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Wed Feb 1
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Steve Morabito Jazz
Stephen Morabito and Friends (Jazz)
Drum Brush Artist Stephen Morabito has been
actively playing drums and percussion in a variety of genres for over 20
years. Morabito explains that,
"brushes played on the drums bring a dynamic dimension to jazz in a way
that expounds texture, color, musicality, and emotion." From
classic ballads to hard bop swing to avant-garde, the audience experiences an
eclectic mix of timeless jazz. Morabito brings a
variety of talented local musicians to the stage for a unique live
experience.
http://stephenmorabito.com/
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Thurs Feb 2
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Tall Heights
In the summer of 2010, this Boston-based
duo was playing for spare change in Faneuil Hall Marketplace. In the year
since, Tall Heights
has performed alongside national acts like David Wilcox, Barefoot Truth, and
Andrew Belle, and headlined packed houses across New
England. They have independently sold over 2,000 copies of their
debut album.
On September 13th, Tall Heights
unveiled their follow-up, completely independent project, Rafters, and sold
700 copies in the first 7 days. While many artists in their genre of late
have retreated to the wilderness to record, Tall Heights
stayed in the city. These five tracks were recorded over a few sweltering
months in a small bedroom of their Boston
apartment with little more than an SM58 microphone, an iMac, a guitar, a
cello and their voices. And, although there was neither cabin nor lake,
Rafters is already spreading across their Thoreauvian
folk scene like brushfire. Release show dates for the new EP will bring Tall Heights
from Portland to Atlanta this fall.
Recent Praise
“Every
once in a blue moon you get blown away by an act you’d previously not heard
of. Fans of Fleet Foxes, Bon Iver, fans of
great music and art in general need to be aware of Tall Heights.
What an incredible duo.” –Ryan
Montbleau
“a mellifluous mix of
guitar, cello and vocal harmonies…a low-fi
recording style and unique percussion act as perfect condiments” –Performer Magazine
“…beautiful harmonies, exquisite
musicianship, intricate songwriting. I love it when
the bar is set so high” –David Wilcox
“…unique, soulful,
dramatic, and arcane” –Allston Pudding
…well conceived,
cohesive work of art…heartfelt, intimate and very expressive. — Mark Baxter
“…a fixture in the
city’s folk/rock scene…[Tall Heights]
played with a high level of craft and a lyrical depth that defies their young
faces… music that is pretty, passion-laden and catchy as hell.” – Performer Magazine
“This band is raw talent
that shines in an age of acoustic appreciation.”
– The Examiner
www.tallheights.com
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Fri Feb 3
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Malicious Brothers
Malicious Brothers
The Malicious Brothers are PB Jr. and Shrimp, two seasoned performers who
have teamed up to bring funky, blues based music to venues all over the
Northeast. Listeners have marveled at the amount of sound coming from just
two players. PB Jr. plays guitars and harmonica, as well as serving up some
of the most soulful vocals heard in these parts. Shrimp adds guitars, steel
guitar, keyboards, percussion and spirited vocals, kicking the bass drum or
cowbell to ensure a steady rhythm will keep the dance floor humming. Tight
vocal harmonies abound through the set. Expect to hear a funky mix of
original and cover material, spanning the spectrum from hard blues to country
funk to reggae. This show is for those who like to jump and shout!
Disrobing is optional.
www.reverbnation.com/maliciousbrothers
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Sat Feb 4
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Chelsea Berry
Chelsea is an enormous talent; she's an Alaskan-born
singer/songwriter based out of the Boston
area and she is blowing the crowds in the Northeast away.
Her voice is powerful and smooth; an audience member at a recent Tupelo show described
her as "compelling... Chelsea
draws the entire room in like moths to a flame".
Recently, she has opened for artists such as Patty Larkin,
Roger McGuinn, Buskin & Batteau,
Chris Smither and Marshall Crenshaw.
