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FRIDAY 5/24

8pm- Remy de Laroque

Genre: Indie Folk Rock

For fans of: Glen Hansard, Wilco, Ryan Adams, Dave Matthews

Remy de Laroque is an introspective French American singer-songwriter. Aborigines can unerringly find their way across terrain unknown to them simply by knowing the land's song--the songline. Remy believes in writing songs as songlines to help find the ways around the soul. His music contains spiritual elements, relating tales of self-empowerment and a search for love and healing.

"The music is just as imaginative and exceptional on his new album"

- MuzikMan, MusicDish e-journal

remydelaroque.com

reverbnation.com/remydelaroque

9pm- The Howling Monkeys

Genre: Rock

For fans of: rock, blues, beatles, joe cocker

Alex P! Quinn McCarthy! Shane Kerwin! Jon Hildenstein! 

thehowlingmonkeys.com

http://thehowlingmonkeys.bandcamp.com

10pm- Xavier Cardriche

Genre: Urban-Folk / Alt-Country

For fans of: David Gray, Ryan Adams, Ray Lamontagne, Crowded House

Xavier Cardriche is a singer/songwriter born and raised in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn.  While completing his final year in College, he began playing acoustic guitar at the age of 21 and soon-after, received local and international interest.  Xavier went on to release two EPs (“Sorta-like-a-demo”, “In Due Time) and has performed  numerous shows abroad.  Known to his peers as “the Bard from Brooklyn,” Xavier pairs an alt-country sound with visually detailed urban stories. 

www.XavierCardriche.com 

www.XavierFromBrooklyn.com

www.soundcloud.com/xaviercardriche

www.xaviercardriche.bandcamp.com

photo credit: David Joshua Ford

Saturday 5/25

9pm- Even Twice

Genre: Prog/Punk

For Fans of: MC-5, Can, The Who

Even Twice, Brooklyn's premiere Prog/Punk duo have been on the NYC music scene since 2011. Combining elements of hard rock/psychedelic and prog rock with a punk energy, Even Twice have also made inroads in Manhattan, Boston, and will be touring this summer promoting their upcoming CD.

Pat O'Shea (Drums and voc) and Bob Hait (bass and voc), get their sound from their very differents backrounds; Pat has played drums and guitar with numerous Boston/New York bands over the last two decades, and

Bob, who hails from Estonia, has played with a number of bands in all different  genres both in NYC and abroad.

"That's a lot of sound for just two instruments"- Roger Clark from NY1 (also, drummer for the band "Perp Walk")

http://facebook.com/eventwicerocks

http://twitter.com/Eventwice

https://soundcloud.com/robert-hait/hell-through-me

https://soundcloud.com/robert-hait/matter-of-pride

http://youtu.be/xFlT718JxgM

10pm- Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak

Comic Tales’ lead singer, songwriter, and trumpeter Robert Whaley previously fronted NYC rock legends, the Niagaras. With a penchant for interpretive dancing on tabletops and hilariously satirical rants on a broken childhood, Whaley electrified national audiences with appearances on Good Morning America, the Oxygen network, and Fox. The Niagaras were a hugely popular staple of the Manhattan scene for nearly two decades, attracting celebrities, controversy, and packed houses along the way.

Seeking a return to the R&B roots that got him into music in the first place, and informed by an almost pathological aversion to anything post-1974, Whaley joined forces with talented newcomer Aaron Wyanski as pianist and arranger. Along with industry veterans Michael “Miguelito” LaMorté (Mini-King, Grupo Miguelito) on bass and longtime Niagaras drummer Dylan Wissing (Johnny Socko, Novel), the group has crafted an organic, literate, deeply-grooving collection of semi-autobiographical songs.

Written in a tiny studio bursting with 20th Century literature, and inspired by a massive collection of obscure vinyl, Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak have managed to create a sound and a show which is both timeless and cutting-edge. The sweat-drenched performances and the rapidly-disappearing ability to deeply engage and entertain a crowd really leave a lasting impression. Sounds like hype, until you experience it in person.

SUNDAY 5/26

5pm- Moving Pictures, the screening series hosted by Sean Proper and Sadie Harrison each Sunday evening at The Way Station.

Arrested Development

8pm- The World is Square

Join us for the Video Game Cover Band The World is Square. Traveling down from the Boston Area for the night they will perform songs from popular titles like Final Fantasy using a variety of unorthodox instruments. They are not a typical "rock" set-up, and have received a lot of positive attention because of this. They just released their first full length that you can listen for free on our Bandcamp. The sound is very laid-back and friendly.

