Name: The Suitcase Junket
Start: 2024-01-27T20:00:00
End: 2024-01-28T00:00:00
Location: Stone Church

Catch the high-energy, nationally-touring Grateful Dead tribute Bearly Dead as they return to The Stone Church in Brattleboro, VT on Friday December 15th!Doors: 7pmShow: 8:30pm$20adv/$25dos<a href="https://www.bearlydeadmusic.com/?fbclid=IwAR2eVrhgK7jciuiQF3Q81CX8sNHM-mH-xaZUSTTN6ZiOYDWKVLSlrvJsW4U" target="_blank" style="color: var(--blue-link);">https://www.bearlydeadmusic.com/</a>Bearly Dead is a high-energy tribute to The Grateful Dead and all of its members throughout the years. While the band plays all of the Grateful Dead classics, they also dive into an extended catalog, which may include any song that any member of the Dead ever performed. With over 250 songs in rotation and new material being added all the time, Bearly Dead performs wildly different setlists every night and ensures that each show is a unique experience. With no designated “Jerry” or “Bobby”, this band is able to breathe new life into songs with their fresh, high-energy approach to them.

Bearly Dead 

Big Ass Birthday Show

They're Baaack! It's time for another fun filled, holliday cheery bomb! Yes it's The Sweetback Sisters Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular!! Grab your tickets, because it will sell out, and join us for this annual family friendly one of a kind performance. There will be carols, and trivia, and a crack band of wayward elves* ready to Honky Tonk your Holiday Season. *- No actual elves present for the performance. Above referenced elves are actually The Sweetback Sisters' all-star backing band

Sweetback Sisters Country Christmas Singalong Spectacular

The sleepy hills &amp; valleys of Vermont &amp; Western Mass make for an ideal habitat for reclusive rock stars. On the longest night of the year four axe wielding localish heroes will emerge from the woods, long locks flowing to usher in the return of the light with a night of rock to end all rock! Witch is comprised of J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr on drums, Dave Sweetapple of Sweetapple on bass, Kyle Thomas of King Tuff on vocals &amp; Guitar, and Graham Brooks of Barishi on guitar, subbing in for very non local Graham Cise. Get ready for an epic night of stoner metal in the most stone metal venue on earth! How could this night get any better you ask? Well we're summoning Brooklyn based Native Sun for an opening set that will literally, and figuratively blow your mind. If you caught them at Field Day or anywhere else you will know this will not be a night to show up fashionably late.

Witch

It is dark the longest for the Winter Solstice so let's set intentions for the rebirth of the light! Let's gather together for much dancing to shake out the dark, some performance to inspire the coming of the light, and a full community of queers and allies.In creating a community of care, Masks are strongly encouraged. Consider decorating or wearing one that goes with or enhances your attire.Performers will be announced soon. Know that they are community favorites but newer to the BQDP stage. Show them your love and welcome by bringing your voices and dollars

Brattleboro Queer Dance Party: Solstice Rebirth

Princess&nbsp;Kikou&nbsp;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&nbsp;Kikou&nbsp;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&nbsp;Kikou&nbsp;creates a unique, danceable sound, full of multi-lingual harmonies and syncopated rhythms.&nbsp; Having recently graduated from Vassar College, Alouette Batteau is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist whose music reflects influences ranging from folk rock to tender punk, surfing the spectrum from r&amp;b and soul to pure ecstatic pop. They weave lyrics of corpse-burying instructions, dentophobia, vampiric investigation, and anti-anthropocentric poetry. Tossed like a salad of kale and strawberries, Batteau’s often tortured vocals, sickening drum beats, lapping guitar waves, and bass licks reminiscent of the bodily dissociation of 1977’s Suspiria will bring you straight and possibly sideways into their liminal diary of gasoline, decay, crypt(ocurrency), and objections to heteronormative declarations of devotion. Magnetic grooves and cathartic harmonies add to the allure of their intelligent and insightful lyrics, creating a full moon force that’s impossible to resist.&nbsp;

Princess Kikou 

Our besties Bella's Bartok return for another two night extravaganza! Early Bird tickets available until midnight (September 19th)

Bella's Bartok Strange Ones Ball

Rock ain't dead, so long as Nico Suave &amp; the Mothership are around! Based out of Burlington VT, members Nicole D’Elisa, Marshall Dominguez, Joe Agnello, Cotter Ellis and Jack Vignone keep the flame alive with a high-energy Led Zeppelin tribute experience.From Led Zeppelin I to In Through the Out Door, the Mothership play an eclectic mix of classics and deep cuts from the band's entire catalog. Each set list is uniquely crafted with an emphasis on improvisation and non-stop in-your-face rock n’ roll.

Nico Suave & the Mothership

Come get warm at the spiciest event to hit Brattleboro! You guys loved them the last time, they had no choice but to come show some love again. Queer Strip Night is back and ready to kick off the new year with 6+ dancers keeping you enticed all. night. long. If you’ve never experienced them before, you won’t want to miss this one -Starting at 8:30 and going until the lights come on, we have some of New England's hottest entertainment-EclipseMarieSasha FernBaby BullyIndianaArieBendy BiologistMucho Macho+ DJ Bux Wild on decks keeping dancers, and you moving<img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf7/2/16/1f929.png" alt="🤩"> (stick around for the after party!)TICKETS RELEASED DEC 23rd!•$15 Presale, $18 at door• Doors @ 7:30. This WILL sell out, get there in time!• 18+ ONLY•Absolutely no photography, videography, or touching the entertainment unless explicit consent is given. Mind your manners babe!•Bring $tips$ !!!

Stone Church, Retreat Farm, and Stone Garden cordially invite you to a Very Vermonty Wedding Expo on January 13th from 11-3pm. If you are planning a wedding or union ceremony in the coming seasons, this event is for you! You can expect vendors including:&nbsp; -Catering-Photography-Videography-Coordination-DJ Services-Officiants-Pastry-Florals-Hair-Makeup-Gowns &amp; Alterations Stay tuned for updates and additional information including a blockbuster DOOR PRIZE, a vendor list, and more!&nbsp; Every ticket includes one signature cocktail or mocktail.

A Very Vermonty Wedding Expo

Echoes of Floyd

Matt Lorenz's vision, manifest in The Suitcase Junket, developed in the tension between the grand and the solitary. Grand in its imagery, sound, and staging. Solitary in its thrift and self-reliance. What instruments he requires, Lorenz builds from scratch and salvage. What parts five players would perform, he performs alone. The spectacle of his one-man set bears constant comparison to legends of showmanship, brilliance, madness, and invention. Cloudbelly is fronted by singer-songwriter Corey Laitman, a former member of the NYC antifolk scene and Signature Sounds record label, whose abstract yet confessional poeticisms are delivered in a singular voice that tips its cap to Maggie Rogers and Joni Mitchell in equal measure. There is an innate melancholy to Laitman’s writing, but one that never strays into saccharine cliché, always surprising with an unexpected twist of phrase:&nbsp; “Go outside. Close the Door. The garden’s a mess and your chest is a bird in your throat.” photo credits-Melissa Alderton (The Suitcase Junket)Austin Hatch (Cloudbelly)

The Suitcase Junket

Join us for a night of Jamtronic Space Rock as our buddies from the North The EDD explore some classic pop culture movie &amp; tv theme songs mixed in with EDD originals. They'll be joined by NH DJ duo Zoo Logic and Jime Time spinning tunes between sets.

Movie Night with The Edd

Funk Night with Kris Yunker returns for another all-star lineup!!Next Wednesday features<a href="https://www.facebook.com/adrian.tramontano?__cft__[0]=AZXWr0eHlm4GD4DC9FzygblHC7MRiXaLJTIwy-GOgxuhey9JuCeiIO6xKhTL9xl83c3Qv8WHBgiFZLjlz7VKcjo3C-qB4PCw_kW70mJR-bma0mF_pAlRyAaDl8dUd3NfyTs6CAUdNhxgP-LTH58AnE75OYcuwL1KaEoZbGo5HVTWmxHC9N4HBx0V0p2v-ZnmkDM&amp;__tn__=-]K-R" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> Adrian Tramontano</a> of<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TwiddleMusicOfficial?__cft__[0]=AZXWr0eHlm4GD4DC9FzygblHC7MRiXaLJTIwy-GOgxuhey9JuCeiIO6xKhTL9xl83c3Qv8WHBgiFZLjlz7VKcjo3C-qB4PCw_kW70mJR-bma0mF_pAlRyAaDl8dUd3NfyTs6CAUdNhxgP-LTH58AnE75OYcuwL1KaEoZbGo5HVTWmxHC9N4HBx0V0p2v-ZnmkDM&amp;__tn__=-]K-R" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> Twiddle</a> and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/kungfutunes?__cft__[0]=AZXWr0eHlm4GD4DC9FzygblHC7MRiXaLJTIwy-GOgxuhey9JuCeiIO6xKhTL9xl83c3Qv8WHBgiFZLjlz7VKcjo3C-qB4PCw_kW70mJR-bma0mF_pAlRyAaDl8dUd3NfyTs6CAUdNhxgP-LTH58AnE75OYcuwL1KaEoZbGo5HVTWmxHC9N4HBx0V0p2v-ZnmkDM&amp;__tn__=-]K-R" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> Kung Fu</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/justin.henricks?__cft__[0]=AZXWr0eHlm4GD4DC9FzygblHC7MRiXaLJTIwy-GOgxuhey9JuCeiIO6xKhTL9xl83c3Qv8WHBgiFZLjlz7VKcjo3C-qB4PCw_kW70mJR-bma0mF_pAlRyAaDl8dUd3NfyTs6CAUdNhxgP-LTH58AnE75OYcuwL1KaEoZbGo5HVTWmxHC9N4HBx0V0p2v-ZnmkDM&amp;__tn__=-]K-R" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> Justin Henricks</a> of<a href="https://www.facebook.com/wurliday?__cft__[0]=AZXWr0eHlm4GD4DC9FzygblHC7MRiXaLJTIwy-GOgxuhey9JuCeiIO6xKhTL9xl83c3Qv8WHBgiFZLjlz7VKcjo3C-qB4PCw_kW70mJR-bma0mF_pAlRyAaDl8dUd3NfyTs6CAUdNhxgP-LTH58AnE75OYcuwL1KaEoZbGo5HVTWmxHC9N4HBx0V0p2v-ZnmkDM&amp;__tn__=-]K-R" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> Wurliday</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/moehmen?__cft__[0]=AZXWr0eHlm4GD4DC9FzygblHC7MRiXaLJTIwy-GOgxuhey9JuCeiIO6xKhTL9xl83c3Qv8WHBgiFZLjlz7VKcjo3C-qB4PCw_kW70mJR-bma0mF_pAlRyAaDl8dUd3NfyTs6CAUdNhxgP-LTH58AnE75OYcuwL1KaEoZbGo5HVTWmxHC9N4HBx0V0p2v-ZnmkDM&amp;__tn__=-]K-R" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> Mike Oehmen</a> of<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WestEndBlend?__cft__[0]=AZXWr0eHlm4GD4DC9FzygblHC7MRiXaLJTIwy-GOgxuhey9JuCeiIO6xKhTL9xl83c3Qv8WHBgiFZLjlz7VKcjo3C-qB4PCw_kW70mJR-bma0mF_pAlRyAaDl8dUd3NfyTs6CAUdNhxgP-LTH58AnE75OYcuwL1KaEoZbGo5HVTWmxHC9N4HBx0V0p2v-ZnmkDM&amp;__tn__=-]K-R" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> West End Blend</a> and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/MihaliMusic?__cft__[0]=AZXWr0eHlm4GD4DC9FzygblHC7MRiXaLJTIwy-GOgxuhey9JuCeiIO6xKhTL9xl83c3Qv8WHBgiFZLjlz7VKcjo3C-qB4PCw_kW70mJR-bma0mF_pAlRyAaDl8dUd3NfyTs6CAUdNhxgP-LTH58AnE75OYcuwL1KaEoZbGo5HVTWmxHC9N4HBx0V0p2v-ZnmkDM&amp;__tn__=-]K-R" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> Mihali</a> and<a href="https://www.facebook.com/gershon.rosen?__cft__[0]=AZXWr0eHlm4GD4DC9FzygblHC7MRiXaLJTIwy-GOgxuhey9JuCeiIO6xKhTL9xl83c3Qv8WHBgiFZLjlz7VKcjo3C-qB4PCw_kW70mJR-bma0mF_pAlRyAaDl8dUd3NfyTs6CAUdNhxgP-LTH58AnE75OYcuwL1KaEoZbGo5HVTWmxHC9N4HBx0V0p2v-ZnmkDM&amp;__tn__=-]K-R" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> Gershon Rosen</a> of<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Bela-Bartok-112256765460678/?__cft__[0]=AZXWr0eHlm4GD4DC9FzygblHC7MRiXaLJTIwy-GOgxuhey9JuCeiIO6xKhTL9xl83c3Qv8WHBgiFZLjlz7VKcjo3C-qB4PCw_kW70mJR-bma0mF_pAlRyAaDl8dUd3NfyTs6CAUdNhxgP-LTH58AnE75OYcuwL1KaEoZbGo5HVTWmxHC9N4HBx0V0p2v-ZnmkDM&amp;__tn__=kK-R" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"> Bela Bartok</a>

Funk Night w/ Kris Yunker

It takes a mix of skill and luck to tend a garden well, but it’s impossible without a certain amount of kindness tended. While the cyclical nature of gardening seems inherent, in some ways, Heynderickx is just beginning. Her debut album, named I Need to Start a Garden out of a search for calm through these waves of uncertainty and upheaval, is out now via Mama Bird Recording Co. Max García Conover is a songwriter based in Maine. His latest collection of songs "everything in winter" was released on February 21, 2023. LéPonds aka Lisa Houdei is a folk singer-songwriter based in Topanga Canyon, just north of Los Angeles. Her songs have common themes of love, Earth, and warmth. With song styles akin to Vashti Bunyan and Norma Tanega, her music organically reminds us of the humanexperience. With four albums released, you will find a wide range of musical styles. Haunting, angelic, and whimsical vocal approaches are felt all throughout her music.

Haley Heynderickx & Max Garcia Conover

Blind Pilot, which consists of Israel Nebeker, Ryan Dobrowski, Kati Claborn, Dave Jorgensen, Ian Krist and Luke Ydstie, was formed in Portland, Oregon in 2007 when songwriter Israel Nebeker and co-founding member Ryan Dobrowski went on a west coast tour via bicycle. Twelve years later, Blind Pilot has released three studio albums, 3 Rounds And A Sound (2008), We Are The Tide (2011) and And Then Like Lions (2016) and has sold out concerts throughout the U.S., Europe and the UK since its inception. The band has performed on Ellen and The Late Show With David Letterman as well as at Newport Folk Festival, Bonnaroo, and Lollapalooza among others.

Blind Pilot

The early rumblings of the band Match began during the lockdown of 2020 in Brattleboro, Vermont, with composer and multi-instrumentalist Aaron Chesley asking his friend and fellow musician Gabe MacFarland to write some lyrics about kids wanting to go out and ride bikes against the backdrop of the horrendous predicament society was experiencing. Subsequently, songwriters Jenny Crowell and Aaron began a long period of composing and recording, culminating in an album of material to be released in early 2024. Gabe and Stefan Amidon were soon added on bass and drums to complete the live band. We appreciate your help in sharing our “space age relationship songs to help you navigate the void” with the rest of the world.&nbsp; Match is:Jenny Crowell - vocals, guitarAaron Chesley - vocals, guitarGabe MacFarland - bass, backing vocalsStefan Amidon - drums, backing vocals

Match

Rumboat Chili returns to Stone Church with a night of 70's rock inspired originals with a dash of classic covers to help you shake off your Turkey Day calories.

Rumboat Chili

It's a pre Turkey Day throwdown for the ages as we welcome back the king of VT Hip-Hop JARV!!!Local heroes Coyote Reverie and Brooklyn emcee Nahte Renmus round out this banger of a bill.

