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Night Zero FeaturingRob Compa of DopapodGubb of TwiddleAdrian Tamotano of Kung Fu&amp; Leon Campos of The Kat Wright Band

Night Zero

Join us for this incredibly special night of solo acoustic performances by Medium Build &amp; Petey USAClick <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vip.sofar.com/tour-events/2e3d7307-e4c4-4d85-9d3f-f9d8f266ce30/vip">HERE</a> for VIP Pre-Show Experience As a musician with a nomadic lifestyle, Nick Carpenter often enters spaces as a stranger and leaves with lifelong friends. The creator of Medium Build possesses a connective charisma that shows in his songs and performances—which can seem like equal parts concerts, testimony, and stand-up comedy. That gift and yearning for connection has been amplified during a transformative season for Nick. In 2023, Medium Build signed with slowplay / Island Records, toured with Lewis Capaldi, and reached the Billboard charts for the first time collaborating with X Ambassadors. Life was pulling him away from his home, dog, and sense of belonging in Anchorage to Nashville. Nick spent his drives looking, listening, and reflecting. This inner and outer journey led to Country, the thematic album draws from Carpenter’s roots as much as it considers his future—while exploring genre. His music is as vast and unique as his backstory, but “if you slow all of my songs down, they’re just three-cord bummer Country tunes,” he admits. Evident in the video single “Cutting Thru The Country,” this collection packs for a trip that explores wide open spaces, musical frontiers, and oneself.Medium Build began as the name Nick Carpenter attached to four-track recordings a decade ago. The storyteller applied aspects of a middle-class church-going Georgia childhood and a Tennessee education to truths learned along the way—ultimately delivering the queer extrovert to find a community in Alaska. There is duality and dichotomy in Medium Build’s life and music—but it is drenched in authenticity. The music has endured, resonated, and connected with a growing base. “Now I’m realizing that my career can last longer than five seconds and I can kind of just breathe and show one thing at a time,” Nick shares. His dynamic catalog mirrors the people who have shown up in his corner: Elton John, Boygenius, John Mayer, and Noah Kahan, to name a few. 2019’s somber and synth-tinged “Be Your Boy” and 2022’s therapeutic “Never Learned To Dance” are fan favorites amid the kaleidoscope of sounds and moods. Country seems much more focused, even if birthed by uncertainty.Now in his thirties, Nick says he only recently learned about his father’s poor rural South Carolina upbringing. As a result, Country music was something Nick’s dad covered up—along with the poverty and corresponding shame of his past. “I had no sense of identity as far as place,” the artist admits. Lately, the father and son began talking about the past and sharing Country tunes—exchanging culture and heritage. As an understanding of his DNA developed, perhaps the twang and American in Medium Build’s songs stood out. However, his Country is something unsurprisingly personal. “It feels self-soothing,” Nick says of the opener, “Beach Chair,” which is a love letter to self in a time of need. “Crying Over U” is deeply specific but conjures emotions in us all—when confronted by closure and what remains in the rearview.Written on the road, Country was fittingly recorded on Nashville’s Music Row. Carpenter and creative partner Jake LiBassi, aka Laiko, embraced experimentation. “We made the album we wanted to make,” he says joyfully and confidently. “It’s so easy to get back in touch with yourself if you can throw off the heavy cloak of duty and just do something that feels good.” At a time when people take the same photo a dozen times in search of a curated aesthetic, Medium Build captures the snapshot. The lyrics and the spirit of Country embrace both wandering and wondering. “I want this to feel lived-in,” Nick says. “It’s sort of me finding a defined place.”&nbsp;On his new album USA, Chicago-bred singer/songwriter Petey bares his soul about all the endless things that keep him up at night. As he muses on everything from masculinity to anxiety to the very nature of human existence, the Los Angeles-based artist drifts between warmhearted sincerity and delightfully warped humor—a deeply affecting dynamic that also defines the absurdist alt-comedy that’s earned him a massive following on TikTok. Built on his idiosyncratic but viscerally charged breed of alt-pop/rock, Petey’s Capitol Records debut ultimately brings a gloriously strange convergence of comfort, catharsis, and unrelenting joy.The follow-up to his 2022 debut Lean Into Life, USA finds Petey working with co-producers John DeBold (Wallows, Remi Wolf) and Aidan Spiro to piece together what he refers to as “an origin story of a typical American male in their 30s.” While the album includes decidedly autobiographical tracks like “Home alone house”—a real-life account of getting busted smoking weed on the beachin eighth grade—Petey’s songwriting often takes the form of impressionistic vignettes revealing the sheer depth and scope of his inner world. On “I’ll wait,” for instance, he delivers an explosive piece of pop-punk whose lyrics offer a candid perspective on mental health. “It’s a song from the mindset of an anxious man who’s acutely aware of the resources available to him, but for whatever reason decides to just wait it out,” Petey explains. “There’s some recognition that doing nothing will make the problem drag out longer, but there’s also an understanding that the uncomfortable moment will eventually end—just like everything else in life.”Mainly recorded at Gold-Diggers Sound in L.A., USA came to life with equal parts intention and spontaneity. “For me making music has always been like throwing spaghetti at the wall, and working with John and Aidan allowed me to be reckless and experimental while giving each song the care it deserved,” says Petey, who plays guitar, bass, drums, and synth on USA. “It helped me fulfill the only real goal I had for the album, which was to make sure every single song would be super-fun to play live.” To that end, “Family of six” unfolds in dance-ready grooves as Petey shares a fantastically surreal meditation on gender expression. “We hear so much today about toxic masculinity, so the idea behind that song is trying to reclaim masculinity in a way that’s actually positive and helpful,” he says. “Each stanza is imagining a parallel universe where the laws of physics are different, and therefore I’m the best version of a man that I could be.” On “Did mention I’m sorry?,” USA takes on a combustible urgency as Petey captures the kind of all-consuming insecurity that tips into self-indulgence. “It’s about someone who’s so self-conscious that it becomes almost narcissistic, because they can’t stop obsessing about their own anxiety,” he says. And on “I tried to draw a straight line,”Petey cycles through a whirlwind of existential questions, offsetting the track’s uneasy bewilderment with sweetly lilting rhythms and majestic guitar work. “That song’s an overview of my mental state when I’m over-analyzing everything,” he says. “It ends with wondering if we’re living in a simulation, and all the paranoid but also calming thoughts that come with that.”At turns philosophical, introspective, and wildly playful, the lyrics to USA mostly emerged as Petey hiked the trails surrounding an abandoned gold mine in the San Gabriel Mountains. “Hiking has become a really good creative vessel for me,” he says. “Once you get used to a trail it becomes second nature, which leaves space for your brain to think in different ways.” A longtime musician who previously played drums in Chicago-based indie-rock band Young Jesus, he first started writing songs at the age of 27 after making his way through a series of dead-end jobs. “I never earned more than minimum wage, and I never felt like I was capable of exceling at anything within the realm of American capitalism,” he says. “But then I wrote a song and put it on Spotify, and that somehow ended up being the thing that worked.” A bittersweet but exuberant breakup song, Petey’s debut single “Apple TV Remote” soon led to his signing to indie label Terrible Records, who later released Lean Into Life and helped pave the way for his signing to Capitol Records in 2022.With the release of USA, Petey hopes that exposing his deepest neuroses might have a liberating impact on the listener. “So much of life is out of our control, which is really scary, but hopefully these songs will help people feel a little better and less alone in their struggle,” he says. “I hope everyone can find some kind of solace in recognizing that life is incredibly complicated for everyone—so instead of spending too much time ruminating on a mistake you’ve made or something that went wrong, maybe the best thing is to go easy on yourself and let it go.”

Medium Build & Petey USA

Ever since Sean Bonnette and Ben Gallaty formed AJJ back in 2004, it’s felt like the world has been playing catch-up. That’s because the band—completed these days by guitarist/keyboard player Preston Bryant, cellist Mark Glick and (relatively) new drummer Kevin Higuchi—has always woven apocalyptic themes and imagery into many of its songs and lyrics. They even self-released a record called Good Luck Everybody in January 2020, as if they knew what was coming. Now though, in 2023, with their eighth studio record and debut on Hopeless Records, Disposable Everything, it feels like the world is finally aligned with AJJ’s doom-laden prophecies – albeit one that still shimmers with hope.

AJJ (solo) w/ Jake McKelvie

They said it couldn’t be done. Four different songwriters joining forces to form a single band? There was simply no precedent (outside of CSNY, The Beatles, The Traveling Wilburys, The Highwaymen, Monsters of Folk, etc). And yet Fantastic Cat did it anyway, defying the odds and teaming up to record their highly unanticipated 2022 debut, The Very Best Of Fantastic Cat. Hailed by Rolling Stone as "a wildly satisfying collection of folk-rock, country, Americana, and good old rock &amp; roll" that offers “equal doses of Dylanand Springsteen,” the album earned the vocal-trading, instrument-swapping collective their national TV debut, sold-out headline dates around the US and Europe, festival performances everywhere from Sundance to Take Root, and a song in the Showtime series Tulsa King. In 2023, the unlikely four-piece teamed up with all-star producer Butch Walker for a 50th anniversary take on Wings’ “Band On The Run,” which prompted even more love from Rolling Stone, who dubbed them “the Harlem Globetrotters ofAmericana.”Individually, each member of Fantastic Cat boasts their own impressive resume along with a litany of critical acclaim. Paste declared Don DiLego’s latest album a “stunner.” NPR said Anthony D’Amato “sings and writes in the tradition of Bruce Springsteen or Josh Ritter.” Rolling Stone called Brian Dunne’s new record “the sleeper album of the year” and praised Mike Montali’s band, Hollis Brown, as “the soundtrackfor a late-night drive through the American heartland.” Collectively, though, the four transcend their respective roots, emerging as velvet-clad rock and roll cooperative far greater than the sum of its parts.They say some cats are born fantastic; others have fantasy thrust upon them. These guysare somewhere in the middle.

Fantastic Cat

DAVID SANCIOUS &amp; WILL CALHOUN (Open Secret) 2025Hall of Fame musician David Sancious has performed with Peter Gabriel, Sting, BruceSpringsteen &amp; The E Street Band, Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Santana, ErikahBadu and Jeff Beck among many others. Check out his website at<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.davidsancious.com/">http://www.davidsancious.com/</a> for more infoWorld renowned drummer Will Calhoun is best known for his work in Living Colour. He hasalso played with B.B. King, Mick Jagger, Jaco Pastorious, Jack Dejohnette, Herb Alpert andmany others. For more info on Will Calhoun, check out his website at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://willcalhoun.com/">https://willcalhoun.com/</a>

David Sancious, Will Calhoun, Mahavishnu Project

Tune-Yards has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket goes to supporting Street Spirit and their work as an independent newspaper dedicated to covering homelessness and poverty from the perspective of those most impacted. The paper is sold on the streets of Berkeley and Oakland by unhoused people, who keep 100% of the donations they receive.Formed by Merrill Garbus in 2006, Tune-Yards has become a name synonymous with creativity and forward motion. Known for explosive performances, surprising song structures, and danceable rhythms, their music also highlights connections between song and social consciousness.&nbsp;The New York Times&nbsp;praised their debut album,&nbsp;BiRd-BrAiNs, as “a confident do-it-yourselfer’s opening salvo,” and relentless touring established Garbus as a commanding live performer.Garbus stepped into the producer role with 2011’s&nbsp;w h o k i l l, a bold and sonically inventive album that earned critical acclaim, including the #1 spot on&nbsp;The Village Voice’s&nbsp;Pazz and Jop poll. By 2021’s&nbsp;sketchy., Garbus and bassist Nate Brenner had solidified their partnership, creating a fully collaborative work. The duo has announced their sixth studio record,&nbsp;Better Dreaming, to be released on May 14, 2025 on 4AD.

Tune-Yards

Carsie Blanton is a songwriter with hooks, chutzpah, and revolutionary optimism. “It is possible to face the world as it is - rapidly heating, ruled by grifters, ravaged by profitable wars - and still have hope,” she says of her newest release, After the Revolution. “Not the narrow, grasping hope you might hang on an election or a billionaire, but a patient, zoomed-out hope.”Of After the Revolution, NPR’s Fresh Air says “"Protest music tends to be strident or self-righteous or justbluntly angry. But Blanton, a folk singer with a rock attitude, knows how to construct songs with realmelodies and storylines that don't obscure her messages."With her unique mix of humor, craft, and social critique, Blanton has amassed a small menagerie of viral hits (Rich People, Shit List, Fishin’ With You) and a dedicated fan base. In addition to fifteen years on the road with her band, Blanton volunteers as a political organizer, and was recently published in The Nation.Her latest full-length album After the Revolution, produced by Grammy-winner Tyler Chester, came out on March 21st. In summer of 2024, Blanton began releasing her most viral political songs on a new EP, The Red Album Vol. 1.Brittany Ann Tranbaugh (pronounced TRAN-baw) is a Philadelphia-based songwriter whose queer Americana heartbreaker “Kiss You” won Song of the Year in the 2021 John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Tranbaugh has been writing songs and playing shows as a side gig since she was a teenager, but in February 2023, at 31 years old, she finally quit her office job to pursue a full-time career in music. Her newest release is a self-titled EP produced by Grammy-winner Tyler Chester which showcases Tranbaugh in her new era: energetic, self-assured, surrounded by her beloved musical community, and more commanding as a vocalist and writer than ever before

Carsie Blanton

Real New American Rock &amp; Roll! From Ace Monroe &amp; Rum Boat Chili

Ace Monroe w/ Rum Boat Chili

Billy Sherwood is the bassist in legendary progressive rock band YES.… as well as a Grammy nominated producer and composer. Chris Squire, bassist &amp; founding member of YES, reached out to Billy after hearing his World Trade demos. What followed was a prolific, decades-long musical relationship. In 1991, YES album Union featured Sherwood’s first co-write with Squire. Billy subsequently mixed, or produced, several YES albums, becoming a bandmember by the mid-90s. The impact of Billy’s ongoing YES history, and the baton passed by Chris, is reflected in the incredible love &amp; support from the global fan base. 2025 brings the debut of Billy Sherwood &amp; Friends, with drummer Scott Connor, John Thomas on guitars &amp; Scott Walton on keys. The setlist features solo material, and tracks from his various bands and songwriting collaborations, including Lodgic, World Trade, Circa, and Conspiracy (which featured Chris Squire &amp; Alan White of YES), Of course , as a treat for the fans, they perform some YES material, as well as excerpts from Chris Squire’s signature album Fish Out Of Water. This tour is a musical adventure that runs the length of Billy's wide and varied career.&nbsp;

Billy Sherwood & Friends

&nbsp;Ellis Paul doesn’t just write songs; he’s a guitar-carrying reporter who covers the human condition and details the hopes, loves, losses of those he observes, turning their stories into luminous pieces of music that get under your skin and into your bloodstream. And much like the artists who have influenced him, everyone from Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon to the singer-songwriter who is undoubtedly his greatest inspiration, Woody Guthrie, Paul weaves deeply personal experiences with social issues and renders them as provocative works that are as timely as they are timeless. Born and raised in Maine, Paul attended Boston College on a track scholarship and in the evenings became a fixture on the city’s open mic circuit. After winning a Boston Acoustic Underground songwriter competition, he caught the ear of folk luminary Bill Morrissey, who produced his indie album Say Something in 1993. This led to a seven-album contract with Rounder Records and the 1994 album, Stories. His songs have appeared in several blockbuster films (Me, Myself, and Irene; Shallow Hal, Hall Pass) and have been covered by award winning country artists (Sugarland, Kristian Bush, Jack Ingram). Through a steady succession of albums of his own – a remarkable 23 releases so far – and a constant touring presence around the world, Paul’s audience has grown into a loyal legion of fans. Along the way, he has picked up an impressive number of awards including the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Award, 15 Boston Music Awards, An Honorary Doctorate from the University of Maine, the 2019 International Acoustic Music Awards Artist of the Year and most recently his album, The Storyteller’s Suitcase, was named the 2019 NERFA Album of the Year.&nbsp;

Ellis Paul

Combining elements of folk, punk, pop and rock, Matt Pless can lyrically turn a phrase with the best of them and has been compared to some of the preeminent songwriters of our time.&nbsp;A consummate performer with a high-energy stage presence, Matt Pless travels the road continuously entertaining and astounding his audiences. With guitar and harmonica as his tools of choice and words as his main characters, he has shared the stage with the likes of Maroon 5, Rilo Kiley, Alkaline Trio, Arlo Guthrie, Bad Brains, Fallout Boy, All Time Low and others. Matt’s extensive touring schedule has taken him to Europe, and across the U.S. multiple times playing venues from bars to boxcars and basements and everything in between...wherever there are people to hear his music.&nbsp; And almost anyone can relate to a Matt Pless song. His unique gift for writing lyrics and melodies that appeal to the core of the human condition is, like Matt himself, an experience.

