Barefoot jam

Nolan Hawthorne, singer/guitarist of The Band Waleska, front right, kicked off his shoes as the band played the Food Truck Tuesday event at River Park last week. Named after its north Georgia hometown, the group describes its music as “firewater rock ‘n’ roll.” At the park event, they played a fiery mix of southern and classic rock standards and originals, appropriately on a hot summer day. Also pictured, from left, are bassist Skylar Scales, guitarist Hunter Lanning and drummer Dylan Little.