JARV/Coyote Reverie/Nahte Renmus

BrattRock returns! Lineup coming soon!

BrattRock

Ali McGuirk Til It!s Gone "When I was out in L.A., I had the sensation that I was doing exactly what I was supposed to be doing,” Ali McGuirk says of recording her stunning Signature Sounds debut, Til It!s Gone. "That!s such an elusive feeling to capture.” On the recommendation of producer Jonah Tolchin (a star singer-songwriter in his own right), McGuirk traveled from her adopted home of Burlington, Vermont to the Los Angeles neighbor-hood of Silver Lake to track much of Til It!s Gone. A sublime set of songs that pairs McGuirk!s trademark soul sound with rootsy turns and raw rock #n!$roll detours, the album began to bloom at the L.A. sessions. McGuirk remembers describing to Tolchin the vibe she envisioned for the record. She mentioned something about it being akin to the cool fusion of styles that Little Feat achieved in the !70s – that funky, twangy, jazzy and thoroughly-authentic feel. Tolchin suggested they just call up legendary Little Feat guitarist/mandolinist Fred Tackett and get him to lay down a few parts. "Fred Tackett came in and was casually telling stories about sessions he did with Ringo and Har-ry Nilsson like it!s not a big deal,” McGuirk says with a laugh. "It took me a minute to acclimate, but once the music started, everyone was so supportive and into the tunes.” Tolchin and engineer/studio owner Sheldon Gomberg recruited an A-list of session players in-cluding Tackett, organist Larry Goldings (James Taylor, Norah Jones), singer Valerie Pinkston (Ray Charles, Luther Vandross), percussionist Lenny Castro (Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder). They provided the astounding chops, but the true magic of Til It!s Gone comes from McGuirk!s singu-lar voice as both singer and songwriter. The nine tracks – songs that run from intimate introspec-tion to wider meditations on oppression and justice – succeed because McGuirk has composed dynamic, hypnotic frames for her vocals. Growing up just outside Boston, McGuirk doesn!t remember a time when she didn!t want to be a singer. But as a kid, she didn!t see a path forward. To her, professional singers were pop icons like Brandy, Britney or Mariah. McGuirk got a guitar in high school but admits she basically only played the same four chords over and over again. By college, after a couple decades of ab-sorbing !90s r&amp;b,!70s singer-songwriters and classic soul of every era, McGuirk found her own aesthetic: earthy, pure, propelled by a voice capable of whispering dark truths or belting out big hooks on her originals. Boston responded with a wave of love. The Boston Globe named her an "artist to hear.” She racked up nominations and wins at both the Boston Music Awards and New England Music Awards. Her standing-room-only residency at Somerville!s Bull McCabe!s Pub delivered electric performances – Til It!s Gone also features key contributions from McGuirk!s Boston bandmates such as guitar ace Jeffrey Lockhart. The songs on Til It!s Gone are a culmination of McGuirk!s influences, experience and soul searching. Over jazz vamping and a deep groove, "Evelyn” speaks to "several layers of genera-tional trauma that the women in my family have survived.” Somewhere between folk ballad and quiet storm r&amp;b cut, "The Work” addresses how too many people refuse to have honest and earnest conversations about their privilege "$%If we can!t talk to each other and hold space for people when we can, nothing will progress,” she says. "Wealthy people, white people, cisgender people, straight people and anybody who holds institutional power need to first learn what insti-tutional power is, then realize they, or we, have it, then do some work.” McGuirk also spends time considering and reconsidering love gone wrong, or love gone side-ways, or upside down. "Let It Be You” sits happily in its classic blues pop vibe capturing a scorching vocal take that came at the end of an epic 10-hour day in the L.A. studio. "Leave Me” winds through complex emotions "$%If I!m gonna sing about the delusions of love, let my head be squarely on my shoulders while doing it,” she says – over an equally complex arrangement that starts with Joni Mitchell-reminiscent folk and rises to a jamming, Grateful Dead-esque climax. With the twang of an Emmylou Harris gem, "Empty Vase” came out of wanting to write some "anti-torch songs.” "I used to sing a lot of jazz and loved the #torch!$singers like Dinah Washington, Etta James, Sarah Vaughan, Abbey Lincoln, even though so many of the songs they sang felt anti-feminist to me,” McGuirk says. "Abbey Lincoln says a song is like a prayer, and you get what you put out and I found that to be true in my life. The idea that you can be a strong, independent feminist, and still suffer from the leftover feelings of a culture steeped in historically unequal power dy-namics between the genders is something that writing these songs has helped me process.” Til It!s Gone is the rare record that features a young artist relaxing into tender, homey spaces and pushing herself emotionally and sonically. Stretches of the record channel those brilliant, warm torch singers McGuirk has spent so much time with. Then there are wild asides, such as album closer "Milk,” a towering rock crescendo full of guitar feedback and organ swells. "Every artist has genre identity crises because you don!t want to get pigeonholed and it!s so easy to,” she says. "But you get so invested in these sub-genres. In high school, it was Joni Mitchell and Neil Young singer-songwriters. In college, it was jazz. And all along it!s been soul. My go to is still turning on Donny Hathaway to chill. But I have always felt I have had these other secret interests that come out.” "I love #Milk!$because it makes people think I!m a rock artist,” she adds with a laugh. "It!s the last song on the record, but definitely one of my favorites. I think we created a whole dystopian love scene on this one. I wanted the vocals to be distorted and the guitars to be out front.” Til It!s Gone loves to dip into genres and sub-genres. But it never gets lost. Acting as co-producer with Tolchin, McGuirk let the songs wander from shadowy emotional spaces to big, bad guitar workouts to delicate little confessions. But her voice – bold, buttery, spellbinding – carries each song to the next til they!re gone.&nbsp;

Ali McGuirk

Church of MoshBlossom- Queer Femme PunkBrujo- Indigenous GoreGrind&nbsp;Void Bringer- RURAL ANTIBASTARD MAPLEVIOLENCESink- Loud And Angry Flower Punk

Church of Mosh

ECSTATIC VISION introduced their brand of heavy primal psych influenced by groups like Hawkwind, Aphrodites Child, Olatunji, Can and early Amon Duul ll in late 2013. Formed in Philadelphia to primarily “play what they wanted to hear,” the band quickly rose to those in the know as a force to be reckoned with. ECSTATIC VISION signed to Relapse Records on the power of a demo and their psychedelic freak out, primal live concerts. Their debut LP, Sonic Praise saw a release by Relapse in June 2015 and during this time the band toured the US with prestigious acts such as Enslaved, YOB and Uncle Acid &amp; The Dead Beats in addition to numerous shows with the likes of Earthless, Red Fang, Acid King and many others. This was followed by a European run that saw them perform at the legendary Roadburn Festival in addition to dates with Bang, Pentagram, and more. In April 2017, ECSTATIC VISION returned with their 2nd LP Raw Rock Fury, an even more tripped out showcasing of the band’s raucous mix of troglodyte Detroit rock grooves, soothing Krautian motoric sounds, filthy Beefheartian blues and Hawkwindian primal world heavy psych! The addition of multi-instrumentalist Kevin Nickles (Saxophone/Flute/Guitar) has helped the band reach beyond the void and further create a sense of auditory hallucination with Raw Rock Fury. Prepare for one of the dirtiest sounding recordings since MC5’s Kick Out the Jams. Headlining tours of the USA and Europe followed and saw the band share the stage with John Garcia, Dead Meadow, Bongzilla, and the Cosmic Dead and also included a blistering headlining slot on one of Desertfest Berlin's stages. In 2018 the band returned with Under The Influence on the Italian label Heavy Psych Sounds. Under The Influence is Ecstatic Vision's take on some of their favorite songs by some of their biggest influences ranging from Zam Rock to the kings of early Psychedelia and Detroit rock. In 2019 fall the band released For The Masses on Heavy Psych sounds and supported Brant Bjork on a USA tour. They then immediately headed to Europe for a packed-out club tour. After the For The Masses tour was cut short due to the pandemic the EV boys took a much needed break. They re-grouped a year later and started jamming what would become their new album. In fall 2021 the band recorded live at RetroCity Studios in Philiadelphia with Joe Boldizar. He brought the band out of the muck and together they produced their best sounding record to date. The band will release the new album in May 2022 in front of a massive 7 week tour of Europe that will see them play to anywhere from thousands of people at Hellfest to 50 die-hards in some sweaty club.

Ecstatic Vision

SASAMI (Sasami Ashworth) released her second studio album,&nbsp;Squeeze,&nbsp;on February 25, 2022 on Domino Records.&nbsp;Squeeze&nbsp;hammers home a sentiment of “anti-toxic positivity” and showcases her vicious honesty and brutally uncompromising vision, partially inspired by the Japanese&nbsp;yōkai&nbsp;folk spirit called Nure-onna (translation: wet woman), a vampiric deity that has the head of a woman and the body of a snake.On&nbsp;Squeeze, SASAMI explores her wide spectrum of moods—from raging at systemic violence to wrestling for control in her personal relationships. Throughout, the singer-songwriter and producer surveys the raw aggression of nu-metal, tender plainspokeness of country-pop and folk rock, and dramatic romanticism of classical music.&nbsp;Based in Los Angeles, SASAMI is a descendent of the Zainichi people on her mother’s side, a diaspora of ethnic Koreans who lived in Japan during Japan’s occupation of Korea from 1910 to 1945. Though some Zainichi moved voluntarily and others were forcibly kidnapped, these people and their progeny continue to experience systemic discrimination and oppression in Japan to this day. While conducting a deep dive into her family’s mixed Korean and Japanese history and culture, SASAMI stumbled upon stories of Nure-onna and was immediately drawn to the water creature’s multiplicitous nature. According to legend, the deity is feminine and noble, yet powerful and vicious enough to brutally destroy victims with her blood sucking tongue.&nbsp;The fluidity of the Nure-onna can be felt in how&nbsp;Squeeze&nbsp;naturally flows through musical influences—from System of a Down to Sheryl Crow and Fleetwood Mac, to even Bach and Mahler. A classically-trained composer, SASAMI constructed the LP in the form of an opera or orchestral work that has different “movements” that take the listener on an emotional journey. Compared to the introspective indie rock of SASAMI’s 2019 self-titled debut album,&nbsp;Squeeze&nbsp;is a full-throttled expansion.The dark, fantastical elements of the Nure-onna legend feeds into SASAMI’s use of heavy rock elements throughout&nbsp;Squeeze. She hopes that listeners will identify with this new sinister, intense sound and use it as a soundtrack for processing their “anger, frustration, desperation, and more violent, aggressive emotions.” Her ultimate desire is for marginalized folks, including femmes, BIPOC, and queer people, to listen to&nbsp;Squeeze&nbsp;and find catharsis from the oppression and violence that they experience.&nbsp;In reclamatory fashion, SASAMI assumes the form of Nure-onna on the record’s Japanese horror film-inspired cover art, designed by Andrew Thomas Huang (Björk, FKA twigs) and Rin Kim. She chose to pair this Japanese folklore-referencing image with&nbsp;Squeeze&nbsp;written in Korean calligraphy by Myung-Ja Ashworth, SASAMI’s mom, as another act of Zainichi empowerment. On the back, the title is written in Japanese script.&nbsp;Squeeze&nbsp;was produced by SASAMI, with a handful of the tracks co-produced by Ty Segall at his studio in Topanga, California. Other notable contributors include:

Sasami

Originally from Wicklow, Ireland, Anna Mieke is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist whose lyricism and enveloping compositions toe the line between folk forms and vivid dreamscapes, drawing on traditional and contemporary motifs.The lyrically ornate and instrumental delicacy of her work, alongside flowing atmospheric arrangements creates a sound world that is distinctly her own.&nbsp;Her music is the surreal soundtrack of a vast personal plain steeped in nostalgia, family, memory, death and dreaming—where gritty reality and romanticism meet. This duality is the thematic core of her second album Theatre, which focuses on the conflict between permanence and temporality, the immaterial and material, and how memories of places and people fade, warp, and reinvent themselves over time.&nbsp;Anna Mieke’s musical landscape developed from years of collaborations, performance and experimenting, during her time living in both Cork and Dublin. The release of Anna’s debut album, Idle Mind, in 2019, garnered Anna Mieke a nomination in the 'Best Emerging Act’ category at the RTÉ Folk Awards. Early 2022 saw her headline tours across Spain, UK, Ireland and further afield, with a week-long residency in New York (May 2022), collaborating with NYC-based musicians and composers.&nbsp;

Anna Mieke

From her early days, staying late after-hours at her video rental store job in Maine to record songs, to co-producing and arranging her four studio records, Aly Spaltro has remained focused on music that connects, empowers and builds community. She built her fanship the old-fashioned way, getting in front of audiences and projecting her poetic confessionals, silencing rowdy crowds with an a cappella opening song in the center of a dark stage. Spaltro was quick to develop a reputation as a breakout star in New England, and then expanded slowly outwards, moving to New York at twenty to continue work on the songs that would become Ripely Pine. Her voice has never wavered, has grown more honest and open with time, and anyone witnessing the long lines of fans seeking signatures after her performances can see how her work has impacted fans. Her live shows are revelations, a further deep dive into what makes Ripely Pine such a mainstay.Spaltro is celebrating ten years of Ripely Pine with the release of a 5xLP Box Set, IN THE MAMMOTH NOTHING OF THE NIGHT out August 18 on Ba Da Bing Records. With the original songs remastered, as well as reams of additional material produced and arranged by Spaltro and mixed by original co- producer Nadim Issa, IN THE MAMMOTH NOTHING OF THE NIGHT captures the time, mood, art and ambition of Aly Spaltro in her early twenties, who had already accumulated years of playing and self-recording experience before laying down tracks for this giant of a debut.“I wrote some of these songs when I was 18, learning how to play the instruments and record with my digital 8-track along the way,” Spaltro says, reflecting on the time. She talks about IN THE MAMMOTH NOTHING OF THE NIGHT with a sense of a mission. “These tracks have haunted me, because they haven’t had a home for all these years. I found all these alternate track listings in my notebooks. Any of them could have ended up on the record,” Spaltro says. “This box set is a way to honor that whole time, the beginning of the path of my life. Releasing this project feels like just that; I’m able to look back on where I’ve come from, and then gently close that door behind me and keep moving, keep growing.”

Lady Lamb with Strings

Two local powerhouse combine forces to ring in your November in style. Get your month started right with a high energy night of genre bending music that will keep you moving from Jam Grass power trio Jatoba and world groove spinners The Gaslight Tinkers!!

The Gaslight Tinkers & Jatoba

We're back! This one is happening!November 1st will featureKris Yunker: KeysPierre Alkeksi: GuitarJon Fisher: DrumsFunk Nights at The Stone Church in Brattleboro VT. Every first Wednesday will feature new special guests hosted by Brattleboro local Hammond organist legend, Kris Yunker.Kris plays in various projects and bands including but not limited to, Alan Evans Trio, On The Spot Trio, Jen Durkin and the Business, formerly Goose, and many more. Kris recently filled in for Neal Evans with Soulive with George Porter Jr at their annual Bowlive at Brooklyn Bowl last summer after Neal had Covid. He knows and plays with countless amazing and talented musicians so expect great special guests in months to come.

Portrayal of Guilt eschew predictability. While the Austin, Texan outfit have released material at a rapid clip since their formation only six years ago, it has been near-impossible to predict what each ensuing release might sound like. The only window into what to expect has been those releases’ titles, wallowing in themes of affliction, isolation, and just plain underworld allusion. Naturally, this leads to…Devil Music.

