The Way Station Events
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THURSDAY 1/8
8pm- Dan Strauss and Remy de Laroque
Genre: indie folk
For fans of: Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, Jeff Tweedy, Bruce Springsteen, The Band
Dan Strauss and Remy de Laroque are two singer/songwriters who have come together to meld their songwriting into one memorable evening of music. Sweeping melodies combine with insightful lyrics and rich harmonies - evoking the spirit of Wilco, Nick Drake, John Lennon and Elvis Costello.
reverbnation.com/danstrauss
9pm- Cameron Orr
Genre: electro-classical indie film
For fans of: Andrew Bird, Sigur Ross, Radiohead, Phillip Glass, Steve Reich
Cameron Orr is a looping artist living in Brooklyn, NY who incorporates his classical and jazz training with electronic elements to create violin- and synth-driven orchestral, cinematic compositions.
cameronorrmusic.com
facebook.com/cameronorrmusic
10pm- Mind Open
Genre: Jazz/Rock/Boogaloo/Bossa/Psychedelic/Funk
For fans of: Medeski, Martin & Wood, Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, Stark Reality, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Forget everything you thought you knew about Jam Bands. One of the freshest, exciting, and unique sounding bands on the scene today is the very talented Mind Open. Instrumental and jazz based, with a touch of rock, Brazilian, and psychedelic grooves, the Mind Open experience is one you have to see to believe. The bulk of the material the band plays is contributed by Vibist Chris Covais, and Guitarist Andrew Ahr. The rest? Rare grooves from obscure groovy jazz-funk, rock, and psych records. Make sure you see Mind Open spread peace, love, and good vibrations through the medium of music, at one of their many shows in New York city.
MindOpenBand.com
issuu.com/villageconnecIon/docs/live_issuu
11pm- Blak Diamondz
Genre: funk, rock, soul, dance music, reggae, and hip hop
For fans of: Wahdada and Digital Diaspora
Blak Diamondz is an all star musical, spiritual experience. We are a concept band of the energies of the universe. The universe being such a varied and vast place much like Blak Diamondz. It is a group that combines funk, rock, soul, dance music, reggae, and hip hop. Blak Diamondz is a great fit because of the left field qualities of having concept albums/sets and songs, synchronized dance moves, combining various influences, and wild stage persona and dress sense, but also because of the name. Blak Diamondz purposely misspelled, is proof of the pressure that it takes to shine.
soundcloud.com/blakdiamondz
Intergalacticwave.com
Facebook.com/blakdiamonzmusic
FRIDAY 1/9- Baltimore Night
8pm- Lulu Fall and James Theory
Genre: Soul
For fans of: Marvin Gaye, Amy Winehouse, Bob Marley
LF + JT consists of Lulu Fall, singer/songwriter/actor from Washington, DC, and James Theory (pianist/poet) from Portland, Oregon. After initially meeting in 2012, they joined forces musically in 2013. Their music, rich, velvety and honest, has tones of Amy Winehouse, Marvin Gaye and Billie Holiday. Their music evokes the soulful spirit of old jazz mixed with raw rhythm and blues.
www.lf-jt.com
www.soundcloud.com/lulu-fall-james-theory
9pm- The Visions
Genre: Pop/Funk
For fans of: Prince/ Haim/ Frank Ocean
The Visions are brothers Ben and Michael Shugarman and longtime friend Ryan Brooks. They write, produce, record, and perform all of their music. Their sound lives at the intersection of pop and funk, in the possibility of a new destination, a different approach to songwriting. To hear them live is to feel their musical heritage in the raw. In between then and now, The Visions are on the road.
wearethevisions.com
10pm- Everyman
Genre: R&B/Funk/Rock
For fans of: Stevie Wonder, Jimi Hendrix, Dave Matthews
Everyman is a group of musicians who intend to take the popular music genre in a new direction. Their sound incorporates elements of rock, jazz, blues, funk, soul, reggae and hip hop. John, Dylan and Allen have been together as Everyman for over six years. All three of these guys were child performers who have matured into marvelous musicians and sophisticated songwriters. Although they have been separated for periods of time due to individual musical and scholastic obligations, they have remained dedicated to each other and to their never ending quest to achieve a higher state of musical nirvana in their next live performance.
“If you’re looking for something smooth, silky, tender, passionate and infused with tasty jazz licks and funky beats, Everyman is undoubtedly for real.” –Jim Testa
Everymanmusicgroup.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/EVERYMANMusicGroup
https://www.reverbnation.com/everymanmusicgroup
SATURDAY 1/10
New Time 3:30pm- Drink & Draw
Live models
$5 admission + 1 drink minimum
5:30pm- "Strange Past" cast & crew screening. 14 min.