Matt Pless

Harsh is born from the synergy of six artists who create original music to move your body and your heart. They are led by Grammy nominated artist and producer Thomas (Teeba) Forbes who is credited on releases from hip-hop icons including Nas, DMX and Eminem. They have played hundreds of shows together since the band's inception in 2013, and have shared the stage with legendary acts including George Clinton &amp; Parliament Funkadelic, Steel Pulse, and Tank &amp; The Bangas. In early 2023, Harsh introduced vocalists Adrienne Mack-Davis and Sig Shalome to the lineup to realize a newfound lushness by combining four-part harmonies with contemporary flow. Music, tickets, and more can be found at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.harsharmadillo.com">www.harsharmadillo.com</a> Harsh has won Best Band in New Hampshire at the New England Music Awards, and was featured on WMUR's NH Chronicle’s Summer Songfest series as a, “Local act you don’t want to miss”. Harsh is an original r&amp;b/hip-hop band led by Grammy-nominated artist and producer Thomas (Teeba) Forbes who is credited on releases from hip-hop icons including Nas, DMX and Eminem. They have played hundreds of shows together since the band's inception in 2013, and have shared the stage with legendary acts including George Clinton &amp; Parliament Funkadelic, Steel Pulse, and Tank &amp; The Bangas. In early 2023, Harsh introduced vocalists Adrienne Mack-Davis and Sig Shalome to the lineup to realize a newfound lushness by combining four-part harmonies with contemporary flow.

Harsh

Landlady celebrates the release of their new album "Make Up / Lost Time," a song cycle that begs you to cancel all your plans, except for ones required to get tickets for this show. They'll be performing the album in full, along with old favorites and possibly some surprises depending on your definition of the word surprise. This show will be a rare New York performance from Adam Schatz whose year is mostly spent on the road with Japanese Breakfast &amp; Neko Case, so don't miss your chance to throw down on a weeknight. Out worldwide on June 6th, "Make Up / Lost Time" features a magical cast of characters, initial production from Jonathan Rado, guitar brilliance from Buck Meek, Will Graefe, Greg Uhlmann, and killer backing vocals from Kristin Slipp, Starr Busby &amp; Jenn Wasner. Adam Schatz was able to stretch out in the horn &amp; string arranging department with an 8 piece horn section of New York crushers and violin &amp; cello from Chicago's own Macie Stewart and Lia Kohl. All to say, it's a family affair, and if you tied Schatz to a chair he'd admit it's the best thing he's made yet. Come celebrate the release of the album in person with other persons, guaranteed satisfaction or you'll get a voicemail apology from Landlady's own Adam Schatz.Hannah Frances (b. 1997) is a vocalist, guitarist, composer, and poet that NPR’s Ann Powers calls “a stunning vocalist and songwriter, making monumental and mythic freak folk,” and was awarded Pitchfork’s Best New Music for her triumphant new album Keeper of the Shepherd. Through cutting lyricism and astute fingerpicked polyrhythms, Frances’ perennial sound melds avant-folk, progressive rock, and jazz. There is no singular way Frances grips us with her guitar or her storytelling. Drawing comparisons to Joni Mitchell and Jeff Buckley, her voice is colossal in its strength: piercing, warm, and always poised to embrace, even in its quietest expression. Whether performing as a solo act or with her full seven-piece ensemble, her mythology spellbinds with an insistent gravity.

Landlady w/ Hannah Frances

Chimbita formed in 2016 as a loose combination of friends and bandmates, many of whom had played together in other groups, all of whom were products of the Colombian diaspora who ended up as first generation New Yorkers making their way in the city’s fertile music scene. Through a year-long residency at Brooklyn’s iconic venue Barbès, an incubator for countless musical talents, the group’s sound evolved, mutated, and gradually came into focus. What had once been a casual jam session now clearly showed signs of real synergy, the kind of thing that demanded a dedicated approach to reveal where it would go. El Corredor Del Jaguar, an EP recorded in the infamous hangout known as El Bunker, was the result, and it showed the roots of all that would come ahead: the crackling rhythms of Dilemastronauta, Niño Lento’s razor sharp guitar, Prince of Queen’s cosmic synths, and above it all the mesmerizing vocals and propulsive guacharaca of Carolina Oliveros. 2017’s full length Abya Yala followed, with successive LPs dropping bi-annually after that (2019’s Ahomale and 2021’s Ire). Throughout it all, the band has toured relentlessly, developing a live show that is impossible to ignore. Whether it is the individual musicianship of the band, an evolving and intricate interplay of instrumentation that manages to be both tight and laser-focused as well as expansive and psychedelic, often in the space of a single song — or the shamanic intensity of Oliveros’s performance, always theatrical and fierce to the utmost, Combo Chimbita is forging their own unique musical path, one that is well worth following.

Combo Chimbita

The Sloppy Boys are a “party rock” band from LA consisting of comedians Mike Hanford,Jeff Dutton and Tim Kalpakis. Prior to forming The Sloppy Boys, all three were writer-performerson the sketch comedy show “The Birthday Boys,” produced by Bob Odenkirk, which aired onIFC.Together, the Boys have self-released three albums, Lifelong Vacation, Dancing on theWind, and Paradiso. Their fourth, Sonic Ranch, was produced by Money Mark (Beastie Boys,Beck) at the legendary Sonic Ranch Studios in Texas. The entire process was captured bydirector Robert Holguin for his feature-length comedy-rock-doc Blood, Sweat and Beers or HowThe Sloppy Boys Made an Album on a Farm in West Texas.The Sloppy Boys also host a weekly cocktail-making podcast, ranked a Top 3 ComedyPodcast by Vulture. New episodes drop every Friday.

The Sloppy Boys

Traditionalists or progressives? Fronted by the charismatic Jamaican-born singer and songwriter Nee Nee Rushie, the seven-piece New York band The Big Takeover plays original music that is rooted in and reverent toward the genres and rhythms of Jamaican pop: reggae, rocksteady, ska. They are devotees of Desmond Dekker and the way the old school did it.&nbsp; At the same time, The Big Takeover crosses lines and blends traditions like global pop fusionists. Their deceptively complex arrangements and big hooks connect with the spirit of Motown and the uptown sophistication of the 21st century retro soul and R&amp;B revival scene.“Led by the powerhouse, Jamaican-born singer and songwriter NeeNee Rushie, The Big Takeover's horn-powered global blend reveals deep fluency in reggae and world music, hints of soul and Motown, and their own infectious brand of pop classicism.”&nbsp;—&nbsp;John BurdickPrincess Kikou is a New Hampshire based World Beat group which draws heavily from Afro-Caribbean influences as well as modern Pop and Roots Rock. Made up of a core of musicians: Jon Tshibambi on Bass, Simon Gray on Guitar, John Meehan the fifth on Saxophone, and Garth Tichy on Drums, Princess Kikou also features a rotating ensemble of guest players. Blending together the Indie-Rock origins of a separate project, Blue Motel, and the globe-spanning influences of each of its members, Princess Kikou creates a unique, danceable sound, full of multi-lingual harmonies and syncopated rhythms.&nbsp;

The Big Takeover

THE SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS OF DREAMSExplore the depths of Americana "one trippy tune at a time" with New York’s SlambovianCircus of Dreams.Voted "Best Band" by NY’s Chronogram Magazine for their rootsy, rockin’ psychedelia,the Slambovians' deep connection with audiences and exciting live shows are legendary.This Woodstock-tinged Americana has a hint of southern rock, British folk combined withsolid songwriting - a slice of Americana pie that is irresistible! Dylan, Bowie, Syd Barrett,Tom Petty, and The Waterboys can be heard, yet the Slambovians' musicianship andcritically acclaimed songwriting stand on their own. Joziah (the resident shaman ofSlambovia), leads with vocals described as "soothing and bewitching as a snake oiltonic.” Longtime bandmates Tink Lloyd (accordion, cello, mandolin, flute)and guitarist/mandolin wizard Sharkey McEwen bring their own magic to the Slambovianbrew with “a little help from their friends” - RJ McCarty (keys, bass, sax), Bob Torsello(bass), and Matthew Abourezk (drums)."They take the stage by storm!" – NY Times"Longo, a god of the rock underworld!" – John Platt, WFUV Radio "Great songs and awhole lotta heart" – Meg Griffin, SiriusXM "Simply one of the finest American bands" – AllMusic "The cool end of Americana" – Maverick Magazine, UK"Longo is an awesome songwriter" – Garth Hudson, The Band "The best band since theBeatles" – Jim Pons, bassist: Frank Zappa, John LennonVideos:“Tink” - CROPREDY FESTIVAL 2022 <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://vimeo.com/756231759">https://vimeo.com/756231759</a>"The Grand Slambovians" (Live) <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/rkEnqaOtaek?si=u9liysBaC42RlTxH">https://youtu.be/rkEnqaOtaek?si=u9liysBaC42RlTxH</a>"The Trans-Slambovian BiPolar Express" <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/EEj_Z5zcrew">https://youtu.be/EEj_Z5zcrew</a>?si=G0uIH1YdADHdWpJU

Slambovian Circus of Dreams

Rubblebucket’s seeds were sown when Kalmia Traver and Alex Toth, the group’s front persons, co-writers and co-producers, first began a friendship as jazz students at the University of Vermont. Soon after, they formed Rubblebucket, using the project to delve into pop, funk, dance and psychedelia; performances have spanned Bonnaroo to Glastonbury to their self-curated Dream Picnic Festival, and they’ve collaborated with kindred genre-blenders including Arcade Fire and Scissor Sisters’ Jake Shears. Their latest full-length LP ‘Year of the Banana’ is perhaps their deepest and grooviest work yet. It speaks to the power of transforming and adapting relationships in a time when the world needs it most.Year Of The Banana is the stalwart indie band Rubblebucket's 7th full-length recording. Frontperson Kalmia Traver says “People get obsessed with the albums that were never finished because the band couldn’t stay together. But Year Of The Banana is the album that did get finished" –– evidently against all odds and only with the support of "mediators, hypnotherapists, psycho-therapists, life coaches, business coaches, recovery groups, guided hallucinogens."&nbsp;

Rubblebucket

Rubblebucket Night 2

Dragged Into SunlightMizmorMeth

Dragged Into Sunlight/Mizmor/Rabbit

“Do you still believe it?” John Ross asks that question after journeying through the wreckage, after singing of thunder rolling down the track and lighting in a bottle. These are tropes, and he knows it. It’s a moment where he’s returning to the ancient wisdom of his classic rock forebears, trying to find the answers all over again. This is the ground Ross travels in “The Fences Of Stonehenge,” the lead single, opening track, and mission statement of the new Wild Pink album Dulling The Horns. The question reverberates across the album: “Do you still believe it?” And what happens when you don’t anymore?Ross’ response is to start anew. From the late ‘10s through the early ‘20s, Wild Pink was on the classic ascension arc. The otherworldly synth-Americana of 2018’s Yolk In The Fur garnered them press buzz and accolades, while the widescreen gloss and scope of its followup, 2021’s A Billion Little Lights, swung for the fences at the cusp of the band’s breakthrough. Then everything changed: Ross received a shocking cancer diagnosis. Wild Pink’s subsequent release, 2022’s ILYSM, was inevitably saddled with the weight of being an album about mortality and love. On the other side of it all, Ross began to reimagine what Wild Pink was.The genesis of Dulling The Horns goes back to late 2022, when Ross began workshopping new material during soundcheck on the ILYSM tour. Last summer, Wild Pink decamped to western Massachusetts to reunite with engineer Justin Pizzoferrato. Ross decided to record Dulling The Horns live in the room, in an effort to capture Wild Pink’s onstage style — rawer, grainier. Gone are the glimmering atmospherics and studio affectations of recent Wild Pink outings. Instead, Ross’ voice is haggard against the humid distortion coating every song. “I didn’t want to clean up anymore,” he says. “In doing so we’ve arrived at a new place.”After the “digital lacquer” of A Billion Little Lights, Ross had already wanted ILYSM to be more organic and human. But Dulling The Horns takes that prompt further in every way. There will still be occasional synth plinks, sax drones, pedal steel courtesy of frequent collaborator Mike “Slo Mo” Brenner, and even a bit of fiddle. But otherwise, Dulling The Horns is coarse, lived-in, visceral — music intended to be played live, with pounding rhythms and guitars bleeding all over. “I wanted to make economical songs,” Ross explains. “Music that is very much at its core three or four people rocking.” If before, Wild Pink took notes from Springsteen and Petty, they’ve now entered their Crazy Horse era.Greg Mendez is an intuitive songwriter, melodies channeled through ether, a storyteller who across his catalog has chronicled vivid violence and instability — a wallet chain to the head, a crack house arrest, the misdeeds from addiction that hang around like a ghost of past lives — but it's threaded together with love songs, too, with odes to friendship, true dedication, the things that can buoy one through the worst. Mendez has a habit of noticing those things, of finding the light, exacting poetry from even the bleakest, shit-caked situations. In his songs there is an innate ability to balance grit with gentleness, cruelties rewritten through preternatural sweetness, a heart thrumming unendingly, confidently, through the dark.

Wild Pink w/ Greg Mendez

Suzanne Vega will perform a career-spanning show including favorites like Tom’s Diner, Luka, and many more, plus new material from her forthcoming album Flying with Angels (May 2025).She will be joined on stage by her longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard (of David Bowie fame), and cellist Stephanie Winters.In addition to standard admission tickets, VIP Packages are also available for sale while limited supplies last. To purchase, add one VIP Add-On to your cart for each person purchasing a VIP package.About Suzanne VegaWidely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk revival of the early 1980s. Accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, Vega sang what has been called contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. Since the release of her self-titled, critically acclaimed 1985 debut album, she has given sold-out concerts in many of the world’s best-known venues. Known for performances that convey deep emotion, Vega’s distinctive, “clear, unwavering voice” (Rolling Stone) has been described as “a cool, dry sandpaper-brushed near-whisper” by The Washington Post, with NPR Music noting that she “has been making vital, inventive music” throughout the course of her decades-long career.Bearing the stamp of a masterful storyteller who “observes the world with a clinically poetic eye” (The New York Times), Vega’s songs have tended to focus on city life, ordinary people and real-world subjects. Notably succinct and understated, her work is immediately recognizable—as utterly distinct and thoughtful as it was when her voice was first heard on the radio over 30 years ago.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://youtu.be/_mWDKenSI98?si=Mkif4qdsJHbSTJoC">WATCH SUZANNE VEGA LIVE ON TOUR</a>

Suzanne Vega - Flying With Angels

Spafford&nbsp;is known for their astonishing improvisational ability and off-the-cuff extended jams, Spafford paints a picture in real-time each night with a musical palette known only to each other. It’s a private language comprised of both their talent as musicians as well as their formidable catalog of influences, spanning 90’s alt-rock radio hits to Steely Dan and The Crystal Method. Each Spafford show is a sonic pilgrimage, the journey of a team of musicians so in tune with each other that a single note communicates intent and purpose. Spafford is amongst the most creative and hard-traveling bands on the contemporary jam scene, performing countless sold-out headline dates along with high profile festival sets at Bonnaroo Music &amp; Arts Festival, Firefly Music Festival, and many others.

