One man, one guitar, performing songs with irascibility, bittersweetness, and grit.
Blake's Getaway Car: a band, a blog, this website. Hop in!
Note: If you're looking for the journalist and travel writer named Blake Guthrie, bingo, you've found him! This site is mostly about his music, though, so check out the blog link in the menu above for other stuff.
For Blake Guthrie's writing portfolio, click here.
Notable people Blake has shared a stage/bill with:
- India Arie
- Peter Case
- Frank Black (of the Pixies)
- Paul Thorn
- John Mayer
- Patterson Hood (of Drive-By Truckers)
- Shawn Mullins
- Jennifer Nettles
- Kristian Bush (of Sugarland)
- Beth Nielson Chapman
- Clay Cook (of Zac Brown Band)
Notable venues/festivals where Blake has performed:
- The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville (Writers' Night by invitation).
- 40 Watt Club in Athens, GA.
- Eddie's Attic in Decatur, GA.
- Smith's Olde Bar in Atlanta, GA.
- ABC No Rio in New York City.
- The Pyramid Club in New York City.
- AthFest in Athens, GA.
- Dogwood Festival in Atlanta, GA.
- The Evening Muse in Charlotte, NC.
- Founder's Title Folk & Bluegrass Festival in Snowbird, UT.
- 30A Songwriters Festival in South Walton, FL.
Blake's favorite press quote about himself:
“Blake sounds like Lou Reed playing some hilarious Jonathan Richman songs, and I think he's either a psychopath or some kind of genius. You decide." — a music editor at Flagpole Magazine in Athens, Georgia, many music editors ago.
Blake Guthrie is a Georgia-based freelance writer, travel journalist, and award-winning singer/songwriter. He has won and been a finalist in numerous songwriting competitions, including the OurStage Top Ten, the Eddie's Attic Open Mic Shootout, the Independent Music Awards, the KRCL Performing Songwriter Showcase, and the International Songwriting Competition.
For two years in a row, he was selected “Critic's Choice” as “Best Acoustic Act/Singer/Songwriter in Atlanta” by Creative Loafing back when that publication was still the largest newsweekly in the Southeast (this was before Blake started writing for the magazine).
