September 2010 Music
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Wed Sept 1	Ian Wade
Thurs Sept 2	Danny Ricky Cole Rick (Dan) Cole began his musical career with well known cousin, Tammy Fletcher, playing back yard parties and other informal get togethers. Mo-town music, blues, and rock have all been part of his past. At age 13, he joined a high school band playing acoustic guitar. Five bands and many gigs later different musical styles came out. Original instrumentals weave together with Doc Watson style picking. Early influences like James Taylor, Bob Dylan, Gordon Lightfoot etc continue to surface. During the early to mid 90s working in two different bands, he played over 100 engagements a year. Mileage is what it takes, working the scene and earning your chops. Finger-pickin’ good, come check it out!
Fri Sept 3	Z- Jaz Drums: Don Einhorn Guitar: Greg Evans Bass: Corey Beard Cornet: Larry Damon Jazz standards.
Sat Sept 4	Vanessa Torres "With the raw simplicity of bare hands in the dirt, Vanessa Torres writes folk songs that blend tender honesty with a strong call to action, weaving delicate harmonies with old-time instrumentation and vivid imagery." Inspiring, tender and passionate, Vanessa Torres’ songs and performance are soulful personal portraits rooted in universal themes of compassion and hope.  It is her unique blend of authenticity and grace that makes Torres' music both refreshing and inspiring.  Torres' songs draw you in by being both catchy and lyrically moving. Such qualities as a songwriter have awarded her numerous honors such as being selected for the prestigious Emerging Artist Showcase for the 2010 FalconRidge Folk Festival, receiving 3rd place in the 2010 Music to Life Songwriting Competition at the Kerrville Folk Festival (out of over 300 applicants) and receiving Honorable Mention in the Telluride Troubador Songwriting Competition. In addition to these honors, Vanessa has toured nationally, sharing stages with numerous acclaimed artists from Kaki King to Erin Mckeown to Anais Mitchel. In 2008, Torres was asked to join Holly Near, Laura Love, John McCutcheon and Emmas Revolution in the ‘Sing out the Vote’ tour rallying voters for Barack Obama across the battleground state of Ohio. Holly Near: "Take a vibrant singer who has passion for music and poetry combined with her compassion for the world. Add energy, fun, intelligence, curiosity, and respect and it adds up to Vanessa Torres. Vanessa Torres can handle the generation gap. She knows from where she comes and brings it on full force while maintaining a loving relationship with the elders in her audience. Bridges are how we get across the river." www.vanessatorresmusic.com
Sun Sept 5	Brendan Hogan "A distinctive new musical voice." - The Boston Phoenix http://brendanhogan.net http://myspace.com/brendanhogansongs http://sonicbids.com/brendanhogan http://facebook.com/brendanhogansongs http://twitter.com/BrendanMHogan
Tues Sept 7	Kris Gruen- RESIDENCY Born in New York City, Kris Gruen is a Vermont-based singer-songwriter. Building off of the lush, whisper-folk of his 2006 debut album Lullaby School (Mother West), Gruen’s sophomore release Part of It All adds innovative, eclectic, and electrified new approaches to the songs and production. Often compared to Andrew Bird, The Arcade Fire, and The Decembrists, Part of It All, with the help of Mother West producers/engineers Charles Newman (The Magnetic Fields, AM, The Black Kids), JJ Beck and Rob Stevens, takes Gruen’s songs and stories to an adventurous and fresh musical place. Kris is no stranger to the world of music. His father, the famed rock photographer Bob Gruen, has long been synonymous with immortalizing countless musical icons on film, but Kris has chosen to pursue a path more similar to the lives of those of his father’s subjects. Recording in both New York City and Los Angeles enabled Gruen to collaborate and record with great musicians and friends, including drummer Butch Norton (The Eels, Lucinda Williams, Rufus Wainright), bassist Sebastian Steinberg (Soul Coughing, Dixie Chicks), Nashville’s Jason Goforth on lapsteel, and drummer Nick Brown from New York City’s The Dig. Since the release of Lullaby School, Gruen has toured the US, sharing the stage with Sean Lennon, The Avett Brothers, Bishop Allen, Jesse Malin, Nicole Atkins, Anais Mitchell, The Bowmans and more. A residency is planned for The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles early next year, as well a national tour to coincide with the release of Part of It All next spring. www.krisgruen.com
Wed Sept 8	Fred Brauer Constantly exploring the edges of his style and structure, Fred covers a broad range of styles including ambient, americana, folk, Motown, shoegaze, blues and country. This scope is what keeps things interesting and makes Fred stand out from much of the generic noise one hears today.
