Blackberry Smoke/Ida Mae

Produced by Brendan O'Brien (AC/DC, Aerosmith, Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young), Blackberry Smoke’s 2015 album Holding All the Roses shows off the band’s heavier side. On it, the Southern rock band often sounds like a cross between Tom Petty and Aerosmith. But for the current tour, the band has dialed things back. It’ll play a special acoustic show at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 17, at the Kent Stage as part of its first-ever acoustic tour. Produced by Brendan O'Brien (AC/DC, Aerosmith, Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young), Blackberry Smoke’s 2015 album Holding All the Roses shows off the band’s heavier side. On it, the Southern rock band often sounds like a cross between Tom Petty and Aerosmith. But for the current tour, the band has dialed things back. The tour comes in the wake of the band’s new acoustic EP, The Southern Ground Sessions, which the band released as a companion to its latest full-length album, Find a Light. The EP was recorded at Southern Ground studio in Nashville and features stripped-down versions of five album tracks as well as a rendition of Tom Petty’s “You Got Lucky” featuring singer-songwriter Amanda Shires. (Niesel)