Spafford

&nbsp;Loaded guns, space heaters, and big skies. Welcome to the lethal littered landscape of Jim Heath’s imagination. True to his high evangelical calling, Jim is a Revelator, both revealing &amp; reinterpreting the country-blues-rock roots of American music. He’s a time-travelling space-cowboy on a endless interstellar musical tour, and we are all the richer &amp; “psychobillier” for getting to tag along.&nbsp;Seeing REVEREND HORTON HEAT live is a transformative experience. Flames come off the guitars. Heat singes your skin. There’s nothing like the primal tribal rock &amp; roll transfiguration of a Reverend Horton Heat show. Jim becomes a slicked-back 1950′s rock &amp; roll shaman channeling Screamin’ Jay Hawkins through Buddy Holly, while Jimbo incinerates the Stand-Up Bass. And then there are the “Heatettes”. Those foxy rockabilly chicks dressed in poodle-skirts and cowboy boots slamming the night away. It’s like being magically transported into a Teen Exploitation picture from the 1950′s that’s currently taking place in the future.&nbsp;Listening to the REVEREND HORTON HEAT is tantamount to injecting pure musical nitrous into the hot-rod engine of your heart. The Reverend’s commandants are simple.And no band on this, or any other, planet rocks harder, drives faster, or lives truer than the Reverend Horton Heat. These “itinerant preachers” actually practice what they preach. They live their lives by the Gospel of Rock &amp; Roll.&nbsp;From the High-Octane Spaghetti-Western Wall of Sound in “Big Sky” — to the dark driving frenetic paranoia of “400 Bucks” – to the brain-melting Western Psychedelic Garage purity of “Psychobilly Freakout” — The Rev’s music is the perfect soundtrack to the Drive-In Movie of your life.&nbsp;Jim Heath &amp; Jimbo Wallace have chewed up more road than the Google Maps drivers. For twenty-five Psychobilly years, they have blazed an indelible, unforgettable, and meteoric trail across the globe with their unique blend of musical virtuosity, legendary showmanship, and mythic imagery.&nbsp;“Okay it’s time for me to put this loaded gun down, jump in my Five-Oh Ford, and nurture my pig on the outskirts of Houston. I’ll be bringing my love whip. See y’all later.” - Carty Talkington Writer/DirectorRev your engines and catch the sermon on the road as it’s preached by everybody’s favorite Reverend. Don’t forget to keep an eye out for the 11th studio album from REVEREND HORTON HEAT, boldly titled Rev, due out January 21st.Blessed with a 65th Grammy Awards nomination for his most recent recording Lucky Man, Nathan and his top-shelf band have more than a 35+ year history as Acadiana’s top R&amp;B, blues, and zydeco ensemble. Whether he is performing at the likes of NYC’s Lincoln Center or Carnegie Hall’s CityWide Concert Series, DC’s Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the New Orleans Jazz &amp; Heritage Festival, Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry, Europe’s top blues festivals or down home at his brother’s famous El Sido’s Zydeco &amp; Blues Club in Lafayette, Louisiana, Nathan &amp; the Zydeco Cha Chas never fail to get the audience up and shakin’ a leg to their un-rivaled stomp-down zydeco party!&nbsp;&nbsp;“If you don’t get up and shake a leg, you better call an undertaker - because you’re dead.”&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-&nbsp; Nathan Williams quoted in Living Blues April 2019&nbsp;

Reverend Horton Heat + Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas

Murphy's Law is an influential American <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardcore_punk">hardcore punk</a> band from New York City, formed in 1982. While vocalist Jimmy Drescher remains the only founding member of the band, the line-up has consisted of numerous musicians who have performed with a diverse selection of musical acts across multiple genres, such as <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skinnerbox">Skinnerbox</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danzig_(band)">Danzig</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bouncing_Souls">The Bouncing Souls</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucky_Pup">Mucky Pup</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_Eat_Dog_(band)">Dog Eat Dog</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanoi_Rocks">Hanoi Rocks</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnostic_Front">Agnostic Front</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warzone_(band)">Warzone</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cro-Mags">Cro-Mags</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D_Generation">D Generation</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Dolls">New York Dolls</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Jett_%26_the_Blackhearts">Joan Jett &amp; the Blackhearts</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Slackers">The Slackers</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thursday_(band)">Thursday</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skavoovie_and_the_Epitones">Skavoovie and the Epitones</a>, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Trash_(American_band)">White Trash</a> and <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Campbell">Glen Campbell</a>.&nbsp;Murphy's Law came out of New York City's mid-'80s hardcore scene and formed in Astoria, Queens, around vocalist Jimmy G. (James Drescher), but the group's&nbsp; lineup also included guitarists Todd Youth, Jack Flanagan and others; bassists Pete Martinez, Chuck Valle, Sal Vilanueva and Dean Rispler and drummers Doug E. Beans and Eric Arce.&nbsp;&nbsp; The group's self-titled debut, released on Profile in 1986, contained the usual '80s subjects (boredom, alienation, weed, beer, etc.), but the songs were definitely there, and Murphy's Law improved even more with their second album, 1989's Back with a Bong! The band was on the Profile-associated Combat Records for 1991's The Best of Times, but recorded little during the early '90s. In 1995, Murphy's Law came back with the EP Good for Now, and the full-length Dedicated arrived the following year. Best of Times/Good for Now was issued in 2000; The Party's Over came next in the spring of 2001.The band continues to tour the world today. The line up today consists of singer, Jimmy G (James Drescher), Bassist, Big B (Brendan P) and Drummer, Monsta (Walter R). there are several guitar players in rotation at this time, including Larry the Hunter, Gary Bennett, Joe James, Phil Caivano, AJ Novello, and a varied cast of NYHC veterans join us from time to time. New music is being recorded as of spring 2025, with releases scheduled for later in 2025.The Take boasts two old friends from the NY underground scene getting together and providing hard-hitting punk rock. When veterans, Scotty Roberts on vocals/guitars (Spudmonsters, Bloodclot!, Biohazard) and Will Shepler on drums (Agnostic Front, Madball) team together, ears are ravaged and fists are raised high. For their new EP, Live for Tonight, Eric Klinger (Spudmonsters, Built Upon Frustration, Bloodclot!) slings bass to provide low end for The Take’s aggressive, crunching guitars and driving rhythms. These components are propelled by a dark melody in the music and in the ominous vocals.The Take left a deep boot print in the scene with their self-titled debut LP in 2019. Released on Demons Run Amok, who also released Live for Tonight, the record executed eleven abrasive tracks in thirty minutes. Live for Tonight continues the stark sound with lyrics forged in attitude and uncompromising resolution. Drenched in sweat and integrity, the power trio resurrects NY’s brand of hardcore punk. Paying homage to the greats who defined (and tested) the grit of New York, The Take unleash a tenacious version of the music; catchy without traversing into pop. Gruff in throat and riff.Live for Tonight provides four new tracks and an audacious cover of the power pop/glam classic, “Saturday Night is Alright for Fighting”. Outstanding jangly, hardcore bass lines shine as Klinger plays with enough dynamics for them to stand out on their own meandering ways. Roberts’ vocals remain commanding, spouting lyrics of rebellion and rage; check the simply stated, “FU”. Shepler continues to establish himself as an essential foundation as he has for thirty-five years.&nbsp;

Murphy's Law/The Take/Slob Drop

Fievel Is Glauque is an international band led by bandleader and pianist Zach Phillips (US), singer Ma Clément (Belgium), and a rotating cast of musicians spread across the globe. Their sophomore album and label debut on Fat Possum comes out October 25th. It is a live album recorded as an octet consisting of three live takes (no click track) collaged together.This live show will be performed by an octet iteration of Fievel Is Glauque.Flanafi is the musical alias of Philadelphia guitarist Simon Martinez, who plays with artists including Derrick Hodge, Salami Rose Joe Louis, Jazmine Sullivan, and frequently puts out music with his band Pulgas.

Fievel is Glauque w/ flanafi

Continuing the promotion of their acclaimed April, 2024 release Mustard n’Onions on Mack Avenue records, Ghost-Note is led by Drummer Robert “Sput” Searight and Nate Werth of Snarky Puppy. Their live shows are a tour de force of funk with dazzling solos and air-tight arrangements that will have you dancing and shaking your head in awe.&nbsp;

Ghost-Note

Not long after crossing beyond the neon into Al’s Tavern, one might catch murmurs drifting up and down the bar during Dean Johnson’s bartending shifts – nudges and whispers that he might just be the best songwriter in town. “Wait ’til you hear him sing. Just don’t ask him to do it, because he won’t. He might do another show this year, but probably not.” Al’s regulars, howsoever biased, speak of his talent like a family secret – Seattle folklore. How many times, and for how many years, has Dean elusively replied to some variation of the question, “When will there be a record?”The phrase “hidden gem” would seem appropriate here, but it’s a misnomer when talking about Dean Johnson. He shines bright, in plain sight, and it was only a matter of time before people stopped to take a look. Dean’s gentle and passionate approach to songwriting has inspired many, and his work provides the listener the opportunity to believe once more that a song can be more than the sum of its parts. If you catch even a phrase of his melodies or the sobering tone of his voice, it waltzes its way into your heart like a letter written, signed, sealed, and delivered just for you.His debut album Nothing for Me, Please was recorded at Mashed Potato Records in New Orleans with the help of Sam Gelband and Charlie Meyer, Dean’s bandmates in The Sons of Rainier; as well as Mashed Potato regulars Sam Doores, Duff Thompson and Steph Green. The record is a hazy, relaxed daydream – anthems for those who know the sweetness and coldness of quiet moments, the power and the pain of love. Whether you’ve been waiting patiently these many for Dean to release these songs, or you’re just now coming across his work for the first time, the name Dean Johnson, much like his songs, won’t soon leave your mind.Nothing for Me, Please is out now on Mama Bird Recording CoThree years after the release of her critically acclaimed debut, Putting On Airs, Nashville-raised singer-songwriter Erin Rae shares an intimate, honest, and playful version of herself through her sophomore album Lighten Up. Produced by Jonathan Wilson, and recorded in the musically hallowed grounds of California’s Topanga Canyon, the album represents a sonic and inner shift for Rae. In it, she embraces more of her influences, like baroque-pop, cosmic country, and indie-folk songs while mirroring a more compassionate self-view she calls “accepting my humanness”.Although she grew up in a musically oriented family, Rae’s pursuit of music happened by accident. After being gifted a Martin acoustic guitar on her 18th birthday, Rae decided to drop out of college after just one semester. Her goal at the time had little to do with making music into a career, and everything to do with spending more time and energy with the community of musicians and writers she knew back home. Looking back on those days, she recalls the initial high of playing live at an open mic during winter break and realizing, “this is how I connect with people. I have to pursue this.”Rae has continued to connect with people through her music ever since, performing at mainstays like Newport Folk Festival, Red Rocks Amphitheater, and sharing stages with Father John Misty, Hiss Golden Messenger, Jenny Lewis, Jason Isbell, and Iron &amp; Wine. The success of Putting On Airs also earned her a nomination for Emerging Act of The Year at the 2019 Americana Music Awards alongside other trailblazing artists like Yola, Jade Bird, and J.S. Ondara. When the Covid-19 pandemic called a halt to touring, Rae took advantage of the opportunity to revel in a wide range of musical influences she had absorbed since the making of Putting On Airs, sitting in an un-rushed space while deciding which direction she wanted to take her music next.

Dean Johnson/Erin Rae

Ducks Ltd. are a Toronto band featuring Australian lead guitarist Evan Lewis and U.K-born, U.S.-raised singer, bassist, and rhythm guitarist Tom McGreevy. As Ducks Ltd., the two thrive on skirting the edges of buoyant jangle pop and driving power pop. Their latest album, Harm’s Way, contains anxious songs that McGreevy explains are “about struggling. About watching people I care for suffer, and trying to figure out how to be there for them. And about the strain of living in the world when it feels like it’s ready to collapse.”Harm’s Way is an undeniable evolution of Ducks Ltd.’s songwriting process. Where their critically acclaimed 2021 debut Modern Fiction and 2019 EP Get Bleak were self-recorded and self-produced in a Toronto basement, here, they made an LP in Chicago with producer Dave Vettraino and some of their favorite musicians. These collaborators include Finom’s Macie Stewart, Ratboys’ Julia Steiner and Marcus Nuccio, Dehd’s Jason Balla, Moontype’s Margaret McCarthy, Lawn’s Rui De Magalhaes, Dummy’s Nathan O’Dell, and Patio’s Lindsey-Paige McCloy. Ducks Ltd.’s touring drummer Jonathan Pappo also appears on the LP.The band first showed this collaborative streak on a 2023 covers EP, which featured guests like Mo Troper, Ratboys, Illuminati Hotties, and Jane Inc. that boasted renditions of songs by The Cure, The Feelies, and The Jesus and Mary Chain. Where those songs started as ideas on days off from tour, Harm’s Way is also a product of writing on the road while supporting acts like Nation of Language and Archers of Loaf. “When we got signed, we had played maybe five or six shows ever,” says McGreevy. “After last year, it’s well in the hundreds. Those things change your perception of your own music and songwriting.”This well-earned and road-tested confidence made the making of this LP their most intuitive and organic yet. “Our relationship is built on trust and we don’t let our egos come into the creative process in any way,” says Lewis. “We have this really great thing where every decision with the band is filtered through both of us. Here especially, we really figured out how to make something that truly sounds like us.”

Ducks Ltd

Formed over two decades ago, the funk six-piece The Motet have learned to work as an interlocking unit, with each member bolstering one another towards the best creative output.This symbiosis has led to a unique style and cohesive musical chemistry, as seen in the band's immaculate live performances and seamless blend of funk, soul, jazz, and rock. With a fervent fanbase in tow,The Motet have sold out shows across the nation,performed six headlining slots at Red Rocks and sets at festivals such as Bonnaroo,Bottlerock,Electric Forest,Bumbershoot,Summer Camp, and High Sierra.But even after their 20+ years of accolades and recognition, the legendary outfit-composed of Dave Watts(drums),Joey Porter(keys),Garrett Sayers(bass),Drew Sayers(keys and saxophone),Ryan Jalbert(guitar), and new singer Sarah Clarke-are still exploring newsonic ideas and finding new ways to showcase each other’s skill sets.The band released All Dayin 2023-an eclectic instrumental voyage threaded by the infectious grooves and immaculate, layered arrangements thatTheMotethave become known <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://for.Now">for.Now</a> with vocal powerhouse Sarah Clarke in tow,the band continues their journey with their highly anticipated 10th studio album Love Time, out November 15, 2024

The Motet

Experience an authentic and heartfelt take on the music of the Grateful Dead with Mind Left Body. Combining an undeniable love and attention to the shimmering details hidden in a bountiful universe of live repertoire, Mind Left Body seeks to provide their audience with the opportunity to traverse the music multitudes of the Grateful Dead canon.Mind Left Body is a western Massachusetts’s based ensemble specializing in thoughtful interpretations of classic Grateful Dead music. Hailing from the Pioneer Valley, performances showcase vocal harmonies and expansive musical explorations while also staying deliberate and focused on the beautiful songwriting talent that propelled the Grateful Dead to the ranks of one of America’s most interesting rock and roll bands.The Giant’s Harp is a neo-psychedelic folk rock artist/band based in Easthampton, Massachusetts.&nbsp; The musicians in the band got together after years of performing and rehearsing with Mind Left Body, local Grateful Dead tribute act that has recently garnered attention for their musical approach. The musicians use The Giant's Harp as a vehicle of pure creative expression through their pursuit of live performances with original compositions.&nbsp; The band attributes it’s artistic style to their expansive musical roots collectively and individually in the classic psychedelic, folk, Americana, and country rock genres.

Celebrate Jerry Week with Mind Left Body: 30th Anniversary of Passing of Jerry Garcia

After an impressive 2010s run of albums that earned him a devoted fanbase, accolades from outlets like The New York Times, Fresh Air, and Pitchfork, and a place in the upper echelon of modern Americana singer-songwriters, John Moreland has already taken two unexpected turns this decade, both of which highlight his fierce artistic independence. First, he released a brilliant and sonically layered folk-electronica meditation on modern alienation, 2022’s Birds In The Ceiling, that took some of his fans by surprise. Then, after wrapping up a difficult tour behind that record in November 2022, he stopped working entirely. He took an entire year off from playing shows and didn’t use a smartphone for 6 months. “At the end of that year, I was just like ‘Nobody call me’. I needed to not do anything for a while and just process,” Moreland says. After nearly a decade in the limelight, constantly jostled by the expectations of his audience, the music industry, and anonymous strangers online, he carved out some time to rest, heal, and reflect for the first time.The result of that unplugged year at home is 2024’s Visitor, a folk-rock record that is intimate, immediate, deeply thoughtful, and catchy as hell. Moreland recorded the album at his home in Bixby, Oklahoma, in only ten days, playing nearly every instrument himself (his wife Pearl Rachinsky sang on one song, and his longtime collaborator John Calvin Abney contributed a guitar solo), as well as engineering and mixing the album. “Simplicity and immediacy felt very important to the process,” he says.This is a return to the approach Moreland took on his breakthrough albums, 2013’s In The Throes and 2015’s High On Tulsa Heat, both of which were largely self-recorded at home with a small cadre of additional musicians. Echoes of these early albums can be heard on Visitor (Moreland makes a passing reference to In The Throes’ opening track “I Need You To Tell Me Who I Am” in two different songs on Visitor), which finds Moreland shutting out the noisy world outside, and the even noisier digital world in his pocket, to reconnect with a muse that’s had to increasingly compete for his attention in the intervening years. Visitor charts his journey back to this muse. If Birds In The Ceiling’s theme was alienation, Visitor’s theme is un-alienation.<h4 style="text-align: start">Tulsa, Oklahoma songwriter Ramsey Thornton is just getting started. His introspective and conversational lyricism mark his welcome to the burgeoning songwriter renaissance. An immediate and gentle warmth in his voice propelled his cover of Paul Simon’s “Graceland” to Spotify’s playlist Bluegrass Covers.</h4><h4 style="text-align: start">&nbsp;However, it is not only in the lyrics, where Ramsey says he “takes note of the overheard,” but in the intricate compositions that accompany them. “Fingerpicking banjo and guitar is central to all of my songs. I pay close attention to rhythmic intricacy,” he said of the music he writes to induce the words. Adding, “Most of the time a guitar or banjo part will come first.”&nbsp;</h4><h4 style="text-align: start">&nbsp;His introduction to music began at an early age with the drums, and he became a multi-instrumentalist in his late teens. At 26 years-old, Ramsey has been writing songs now for a few years, releasing his self-titled EP in 2022. With influences from Nick Drake to Neil Young and Paul Simon, Thornton’s style is decorated with a fun and earnest spirit, turning even the everyday into a touching, beautiful experience.&nbsp;</h4><h4 style="text-align: start">&nbsp;“I often use songwriting as a tool to draw out subconscious thoughts—helps me sort out the things heavy on my mind, even if they’re hanging out in the background,” he said about the songs he writes. Currently his debut EP and some choice covers are available for streaming everywhere. Ramsey signed to La Honda Records in July 2024 with promises of new music.&nbsp;</h4>

John Moreland

ACTORS&nbsp;began by releasing a string of popular singles, starting with “Post Traumatic Love” in 2012 and building a dedicated fanbase while eschewing a debut album release for the band’s first six years of existence. In 2018, the&nbsp;Jason Corbett-led foursome signed with Toronto-based&nbsp;Artoffact Recordsand released its long-awaited debut,&nbsp;It Will Come to You, quickly becoming one of the marquee acts on the label and following with their sophomore release 'Acts of Worship' in 2021. In Late 2020,&nbsp;ACTORS&nbsp;announced a new single, “Love U More,” with Juno-Award winning director&nbsp;Peter Ricqcontributing his talents to the accompanying video. Songs like “L’appel du Vide,” “Slaves,” “Face Meets Glass,” and “Bury Me” are bangers that glisten via Corbett’s production job: infectious beats propelled by the warm layers of synth, bass, and drums contributed by the rest of the band. Corbett writes, produces, mixes, and masters all&nbsp;ACTORS&nbsp;music at his own Vancouver studio,&nbsp;Jacknife Sound&nbsp;and names David Bowie as a fundamental influence – Bowie’s sense of confidence and creativity are in full effect on&nbsp;It Will Come to You. Much more than a retro act, this is music that stands all on its own, full of life and complete with unforgettable hooks. Perhaps best described as a “post-post-punk” band,&nbsp;ACTORS&nbsp;belongs in the mix alongside bands like&nbsp;The Soft Moon&nbsp;and&nbsp;Cold Cave.&nbsp; ACTORS&nbsp;have spent the last several years touring the USA, Canada, and Europe, while hitting many of the best-loved festivals, including&nbsp;Amphifest,&nbsp;Wave-Gotik-Treffen,&nbsp;Cold Waves,&nbsp;Substance,&nbsp;Death Disco,&nbsp;Verboden&nbsp;and many more.”

