The Way Station Events
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TUESDAY 10/288pm- 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- Dave Hassell Quintet
Genre: jazz, contemporary
For fans of: Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter
Brooklyn based bass player and composer Dave Hassell draws from his diverse background to deliver a genuine and solid musical foundation. Drawing from his rock, funk, jazz, and folk backgrounds he brings a fresh and unique palate of sounds to the table, and consistently pushes others to explore new terrain. Along with being an in demand sideman in several groups, he also leads the Dave Hassell Quintet, which just released their debut album entitled "Bearings." The album is available to stream, download, and order at loozthehoff.bandcamp.com.
10pm- Kings County Ramblers
Genre: bluegrass, rag time, Americana
Bluegrass in Brooklyn! It's a wonderful thing and the Ramblers are helping to keep the tradition moving forward. We're a scrappy group of pickers emerging on the Brooklyn scene. Playing a great style of music that brings together bluegrass, rag time, Americana and improvisational jamming. Everything from fast paced cookin’ with gas to slow eerie old timey numbers. The way music is supposed to be. A good time celebration with organic instruments; banjo, mandolin, acoustic guitar and Bob the upright bass. Y'all should come!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idSiblwC58w
11pm- Bree and The Whatevers
Genre: Jazzy pop gypsy rock
For fans of: good times, good music and general nerdom
We sound like the musical love child of Amy Winehouse and The Doors. Four piece Brooklyn based Pop/R&B /Rock band fronted by a powerhouse Chanteuse.
Funky bass/drum beats with lively melodies, and lyrics about Love, German folklore, and Anime Heroines.
“an attractive blues/jazz/pop chanteuse, Bree Klauser, who playfully delivered lively melodies with a skilled combo of guitar/bass/drums/keys.”- nycindiemusiclive.blogspot.com/
http://www.reverbnation.com/BreeAndTheWhatevers
https://www.facebook.com/BreeAndTheWhatevers
breeannklauser.com
WEDNESDAY 10/29
8pm- Camp Street
Genre: 1920s & 30s Jazz
For fans of: The Boswell Sisters, The Andrews Sisters, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Django Reinhardt
Camp Street is Brooklyn's premier close harmony singing group, steeped in the vocal jazz traditions of the 1920s and early 1930s. Their repertoire leans heavily on cuts from the Boswell Sisters, but also various selections from the 1950s and 60s. Regardless of the song's era, every note is faithfully representative of the swing and boogie-woogie generation.
Camp Street plays music old enough that transcriptions do not exist. For that reason, the band painstakingly transcribes much of their repertoire from period recordings. While tedious, the process produces changes and alterations to the originals - as rich, intricate, and unexpected as the original composers intended.
Their performance, though anachronistic, invokes the joy and romance of ALL eras. Camp Street pays homage to music that was the punk rock of its time - unconventional, youthful, and most significantly, rebellious.
https://www.facebook.com/campstreetmusic/
9pm- Sun Thief
Genre: Folk Rock
For fans of: Fleet Foxes, Elliott Smith, Radiohead, Avett Brothers
The dulcet harmonies of Sun Thief have been lauded by many a listener from the far reaches of Crown Heights to the stony rows of Park Slope. Formed in the Spring of 2014, Sun Thief consists of Nathaniel Riehl (vox/guitars), Patrick Cochrane (vox/guitars), and John Matson (vox/drums). All members contribute to the band's catalog of original music which can be described as folky, sometimes ethereal, and always introspective.
www.soundcloud.com/nathan-riehl
10pm- The Sky Captains of Industry
Genre: Spacebilly/Folktronica
For fans of: Old-time rock and roll, science fiction, space, post-apocalyptica
The Sky Captains of Industry came from the future to inform you about the upcoming apocalypse and/or to rock it to rubble.
The Sky Captains of Industry: Are they men? Are they machines? Will they indeed save the rest of your heart?
http://www.skycaptainsofindustry.com/
http://sci-fidelity.bandcamp.com/
11pm- Dalton Deschain
EP Release for The Collateral Vignettes
Theatrical punk act Dalton Deschain unveils his newest concept EP about nuclear warfare, circus freaks, and demonic possession, just in time for Halloween!
"Detroit will not weep for you."
