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THURSDAY 1/14
Wasabassco is entering the high-stakes, fast-paced, thrill-a-minute game show world - and you're invited to join us for a special sneak preview & test run at The Way Station!
Inspired by the great game shows of the 1970's, Everybody Wins! pits contestants against a panel of drunken Wasabassco celebrities - Alex Colby, Alex Kolod, BooBess, Chris Harder, Hazel Honeysuckle, and Nasty Canasta - for a chance to win valuable prizes.
Gin-soaked sexy shenanigans are guaranteed - and no matter who goes home with the prizes, everybody has fun and Everybody Wins!
Hosted by Doc Wasabassco and Sydni Deveraux.
Thursday Jan 14 at 8pm (doors at 7:30) at The Way Station
$10 at the door
FRIDAY 1/15
8pm- Copilot
Genre: Americana, Folk, Pop
For fans of: The Avett Brothers, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz
Following a six month venture as part of an acoustic pop act on Celebrity Cruises, Ry McDonald has teamed up with vocalist Maggie Quealy to create Copilot, an Americana Pop duo based in Norfolk, Massachusetts. Previously, Ry had been the frontman for Suncooked, a regionally successful Folk/Americana band who shared the stage with acts such as The Dropkick Murphys, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Skinny Lister, Greensky Bluegrass and several others. As Copilot, Ry McDonald and Maggie Quealy explore their passion for unique, Americana music and exhibit it through their popular covers and original songs in a way that many listeners haven't quite heard before.
http://artistecard.com/copilotmusic17
www.facebook.com/copilotmusic17
9pm- Fudakochi
Genre: Soulternative
For fans of: Janelle Monoe, Jimi Hendrix, Prince, and John Legend
Soul music meets Alternative music and everything that is space and future.
“But even if you knew Nothing about the man in the purple cape, you still couldn’t help but fall in love” - Ryan Pfeffer, Miami New Times
FudakochiMusic.Com
https://youtu.be/PVj1Z6EPyMU
10pm- Empire Beats
Genre: Rhythm & Blues, Rock/Roll&Soul, Real Music
For fans of: Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Alabama Shakes, The Shirelles
Join glamorous jazz chanteuses and gutsy blues shouters of the sensational Blue Flame Revue front Mark Boquist’s five to nine piece rhythm band Empire Beats as they explore an expanding book of Rock/Roll&Soul music ~ familiar and forgotten hits from the past and funky new originals. With songs from every side of the love equation, Empire Beats' energetic revue recalls Rhythm & Blues showcases of another era. Not necessarily retro, definitely not nostalgia, it's real live music that will make you shake your ass.
empirebeatsnyc.com
https://vimeo.com/128510306
https://www.reverbnation.com/empirebeats
SATURDAY 1/16
8pm- Kita P & Locked-In
Genre: Soul
For Fans of: Allen Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Floetry, Ndegeocello
Kita P is a singer/songwriter bringing to you that #BlindVibe thru her melodic blend in range and rhythm. Performing all over NYC with guitar in-hand. She also has her own web series #KitaPMusicSessions bringing you the musician behind the music every 15th of the month.
kitap.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/kitapmusic
Soundcloud.com/kita-p
Reverbnation.com/kitap
https://www.facebook.com/
events/484881325048244/
Twitter and Instagram: @kitapmusic
9pm- Dov Torbin
Genre: Americana Folk/Rock
For fans of: Bruce Springsteen, Electric Bob Dylan, The Band, Waylon Jennings
Dov Torbin is a Brooklyn singer songwriter combining folk, rock, and country music with heartfelt, introspective lyrics. He is joined on stage by large group of people playing real instruments with little effects. Stripped down, straight forward Americana music.
www.dovtorbin.bandcamp.com
10pm- Double Down
Genre: Swing/Rock/Pop
For fans of: Frank Sinatra, Brian Setzer, Michael Buble, Chicago
Rat Pack style swing with a high energy, modern edge. Imagine the good old days of popular music with a modern twist! From Frank Sinatra and Bobby Darin to classic pop/rock hits from the 80′s and 90′s and today, Double Down swings the hell out of everything. Take a look and discover New York City’s best kept secret that is poised to take over!