ACTORS

Tropical Fuck Storm formed when guitarist and vocalist Gareth Liddiard and bassist and vocalist Fiona Kitschin’s previous band, The Drones, went on hiatus in 2016. Joined by guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist Erica Dunn and drummer Lauren Hammel, the group has released a string of critically acclaimed albums and gained a reputation for their incendiary live shows.Acidic, acerbic, anarchic; Tropical Fuck Storm’s command of wordplay, undercut by snarling guitars, pulsing rhythms, and explosive salvos, populates a hinterland between light and dark. The vocal interplay between Liddiard and the soaring harmonies of Kitschin and Dunn creates a teetering balancing act that’s intensified by the frantic narratives that evolve from their collective psyche.

Tropical Fuck Storm

The latest album from Nefesh Mountain, Beacons emerged from a bold and wholehearted attempt to transform the world around them. Soon after wrapping up a whirlwind tour booked with the mission of spreading their newfound message of radical love, co-founders Doni Zasloff and Eric Lindberg immersed themselves in the feverish writing of songs that turned their frustrations and fears into irrepressible hope, all while reaching far beyond their bluegrass roots and forging a fiercely joyful sound unbound by genre convention. By the time they’d completed that process of musical alchemy, the New York-based husband-and-wife duo had profoundly refined the band’s vision and voice and arrived at the unfettered radiance of Beacons: an epic double album affirming Nefesh Mountain as a singular musical force—one whose deeply impassioned songwriting awakens us to new ways of navigating an endlessly troubled world.Self-produced and mainly recorded at Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Beacons expands on the soulful intentionality Nefesh Mountain have brought to their music since forming a decade ago. “We live in such strange and divided times, and while we wanted this album to be a full-on celebration of American music, one of our main goals was to bring love, hope, and positivity into a world that sorely needs it,” says Lindberg. “In the end we made a choice: instead of getting mad, we just made music.” Although much of the album stemmed from their rumination on the political landscape (political polarization and division throughout the U.S., the Israel–Hamas War, and Russo-Ukrainian Wars), its spirit of purposeful optimism is made all the more potent by Nefesh Mountain’s willingness to speak about their most intimate struggles and triumphs, including the birth of their now-three-year-old “miracle baby” Willow and Zasloff’s journey with sobriety. “This is definitely the most personal album we’ve ever made, which was a big leap for us,” says Zasloff. “At some point it became obvious that if we’re going to really open our hearts, we need to talk about things we’ve never shared before, with the hope that it’ll end up helping others.” The result: a selection of lived-in and truly revelatory songs, each providing a beacon-like transmission of uplift and light.The follow-up to Songs for the Sparrows—a 2021 LP praised by Rolling Stone as a “master class in string music”—Nefesh Mountain’s fourth full-length effort encompasses two distinct discs, the first of which blurs the lines between Americana, blues, country, and psych-folk, offering up an electrified sound created with the help of their longtime live band and guest musicians like pedal-steel guitarist Greg Leisz (Beck, Joni Mitchell, Willie Nelson). Meanwhile, the second disc to Beacons finds the duo working again with legendary roots musicians Jerry Douglas (on Dobro), Sam Bush (mandolin), and Stuart Duncan (fiddle) and serving up an all-acoustic lineup of songs spotlighting their boundary-pushing form of bluegrass. “Bluegrass has an energy that’s so intense and invigorating, and for this album we wanted to take that even further,” says Zasloff. “There’s a whole ocean of sounds styles that we’ve always loved but denied ourselves for so long,” Lindberg adds. “Finally we decided to throw out the rulebook and play whatever we felt like playing, as long as it’s true to us.”One of the first songs penned for Beacons, “This Is Me” graces the album’s first disc with a wildly galloping, harmony-fueled anthem that captures the pure glory in fully owning your truth. “Over the years I’ve had a lot of people ask me how a Jewish kid from Brooklyn ended up loving bluegrass, but there’s really no answer—you can’t help but be who you are,” says Lindberg. “Because this album is essentially about declaring our bigger purpose, it felt right to start the whole thing off by exclaiming who we are and what we believe in. More so than any religion, we’re about trying to bring people together and find some common ground at a time when there’s so much hate.”Another song celebrating the beauty of carving your own path, “Race To Run” takes the shape of a magnificently rambling piece of country-rock laced with plenty of fiery guitar riffs. “This song came from feeling like we’re all part of this rat race and competing against so much noise out in the world and on social media,” says Lindberg. “It’s about remembering what’s really important for each of us—and once you realize that, you’ve already won.” From there, the first disc to Beacons shifts into the soul-soothing grooves and spellbinding fiddle melodies of “Another Way,” an emphatically hopeful track threaded with Nefesh Mountain’s fable-like yet true-to-life storytelling (from the second verse: “I come from ‘cross the ocean/Lost my earthly goods to the waves/Could’t tell if I was drowning/Or if I was being saved/Good thing the sea ain’t whiskey/And I’m not a diving duck/Those days are long behind me/Thanks to grit and a little luck”). “This album is the first time I’ve ever shared the fact that I’m 20 years sober,” says Zasloff. “It was scary to open up about a moment when I was in real trouble, but it felt like it was finally time to talk about it.”In the process of embracing their most adventurous instincts and charting new sonic terrain, Nefesh Mountain also dreamed up tracks like “Heaven Is Here”—a fast-stomping and free-spirited number that taps into their blues and gospel influences, unfolding in luminous piano lines, exultant harmonies, and a bit of scorching slide-guitar work from Lindberg. “‘Heaven Is Here’ is another beacon song that speaks to the experience of living in this moment and in this world,” says Lindberg. “It’s suggesting that while maybe there’s a heaven or an afterlife, it’s also possible that we have all that we need down here on Earth.”Kicking off the bluegrass half of Beacons, “Regrets In The Rearview” surges forward on dizzying banjo lines and pulse-quickening rhythms as Nefesh Mountain channel the blissful freedom that comes with hitting the road and finding faith in yourself. “‘Regrets In The Rearview’ is also a beacon song, a reminder to stay present and keep moving forward instead of dwelling on the past,” Lindberg notes. Next, on “Better Angels,” Beacons takes on a gripping intensity as the duo present a quietly powerful call for unity and peace (from the final verse: “We can feed the lion and the dove/Be messengers from the mountain top/But if it doesn’t start with love/Who knows when it’ll stop?”). “The initial inspiration behind ‘Better Angels’ was the conflict and crisis in Israel and Gaza and the overall rise in hate we’ve seen over these past few years—it’s incredibly heartbreaking,” says Lindberg. “This song, of course, is also referencing the great quote from Lincoln, which makes it even more poignant for us here in the U.S., a country that’s so divided.” “For me this song is about finding the best parts of ourselves,” Zasloff adds. “We need to somehow figure out how to not hate each other, even if we vote, pray, or see this beautiful world differently.”At every turn on Beacons, Nefesh Mountain showcase their rare gift for transmuting raw emotional outpouring into songs that illuminate the mind and ease the soul. To that end, the bluesy but ebullient “Mother” documents Zasloff’s experience of motherhood with equal parts unflinching clarity and unstoppable joy, arriving at an anthem of indomitability for women everywhere. “Eric and I spent seven years trying to have a baby, which was a very crazy and complicated situation,” says Zasloff, who also has two older children (ages 20 and 18). “It made me feel even more compassionate toward anyone who’s trying to become a parent, so I wanted to write a song about all the different versions of moms out there in the world.” One of the album’s most bittersweet tracks, “Little Longer” brings both tender confession and poetic observation to its heavy-hearted meditation on the relentless passing of time. And on “What Kind Of World,” Beacons achieves a hypnotic grandeur as Nefesh Mountain deliver what Lindberg refers to as “a full-on rant against the darkness of the world.” A shining example of their masterfully expressive musicality, “What Kind Of World” centers on sorrowful strings, rumbling drums, and wistful piano melodies as Nefesh Mountain take stock of the surrounding chaos, ultimately building to a heartrending revelation at its closing lyric: “It’s not for me, it’s for my little girl/’Cause when I look in her eyes I find the pearl/She rides wild horses in her own little world/It’s not for me, it’s for my little girl.”With its tracklist also including standouts like “Man Of Manzanita” (a high-spirited tribute to late bluegrass guitarist Tony Rice, a longtime musical hero for Nefesh Mountain), Beacons radiates so much life-affirming gratitude and wonder even in its most pensive moments—a direct reflection of the deepened sense of purpose they discovered in the late-2023 tour that preceded the album’s creation. “At the time it felt like the whole world was crumbling and we had no idea how to make use of ourselves—all we could think to do was get in the van and try to put some love out into the world,” Zasloff recalls. “Every night it became clearer that we needed to keep being intentionally radical with our acceptance and love, because that’s what brings people together. In a way it might sound soft, but it actually takes a lot of effort to make that choice. This album helped us understand that, and helped us find the strength to keep making that choice again and again.”

Nefesh Mountain

We're trying something new this spring at Brattleboro Queer Dance Party, GoGo Dancers! Let these lively flowers climb their tendrils for you, blossoming joyfully for your visual pleasure!Dress for the Sexy Flowers theme and help us turn the dance floor of the Stone Church into a seductive garden of Queerness!Brattleboro Queer Dance Party events are for queers and allies ages 18+.Tickets are sliding scale $10-$20

Bounce Into Spring Queer Dance Party

Boston Based Dub Apocalypse has carved out their own place in the world of Reggae Music.&nbsp;Unapologetic purist fans of Roots and Dub, but always pushing the musical limits into more prog and fusion directions live.&nbsp; Blending the band's influences in a unique style all their own.&nbsp;Dub Apocalypse&nbsp; band members are Tommy Benedetti-drums,Van Gordon Martin-guitar,Johnny Trama-guitar,Aaron Bellamy-bass,and Timo Shanko-sax/bass.&nbsp;&nbsp;The band came together in 2007, led by drummer Tommy Benedetti and guitarist, Johnny Trama.Tommy Benedetti is one of the founding members of American Reggae Pioneers ,John Brown's Body.

Bud Barn 420 Party w/ Dub Apocalypse

What better way to celebrate Bicycle Day than with an epic night of Pink Floyd classics!

Echoes of Floyd

Join us for a special evening with Ty Segall performing a solo acoustic set.Mikal Cronin opens the night with a solo set of his own.Grab your tickets before they’re gone.Ty Segall&nbsp;rides back in with his 16th album,&nbsp;Possession, to be released&nbsp;May 30th&nbsp;via&nbsp;Drag City, and with today’s announcement, releases the lead single,“Fantastic Tomb.”&nbsp;Following 2024’s&nbsp;Three Bells,&nbsp;Possession&nbsp;sees Ty&nbsp;on the hunt for new horizons, hitting the trail beneath the big skies of our frontier empire to take us on a high-octane narrative journey. A literary set of lyrics co-written by his longtime collaborator, filmmaker&nbsp;Matt Yoka,&nbsp;paint an abiding view of quintessentially American stories. All the while, there are invigorated new sounds around every bend – glittering rhythm arrangements feature more of Ty’s own piano woodshedding than ever, joined in battle by sweeping movements of strings and horns. Rife with singing guitar leads and banks of Ty’s vocal harmonies,&nbsp;Possession&nbsp;features some of Ty’s most inspired songs to date.Mikal Cronin is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Los Angeles, CA. He began his musical life playing in rock and punk bands like Moonhearts and Okie Dokie. Since 2011 he has released four full length albums under his own name. He’s been part of many projects with artists such as Ty Segall, The Intelligence / Lars Finberg, Jess Cornelius, Thee Oh Sees, King Tuff, Shannon &amp; the Clams and more. Along with touring and recording records, Mikal composes and produces music for film and television.Mikal holds a BFA in music from California Institute of the Arts.

Ty Segall Solo Acoustic w/ Mikal Cronin (solo)

Sessa's songs are sung in Portuguese, with visceral, sensual lyrics, and melodic flourishes not unlike those of Tom Jobim. However, the music gets a deliberate minimalist treatment rarely found in contemporary Brazilian music, more reminiscent of the bareness of Leonard Cohen.Sessa, the São Paulo musician known for his enchanting 2019 debut album ‘Grandeza,’ returns with an expansive collection of songs built with reverence for the deep historical traditions of Brazilian music, now adorned with elegant strings, cascades of hypnotic rhythm, draped with his graceful backing choir. Whereas ‘Grandeza’ was about the softness of the human body, and the drunkenness of being in love, ‘Estrela Acesa’ is about love’s fragility and the hangover of it all.