9pm- Nerd Karaoke

DJ JOE RUDE and The KINGS of KARAOKE present a Nerds Night to RAWK OUT at the BAR with the TARDIS!!! Come sing They Might Be Giants, Tom Lehrer, Jonathan Coulton, and MORE! No cover, awesome cocktails and fine beers on tap--its the best party Sunday can buy!
http://thekingsofkaraoke.com/

MONDAY 5/27

8pm- Thomas Simon

"Simon’s intense guitar playing highlighted his performance. His instrument had an ominous, jungle-like sound, as if a tiger would burst through the stage at any moment." 

-Deli Magazine, New York City, (CMJ 2012 review)

"In just under an hour onstage he managed to evoke Bauhaus, Pink Floyd, the Church, My Bloody Valentine and Philip Glass, sometimes within seconds of each other. It’s rare that a solo performer can be this interesting to watch." - NY Music Daily

9pm- BC3 (Brad Craig Trio)

Guitarist Brad Craig started out in his early teens, playing fast, hard rock n roll at all the hot spots in his native NYC, including Max's Kansas City, CBGB and The Palladium. Since then, he has continued to work with established and emerging artists, in a wide variety of genres and styles, on stage and in studios from Brooklyn to Tokyo.  Currently, Brad can be found the last Monday of every month at THE WAY STATION, with his newly formed trio, "BC3".  Genre defiant, BC3 does it all, and does it well, with a core of accomplished musicians, guest vocalists and soloists.

10pm- Brian Lang

Genre: Singer/Songwriter

For fans of: Wilco, The Wood Brothers, Tom Petty, Elvis Costello

Brian Lang tends to earn his living playing bass for various artists and groups. But in recent years, he has attempted to flip the proverbial script by releasing his own music, starting in 2010 with an acoustic EP Baby Ghost, and more recently a full-length album entitled Crazy Kid Stuff. 

www.facebook.com/brianjlangmusic

http://brianlang.bandcamp.com

TUESDAY 5/28

Bucky presents:

8pm- Patrick Freeman(Singer/Songwriter)

Recently arrived to New York City, songwriter and guitarist Patrick Freeman spent the last number of years working as session musician and performer in and around Cork, Ireland. His first solo EP, Perfect Fit is expected in early 2012.

9pm- Bryan Dunn(Singer/Songwriter)

10pm- Bucky Hayes

Genre: Singer-Songwriter

Bucky Hayes is a Brooklyn-based, by way of Georgia, Singer-Songwriter.  Influenced by the melodies and craftsmanship of classic country and soul music, he constructs his own tunes and sound with roots in these styles filtered through the urban experiences which are his everyday existence.

buckyhayes.com

WEDNESDAY 5/29

8pm- Bryan Cahall

Genre: Folk/singer-songwriter

For fans of: Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, Joan Baez, Utah Phillips

Bryan Cahall is a storyteller, poet, and singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY.  To date, his work is minimalistic—humble tunes meant to elevate some thoughtful and agile lyricism.  And with debts to Southern blues and gospel, Irish balladry, the winking pathos of the Dust Bowl-era songsters, and the folk revivalists of the 1960's, it is distinctly American.  There is a rich tradition of singing poets who've seen themselves foremost as witnesses and keepers of cultural memory and who've shared their gifts of expression to inspire, to console, to remind, and to widen their circle of sympathetic fellows.  Keeping with this, Bryan regards music and poetry together as a communal labor of creation, a form of leisure, and the antidote to a certain lonesomeness.  

reverbnation.com/bryancahall

9pm- Glaser Drive

Genre: folk/rock/soul

For Fans of: Fleetwood Mac, Carole King, CSNY, shaker eggs, The Eagles, The Mamas and the Papas, soul, sisters

GLASER DRIVE is a New York based folk-rock soul band comprised of sisters Faige, Chaya, Eden & Doren Glaser, with Elly Geldwerth on cajon. The sisters have been singing and playing music together for as long as they can remember.  They constantly draw inspiration from their native San Diego shore, New York’s harmonious melting pot of cultures, the luminaries, angels, tambourines, plaster of paradise, lullabies of Birdland and the roots of their family fireplace.  Writing and arranging original music, they blend their instruments and voices into song, making waves of sound and weaving their harmonies together with love as only sisters can.

www.glaserdrive.com

10pm- Kelli Scarr

Genre: Folk / Americana

For fans of: Lucinda Williams, Jeff Buckley, Patti Smith, Neil Young, Gillian Welch

Kelli Scarr is a singer and songwriter from Folsom, California.  She has spent the past decade living in Brooklyn working as a musician with such diverse acts as Moby, Moonraker, J Viewz, Salt & Samovar and Nicole Atkins while continuing to develop her own songs and compose film scores.  Kelli was nominated for an Emmy Award for her work on the HBO documentary In A Dream.  She has released two solo albums on the Silence Breaks label – Piece (2010) and Dangling Teeth (2012).