A night out at a bar turns mysterious when a stranger in a fedora calls Meredith by the wrong name—and she admits she's changed her name many times before, reinventing herself each time. Sunny, Violet, Jacosta, Pauline... What’s to keep her from changing again and leaving her friends and fiancé behind? Who's the odd man in the hat and why did he bring a birdcage to a bar? Does the hot bartender really exist? The group fractures, seeking answers to these questions over the course of one surreal night. Directed by Kyle Gilman, written by Maggie Lehrman.
http://www.kylegilman.net/portfolio-item/strange-past/
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- The Crevulators
Genre: Eclectic-Americana
For fans of: CCR, Stones, Nuggets, Doug Sahm, The Band, The Blasters, Los Lobos
Like a dusty old jukebox buried in the back of your odd uncle’s garage, The Crevulators take listeners on a listening trip through the great American soundscape. With influences ranging from classic country, rockabilly, rockn’roll, blues, jazz, garage-psych & even tejano, The Crevs dish up a mélange of everything that is American music.
http://www.mikecobbandthecrevulators.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSnRJwuZ0Yw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YePV-lqS--g
10pm- Ben Clark and the Long Shadows
Genre: Acoustic, rock, folk, jazz, blues
For fans of: Dave Matthews Band, Punch Brothers, Jeff Buckley, Ra Ra Riot, Martin Sexton
Ben Clark hails from Floyds Knobs, Indiana and leads the Long Shadows, a set of freelance musicians collaborating in his compositions. January 10th the lineup is Ben Clark on guitar/vocal, Nick Rapley on drums, Kristine Kruta on cello, Justin Smith on violin, Kate Steinberg featured vocal, Justin Goldner on bass.
twitter @BLCOfficial
soundcloud.com/blcofficial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNSGUW2NZ1g&feature=youtube_gdata_player
SUNDAY 1/11
4pm- Moving Pictures: Hand-picked entertainment on the big screen each Sunday evening at the Way Station.
A Fish Called Wanda/Fierce Creatures
John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline and Michael Palin bring you two of the funniest movies of all time (of ALL time.) Whether stealing jewels or running a zoo, these people definitely offer “something completely different.”
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 1/12
6pm- Monday Movie Madness: The Apple
Free Pizza!
8pm- Bones Howell
Genre: rock
For fans of: leonard cohen, lou reed, james dean
Music to kill your friends to.
www.boneshowell.com
9pm- Marc Delgado of Wounded Knee
Genre: Alt-Rock/Americana/Folk
For fans of: R.E.M/Son Volt/Bob Dylan/Pavement/Grant Lee Buffalo
Marc Delgado’s songs are eclectic & unexpected & deal with characters trying to make sense of the American Landscape.
www.marcxdelgado.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Wounded-Knee/1468212120082062
http://www.reverbnation.com/musician/344501
10pm- E.W. Harris
Genre: Astro-folk, Indie, Mutant Contemporary
For fans of: Bjork, John Martyn, Jeff Buckley, Tom Waits
Born in the rust belt and raised in the south EW Harris is an idiosyncratically American songwright. Combining powerful vocals and a unique guitar style, Harris explores the strangeness of living using themes tinged with southern darkness and drawn from the canon of science fiction. His solo album "A Waste of Water and Time" is available on Spotify, iTunes, and CDBaby. As well as fronting the Brooklyn based Sky Captains of Industry, and performing as a part of the Big City Folk, Local Correspondents, and Brooklyn Drinkers Union collectives, Harris is currently working on a new record entitled "Mimetic Desire" due our early 2015.
“E.W. Harris is oddly uniquely cool and strange, if that makes sense? It’s been a while since I’ve heard something so eclectic and interesting. On the [record], “A Waste of Water & Time”, Harris introduces a brand of music that cannot be kept inside the boundaries of any particular genre. While he classifies himself as a folk artist, after one listen, you’ll immediately know that this is not just folk music.” -Sensational - I Am Entertainment Magazine
“breaking out of the conventional mold and making a mark in the Athens music world....combines a singer-song writer jazz element, string arrangements, tapes, sequencers, spontaneously adjusted levels, keyboards, guitars, rhythmic drums and bass to form an integration of sound. They also like to tinker with simple toys and objects in order to produce unique, colorful sounds.” -Stephanie Friedrich - Athens Exchange
www.ewharris.net
11pm- Cancion Franklin
Genre: Americana/blues
For fans of: Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash
One man show. True American vocally driven songs. Americana with focused guitar and country blues roots. Original songs only with a respect for lyrical expression.