Sessa

All movement – and consequently, a lot of art – is a product of tension and release. In 2017, when multi-instrumentalists Nina Cates and Zack James decided to begin writing songs together, it was an exercise to see whether they could collaborate and anyone would be interested in anything they came up with. Now, Robber Robber’s debut album, Wild Guess, feels more like an exercise in tension and release than an indie record. For all of its nods to its post-punk predecessors and the eclectic Burlington, VT music scene that fed into it, the album feels more like an attempt to translate imagery into sound, communicating all the shades of light and dark you could visualize – and it’s better for that reason.Everything is driven by sheer curiosity and loose, if any, creative parameters, the band says. A person’s twenties is guaranteed to be a tumultuous time in their life anyway, regardless of who they are or what they do, but the members of Robber Robber found themselves in a world that’s maybe never been more chaotic or difficult to move through. It’s a chaos that’s evident in what they create, even if it’s only the obstacle they’re reacting to. In even their most polarizing musical moments, you get the sense that these are gut reactions being expressed, that truth is the grist of the overflow.Hailing from Albany, NY; genre blending dream pop/rock outfit Laveda set nostalgic and cinematic moods with a 90's-esque sound reminiscent of The Sundays and My Bloody Valentine. Unlike popular bands of the shoegaze revival movement, Laveda maintain polished pop vocal performances similar to artists such as Beach House and Billie Eilish. Founding members Ali and Jake voice the concerns of today’s younger generation throughout their debut record “What Happens After”.Founded by duo Ali Genevich (Vocals/Guitar) and Jake Brooks (Vocals/Guitar/Synths), Laveda released their polished and ethereal debut album in 2020. As complex as it was colourful, ‘What Happens After’ saw the band compared to the likes of The Sundays and My Bloody Valentine as they attracted glowing praise across the US and beyond.Citing the guitar-pop and crossover appeal of 90’s acts like Fountains of Wayne and the introspective layers of the American Analog Set as influences,&nbsp;Lost Film&nbsp;too finds ways to weave in and out of lanes at varying speeds but always with the destination of a pop hook. The Western Massachusetts indie pop project led by songwriter Jim Hewitt has been releasing jangly, melody forward records since 2015. The latest collection&nbsp;Keep It Together&nbsp;was recorded during a weekend trip to a log cabin during a blizzard. The concise 9 track album shows maturity in both sharpened songwriting and lush production and received praise from&nbsp;Stereogum,&nbsp;Flood Magazine, and&nbsp;NPR&nbsp;among others.&nbsp; Following the album’s release on Relief Map Records, the full live band has&nbsp;been tapped as direct support by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Sweeping Promises, Far Caspian and Wild Pink. For what is self-described as a hobby or passion project for Hewitt,&nbsp;Lost Film&nbsp;has surpassed over a million Spotify streams and continues to be one of the most consistent must-see live acts in the Northeast. “a gem like “Big Talk” just as readily calls back to more recent indie-pop history… I’m picking up everything from Beach Fossils to LVL UP on this one” -&nbsp;STEREOGUM “Lost Film is a cult project, an influential voice in the American underground. Sparse yet affecting indie rock, the project's work to date recalls Pavement, Silver Jews and mid-period Sebadoh, all while forging a voice of its own.” -&nbsp;CLASH MAG

Robber Robber/Laveda/Lost Film

Instrumental progressive rock trio Consider the Source has been honing in on their unique sci-fi fusion sound for over a decade, but it is with their 2024 release, “The Stare” that their sonic vision is fully realized. Produced by David Prater (Dream Theater, Firehouse), the 5-song album reveals more of the heavy metal influence the band has always had while also including the improvisational and cultural elements they have become synonymous with. This new collection of material certainly showcases their cutting edge instruments and technical virtuosity but the focus here is on the songs, chock full of catchy riffs and melodies ranging from delicate and heartfelt to full on headbanger’s ball.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;CTS have performed in a half-dozen countries across three continents. They have shared the stage with a wide variety of artists, including: Victor Wooten, King Crimson Projekt, Wyclef Jean, Ozric Tentacles, Soulive, The Disco Biscuits, Rusted Root, Papadosio, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Wayne Krantz, TAUK, Spafford and many others. They have performed at festivals and events including: Electric Forest, Peach Fest, Northlands, Gathering of the Vibes, Mountain Jam, Resonance, Summercamp, Shakori Hills, ProgDay, and Progtober.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Consider The Source

"A Band Of Brothers" isn't just an Allman Brothers tribute band; they're a powerhouse, uniting the top-tier talent of the East Coast. This collective, more than amere homage, harness the Allman Brothers tradition as a vehicle to bring a unique and exciting experience every night.The ensemble features artists from an array of bands including-North Mississippi Allstars , Pink Talking Fish, Neighbor, DubApocalypse, Peter Wolf's Midnight Travelers, Dickey Betts Great Southern, Slightly Stoopid, Sonya Rae Taylor, Band of Killers and more.

Band of Brothers

Ronnie Stone masterfully bridges the past and future with his unique brand of contemporary synth-pop that seamlessly blends nostalgia with the cutting-edge of modern dance music. The NYC-based producer and multi-instrumentalist writes and records all of his music, utilizing a massive arsenal of 80’s synthesizers to cook up dance-pop gold for the freaks and loners.His latest album, Ride Again (Feeltrip Records), is the culmination of a decade spent dwelling in the shadows at nightclubs and warehouse parties. Inspired by the solace and epiphanies he found on the dance floor, he blends New Wave with the groovy and persistent infectiousness of Techno and House.Since the inception of the project in 2014, Ronnie has built up a loyal following in the NYC scene. Ronnie and his performance bandmate, Rosa Luna are passionate about creating an immersive environment in which to showcase their art and music. Their fogged-out spaces and intricate light show act as a portal into Ronnie’s retro-dystopian nightclub fantasy. Emerging from the haze in full leather, Ronnie takes the stage as if every nightclub was a packed stadium.&nbsp;Dutch Experts was born out of the Covid Pandemic amidst the crumbling of societal infrastructure. This destruction mirrored singer/songwriter Hannah Hoffman’s own experiences during lockdown. Turning one of her lowest and most challenging points into a revisitation of her approach to sound, Hoffman began experimenting with layering synths and electronic drum beats in Garageband, creating a sonic landscape that bore the fruits of Dutch Experts and the creation of a debut EP, ‘Bound by This’. Inspired by her personal challenges, the gothic landscape of The Cure, and melodic choices informed by Kate Bush and Cocteau Twins, Hoffman locked into a sound that became uniquely modern yet captured an 80s sonic sensibility: synth pop with a darkwave edge.

Goth Night - Ronnie Stone

Fresh on the heels of supporting Will Wood’s sold out 2024 U.S. tour, Shayfer James will be Summoning his new album of the same name with a full band U.S. headline tour beginning on April 8th, 2025. The performances will feature songs from the new album as well as songs from his entire catalog. The entire tour will be supported by very special guest, Sparkbird.Shayfer James is an internationally touring American singer-songwriter, pianist, and composer known for hauntingly beautiful and bombastic music that blends elements of rock, pop, soul and cabaret. His work spans 3 full length albums, 5 EPs, a rock-operetta and various singles and film scores .Shayfer has also collaborated with the likes of Will Wood, Fish In A Birdcage, Sparkbird and Kate Douglas. Shayfer will release a new album entitled “Summoning” in early 2025 which will be celebrated by a full band U.S. tour in April 2025 with support from special guest, Sparkbird.Sparkbird is the project of NYC-based singer-songwriter Stephan Nance (they/them). Their breakout single "November," described as "a masterpiece of contemporary musical artistry" (Sinusoidal Music), amassed 5 million streams on Spotify in its first year. Sparkbird’s songwriting has earned praise for its blend of speculative storytelling and a “slice-of-life aesthetic… reminiscent of Sufjan Stevens and Joni Mitchell” (Good Music Radar). In 2024, Sparkbird toured the US in support of Madilyn Mei’s Side Quest Tour. Their new album will be released in 2025, along with a highly anticipated collab with artists Fish in a Birdcage and Shayfer James.

Shayfer James w/ Sparkbird

The musicians of Shakedown Citi met for the first time at the Shakedown Parking lot at Citi Field on June 21, 2023.&nbsp; They played their first full-band performance at Hill Country in NYC in Jauary of 2024......and the bus has been rolling since then

Shakedown CITI

The Gaslight Tinkers' mix of global rhythms creates a joyous world beat sound around a core of traditional New England old time and Celtic fiddle music, merging boundless positive energy with melody and song. Drawing from their extensive musical backgrounds in traditional folk, Caribbean, old time, Celtic, and rock, I-Shea, Clara, Garrett, Elie, and Peter craft a sound that brings world traditions together

Gaslight Tinkers

A whirlwind of influences and genres, Boys Go To Jupiter’s captivating sound is grounded in strong storytelling and powerful live performance. Blending joyful indie-pop, dreamy soul, lush folk and sugary punk, the Brooklyn-based band delivers. They have emerged as one of the year’s brightest rising acts, garnering both viral and editorial attention.&nbsp;BGTJ is the project of songwriters Caleb Martin-Rosenthal, Jess Kantorowitz, &amp; Luke Volkert. Whether supported by their six-piece band or as a trio, they share a love for songs with heart, humor, and hooks that have audiences dancing, singing, crying, and back again.Their debut album is slated for Spring 2025.

Boys Go to Jupiter

The Suitcase Junket w/ Special Guest Cloudbelly

GOST&nbsp;exist in the dark crack between black metal and the most shadowy end of electronic music. Since the release of the&nbsp;Radio Macabre&nbsp;EP at the start of 2013, and the remorseless digital nightmare of their&nbsp;Skull&nbsp;debut album six months later, Texas-based multi-instrumentalist, producer and main-brain James Lollar has become an increasingly singular force in music. Far more aggressive and sinister than the synthwave he’s often grouped with,&nbsp;Gost&nbsp;is a harsh and unique digital nightmare that takes the listener right into the heart of the abyss.Now&nbsp;Gost&nbsp;return with their sixth album, and their most exhilarating and dangerous-sounding work to date,&nbsp;Prophecy. It’s a record that perfectly reflects the horror and grim anxieties of a world beset with religious and political overreach, and progress “being rolled back to the fucking 1950s“.“It’s about an imaginative fall of the Western civilization, the biblical end of the world – the rise of Satan and Armageddon,” says James. “In America, there’s been a big rise of scared, reactive Christianity again, and almost like a re-emergence of the Satanic Panic. So it felt like an appropriate time to bring Satan back into things.“

GOST/Dead Register

Join Chest Fever on tour as they present The Best of The Band - Performing all the classics from The Band's 1976 greatest hits collection and more! From "The Weight" to "Up On Cripple Creek", "Don't Do It" to "Atlantic City", The Official Revival of The Band welcomes you to a celebration of timeless music by Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, and Garth Hudson.About Chest Fever -The stories, legend and community of The Band live on through the passion and magic of Chest Fever, newly embodied in the live performance and burning energy they bring to every stage. Officially approved by Robbie Robertson and The Band Official, Chest Fever is comprised of members of the San Diego Music Award winning rock band Mrs. Henry, including keyboardist Jody Bagley, guitarist Daniel Cervantes, bassist Blake Dean, and multi-instrumentalist Ben Pinnola.In 2022, the group began hitting the road and playing venues in North America. From their hometown of San Diego to North Ontario, Chest Fever has performed in almost every state and province across the US and Canada with many highlights including a sold out show presented at Toronto’s revered Massey Hall on November 18th, 2023 - Celebrating the 45th Anniversary release of The Last Waltz. The same year saw Chest Fever releasing two albums that reimagined both Music From Big Pink and Rock of Ages, receiving critical acclaim and showcasing how the group honors the music of The Band while remaining true to their own original vision.While we can no longer rejoice in the live collective spirits of The Band, through the inspired work of this modern day band of brothers we can still drink deep from the well of cosmic creativity that has been opened to us by way of Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, and Levon Helm.&nbsp;Illustrious rock roots and a legacy honouring sound, MRS HENRY is a hard touring quintet from Southern California who captivate audiences from Mexico City to Toronto and beyond. With authenticity as acompass, their musical bond mirrors a magical brotherhood revealed in spirited harmonies, psychoactive jams, and uplifting anthems that elevate the band and their ever expanding audience into the sonicatmosphere.

Chest Fever

The Surfrajettes are a four-piece instrumental combo from Toronto, ON, Canada. Since&nbsp; forming in late 2015, the band has charmed audiences with their clever mix of psychedelic&nbsp; rock and reverb-drenched surf music, sky-high beehives, go-go boots, and eyeliner as thick as&nbsp; their guitar strings. &nbsp;The band achieved viral online notoriety from their home-made performance videos and their&nbsp; feature by Norman’s Rare Guitars in LA. The debut 45 single “Party Line / Toxic” released late 2018 on Hi-Tide Recordings to immediate success. The band has toured extensively in its support, including performances on The Beach Boys Cruise, The Melissa Etheridge Cruise, at <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://Sea.Hear.Now">Sea.Hear.Now</a>, Nashville Boogie, Wild O Fest in Mexico City, The New England Shake&nbsp;Up!, Surf Guitar 101 Convention, Tiki Oasis &amp; Hi Tide Summer Holiday: &nbsp;Asbury Park. &nbsp;They spent the rest of 2020 and most of 2021writing and recording their debut LP “Roller&nbsp; Fink” from Hi-Tide Recordings / Virgin Music, that released in 2022. Amidst touring&nbsp; throughout the last couple of years, they wrote their highly anticipated second LP, “Easy as&nbsp; Pie”, which is set to release on October 4th 2024. &nbsp;The Surfrajettes are guitarists Shermy Freeman and Nicole Damof, bassist Sarah Butler,&nbsp; and drummer Annie Lillis. When not on tour, the group is busy woodshedding in their&nbsp; secret beach hut, sewing new miniskirts, debating vintage gear, and daydreaming about&nbsp; performing in a Quentin Tarantino movie. &nbsp;Black Widows are a DIY surf-punk band from Mpls serving up wild surf guitar, riot grrrl vox, slick bass grooves, &amp; mean beats. BW have toured overseas &amp; nationally. They’ve shared the bill w/ Bombino, Dale Watson, L.A. Witch, The Trashmen, The Surfaris, The Surfrajettes, Shonen Knife, Olivia Jean, The Coathangers, Death Valley Girls, Agent Orange, Man or Astro-Man, Messer Chups, John Waters, &amp; more!!

Surfrajettes/ The Black Widows

We can't wait to come back to the Church! join us for a great get down. 2 sets of Primal Dead!Wolfman Jack is a live music project of musicians from the New England area performing the psychedelic and electrifying Live Dead to Europe 72' era of The Grateful Dead. A true dance band in the style of such legendary venues as The Fillmores', Carousel Ballroom, Avalon Ballroom, Winterland Arena and the Strand Lyceum. They recreate those vintage sets from when the Grateful Dead were first cutting their teeth as a live music act. Don't miss it<img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tbe/2/16/1f3b6.png" alt="🎶">

Wolfman Jack

Weird Phishes is exactly what it sounds like - the iconic melancholy rock songs of Radiohead completely reborn as danceable, crunchy jams. With full-album performances, unexpected mashups, and gluey funk-driven improvisation, their jam-heavy take on alt-rock classics has sparked an unexpected energy in audiences across the northeast. Cleverly avoiding the "tribute" trope, Weird Phishes continues to push the envelope of what a mashup band can be, delivering performances that need to be experienced in order to believe.A quick glance at the band’s social media gives a glimpse into why this unlikely mashup proves worthwhile. “Bought tickets on a whim because I love both bands, had wanted to check out the club, and thought it would be amusing. I was not expecting such incredible musicianship and thought that had gone into their set...it was one of the best shows I’ve seen in years.” Said one user. “Clean, creative mashups of a favorite album and great Phish selections. Great energy.” says another. “Impossibly excellent show.”In July 2019, Weird Phishes solidified their place in the New England jam community, playing back-to-back afterparties after Phish’s performances at Fenway Park. With a growing fanbase and an ever-changing setlist, the band continued their breakout year with a fall run to the midwest. In a weird bout of poetic justice, Weird Phishes was the last band to play at northeast jam-staple venue Nectar's before the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.When live music came back in 2021, Weird Phishes returned with a force. The band made its triumphant return with a headlining performance at the inaugural Safe and Soundz festival, and took a victory lap with appearances across the northeast at Circus of Life Festival and a sold-out performance to christen Boston's newest venue, Aeronaut Cannery.

Weird Phishes

Dust off your hats and boots, Luke Combs UK (the worlds leading tribute to Luke Combs and is endorsed by the man himself) is coming to town for an unforgettable night of country music with his full band.Luke Combs UK is the closest you’ll get to the real deal with the look and authentic sound of the GRAMMY nominated country music megastar.Screamin’ Rebel Angels’ unrelenting and hi-octane original music reimagines the legacy of rock ‘n roll,rockabilly, and rhythm ‘n blues into a contemporary sound. Their thrilling live performances are packedwith primal passion and authenticity. The sound is unapologetically their own, and they take their audiences on an exhilarating adventure into an untamed world of dangerous women, broken hearts, courage and conviction