“Kelli has a voice that draws me closer to a song: it's too alluring to stay in the background but gentle enough that it never feels demanding...Kelli Scarr's new record, Dangling Teeth, is basically acountry record. There are still wisps of dreaminess, but she and her talented band are playing songs that sit well on my record shelf next to Neil Young's Harvest.” - Bob Boilen, NPR

“She gives you the feeling of hair blowing in the wind and a fire that will never, ever die down. She gives you the feeling of something in time suspended right where it is, as if everything exists in the most miraculous kind of a vacuum. We're here, she's with us, we're all with the ones that we love and there's no leaving here.” - Daytrotter

www.kelliscarrmusic.com

THURSDAY 5/30

8pm- Red Stefan

Genre: Folk, Reggae, Soul, Singer-Songwriter

Lead by a singer-songwriter with a truly unique voice, we are a band fusing an eclectic mix of singer-songwriter, rock, reggae and neo-folk music all with its own style. We play music for the love/enjoyment and appreciate any/all willing to listen.   Currently consisting of a handful of core members, we advocate collaboration and therefore play with musicians who float in/out, all of whom can be heard throughout our music.  Our inspirations range from folk, soul, reggae, rock, nature, love, loss, the America's, the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, etc.  

www.redstefan.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GypdN9NiH4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl9EPGjKDM4

http://redstefan.com/#63a/soundcloud

9pm- Kotorino

Genre: Parlor Rock

For fans of: Arcade Fire, DeVotchKa, Hazmat Modine

Jeff got together some friends, some family and some people he never met before to make music, music for people, new music –yet familiar. Sometimes a show may consist of the full band squeezing onto a tiny stage at the back of a bar, or maybe saw, banjo and violin for the 8th Annual Musical Saw Festival, another time it might be tuba, pump organ and vocals playing for a trapeze review. It’s always different, always interesting, always fun.

"From there, twangy Americana banjos morph into something that sounds like a European waltz. Then come eerie child-like voices accompanied by what can only be a musical saw. This is all to say: Kotorino has one of the most unique and unusual sounds of any band, ever. Even in a music scene saturated with ‘chamber-pop’ bands and odd instrumentation, Kotorino stands out with its use of all variety of winds, strings, and other musical gadgetry. The music itself is omnivorous in its source material, quite pretty, and downright haunting."

 -- WNYC’s Culture Pages

www.kotorino.com

http://kotorino.bandcamp.com/

http://vimeo.com/60607389

http://vimeo.com/37212745

10pm- The DeLorean Sisters

Genre: Americana 80’s Synth Pop

Ever wonder what it would sound like if Depeche Mode went back in time to 1927, hit up the nearest whiskey still and grabbed a banjo? Ever wish the Carter Family played at your prom–in 1985? Well, you’re in luck: the DeLorean Sisters reimagine synth-pop hits and keytar karaoke staples as old timey, early 20th century Americana.  It’s Marty McFly with a washboard; the Dust Bowl meets the Superbowl Shuffle. You'll never hear Toto the same way again.

Time Out says Thu Mar 15 2012, "The Delorean Sisters view the ’80s through sepia-tinted glasses, covering new-wavey classics like the Eurythmics' "Here Comes the Rain Again" in a vintage-folk style, complete with banjos and earthy harmonies."

http://deloreansisters.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/DeLorean-Sisters/124976577607446

https://soundcloud.com/deloreansisters

FRIDAY 5/31

8pm- Noah Redfield

Genre: Indie

For fans of: The Kinks, Leonard Cohen, Lou Reed, Small Faces, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Scott Walker.

Witness the acoustic punk vagabond Mr. Noah as he staggers his way into upcoming live venues and bangs out song after song about humanity's basest impulses. On a good night, he slings his guitar over his shoulder and sings from his soul. On a bad night, he goes completely mad and babbles in gin-soaked tongues. Either way, you'll have a blast.

 “Acoustic anarchy.”—Mike Staub, Bassist of Bad Mary

facebook.com/MrNoahRedfield

https://soundcloud.com/thischarmingsir/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1b6i0BEwQQ

9pm- Rob Watkins

GENRE: Americana, Singer/Songwriter 

FOR FANS OF: Andrew Bird, The Shins, Paul Simon

Rob Watkins is a singer/songwriter who grew up down in Texas. His love and knowledge of music were fostered by the old hymns he'd sing in church every week. Though he's moved on, those hymns still echo a bit through his tunes. He has a dog named Winston who can be a real sh*thead on the street.

