On August 11, Florida native JJ Grey played a solo acoustic show at City Winery. It was an intimate, storytellers–style performance, in which Grey previewed some tunes from his upcoming album, Georgia Warhorse (Alligator Records), like the bluesy jam "Slow, Hot and Sweaty" (in the clip above), as well as old favorites like "Lochloosa" and "Brighter Days." In between songs, Grey, who had just flown in from Jacksonville that morning, reflected on the resilience of the human spirit—a theme he's been inspired by lately—and sipped from a commemorative bottle of JJ Grey Cabernet Sauvignon (concert-goers could buy the special edition wine, part of the winery's Artists Selections Series, after the show).

Georgia Warhorse officially dropped on August 24, and Grey and Mofro will launch their 26-city album release tour on September 3 at the Roxy in Lexington, Kentucky (check out www.mofro.net/ for tour dates and locations).