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October 2019
RICHARD SHINDELL
Purchase tickets using the Buy tickets link below: Originally from New York, now dividing his time between Buenos Aires, Argentina and New York's Hudson Valley, RICHARD SHINDELL is a writer whose songs paint pictures, tell stories, juxtapose ideas and images, inhabit characters, vividly evoking entire worlds along the way and expanding our sense of just what it is a song may be. From his first record, Sparrow's Point (1992) to his current release, Careless (September 2016), Shindell has explored the possibilities offered by this…
Find out more »WHAT’S HIS NAME & the OTHER GUY
Click on the Buy tickets link to get the chance to see this fabulous show! What’s His Name & the Other Guy are Greg Valde & Brian “Looper” Lucas. They are the only surviving members of “Dr. Rhythm & the Harmless Heterosexuals,” the critically ignored and marginally musical 1990s blues rock band. Originally led by Dan “My Way” Haney (soulful vocalizing) and Dave “the Psycho” Griff (too loud guitar), they missed practices and argued like children. Dan, previously of the…
Find out more »THE EMMYLOUS/ JASON LYNK & FRIENDS
First forming in 2014, THE EMMYLOUS broke into the Madison, Wisconsin music scene as a trio of female acoustic folk/rock musicians. Their acoustic, singer-songwriter vibe quickly gave them a home at area wine bars and coffee houses in and around the area. With three layers of vocal harmonies on a backdrop of acoustic guitars, keyboard, and accordion, band members Katie Lowery, Ryn Thoen, Kristi Blitz, and Ed Boswell (referred to jokingly as the "Lou" of the Emmylous) create tiered blends to…
Find out more »CHRISTY HAYS
“Like Lucinda Williams in a Carhartt jacket, CHRISTY HAYS works rugged metaphors into emotionally charged country folk.” (Austin Chronicle). "River Swimmer, Hays' remarkable third LP, wrings the emotional depth of Mary Gauthier, outsider narratives of Lucinda Williams, and sharp melodies of Kathleen Edwards."– Doug Freeman The Austin Chronicle Christy Hays’ music has folk and country tinges, thoughtfully penned stories and a full band sound that is both driving alt country and moody folk rock. Compared to Brandi Carlile, Lucinda Williams,…
Find out more »KAREN JOHNSON
KAREN JOHNSON grew up in West Allis, WI, holding dear to her heart the old country songs she’d hear while riding along in her dad’s old Chevy truck. At a young age, Karen learned to play the Tamburitza and sing harmony as a member of the American Croatian Silver Strings Tamburitzans. Now playing the guitar, she has sung and played professionally since 1998. One of her first and most memorable performances was playing guitar and singing in her own hometown…
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