Thurs Sept 9	Barika Ensemble Barika" is deep groove music inspired by sounds from the wassoulou region of Mali. The ensemble consists of drums (Caleb Bronze), bass (Jp Candelier), keys (Andric Severence), percussion and N'goni (Craig Myers) as well as many guest artists at every show... The Kamel N'Goni comes from the wasoulou region of Mali. A pentatonic harp which creates hypnotic melodies, combined with intricate rhythmic patterns sure to please all! http://www.myspace.com/barikaensemble
Fri Sept 10	Bread and Bones
Sat Sept 11	Alan Greenleaf and The Doctor
Sun Sept 12
Tues Sept 14	Kris Gruen- RESIDENCY
Wed Sept 15	Rachael Rice
Thurs Sept 16	Tammy Fletcher
Fri Sept 17	Taryn Noelle Duo Jazz and blues standards. www.tarynnoelle.com
Sat Sept 18	Motel Brothers Hailing originally from the rustbelt, singer/songwriter James Bentley cut his musical teeth in Nashville, then moved to the Rockies where he founded alt/country headliners Stillhouse Burning. He now brings his roots influences, raw vocals and gritty, thoughtful songs to Vermont, where Bentley has found poetic inspiration in the hearty folk and solemn peace of the Northeast Kingdom. In the tradition of his great grandpappy's family band out of Bristol, Virginia, the music is mostly original, sprinkled with some old-timey standards and acoustic renditions of rock classics. Backed by multi-instrumentalist Ean Briere, a native Vermonter who first met James almost 20 years ago, The Motel Brothers have been rocking the Green Mountains relentlessly. Well versed in Folk, Jazz, Funk, Rock and Jambands d' jour, Ean relies on his seasoned years of performance experience and his deep musical knowledge to continue to find sources of inspiration and improvisation. Adding elegant flourishes and silky smooth melodies on ukulele, mandolin, guitar, percussion and occasionally alto saxophone, Ean seemlessly incorporates many styles, genres and thrills while playing for audiences. http://www.myspace.com/motelbrothers
Sun Sept 19
Tues Sept 21	Kris Gruen- RESIDENCY
Wed Sept 22	Linda Warnaar and Micah Carbanou
Thurs Sept 23	Nicole Carey Handmade Blues
Fri Sept 24	Cosa Buena
Sat Sept 25	Open Mic
Sun Sept 26	Open Irish Session, 3-6pm
	Andrew Parker Renga, 7:30pm Andrew Parker-Renga (APR) grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana where he took piano, quit piano (which he regrets -doesn’t everyone?), taught himself guitar, started songwriting, got kicked out of prep-school, and decided music was to be his life. With the release of his latest record, Issue 3: Emily, APR is described as having a “angelic voice, poetic depth and melodic grace” (Dan Bolles, Seven Days).  He calls his style indie-folk; Damien Rice fronts the Counting Crows and loops like Keller Williams.  Accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, his performances are interactive recording grooves he beat-boxes on the fly and layering parts on top of it. http://www.myspace.com/aprmusic
Tues Sept 28	Kris Gruen – RESIDENCY
Wed Sept 29	Jim Charonko
Thurs Sept 30	Copper Kettle
	OCTOBER
Fri, Oct 1	Karen of Folk by Association with Jon
Sat, Oct 2	Earthman
Sun Oct 3	Brady and his band “crain” "crain" is the band representing the works of full time singer/songwriter brady. A three piece band comprised of acoustic or hollow body guitar, upright bass, brushed snare with stomp box, crain delivers upbeat original rockabluey skifflecana laced with tight harmonies and driving, dancy, goat roping beats. If you don't know what "rockabluey," "skifflecana," or "goat roping" mean, perhaps you should stop by and have a listen! You won't regret it, and you might just love it! website for solo show (dont have a demo for the band yet) is www.nathanbradycrain.com/brady_files/brady_home.htm
Tues Oct 5	Caitlin Canty
Wed Oct 6	Butterbeans? The Butterbeans are Jeanne Segretto Miller on the fiddle and vocals and Josh Gould singing and playing guitar, banjo and mandolin.  They met a couple years ago and began playing music together shortly there after.  Jeanne is a classical violinist who became bitten by the old time bug and Josh studied jazz for years before delving into old time fiddle and dance tunes.  They serve up some blues and swing tunes while creating their own blend of acoustic music.