Portrayal of Guilt

We've got an extra funky Halloween in store for you this year as we welcome back West End Blend!Lexi Weege &amp; JJ Slater will open the night with an all star band. Since their conception, CT-based Funk/Soul band West End Blend has been playing their version of Funk and Soul in venues all over the Northeast and beyond. Fronted by vocalist Erica T. Bryan, the band pays homage to classic throwback sounds while adding their own distinct vibe and flair. Behind her, the Blend packs two guitars, a two-piece horn section, bass, keyboards and drums onto stages every night. From humble beginnings in an epic and sweaty basement dance party, The Blend’s goal has always been to bring that same atmosphere to their shows ever since. ﻿

West End Blend

Dungeons and Drag at The Stone Church for a helluvah Halloween Bash! We're bringing DJ LeFox up to keep the beat and a kick-ass lineup of your favorite performers who will be announced in the coming weeks.18+Sliding Scale $10-20No one turned away for lack of funds. Let's fill the Church!Queers and allies welcome to this safe and fabulous space.Stay tuned for more updates right here. Please remember to share this event and tell your friends!

Dungeons and Drag Halloween QDP

A Note From Sam-- The music that my father David Grisman and his close friend, Jerry Garcia, made in the early 90s (in the house that I grew up in) is not only some of the most timeless acoustic music ever recorded, it also triggers my oldest and fondest musical memories. What I find most inspiring about this material is the way their camaraderie and their love and joy for the music, simply oozes out of each recording. It is also impressive how deeply they get beneath their favorite songs—whether they are originals, covers or traditional/old time tunes—and how expertly that material was curated.My goal in starting Sam Grisman Project is to build a platform for my friends and me to showcase our genuine passion and appreciation for the legacy of Dawg and Jerry’s music. By playing some of their beloved repertoire and sharing the original music that our own collective has to offer, we will also show the impact that this music has had on our own individual musical voices. Ultimately, there is nothing that makes me happier than playing great songs with my best friends and my hope is to share that happiness with audiences all over!”

Sam Grisman Project

Burlington VT’s Robber Robber (fka Guy Ferrari) are purveyors of slimy, cerebral post-gunk, soaked in deadliest poisons and deep fried in diesel fuel. The bass is like a broken transmission, the guitars like a bucket of loose bolts, the drums ready to rattle the lugs right off the hub. Pair that with scorching vocal delivery and you’ve got the whole bitch.

Robber Robber

The&nbsp;Cahaba&nbsp;Roots&nbsp;is a Bluegrass group consisting of Drury Anderson (Mandolin and Vocals), Luke Black (Guitar), and Teddy Kent (Upright Bass). All three attend The Berklee College of Music and regularly pair up with players from the school and surrounding areas to breathe new life into the already diverse, intense, and virtuosic chemistry found in just the trio. The group strives to create intense instrumentation to bluegrass and progressive acoustic music. No matter the energy of the event, they consistently impress with their youthful passion and life on stage.

Cahaba Roots

“To me her songs reaffirm the power of music itself and its basic elements - big and small intervals placed just so in time, the play of sound and meaning in words, parts put together without force or artifice. Ruth is one of my favorite singer-songwriters ever.” - Chris Cohen Ruth Garbus (she/they) has been writing, performing, and recording music for two decades. Her most recent album, “Alive People,” was released on Orindal Records in August 2023 to much acclaim. Ruth is a singular vocalist who incorporates wild improvisatory freedom into her complex, soothing compositions that are rooted in multiple traditions, from folk to jazz and r&amp;b. Currently she most often performs her solo material with elie mcafee-hahn and Nick Biscglia. She is also a member of the experimental quintet Gloyd as well as the trio Earth Flower with Sam Gendel and Phil Melanson.&nbsp; Reviews:<a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ruth-garbus-alive-people/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ruth-garbus-alive-people/</a>https://undrcurrents.com/ruth-garbus-alive-people-2023/<a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ruth-garbus-kleinmeister/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/ruth-garbus-kleinmeister/</a><a href="https://www.talkhouse.com/ruth-garbuss-kleinmeister-opens-up-new-worlds/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://www.talkhouse.com/ruth-garbuss-kleinmeister-opens-up-new-worlds/</a><a href="https://bostonhassle.com/ruth-garbus-kleinmeister/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://bostonhassle.com/ruth-garbus-kleinmeister/</a><a href="http://post-trash.com/news/2020/1/7/ruth-garbus-kleinmeister-album-review" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">http://post-trash.com/news/2020/1/7/ruth-garbus-kleinmeister-album-review</a>

Ruth Garbus- Alive People Album Release

Comprised of 17 seamless improvisations which were originally created as part of the score to the documentary 'Anonymous Club', Courtney Barnett's new album, 'End Of The Day' is a meditative, slow-burning and beautiful record, prioritizing atmosphere, tone and texture over traditional song structures and melodic hooks. It's a fearless and stunning turn for an artist who built her formidable reputation through profound lyricism and riff-based fireworks. These intimate performances will see Barnett perform with collaborator and producer Stella Mozgawa. The first set will see the pair perform instrumental music from the 'End Of The Day' album. The second set will see Barnett select from her catalogue with songs from Things Take Time, Take Time, Tell Me How You Really Feel, Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit and Sea of Split Peas.

Courtney Barnett

For The Nude Party, nearly a decade has flown by in the blink of an eye. In that time, the New York-based band has released a pair of well-received albums, an EP, and played countless shows. Prior to the pandemic, the band was really starting to hit its stride. They had a system in place and were spreading their brand of melodic rock to the masses. In fact, they could count Jack White, Arctic Monkeys, and Orville Peck as vocal supporters, which led to support slots for each. Soon, incredible live appearances at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Newport Folk Festival, and Shaky Knees became the norm. Over the course of the last two years, The Nude Party decided to produce their new album, Rides On, themselves. With the help of Matthew Horner, The Nude Party had as much fun creating as they ever had at any other point in their career. Their new album includes 14 songs that dabble in electro-pop and stripped-down country. The Nude Party coalesced and embraced the spirit of collaboration. They're excited to begin the next chapter of their career. At a time when it would have been easy to pack it in, the band continues to persevere. Having been dubbed “the hardest working band in construction”, OLD LADY has spent over a decade playing the basements, honky tonks, and dance halls of the Mid-Atlantic and beyond. In a celebration of freedom and song, their music is a dance between the nightlife, and the sun up to sun down toil of the trades.&nbsp;

The Nude Party

The Bubs are a 10-piece collective of artists, musicians and friends from Burlington, Vermont who serve up a catchy, passionate blend of punk and garage rock. Since they formed in 2018, their fiery, contagious energy and sweaty, unbridled, off-the-rails live shows have captured the hearts and minds of their community. Their music is ferocious yet tender, a crooked vessel for beauty, empowerment, and catharsis. Princess 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 Bubs - CANCELED 

Our monthly night of Funk with Kris Yunker returns Wednesday October 4th featuring Eric Kalb on drums and Johnny Trama

Yunker Funk Night

Welcome to Shatfest! The fourth (official) event is now coming to Brattleboro! What started as an annual house party at host Stephanie Shatney's former home in Cornish NH in 2018 has evolved in a few ways over the years.With this iteration of the event, you can expect a variety of live musical acts featuring a healthy dose of heavy, groovy, and smooth sounds. We are also hoping to be able to host a few local artist booths (very limited space!) Although we are indoors this year, the fun doesn't stop - we're bringing our very own Shatfest cornhole boards into the church for all the beanbag tossing fun you may hope for!Lineup:-SLOB DROP (Brattleboro Skate Punk)-VOIDBEARER (Rutland VT Hardcore)-Chiburi (NH Metal/Hard Rock)-Mars Hendrik (Norwalk CT Rock/Rap/Reggae)-Stresselbee &amp; Friends! (Brattleboro Hip-hop)-Slow Pony (Brattleboro Art Folk/Death Jazz/Boogy)Shatfest Alumni Spotify Playlist:<a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3pN61mZLRhirqEoJAmEjOQ?si=69aad2b457c34cb4&amp;fbclid=IwAR2ot-A8frNyFG5TnOJXc7yibsxWqRQ8bJveDSWuQK_lxyUQco1m4T0VKbc" target="_blank" style="color: var(--blue-link);">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3pN61mZLRhirqEoJAmEjOQ...</a>A couple other differences to note this year: since we're at a proper venue, BYOB is no longer in play. But the great news is The Stone Church is fully equipped with a staffed bar to serve you drinks all night long! Pizza slices can also be found here.This event is ALL AGES! (21+ to drink) so bring your whole family for a great time!Tickets are $13 if purchased in advance (ticket link coming soon)OR $15 at the door on the day of the show.Friday 9/29Doors at 5:30PM<a href="https://linktr.ee/shatfest?fbclid=IwAR2ot-A8frNyFG5TnOJXc7yibsxWqRQ8bJveDSWuQK_lxyUQco1m4T0VKbc" target="_blank" style="color: var(--blue-link);">https://linktr.ee/shatfest</a>

ShatFest 4.0

Kaonashi- Native 10 Year Anniversary Tour Wisdom &amp; WarHard Cash

Kaonashi/ Wisdom & War/ Hard Cash

Dead Zep featuring Waynard Scheller of Rainbow Full of Sound

Dead-Zep

NYC Hardcore Punk legends Murphy's Law rock Stone Church Thursday September 21st! Fifty years after the genre turned the music world upside-down, Grade 2 bring the raw power of old school punk to a new generation. Their second release on Tim Armstrong's legendary Hellcat Records is a thumping 15 track tour de force melding the uncompromising ethos of punk with the howl of contemporary injustice, personal identity and frustrations of Gen-Zyouth, authentically told by three lads with punk coursing through their veins.

Murphy’s Law

In 2004 The Goddamn Gallows began their rough and tumble voyageand haven't looked in the review mirror since. Leaving six studioalbums in their path, they have been reinventing their music withevery record. Spit from the heart of America's Rust Belt, arising from anight of flophouse violence. Drifting across the states, they cementedtheir sound in Portland, OR and later in Los Angeles, CA, where theylived in abandoned buildings, squatter camps, storage units andshoebox apartments. In 2007, they left everything behind and spentthe next four years living out of whatever vehicle would get them tothe next town. Building upon their original sound of twanged-out,punk rock "gutterbilly" (Life of Sin 2004 and Gutterbillyblues 2007),they began picking up stray musicians along the way and adding totheir sound; washboard, accordion, mandolin and banjo (Ghost of th’Rails 2009 and 7 Devils 2011) creating a sound referred to as"hobocore", "gypsy-punk" or "americana-punk", while never beingstuck in any one sound. Enter 2018 and The Goddamn Gallows havereinvented themselves once again with The Trial. From rockabilly,psychobilly and punk rock, to bluegrass and metal, The Trial infusesdisparate sounds into a new strange recipe of seamless genre bendingprofundities. Chock full of impromptu antics of the shocking varietyand hauntingly eclectic instrumentation, The Goddamn Gallows havemade legions of fans with their legendary, live shows. The GoddamnGallows, takes their progression of mixing punk rock, bluegrass,psychobilly, and metal to a whole new level! The Goddamn Gallowshave now partnered with Sailor's Grave Records to help deliver thenext chapter of their legacy to the world. The Trial begins now. Sasquatch &amp; the Sick-A-Billys bring a lifelong mission to keep real music alive and dangerous. Bloody fingertips, thunderous chords and a soul-haunting voice will deliver you songs about Sin, Love, Heartbreak, Murder, Tornadoes and Drinking until you wake up under a random barstool.

Goddam Gallows/ Sasquatch & The Sick-A-Billys

The real thing, people." -BillboardMartin Sexton returns with what RollingStone calls his “soul-marinatedvoice,” acoustic guitar, and a suitcase full of heartfelt songs.The 2023 Tour takes Martin across North America in support of his latest ep 2020 Vision (produced by 3-time Grammy nominee John Alagia (Lukas Nelson, John Mayer, Dave Matthews) as well as reinventing his own classics for these critically-acclaimed solo performances.Still fiercely independent and headlining venues from The Fillmore to Carnegie Hall, he has influenced a generation of contemporary artists. His songs have appeared in television series such as Scrubs, Parenthood, Masters of Sex, Sprung, and in numerous films, though it's his incendiary live show, honest lyrics, and vocal prowess that keep fans coming back for a new experience every time. MartinSexton.comFb: officialmartinsextonInsta: martinsextonTwitter: martin_sexton

Martin Sexton

SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE have been making thrilling and beguiling “collage rock” for the better part of a decade. Across four albums, they’ve stretched the boundaries of genre with songs that often abruptly contort from inviting hooks to menacing bursts of noise and sample-based chaos. With their new EP i’m so lucky, the Philadelphia trio of Zack Schwartz, Corey Wichlin, and Rivka Ravede close the chapter of 2021’s ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH with four tracks that count among the most confident, dynamic, and streamlined music of their careers so far. This is the band at its most lucid and emotionally transparent.&nbsp; Work on i’m so lucky started during a transitional period in the band members’ lives. In the summer of 2022, Schwartz and Rivka ended their romantic relationship after being together for over 10 years. “For the first three or four months after it ended, it was pretty rough,” says Schwartz. “I don't know if anybody was sure we would continue doing the band. But then we sorted it out slowly and we just all wanted to get back to work.” As Schwartz was processing the breakup, he and Wichlin took time to finish building their own recording studio inside a Philly vinyl pressing plant. While their last LP had been written and recorded entirely remotely, this new space allowed the band to be in the same room together and flesh out the songs in person this January: an experience that proved to be both productive and cathartic.&nbsp; The unpredictable and abrasive lead single “Tapeworm” originally came from a skeleton of an old demo that the band reworked in the studio. The track bursts at the seams with screeching guitars and Schwartz’s bloodcurdling yells. “We just wanted to make an overtly heavy track,” says Schwartz. Working and recording in real-time allowed the band not to overthink things in the studio. “We just did it rather than have conversations that would have taken probably weeks in the past to decide what to do,” says Schwartz. “Now that we can record in the same room, we can just do it, discuss it and then figure it out right there. It was a lot easier than sending emails back and forth.”&nbsp; While SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE splits up writing and vocal duties between their three members, both Schwartz and Ravede penned lyrics that primarily dealt with the dissolution of their romantic partnership. “This past year, the lyrics that I was writing, and I think that Zack was writing too, were about our breakup,” says Ravede. The moody closer “natural devotion 2,” which serves as a sequel to one of their songs from 2016. Underneath the yearning and heartbreak in the track, is a bit of sweetness and understanding, especially when they harmonize, “In the stillness, I’ll remember how you held me when we were together.”&nbsp; i’m so lucky is the start of a new era for SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE: it’s a marker of their own growth and a hint of what’s yet to come. “This EP feels like a really good transition between ENTERTAINMENT, DEATH and the newer material that we've been working on,” says Wichlin. Between the propulsive and frenetic opener “human debenture” and the dread-inducing “really happening,” which is primarily sung by Wichlin, the entire four-song release feels like it captures all sides of the band. These tracks feel alive and unfussy: a document of a band in control and pushing themselves even further. “We’ve been trying to make some of the newer stuff less maximalist and just focus on what we can accomplish live,” says Schwartz. “It’s not that these songs are simpler: They're just different and have more space, more room to breathe.”&nbsp;

