Tropidelic in Nashville

Tropidelic is an American band formed in Cleveland in 2005. Their music combines reggae rock, funk and hip-hop, and their catalog includes the albums Heavy Is the Head and All the Colors, as well as songs such as “Alcoholic,” “Bad One” and “Leviathan.” Tropidelic launched its own Ohio festival under the name Freakstomp, later renaming it Everwild; the event has been held at Legend Valley in Thornville. The band’s wider festival history includes performances at California Roots Music and Arts Festival and Reggae Rise Up Florida.

Mihali Savoulidis, billed as Mihali, is a Vermont-based American singer, songwriter and guitarist who fronts the jam-rock band Twiddle. His solo music draws on reggae, rock and improvisation; the catalog includes the albums Breathe and Let Go and Effection, as well as the Citizen Cope collaboration “Stubborn Smile.” Mihali has performed his solo repertoire at The Peach Music Festival in Pennsylvania and Levitate Music Festival in Massachusetts. His concerts take two established forms: a solo looping set built with guitar and voice, and a full-band performance. His United States dates have also included Brooklyn Bowl in New York and Higher Ground in South Burlington.