Thurs Oct 7	Shrimp Shrimp solo… acoustic folk. http://www.shrimptunes.com/Home.htm
Fri Oct 8	John Colvert Duo
Sat Oct 9	The Hubcats
Sun Oct 10	Allen Church
Tues Oct 12	Jim Charonko
Wed Oct 13	Danny Ricky Cole
Thurs Oct 14	Zach Dupont Zack Dupont, 7:30pm "After listening to his full-length solo debut, Paths, roughly 47 times in the last week or so, I have a question for Zack duPont: Just where the hell did you come from, man? Ideally, that question will serve a dual purpose. One, I honestly don't know much about the dude beyond that he currently lives in Burlington and plays around town fairly often, both solo and with his band Stacked, and that once upon a time he played in Japhy Ryder and Hollywood Farm. When duPont approached me about reviewing his album, he was hesitant to say too much about his background or the project itself, preferring to let his music stand on its own. I can respect that. The other purpose: I'm hoping said query implies something about my general bewilderment regarding duPont's freshman effort. At the risk of hyperbole - fair warning: this won't be the last time - it is an astounding display of musicianship and raw, emotionally gripping songwriting talent. How, oh, how has he flown under my radar to this point? A swooning, finger-picked acoustic guitar line introduces "Piece of Work" and sets the disc's moonlit tone. Though every instinct in my critical brain is screaming not to, I have to say this: His playing reminds me of Nick Drake. Simply put, duPont is an elite guitarist. Here and throughout the album, his attention to dynamic subtlety - in addition to immaculate technical polish and engaging melody lines - is remarkable. Similarly, duPont's vocal performance is intimate, nuanced and affecting. He appears to take as much care with his hushed delivery as he does with his impressively understated guitar work. The result, evidenced throughout but especially on cuts such as "Brother the Hero" and "Across the Coals," is that each of his talents works fully in concert with the others. Imagine M. Ward collaborating with Iron and Wine. The word you're looking for is "sublime." The disc has just one flaw and it comes in the form of "The Pilot," a decidedly jammy cut that simmers on a low groove and closes the album. It's not a bad tune, per se. In fact, even given my general aversion to all things wiggly, I'd say it's a tight little tune. But considering the tone of the art-folk brilliance preceding it, the song feels woefully out of place, as if it belongs on another disc - or with another band. Regardless, Paths is a tantalizing gem from start to (almost) finish. And with it, duPont has firmly established himself as one of the area's most promising and exciting songwriters. - Dan Bolles, Seven Days zackdupontmusic.com
Fri Oct 15	Broken String Bluegrass
Sat Oct 16	Mark Struhsacker
Sun Oct 17	Steve Hartmann After almost 10 years, singer/songwriter Steve Hartmann returns to the national music scene in preparation for his long awaited debut solo album, “Waking Up the Echoes”. Livingston Taylor recalls Hartmann as, “Simply a joy to watch. He has a commanding stage presence and is one of the best I’ve seen come through here (Berklee College of Music)”. Jana Alibrandi (SoundCheck Magazine) states, “Steve Hartmann, you’ve got that mesmerizing feel. Don’t Change a thing!” Since playing such Philadelphia venues as The Tin Angel and The Writer’s House at U Penn, and Boston venues like Club Passim, and The House of Blues, Hartmann now resides in Burlington Vermont where he’s played Higher Ground and Nectar’s, opening for Jeffrey Gaines and Carbon Leaf. Having been compared to Dave Matthews and Glenn Hansard, Hartmann notes, “As a singer/songwriter, it’s tough making a ‘real’ living, but I have a great support system and have grown a lot as a person and a musician over the years. I’m ready to take the chance on myself that we, as musicians at least, sometimes wait for others to take on us. The reasons I play have changed, I’ve changed. I’m in no rush, but why wait? – I’m excited to be back and am having the time of my life!” http://www.myspace.com/stevehartmann