SPIRIT OF THE BEEHIVE

Damien JuradoSaturday September 9thStone ChurchBrattleboro, VT “Play on, there’s no such thing as better days,” Damien Jurado sings on “Roger,” the sweeping wash of a song that opens Reggae Film Star, his 18th full length album and second release from Jurado’s own Maraqopa Records label. But as he enters his 25th year as a recording artist, it’s clear these are, at the least, very good days for Jurado on the creative front. In these 12 songs, which evoke half-recalled dreams and overheard conversations, the cosmic rushes headlong into the autobiographical and specific moments on the clock fade from past to future to scenes set only in the eternal now.Playing out like a backlot documentary filmed on the location of an unnamed TV or film set—maybe a sitcom taping, or perhaps it’s a low budget science fiction B-movie, or could it be a talk show?—the album is populated by performers awaiting call times, camera operators praying for their shot, and studio audiences rapt with anticipation. The stars here eschew glitz and glamor. Instead, they wander grocery stores and parking lots in the verdant Pacific Northwest and the desert Southwest, looking for payphones and a sense of purpose.Produced by Jurado with multi-instrumentalist Josh Gordon and recording engineer Alex Bush at Sonikwire studio in Irvine,CA, Jurado’s home away from home and musical headquarters, the record’s compositions are among the most musically rich in his vast discography, encompassing romantic AM gold, ‘60s psychedelia, driving rock &amp; roll, Latin shuffles, and left of the dial ambiance. Strings swell, melodic bass bubbles, and piano sparkles, undergirding Jurado’s unmistakable voice, at once intimately present and ghostly, grounded in the here and now but capable, at any moment, of drifting off into the divinatory. Following threads established by 2021’s The Monster Who Hated Pennsylvania, the album sees Jurado embracing his auteur era, penning vignettes that arrive with little fanfare and depart quicker than you might suspect, only to linger long after they wrap.Seeking a skeleton key to decipher the action is beside the point—Jurado’s songs are worlds meant to be lived in, not picked apart—but on the beatific single “What Happened To The Class Of ‘65?” the singer imagines himself as both the viewer and the viewed, the eye behind the camera and its subject. This emotional and spiritual transference animates Reggae FilmStar. Like a masterful director, Jurado offers motivation to the listener, staring unblinkingly from the mise-en-scène in your mind. “Look into the camera,” he commands on “The Day Of The Robot,” “One more time with anger/And sadness/I believe you.”A quarter-century in, Jurado remains gripped by his visions and driven by an unmatched creative drive. Reggae Film Star is one of Damien Jurado’s finest works to date, a stunning new feature from one of indie rock’s most cinematic figures. Here on this sound stage, you are the camera, you are the scene, you are the setting, and you are the viewer. Please try not to blink.-Jason P. Woodbury

Damien Jurado

In the past decade, 1000mods have risen from smokey basements to packed arenas, and from pioneers of the heavy/ stoner rock movement to one of the most promising European rock acts. In their latest breakthrough record "Youth of Dissent" they break the spacetime continuum and perform a time travel to the glorious 90s, resulting in their best and most mature material to date&nbsp;

1000mods

This month Kris Yunker has assembled an all-star cast to play the music of Aretha Franklin &amp; Michael Jackson!!!FeaturingElise TestoneCal KehoeColin JalbertMike Oehmen &amp;Gershon Rosen

Funk Night

Wolfman Jack returns to the famed Stone Church in Brattleboro! we always play our best on this stage to all you freaks. Come and get in on the Primal Dead vibes!doors at 7:0015$ at door.Wolfman Jack is a live music project of veteran musicians from the New England area performing the psychedelic and electrifying Live Dead era of The Grateful Dead. A true dance band in the style of such legendary venues as The Fillmore West, Carousel Ballroom and Avalon Ballroom. 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://lh5.googleusercontent.com/lzCxiVva1DuQeu2nivECLX7q5irJ_4YIPfps-klrUoLJuiacjOlDj4lUxrAC3ZfxPXKGZUgLo2zAn-sqgsu6dDDM0DZ0lSnLDfg2SEJal4eVc1Qj1XwZd-L7FCUjxD8HiBO0txetsmuL" alt="🎶" height="16" width="16"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/theWolfmanJackband?__cft__[0]=AZUhFYRHtC_iCEzaYdPHk_heVKYvQnL09SxN_as0_uGl6DkRn48xad7TJzVVvNZ6m4rxFSXIzrIcZqiNEL-1nVnz1GFyR6OvSBSjferQKKqbLWKgAwbXKOOmCUBZmKmQXWA&amp;__tn__=q" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Musician-Band/Wolfman-Jack-106044674596851/</a><a href="https://youtube.com/@jack4betzen4?si=KfiZJUUFGTJstIKy&amp;fbclid=IwAR2V0MVbfNIZ3ybWcW5ZN9PKfTg9CqVUAvT3JDTwfjlGVC3aYBaFKs6NZcY" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://youtube.com/@jack4betzen4?si=KfiZJUUFGTJstIKy</a><a href="https://archive.org/details/@chaotix" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://archive.org/details/@chaotix</a> See less

Wolfman Jack

The only ensemble endorsed by&nbsp;all original Mahavishnu Orchestra members including&nbsp;John McLaughlin &amp; Jan Hammer.&nbsp; 2023 is the 50th Anniversary of the Mahavishnu Orchestra's classic, influential&nbsp;&nbsp;BIRDS OF FIRE.&nbsp;The band will perform it in entirety, as well as a "Jeff Beck mini-set", a nod to Jan Hammer's connections to both artists. “Just a little note of appreciation for what you are bringing back to life. This musical period was the beginning of finding my own way in music, and to hear you guys playing those tunes in such an unbelievable way is quite amazing. Great job!! Keep up the good work.”-John McLaughlin "What is primary to me is that they are all great musicians. Everyone has to be a good improviser. You have to be able to take them to another place... These guys get there."&nbsp;- Jan Hammer

Mahavishnu Project

“One of the world’s greatest bands ... an American treasure.”-- Entertainment Weekly NRBQ is Terry Adams, Scott Ligon, Casey McDonough, and John Perrin. “NRBQ”, which standsfor New Rhythm and Blues Quartet, has often been called a national treasure, which may bewhy the band’s music has attracted legions of devoted fans worldwide, including Jimi Hendrix,Elvis Costello, Penn &amp; Teller, Doc Pomus, R.E.M., SpongeBob SquarePants, Michael J. Pollard,Ian McLagan, Steve Earle, Drew Carey, and Nick Lowe, among many others. NRBQ songs haveinspired cover versions by Bonnie Raitt, Los Lobos, Darlene Love, Dave Edmunds, She &amp; Him,Widespread Panic, Yo La Tengo, and more.The group served as the unofficial "house band" for The Simpsons for Seasons 10-12. Theyappeared as zombies in George Romero’s movie Day of the Dead. They have appeared at theBerlin Jazz Festival, the Grand Ole Opry, and Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival. In their 50+ yearcareer, NRBQ has released almost as many albums, including a series of critically acclaimedtitles in the past decade, among them Keep This Love Goin’ (2011), Brass Tacks (2014), and the5-disc, 50-year retrospective, High Noon (2016). Of the brand-new studio album Dragnet,released at the end of 2021, Bill Bentley in Americana Highways says, “They play with suchstartling and powerful simplicity, a style that must be earned and not learned,” while Uncutsays, “[it’s] as though the history of 20th-century popular and unpopular music has gonethrough thorough, playful distillation.

NRBQ

Ask and you shall receive is the name of the game this August. Patty Cake put out a call for new-to-her performers and wowza, did they deliver! Remember your dollars to show these Fresh Faces your love. Let's keep em coming back!DJ WoolyMar will be slinging the beats to move your feets.Friday, August 25th from 9p-1aat the Stone ChurchSliding Scale $10-2018+

Fresh Faces Cabaret and Brattleboro Queer Dance Party

“You’ve heard our name, you’ve seen our records, our t-shirts and our stickers. We’re probably the favorite band of someone you know and yet maybe we’re still a mystery to you. Well my friend, that’s okay, you’re at the right place to get to know the greatest rock-n-roll band in the world, The Supersuckers.And the next time you see the ‘Supersuckers’ name, whether it’s in the record store, online somewhere, or on the marquee at your local rock club, know that there’s some quality, honest, ass-kicking, hard working individuals behind it all trying to make your life a little better through the “Evil Powers Of Rock-n-Roll” (and the occasional detour into the country music, of course) and we’d love nothing better than to have you there with us as! Just remember to wear clean underwear, ‘cuz we’re gonna rock the pants right off of you!”–&nbsp;Eddie Spaghetti, The Supersuckers

SuperSuckers

Come join our favorite country crooning Sweetback Sisters in the most idyllic Vermonty setting we could imagine. Kids under 12 Free!

Sweetback Sisters

AUGUST 18 - Don't miss this absolute POWERHOUSE of a bill: From Brattleboro VT, SLOB DROP is a beloved group of rowdy skate punk goofballs that wanna get the crowd drinkin' and dancin'!<a href="https://campsite.bio/slobdrop?fbclid=IwAR0d9-8tVHeTWnXeqPXE5HK5iGKkBO4YlUmlPwhawEWBMViYIG1eqQCxIl8" target="_blank" style="color: var(--blue-link);">https://campsite.bio/slobdrop</a> From Brooklyn NY, Native Sun is a full force of cathartic punk n' roll full of attitude. You loved their destructive debut VT set at Field Day, and they're already back for more!<a href="https://www.nativesunyc.com/?fbclid=IwAR0oARl-jSPzEkHfolyV57kh10l5-D3OqcWrrinbgWUKNK8UtvF26C2iLBg" target="_blank" style="color: var(--blue-link);">https://www.nativesunyc.com</a> Also hailing from New York City, Lip Critic is an eclectic and volatile ball of energy and insouciant exhibition driven by their unorthodox instrumentation that features a vocalist, two drummers, and two samplers.<a href="http://1800bitethrough.com/?fbclid=IwAR1NOcYvGkRlHI2TzC9beYhGMsBnb1nDTZxHuKkkFqtmxOuonBP_rFisOto" target="_blank" style="color: var(--blue-link);">http://1800bitethrough.com</a> Returning to Brattleboro once again, from Marlborough MA, Color Killer is a courageous pop punk band ready to kick off this show with back to back bangers. From playing Warped Tour at the ages of 8, 10, and 11 years old, to playing Gallery Walk in Brattleboro this Summer, and countless shows all-over in between, it's a safe bet that Color Killer is going to rock your socks off the moment you step foot in the church on this unsuspecting Friday evening.<a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcolorkillerband.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR04TDZN-F78noQFML35a_qmOjn12nL_TA_IiuPX0pBPHy95EeaGTA5C-Wk&amp;h=AT0rWvHHI6tlvy7bjL6mz4kDrkD_IkYTqWDTlT_pcQijR08Gqtwuj-fodh4VZPJOlt2COX8XmdDIr6PWBWfUZizwKEuBpzVakNYNJE3q4i7AkiiwHkwXR2vqWNOMn3BCsHm7-zg14w&amp;__tn__=q&amp;c[0]=AT3__m-ovgerPBdDsYw5nH0B9QlBogKmvFxgDcYUYqDyyw9C5Qy7cHIdrfqXxs16IvAYZ0PU4WAX-qwTyYynZusLZpaOxOqGKBoSiZWXJ_gvRc7w2waOqSQtcjJlkOZRbvvwMFs0ZeRrqRbgiwE_XIZQCVJT" target="_blank" style="color: var(--blue-link);">https://colorkillerband.com</a>This event is ALL AGES!21+ to drinkDoors open at 7:00PM Bring your friends with you and let's make this a wild party of a punk show!Flyer created by Trevor Wood (feat. photo by @subbyBphotos )<a href="https://stonechurchvt.com/?fbclid=IwAR0edmSMa1yxyycOMZTcC1z6nG_oh3SGGJND1O99O1H7GRFrEEPc_p8MXvc" target="_blank" style="color: var(--blue-link);">https://stonechurchvt.com</a><a href="https://urgentmessagemusic.com/?fbclid=IwAR3AusvvWvs--EiW19ktzn2011QZkeVi2WB1_J1J9O07cP1-qvSTjGy7w4o" target="_blank" style="color: var(--blue-link);">https://urgentmessagemusic.com</a>

Slob Drop/Native Sun/Lip Critic/Color Killer

Club d'Elf has been helping audiences lose track of time for twenty five years with its mesmerizing synthesis of Moroccan traditional music and electronic, dubbed-out funk. Circling about bassist/composer Mike Rivard and drummer Dean Johnston, each Club d'Elf performance features a different line-up, drawn from a constellation of some of the most creative improvisers from the jazz, DJ, rock &amp; world music scenes of Boston, NYC and beyond. The band's music draws from a startlingly wide spectrum of styles, including jazz, hip hop, electronica, avant garde, prog-rock and dub. Under the tutelage of member Brahim Fribgane (who hails from Casablanca) the band has absorbed Moroccan trance music, which is now an essential part of the mix. Diverse audiences are drawn to Fribgane’s mesmerizing oud stylings, and Rivard’s commanding playing of the Moroccan sintir. Trance forms the central core of the Club d’Elf aesthetic, weaving together the band’s various influences. In April 2022 the band released its latest album, 'You Never Know', which rose to #2 on the Relix chart. The record unfurls upon kaleidoscopic clouds of spiced smoke, shifting from chopped dub-jazz through trance epics that reimagine Boston as a city of bazaars. Clubd’Elf pay tribute to the music and musicians who have been primary influences, with half the album being covers of gnawa, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Moroccan band Nass el-Ghiwane, and Frank Zappa. The other half consists of original music inspired by Rivard's personal journey into darkness following a near death experience in the remote jungle of the Peruvian Amazon. "You Never Know is a wide ranging romp, full of serenity, chaos, longing, improvisation and peerless musicianship inspired by music from India and Morocco as well as the maverick jazz of Miles Davis and Frank Zappa." - Banning Eyre, Afropop Worldwide

Club d'Elf

Gloons - doom metal/ indie rock/ noise rockWarm - Metal/ Prog Rock n Roll from CTFred Cracklin - WMASS Metal JazzAbel Blood8pmAll Ages$12&nbsp;See less

Gloons/Warm/Fred Cracklin/Abel Blood

Bluegrass music may be one of America’s “traditional” styles, but at its heart it has always been wild and spontaneous. The style demands every ounce of facility and intent that each performer can muster— it fires on all cylinders or none at all. Few bands do it as well as East Nash Grass. An ensemble of standout players from a city known for the quality of its musicians, East Nash Grass came by its name and reputation honestly, honing their performance chops night after night on a tiny stage on Music City’s east side. Even now having played many of the biggest stages in bluegrass, East Nash Grass can still be found every Monday night performing in that same east side bar. Dedication to a group’s roots and a commitment to hard work are earmarks of great Nashville bands of all kinds, and East Nash Grass exemplifies what it means to be a bluegrass band from Nashville.&nbsp;The band that would become East Nash Grass began to take shape by chance, as a weekly bluegrass night at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge. The gig leadership changed hands and players came and went over several years, and what started as a loose collection of pickers gradually solidified into a committed group of dedicated bandmates. They quickly became one of the top young bands in bluegrass music, whose members have been highly sought-after as side musicians for the genre’s top stars and hottest bands. Today, whether it’s bluegrass Monday at Dee’s, or the hallowed stage of the Ryman Auditorium, East Nash Grass brings swagger, staggering abilities, and high energy to every performance.&nbsp;It’s natural to assume that a band born in a bar would be willing to take risks, and in the case of East Nash Grass, you’d be right. Like birds in a flock, each keenly aware of one another’s every move, the pickers in East Nash Grass fly in tight formation, no matter the twists and turns the moment demands. Their incredible skill as an ensemble makes it look easy, and their chemistry makes it fun to watch. Bluegrass music tends to fall on a spectrum. On one end is the rough and tumble, high-energy style exemplified by the pioneers of the genre. On the other is a highly polished studio-ready approach, one in which each note is executed with clinical perfection. It’s not easy to balance such precision while being musically joyful and in the moment, but East Nash Grass does it, staking their position squarely in the middle of this spectrum, executing at the highest levels of proficiency with a sense of ease and humor that only comes from hundreds of hours making music together.East Nash Grass’s collective resume rings with high profile award wins, nominations, and prominent gigs. Every member is an accomplished professional in their own right, and each would be a featured musician in any band. With James Kee on guitar, Cory Walker on banjo, Harry Clark on mandolin, Gaven Largent on dobro, Maddie Denton on fiddle, and Jeff Picker on bass, East Nash Grass is a band of all-stars, without question. But unlike many all-star bands that come together for one album or concert, this is a band in the true sense. Each member contributes their energy and their creative work to the group. It’s a great advantage for a band to have more than one writer, as original songs are an important commodity for any group, but for each member to be an accomplished writer is very special, and that is just the case among the members of East Nash Grass. In this band, everyone writes; another thing that sets East Nash Grass apart.&nbsp;East Nash Grass is a band that stands alone as a unit of monster players and performers, top professionals, and committed bandmates. It’s clear that the sky is the limit for this group as they continue their ascent into the highest levels of bluegrass music.- Jeremy Darrow