Chelsea has played Boston's
House of Blues, Tupelo Hall in VT and Tupelo
in NH, Club Passim in Cambridge, Carnegie Hall
in NYC, and coffeehouses such as Me & Thee in Marblehead,
MA, Circle of Friends in Franklin,
New Moon in Haverhill,
etc.
She is being played regularly on Sirius XM's The
Loft, and has been featured and interviewed for radio in MA, NH, NY, and VT. She will headline the new Shalin Liu performance center in Rockport,
MA in January 2012, following in the footsteps of
headliners Paula Cole, Shawn Colvin, Tom Rush, the Kingston Trio, and many
others.
Livingston Taylor says "A voice of remarkable power
and control with a joyous soul. Brave and bright, Chelsea Berry is the real
thing."
www.chelseaberry.com
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Sun Feb 5
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David Langevin, 11am-2pm
and his piano
hands.
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Mon Feb 6
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SUSHI NIGHT, 5-9pm
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Tues Feb 7
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Vartan Mamigonian
http://www.vartanmamigonian.net/
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Wed Feb 8
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Flat Top Trio
Having just
parted ways with the 5 piece traditional bluegrass band, The Medicinals; and fresh off the heels of a stint with Gold
Town, principal songwriter/guitarist Jeremy Sicely
together with upright bass player Jeff Thompson joined forces with
mandolin/guitar extraordinaire Dave Ogrodowczyk to
form the Flat Top Trio. With a sound deeply rooted in the spirit of
their country heroes and heart beat of a Flat Top Guitar, the Trio
personifies a sound that is both unique and timeless. The Flat Top Trio
has been delighting audiences around Northern Vermont
performing their original songs and a range of covers from John Prine to Merle Haggard. The band is currently
working on releasing their self titled debut EP while consistently
maintaining a presence in the burgeoning Vermont music scene.
The Flat Top Trio
Jeremy Sicely:
Guitar/Dobro/Banjo/Vocals
Dave Ogrodowczyk: Guitar/Mandolin/Vocals
Jeff Thompson: Upright Bass
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Thurs Feb 9
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Audrey Bernstein and The Young Jazzers
Phenomenal jazz singer Audrey Bernstein presents a stylized
mixture of vintage and modern, homey and chic, earthy and glamorous,
unabashedly cosmopolitan while real and accessible.
http://audreybernsteinjazz.com/fr_home.cfm
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Fri Feb 10
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Phineas Gage
Pholk-gospel grassicana
or pholky funk or music for happy brains.
https://www.facebook.com/phineasgagevt?ref=ts&sk=app_2405167945#!/phineasgagevt?sk=info
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Sat Feb 11
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Open Acoustic Jam, 3-5pm
Z-Jaz, 7:30pm
Jazz standards
Drums: Don Einhorn
Guitar:
Greg Evans
Bass: Corey Beard
Cornet: Larry Damon
Jazz standards
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Sun Feb 12
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David Langevin, 11am-2pm
and his piano
hands.
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Poor Howard, 7:30pm
"Poor
Howard" Stith has been performing 12-string
barrelhouse blues for over thirty years. Born in Kansas
City, and raised on a farm in Iowa.,
Howard emerged on the Minneapolis
folk/blues scene in the late 60’s. His 12-string guitar style proved that
Delta blues could be found at both ends of the Mississippi and led a fellow performer to
tag him with the moniker “Poor Howard”, after the Ledbelly
song.
Over the years, Poor Howard has
performed across the U.S.,
Europe and Japan,
entertaining audiences in coffeehouses, bars and at festivals with his
dazzling guitar, heartfelt voice, and seemingly endless supply of anecdotes,
puns and shaggy dog stories. He has shared the stage with such notable blues
performers as John Jackson, Archie Edwards and Peg Leg Sam.