Come celebrate Halloween the old-fashioned way: with a spooky ghost story told through aggressive acoustic punk music, and drinking beer in the shadow of the TARDIS. Dalton Deschain's new EP, The Collateral Vignettes, is a fast-paced album full of catchy hooks...along with lyrics about a demon-possessed man who gains control of Detroit in the 1940s. Come in costume(!) to join Dalton for the release of this poppy punk horror show.
Genre: Anti-Folk, Rock, Punk
For fans of: Against Me!, Neutral Milk Hotel, The Dresden Dolls
Dalton Deschain is a songwriter from Detroit, Michigan. In his first life he was a survivor of the war that tore apart America, and in 1947 he was exiled from his hometown, and his time. He has arrived here in the present to share his stories of lost love, nuclear warfare, loneliness, rats, plane crashes, and architecture. For more information on all this nonsense, head to:
www.daltondeschain.com
daltondeschainmusic.com
Facebook.com/DaltonDeschainMusic
Twitter @daltondeschain
THURSDAY 10/30
8pm- The Bright Smoke
Genre: Indie-rock/blues
For fans of: PJ Harvey, My Brightest Diamond, Sharon Van Etten
Brooklyn-based The Bright Smoke aspires to create music with a dark edge and rock sentiment while adding noticeable blues undertones. Musicians Mia Wilson and Quincy Ledbetter hail from Illinois and Virginia respectively and present a captivating collection of eerie low-key vocals with harrowing melodies and rhythm accents. The duo combines a variation of tones, pulling influences from Patti Smith and Junior Kimbrough, to Leonard Cohen, to Cat Power and PJ Harvey, making the unique noir-blues sound that differentiates them from other bands of today.
"...music that touches on different genres (with) a captivating voice and lyrics that balance between despair and hope." - Filter Magazine
"The vocals cut deep into you, with a strong piano back beat to keep you comfortable while the blood rushes out. Chills will ensue after listening to this." - Velvet Rope Magazine
"This is without doubt some of the coolest new music that I have listened to in the last few years. The Bright Smoke is a band you will be hearing a lot about in 2014" - 50third and Third
www.thebrightsmoke.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bright-Smoke/407399432659970
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuIraArKHTI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbqoy9gxmuQ
https://soundcloud.com/thebrightsmoke-1
http://thebrightsmoke.bandcamp.com/
9pm- Pete Lanctot and the Stray Dogs
Genre: Experimental Folk Blues
For fans of: Tom Waits, John Cale, Ernest Tubb, The Mississippi Sheiks
New York Music Daily writes that, "Pete Lanctot personifies pretty much everything good about New York's most happening music scene." His songs are surreal and mysterious narratives featuring sordid casts of characters who’s origins are vague, and seem equally likely to be found in present day New York City, a Memphis juke joint of the 1920s or hitchhiking a depression era plains state highway. Steeped in American traditions of blues, folk and country. Backed by The Stray Dogs, a talented and versatile cast of musicians and improvisers Lanctot’s music is original, rabble rousing, heartbreaking and soul searching, always exploring the non-traditional without relying on reproduction.
www.peteandthestraydogs.com
10pm- Ted Hefko and The Thousandaires
Genre: Americana/Roots
For fans of: Bob Dylan, Dr. John, Trombone Shorty, Kermit Ruffins and The Barbecue Swingers, Old Crow Medicine Show, Galactic
Ted Hefko and The Thousandaires combine the urgency and spontaneity of jazz, with the gritty bare bones sensibility of early folk blues, and the vibrancy of New Orleans culture to bring life to original story songs. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Ted Hefko moved to New Orleans on a Greyhound Bus when he was 18 and fresh out of high school. He rode next to a Memphis call-girl, nearly twice his age, who entertained him with stories of the ins and outs of the business as they rode. From a home base in Brooklyn, NY, The Thousandaires tour a wide swath of the country from Thomas, West Virginia to Tulsa, Oklahoma and Kansas City, Missouri.
