Hailing from the cityscapes of Cincinnati, Rock & Soul Indie Recording Artist/Multi-Instrumentalist Taylor Shannon has been hitting the ground running since his career in music began in 2006, and has garnered an insatiable fan base, a recognized name among the scene, and a drive that pushes his career forward. Since gracing the stage, Shannon has played shows with national names such as Candlebox, Travis Meadows, Whitey Morgan, Reckless Kelley, and many others. He also currently holds a Cincinnati Entertainment Award (CEA) for 2016, and nominated twice in 2017. Taylor has had positive reception and critical claim throughout the industry. “With a great discography over the years, his debut record "Old Soul" released in 2014, and was followed up by 2015's "Home & Tennessee". In 2016, Shannon released what is thought to be the last of his solo work for the foreseeable future. "The Greenbriar Road" EP, which currently has his hit single "Emily" making its way around the Radio & Podcast circuit and was nominated for "Best Music Video" for the 2017 Cincinnati Entertainment Awards. A brand new EP 'Another Sad Story' was released in late October 2017 featuring a brand new band dubbed "The Smoke Parade" defining a fresh new sound,

"Another Sad Story’s hard-driving opening track “Suburban Lament” sets the scene nicely, mixing Classic Rock melodies and a few Country/Heartland Rock platitudes (“This old truck…”) with punchy guitar that moves between punkish face-slaps, AltRock octave climbs, big held chords and — I shit you not — rhythmic, trickling plucking akin to early Blink-182 or No Doubt riffs. The band gears down on the twinkling, slow-simmering “Passing Through,” which features some rich multi-part vocal harmonies, before throttling up again on EP highlight “Gone,” with guitar work that would make Jack White smirk approvingly and hooks so instantly memorable you could label it Power Pop (if, you know, you’re into labels)."

-Mike Breen, CityBeat

Along with extensive touring plans, Taylor Shannon & The Smoke Parade have a very busy 2018 as the year progresses. In the meantime, keep your eyes and ears open for tour dates, new song releases, and the tricks Shannon has up his sleeves. Be sure to check out his YouTube channel, and keep up with the Folk- Punk Rocker via Social Media and beyond.