East Nash Grass

Sweeping Promises Friday August 11th For more than a half century, underground music revolutionaries have taken a whack at the mundane mainstream like a piñata. England punks spat "NO FUTURE'' at germ-free adolescents. Ohio new wavers devolutionized mankind with whips. Athens art school studentschomped at hero worship. MetroCard-carrying riot grrrls rebirthed the bomp with a gasoline gut. In 2020, Sweeping Promises read our pandemic minds with Hunger for a Way Out. In 2023, they return with a new message: Good Living Is Coming For You. At first glance, this nouveau wave slogan offers hope wrapped around relief. At first listen, we realize this may actually be a warning. Darker still, a threat. A band famous for their unfussy, monolithic anthems, Sweeping Promises elegantly ravage us again with another future classic. They return as a fist of velvet rose petals roaring inside a compact wrecking ball. Gone is the Boston brutalist ambience of their subterranean concretelaboratory and the revelatory single mic recording technique. In its place, a retired and resplendent nude painting studio in Lawrence, Kansas, bathed in light with high ceilings and hardwood floors. Guided once again by their surrounding architecture, a reverb-rich space remains the defining element at the heart of their highly stylized sound. A watery ghost from the golden age of art-punk now wields sharper knives and more microphones.If the mood of HFAWO was hungry, GLICFY is RAVENOUS. In 2023, appetite is addressed in new ways: Power struggles are aired in “Eraser,” restraints are broken in “You Shatter,” anguished exclamations sting in “Good Living Is Coming for You.” The taboo subject of aging is(s)heroically dragged out into the open. Every line is delivered with such joyous, soaring layers that each punch lands like a chef’s kiss. Sweeping Promises are Lira Mondal and Caufield Schnug. A chance meeting in Arkansas led to a decade of playing in an eclectic assortment of projects together. Their relentless practice made perfect. Bass playing Lira is an emotive bolt of thunderous energy with the iconic blast of a girl group rolled into one robust throat. Caufield is an intentional guitar player and drummer. No note or hit is extraneous. Together they are meticulous sound engineers, using space as a key ingredient to their distinct sound. Controlling every aspect of their craft, from the first note they write together, all the way through to the final mastering process, each record is an unspoiled fingerprint unique to their dynamic chemistry. Written before the pandemic, Hunger for a Way Out was released on Feel It Records in the summer of 2020. These songs drip with the anxious urgency of a commanding live performance yet their gauzy production transports us like the fading memory of a favorite song. This distortedsense of time resonated with thousands of quarantined listeners who turned the album into a life-saving floatation device and most beloved album of the year. This is when Feel It Records (North America) and Sub Pop (everywhere else) joined forces to divide/unite and conquer;beginning with the 2021 single “Pain Without a Touch” and now carrying through to Good Living Is Coming For You. The pandemic went on to trigger an absurd chain of events for Sweeping Promises. Under financial strain, Mondal and Schnug uprooted their lives. They surrendered their studio in Cambridge to take refuge with family in Texas. They completed over 50 demos between their Austin bathroom and a Marfa abode, but feeling unsatisfied, they sought another fresh start.When a disused church in Ohio proved too difficult to rehab, they ultimately found lasting inspiration in Kansas. With their home and studio all under one roof, life is music and music is life. Good Living Is Coming For You ultimately reflects being thrust into a severely unpredictable world. A capsized boat isn’t entirely bad. In fact, it can be the necessary push toward finding solid ground. -Tracy Wilson (Courtesy Desk)

Sweeping Promises

The Garcia ProjectPerforming full, classic Jerry Garcia Band set lists from 1976-1995! The Garcia Project’s performances are based on actual set lists performed by The Jerry Garcia Band. All of their shows are classic recreations of a Jerry Garcia Band set list from 1976 to 1995. For anyone that never had a chance to experience the Jerry Garcia Band or for fans that want to relive a classic show, The Garcia Project delivers. With precise arrangements and the proper instrumentation and feel for the various eras, The Garcia Project faithfully channels and projects the feelings, emotions and music that propelled the Jerry Garcia Band and the fans through many years of musical bliss. It’s about family, soul searching, rejoicing, contemplating, celebrating, seeking truth and loving one another. Praised by Dennis McNally, the press, and fans, The Garcia Project has been recreating classic Jerry Garcia Band set lists with stunning accuracy and detail across the country for the past 13 years. They recently finished their new album called “Spirit: a tribute to Jerry Garcia and the spiritual songs he performed”, produced by Maria Muldaur and featuring Jerry Garcia’s bandmates Peter Rowan, Jacklyn LaBranch, Buzz Buchanan and Maria Muldaur. The CD and other merchandise will be available for sale at this show. The Spirit album and the digital download are also available now at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thegarciaproject.com/spirit" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(220, 161, 13);">www.thegarciaproject.com/spirit</a> WEBSITE:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.thegarciaproject.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">www.thegarciaproject.com</a>FACEBOOK:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheGarciaProject" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://www.facebook.com/TheGarciaProject</a>TWITTER:&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/garcia_project" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://twitter.com/garcia_project</a>INSTAGRAM:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thegarciaproject/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://www.instagram.com/thegarciaproject/</a>VIDEO:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8PxELZ00XQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8PxELZ00XQ</a> PRESS: “The Garcia Project is a must-see for anyone who had the good fortune of seeing Jerry’s band live. I was lucky enough to share the JGB experience with Jerry, John Kahn, Maria Muldaur, Keith and Donna. Being on stage with Mik, Kat, Dan and the crew is the closest thing to the original.&nbsp;&nbsp;They are Jerry’s kindred spirits when it comes to making music. Even if you never saw JGB live, you can see and hear their spirit at a Garcia Project performance.”– Buzz Buchanan, Drummer for The Jerry Garcia Band 1977-1978 I spent a lot of nights in a lot of places with the Jerry Garcia Band, and I’m here to say that I really enjoy what The Garcia Project does with those memories.&nbsp;Mik’s guitar and his and Kat’s vocals stir up some very sweet vibes…some times they almost make me feel like I’m back in, say, 1992 at the Warfield.&nbsp;Check ‘em out."&nbsp;— Dennis McNally, former publicist for the Jerry Garcia Band “For those of us who crave late 70’s (and through the 80's and 90’s) Jerry Garcia Band, The Garcia Project scratches that itch for hearing live renditions of Jerry Garcia Band shows from that period.”— Bob Minkin, legendary Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia Band rock photographer “I first met Jerry Garcia in 1974 when he asked me to sing harmony with him on his second solo album and started recording and sitting in with The Jerry Garcia Band whenever possible. I became an official member of The Garcia Band in 1977 through 1979 recording, gigging and touring with them, and have many fond memories of that unique experience! Recently, I was asked to sit in with a wonderful band called The Garcia Project, who lovingly and reverently recreate different specific sets of the Garcia Band in their hayday. They don't merely recreate Jerry's music, as far as I'm concerned, they are channeling it. Performing with them, I am moved and touched by how much the music moves the audience into a state of joyous community and rapture. The Garcia Project brings us all back to that special time and I'm excited and blessed to participate in giving new and old audiences alike, the chance to relive the Spirit &amp; Magic of the Jerry Garcia Band.”— Maria Muldaur, Grammy Award winning vocalist that toured with the Jerry Garcia Band in 1977-78 “These players really get the soul of JGB, so If you love the music or are curious, come check them out!”— Andy Logan, Grateful Guitars Foundation “…so authentic, it's almost tough to consider it a tribute act!”—&nbsp;Greg Hazelton, Broadbrook Opera House “If you close your eyes, you’ll swear you are at a Jerry Garcia Band show.”&nbsp;– ecoLocal Magazine, Albany, NY “…it was hard to tell that it wasn’t Jerry signing on “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down….The Garcia Project’s attention to detail on intonation and performance structure does set them apart as an authority on Jerry Garcia.”&nbsp;– NYS Music “In order for a tribute band to be successful, fans need to look at them as the authority on the artist they are emulating. The Garcia Project pulls it off effortlessly. Go see them live …The Garcia Project is the whole package.”– Jim Gilbert, Upstate Live “The Garcia Project was on point with the whole experience and it didn’t seem like a cover band more like a mirrored band…they are just as real as the Jerry Garcia Band. “– Buffalo FM Review “”Deadicated“ to carrying on the music and vibe of Jerry that so many still carry in their hearts.”– Albany Times Union

The Garcia Project

After some folk/country directions on their 2021 EP, Big Fall, Philadelphia country band rock band Florry is back with their Dear Life debut, the four song Sweet Guitar Solos. Whoever gave them those directions did a pretty good job because on their new EP they definitely seem like they’ve gottento where they needed to be.Culled from various outtakes recorded between 2021 and 2022, the band slips and slides from a four-piece lineup to a seven-piece band with two- three guitars, fiddle, pedal steel, and vocal accompaniment. The band does a lot of things, such as raggedy alt country, cowpunk, and country rock, butmostly they have fun.On an electric version of 2021 track Big Fall is frontwoman Francie Medosch, bassist Jared Radichel, second guitarist John Murray, and drummer Joey Sullivan. When I Kicked You Out of the Band (I Wasn’t Kicking You Out Of My Life) sees the band add vocal accompanist/acoustic guitar player Victoria Rose and fiddle player Will Henriksen, with Murray on lap steel. The band finally lands on their current lineup with Cowgirl in a Ditch, with Murray back on guitar and Sam Silbert on pedal steel. The bandalso covers Lisa’s Birthday from the Drive-By Truckers.

Florry/Prewn/SunParade

August Yunker Funk will be off the chain as Tim Palmieri of Lotus &amp; Kung Fu fame returns to the Stone Church stage, along with Eric Kalb on drums!

Funk Night w/ Yunker

Indigo De SouzaMonday July 31 "I was finally able to trust myself fully," says Indigo De Souza of making her masterful third album&nbsp;All of This Will End. When the North Carolina-based artist released her compelling and explosive second LP&nbsp;Any Shape You Take&nbsp;in 2021, it led to a successful year of sold out tours and rave reviews from outlets like&nbsp;Pitchfork, the&nbsp;New York Times, and the&nbsp;New Yorker. Across 11 songs, the LP, which is out April 28 via Saddle Creek, is a raw and radically optimistic work that grapples with mortality, the rejuvenation that community brings, and the importance of centering yourself now. These tracks come from the most resonant moments of her life: childhood memories, collecting herself in parking lots, the ecstatic trips spent wandering Appalachian mountains and southern swamps with friends, and the times she had to stand up for herself. "All of This Will End&nbsp;feels more true to me than anything ever has," she says. Indigo finds recent inspiration from community and stability. "Up until recently, my life felt chaotic," she says. "Now, so much of the chaos is behind me. I have an incredible community, I love where I live, and I'm surrounded by truly incredible people who are dedicated to deep connection and joy. My music feels like it's coming from a centered place of reflection." Opener "Time Back" deals with the necessary forward momentum she cherishes. It's a song about rising out of struggle, putting things in the past, and moving on where she sings over comforting synths, "I feel like I'm leaving myself behind / And I'm so tired of crying / I wanna get back up again." The track later explodes with her voice booming over a stunning arrangement. "You can fall into dysfunction or sadness, or allow other people to hurt you and not have boundaries," she says. "There was a time in my life when that was a lot of what I was doing. I thought this track was a sweet way to talk about coming back to yourself, to your true self." Alongside the all-encompassing emotions captured in the first song, the album is bookended with the heartfelt and nostalgic closer "Younger and Dumber," which Indigo chose as the lead single. One of the first songs she wrote for the album, the track began as a way of her speaking to her younger self. "While I was writing about the time when my music first started to take shape, it was also the worst time in my life and the most unstable I'd ever been," she says. "I wrote this song paying homage to a younger self that didn't know any better. I was flailing through life, trying to make something stick, and coming to terms with being on earth." The song is her most intentional yet, where she sings, "You came to hurt me in all the right places / Made me somebody." Though the track starts as a whisper, it slowly unfolds to something cathartic and explosive as she belts out, "And the love I feel is so very real it can take you anywhere." With the clarity that comes with experience and healing, Indigo treats her past self with immense kindness. It's her most stunning offering yet. Creatively reenergized from having these songs pour out of her so quickly, Indigo and her band went to Asheville's Drop of Sun Studios with producer and engineer Alex Farrar, who also worked on&nbsp;Any Shape You Take. "We just clicked so hard," she says. "We had such an organic energy flow and we felt really inspired by each other." Tracks like the pummeling "Wasting Your Time" and the muscular single "You Can Be Mean" highlight the band at their most defiant and locked-in. With lines on the latter like, "I'd like to think you got a good heart and your dad was just an asshole growing up," Indigo says it's "about the last horrible guy that I let push me around." While she lets her band loose in the arrangements, especially guitarist Dexter Webb and drummer Avery Sullivan, these songs come from her own vision. "This time, I was more true to myself and refused to allow other people's ideas to shape what my songs sound like," she says. "It also feels really special because Dexter was able to fully express his freaky alien guitar voicings, and played a larger role in the production." All of This Will End&nbsp;boasts songs that run the gamut of human emotion. There's pain and sadness, sure, but there's a triumphant spirit of resilience throughout. Take the single "Smog," which is exuberant, danceable, and about the exhilaration that comes from breaking out of daily monotony. Elsewhere, she's introspective, like in the soul-shattering "Always," which excavates her relationship with her father. But in the single "The Water," she transforms a childhood memory of visiting her best friend into a meditation on growing up and the fragility of relationships. Over a programmed drum beat, she sings, "I think about what it was like / That summer when we were young and you did it with that guy in his car." Though she's no longer as close to that person as she was when they were kids, there's power in reminiscing. In many ways,&nbsp;All of This Will End&nbsp;has become a personal motto for Indigo. "Every day I wake up with the thought that this could be the end," she says. "You could look at it as a sad thing, or you could look at it as a really precious thing: Today I'm alive and at some point, I will not be in this body anymore. But for now, I can do so much with being alive." There's a peacefulness in acceptance throughout. As she sings on the title track, "I'm only loving only moving through and trying my best / Sometimes it's not enough but I'm still real and I forgive." She describes the experience of writing this song as "magic," as if everything about it from the words and melody had felt timeless and intangible and that she was just writing it down. Like the hues of reds and oranges that her mother painted on the LP cover,&nbsp;All of This Will End&nbsp;marks a warmer and unmistakably audacious era for her. It's a statement about fearlessly moving forward from the past into a gratitude-filled present, feeling it all every step of the way, and choosing to embody loving awareness. Josh TerryJanuary 25, 2023Chicago, IL Maya Bon, the singer-songwriter behind Hudson, New York’s Babehoven, views light as one of life’s few fundamental truths. In times of pain, we often look to simple things we can rely on, and light is as reliable as they come. Babehoven’s first full-length album Light Moving Time (out Oct 28, 2022 on<a href="https://www.dbldblwhmmy.com/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> </a><a href="https://www.dbldblwhmmy.com/" target="_blank" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Double Double Whammy</a>) revolves around Bon’s view of life as a confusing, jarring, and kaleidoscopic experience filled with contradictions, loss, and change, so it’s no wonder Bon often looks to light — not so much for specific answers, but as a pillar of continuity and a marker of time.Bon has built a solid partnership with her musical collaborator and producer Ryan Albert over the last few years, releasing several EPs together since 2018. Their work displays Bon’s emotionally incisive approach to songwriting that draws just as much power from abstract poetry that asks big questions as specific, personal vignettes. Similarly, Light Moving Time rests on lyrics that zoom in and out, inviting listeners to bring their own experiences to these songs when her writing is more cryptic, and stew in the moments when Bon presents her entire heart on a platter.The band’s debut album is emblematic of Babehoven’s wide range of dynamics, and each of those sounds are taken further throughout the album. Alternating seamlessly across styles, “Circles” and “Philadelphia” have the wispy ambient calm of a Liz Harris track, “I’m On Your Team” falls somewhere between a flowy country song and an ‘80s power ballad, “Marion” contains the plucky indie-folk warmth of Hovvdy, and “Stand It” and “Pockets” are coated with My Bloody Valentine’s wobbly shoegaze. But in contrast with the band's prior releases, these tracks utilize Bon’s voice with greater emotional impact than ever before.Light Moving Time encompasses tributes to loved ones and the power of community, experiences of trauma, and explorations of changing relationships, with self-reflections scattered throughout. The album is less about how to deal with pain and more about how we all experience life as a simultaneously cruel, beautiful, and illogical beast — full of complex emotions and a perpetual sense of subjectivity that leaves us unsure of what’s real. But across Light Moving Time, Bon remains reassured by the fact that all of us are in this soup together, capable of generosity and a level of connection that’s impossible to articulate with words.