"Follow that brooding Southern-fried piper dripping with sass and eloquence, and one song leads to another. There’s a little romance. Foot tapping quickly escalates to a slow dance with a sound match made somewhere between Dixieland and heaven." — Dionne Charlet, Where Y'at
"A sonic breath of fresh air, entertaining and a nice slice of Americana roots music without every coming close to the self indulgent pitfalls more common today by most artists." — Brent Black, Critical Jazz
“If I Walked On Water - has songs about trains, buses and taking steps to get some where you want to be. - They will make you laugh, dance and think.”-
Oscar Brooks - The Examiner
“Ted Hefko writes New Orleans inspired jazz that appeals to the NYC crowd. That's a tall order, but he and his band, the Thousandaires, know how to make music that sounds upbeat, sophisticated, and fun while staying true to the spirit of New Orleans. Think of him as an urban Dr. John.” -Calvin Powers - Taproot Radio
www.ted.hefko.net
11pm- Dick Valentine
Genre: Solo acoustic
For fans of: I am the lead singer of Electric Six, but you could say I have some Roky Erikson, Tom Waits, Talking Heads in me.
Dick Valentine is best known as the front-man for Electric Six, but in the last few years he has been known to play solo acoustic sets both in the US and the UK. He has two solo albums, “Destroy The Children” and “Halloween Fingers” and his set consists of a healthy mix of songs from those albums as well as Electric Six songs performed acoustically. Requests are taken, drinks are consumed, and occasionally audience members can come up and sing backing vocals. Though originally from Detroit, Valentine has lived in Prospect Heights for 7 years and is always excited about being able to walk 2 blocks to his gig at The Way Station.
“With many absurd lyrics and heartfelt, but rigorous acoustic guitar playing, this is a frontman’s acoustic set at its best” - The Yorker (York, UK)
“(Valentine) prefers not to think about it. Why push genius, anyway?” QRO Magazine
electricsix.com
https://www.facebook.com/dick.valentine.7
HALLOWEEN
Dress up for The Way Station's fourth Annual Halloween Costume Party with bar tab prizes for best costumes, drink specials and a mid-night screening of everyone's favorite cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show! It's just a jump to the left....
SATURDAY 11/1
Regulars Happy Hour
Wear your ambassador pin and pay happy hour prices all night long.
8pm- Zamba 2 Samba
Genre: roots samba
For fans of: Marisa Monte, Elis Regina, Cartola, Nelson Cavaquinho, Adoniran Barbosa
Conceived as a tribute to "Samba de Raiz" or roots samba, Zamba 2 Samba delves deep into Brazil's musical past offering reinterpretations of Brazil's most joyous music from the '40's, '50's & '60's. Led by Susan Justice's beautiful, clear voice and backed by both Brazilian and a revolving group of international musicians, Zamba 2 Samba will take you to a small samba club in Lapa, Rio...at least for the night.
reverbnation.com/zamba2samba
9pm- Toby Singer and the Storm
Genre: Indie Rock
For fans of: Nick Drake, Elliott Smith
Toby Singer and the Storm, the stage name of Toby Singer, an up and coming singer/songwriter, producer, and musical theater composer currently living in Brooklyn, NY. His last record is called Here Comes Saturn, an homage of sorts to the delicate, quiet music of Nick Drake and Elliott Smith. Toby’s warm, low voice gives weight to the semi-autobiographical record, detailing the traverse of time and the crisis of being, going through one’s late 20s.
“Recalling a cleaned up Nick Drake or a scrubbed Elliot Smith, Toby Singer chases down the same acoustic wide-screen pop that seems so well suited to sync with film. "Hard Beast" is built on the back of a tiny acoustic guitar progression, Singer's voice lilting out in some pleasant combination of firm and weak. Producers of independent film take notice of the chorus, the kind of the thing that should suitably end up in a trailer beside a pensive next-generation Gordon-Levitt or a vastly-improved Zach Braff. Singer repeats the chorus until it is a well-worn hook, the title lyric very nearly an analog for "heart beat", as the song moves methodically to its small and valuable conclusions." -32 Feet Per Second
"Wickedly fresh soul slash crooning slash dancin’ in the kitchen" and that the songs are "coated with a frosting of earnest innocence, but still stay sexy." -YVYNYL
"Bits of Jens Lekman, Vampire Weekend and soul. Nice.” -Mind of an Independent
http://www.tobysinger.com/the-storm
http://vimeo.com/104071114
10pm- Kagero
Genre: Japanese Gypsy Rock
For fans of: Gogol Bordello meets David Bowie
Upbeat, folky pop songs with world music flavors, sung by a Japanese man with a British accent. Kagero’s sound is a melting pot of tonalities and rhythms from Asia, the Middle East, South America and Eastern Europe -- "Cultural Confusion." Sometimes the songs are beautiful imagery, sometimes sad folk tales, and sometimes silly songs about drinking. But the tunes are always fun, and the show is high energy dancing good time.