Luke Combs UK

20th anniversary show celebrating the band's debut album, played in its entirety.Formed in the foggy timeline around the fall of the Twin Towers, the death of Elliott Smith, the peak influence of Pitchfork and the dawn of the iPod, the members of Winterpills met and began making music in the old-fashioned winter of 2003 in the heady Northampton, MA music scene. At first 4 friends – later 5 – who all knew each other’s songs and talents and had all recently suffered a common adult loss of some kind or another (a dead parent, some breakups, a custody battle, etc), they gleefully stumbled upon their sound: Flora Reed and Philip Price’s harmonies and “heartrending” songwriting (so says No Depression), Dennis Crommett’s tender shoegaze guitar, Dave Hower’s risky drumming, Max Germer's spare basslines. "Winterpills gradually builds elegant arrangements... While the gathered instruments offer some solace, the songs stay haunted,“ wrote Jon Pareles in the New York Times.The cinematically-weird pop songs came effortlessly and partly channelled the freshly mourned Smith but also caught a bit of the dust of Low, The Innocence Mission, Big Star,&nbsp; Joni Mitchell, maybe a little Radiohead, but something else all their own. “I don’t know why Winterpills aren’t one of the most cherished pop bands in the world,” wrote Jonathan Lethem in Rolling Stone: “Their songs are mournful, slow-exploding and lyrically dazzling, and their albums have a coherence that’s rare.”Released in the fall of 2005, the band's eponymous debut,&nbsp;captured the sound of a band that had discovered a rare alignment of musicianship. AllMusic wrote, "Not unlike Low or Stars, Northampton, MA-based coed indie rockers Winterpills go down easy on this ten-song debut. From the outset, the warm allure of "A Benediction" counts front man Philip Price as an Elliott Smith devotee, but the group sounds best when Price gets vocal accompaniment from Flora Reed, who gives the percolating, acoustic pop of "Laughing" and the breathy, stripped-down "Cranky" harmonic life. The hard-working "Threshing Machine" and the muted glimmer of "Want the Want" personify the band's depth, leaving this eponymous offering a prescription for indie fans looking to fill a void."Over the past 20 years, the band has released 7 albums and numerous singles and EPs, has spent weeks both on the road and in the woodshed, and seems unwilling to relent. Emerging from the forced hiatus of the pandemic has given them a new perspective on their art. The restless Price released 3 solo albums during the unhappy break, but the full band is back with a trove of new music for the familiar alchemy to begin again. There will be a new album in 2025, in time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their first album, the eponymous “Winterpills”."An ice-filigreeing-the-bare-trees sound, cold and achingly beautiful -- is what sets this group apart... downright glorious when the harmonies start, as crisp and shining as crystal." - The Washington PostWhether fronting Fancy Trash, The Reejers, Opal Canyon, or releasing music under his own name, Dave Houghton has moved through several generations to craft his own version of an uncompromising rock &amp; roll journey through a folk DIY lens and work ethic.Dave Houghton has got a lifetime of experience behind him, from opening for Neil Young, Dave Mathews and The Smashing Pumpkins before he was 24. Dave Houghton is a singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist that has made over a dozen records since the early 1990’s. Houghton’s journey brought him across the United States and has performed at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, Red Rocks to Terminal 5 in New York City and 38 other states.Dave Houghton started his journey from Colorado in 1989-1996 in his first band, The Reejers. The band relocated to Chicago and toured constantly in the Mid 90’s. Dave moved to New York City to play solo at the turn of the century in the West Village working production, harmonica and playing places like Banjo Jim’s to the Mercury Lounge .While in New York, Houghton got a deal with MCY Publishing that helped with the craft of song-writing and relocate up to New England.&nbsp; Since 2002-2020, Dave has been performing&nbsp; solo or with Fancy Trash residing in Northampton and playing throughout New England.&nbsp; Dave Houghton has relocated to Cape Cape playing solo and with Opal Canyon in Massachusetts. Dave has worked and produced with phenomenal engineers such as Justin Pizzoferratto (Dinosaur Jr., Pixies, Sonic Youth) Jon Evans (Tori Amos, Paula Cole) and Martin Stebbing (Wico). Although Dave Houghton is very prolific and has made many records, he is best known as a live performer over the decades.&nbsp;&nbsp;“With its semi-countrified, punk-influenced music that recalls Neil Young, Clem Snide, the Flaming Lips, and an assortment of ’90s alternative rock bands ... .Its songs turn on delicate guitar picking and furious strumming.” Boston Globe- Sean Glennon“Acoustic rock with a punk aesthetic has certainly been done, but it retains an ironic charm, especially when tackled with the sloppy idealism of a band like Fancy Trash.” — Nashville Scene

Winterpills 20th Anniversary Show

It's BQDP's Birthday! Come celebrate 8 years of dancing together by grooving so hard we melt all the ice and snow!DJ LeFoxFabulous PerformancesTickets are sliding scale- $10-20This party is for Queers and Allies ages 18+ due to mature content.

BQDP Mid Winter Birthday Thaw

Mind Left Body is a western Massachusetts’s based ensemble specializing in thoughtful interpretations of classic Grateful Dead music. Hailing from the Pioneer Valley, performances showcase vocal harmonies and expansive musical explorations while also staying deliberate and focused on the beautiful songwriting talent that propelled the Grateful Dead to the ranks of one of America’s most interesting rock and roll bands. For more information on MLB, visit <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://mindleftbodyband.com/">mindleftbodyband.com</a>.

Mind Left Body

Sam Amidon returns for a very special hometown show in support of his brilliant new album Salt River!

Sam Amidon

Join us for a celebration of Bob Marley’s birthday with Hannah’s Field &amp; Sticky Greens

Dead Meets Marley 

Black Midi frontman Geordie Greep brings his fresh new project tio Stone Church!

Geordie Greep

Jessica Lea Mayfield is a boundary-pushing artist known for blending raw emotion with captivating soundscapes. Her upcoming EP, produced by Sam Acchione, showcases her evolution as a songwriter and performer. The lead single, "Choose Myself," is a bold anthem of self-discovery and empowerment, setting the tone for an era defined by personal growth and artistic reinvention.Margaux (born Margaux Bouchegnies) is a singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY. Born to a French father and an American mother, Margaux grew up in Seattle. She picked up guitar first, then upright bass, and began writing songs inspired by Motown, Pixies, and Dirty Projectors. Bass in hand, she moved across the country to study jazz at the New School in Manhattan. Bouchegnies later

Jessica Lea Mayfield

In the deep Upstate New York winter of 2022, trees bare and taunting, Nandi Rose found herself searching for an apricitic clarity. She has always found the season difficult; its ruthless theft of birdsong and flora, heavy clouds low and smothering what little light remains. But the cacophonous silence of that winter was particularly brutal. It should have been stirred by the growth of life, a promise of a new chapter, a bright dawn, as Rose learned she was pregnant with her first child. That promise was broken in early December, when stillness took over the ultrasound screen; slow-motion mouths told her the life inside her had ended. Like a snapped branch weighed down by leaden frost, Rose lost a part of her future she thought would blossom.Baldwin tells us we must say yes to life, to “embrace it wherever it is found – and it is found in terrible places – nevertheless, there it is.” This is the guiding force of See You At The Maypole, the sixth full-length album in Half Waif’s prolific catalog. If we look for color in the midst of our own personal winters, the brightness will soon begin to bounce off the snow. This gathering of resilience and clutching of chiaroscuro––celebrating both light and dark––guides us on a journey towards acceptance and surrender. Rose had to figure out how to love her life, even if it didn’t look like what she wanted it to.See You At The Maypole was originally intended as a departure from the darker works of Half Waif. Whereas 2021’s Mythopoetics dealt with familial traumas and the patterns we carry with us, Rose––armed with the anticipation of planning her own family––envisioned a new collection of soft and joyous odes to motherhood, and to new beginnings. That writing sparked in the summer of 2021 at a solo retreat in the Catskills, as melodies formed in a small cabin overlooking a luscious and rain-rippled pond. A month later, Rose found out she was pregnant and anticipated nine months of writing through a new, maternal lens, speckled with the verdure of certainty. But when that soundless morning arrived in December, See You At The Maypole took on a new life. One that would seize the uncomfortable reigns of uncertainty.The treatment of a missed miscarriage, as with an at-home abortion, is most effective with the use of two pills: mifepristone and misoprostol. Rose, however, was only prescribed the latter, likely due to FDA regulations on the former. Over the course of the next four months, her body did not recover as it should have. It wasn’t until the spring that she learned she had retained pregnancy tissue and needed an additional procedure, finally allowing her to move forward. “I was literally carrying death inside me,” she explains, “and then my body was frozen.” In that same time, Rose’s beloved mother-in-law was diagnosed with aggressive pancreatic cancer; it felt like the universe was playing an endless, cruel joke. And so, Rose wrote to save herself. Before the sunrise, she wrote in the quiet corner of the would-be nursery while her husband slept across the hall. These were lullabies for no one, whispers dissipating into the fog.While the seclusion of grief feels infinite, Rose brought the songs to her trusted friend and longtime collaborator of the past decade, Zubin Hensler. The pair worked away from others for Mythopoetics, carefully crafting each note and flourish themselves but something else was needed for See You At The Maypole. Rose was learning to loosen her grip on perfection, to splatter the canvas or leave the dropped stitch, and know that it will be beautiful anyway. “How can I take the heaviest material of my life and make it feel like air?” she asked. Live takes, whispered early-morning vocals and distorted phone recordings were all kept. It became a children’s coloring book, broken crayons smudged across the lines.In The Wild Edge of Sorrow: The Sacred Work of Grief by Francis Weller, the author highlights the importance of ritual spaces, and how many communities tend to gather in these spaces when someone has lost a loved one. Though the stem of many of these songs were written in isolation, Rose’s lullabies would soon bloom into a collective calling for anyone experiencing their own personal winter. See You At The Maypole is a room for wailing, not just for catharsis but for connection. Like lung-bursting sing-a-longs alone in the car, notes leaving the open window to be caught by another.&nbsp;“This wasn’t just my story, I wanted to say. It was every story of loss—the loss of a life, the loss of a dream, the loss of trust and hope and faith. A story of finding a way back again,” Rose explains. “My own avenue back to the land of the living was through my relationships with people and with the natural world. It only seemed right that these songs would invite those people in to build the very heart of the sound.” To that end, Hensler and Rose welcomed a wealth of players and friends into the world of the record: Jason Burger and Zack Levine on drums and percussion; Josh Marre (Blue Ranger) on guitar; Hannah Epperson and Elena Moon Park on violin; Kristina Teuschler on clarinet; Willem de Koch on trombone; Rebecca El-Saleh on harp; and Spencer Zahn on upright bass. Andrew Sarlo (Big Thief, Bon Iver) lent his deft mixing skills to many of the tracks, including lead single ‘Figurine.’&nbsp;New York City-based choir Khorikos adorns several songs, most notably on opener ‘Fog Winter Balsam Jade’ urging a mantra of collective howling. Naming those stomach-prodding reminders of grief but still recognizing their beauty: cutting an apple in the kitchen; watching a bird take flight from the back yard; a morning glory climbing up the corner of the house (‘Collect Color’); a sunset in the rearview mirror (‘I-90’); fog, winter, balsam and jade. The natural world has often been a cradle to Rose––a gentle sway of serenity––but it’s on See You At The Maypole that she had to look to its tougher lessons, and embark on a metamorphosis of her own. “Let me be oak,” she utters on ‘Heartwood’. “I embrace in all directions.”&nbsp;Hensler and Rose recorded some––but not all––at Hensler’s Brooklyn studio, departing the comfort of those reassuring walls and stepping into the constellations of Chatham, NY, Kingston, NY, the St. Anthony of Padua Church in Manhattan, and notably, Imogen Heap’s The Hideaway studio in England. Hidden in the heart of a green conservation area, The Hideaway provided a foundation for moments on ‘Fog Winter Balsam Jade’; the urgent, percussive swells of ‘Ephemeral Being’; the glittering statement of ‘Heartwood’ and ‘The Museum’ –– a languid, uneasy look at bringing life into a crumbling world. There is no shadow without light, and as the strings soar, Rose desperately grasps at the responsibility of motherhood. Sustained, ghostly vocals fill the outro, wrestling with the blessing and insecurity of new parenthood.&nbsp;Dynamic arrangements adorn See You At The Maypole, but there are also moments of simplicity. ‘Figurine,’ a tender ballad written in January 2022, mimics the immobility of pain, but the perseverance of trying to move past it. Rose’s quiet lament of “I love you when it’s snowing, I love you when it’s warm” opens the song, pointing to the seasons of grief, as well as the glimmer of change and growth. “Not everyone will go through a miscarriage but this is a song about how to continue on when you're in a deep, deep sense of loss,” Rose says. “Head up, it’s gonna get so much better you’ll see,” it urges, a chin-up, jewelry box figurine, continuing its dance despite it all.See You At The Maypole is a recognition of personal sadness, and a call to ecstatic togetherness. It’s gathering the colors of our spirit, in all its shades, and making something intricate and remarkable. The ceremonial folk dance performed around a maypole is filled with fauna and flora, with ribbons woven into complex braids incapable of unraveling; these dances are survivals of ancient ritual, honoring the living trees, and the return of Spring and fertility. These patterns––this dance––cannot be completed alone, and so, Half Waif welcomes others to join her, a collective of bleeding color. “We are so much stronger for the colorful experiences we go through,” she says. “That's where we find our humanity and find each other.”&nbsp;

Half Waif

Join us in an evening of joy, revelry and defiance for our 7th Annual Strange One's Ball! What better way to deny despair, than to shout and scream against the horrors that may come and join us at our New Year's Eve 2024 Gala! Take the evening, steal away the night and help us bury this miserable year and welcome in the new- with our greatest shared weapon: Hope.Dress to the nines and be prepared to boogie until the ball drops. The end is nigh, but we have only just begunHayley pulls inspiration from a variety of styles, including 60s + 70s rock + pop, musical theater, folk, blues, soul, psychedelic, funk + bluegrass.&nbsp; Just as varied, are the many ways she can captivate an audience.&nbsp; Whether the concentrated potency of her solo acoustic performance, the explosive energy + movement of her full band shows, or one of her theatrical performances, she always brings the charisma, humor + passion to move an audience. &nbsp;Her music has been praised by a&nbsp; wide range of musicians, producers + music lovers alike, for successfully combining a diverse sound with clever, over-the-top lyrics + Vaudevillian-style storytelling. &nbsp; Hayley reawakens her audiences to the wild parts of themselves, great medicine for these modern times.

Bella's Bartok Strange Ones Ball w/s/g Hayley Jane Band

Club d’Elf returns to Stone Church for another epic night of genre bending psychedelic grooves.

Club d'Elf 

BQDP Retro-Futurist Ball Friday, December 27th @ The Stone Church Doors 9p | Show 10p | Dance till 1aThe Night’s Theme ⦿❍ R⋵tr⨀-f⨃t⋃rsm ❍⦿ Featuring DJ W❍oly Mar &amp; extra-galactic guests TBA!!Welcome to the elastic Waste land. Armageddon hot in these woolens and it's time to activate the mirrorball and dance in the resistance.This event is for Queers and Allies that are 18+ Sliding Scale $10-25 notaflof$$$ Bring your dollars to tip performers and bartenders $$$ The Stone Church is a wheelchair accessible venue.

BQDP Retro-Futurist Ball

Jatoba is a high-energy groovegrass bluegrass trio that has been captivating audiences since their formation in 2008. Hailing from Brattleboro, Vermont, the band consists of John Jamison (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Jason Scaggs (guitar, banjo, vocals), and Jeff Richardson (upright bass, vocals). Known for their unique musical connection, the members of Jatoba bring uniqueness to their songwriting and compositions and communicate seamlessly through spontaneous composition and improvisation, bringing an unpredictable and dynamic element to their performances. Influenced by their roots in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire, Jatoba has shared their music up and down the East Coast. They have provided direct support for celebrated acts like the Jeff Austin Band, Greensky Bluegrass, Trampled By Turtles, Rusted Root, The Kitchen Dwellers, The Infamous Stringdusters, and Leftover Salmon, and have been featured at festivals such as Northlands Music Festival and Frendly Gathering, with recent recognition from Rolling Stone. The band’s versatility is evident in the multi-instrumental talents of each member, enabling them to craft rich, layered soundscapes infused with dynamic bluegrass rhythms that distinguish them within the genre. Their signature style merges intricate, original songwriting with tight three-part harmonies, driving tempos, and even the occasional touch of beatboxing, delivering a fresh and innovative approach to bluegrass music. With over a decade and a half of performing in theaters and festivals across the Northeast, Jatoba continues to evolve and excite with their distinctive groovegrass bluegrass sound and spontaneous improvisation, winning over new fans at every turn.

Jatoba/Hot Day At The Zoo

For years, The Country Christmas Sing-Along Spectacular has somehow managed to pull off what many thought impossible: a holiday show that consistently delivers a dazzling display of yuletide cheer. Whether you’re a devoted fan or about to dive into this delightful spectacle for the first time, one thing is certain: this is a sing-along you don’t want to miss. For what began as ragtag revelry has blossomed into a beloved tradition that captures the true spirit of the season. With a show-stopping lineup of classic carols, quirky original tunes, and hilariously engaging trivia to test your holiday know-how, you’re in for a bonafide treat reminiscent of Christmas specials of yore.This year, the honor of hosting falls to the inimitable Zara Bode, a seasoned starlet whose knack for holiday magic is rivaled only by her ability to whip up six-inch ribbon curls.&nbsp; Renowned for her quick wit and enchanting voice, Zara has a love for a well-crafted show, an eye for treasures hidden in the post-Christmas clearance shelf and an ear for seasonal tunes that aren’t sung enough.&nbsp; She and her merry band are ready to weave together an evening of music and laughter with you, making for an annual gathering that feels more like a family reunion gone delightfully awry than your typical holiday performance. &nbsp;So, dust off your tackiest holiday sweater, warm up those vocal cords, take a swig of eggnog and brace yourself for a joyful burst of merriment.&nbsp; Because, dear friends, this isn’t merely a show.&nbsp; It’s a raucous sing-out-loud celebration that reminds us all that NOTHING is too much trouble for Christmas!