Indigo De Souza

ERIN MCKEOWN is a musician, writer, and producer who has released 11 albums since her 2000 debut, Distillation. As a bandleader, she has performed at Bonnaroo, Glastonbury, and Newport Folk Festivals. McKeown’s songs are a familiar presence on NPR and the BBC and have appeared in commercials, film, and television. A graduate of Brown, Erin has been a resident artist at Providence, RI’s AS220, a 2011 fellow at Harvard’s Berkman-Klein Center, the recipient of a 2016 writing fellowshipfrom The Studios of Key West, and a 2020-21 Professor of the Practice at Brown University. Her first musical, Miss You Like Hell, co-written with Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes, premiered Off-Broadway at The Public Theater, garnered 5 Drama Desk Nominations, and was named “Best Musical of 2018” by the Wall Street Journal. Her latest album is Kiss Off Kiss, released in September 2021. ﻿SPOUSE, hailing from New England and parts beyond have enjoyed 27 years of writing, recording, and playing their own unique style of frenetic, melodic, indie rock and pop. The band, led by Jose Ayerve(vocals, guitar) and J.J. O’Connell(drums, vocals), is a collaborative of several musicians local and abroad combining influences from all of them.To date, SPOUSE has released 7 full-length albums(2 during Covid lockdown), several EP’s, singles, compilation tracks and a full length live album. All can be found at&nbsp;<a href="http://spousemusic.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">spousemusic.com</a>.

Erin McKeown | SPOUSE

Echoes of Floyd return to the stone church to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Dark Side of the Moon. They will play the full classic album as well as a set of Pink Floyd choice cuts.

At the Moonbase, the fourth full-length album from Slaughter Beach, Dog, is a return to form for Philadelphia bandleader Jake Ewald. Written and recorded alone at home and at The Metal Shop, Ewald’s East Kensington recording studio, the album tracks an exercise in solitary production not unlike Slaughter Beach, Dog’s 2016 debut Welcome or 2017’s Motorcycle.JPG. On the heels of 2019’s Safe and Also No Fear, Ewald’s latest offering brings expanded arrangements and sharpened storytelling as he conjures salad days over slacker rock (“Do You Understand”), dark grooves of seedy city life (“Song for Oscars”), and even a barroom-piano-driven “escapade through the great American bedroom” (“A Modern Lay”). At the Moonbase arrives December 24th on Lame-O Records.

Slaughter Beach, Dog

Lola Kirke stands out like a flash of neon magenta in this nostalgic landscape of Americana tin-types. While many of her singing, songwriting peers look further back for inspiration, Kirke’s sweet spot is decidedly in the excess of the 80’s. Anyone only familiar with Kirke through her on-screen performances (Mistress America, Gone Girl, or Mozart In The Jungle) may be surprised by just how dazzling Lola-playing-Lola can be.

Lola Kirke

Funkrust Brass Band mixes post punk, disco, EDM, metal, funk, Balkan brass and New Orleans second line. With snazzy uniforms, choreography, megaphone vocals, and all original music, they are a spectacle not to be missed. Burlington's favorite un-americana folk-pop radical education initiative Marxist Jargon will open the show.

Funkrust Brass Band/ Marxist Jargon

Dig deep enough inside yourself—start treating your body as your sanctuary rather than your enemy—and eventually you’ll find yourself blooming right back out into the sun. That’s the transformation Guerilla Toss trace on their newest album “Famously Alive,” their effervescent Sub Pop debut. After a decade sprinkling glitter into grit, building a reputation as one of the most ferociously creative art-rock groups working, the upstate New York band have eased fully into their light. This is Guerilla Toss at their most luminescent—awake, alive, and extending an open invitation to anyone who wants to soak it all up beside them.

Guerilla Toss

Fever Dolls is an indie rock duo from Burlington, Vermont comprised of songwriter Evan Allis and singer Renn Mulloy.Formed 2018, Fever Dolls was born out of a desire to forego the self-seriousness of modern rock in favor of big hooks, clever lyrics, and broad musical range. Citing the soundtrack to the film Saturday Night Fever and the glam rock band New York Dolls as stylistic north stars, the band quickly made a name for itself with soul-stirring anthems and energetic live performances.2020 saw the release of Fever Dolls’ debut EP The Phantasm at Lake Wallenpaupack, produced by Paul Q. Kolderie (Pixies, Radiohead, Hole), and featuring the acclaimed single “All the Best Debts.” Praising the song, Vox’s Emily St. James wrote “‘All the Best Debts’ is structured almost exactly like the opener to a musical that slowly introduces its major characters across the course of its opening tune. It strikes me as a near-perfect concert opener.”The band’s first single in two years, “Hate Myself (for Loving You),” is due for release on February 17, 2023, with a full LP to follow later that year. Princess 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;

Fever Dolls

Nora Brown started learning music at the age of 6 from the late Shlomo Pestcoe. From his tiny studio apartment in Brooklyn, Pestcoe instilled in her the belief that music is meant to be shared.Nora plays traditional music with a focus on southern Appalachian banjo and guitar playing. Along with mentors in the noratheast like the late John Cohen she also has traveled and learned directly from master musicians including Alice Gerrard, George Gibson and the late Lee Sexton and Art Rosenbaum.&nbsp;Read MoreShe has played numerous venues and festivals in the US and Europe including the Newport Folkfest, the Philadelphia Folkfest, the Trans-Pecos Festival of Love in Marfa Texas, and Folk Holidays in the Czech Republic. She has performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk, TED Salon, WNYC’s Dolly Parton’s America Podcast and an official showcase at the 2022 Americana Fest in Nashville.Nora has been interviewed on NPR’s Weekend Edition, WBUR Here and Now and she’s been included on Bob Boilen’s All Songs Considered.Since 2019 she has released 3 albums on Brooklyn’s own Jalopy Records Label and all records have charted on the Billboard Bluegrass Charts during the first week of release.The New Yorker called her most recent record Long Time To Be Gone – “A disarming collection of traditional laments and exquisite banjo instrumentals”.Fretboard Journal called her 2nd album Sidetrack My Engine – “Some of the most interesting and haunting Traditional music we’ve heard… impossibly talented” Asheville, North Carolina’s genre hopping songwriters, The Resonant Rogues, have been winning over audiences worldwide with their signature blend of string band music since 2013. Following their musical inspirations from the Appalachian mountains to the Balkans, through Paris by way of New Orleans, their original songs speak to the heart with poetic lyrics, and appeal to the ears with stellar musicianship and arrangement. Joe's Truck Stop-"From blistering bluegrass boot-stompers to crooning country waltzes, songwriter Joe Macheret displays the salt-of-the-earth acumen of a troubadour who’s crisscrossed the country in search of something that can only be sung. This is the music embedded in his bones, seeping to the surface through the speed of his fiddle and the meditative cadence of his six-string."- Musiplug

Nora Brown

COSMIC POLY-GROOVE SPACE MERCHANTS FROM SWITZERLAND.That’s right. L’Eclair is back to sell you on more of their madly psychedelic grooves — reminiscent of CAN, Tangerine Dream, and early Tortoise (think TNT).The poly-moody six-piece ensemble from Geneva bridges more genres than we have fingers to count with: funk, disco, electronics, prog, jazz, krautrock, afrobeat, house, beat-tape, Madchester, and ambient styles among them. The range of influences is dizzying. The sound is totally propulsive. <a href="https://youtu.be/ykuPUdDDprE" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">&gt;&nbsp;WATCH L'ECLAIR&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;<img src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/1f440/72.png" alt="👀"> PLUS SUNKING:&nbsp;MORE GENRE-BENDING EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC sunking is&nbsp;the collective experimental sights and sounds of Seattle natives Rob Granfelt (aka Bobbyy) &amp; Antoine Martel (aka sous chef). Just signed onto ANTI-&nbsp;Records, the duo criss-crosses between avant, hip-hop, jazz, and experimental sounds with hazy abandon.&nbsp;&nbsp;Like Johnny Greenwood scoring a David Lynch videogame, their sound is beautiful and unnerving, hyper-focused and surreal, challenging and transcendent.&gt;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bmj4nqM1kA" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">WATCH SUNK</a>ING&nbsp;&nbsp;<img src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/1f440/72.png" alt="👀">Doors open at 7PM with an opening set of selections courtesy of Peace &amp; Rhythm's&nbsp;DJ Rec. Live music commences at&nbsp;8PM.&nbsp;Secret Planet Western Mass is proud to co-present this journey with the Stone Church and Urgent Message&nbsp;Music.

L'Eclair

Wolfman Jack returns for another night of heavy psychedelic Primal Dead!

“I’ve spent most of my life trying to escape the sound of the electric guitar,” says Steve Marion. That’s a rather surprising confession considering that, under the name Delicate Steve, Marion has spent the better part of the last decade establishing himself as one of the most wildly innovative and widely revered players in the game. He’s recorded with Paul Simon, been sampled by Kanye West, toured in the Black Keys, and released four critically acclaimed albums of genre-bending instrumental music. He’s your favorite musician’s favorite musician, a virtuoso songwriter, producer, and performer who occupies a lane entirely his own in the modern indie landscape, but he’s never liked the sound of the electric guitar? “I’ve tried everything under the sun to get away from it,” he explains. “Until now.”Written and recorded on a 1966 Fender Stratocaster that reignited his love for the instrument, Delicate Steve’s captivating new album, After Hours, marks a first for Marion, an earnest, easygoing collection that revels in the simple joys of plugging in and playing. The songs are sweet and breezy here, pairing vintage soul grooves with mesmerizing, wordless melodies, and Marion’s production work is suitably subtle and restrained, stepping back in all the right places to let the album’s masterful performances speak for themselves. In another first, Marion teamed up with outside musicians on the record, bringing in a group of all-star players including renowned bassist Shahzad Ismaily (Yoko Ono, Marc Ribot) and famed Brazilian percussionist Mauro Refosco (David Byrne, Atoms For Peace) to help flesh out the arrangements and stretch his sonic boundaries. The result is Marion’s warmest, most magnetic work to date, an inviting, immediately accessible album that manages to balance thoughtful introspection and carefree bliss in equal measure.

Delicate Steve

DakhaBrakha is a world music quartet from Kyiv, Ukraine. Reflecting fundamental elements of sound and soul, Ukrainian “ethno-chaos” band DakhaBrakha creates a world of unexpected new music.&nbsp;&nbsp;The name DakhaBrakha is original, outstanding and authentic at the same time. It means “give/take” in the old Ukrainian language. Accompanied by Indian, Arabic, African, and Ukrainian traditional instrumentation, the quartet’s astonishingly powerful and uncompromising vocal range creates a trans-national sound rooted in Ukrainian culture. Thursday • July 13 2023 • 6:00pm&nbsp;•&nbsp;The Putney Inn, 57 Putney Landing Rd, Putney&nbsp;• $20 Advance / $25 Gate /&nbsp;Children under 12 free Food from Crossroads Tacos will be available for purchase!

DakhaBrakha

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.ROCK HARD, DRIVE FAST, AND LIVE TRUE.&nbsp; ﻿Long nights soaked in whiskey, the powerful emotions of self-love and self-hate, the raw energy of the plasma laced guitar and vocals: These are a few maxims of the Delta Bombers. Formed in 2008 by four teenagers looking for a good time and a release of their rockabilly sensibilities the Bombers' have grown end over end since then in more ways than one. Their humble beginnings have now grown the Las Vegas outfit into world leading roots Rock n' Rollers clandestine and ready for any stage at any time. Not shy of a live show their performances, now legendary the world over, as is their prolific singer song-writer front man Chris Moinichen. The strike team behind his howling vocals is Andrew Himmler on Guitar, Gregorio Garcia on Stand-Up Bass &amp; PJ Franco on drums. The Delta Bombers exist only to continue what they started: A worldwide Rock and Roll revolution.

Reverend Horton Heat

If the fabled Dr. Funkenstein set out to make a two-headed, ivory tickling, guitar ripping, gut busting, crowd slaying monster and a catastrophic disaster in the lab went perfectly wrong, Beau Sasser’s Escape Plan would be the byproduct. Beau has assembled dueling guitarists, Danny Mayer (Alan Evans’ Playonbrother, On The Spot Trio) and Justin Henricks (Groovestick), Bill Carbone on drums (Max Creek, Z3), as well as the lovely vocalist, Mary Corso, to craft a perfect brew of organ driven, hard-hittin’, boogaloo rooted power funk with a rock ’n’ roll spirit. This Northampton, MA based 5-piece funk machine is a happy accident that has come out of the lab with a mission and won’t be stopped anytime soon.

Beau Sasser's Escape Plan

The EDD returns June 30th! w/s/g Timber Coup

The EDD

As far back as he can remember, Capricorn Studios was calling Eddie 9V. As a kid scanning the sleeves of his favorite vinyl records, this fabled facility in Macon, Georgia, was always the secret ingredient, adding a little grit and honey to every song born on its floor. Capricorn and thebands who blew through it urged the Atlanta guitarist to ditch school at 15, play his fingers bloody throughout the south, and turn apathy into acclaim for early albums Left My Soul in Memphis (2019) and Little Black Flies (2021).Eddie spent his first quarter-century admiring Capricorn from afar. But in December 2021, the 26-year-old finally put his thumbprint on the studio's mythology, corralling an eleven-strong group of the American South's best roots musicians to track his third album. "There was overwhelming excitement at being in such a legendary studio," he says. "But we hugged and got right to work. Everyone was joyous, loving, and flat-out playing their asses off."You don't come to Capricorn Studios for polish. Frozen in time since its opening day in 1969, the mojo from sessions by giants like the Allman Brothers and Bonnie Bramlett still hangs in the air, while the recording philosophy remains gloriously raw. That suited Eddie, whose output hasbeen celebrated for its warts-and-all snapshot of what went down. "In a world where everyone is trying to sound the best, I'm trying to sound like me," he reasons. "I always want the listener to feel like they're in the room with us. So I'd leave it in if a drum pedal squeaked or someone laughed during a take on the Capricorn album. It's our way of putting a stamp on the song."Eddie's old-school ethos goes way back. Born Brooks Mason in June 1996, he acquired his first guitar aged six, "One of those with the speaker in it – the most bang for your buck, y'know?", ignored the prevailing pop scene at Oak Grove High School in favor of local heroes like SeanCostello and studied "older cats" like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Freddie King, and Rory Gallagher "to see what made them groove and tick." His shoot-from-the-lip lyrics adds Eddie came from family fish fries, where his Uncle Brian "taught me to make people laugh, how to hold an audience's attention."When Eddie infiltrated his home state's live circuit – first with covers band The Smokin' Frogs, then its more adept blues-rock offshoot, The Georgia Flood – he quickly pricked up ears everywhere he played. His artistic vision became full realized when he killed Brooks Mason and adopted the solo moniker that promises an electrifying night out, “Eddie 9 Volt”."There are too many Joe Schmo r&amp;b bands," he reasons. "I was on the road with another band, and we were talking like mobsters. So we gave each other names – mine was Eddie."Already, there has been massive acclaim for his early output, with Left My Soul in Memphis dubbed "fresh and life-affirming" by Rock &amp; Blues Muse and Little Black Flies praised by Classic Rock as "the most instinctive blues you'll hear all year." But as the Capricorn sessions ticked closer, Eddie fused the nervous energy into his best songs yet. "Coming off a straight blues record, I wanted to show people we're more than that," he reflects. "I was listening to Muscle Shoals and soul, a lot of music recorded at Capricorn in the late-'60s too. So we spent way more time crafting the new tunes. Each song took a week to write, instead of five in one night likeLittle Black Flies." “Beg, Steal and Borrow” is ballsy soul with Eddie's spit flecking the mic. “Yella Alligator” is as swampy-sounding as the title, with slide guitars lapping around cardboard-box beats. Bout To “Make Me Leave Home” is a propulsive shuffle, Eddie's vocal seemingly made up in the moment. The gospel-touched “Are We Through” catches a breath before How Long drapes mellow organ over bone-dry riffs. “It's Goin' Down” fuses porch blues with psychedelic woodwind, while “Tryin' To Get By” brings brassy strut while concealing lyrics from the perspective of a man on a downward spiral, surviving on the crumbs of a love affair. "The lyrics and meanings of these new songs are way deeper," says Eddie. "Take the song “It's Goin'Down". It’s really about my struggle with alcohol, the dangerous nightlife of bars, and the drugs offered to you in the music industry. But then, one of my favorite tunes, “Yella Alligator,” is about a fictional psychedelic party in the bayou..."Likewise, Capricorn is an album of thrilling musical contrasts. Bob Dylan’s “Down Along the Cove” is a pugnacious blues-rocker, followed by Khristie French's gossamer lead vocal on the spiritual Mary Don't You Weep. Mellow Missouri is dusty as a great lost soul session, whilebrass punches through the glassy chords of “I'm Lonely”. Finally, the album ends with Eddie's laughter as he realizes he has no more to give: "I gotta come out of this room...!" Never meet your heroes, they say, and many young artists have been overwhelmed by walking the holy ground of their dream studios. At Capricorn, Eddie 9V breathed in the history – but the album he spat out is worthy of sharing the name, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the studio's greatest hits and taking music back to the golden age. "We made this record," he considers, "the way they would have done in 1969..."

