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Saturday May 18th
The Features
w/ Heyrocco
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show
8.00 in advance/ $10.00 day of show
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The Features' exhilarating new Wilderness (Serpents and Snakes/BMG Rights) quickly establishes the Nashville-based combo as one of the most exciting and imaginative bands working today. Songs like "Another One" and "Fats Domino" are marvels of pop ingenuity, animated by vivid lyrics, unshakable hooks, and experimental soul. Wilderness is an amalgamation of influences and inspirations – spanning elements of Krautrock, indie, psychedelia, and classic AOR – to conjure up The Features' own inimitable, indescribable sound.
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Sunday May 19th
SOS...Save Our Singer Benefit
feat performances by:
Martha Basset
Sam Frazier
Sourwood Sweet
Gooseberry Jam
Backburners
ESP
All Star Jam Finale
2pm Start
$10.00 suggested donation
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Monday May 20th
Jacob Green
w/ Greg Mullen and
The Cosmic American Band
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show
Free Show
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Energetic rhythms and captivating melody , Jacobs Green brews bona fide homegrown music. Blues singer/songwriter with a twist, Jacob Green , becomes “OneManGreenBand ,” stompbox under foot, harmonica upon neck, strumming instruments tirelessly touring the country. Whether Green plays guitar, banjo, dobro, or ukulele, he forms rhythm, percussion, and lead simultaneously transforming into “OneManGreenBand”. Green’s harvests a resonance of the modern day gypsy, awakening original roots and blues folk songs . The once “down-trodden” old-fashioned blues lyrics to positive riffs of change and “be green”. His versatile homegrown, organic, original songs bring a fresh approach to old-school roots and blues folk music.
Green self–records and produces all of his music under Growth Productions , newly releasing his first of trilogy series, Roots Revival. Green produces music of natural acoustic sound, with reverberations of numerous genres, and encourages messages of being kind and conscious of self and the environment. Growing and seeking supporters with a desire to hear original music with a feel good organic sound.
From classic rock to punk, blues to hip hop, rockabilly to country, hippy to backwoods musicians , all have a seed in growing Green’s desire to craft quality music. Green’s passion for music does not go without admiration for singer/songwriters, such as Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, John Lennon, Todd Snider, and one man band performers, like Xavier Rudd. Music came easily to him early in life. With interest in making rap music, playing violin in middle school orchestra, and playing guitar in high school punk band. In adulthood, he was drawn to acoustic singer/songwriters and raw sound . He began to lead bands, such as “Green n’ the Grit”, a rock n’ blues band, “Infinite Nature”, featuring tones of hip hop and reggae groove, to “River Water Tribe”, a gypsy-grass band with punk and blues influence . Playing in bands or solo, Green continuously writes and records new material from a rambler’s point of view, bringing a newfound narrative of “go green” and respect one another are lively notes from Green’s highway, byway, back road blues.
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Wednesday May 22nd
Open Mic
Sign-up at 8:00 PM
Starts at 10:00
Free Free Free |
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Thursday May 23rd
Mooseknuckle
70's Rock featuring members of
House of Fools
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show
$6.00 in advance/ $8.00 day of show
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Friday May 24th
of Montreal
w/ Wild Moccasins
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show
$15.00 in advance/ $18.00 day of show
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of Montreal is an indie pop band which formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1997. The band is fronted by Kevin Barnes, who writes, composes, and plays most of the music for his albums. They were among the second wave of groups to emerge from The Elephant 6 Recording Company and the group has a style that is typical of many Elephant 6 bands due to their interest in combining musical experimentation with the basic tenets of pop i.e. catchy melodies and sing-along choruses. The band’s style has been influenced by conventional indie pop, psychedelic music, vaudeville and music hall on their earlier releases and by afrobeat, funk, krautrock and reggae on their recent releases.
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Saturday May 25th
Solid Bass 2
Djs TBA
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show
$5.00 in advance/ $7.00 day of show
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Wednesday May 29th
Jonathan Scales Fourchestra
w/ Monkey Mind
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show
$6.00 at the door
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Jonathan Scales Fourchestra is an example of musical sincerity. Weaving together collective and individual influences without compromise, they are as much themselves as they are a unit—a crucial trait of landmark instrumental ensembles. Equally captivating is steel pannist and founder Jonathan Scales’ compositional skill as is his tasteful, avant-garde improvisational approach. Driftwood Magazine says "Scales is to steel pans ….what Béla Fleck is to the banjo—an über innovator." Drummer and percussionist Phill Bronson drives the Fourchestra’s time-shifting, modern grooves with graceful polyrhythmic chops and the listening ability of a true master. (His talent has been praised by Victor Wooten, Oteil Burbridge, Chris Thile, Ellie Mannette, and others.) Bassist Cody Wright, the group’s newest addition, rounds out the ensemble with a groundbreaking hybrid picking style stemming from his background as a highly practiced fusion guitarist. With gut-wrenching grooves and blistering, soulful melodic lines, Wright’s mix of flash and feel adds a unique depth to the Fourchestra. Together, the group explodes onto stages with an indescribable sound that is as much felt as it is heard, and is said to have "a Thelonius Monk-like attitude with a Mozart creativity that works." (Pan on the Net) The group’s self-titled debut collaborative album features unparalleled sonic density and envelope-pushing compositions. Guest collaborators include Grammy winning masters Victor Wooten and Howard Levy (Béla Fleck and the Flecktones) and is fully orchestrated with horns and strings.