"This band has a tight sound and keeps the audience on their feet. I booked them for a dance event, and not only did the guests talk about them for weeks afterwards, they requested that we hire them for nearly every upcoming event." - Stacee Mandeville, featured dancer of Mad Hot Ballroom
"Double Down performs with an infectious energy, you can't help but tap your feet. We booked them for several gigs, and they never fail to make our events a smashing success." - Tommy Sunshine, NY impessario
www.doubledownmusic.com
TUESDAY 1/19
8pm- Matt Booth
Genre: Pop
Matt Booth is a Singer/Songwriter born and raised in Newburgh, NY. His music ranges from Pop and R&B all the way to co-writing country songs. Though Matt lives around a familiarly dangerous place where violence is all around him, he pushes for positivity through his music and he uses that as an outlet to escape from the harsh realities around him. Growing up in such a small town, kids don’t normally have much to do, so lucky for Matt he found music in his formative years so he stayed out of trouble. Matt had been in a band called “The Dedication,” which opened up for acts such as Aaron Carter, Go Radio, This Providence, Before You Exit, and also played on the 2013 Vans Warped Tour on the Ernie Ball stage and the Acoustic Basement Stage. The Dedication placed first in the Ernie Ball Battle of the bands New York Division. Matt began his solo career in 2014 and has been playing shows all over the Tri-state area ever since. He recently released his debut EP called “Made in New York,” which you can find on www.Mattbooth.BandCamp.com.
www.twitter.com/mattboothoffic
www.facebook.com/mattboothofficical
www.youtube.com/mattboothofficial
https://mattbooth.bandcamp.com/album/made-in-new-york
9pm- Mount Hudson
Genre: Folk, Americana, Songwriter
For fans of: Conor Oberst, Iron & Wine, The Lumineers
Mount Hudson is a folk band and the main songwriting vehicle for Dave Yim. The added warm sounds of an upright bass and slide guitar make you feel welcome at the door. The down-home music reminds you of an intimate time with close friends, while the songs allow you drift and contemplate past loves, future dreams, and the vastness of space. Plucky guitars, lifting harmonies, and a catalog of passionate players accompany songs from the heart, the brain, and the gut.
https://soundcloud.com/mount_hudson/sets/sad-and-silly-ep
10pm- Ryan M. Brewer
Genre: Free Range Americana
For fans of: Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton, The Weakerthans
A singer-songwriter by trade, Ryan M. Brewer is more accurately described as a traveling musical storyteller. Having always placed the primary importance on lyricism, his songs tend to float effortlessly between genres...each one falling precisely where it needs to in order to most accurately tell the story. And that's all that matters - songs and stories.
"Ryan M. Brewer is a great songwriter. He writes deep meaningful tunes filled with pathos, cynicism and witty humor - catchy without any pop whitewash. He's the genuine article." - Wayne Bertsch, Nuvo.net's Barfly
"(Ryan's recent record) 'trails' blends the soulfulness of Bon Iver's For Emma Forever Ago and a pop influenced optimism. 'trails' never loses itself entirely to its light sadness, picking up here and there to build a variety of tonal resonances that adds splashes of color to an all but washed out genre." - MillsRecordCompany.com
http://www.ryanmbrewer.com/
11pm- The Flatbush Boys
WEDNESDAY 1/20
8pm- Gustaf Axel
Genre: Singer Songwriter
For fans of: Troubadours
www.goodbyemotel.com
9pm- Cancion Franklin
Genre: Americana, Country, Blues
For fans of: Merle Haggard, Bob Dylan, Lightning Hopkins
Unsigned, unasked and unapologetic, Cancion is a true DIY singer/songwriter. His songwriting ranges from outlaw country stylings and driving blues/rock raptures, to gorgeously vulnerable, raw, gentle music. He is often accompanied by Alex Whelan, on backup vocals and guitar, blending tight harmonies with a broken down home guitar attack.
www.cancionsito.bandcamp.com
10pm- A Valley Son
Genre: Rock
For fans of: Father John Misty and Band of Horses
90s shoegaze rock with a twang.
avalleyson.com
11pm- The Grey Man
Genre: Rock
For fans of: Hendrix / Petty / Can
"The Grey Man" bring "Kraut - Rock" to the new world. Fronted by native "Kraut", and Brooklyn transplant David Kay, the trio also consists of Matt Holt on bass (a real NYC-man) and Moroccan Sam Rekaibi on drums. Formed at the deep end of the Gowanus Canal (in the winter of 2013), the trio transformed a good portion of the best decades of rock into dynamic and eclectic loudness. Some sparks of emotion and light shine through their straightforward compositions and might bring up fond memories of past high times of songwriting.