Soundcloud.com/cancion-1
TUESDAY 1/13
7:30pm- Satellite Magazine: Let's Talk About Cities
Happy 2015! Satellite is back in Brooklyn on Tuesday, January 13 with more talks about cities. This month we’ll hear about:
Transformation through design?
Can design transform cities, landscapes, and regions to improve people’s lives? It’s a heady claim, and also the mission of the Van Alen Institute. From provocative subway games to conceptual interventions in New Orleans’ vacant lots, Van Alen investigates the challenges facing the built environment. The organization’s Steven Thomson will present.
Classical house parties
Aiming to bring neighbors together and demystify classical music, online platform Groupmuse allows people to host chamber music performances in their living rooms. Sam Bodkin will discuss.
Planning and energy
Architect Tony Daniels, principal of Brooklyn-based design firm Cycle Cities, will discuss the potential for carbon overlay zoning to become a viable energy conservation tool.
9pm- Motel Sinclair
Genre: Americana, alt-country, indie-rock & roll
For fans of: Cowboy Junkies, Fleetwood Mac, Janis Joplin
Motel Sinclair play heartfelt songs of love, betrayal, and redemption; music that is true to the soul and easy on the ear. Band members have played venues as diverse as Pennsylvania country fairs, upstate honky tonks, NYC's hippest clubs, and our finest mental health institutions. It all comes together in an honest rendition of life's ups, downs, and get-back-up-agains.
http://sinclairnyc.bandcamp.com
https://m.facebook.com/motelsinclair?ref=bookmark
10pm- Fada
Genre: French/Occitane folk chanson
For fans of: Miqueu Montanaro, Serge Gainsbourg, Georges Brassens, George Moustaki
''FADA'' : French-Occitane singer and multi-flutist Eleonore Weill performs modern compositions and original songs by Miqueu Montanaro as well as old traditional famous and forgotten songs of resistance, peace, justice and love. Fada, French slang for "crazy", means literally, "inhabited by fairies."
http://eleonoreweill.tumblr.com/
11pm- Robin Irene Moss
Genre: Singer/songwriter; Indie folk
For fans of: Ingrid Michaelson, Florence and the Machine, Regina Spektor, Ella Fitzgerald
Robin Irene Moss writes and sings honest, lyric-driven music that anyone can relate to. She has a jazzy voice, intelligent (sometimes sassy) songs, and a killer band. Her EP “I Like You” came out last summer and is available on iTunes, Spotify, and at her website, Robinirenemoss.com .
“To say her talent as a songwriter is otherworldly is an understatement.”—Play Too Much Blog http://playtoomuch.com/2014/08/25/robin-irene-moss-i-like-you/
RobinIreneMoss.com
Soundcloud.com/robin-irene-moss
Youtube.com/robinirenemossmusic
Facebook.com/robinirenemoss
WEDNESDAY 1/14
8pm- Heidi and the 9 Feathers
Genre: New Weird America
For fans of: Dark Dark Dark, CocoRosie, Jefferson Airplane
Songs by Heidi Harris with the musical collaboration of 9 Feathers. Experimental and folky with a hint of pop. Tight and powerful harmonies with flute, viola, tape loops and a full band set-up. From intimate and sweet piano songs, to folk rock that tests the boundaries of song writing.
“Heidi Harris’ songs are big open spaces, full of possibility. Things happen, a succession of sonic events, and they follow a clear syntactical sequence, making song structures of an entirely recognizable kind, and yet there is always the sense that anything else might happen, at any moment.” - Oliver Arditi / News and reviews
"In the tradition of Kate Bush, Suzan Vega!" - KALTBLUT Magazine
https://www.facebook.com/heidiandthe9feathers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCfIUxTgm0A&index=1&list=UUvg8NrWcP3qvhc5DH4kKCFg
https://soundcloud.com/heidiandthe9feathers
9pm- Low Mein
Genre: INDIE SURF PUNK
For fans of: DICK DALE/ THE CURE/ THE SROKES
4 little boys make nice noise to the people sitting in the crowd. Music that makes your parents proud and your sister’s friend horny, you will be sure to get down.
https://lowmein.bandcamp.com/album/demo
10pm- Tucker Travis and Miller
Genre: Folk and Americana
For fans of: Avett Brothers, Philip Phillips, Crosby Stills and Nash, Grateful Dead
Folky acoustic music with killer harmonies and instrumental flash.