"Kagero’s world music goulash is very tasty -- even if you don’t always know what’s you’re eating."
“Rooted in uplifting elements from eclectic origins, "Japanese Gypsy Rock" unites Kagero’s musical influences and talents into a cross-culture dance party.”
by Meijin Bruttomesso, The Deli Magazine
www.kagero.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/KAGERO/8576534010
http://kagero.com/fr_epk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ul6qjtbneQ&feature=player_embedded
SUNDAY 11/2
2014 NYC Marathon: Marathoners Unite!
Let us welcome you with a round of applause for your tremendous achievement and determination. Wear your 2014 NYC Marathon medal and drink happy hour prices all night long.
4pm- Moving Pictures: Hand-picked entertainment on the big screen each Sunday evening at the Way Station.
DOCTOR WHO Series 8
We'll be playing the new episode for you 2-3 times starting at 4pm.
More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/825874687432848/
8:30pm- An evening with uncle Monsterface' presenting their new album, 'Rise of the Lava Men.
Genre: Alternative/Weird/Nerd Pop
For fans of: They Might Be Giants Meets Rush, Ween
Uncle Monsterface is fun, high-energy nerd rock that stares you down from across the bar and dares you not to have a good time with them. They make songs about ninjas, Nintendo, D&D, lobsters, and life. Their live shows often include giant dancing monsters, notably one that shares the name with the band, and is also a sock puppet. As a matter of fact, many of their songs are about real sock puppets. Listen up and get down.
“[Uncle Monsterface] lifts you up and makes you feel powerful.”
-james kochalka, american elf, on uncle monsterface’s ‘this is an adventure’
“Is the music catchy? Yes! Are the lyrics odd and quirky? Of Course! But are the songs themselves somehow devalued by these two elements? Hell no! While Uncle Monsterface like to paint themselves as goodtime guys making music that requires naught but a modicum of conscious thought on the part of their listeners, they are, in fact, **dum–dum–daaaaah** emotionally resonant.” -Geekdad Z, HipsterPlease
https://www.facebook.com/events/1484139701866717/
unclemonsterface.com
youtube.com/unclemonsterface
http://unclemonsterface.bandcamp.com/
10pm- 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 11/3
6-7:15pm- Monster Monday Madness: Lost Boys
Free Pizza
Paul Ryan Presents:
8pm- Samantha Brown
Samantha Brown is a singer/songwriter in the NYC area. Sam works with various young musicians as a songwriter and collaborates with many local musicians. Check her out lending vocals to the talented Ugly, Ugly Words at SoundCloud.com
9pm- Zuni Mountain Boys
Zuni Mountain Boys
Genre: Americanca
The Zuni Mountain Boys are an Americana duo based out of Brooklyn, NY. Connor McGinnis and Matt Campbell formed the group in early 2014. They recorded their first EP in East Nashville in late May over two days, and released it via bandcamp in August 2014. The five song EP consists predominantly of two acoustic guitars, and two part harmonies with Connor singing the leads, and Matt accompanying. Dobro and piano are the only other accents on the recording, leaving the sound spare, with little more than is necessary to deliver the song. The lyrics hesitate to dip into the abstract, and instead paint the sound with ordinary images that allow the listener to arrive at something larger on their own.
https://thezunimountainboys.bandcamp.com/
10pm- Mike O'Malley
Genre: Screamer-Songwriter.
For fans of: Tom Waits, Glen Hansard, The Decemberists, Fiona Apple
Mike O'Malley carries a lot of anger around. He endeavors to funnel said extra energy into a rollicking, kinetic set of folk songs for drinking, howling, and stomping to. He would specifically love to howl with you.