The Sweetback Sisters Country Christmas Sing-Along Spectacular 

<blockquote>E, the trio of Jason Sanford (Neptune), Thalia Zedek (Come, Live Skull) and new drummer Ernie Kim released their 5th full length LP on Silver Rocket in April of 2024.Formed by Sanford and Zedek in 2013 with original drummer Alec Tisdale, E released a cassette and 7” before being joined by drummer Gavin McCarthy (Karate) and recording their 1st self titled full length in 2016 for the Thrill Jockey label.2018 saw their 2nd LP “Negative Work” also released on Thrill Jockey. Their subsequent 2 LP’s, 2020’s “Complications” and 2022’s “Any Information”, were released by the Czech label Silver Rocket.After the recording of “Any Information”, McCarthy was replaced by Ernie Kim on drums for the subsequent European tour.&nbsp;In 2023 E released their first recording with Kim, a live 7” recorded at cave12 in Geneva on the 100% Breakfast label.Very special guest Roger C. Miller (Mission of Burma): "Unplugged", will play solo songs from across his career to open the night.</blockquote>

A Band Called E w/ Roger C. Miller (Mission of Burma)

Jeopardy - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/jeopardyvt?__cft__[0]=AZU3K1yFhHbIVEX7eI2lDD6YeQz3bjTB8g0o9WjlJdpO0CqLelbB9TvOJSX-PuP0WpWr6rqPEDAhz1ONlgb5HiU_8qNbc7vCud9JskLF0Q3yifSFXZZXupwxtTEIcbtYGsCXKH8tiQxd3plZ1ERkV6li&amp;amp;__tn__=q">https://www.facebook.com/jeopardyvt (Beer</a> Thrash) Sucks, but has riffs.Slob Drop - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/jeopardyvt?__cft__[0]=AZU3K1yFhHbIVEX7eI2lDD6YeQz3bjTB8g0o9WjlJdpO0CqLelbB9TvOJSX-PuP0WpWr6rqPEDAhz1ONlgb5HiU_8qNbc7vCud9JskLF0Q3yifSFXZZXupwxtTEIcbtYGsCXKH8tiQxd3plZ1ERkV6li&amp;amp;__tn__=q">https://www.facebook.com/slobdropband (Razor</a> Scooter Punk) Sucks, but has conga lines.Maidenhead - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/jeopardyvt?__cft__[0]=AZU3K1yFhHbIVEX7eI2lDD6YeQz3bjTB8g0o9WjlJdpO0CqLelbB9TvOJSX-PuP0WpWr6rqPEDAhz1ONlgb5HiU_8qNbc7vCud9JskLF0Q3yifSFXZZXupwxtTEIcbtYGsCXKH8tiQxd3plZ1ERkV6li&amp;amp;__tn__=q">https://www.facebook.com/MaidenheadUSA (Thrash</a> Death) Rules, has at least one pointy Jackson guitar.Woundlicker - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/jeopardyvt?__cft__[0]=AZU3K1yFhHbIVEX7eI2lDD6YeQz3bjTB8g0o9WjlJdpO0CqLelbB9TvOJSX-PuP0WpWr6rqPEDAhz1ONlgb5HiU_8qNbc7vCud9JskLF0Q3yifSFXZZXupwxtTEIcbtYGsCXKH8tiQxd3plZ1ERkV6li&amp;amp;__tn__=q">https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557766359545 (Experimental</a> Hardcore, or something) Rules, has a guitarist who hogrides.

Boozer's Birthday- Jeopardy|SLOBDROP|Maidenhead|Woundlicker

Prince/Bowie is a tribute fusion band that combines the music of Prince and David Bowie into a high energy live show. It features a rotating Allstar cast of characters from various national acts including Pink Talking Fish, Twiddle, Remain In Light and more.This band was created by the founder of Pink Talking Fish and adds a unique flavor to the Tribute Genre. Leading the stage is Josh Schwartz, a powerhouse vocalist and Baritone Sax player who is featured in the current Talking Heads ensemble, Remain In Light.The mix of the Prince and David Bowie songbooks blend beautifully and an extra spice is added with master composer, Matt Wayne, creating unique horn arrangements that enhance the music in a special way.

Prince/Bowie

A relentless road warrior and masterful wordsmith, Ryan Montbleau has spent the better part of thirty years cultivating a devoted audience on the strength of his ecstatic live shows and exhilarating sonic versatility. He’s collaborated with artists as diverse as Trombone Shorty, Galactic, Steel Pulse, Tall Heights, Martin Sexton, Anders Osborne, and George Porter, Jr;&nbsp;shared bills with the likes of Tedeschi Trucks Band, Ani DiFranco, Todd Snider, The Wood Brothers, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and Mavis Staples; and racked up more than 150 million streams on Spotify alone. NPR’s Mountain Stage compared his “eloquent, soulful songwriting” to Bill Withers and James Taylor, while Relix celebrated his “poetic Americana,” and The Boston Herald raved that “he’s made a career of confident, danceable positivity.”Montbleau’s freewheeling new album finds him exploring the full spectrum of his influences like never before, touching on folk, rock, funk, soul, hip-hop, and reggae, all with a preternatural ease that belies the intensely focused craftsmanship behind it. The songs are sprawling and unpredictable, grappling with a modern world perpetually teetering on the edge of chaos, but the performances are relentlessly optimistic, insisting on hope and joy in the face of it all. The result is Montbleau’s most vulnerable and cathartic work yet, an album that acknowledges the inevitability of doubt and pain while at the same time celebrating our limitless capacity for growth and love.

Ryan Montbleau

Frank Black will be performing solo acoustic, don't miss this rare show!Louisa Stancioff will be opening the night with a solo set

Frank Black (solo)

Once again we return to our FAVORITE venue!! The Stoned Church in Brattleboro Vermont! Everytime we are here is better than the last, so get your ticket early.Wolfman Jack is a live music project of musicians from the New England area performing the psychedelic and electrifying Live Dead to Europe 72' era of The Grateful Dead. A true dance band in the style of such legendary venues as The Fillmore West, Carousel Ballroom, Avalon Ballroom, Winterland Arena and the Strand Lyceum. They recreate those vintage sets from when the Grateful Dead were first cutting their teeth as a live music act. Don't miss it<img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tbe/2/16/1f3b6.png" alt="🎶"><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://archive.org/details/@chaotix">https://archive.org/details/@chaotix</a>

Presented By Zanaty Productions, Loose Leaf Talent Agency, &amp; The Stone Church Brattleboro.&nbsp;The Band&nbsp;and their surrounding cast of legends has played in the soundtrack of many hearts for almost 60 years now. In honor of the late Robbie Robertson,&nbsp;The Zajac Brothers Band&nbsp;began paying homage to the night that was&nbsp;The Last Waltz&nbsp;and has assembled a veritable powerhouse of musicians to recreate the songs from the famed occasion. Guests and horns will join&nbsp;The Zajac Brothers Band&nbsp;to help bring these songs to you!

The Zajac Brothers Band

Pre-sale PRIZE PACKAGE! Anyone who pre buys tickets for the Thanksgiving Eve Hip-Hop Night: Jarv | B. Dolan | Coyote Reverie | Sleepy Spectre | Subtex at The Stone Church will be entered in a drawing to win this crazy bundle of goodies:One of a kind Coyote Reverie XL hoodie(hand sewn by Meadow Eliz)Coyote Reverie “Carry The Spark” VinylJarv &amp; Pajama Sam “Flow Stimulus” VinylCoyote Reverie “Carry The Spark” &amp; “IMAH” CDsAnimated Misadventures of Stresselbee &amp; Friends CDSleepy Spectre “Chapter One” CDPlus a bunch of lighters, stickers, &amp; whatever else we can find to add to the mix. Easily $100+ worth of stuff!Every ticket purchased gets you an entry, plus you’ll save $5 on the tickets. What’s not to love? Drawing will be held night of the show, around 9 o’clock. Must be present to win! See y’all there! Ticket link 👇

Thanksgiving Eve Hip-Hop Night

Nico Suave returns for another night of Led Zeppelin classics!

Nico Sauve

Psychedelic rock group TEKE::TEKE are intimately familiar with duality, of splitting reality between past and present, complex melodies and hushed interludes, intense action and lingering response. After building their sound through careful assembly of countless splinters of Japanese folk, psychedelia, Brazilian surf rock, and other far-flung touchstones, the Montreal-based seven-piece indulged in and learned from stretching out in free-floating experimentation on the road. Now releasing their sophomore album, Hagata (due June 9th via Kill Rock Stars), TEKE::TEKE move fully in the space between, embracing the power of mythic pairings and identities lived at once. Matching muscly intensity with moments of cloudy meditation—like a world-class high jumper finding bliss at the apex of their leap—the group frame expressive compositions with regal flute, rich horns, ecstatic guitar, and a thumping rhythm section.

TEKE::TEKE

Embrace a new way to move to the Tinkers.If you've never contra&nbsp;danced before it's easy, exhilarating&nbsp;and friendly.&nbsp;OR if you just wanna grove out on your own, that's cool too.&nbsp;If are a "contra dancer", get ready to think a bit outside&nbsp;the box. Express yourself to latin, afrobeat, funk, reggae, blues, and of course trad fiddle. Surprises all night long.

Glow Dance 

All Eye Trio returns to Stone Church!OG members of Goose Ben Atkind and Kris Yunker reunite joined by guitarist Ari Joshua!

All Eye Trio

Truly great pop songs do not require a cheery outlook in order to work, nor do they pander to expectations of syrupy sweet easy-listening. Rather, the best pop music is a matter of refinement and pure intention, of dialing groove to melody so that the two might puncture the malaise of everyday living in unison, revealing some brief, sober truth about our shared human condition. On their third LP, Moments of Clarity (Run for Cover), Narrow Head have achieved precisely this feat. Traversing the depths of massive, churning riffs, often distorted to the point of violence, bouncing, lock-grooved rhythms, and crystalline, gorgeously constructed hooks, the Houston-based outfit puts on a masterclass in the art of writing songs that match the pain, pleasure, and confusion of modern living. Each track is sentimental without being precious, heavy without unnecessary griminess, pop-forward without letting the listener off the hook easy: these songs ask for some form of hurt or desire to be paid back to them in return, some promise that the listener is putting equal skin into the game.

Narrow Head

“It’s a portrait of who we are as collaborators, as really long term friends and as extended family as well,” leader Emily Sprague says of her band’s new self-titled album. Florist is also the strongest album of the band’s decade-long career, an immersive work that conveys the magic of the earth and of family, and the whole of the band’s heart. It arrives just after the cap of a winding journey. In 2017, shortly after the release of the band’s sophomore record, If Blue Could Be Happiness, Sprague sequestered herself in Los Angeles, thousands of miles away from friends and family, and from the physical void and spiritual crisis left in the wake of her mother’s death. There, she took up surfing and released Emily Alone, which was essentially a solo album released under the Florist moniker. Only after months of self reflection and therapy did Sprague realize that life in a silo is no way to live. That a life directed by fear is not much of a life. “The trauma response to losing my best friend, my mom, was to feel really afraid to get close to anybody ever again,” she says. “It’s sort of cheesy, but I realized that life is better when you share it. The answer isn’t to isolate yourself and be alone.” So she began writing Emily Alone’s companion, the other side of the binary, a record that rings distinctly of Sprague’s tender and poetic spirit, filled with nature and wonder and tears, but without all the loneliness and seclusion. She also adopted a dog, who, she says, “completely changed my life.” “My mind just started exploding with all these thoughts about what it means to live with others, and live with love and care collaboration.” Then, for all of June of 2019, amid a hot and rainy summer, Sprague (guitar, synth, vocals), Jonnie Baker (guitar, synth, sampling, bass, saxophone, vocals), Rick Spataro (bass, piano, synth, vocals) and Felix Walworth (percussion, synth, guitar, vocals) convened in a rented house in the Hudson Valley, to live and work together. It was the first time the quartet recorded that way, and for that long. “In the past we’d meet up for a couple of days, or one day here and there,” Spague recalls. “Living together for a month is a really big part of why the arrangements are the way they are, and also why the instrumentals are such a huge part of the record.” They set up their gear on the screened-in front porch, which looked out onto a canopy of trees, allowing the sounds of nature to play a leading role through out. Then, they experimented. The production and recording of the album directly reflects the organic ways in which the band worked that month, with whispering voices, crickets, rain and birds accenting the aleatoric quality of the instrumentation, each player drawing from the communal energy of the woods and their interpersonal bonds. Poignant, guitar-centric meditation “Red Bird Pt. 2 (Morning)” carries on Sprague’s concern with love, loss and the natural world. “She’s in the birdsong/She won’t be gone,” she sings of her late mother, proffering a merciful sense of resolve. “Feathers” finds her facing her fears over threads of bowed guitar while “Dandelion” meditates on the beauty of our finite existence, pairing synth and fingerpicking with the spirit of Emily Dickinson. “Sci Fi Silence” occupies a liminal space between soul baring confession and contemplative new age, a swirl of analog synth that culminates in a full-band meditation. “You’re not what I have, but what I love,” the band sings over and again until the words grow into a kind of mantra, a thing that at once pierces and heals. The quartet played through muggy days and breezy nights, and often impromptu. “In between working on songs specifically, somebody would be sitting on the porch playing a little instrumental piece, and somebody else would be in the kitchen making dinner and stop, and go to the porch and pick up a random instrument,” Sprague explains. These creative bursts became the album’s ambient instrumental bridges, like “Variation” and “Jonnie on the Porch,” gentle moments that portray their life together in that particular moment. The bells heard throughout the album are from a collection housed in the rental, the animals were their neighbors. The result is 19 tracks that feel like the culmination of a decade-long journey, their fourth full-length album, but the first deserving of a self-titled designation. “We called it Florist because this is not just my songs with a backing band,” Sprague explains. “It’s a practice. It’s a collaboration. It’s our one life. These are my best friends and the music is the way that it is because of that.” After making the record they always knew they could, together, as one, Sprague could no longer live on the west coast without her band and blood. So, she returned home. Last year, she moved back to The Catskills to be closer to her father and her creative collaborators. She misses surfing, but finds peace in the area’s natural landscapes, and through a strengthening sense of physical reconnection. “A goal is to share the band’s connectedness and relationship, but also how we’re all connected,” she says. With Florist, Emily is no longer alone.Lily Seabird is a perceptive songwriter who can channel moments when everything feels raw andoverwhelming into something healing and galvanizing. With Alas, she confronts grief with palpableclarity on tracks that careen from delicate folk to blistering indie rock. While it’s her second LP, itserves as a proper introduction to an undeniable and idiosyncratic voice.

Florist

JP Harris was born shortly, and fortunately, a few minutes before Valentine’s Day 1983 in Montgomery, Alabama. Within a handful of years he was wearing a green velour tracksuit and leading a large Doberman around for street credibility, at the young age of three. He had a charm and strut that would take him far, so the grown folks said; but roughly a decade later, on the opposite side of the country, he would leave his family’s home late one summer night with no designs on fame, fortune, or clothing endorsements, never to return.&nbsp;He had an inkling that the eighth grade was enough education for where he was headed, and set a course for Anywhere, USA.Turns out he was right.