"TTM goes down like Tennessee Hooch with a splash of fresh Appalachian spring water. A party with no hangover, an evening by the fire with only six strings attached. My, how delicious!" -- Fusa Mandingo, The New York Experience
www.tuckertravisandmiller.com
11pm- atlantic / pacific
Genre: Indie-Rock, Pop, Dance
For fans of: Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, Broken Social Scene, Mac Demarco, Hospitality
atlantic / pacific writes melodic dance rock with charming, catchy vocals on top. Brooklyn-based singers Liza Dzul and Yusuf Siddiquee cover topics ranging from sandwiches to Michigan to TRU LUV (in a happy way!). Other tags on soundcloud might include indie rock, electronic, chilly, bedroom rock, singer-songwriter, and pop, but you should come listen for yourself.
http://soundcloud.com/imranetyusuf
THURSDAY 1/15
8pm- Earth To Aaron
Genre: Alternative, Folk, Bluegrass
For fans of: The Decemberists, The Lumineers, & Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
Earth to Aaron is a stripped-down folk/bluegrass duo from Brooklyn, comprised of girl-guy harmonies and acoustic instruments. Their original music is heavily influenced by Good Old War, Paul Simon, The Weepies, and Neil Young giving them a poppy yet peculiar semblance.
www.earthtoaaron.com
9pm- The Gray Company
Genre: Indie Pop/Rock/Soul
For fans of: The Smiths, Minus the Bear, Death Cab for Cutie
Formed early 2014, The Gray Company (hailing from Union, NJ) was the songwriting project of Jason and Zebeeb. Starting with the idea of writing happy music with melancholy lyrics, the two looked to fill out the sound once a few songs were hashed out. Adrian signed up on bass. Soon after, Josh was manipulated into playing drums.
www.thegraycompany.com
www.facebook.com/thegraycompany
www.soundcloud.com/thegraycompany
www.thegraycompany.bandcamp.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fh8MB3wW7t4
10pm- The Waysties
The Waysties leave their barstools and take the stage for a night of raucous Irish songs and Irished-up rock covers. Featuring The Rose West's Alex and Robare, Painless Parker's Noam, Molly of Mist Covered Mountains and Sarah Biz.
11pm- Robot Mommy
Genre: Ambient/Experimental
For fans of: Broken Social Scene, Sigur Ros, Radiohead, Explosions in the Sky
Everybody needs a mother, even robots. Robot Mommy nurtures its audio algorithms into mature machines right before your ears with the care that only a metal matron could muster. Come witness the birth of binary from analog imagination.
https://soundcloud.com/robot_mommy/tracks
FRIDAY 1/16
8pm- 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 since 2010, 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
9pm- Darling Din
Genre: Indie Rock
For fans of: Wye Oak, Pixies, Nirvana, The Black Keys, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
Smart, atmospheric indie rock textured with vintage guitar riffs, fearless drums and an elephant bass backbone.
“Then all manner of crazy shit breaks loose in the most wonderful of almost-crescendo style effects, which makes the listener very pleased they took the time and certainly set this lot apart from the schwag.” - Killing Moon
http://killing-moon.com/2014/07/25/track-of-the-day-darling-din-killing-to-be-bright/
“One moment soft and atmospheric and the next moment a terrifying storm of heartbreak.” - Pancakes and Whiskey
http://pancakesandwhiskey.com/2014/08/11/darling-din-ep-premier/
“A dream soul to pop your heart out!” - Sound Injections
http://soundinjections.net/post/93806655033/new-darling-din-killing-to-be-bright
www.darlingdin.com
www.facebook.com/darlingdin
www.soundcloud.com/darlingdin
10pm- DiveBombers
Genre: rock n' country
For fans of: Gram Parsons/Jerry Lee/Faces/Charlie Rich/Waylon
The DiveBombers are a greasy, Brooklyn based trio, seasoned and surly. Combining the sounds of pioneer Rock n Roll, a little Blues & Country, with a big city attitude. Get up and dance, or sit and drink in the corner, it's all gonna work out real nice.
