As a child of the PNW, music and the arts run wild in the rural farming communities that he calls home. Often, Maxwell would venture into the city to see guitarists like Joe Bonamassa and Myles Kennedy perform in the Bing Crosby Theater. On the weekends, he spent his time at the local guitar boutique, Mark’s Guitar Shop, where he was exposed to the world of classic rock and a community of local guitar players who were more than eager to share their stories. Maxwell then moved to Nashville and began writing songs in the country-western style, finding inspiration in artists like Donovan Woods, Nathaniel Rateliff, and Drew Holcomb. Now, armed with the masters from his upcoming EP, “Maxwell & The Shakes,” he brings his listeners a light-hearted, yet meaningful, collection of songs. From the immersive storytelling of “Wyoming,” to the ruckus promises in “Mountain Men and Wild Horses,” Maxwell Sadler holds true to his PNW roots while bringing out the mountain men and women in all of us.