Poor Howard's blues style is
drawn from the tradition of Huddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly) and Blind Willy McTell,
incorporating a powerful bass line along with flashy finger-picking, His
guitar style and poignant vocals can carry the listener into the world of
rowdy barrelhouses or into the field at the end of a long day of weeding
crops.
His passion and reverence for the
country blues of the 20’s and 30’s is infectious, and he instills a new
interest in this roots music where ever he performs.
In addition to his unique guitar
style, Poor Howard's show is punctuated with regional and eclectic humor and
puns that have caused more than one person to call out, "That's poor,
Howard!" (There are those who actually believe that's how he picked up
the name.)
While Poor Howard is no stranger
to the club and coffeehouse scene, he has performed at family oriented folk
festivals, and in schools and libraries. His ballad, "Melita", about being homesick for a small town in Canada, has become a standard at Windsor
Mountain Camp in New Hampshire,
where it has been carried on by campers and counselors for twenty years.
Recently, Howard has teamed up
with harmonica player, Mike "Bullfrog" Rogers, a forty year veteran
whose styles range from folk to blues. In the past, Mike has opened for such
performers as John Hammond, Luther "Guitar" Johnson and Emmie Lou Harris. He also appears with the groups Salt River and Wooden Eye, and has appeared on over
thirty CDs.
http://www.poorhowardstith.com
http://www.myspace.com/poorhowardstith
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Mon, Feb 13
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SUSHI NIGHT, 5-9pm
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Tues Feb 14
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Folk by Association
After nearly ten
years of performing as Folk By Association, Karen Krajacic
and Jill Cowen have certainly traveled a long and interesting road together.
The early years of developing their sound locally were followed by several
years of steady touring in support of their 2003 and 2006 CD releases.
They've now played hundreds of shows in 26 states, gaining a reputation for
both their top-notch vocal harmonies and their grassroots approach to working
as independent artists.
With intricate harmonies at the forefront, Folk By Association embraces
elements of folk, roots, bluegrass, jazz, and world music, weaving these
eclectic traditions together in a unique, contemporary way. The duo uses
multiple acoustic instruments, switching off between the guitar and mandolin,
throwing in a banjo here, a toy xylophone there. Said to be both nostalgic
and modern, soothing and energizing, Folk By Association is both a throwback
and a surprise.
2010 finds the duo in the planning stages of a third CD, extensively touring
throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic states,
organizing an acoustic series and folk festival, and making their respective
homes in VT (Karen) and NJ (Jill).
http://www.myspace.com/folkbyassociation
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Wed Feb 15
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Sarah Wallis
Sarah
Wallis is an acoustic singer/songwriter who, with original music and a range
of familiar tunes will captivate your entire being. Having grown up in a very musical and creative environment, she
sprouted her garden of music at a very young age. Through many collaborations and mixtures of
musicians and friends, she is sure to connect with you, on a very special level.
www.sarahwallismusic.com
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Thurs Feb 16
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Andrew Parker Renga
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 4:Portraits,
Andrew has created a “finely honed, artistically savvy collection,” -Dan
Bolles, Seven Days. The record is a huge step both artistically and
creatively from his last, Issue 3: Emily, focusing on his vocal delivery and
melody. Each track is a snapshot of Andrew’s “considerable talents” as
a singer ranging from lush quiet tones, on Portrait, to heavenly falsetto,
Sun, to gut wrenching growl, Drawing Dead, to touching, Twenty-Five. As
Dan Bolles writes in his review of Portraits: “(Portraits) should propel the
singer into the upper echelon of local songwriting talent.”
His live show has continued to impress. Accompanying himself
on acoustic guitar, his performances are interactive, recording grooves he
beat-boxes on the fly and layering parts on top of it. Listeners are
always surprised to see one man on stage and hear a wall of sound.