Eddie 9V

We can't have Pride Month without a Queer Dance Party and Cabaret, now can we?! So let's GLAM it UP! Wear sparkles, fishnet, light up kicks, crushed velvet and lace, or whatever makes you feel glamorous!**All Proceeds will be donated to Out in the Open**Make sure to include some dancing shoes because we are bringing in a new-to-us-face, DJ LeFox!LeFox spins a soulful mix of deep house, tribal, indie, nu disco, electro pop, and 80’s. Based in Northampton MA, LeFox began their music career playing percussion with a house music DJ at various area clubs. In 2013 LeFox transitioned to behind the decks. Their party Sugar Biscuit, now on its 10th year, generated immediate buzz and has grown to be an integral touchstone for the local queer community. A place where folks are safe to express their deepest selves while celebrating the collective dance floor experience.AND PERFORMERS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOONThis BQDP is 18+. Yes, it's true. But there are other queer events for all ages.Upcoming Queer Dance Parties:Friday, June 2nd- 5p-9p- Pride Prom at the BMAC, all ages, substance-freeFriday, June 23rd- BQDP and Cabaret as aboveSaturday, June 24th- 5:30-7:30p- Opening Gala, Dance, and Drag show for the Vermont Folklife Center exhibit at BMAC about the 1983 Pride in VT, all agesFriday, July 28th- 7-10p- BQDP and Drag Cabaret at the BMAC, all agesFriday, August 25th- 9p-1a- BQDP and Fresh Faces Cabaret

GLAM Queer Dance Party and Cabaret

Formed in greater Los Angeles, Momma took seed early on in high school, when Etta Friedman named the project while in another band. She became fast friends with schoolmate Allegra Weingarten after they eventually met through extracurricular activities. Both self-taught guitarists, and sharing common influences, including Liz Phair, they started writing songs together while still in their mid-teens. Their debut EP, thanks come again, appeared in August 2016. Mixed and engineered by Sebastian Jones and Aron Kobayashi-Ritch, it featured both members on vocals, guitar, and bass, with Weingarten also contributing drums. Their full-length debut, 2018's Interloper, featured guests on drums and mixing/engineering by Robert Tilden. Increasing their buzz and fan base with each recording, they opened a show for Gang of Four in L.A. in 2019, and they were interviewed by Rolling Stone following the release of their second album, Two of Me, on Danger Collective in June 2020. Produced, engineered, and mixed by Kobayashi-Ritch, it was a concept album set in small town in an alternate reality. By that time, Weingarten had graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans and Friedman was attending college in New York City. Newly based in Brooklyn, Momma signed with Polyvinyl in 2021 and recorded their third long-player with Kobayashi-Ritch in a proper studio for the first time. The resulting Household Name saw release in July 2022.

Momma

Sia Tolno, a French-speaking music artist from Guinea, Africa, has captivated audiences in the African and French-speaking communities with her powerful vocals and Afrobeat-infused sound. Sia Tolno also takes the stage as the lead vocalist of Afro Dead, a global music collective that reimagines the music of the Grateful Dead in an African style.The Bandwagon Summer Series is a family-friendly outdoor cultural performance series running from early May through mid-October. More than 20 performances ranging from a diverse group of musical styles, circus arts, dance, and theater will take place at ballfields, farms, and parks throughout Windham County. Kids under 12 always get in for free, and a dedicated play area will be available at all shows. Refreshments are sold onsite, including the return of the hugely popular Barr Hill cocktails. Bring a picnic and a blanket or fold-up chair to enjoy our concerts.

SIA TOLNO

The press has difficulty describing Moxie. Warm adjectives like "Effervescent" and "Soulful" have been used to describe their comforting indie-rock; still, with two full length LPs, few can accurately articulate what makes the independent outfit so addictive. Nestled atop head-bobbing backbeats, funky guitar voicings share the spotlight with melodic, bouncing basslines to create rich, indulgent instrumentation that only Rei Kimura's eminent croon could occupy. An amalgamation of the four's musicianship and passion produce shimmering ingenuity that truly, unambiguously, sounds of Moxie.

Moxie

Five years since her debut album Delivery, Mikaela Davis has moved away from her hometown of Rochester, shared the stage with the likes of Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Christian McBride, Bon Iver, Lake Street Dive and Circles Around the Sun and entered a new decade. But it’s the ever-evolving relationships between her closest friends and bandmates that has propelled the Hudson Valley-based artist onto her new album And Southern Star––a truly collaborative effort that ruminates on the choices we make, and the people we always come back to. Davis earned her degree in harp performance at the Crane School of Music, and has molded her classical music training to create an original and genre-bending catalog that weaves together 60s pop-soakedmelodies, psychedelia and driving folk rock. She met her bandmates at pivotal moments in her life––drummer Alex Coté in childhood, guitarist Cian McCarthy and bassist Shane McCarthy in college, and steel guitarist Kurt Johnson in her early twenties. It’s the band’s collective step into adulthood that has informed much of And Southern Star’s thematic landscape. Navigating the periphery of past selves, the coexistence of isolation and excitement in a new environment and the tension of growing away from what we thought we wanted is tackled with a luscious, kaleidoscopic grace. And Southern Star picks apart the reflection we used to recognise, whiletrying to build a new one. “I finally feel like this album is more me than anything else that’s been released,” Davis says, adding that producing the album along with her four bandmates allowed them to carve out their own ideas, rather than someone else’s. Despite playing together for over a decade, it’sthe first time the five-piece have appeared on a full length album together.

Mikaela Davis

Liturgy transcends the traditional parameters of what constitutes a rock band. Founded by Ravenna Hunt- Hendrix, Liturgy is a part of a shared discipline of composition, art, and philosophy that thrives on exploring the spaces between. As an ever-evolving practice Hunt-Hendrix has incorporated elements of black metal, art rock, opera, and trap production into the musical language of Liturgy while engaging with transcendental, theological and eschatological theory through lectures series’ and art installations. A profound sense of yearning and emotional depth weaves through the Liturgy’s dense layers and anchors the project’s increasingly complex and innovative work. New album 93696 is the purest synthesis of the diversity of Liturgy, a sprawling and monumental double album exploring religion, cosmic love, the feminine, and metamorphosis while manifesting the ecstatic with breathtaking grandeur.

Liturgy

This Month FeaturingElise TestoneJustin HenricksEric Kalb

Field Day VT

On June 3rd, The Stone Church &amp; Urgent Message Music will bring you Field Day, A&nbsp;Uniquely Vermont Made Festival. Celebrate the kick-off to summer at the beautiful Guilford Fairgrounds just outside of Brattleboro, Vermont.&nbsp;This lineup is curated and virtually guaranteed to bring the party. Let’s celebrate the thriving music scene that has caught fire from Northampton, MA, all the way to Burlington, VT.&nbsp; Grab your potato sack, frisbee, and buckle up- this fest is not just killer food vendors, epic scenery, and iconic Field Day staples. It’s 10 hours of kick-ass music in the most bucolic of settings, a couple of stages, and some VT’s finest microbrews. It's Field Day- Fun, Sun, and Loud Music. What could be better?!" Kids 10 &amp; Under Free Full Line-up-Inner WaveLady LambSunflower BeanThus LoveGiftTopsyRobber RobberPruneDari BayNative SunGreg FreemanCarinaeTildenLily Seabird

Field Day- Inner Wave/ Lady Lamb/ Sunflower Bean/ Thus Love/ Gift

After twenty-five years into their worldwide crusade, it’s clear those Legendary Shack Shakers have become the leaders in the underground music scene’s “Southern Gothic” sound.&nbsp;Led by their charismatic front man, Col. JD Wilkes, the band continues to wow crowds with their explosive interpretations of swamp blues, rock n' roll and hillbilly music, making fans, critics, and now, an entire new generation into true believers. Despite Wilkes'&nbsp;extracurricular writing and solo projects, the Shakers' reputation for intense entertainment endures.On stage, JD has been compared to the likes of Iggy Pop, David Byrne, and Jerry Lee Lewis.&nbsp;The Nashville Scene&nbsp;named Wilkes “the best frontman in Nashville”, while former Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra has called JD “the last great Rock and Roll frontman.”&nbsp; Guitar-slinger and “illustrated man” David Lee intones a variety of styles, from blues to surf to cowpunk, while the rhythm section rounds out with drummer Declan Dachowski and Tomas “Frenchy” Lorioux thumping the upright bass. With ten critically-acclaimed studio albums (and songs that have been featured on television shows such as HBO’s&nbsp;True Blood, CBS’s&nbsp;The Unit&nbsp;,&nbsp;Swamp Loggers,&nbsp;and movies like Julia Roberts’&nbsp;Duplicity), the band shows no sign of stopping. Past tour mates and fans include Sturgill Simpson, Reverend Horton Heat, Rancid, The Black Keys, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, and Hank Williams III. Robert Plant is also a noted Legendary Shack Shakers fan, and picked the band to open for him on his “Strange Sensation” tour of Europe. Plant named the band's third album&nbsp;Believe&nbsp;as one of his favorite records, and the list of esteemed admirers goes on to include horror novelist Stephen King. King listed “CB Song” as among his iPod’s Top Five in an Entertainment Weekly article.&nbsp; Such a wealth of devoted, cult-like fans has only added to the mystique that the Legendary Shack Shakers possess, carrying them down the road toward new creative pursuits and intense new music and ideas.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Legendary Shack Shakers

From the misty, pine-covered hills of the Pacific Northwest hail the Bridge City Sinners, who span the continuum from prohibition era jazz to Appalachian death folk. This traditional string band line up bends the meaning of the word genre, Playing festivals from Punk Rock Bowling, to Muddy Roots, to Oregon’s Bluegrass String Summit. They started their journey by busking on sidewalks across the country and&nbsp; now this supergroup of musicians find themselves on the national tour circuit. The Sinners still hold true to the DIY mentality of putting albums out on a self made record label, Flail Records. They recently hit #70 on the Billboard charts, top current album sales, for the week of September 4th 2021 for their album “Unholy Hymns”.&nbsp; With talented musicianship and a punk as f***! live show, this is one band you don’t want to miss.

The Bridge City Sinners 

The hottest night to hit Brattleboro is back! Did you miss us? We’ve got a fresh lineup of the best entertainment in New England &amp; we’re ready to bless your hearts, minds, &amp; souls. Come to church with us&nbsp;<img src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/15.0/1f48b/72.png" alt="💋">&nbsp;Get your presale tickets for $15, or at the door night of for $18. This will sell out, don’t miss out!&nbsp; •This event is 18+ please!&nbsp;•Remember to bring tips and fill each dancers communion bowl to the brim• No touching, photography or videography of the entertainment unless explicit consent is granted.&nbsp;•We’ll go from 8-late, ending with a super hot dance party provided by the one &amp; only, DJ HEARTBALLOON. See you there, babe

Queer Strip Night 

A comedy show curated for The Stone Church audience made up of some of the strongest personalities in stand up comedy to come out of Vermont.&nbsp;Some began here and have moved on to NYC.Some are still based in Burlington.And one who lives right here in good ole Brattleboro. Kendall Farrell&nbsp;Vernon raised, NY Comedy Festival Comic To Watch, Carolines on Broadway Breakout Artist series, Sirius XM, Adult Swim, Limestone Comedy Festival, Brooklyn Comedy Festival, etc.Meridith&nbsp;Gordon&nbsp;Seven Days SevenDaysies Best Stand Up Comic 2022, Gilda's Laugh Fest, Portland Comedy Festival, etc.Jared Hall&nbsp;Winner Vermont Comedy Club's Funniest&nbsp;Comedian In Vermont 2022 and winner of the Vermont Comedy Club's&nbsp;Improv competitionAnnie Russell&nbsp;Boston Comedy Festival, Women In Comedy Festival, 208 Comedy Festival, North Carolina Comedy Festival, Cream City Comedy Festival, etc.Nic Sisk&nbsp;Women In Comedy Festival, Finalist for Vermont's Funniest Comedian, etc.Jessie Baade/Mama Bang Bang&nbsp;Brattleboro resident, retired emcee for Boston's Rogue's Burlesque, Boston Comedy Festival, Chris Fleming's webseries "Gayle," Nick At Nite's Search for America's Funniest Mom, NY International Fringe Festival, etc

Delicious Morsels of Vermont Comedy

DBB (Drive-By Bukkake)- Is a thrash / grind / death metal band based out of Worcester, MA USA. Chained to the Dead- Weird multi-influenced death metal band from northern New Jersey. Sachem- Devil Blues from the Green Mountain State. Let us destroy your ears and your mind Jeopardy- We're not here to impress anyone. We're not here to raise the bar. We're not here to be innovative. We're here to drink beer and thrash.

DBB/ Chained to the Dead

Friday • May 19 2023 • 6:00pm • Cooper Field, 41 Sand Hill Rd, Putney&nbsp;• $20 Advance / $25 Gate /&nbsp;Children 12 &amp; under free “Whether political philosopher Emma Goldman actually said, “If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution,” or not is still up for debate, there’s no doubt that New York City’s Underground System wholly embodies that vibe” - Remezcla If you’ve crossed paths with Underground System, then you’ve witnessed the group’s larger than life presence. One of the most dynamic bands to emerge from New York City in recent years, Underground System continuously innovates a brand of global dance music that is uniquely their own. Frontwoman Domenica Fossati cites “A true New York eclecticism” running through the band's core. Whether in recorded form, selecting records, or on stage at one of their acclaimed live shows, they are a group that is happiest at play, as Rolling Stone put it, “making exuberant dance music that blooms out into countless directions.” The group's co-leader, Peter Matson, describes “a natural synthesis of styles” born out of a journey from humble beginnings performing rare grooves and DJing bars around Brooklyn, to the development of an authentically original, internationally touring indie-dance band with a story just beginning to be told. The production and release of 2018’s debut LP ‘What Are You’ (Soul Clap Records) proved to be the springboard that set the group in motion. Re-contextualizing and breathing fresh life into elements of afrobeat, dance punk, disco and electronic music, the album was received with international acclaim. KCRW’s most underrated album of the year lauded its ‘David Byrne meets Soulwax’ sensibilities. Features from Billboard, NPR/PRI, and a US tour with labelmates Soul Clap and Midnight Magic, alongside the growing word of mouth enthusiasm within their local Brooklyn community kickstarted the band's journey abroad. In December 2018, as ‘What Are You’ began catching the ears of discerning listeners overseas, Underground System’s featured performance at French tastemaking festival Transmusicales launched the band into an 18-show European tour in 2019. Appearances included Eurockeennes de Belfort, Fusion Festival in Germany, and a headlining slot at Laurent Garnier’s Festival Yeah!. Heavy EU radio play, press, and remixes from dance music legends Gerd Janson and Greg Wilson continued to affirm this group’s Brooklyn-bred sound was meant for the global stage. Much in the way the band has been able to take a unique locally developed sound further abroad, a partnership between Underground System, Brooklyn based label Razor-n-Tape, and French label Heavenly Sweetness in the EU has led the group into their next era. Their ‘Into The Fire’ EP, the first in a series of two, was released in Spring 2022. Featuring 3 originals and accompanying remixes from French Touch maestro Yuksek and Detroit’s own Andres, it served as a lively return to recorded form and international touring. The 2nd EP, ‘Looking In’ will release in spring of 2023, with an additional offering of originals and club ready remixes further cementing the bands penchant for clever songwriting that meets the listener on their way to the dancefloor.