11pm- The Moon and You
Genre: cello/folk
For fans of: Leon Redbone, Nick Drake, Gillian Welch, Richard and Linda Thompson
Melissa Hyman and Ryan Furstenberg are musical mad scientists who bring the sparks of life to old forms. One stormy night, in the midst of demented cackling, they created the Moon and You. Armed with cello, guitar, harmonica, foot percussion, and vocal cords they play their versions of ragtime, country, lounge jazz, and bluegrass up and down the Eastern Seaboard. Come for the soothing vocal harmonies and intricate arrangements and stay for the awkward stage banter.
"Their songs are heartfelt, but neither cloying nor saccharine." -Ali Marshall *The Mountain Xpress*
"Unlike many acoustic folk duos, Asheville's the Moon and You features
acoustic guitar and cello, which allows the band to get a deeper, smokier
tone than similar acts. Melissa Hyman's cello also provides a groovy, dynamic presence, channeling sultry jazz swing on the down-to-earth ode "Diamondz," haunting folk-grass on "Baker's Daughter," and harmony-enriched folk-pop like the foot-tapping "Take Me With You." While Hyman holds down the hearty bottom end, Ryan Furstenberg's fingerstyle guitar does soft-shoe over the top, allowing the tenderly plucked melodies to dance watercolor wisps that gently fade into each other. And the sonic yin-yang extends beyond their instruments. Fustenberg also possesses a booming, oaky baritone that plays nicely against Hyman's sweet girlish coo. The pair only started making music together a little more than a year ago, but since then they've released two live six-song EPs on BandCamp. At least a few tracks seem inspired by the pair's obvious chemistry and shared affection, recalling the intimate earnest spirit of fellow North Carolina couple-combo Bowerbirds." —*Chris Parker* Charleston City Paper
Themoonandyou.com
Facebook.com/themoonandyou
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sH5n2mLgUy4&feature=em-share_video_user>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDJ-suY_A0U>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVv1S71ELzo
TUESDAY 11/4
8pm- Acousta Noir
Genre: Gritty Americana Stomp
For fans of: Larry & His Flask, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Mumford & Sons
Stripping punk rock back to the roots. A Bastard Son of Circus Royalty & a modern day troubadour, moving with the wind and singing stories along the way. Get some Boom-Boom-Boom with your Wail & Howl. This is ACOUSTA NOIR.
“Just how much punch can one guy pack into a set? You'll be reeling as he blends raw bluesy soul with a rough and rowdy edge. If you like to dance, stomp your feet, or just have a good time, be there.”— Starbuck, Oberon's Three Penny Tavern
www.acoustanoir.com
www.reverbnation.com/acoustanoir
http://youtu.be/vNnFUIJqInM
Antifolk Night 9-11pm
Antifolk is a movement, a music genre and a social network of artists, writers, and musicians who work in different mediums and styles.
Antifolk's defining characteristics are that it can't be defined; it's irreverent, raw, it turns the status quo on it's head. It's shambolic, words mean more than pretense and you can't say what it is until you see it, hear it, and feel it.
9pm- Neil Kenny
Genre: Antifolk
For fans of: Kenny Rodgers,Kenny G
Neil Kelly is a native of Brooklyn who has been giving NYC the gift of original music for over 15 years. He has been an integral member of such notable groups as Huggabroomstik, Kung Fu Crimewave and Tunetown Philharmonic. He has also performed and released solo albums under the names, Masheen Gun Kelly and Club Mate.
http://tunetownphilharmonic.bandcamp.com/
http://kungfucrimewave.bandcamp.com/
http://huggabroomstik.bandcamp.com/
http://thomaspatrickmaguire.bandcamp.com/album/club-mate-plays-the-songs-of-thomas-patrick-maguire
10pm- Prewar Yardsale
Genre: rock
For fans of: Jeff Lewis, The Johns, Kung Fu Crimewave
Prewar Yardsale is lofi New York City Antifolk. Beat up acoustic guitars, buckets, tin cans, broken casios and distortion pedals provide the sonic drop for the lyrics cribbed for songs of breaking up, partying, sickness, disease, and your record collection. They have a new Major Matt produced EP up on bandcamp that captures the band during some raw sessions at Emandee and Olivejuice studios.
http://prewaryardsale.bandcamp.com/
http://www.reverbnation.com/prewaryardsale
11pm- American Anymen
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