AGE: 34

HOMETOWN: Steinhatchee, Fla.

OCCUPATION: Industrial mechanic

PLAYS: Martin acoustic

FAVORITE CONCERT ATTENDED: Crosby, Stills & Nash, Chastain Park Amphitheater, Atlanta, early 2000s. "It was a good show, and they were very energetic."

MUSICAL ROOTS: "I was 15, and the old man came home with two guitars, two pawnshop prizes, in the trunk of the car; and my little brother got the little electric guitar, and I got the acoustic. And I just started from there."

If he could perform anywhere: Austin City Limits

FAVORITE GIG: The Mission, 2007. "It was a First Friday, and there were three bands, and it ended up just being a lot of fun."

FAVORITE MOVIE: THE NATURAL

PRE-SHOW RITUAL: "Just got to make sure I'm hydrated."

IF HE COULD REMAKE ANY SONG: Here I Am (Come and Take Me), by Al Green. "I've actually messed around with that a little bit before, and it's a cool song, and I think I could do my own style of it."

FAVORITE RESTAURANTS: Tap Tap and the French Market Grille

SEE MR. AUGUST perform his song No Sacrifice at http://augustachronicle.com/applause