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Thursday May 30th
The Deluge
w/ Tiny Boxes
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show
$6.00 in advance/ $8.00 day of show
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Formed in 2010, this dynamic and musically diverse group features Brandon Knox on harmonica and vocals, Christopher Lord on guitar, George Westberry on bass, Daniel Seriff on guitar and vocals and Jeremy Merritt on drums.
The Deluge is a whirling dervish of a band that possesses a kinetic energy in their live show that will leave audiences swooning long afterwards. Blending roots rock and soul, the Deluge’s unique sound captures the essences of many musical styles.
The Deluge has shared the stage with many of the top artists in music, including Sam Bush, Mother's Finest, Kofi and Oteil Burbridge, Artimus Pyle and the Carter Brothers.
Their debut record (Cryin' on the Vine) features "Strange World'...which won best R&B song of 2010 from the international John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
Their second release Elephant Graveyard features the talents of Kofi Burbridge (Tedeschi/Trucks Band) and showcases the group's vast musical range.
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Friday May 31st
Nova
w/ And By Love
Wolves
Neither Scene Nor Herd
Stratosona
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show
$8.00 in advance/ $10.00 day of show
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Thursday June 6th
Doc's Birthday
w/ Walrus
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show
$7.00 at the door
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Out of Greensboro, North Carolina, hails as one of the most hypnotic party bands available. Walrus has consisted of some of the best musicians that has come out of North Carolina, including members of Ben Folds' Band (Universal Records), Evan Olson (Universal Records) and Bus Stop as well as the legendary drummer Eddie Walker, muse to Ben Folds. Their live shows are full of energy and deliver all the raw talent and fun that could be imagined. With over 10 years playing any and every kind of event, Walrus knows how to make any party one you will not soon forget. Playing everybody's favorite party songs from the 60's through today, they always have the crowd singing along and screaming for more.
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Friday June 7th
ESP
w/ tba
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show
$8.00 in advance/ $10.00 day of show
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Electric Soul Pandemic (ESP) delivers high energy, high spirited music with a good time vibe in partership with stimulating lights, sights and sounds keeping you and the party dancing all night long. Based out of the beautiful state of North Carolina's "Gate City" (aka Greensboro), ESP is a solid group of grateful, dedicated musicians and friends.
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Saturday June 8th
Janka Nabay
& The BUBU Gang
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show
$10.00 in advance/ $12.00 day of show
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Janka Nabay's "bubu" music may sound utterly hip and futuristic to American ears, but its history spans centuries. The original "bubu" is cloaked in mythology: according to Nabay a young "bubu boy" took it from witches 500 years ago and brought it to the public at large, sacrificing his own life in the process. When Islam reached Sierra Leone, bubu became
a part of indigenous processionals during Ramadan; this is the music Nabay learned and perfected as a child. Now, at last, Nabay hits his stride with Brooklyn indie experimenters-turned-acolytes The Bubu Gang (with members of Skeletons, Chairlift, Starring, Saadi, and Highlife) on his first album-length release in the West, En Yay Sah (Luaka Bop). Like many other musicians in Sierra Leone, Nabay got his start performing what he liked: reggae. But while auditioning for a national talent contest, Nabay's performance of bubu music wowed a panel of frustrated judges who were eager to hear something uniquely Sierra Leonean. Nabay's infectious bubu style also quickly won dedicated fans across Sierra Leone, where his cassettes sold in the tens of thousands, blasting from local boom boxes across the country. Singing in Sierra Leone's lingua franca, Krio, as well as his native tribal Temne, English, and Arabic, Nabay considers his work, then and now, a letter to Sierra Leoneans, a call for them to remember the roots of their culture.
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Wednesday June 12th
Suitcase
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show |
Suitcase is a songwriting and performing project out of North Carolina. While piano, bass and percussion form the bones of the group, so much more colors the recordings. Don Jenkins and Joe Tappe have been honing their partnership for years, a partnership aspiring to the synthesis of the great partnerships of the past. With this new project, and the addition of Travis Williams on the bass, suitcas...e continues to define its voice. "Suitcase", a new self titled, self produced EP, is the first of a 3 part story recounting the story of 2 every-men on a mission to save the world- a mission to face the basic challenges of being human. A new follow-up EP "home" is due out in January of 2013.
