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Tom Petty in concert. CREDIT: Andy Tennille

Andy Tennille will share photos and stories of his seven years working with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and his nearly two decades in music journalism at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art.

His talk at SECCA is called Coming Down Is The Hardest Thing. Musician MC Taylor, from the band Hiss Golden Messenger, will host.

Tennille worked as Petty’s tour photographer and documentarian for seven years. He says he only recently looked at photos from the band’s last tour, taking some time after Petty’s death.

“The best tour they ever had musically in a lot of people’s opinion," says Tennille. "Those guys were elated. I mean they were in a really, really great space - all of us were. To go back and look at those images again was really cool. It kind of brought it all the way back around for me, given what had happened.”

The talk starts at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 12, in the McChesney Scott Dunn Auditorium at SECCA.

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Hiss Golden Messenger: Lateness of Dancers

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Hiss Golden Messenger's latest album Lateness of Dancers was released in September of this year to much critical praise. Hiss Golden Messenger is the musical vehicle of singer/songwriter/guitarist MC Taylor. His music is full of tales of redemption and reflection in the American South. With a recent appearance on Late Show with David Letterman, it seems the Durham, NC resident's ship has finally come in.

Back in July of 2012 MC Taylor was in Winston-Salem for a concert with SECCA's Crossroads Concert Series. Before the show he visited WFDD for a talk with David Ford, and an intimate performance, Live in Studio A.

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