Tues Oct 19	John Smythe
Wed Oct 20	Faerie God Brothers
Thurs Oct 21	The Just Desserts The Just Desserts is an accordion/cello world fusion duo http://www.myspace.com/thejustdessertsinternational http://www.youtube.com/thejustdesserts http://www.thejustdesserts.com
Fri Oct 22	Eric Lindberg with Steve Blair Jazz Duo. www.ericlindbergworld.com
Sat Oct 23	Slick Martha’s Hot Club
Sun Oct 24
Tues Oct 26
Wed Oct 27	Andrew Parker Renga
Thurs Oct 28
Fri Oct 29	The Heckhounds
Sat Oct 30	Open Mic hosted by Jay
Sun Oct 31	Open Irish Session, 3-6pm
	NOVEMBER
Tues Nov 2	Carmel Mikol, Kim Wempe, Rosie MacKenzie (Canadian folk/roots ensemble) Atlantic Canada’s most powerful voice, newest award-winning songwriter, and feistiest fiddler are joining forces to tour the northeastern United States. Kim Wempe (2010 East Coast Music Award Winner), Carmel Mikol (2010 Great American Song Contest Winner Folk Category) and Rosie MacKenzie (formerly of the internationally acclaimed Cottars), each with an impressive share of road miles under their belts individually, are excited to share the stage in a new collaboration that will deliver everything from singer/songwriter tenderness to foot-stomping sing-alongs and a good old fiddle row! Hailing from Nova Scotia, the ensemble features folk/roots, bluegrass and celtic musical influences driven by award-winning songwriting and three-part harmonies. Visit them on the web: www.carmelmikol.com www.kimwempe.com www.themackenzieproject.com
Wed Nov 3	Rupert Wates
Thurs Nov 4	Shrimp
Fri Nov 5
Sat Nov 6	Slick Martha’s Hot Club
Sun Nov 7	Steve Hartmann After almost 10 years, singer/songwriter Steve Hartmann returns to the national music scene in preparation for his long awaited debut solo album, “Waking Up the Echoes”. Livingston Taylor recalls Hartmann as, “Simply a joy to watch. He has a commanding stage presence and is one of the best I’ve seen come through here (Berklee College of Music)”. Jana Alibrandi (SoundCheck Magazine) states, “Steve Hartmann, you’ve got that mesmerizing feel. Don’t Change a thing!” Since playing such Philadelphia venues as The Tin Angel and The Writer’s House at U Penn, and Boston venues like Club Passim, and The House of Blues, Hartmann now resides in Burlington Vermont where he’s played Higher Ground and Nectar’s, opening for Jeffrey Gaines and Carbon Leaf. Having been compared to Dave Matthews and Glenn Hansard, Hartmann notes, “As a singer/songwriter, it’s tough making a ‘real’ living, but I have a great support system and have grown a lot as a person and a musician over the years. I’m ready to take the chance on myself that we, as musicians at least, sometimes wait for others to take on us. The reasons I play have changed, I’ve changed. I’m in no rush, but why wait? – I’m excited to be back and am having the time of my life!” http://www.myspace.com/stevehartmann
Tues Nov 9
Wed Nov 10	Allen Church
Thurs Nov 11
Fri Nov 12	Tammy Fletcher Mtn Girl
Sat Nov 13	The Hubcats
Sun Nov 14
Tues Nov 16	Layah Jane
Wed Nov 17	D Davis
Thurs Nov 18	The Heckhounds
Fri Nov 19	Red Hot Juba
Sat Nov 20	Mark Struhsacker
Sun Nov 21	Folk By Association
Tues Nov 23
Wed Nov 24
Thurs Nov 25	CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING
Fri Nov 26
Sat Nov 27	Open Mic hosted by Jay
Sun Nov 28	Open Irish Session, 3-6pm
Tues Nov 30