Welcome to Matildas Music at The SPOTLIGHT

Step inside the new Spotlight Stage for a night filled with live music, food, and all the Matildas magic you love. We’ll have the lights glowing, mouthwatering eats from Never Enough Thyme, and tables & chairs set up. Swing by the cash bar for a signature cocktail, mocktail, wine or beer — then sit back and enjoy the show. Matildas Music at The SPOTLIGHT is the same great music and casual vibe as Matildas Under the Pines, but indoors with no need to bring your own chair, table, décor, food or drinks. Just bring yourself (and maybe friend or two), and we’ll take care of the rest.

TICKET INCLUDES

Music, Light Eats, Cash Bar, Tables & Chairs, and Parking

SHOW DATES

March 7 Songwriter in the Round & Southern Eats

April 25. Americana Roots songwriter in the Round & BBQ Eats

SCHEDULE

Doors Open (Table seating is shared, and on a first come first serve basis)

Cash Bar Opens (Signature cocktail, mocktail, wine, and beer)

Food (7-8pm Buffet provided by Never Enough Thyme)

7:30-9:30pm Music

PARKING

Parking for the Spotlight Stage is located by the Food Court Entrance adjacent to JCPenney. Click this link for google map directions. Look for The Spotlight a-frame sign in front of the entrance. Directions: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7oNGA2NevUkPt2oA9

IMPORTANT / READ BEFORE PARKING

North Point Mall closes at 8pm so ensure your vehicle is parked in the designated surface lot (reference directions above). ALL other mall doors will be closed when you exit the show. Please double check that you are in the correct parking lot so your departure for the evening is a simple walk to your car and not around the outside of the mall to your car. Look for The Spotlight a-frame sign in front of the Food Court Entrance adjacent to JCPenney.

RESTROOMS

Public restrooms are easily accessible in the Food Court.

Listening Room Shows

Songwriters in the Round

March 7

7-:30-9:30 pm

Doors open at 7 pm

Jordan Barry Jordan's music is deeply rooted in country, but it carries a soulful edge—blending grit and grace in a sound that’s entirely her own. Jordan recorded her debut single, Roll With Me, back home in Georgia with Greg Lee (Yacht Rock Revue) and John Driskell Hopkins (Zac Brown Band). Originally from Alpharetta, Georgia, she’s played hundreds of stages across the South since making the move to Nashville in 2017.

Anna Shinholster is a singer-songwriter from Woodstock, Georgia. Anna has performed in the Wire and Wood Music Festival in 2022, the 30A Songwriters Festival in 2022, 2023 and 2025, the Cohutta Song Fest 2024, and the 2023, 2024 and 2025 Ellijay Songwriters Festival.

She released singles “don’t wait up” and "drive on by" on all streaming platforms this year among other works..

Rocco Gorrlik At just 15 years old, emerging singer-songwriter and skillful guitarist Rocco Gorelik has turned heads with his traditional country sound and first-rate musicianship. The Georgia native began to steadily grow a fan base when his self-recorded guitar videos began to pique the interest of people around the world. Rocco’s self-taught talent as a guitarist later secured him the title of a Gibson Guitar Artist.

Performing since the age of 11, the up-and-comer has already shared the stage with artists such as Lainey Wilson, Marcus King and Trey Hensley, and has made history as the youngest artist to ever play Whiskey Jam, a Nashville-based live music series that has hosted over 1,000 shows. Prioritizing high-energy performances, Rocco continues to play over 150 live shows a year and was invited to perform at this year’s Gibson Garage Fest and Luke Bryan’s Farm Tour.

Songwriters in the Round
April 25
7:30 pm
Doors open at 7 pm

Jesse Williams,Singer/songwriter/guitarist, Jesse Williams, is a mountain mama with roots grounded in Blues & Soul. Hailing from North Georgia with the deep belief that it’s best savored when simmered. Her melody medicine is an invitation of sultry vocals and earthy lyrics that explore Life's many winding paths. Songs like “Quit Quiet” and “Keep Steady” showcase her fingerpicking prowess and raw emotion. She’s fiercely independent, crafting songs that borrow from classic ’70s rock, Appalachian folk, Eastern raga, and modern pedal tones — all fused into something distinctly her own. Her latest accomplishment is winning the Eddie's Attic 55th Bi-Annual Songwriter Shootout in November 2024. Joining the list of winners that include Jennifer Nettles & Cory Jones, John Mayer & Clay Cook, Tyler Childers, and more. She recently finished her first full-length record titled “Keep Steady”, which debuted August 31st, 2025.

Betsy Franck is a soulful Americana blues singer, songwriter. This Virginia native has spent 25 years touring and trying to figure out the art of making music, making community, making a family, and making all of that work. Franck has shared the stage with and opened for a broad list of heavy hitters from John Popper, and Bobby Keys, to Ray Wylie Hubbard, Lucinda Williams, and Randall Bramblett. Betsy is featured on (3) of Randall's albums. She holds songwriting workshops and throws house concerts to raise awareness for specific community needs. She currently plays solo/duo and full band shows featuring her original music at festivals, private parties, and intimate venues across the country as well as performing as one of the lead singers in the rock band, Bloodkin. Her latest release features (4) singles, and a music video filmed during the recording process. She is currently compiling a double album featuring original songs that span various genres as well as an album with songs she has co-written with a multitude of various artists over the last decade.

Whether you catch a full band show, or one of Betsy's lyrically captivating solo sets, you will be both moved and inspired.

Claire Campbell is a founding member of the longtime folk-family-band, Hope For Agoldensummer. She has been recording & touring for thirty years. In addition to live performance, Claire works as a session musician, vocal and songwriting coach, producer, and a hired gun for many sonic luminaries (like Patterson Hood and Jim White!). In addition to live performance, Claire is a composer for film, podcasts, and other media. Recently her songs have appeared in Fish Story and American Prankster. She was the principal composer for the serial podcasts: Happy Face, Disorganized Crime, and Racket. If you've ever heard a strange high pitched wail behind someone narrating a gruesome crime, it was probably Claire playing the singing saw!