11pm- 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/
SATURDAY 1/17
8pm- Two Girls
Genre: Indie/Folk
For fans of: First Aid Kit, Simon and Garfunkel, Tegan and Sara
Two girls is a female duo visiting from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass. They are comprised of Ellen, a folksy beauty with the voice of an angel and the guitar skills of a devil, and Catherine, a fiery fiddler and harmonizer originally from Austin, TX. They fuse their styles together into what makes for a mix of folk, jazz, rock, indie, and finger-pickin' country, to create a sound all their own.
http://ellensiberiantiger.bandcamp.com/
https://soundcloud.com/ellen-siberian-tiger/i-smelled-the-rain-two-girls-version
8:30pm- Julia Maree
Genre: Indie Folk
For fans of: Civil Wars, Fleet Foxes
Julia Maree & Erik Grimm serve up a savory plate of indie, folk and roots hot out of the kitchen. This Boston based group has been playing at music venues, bars and living rooms across the New England area for over three years. Their unique sound is prepared with original, smart lyrics and soulful melodies-- best consumed live.
“Julia Hoffman is a fine writer. She has both talent and tools, a wonderful combination.” – Pat Pattison
“Julia Hoffman is a wordsmith with a passion for melody” – Sam Fischer
http://youtu.be/c6VfLLq2iLc
http://youtu.be/tZyctVLGaIk
soundcloud.com/juliamareesings
9pm- Arielle Vakni
Genre: Electronic Folk
For fans of: Radiohead, Grizzly Bear, Fleet Foxes, Cat Power
Folk-electronic with a string quartet and glitch production, Arielle Vakni's debut release, Facet & Resonance highlights windows of Arielle's sonic world. Sung with an effortless depth of gritty soul, Arielle Vakni's songwriting brings folk-electronic to new depth of fearless storytelling.
“Self-identifying as an ‘experimental’ folk singer, Vakni and her seven member band weave electronic orchestrations through tight acoustic melodies. Her voice is untethered, soulful, and she jumps from chest to heady falsetto with fluid grace. Her vocal dexterity pays homage to the Joni Mitchells and James Taylors before her. It is clear that there is an audience for Vakni, and the audience wants an encore.” - Benjamin Lindsey, Discovery Magazine
"Amid Berklee’s profusion of talented singer-songwriters, be sure to listen to the uniquely soulful folk-style songs of Arielle Vakni. This Santa Cruz musician is not afraid to play around with form to express her ideas, and her refreshing sounds are worth checking out." - Alliz Nicholas, The Berklee Groove
www.ArielleVakniMusic.com
10pm- Dawn Drake & ZapOte
Genre: Afro-Latin Funk
For fans of: Antibalas, Budos Band, ESG, Jamiroquoi, Chico Mann, Cumbiagra, English Beat, Police
Taking its name from a luscious fruit in Cuba known as "ZapOte", this band is an original Funk Latin Afro-Beat band lead by Dawn Drake, bassist/conguera/singer/songwriter and composer, who manages to wear several hats while setting the scene with her own brand of cool. Her original music takes the listener and dancer into a zone where House, Funk, Afro-beat, Samba, Afro-Cuban rhythms and Jazz are right at home. Poetic lyrics spread messages of universal consciousness, delivered with heartfelt vocals, and are joined with the irresistible grooves of Latin percussion, funky bass, swinging horn lines and improvisation.
BAM CAFE LIVE –Darrell McNeill
"Dawn Drake and her band ZapOte are at the beginnings of a fascinating journey to enthusiastically bridge chasms of cultural and gender disconnect that plagues so much of pop music's body politic. To hear them is to imagine early period jam sessions between Laura Nyro and Carole King with Sly Stone and Sergio Mendes sitting in. Theirs is a playfully intense dynamic that needs to be seen more."
-Darrell McNeill, Black Rock Coalition Director of Operations & CURATOR of BAM Café LIVE, Brooklyn Academy of Music GO MAGAZINE –Jenny Lazar
"Dawn contributes heavy Afro-Caribbean licks on congas, bongós and Brazilian caixa as a partial list...and it's no amateur hour..."
Dawn Drake –Meewsic Records
"Cuban, African & South American styles mesh together into delicious jazz/pop fusion; a wonderful backdrop for Dawn's sassy vocals. She also arranged the horns (excellent job), played bass and did all the percussion; a truly multi-talented performer!" Brian Fox, Meewsic Records
Jules Bistro Presents Dawn Drake –Jules Bistro
"This saucy debut by soul sistah Dawn Drake is an incredible gift to the world of world music! She skillfully weaves together her bold poetic lyrics, melodic vocals, and a fusion of danceable rhythms performed by herself and a very talented band of musicianados. You'll love the horns, the deep bass, the compelling percussion..."
Luis Da Silva, Jules Bistro, NYC Third Street Music Concert Series Presents Dawn Drake & ZapOte Salsa -
"[They] were the hit of the