Though thoroughly rooted in pop music, the project is not pigeon holed in the world of singable pop songs. The project has journeyed into the world of commercial work, movies, and TV. Nothing is off limits.
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Thursday June 13th
I, Anomoly
w/ Alaskan Whalers
The Raving Knaves
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show |
I, Anomaly began as a side project of Akissforjersey member Cory Wood and has grown into something larger and more unique than the simple recordings done while tour. Joining with friend and musician Joshua Ling I, Anomaly began to take shape and later completed with Drummer Mark Wingerter. Pulling from a large variety of influences I, Anomaly continues to become something new and unique.
I, Anomaly is currently working on their debut EP to be released in the late spring.
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Friday June 14th
The Plaids
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show |
So what do you need to know about The Plaids? Well, many say that they throw the most rocking parties around. Many shake their heads in wonder and say, "How do they do that?" Others shake their heads in wonder and say "WHY do they do that?" Lots of cheesy 80's? You got it. Do they bring the rock? You betcha. But what about Neil Diamond? Are they afraid to fire up a fog machine and sing like girls? Check, no way, and they prefer it like that.
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Saturday June 15th
Roadkill Ghost Choir
w/ Wurlitzer Prize
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show
$8.00 in advance/ $10.00 day of show
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Brothers Andrew (vocals, guitar), Maxx (drums) and Zach (bass) Shepard make up half the band while Kiffy Meyers (pedal steel, banjo, guitar), Joey Davoli (keys, trumpet) and Stephen Garza (lead guitar) complete the band’s sound. It wasn’t until Andrew was offered his first solo gig in 2010 that he decided to form a band to fill out the songs he recently started writing for a live setting. After the band went through several name changes in the early stages of its creation, Roadkill Ghost Choir was formed.
While the member’s major influences include Wilco, Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, and Fleetwood Mac, there are also undercurrents of Radiohead and Nirvana, lending the band an impish edge with broad appeal.
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Tuesday June 18th
The Kopecky Family Band
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show |
“Family” is a word that encompasses a variety of definitions. With that in mind, let this introduction to Kopecky Family Band be taken with an open mind and with a grain of salt. This family is connected not by blood or by heritage, but by circumstance. No, this is a family bound by the miles on their odometer and by the songs they have crafted over the years. These six young musicians have created a family through their commitment to each other and to their craft. Crack open your dictionary, if you need to.
the Kopecky Family Band – a non-traditional family, at that – is dynamic, and they wield an equally dynamic slew of instruments. Their thoughtful songwriting is supported by a diverse backdrop of sound. And the musical canvas is covered with broad brushstrokes – ranging from clanging tambourines and guitars, booming percussion, intelligent string arrangements, and triumphant horns. These six bandmates – siblings, if you will – swap their musical tools without a second thought, creating an emotive, adventurous, and energetic environment onstage.
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Wednesday June 19th
The Holdouts
w/The One and The Many
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show |
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Saturday June 22nd
Doby
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show |
If your appetite for high-energy funky music is unquenchable, look no further.. doby, an original Funk/Soul outfit from Greensboro, NC has the grooves you're looking for !! Sensational vocalist Robin Easter from (Robin Doby and The Stovepipes) fronts the band with her grace and electric stage presence. The groove is established by formidable rhythm section Phil Clarke aka "Dr Philgood" - Drums & Vocals (Hot Politics & Walrus) and Jeff Hindson – Bass (Chezz Rosterfield Trio & Hot Politics). Jeff Yetter - Keys (Thacker Dairy Road, None the Wiser) provides the magic sprinkles to set your mind dancing. Finally, in the "Guitar Department" laying down the funk and rip-roaring electric leads are : Tommy Scifres - Guitar & Vocals (Walrus, House of Fools, Hot Politics) and newest doby recruit Marcus Horth - Guitar & Vocals (The Mantras, The Monkey Mind & Walrus).
doby has shared the stage with acts such as : ?uestlove, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, Big Something, Who's Bad, and many more... doby has appeared at festivals including : Floydfest, Smilefest, Groverfest to name a few..
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Tuesday June 25th
One Small Step For Man
8:00 PM Doors/ 10:00 PM Show |
One Small Step For Man is a post-rock band based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in early January 2013 as the product of two separate bands jamming together, OSSFM tirelessly began writing and practicing material to play. Within the next month and a half, they were already booked for shows, and set up to record in the studio at the beginning of March. OSSFM also dabbles in experimental methods, harnessing noise and rhythms to fit in with sweeping melodies and creating an incredibly unique sound
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