nearly two years ago to form a "preservation band," the musicians were given a Wednesday night residency at historic Grant's Lounge. Every week, the Revue digs deep into Macon's musical DNA with reverence and a genuine sense of reinvention. Drawing from the Grant's repertoire of nearly 130 songs, the album includes five cuts by Macon legends­­–Little Richard ("Greenwood, Mississippi"), Otis Redding ("Mr. Pitiful" & "These Arms of Mine"), Allman Brothers Band ("Stand Back") and Gregg Allman ("Queen of Hearts")–plus five by artists with deep Macon roots including Percy Sledge ("Out of Left Field"), R.E.M. ("Losing My Religion"), Sea Level ("Shake a Leg"), Wet Willie ("Grits Ain't Groceries") and Swamp Dogg ("Total Destruction to Your Mind"). Recorded at Capricorn Sound Studios and featuring frequent collaborators, Atlanta's Terminus Horns, the debut album by Macon Music Revue captures the grit and groove that has long been a signature of one of America's most influential music cities.