Andrew currently lives in Burlington, Vermont and continues to perform primarily in the New England area.
www.aprmusic.com
http://www.myspace.com/aprmusic
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Fri Feb 17
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Laslo Cameo
Formed in 2003, Laslo Cameo represents a
unique blend of world cultures. Leslie
Campos on violin, guitar and vocals is Connecticut
born with Hungarian and Greek roots, while “Brit” Randy Bulpin on guitar, dobro and vocals was raised in Australia. With extensive
individual touring and studio experience, they share a desire to play
groove-oriented and roots based material.
Their
2007 debut CD “Second Avenue Serenade” revealed the influence of blues, jazz,
country and 60’s rock both in writing and performance. The CD has been warmly
received in the USA,
Europe and Australia
with tracks continuing to be adfded to radio
playlists
Leslie and Randy are very excited about the new
songs they are writing and performing and are hoping to complete recording in
Summer 2011 early fall release.
“Together they deliver a strong Americana debut, which
should not pass unnoticed, because the compositions are strong and they are
brought to us by two skilled musicians which make Laslo
Cameo a band we will hear more about in the future.”
- Rootstime
Roots Radio, Belgium
www.laslocameo.com
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Sat Feb 18
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Dan Liptak
& Greg Evans
The duo
featuring Burlington guitarist Greg Evans and Montpelier clarinetist
Dan Liptak accentuates music
from the Jazz, Swing, Gypsy and Latin traditions. Hard swinging to
wailing, tender to gritty, this versatile duo performs in an intimate
setting.
danliptakmusic.com
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Sun Feb 19
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Cody Michaels, 11am-2pm
Piano soloist
and composer Cody Michaels' unique musical expressions inspire comparisons to
the likes of Beethoven, Keith Jarrett, and George Winston. A fomer park ranger and farmhand, his music celebrates the
wonders of nature, simple living and the human spirit.
www.codymichaels.com
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Hillary Reynolds Band
The Hillary Reynolds Band is a happenstance marriage of
four diverse individuals, each locked into the craft of creating music. The
instrumentation was simple: acoustic guitar, djembe
and vocals. Little over a year later, their instrumentation expanded to
include backup vocals, piano, ukulele, and cello. They draw influences from music of all eras of the
past century, while branding their own sound.
HRB has played across the country
while developing deep friendships, sharpening their writing, and drawing
inspiration from life's twists
http://www.hillaryreynoldsband.com/
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Mon Feb 20
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SUSHI NIGHT, 5-9pm
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Tues Feb 21
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Max Weaver
Playing an array of folk, country and honky tonk
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Wed Feb 22
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Paul Cataldo
Paul Cataldo returns to the Bees Knees coming off of his four
month West Coast/Alaskan Summer tour. He'll be singing some songs he wrote on
the road as well as songs from his latest record "Rivers, Roads &
Mountains."
www.paulcataldo.com
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Thurs Feb 23
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Rapscallion
Rapscallion
specializes in dance music of Ireland
played on fiddle (Allen Church), guitar (Pete Haselbacher)
and bass (David Gaillard). The intricate arrangements of timeless
melodies combine the players for a rare listening experience that will
beguile and bring a smile. Beautiful at times, blazing at others, this
music grabs you gently by the ears and gives your brain a massage.
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Fri Feb 24
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Last October
A truly unique listening experience, Last October
creates a musical journey that will deeply tug at your heart strings. Honing
their crafts from different sides of the country, Erica Stroem
and James Kinne came together through their sheer
love and respect for music. With powerful harmonies, rich song writing, and
passionate storytelling, Last October has found a distinctive way to
interpret their rapidly evolving style. Impossible to ignore, Last October
will capture your attention and leave you wanting more.
http://www.reverbnation.com/lastoctober
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Sat Feb 25
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Steve Hartmann, 6:30pm
Steve Hartmann debut
album fundraiser awareness session
OPEN MIC, 7:30pm
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Sun Feb 26
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John Smythe
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Mon Feb 27
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SUSHI NIGHT, 5-9pm
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Tues, Feb 28
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Wed, Feb 29
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