Underground System

Shamarr Allen is the definition of New Orleans! Hailing from the Lower 9th Ward of New Orleans, Allen has influences in jazz, hip-hop, rock, funk rhythms, blues and country. He is the lead vocalist and trumpeter of his band “Shamarr Allen &amp; The Underdawgs.” In addition to performing with his band, Allen has collaborated with many renowned artists around the world such as Willie Nelson, Patti LaBelle, Galatic, Harrick Connick Jr, and Lenny Kravitz, to name a few. He is a sought after artist for festivals and venues around the world. In addition to displaying his skills on the front-line as a lead performer, Allen is also a music composer, writer, and producer. With a scintillating and unique sound, look, and exemplary talents, Shamarr Allen transcends musical boundaries. He is the True Orleans experience!

Shamarr Allen

Mr Twin Sister formed in 2008 under the name Twin Sister, quickly garnering critical attention from the dense homemade pop of their early EPs – Vampires with Dreaming Kids in 2008 and Color Your Life in 2010. They have been a quietly influential fixture of independent music ever since. The group released their debut LP In Heaven (2011) via Domino, and in 2012 their song Meet the Frownies was sampled by Kendrick Lamar and Dr Dre on The Recipe. Having left Domino and changed their name to Mr Twin Sister, the group re-emerged in 2014 with the low lit disco and funk of their self-titled Mr Twin Sister. The record appeared on best-of-year lists from Pitchfork, Gorilla vs Bear, TIME, and many others. In 2018 the group released Echo Arms, their most popular track to date, and Salt, their third and most diverse album yet. 2021 saw the release of the group’s fourth full length LP Al Mundo Azul, a vibrant, surreal record that swaps the group’s restrained cool for something wide awake and grinning. Mr Twin Sister has made a habit of swerving the expectations of their devoted following and critical outlets alike, recombining musical styles and dodging easy categorization as a matter of course. ﻿Psymon Spine’s latest album ‘Charismatic Megafauna’ explored complicated feelings and catharsis through a singular approach to left-of-center indie, electronic and dance sounds. The release earned praise from publications such as Paste, FLOOD, Brooklyn Vegan, Under The Radar, and NME, and saw playlist support from NPR Music (New Music Friday), Spotify (All New Indie, undercurrents, Fresh Finds), Apple Music (Midnight City, Today’s Indie Rock), and TIDAL (Rising: Indie/Rock), as well as notable airplay from KEXP, KCRW and the BBC.The core members of the band—Noah Prebish, Peter Spears, and Brother Michael—grew up in the ‘00s and ‘10s with a deep appreciation for the art of “the remix,” and after the release of ‘Charismatic Megafauna’, the group found themselves craving longer and more dance-floor friendly versions of their songs to play at their recurring party Secret Friend. Introducing ‘Charismatic Mutations’: a remixed cornucopia of tasty new sounds, running the gambit from slow-burner headphone journeys, to mid-tempo sunset-and-white-suit head nodders, to 3am deranged apocalyptic club heaters—out April 1 on Northern Spy, featuring selections by Joe Goddard (of Hot Chip, HARD FEELINGS, and the 2 Bears), Love&nbsp;Injection (mixed by Nick Millhiser of LCD Soundsystem and Holy Ghost), Dar Disku, Each Other (Justin Strauss and Max Pask), Safer (of the Rapture and Poolside), Bucky Boudreau, and Psymon Spine’s own Brother Michael.

Mr Twin Sister

Not Fade Away Band performs Dead-Zeppelin: NFAB is ready to rock The Stone Church in Brattleboro, VT for this special event featuring Grateful Dead and Led Zeppelin mashups, all done in NFAB's own style, with edgy improvisations and soulful vocals harmonies. Grab your tickets and come on along!Not Fade Away Band is brought together by a mutual love for the music and culture of the Grateful Dead and a desire to bring something different and heavier to the scene by mashing up Dead songs with various Classic Rock, Hard Rock, and select original tunes.NFAB strives to bring their audiences high energy, danceable versions of their favorite songs. Each show is a unique experience. Every song is played in our own style with a hard rock edge, soulful vocal harmonies and psychedelic improvisational jams. Love is real, NFA!

NFAB

The Garcia Project returns to deliver another classic Jerry Garcia Band set!!

Consider the Source Sells Over 1,000 Bottles of Hot Sauce, Celebrates w/ Tour Instrumental Prog-Rockers Consider the Source found themselves with the opportunity to collaborate on an unlikely merchandise item about 4 years ago. After a show in Minnesota, long-time fan DJ approached the band offering to make a custom hot sauce through his company, Lost Capital Foods. What seemed like a pipe dream to the 3 musicians at the time became very real months later with a taste testing and refining of the original recipe. CTS artwork aficionado Nate McClennen tied the whole thing together with his signature psychedelic cartoon artwork and "Consider the Sauce" was born.&nbsp; The delicious sweet and mildly spicy Green Chile Saison sold over 500 bottles on Tour and online, quickly becoming a favorite for many fans with some even buying a case at a time. To celebrate the 500 milestone the band listened to their fans who craved psycho levels of heat and added a special Xtra Hot Edition with a heat level of 9/10.&nbsp; Fast forward a few years and Consider the Source has steadily been selling their 2 varieties of hot sauce at their merch tables at shows across the country and online. At the time of this article they have sold approximately 1,250 total bottles of hot sauce and have no sign of turning back. Drummer Jeff Mann says, "To be completely honest, at this point we're selling more hot sauce than any of our music based products. We thought about packing up the music thing to focus on our sauce game but decided we can still do both. We're calling this Tour "The Heat Is On" after our song "The H Is O" to celebrate how successful our sauces with&nbsp;Lost Capital have&nbsp;been. It's really more of a hot sauce tour than a music tour but we'll be up on stage with our instruments each night doing our thing. We hope you can come catch a show but we'll know why you're really there." More on CTS… Sci-fi fusion trio Consider the Source defy easy categorization. If intergalactic energy beings, upon their initiation into an order of whirling dervishes, built a pan-dimensional booty-shaking engine powered by psychedelic math…it would sound like a cut-rate CTS cover band. With their blend of progressive rock and improvisatory jazz, soaked in Indian and Middle Eastern styles, CTS blends disparate elements into an utterly original whole. A relentless touring schedule has earned them a fervent following around the world, with fans ranging from tie dye covered hippies to metalheads decked out in black.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Fresh&nbsp;off the heels of a tour of seated performances which&nbsp;highlighted their acoustic instruments and first ever "hybrid" album, the band is getting back to the face-melting electric shows they have become known for. Their previous Maxx Power Tour featured material from throughout the band's history, bringing back songs from the very beginning, each album, and a couple of the electric tracks from their latest effort "Hybrid Vol.1: Such As A Mule". Additionally, the band is preparing for the release of their next album in 2023 which they have shared will include "some of the heaviest music we have written yet" and plan to begin weaving into their live shows on this tour.&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, Papadosio, Turkuaz, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Wayne Krantz, TAUK and many others. They have performed at festivals and events including: Electric Forest, Peach Fest, Gathering of the Vibes, Resonance, Summercamp, Shakori Hills, ProgDay, and Progtober.&nbsp;

Consider the Source

Kris Yunker is down in Jazz Fest land this month, but have no fear our monthly night of funk will be in the capable hands of Beast Mode!!Darby Wolf - organNate Martel- GuitarTed Sullivan- Drums

Hari&nbsp;Kondabolu&nbsp;is a comedian, writer and podcaster based in Brooklyn. The&nbsp;NY Times&nbsp;called him “one of the most exciting political comics in stand-up today” and described his 2018 Netflix special&nbsp;Warn Your Relatives&nbsp;as “an incisively funny and formally adventurous hour that reveals a comic in command of his powers.” The special was named on many “Best of” lists, including for&nbsp;Time,&nbsp;Paste Magazine,&nbsp;Cosmopolitan, E!&nbsp;Online, and&nbsp;Mashable. He was also named one of 2018’s “Comics To Watch” by&nbsp;Variety.&nbsp;Hari&nbsp;currently hosts the new Netflix food competition series Snack vs Chef along with Megan Stalter.&nbsp;In 2017, his truTV documentary&nbsp;The Problem with Apu&nbsp;was released to critical acclaim and spurred a global conversation about race and representation.&nbsp;The Nation&nbsp;called it “a devastating critique of the ultimate comedic sacred cow: The Simpsons.” It is now used in high school, college and grad school curriculums around the US.&nbsp;Hari&nbsp;has also released two comedy albums,&nbsp;Waiting for 2042 &amp; Mainstream American Comic&nbsp;with legendary indie rock label Kill Rock Stars. Additionally, he has performed on such shows as&nbsp;Conan,&nbsp;Jimmy Kimmel Live, and&nbsp;The Late Show with David Letterman&nbsp;among many others. He is also a former writer &amp; correspondent on the much loved, Chris Rock produced FX show&nbsp;Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell.&nbsp;A regular on the public radio,&nbsp;Hari&nbsp;is a panelist on the NPR game show&nbsp;Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me. As a podcaster, he co-hosted the popular&nbsp;Politically Reactive&nbsp;with dear friend W. Kamau Bell. Additionally, he also co-hosts what he politely describes as a “pop up podcast,”&nbsp;The Untitled&nbsp;Kondabolu&nbsp;Brothers Podcast&nbsp;with his younger brother Ashok (“Dap” from HBO’s&nbsp;Chillin’ Island&nbsp;and defunct rap group Das Racist.)&nbsp;Hari&nbsp;attended both Bowdoin College and Wesleyan University, graduating from the former institution with a B.A. in Comparative Politics. A former immigrant rights organizer in Seattle who worked under the leadership of now-Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal,&nbsp;Hari&nbsp;also earned a Masters in Human Rights from the London School of Economics in 2008. He was the “Artist In Residence” at NYU’s APA Institute for the 2014-2015 Academic Year and at Shangri La Museum in Honolulu in 2018.

Hari Kondabolu

With a vocal blend that has been dubbed “outstanding” and “meticulous,” Low Lily has crafted a signature sound which they have shared with enthusiastic audiences throughout North America and the UK, garnering two #1 songs on international folk radio and two Independent Music Award wins.

Low Lily

Rough Francis are a musically adventurous band from Burlington, VT. Core members Bobby, Julian, and Urian Hackney represent the second generation of unsung Detroit rock pioneers, Death. With Tyler Bolles on bass, the band embraces the same mixture of garage and proto-punk as Death as well as accents of new-wave inspired 80’s hardcore. Their latest record,&nbsp;Urgent Care, came out in 2020.&nbsp; Bandcamp:&nbsp;<a href="https://roughfrancis.bandcamp.com/music" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://roughfrancis.bandcamp.com/music</a>Spotify:&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/60uXjIudDRbL8LIWwYk2sQ" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://open.spotify.com/artist/60uXjIudDRbL8LIWwYk2sQ</a>IG:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/roughfrancis/?hl=en" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://www.instagram.com/roughfrancis/?hl=en</a>FB:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/roughfrancis/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">https://www.facebook.com/roughfrancis/</a>Website:&nbsp;<a href="http://roughfrancis.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">roughfrancis.com</a>&nbsp; Come to a Show, Stay at the Latchis! Our friends at the Latchis Theater &amp; Hotel have graciously extended a discount code for any attendee to save a few bucks staying at The Latchis. Why stay there? It's walkable from The Stone Church. It has a cool vintage aesthetic like no other. We LOVE The Latchis! Book your room using code: LatchisSC

Rough Francis

Brattleboro Queer Dance Party April 28thYou are the stars of the night.The dress up inspiration is Beltane pageantry&nbsp;<img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tdb/2/16/1f98c.png" alt="🦌" height="16" width="16">The Vermont wilds are teaming with life and it's time to turn your winter embers into a bonfire&nbsp;<img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t9e/2/16/2764_200d_1f525.png" alt="❤️‍🔥" height="16" width="16">Call in the peeps, the lads, and ladybros &gt;&gt;&gt; the dance floor beckons!Beats by HAUTE SAUCE &amp; DJ Wooly MarWith a special guest TBA!April 28th at the Stone Church9PM -1AMAges 18 and up$10-$20Actual fire is prohibited, if that isn't clear&nbsp;<img src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf2/2/16/1f605.png" alt="😅" height="16" width="16">The venue is wheelchair accessible.

Brattleboro Queer Dance Party

From his musical upbringings in church to performing with today’s top artists, two time Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, bassist, and producer Joshua David Barrett continues to inspire many through his diverse musical palette. A native of New Jersey of Ethiopian, American-indigenous and Jamaican ascent, Josh David grew up aroundmany cutting edge musicians, hailing from Union County same as legendary Funk group, George Clinton &amp; Parliament Funkadelic.His extensive experience as a bassist led him to work with such artists as: Gospel greats, Bishop George Searight &amp; Royal Priesthood, Tramaine Hawkins, Kim Burrell, Donovan Jackson &amp; Joshua Generation; Hip-Hop legends Q-Tip(ATCQ), Common, legendary producer Quincy Jones, Mary J. Blige, Joy Denalane(Motown), Smif-n-Wesson, Silent Knight, Soul Cycle, Soul Understated, Zoe Mazah, Solange Knowles, Kendrick Lamar, Nas, and Kanye West. Recent collaborations include top Bluesman and CEO of True Groove Records, Tomás Doncker, renowned Ethiopian singer Teddy Afro, Jesse Royal, Grammy award winning producer Commissioner Gordon(Lauryn Hill,Amy Winehouse, Ghetto Youths), as well as Afro-Beat and Dancehall collaborations with DJ Jahmar and Maya Azucena. Josh David answered the call to Reggae music and formed the band Judah Tribe along with Bredren and Sistren in 2004. Their debut album “Nu Day Dawnin” wasreleased independently in 2013. Having performed extensively throughout the Tri-State Area in such places as the United Nations, to opening for such bands as Steel Pulse and Inner Circle, destiny would have it that JudahTribe would open for The Wailers, the legendary group founded by the late Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, and Bunny Wailer in 2012 at New JerseyPerforming Arts Center. It was here he crossed paths with distant relatives, Aston “FamilyMan” Barrett and Aston Jr. leading to his joining forces with the Wailers as lead vocalist in 2015 spreading JAH message of “One Love”. The Wailers released their debut album after 25 years, “One World”, produced by Emilio Estefan, Josh David, and Aston Barrett, Jr. No matter the stage you may find him on, Josh David’s energetic performances remain steadfast as a singer and player on instruments through his Rastafarian faith honoring the life and legacy of Ethiopian Emperor of the Solomonic Dynasty, and Rastafarian God, Emperor Haile Selassie I,spreading the message of true “Livity” and jamming in the name of The LORD.

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