JP Harris w/s/g The DiTrani Brothers

Apes of the State is an independent folk punk band from Lancaster, PA. As a band, they are driven by DIY ethics with a goal of helping as many people as possible with their music. Their upbeat, mandolin driven songs encompass the full range of human emotion and cover topics such as love, heartbreak, student loan debt, regret, and overcoming addiction. Their most recent release, “They Can’t Kill Us All (2023)” is a 7” split record with Washington band Sister Wife Sex Strike. It leaves no room for questioning the band’s political message and evolution in sound while still sticking to their acoustic roots. RENT STRIKE is a call to action! Fiercely independent and pushing up against all bounds, their music is a wild dream, a spreading fire, an explosion in every direction, and a challenge to our notion of our time and of our place. Their new record NOW is a sieve for the dread of the present day, confronting the widespread alienation and disillusionment of late capital head-on to sift out the pieces of hope, resistance, and joy from the experiences within, and the possibilities without.&nbsp; Myles Bullen is a genre- fluid, art-poet, ukulele-playing punk rapper, from Portland, Maine. Myles has toured nearly every state in the US as well as many European countries performing packed shows at music venues, colleges, recovery centers, prisons, festivals, and libraries. As a person in long term recovery from addiction, Myles sings and screams songs about grief, mental health, addiction, navigating identity, relationships, and cartoon lore. They released their most recent album, timetokill, on indie record label, Fake Four Inc. They love doing shows and their dog Finn. ​

Apes of the State/Rent Strike/Myles Bullen

Born in 1953 in Detroit, Michigan, Marshall Crenshaw learned to tune a guitar correctly at age ten and has been trying ever since. His first big break came in 1978 playing John Lennon in “Beatlemania”, first as an understudy in New York, then in the West Coast company, followed by a national touring company. Removing himself from that situation in Feb. 1980, Marshall settled in New York City. Enthralled by the hyper-diverse musical culture of the City, and the local Rock scene in particular, Marshall formed a Rock and Roll band with brother Robert on drums and Chris Donato on bass.After crossing paths with the great and legendary Alan Betrock, Marshall recorded his debut single “Something’s Gonna Happen” for Betrock’s Shake Records label; at nearly the same time, legendary Rockabilly singer Robert Gordon’s recording of Marshall’s “Someday Someway” was released as a single on the RCA label. These two records simultaneously broke big on New York’s WNEW-FM, causing Marshall and his trio’s local popularity to explode.And so began a career that’s spanned four decades, 13 albums, Grammy and Golden Globe nominations, film and TV appearances (Buddy Holly in “La Bamba”) and thousands of live performances. Marshall Crenshaw’s musical output has maintained a consistent fidelity to the qualities of artfulness, craftsmanship and passion, and his efforts have been rewarded with the devotion of a broad and loyal fan base.Presently, along with touring around the country and the occasional recording project, other current projects include producing a documentary film-in progress about legendary&nbsp;record producer Tom Wilson. Says Crenshaw, “This is a road that I’d never imagined taking before, but it’s been an incredible learning experience.” &nbsp;“Although he was seen as a latter-day Buddy Holly at the outset, he soon proved too talented and original to be anyone but himself.” – Trouser PressJames Mastro&nbsp;- guitarist, multi-instrumentalist,&nbsp;producer and singer-songwriter extraordinaire -&nbsp;has toured the world dozens of&nbsp;times over as a supportive musician with some of the biggest and most critically acclaimed rock&nbsp;and pop&nbsp;artists ever to grace a stage including&nbsp;Ian Hunter, Patti Smith,&nbsp;John Cale,&nbsp;The Jayhawks,&nbsp;Alejandro Escovedo,&nbsp;Garland Jeffreys,&nbsp;Jesse Malin,&nbsp;and with&nbsp;Robert Plant&nbsp;as his musical director for a benefit concert for an artist they both admired immensely,&nbsp;Love’s Arthur Lee.&nbsp;From The Beacon Theater to the Shepherd's Bush Empire (UK),&nbsp;Mastro has roused crowds&nbsp;with&nbsp;brilliant performances channeling the sonic inventiveness of David Bowie and the tastefulness of Mick Ronson.&nbsp;Discussing his new album for&nbsp;&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.mpressrecords.com/">MPress Records</a>,&nbsp;Dawn of a New Error,&nbsp;the&nbsp;Americana-rock singer/songwriter, guitarist and producer reveals:&nbsp;"As an underage kid, I used to do whatever it took to see the bands I loved: wait in line for hours for tickets, or sneak into clubs and push my way to the front of the stage.&nbsp;&nbsp;Now, as an overaged kid, I’ve had the best seat in the house playing guitar onstage with many of those same artists that inspired me to do what I’ve been doing all these years. And I still feel like I’m sneaking in!”&nbsp;&nbsp;

Marshall Crenshaw w/s/g James Mastro

It’s obvious listening to Sarah Shook and the Disarmers’ clear-eyed, biting, and unafraid songs that integrity is the most important thing to the Chapel Hill, North Carolina, country-punk outfit. “A lot of artists are in this industry for fame, recognition, and money but those things don’t mean anything to me,” says bandleader River Shook. “Songwriting is it for me. It’s the only real healthy coping mechanism I've ever had. It’s life-saving. I don't care about any superficial things when I’m making a record.” On their resonant fourth album Revelations, produced by Shook and out March 29 via Thirty Tigers, these raw and resilient tracks come first. Throughout, Shook’s deft storytelling documents regular people getting by and keeping on, all presented without filter or pretension.

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers

The Big Takeover band delivers a fresh take on Reggae, Rocksteady, Ska, and Soul. Blending the pop sounds of Jamaica with the soulful energy of Motown, this band is one tight, grooving ensemble. Feel the electricity of the live-wire singing and deceptively subtle songwriting of the powerhouse performer NeeNee Rushie. Groove to the explosive rhythms, and get swept away by the sweet sounds of the horns. This band is guaranteed to make you dance.The Brighton Beat is a unique and engaging spectacle, whose influences range from Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti, to modern cutting-edge NYC Jazz with a heavy helping of classic New Orleans brass band Funk. Performing up and down the East coast since 2010, the band has developed a style of performance that is incredibly uplifting and infectiously danceable - a trademark of The Brighton Beat sound. Faculty of Berklee, New England Conservatory, NYU, Broadway pit musicians, top call session players, and world touring musicians, call The Brighton Beat their own, and their home. Their shows often include guest vocalists, audience participation, group sing-a-longs and even the occasional circus act! The band's passion for music and family-friendly entertainment is paramount, with each performance being a unique, shared experience that showcases the pure unbridled joy the band has playing together, and invites new listeners to join this heartwarming family.

The Big Takeover/The Brighton Beat

We’re also hosting an Election Night Party!&nbsp;Please join us at the Stone Church with special guest, Becca Balint. Come celebrate, worry, talk, play, dance, and be together after the polls close.&nbsp;<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.mobilize.us/vtdems/event/722082/">Please register here</a>&nbsp;if you would like to attend, no charge, but its helpful (and safer) for us to know who is coming. Between now and November 5th, please get involved, reach out, volunteer, talk to your neighbors. Don’t give in to hottakes or polling– participate!&nbsp;

PollStars Election Night Party

BrattRock Returns!FeaturingEMILY MARGARET BAND GODZILLA WITH A GUN THE JACKETS MAEZ TECHNICOLOUR LTD. NATE POTTER BIG DOG SILAS KLEPPINGER LEYETI WARD SOPHIA BAKER HALF GIRAFFE FOOL'S HANDSHAKE

BrattRock

Stimulation is easy to come by these days. Streaming platforms and social media offer us endless fleeting moments of diversion that keep what we call the “pleasure zones” of our brains lit up morning till night. But for such a supposedly hedonistic time, real pleasure—the kind that feeds our soul rather than draining it, that makes us feel good instead of just distracting us from the fact that we feel bad—is in shockingly short supply.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The second LP by Brattleboro, Vermont’s THUS LOVE is full of that kind of nourishing euphoria. It swoons, shakes, and swaggers with a combination of grit and sensuality that’s been hard to locate in music lately. It fills your brain with barbed melodic hooks that once they sink in don’t budge. It punches at the clouds and makes you want to do the same. It’s called, fittingly, All Pleasure. The album came out of a period of dizzying growth and transformation for the group. When they began work on it, vocalist/guitarist Echo Mars and drummer Lu Racine were still reeling from the runaway success of their 2022 debut full-length, Memorial—a set of lush, elegant post-punk that brought praise from The FADER, the NME, and the Guardian, plus a leap from quiet Brattleboro to stages across the US and UK—along with processing the departure of founding bassist Nathaniel van Osdol. Meanwhile, new bassist Ally Juleen and guitarist/keyboardist Shane Blank, longtime musical partners, had uprooted their lives to relocate to small-town Vermont and join a band that was a month away from recording the follow-up to a cultishly adored album. “We were all coming together to make this new thing and take a new step,” Mars says. “We've all been making music for a while, and we’ve all been confronted with aspects of it that are grueling and not pleasurable.” When the group convened in a barn in the woods that Mars had transformed into a recording studio the band calls her “Hobbit Hole,” they kept one simple rule at the forefront: “If it's not joyful,” says Mars, “don't do it.” What emerged from that simple mission is a stunningly gorgeous album, full of big, arcing melodies and a whole range of kinky stylistic twists that will surprise listeners who know the group just for their first album’s chorus-drenched 80s-style psychedelia. “Birthday Song” gives grungy glam rock with a stride that’s new for the band, but fits them perfectly, via a transcendent hook that underlines Echo’s lyrical tribute to communal joy. “Get Stable” transmutes existential panic—“I can’t get stable / Is that what I’m afraid of?”–into sharp-angled punk pop. The anthemic title track—the last song written for the album, and the first to be written by the entire quartet—is something like the album’s mission statement, with Echo and Ally splitting vocal duties as they pay tribute to the power of joyful creation: “I ain’t high but I feel good,” Echo sings, “Like a drug but I don’t come down.”&nbsp; Mixed by Matthew Hall and Rich Costey (on “Birthday Song”, “All Pleasure”, and “Get Stable”) and mastered by Bob Weston,All Pleasurewas recorded as live as possible, with a bare minimum of overdubs, capturing the sheer infectious ecstasy that comes from a group of people sharing space together, making a divine racket. On top of being just a great album, it’s also a persuasive argument for ditching the algorithm, going off the grid, and finding a barn to hole up in with some friends and a bunch of instruments. On “House on the Hill,” Echo sneeringly sums up the empty feeling of living for nothing but likes: “Anything for convenience / anything for the gram,” she sings. “It feels like we’re never gonna get out of here.” Put on All Pleasure, tap into the energy and the message that THUS LOVE is putting out, and you just might find an escape.

Thus Love

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Guerilla Toss/Rough Francis/Aspero Siacos

Session Americana has been accessing the joy for 20 years. A group of musiciansmusicians, the band deftly creates a unique live experience that celebrates the joy ofthe music and of each other. Looking back, the group has a natural, almost inevitableevolution from a loose bunch of friends sitting around swapping songs in a bar, to a hotticket weekly residency, to a touring collective. Along the way, they have made 10records, played clubs and festivals across the US and Europe, and developed somedeep collaborative bonds with a wide community of musicians. Their diligent avoidanceof music business “shoulds” have led them down a quirky and joyful path through themusic world and the result is evident in the musical prowess they bring to every show.Swapping instruments, lead vocals and their original songs, Session Americana isconstantly exploring new collaborations and touring like a band out of time, stillsearching for a welcoming and homey venue, a long lunch with old friends and a goodglass of wine.After completing a five week tour together earlier this year throughout Ireland andEurope the band will continue to be joined by singer-songwriter, guitarist and fiddleplayer Eleanor Buckland playing in the band. Eleanor made her start as one-third ofLula Wiles, the Boston-based folk-rock trio that became an acoustic music scenefavorite with their three critically hailed albums. Now living in Durham NC, the singersongwriter has turned to a different side of her musical interests as a solo artist.Buckland’s debut album You Don’t Have To Know (released October 2021 on SoundlyMusic) sets her deeply personal songs against inventive indie rock arrangements."I’m lucky to have known Session Americana for most of their twenty (!!!) years! I wasjust starting out as a songwriter when I discovered their residency shows at the LizardLounge in Cambridge. Pure magic. I’m misty-eyed now thinking about it! I had neverseen a band enjoying themselves that much, and everyone in the room was in on it, thisraucous and holy thing. I took a "note to self” that I’ve tried to recall many times whenmusic felt hard. Like, the job is simple— access the joy— and if you can do that, itopens a portal. I got to guest sing with Session a few times, witness their sustainedmutual love affair with my home state of Vermont, and even help out in the making ofone of their incredible albums. I’m ever in awe of Session, individually and as a band.They’re so finely in tune with each other, with their audiences. I’m in awe of their bond,their easy laughter, their intuitive musical conversation that has now gained the richnessof decades” — ANAÏS MITCHELL (Vermont-based singer-songwriter and the Tony andGrammy award-winning creator of the Broadway musical Hadestown)"We in Boston are extremely fortunate to have a continuum of excellent musicians thatstretches decades before our time and will, we hope, flow on into the future. SessionAmericana are among the cream of the crop. The fact that the core of this loosecollective formed 20 years ago(!), already as veterans of our city’s rich music history...[shows] their staying power speaks to not only their dedication to each other, but to thelife-affirming power of the music, and to the community that has been built up aroundthem.“ — Bill Janovitz is the New York Times Bestselling author and member ofBoston’s own Buffalo Tom

SESSION AMERICANA with Eleanor Buckland

Dawn of the EDDHalloween madness with VT’s psychedelic progsters The EDD with The Trichomes &amp; Jime Time.Costume ContestSpooky Halloween Cocktails

Dawn of The EDD

It's many queers' favorite time of year. Dress up in your spooky, neon, glowing finest for this Halloween's Glow in the Dark Party! 9p Doors | 10p Cabaret | Dance till 1aDJ LeFoxCabaret hosted by Patty Cake with performances by local drag and burlesque artists!$$$ Bring your dollars to tip performers and bartenders $$$This event is for Queers and Allies that are 18+Sliding Scale $10-25 notaflof

QDP- Glow In The Dark Party

Saving ViceFight From WithinIn ShallowsKenedy ParkYourArmsAreMyLegs$20 adv/$25 dos6:30 doors7:00 show

Saving Vice

Greet Death is a shoegaze, grunge, and slowcore band from Flint, Michigan that mixes rich textures with introspective lyrics to create a dynamic contrast of melodies and rhythms

Greet Death

Rocktober rolls on with an extra special appearance by local rock star King Tuff accompanied by the one &amp; only Chris Wiesman. The sublime Ruth Garbus Trio will open the night!

King Tuff (soloish) w/ Ruth Garbus Trio

Parker Millsap quickly made a name for himself with his captivating live performances, soulful sound, and character-driven narratives. He’s had a string of successes including an appearance on CONAN, a performance with Elton John at the Apple Music Festival, an Austin City Limits taping &amp; an Americana Music Association nomination for Album of the Year. He's shared the stage with folks like Jason Isbell, Shovels &amp; Rope, Patty Griffin, Houndmouth, and many others.Parker’s early releases showcased a mastery of acoustic folk rock, with their flourish for revelation and fiery dynamics. Be Here Instead, Millsap’s 2021 release produced by John Agnello, hinted at the wildness to come while exploring newer, more personal songwriting styles. Parker's newest album, Wilderness Within You, is a natural step in Parker's evolution which interweaves threads of his musical past and newer influences to gorgeous effect. A poet with a staggering and true voice, Korean-American troubadour Nat Myers' folksy blues and remarkable pickin' are authentic, timeless, and enduring. The Kenton County, KY native's delivery harkens to traditional blues giants, but it's his unique blend of modern roots and Americana that continues to make crowds drop their jaws. Recorded live at the 100-year-old-plus home of producer Dan Auerbach, Yellow Peril is haunted with the ghosts of the rich history of the blues.

Parker Millsap & Nat Myers

SparkleTown IICelebrating the Music &amp; Spirit of Kate LorenzFeaturingSession AmericanaThe WinterpillsSuitcase JunketCaitlin CantyZak TrojanoThe Rear DefrostersBreak MaidsAdam KleinThe ConstellationsAnd more…

SparkleTown II

Band of Brothers 

Under the name Empress Of, Honduran-American songwriter, musician and producer Lorely Rodriguez creates introspective, self-empowering pop music centered around her impressive, acrobatic vocals. For Your Consideration, a follow-up to 2020’s I’m Your Empress Of and 2022’s Save Me EP, is a bi-lingual album that embraces camp and fantasy playing with the idea of Hollywood. The songs, which veer between English and Spanish, reflect on the transactional nature of love and sex, which is mirrored by the ephemeral sense of existence in the entertainment industry. Empress Of has collaborated with Top 40 pop artists and cultural icons such as Khalid, Blood Orange, Lewis OfMan, DJ legend Boyz Noise, ShyGirl and Salute.&nbsp; She's toured with the likes of Carly Rae Jepsen, Lizzo, Maggie Rogers, Rina Sawayama and wowed audiences at festivals such as Outside Lands and Corona Capital.&nbsp; Her "For Your Consideration" headline tour begins in September of 2024.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Empress Of w/ Casey MQ

On the porch of her one-time Nashville home, Liz Cooper had a multimedia project that combined two of her loves: lips and cigarettes. She painted her own lips with red paint and kissed a canvas two or three hundred times, later dotting them with the detritus left behind in ashtrays by her friends. An overlap of intimacy, indulgence, cheekiness, and sensuality, the piece complements Cooper's roiling second record, Hot Sass. Over jagged, frenetic guitar parts, Cooper sets expectations aflame with the record's title track. Her songs unfurl like smoke spiraling off an incense cone late in the afternoon, with Cooper pushing deeper into psychedelic openness, punk ferocity, and beyond.On new album Longest Day of the Year, Dari Bay is a perpetually shifting art project posing as songs, an ongoing thought experiment disguised as a band. Burlington, Vermont-based artist Zachary James launched Dari Bay as a solo vehicle in 2015, acting as sole songwriter, producer, player of every instrument, and exacting architect of how each sound was placed. Early output was raw and often unhinged, but Longest Day of the Year finds Dari Bay assuming a new form as James folds his experimental spirit into what at first appear to be neutral, unassuming tunes.When Nashville based singer/songwriter Mark Sloan records albums, he takes the word “solo” seriously…and literally. He’s a true Renaissance man, one who plays every instrument, pens the tunes, produces/engineers the proceedings and releases the results on his own imprint. Call him a one man band or the definitive do-it-yourselfer but Sloan—who goes by the barely concealed pseudonym of Slark Moan—gives new meaning to the concept of indie. He’s truly independent of many pressures generated by the music machine that other, often lesser talented artists, are subject to. All of which explains why the uniquely titled Superstition for the Consumer Romantic, his sophomore full length, took about a year and a half to craft.

Liz Cooper/Dari Bay

The Pentagram String Band are a satanic bluegrass band from Kansas City Missouri. They are suspicious of traditional bluegrass and play a style of gothic folk, punk, and thrash metal. Often involving cannibalism and murder, their lyrics focus on themes of satan, misery and the joys of death.&nbsp;JD &amp; Six Feet Deep fresh tapped VT Hillbilly Honky Tonk

Stone Church

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