  

facebook.com/robpwatkins

@robpwatkins

http://youtu.be/0RbOvo0aDSg

10pm- Cornell Bros.

Genre: Original Acoustic American Roots Music 

For fans of: Bluegrass, The Band, The Stanley Brothers, CSNY, Walt Whitman 

Original songs of redemption and hope, featuring farmers, sailors, dancers, fathers, lovers, Abraham Lincoln and The Knights Templar. Denizens of Brooklyn's South Slope, the Cornell Bros. (not brothers in fact, but brothers in music) have been playing NYC for three years, developing their soulful take on founder and songwriter Greg Cornell's tunes, with tight vocal harmonies in front. Many instruments will show up at their gigs: fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, upright bass, harmonica, sometimes lap steel and piano, as well as a pared down drum kit that helps them rock and roll. They bring energy and joy to their musical sojourn.

reverbnation.com/cornellbros

myspace.com/gregoryncornell

11pm- Bryan Nebel & Friends

Genre: blues-inspired countryesque indie rock, with a twist of gypsy jazz

For fans of: Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Willie Nelson

Bryan Nebel is a Brooklyn-based songwriter/guitarist/singer. With roots steeped in American and European history, his music is of an original brand, which he describes as, “blues-inspired countryesque indie rock, with a twist of gypsy jazz.” His new album, released earlier this year, is enjoying success across the country--from New York to California, from Texas to Minnesota. He and his group can be heard regularly in and around NYC. 

“I have the hard copy of [Bryan’s album]… and it's fantastic. Clever lyrics and instrumentation with spot-on performances. Overall a great country/folk/blues album by a new artist here in New York. Though it was made near Tin Pan Alley, it has the Midwest spirit of Dylan.” - Award-winning composer Kevin Rose

“The more I listed to [Bryan’s album] the deeper it gets into my soul. These are real life songs that you know the songwriter has lived but also strangely makes me say ME TOO!!! The craftsmanship of the lyrics coupled with some great instrumentation make this one of my go to CD’s…” - Lance Kilburn, 4Stringer

“Excellent album. [It] delivers a variety of well-written and fun songs… Listen to it once and you’ll want to hear it again and again.” –M.Gree

www.bryannebel.com

http://youtu.be/FGxJ1bg44Y0

http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/bringing-myself-home/id551766308?ls=1

http://open.spotify.com/artist/76BcQmtRVPTMW4d9OEiYDS

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bryannebel

http://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Myself-Home/dp/B008SE0JWE

https://www.facebook.com/bryannebelmusic

SATURDAY 6/1

9pm- Mic the Robot

Genre: Funk

They pack a big, funky sound with all three members of the power trio singing on mostly every tune.  Brian's guitar is all "pio pio pio" and Chris goes crazy on the drums and George just lays down the bass like "boof boof boof."  Wicked hot, come dance.

www.mictherobot.com

10pm- Gillian Harwin

Genre: Soul

Californian turned East Coaster Gillian Harwin has been on the New York scene for 6 years honing her craft and creating a soulful band with a groovin' vibe. She is not only a soulful singer and exuberant performer, but is a multi-instrumentalist as well, playing everything from Piano to Upright Bass to Musical Saw! In 2009 she took the title of Super Top Dog at The World Famous Apollo Theater's historical Amateur Night.

Gillian has studied and performed with a wealth of talented musicians both locally and abroad and has  studied many genres from classical to Jazz to Latin to Pop. With a hot band, slammin' orginal tunes and all the hottest covers, Gillian with her band Reverse Double Clutch is a show you don't want to miss!

Reverse Double Clutch is:

Gillian Harwin on Vox

LaRonn LaRhone on Bass

Gabe Cummins on Guitar

Mike The Godfather on Keys

and Jason Ewald and Allison Miller on Drums 

SUNDAY 6/2

5pm- Moving Pictures, the screening series hosted by Sean Proper and Sadie Harrison each Sunday evening at The Way Station.

AVENGERS

8pm- Nerd Cabaret

MONDAY 6/3

Paul Ryan Presents a Night of Singer Songwriters

TUESDAY 6/4

8pm- Andrea Tomasi

Genre: singer/songwriter, acoustic

For fans of: Anais Mitchell, Angel Olsen, Jessica Pratt, Dianne Cluck

Andrea's artistry lies in her capacity as storyteller, and her ability to deliver in a most honest and direct way. Her songs have a solid yet fluid quality to them, holding well but gently, with the power to transport you to a place of remembrance. The quality of her lyric, as well as the beauty of her voice and melody is enough to make anyone stop, and listen.

dreatomasi.wordpress.com

9pm- The River Rust

Genre: Rock

For fans of: Jeff Buckley, Andrew Bird, Nick Cave

The River Rust is a (one man) band utilizing live looping with acoustic guitar and voice... introspective songcraft, powerful vocals, intricate guitarwork, genre nonspecific, passionate performance. Or: Rock and Roll Music. 

www.theriverrust.com

10pm- Skye Steele

Genre: sub-folk

For fans of: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Leonard Cohen, Fiona Apple 

When Skye was almost three years old, his grandma asked him to sing the Star-Spangled Banner for a luncheon of the United Methodist Ladies of Paris, Tennessee.  He doesn't actually remember the gig, but she insists he nailed it.  That same year his mother began teaching him how to play the violin.  Fifteen years later Skye moved to New York City to pursue a Nobel Prize in Literature.  Since then he has enjoyed encounters as a fiddler with people ranging from Anthony Braxton to Willie Nelson, toured on four continents, and founded the band The Hot Holy Mess.  With Glorious Sunshine, Skye enters his most vulnerable territory to present a set of folks songs fracking the sub-strata of regret, betrayal, and self-doubt. 

"Rustic and wordly" --New York Times

"Eclectic and graceful" --TimeOut NY

http://youtu.be/o5gmAO5tGBA

http://soundcloud.com/skyesteele/sets/glorious-sunshine-ep/

11pm- Philos Moore

Genre: Folk/Singer-Songwriter

For Fans of: Deer Tick, Tom Gabel, John Prine, Bob Dylan

Philos Moore is a Folk/Contemporary Singer Songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. My influences vary in nearly every aspect, and I try to bring every sound in all at once. I have been doing this for four years now and have enjoyed every up and down equally. Philos Moore recently released their first album Time Is Heavy On Everything in March of 2013 with a full band consisting of Michael Collins Pocus and Griffin Thomas Price. I hope to always strike an important chord with the audience whenever I perform, so I hope that happens at The Way Station as well.

http://pphilosmoore.bandcamp.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzcpicJg5lE

WEDNESDAY 6/5

8pm- Eric Robertson

Genre: Bluegrass, singer songwriter, pyschedelic soul

Eric Robertson is a young mandolin virtuoso originally from Greensboro, North Carolina. His band The Boston Boys—named after a Bill Monroe tune—is composed entirely of Berklee students and alumni, some already well known in the bluegrass world. 

Featuring singer-songwriter and psychedelic soul mandolinist Eric Robertson, the band lineup rotates between an all-star cast of young musicians having included Nick Falk, Stash Wyslouch, Noam Wiesenberg, Nate Leath, Vishal Nayack, Duncan Wickel, Josh Hari, Mike Barnett, Alex Hargreaves, Eddie Barbash, Julian Lage, and many more. The band has played at prestigious festivals and events including Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, Pagosa Springs Folk Festival, Strawberry Park, Boothbay Harbor Opera House, and consistently performs for a rapidly growing fanbase at venues all over the northeast. The members have performed with music legends from various genres such as Herbie Hancock, David Grisman, Tim O'Brien Billy Hart, Jonathan Edwards, Riley Baugus, and Jamey Haddad to name a few.  

9-11pm- The Amigos Band

Genre: from bluegrass to jazz

The Amigos Band (formerly The Tres Amigos) is a collective dedicated to performing and creating American music through the traditions of collaboration and improvisation. Built on the belief that all strains of American music are branches of the same tree, they return to their roots and bring together every form from bluegrass to jazz, with intricate vocal harmony and a style all their own. 

The Amigos Band has appeared in recent performances with Pete Seeger, David Amram, New Orleans’ Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and Nellie McKay. They recently gave sold-out performances at New York City’s Lincoln Center and their semi-regular "The Amigos Band Presents" series at New York's Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola has appeared in previews and critics picks in the New Yorker magazine and the Village Voice. 

In 2013 the Amigos were chosen to serve as American cultural ambassadors for the American Music Abroad program by the U.S. Department of State. Their multi-country cultural exchange program will include public concerts, interactive performances with local traditional musicians, lecture demonstrations, workshops, jam sessions and media interviews and performances. The Amigos will appear on Nashville’s Music City Roots in summer of 2013 and are currently working on an album in collaboration with iconic New York composer, musician, and “beat,” David Amram for release in spring of 2014.