http://the-grey-man.bandcamp.com/releases
https://www.facebook.com/Thegreyman
THURSDAY 1/21
8pm- Selsbak
Genre: Alt-Folk-Blues
For fans of: Nathaniel Rateliff, Gregory Alan Isakov, Junior Wells
Selsbak has spent the last 5 years traveling and living in Iceland, Russia, Madagascar, Germany and currently New York -- while playing his indie-folk to a wide variety of audiences. His unique selection of instruments, including the tenor guitar and harmonica, give his music a melodic presence that is immediately stirred up with the sound and soul of his rugged voice. His recent EP, White Pine, tells of stories and feelings through the natural and concrete jungles of his travels. His music has a soft nature with a large presence sure to please.
"The music evokes all of the dreaminess, pensiveness, and/or wanderlust you would expect from a folk singer who’s begun to master a sound that can create atmospheres out of the minimal.” - WordKrapht
www.selsbak.com
www.facebook.com/selsbakmusic
www.soundcloud.com/selsbak
www.selsbak.bandcamp.com
9pm- Olive Tiger
Genre: Electronically-Tinged Orchestral Folk
For fans of: Andrew Bird, tUnE-yArDs, Joanna Newsom
Olive Tiger uses cello, violin, guitar, and drums to craft a unique blend of melody-driven orchestral sounds. Aided by a loop pedal, Olive's hauntingly beautiful vocals are backed by seductive rhythms with an electronic tinge. Incorporating influences from folk, jazz, hip-hop, rock, classical, and electronic music, the end result has drawn comparisons to My Brightest Diamond, Tune-Yards, Joanna Newsom, St. Vincent, and Andrew Bird.
“...[Olive] Tiger, whose obsessive vocal layerings and lilting but muscled voice recall Florence Welch, Fiona Apple, Andrew Bird, and Iron & Wine." - New Haven Independent, from “SHEL Brings On Spring,” April 6, 2015
“...In the midst of [Olive’s] vocal gymnastics, she created a cloud of dust around her from the bow’s rosin hitting her cello strings. She was unfazed by the hairs on her bow breaking... Her bandmates, a violinist and a drummer, were engaging performers as well.” - Taryn Renay, from Music Is My Friend Report [blog], November 24, 2015
http://www.olivetiger.net/
https://soundcloud.com/olivetiger https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCytR6UVK0fprVod2KsjgZg
10pm- The Waysties
Genre: Scotch-soaked Celtish folk-rock
For fans of: The Decemberists, Battlefield Band, Great Big Sea, Flogging Molly
We are what happens when a group of Way Station regulars realize that we allllllll like drinking. And music. And attention. Our music is a mix of traditional folk,
unconventional covers, and irreverence. And drinking. Did we mention the drinking?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an8-GEifees&index=2&list=PLtOEX_
jsUdi9vxNpvDXxuCV6w89VsEPl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulUSaTw-Ul8&index=5&list=PLtOEX_jsUdi9vxNpvDXxuCV6w89VsEPl
11pm- Shayfer James
Genre: Folk Rock/Noir Pop Singer Songwriter
For fans of: Tom Waits, Danny Elfman, Fiona Apple
Shayfer James weaves surprisingly genuine musical landscapes that evoke the gauzy, sweaty sexuality of gulf-coast barrooms and the fantastical, narcotic mysticism of a Lewis Carroll-inspired three-ring circus. Mr. James' noir-infused, piano driven music swaggers from dark danceable anthems to harrowing ballads with jazz lilted satire and whiskey-dirt grit.
"New & Noteworthy Alternative" - iTunes
"Rich orchestration swells over James’ melodic bellows and conjures up a dark and sinful scene underscored by mischievous charm". - wnyc.org
http://www.shayferjames.com
SATURDAY 1/23
8pm- Mar Salá
Genre: Flamenco-pop
For fans of: Rosario, Bebe, La Mala Rodriguez
Based in Brooklyn, Marta Hernández, (aka Mar Salá) is an international singer songwriter, a musician from Seville, Spain. With the collaboration of many accomplished musicians from all over the world, she mixes Latin sounds such as Rumba Flamenca, Brazilian rhythms and Spanish Pop, with Swing and Rock. Marta's original compositions are a cross over between the Flamenco air of Seville and the eclectic sounds of New York City.
She has a total of 3 albums in the market: Primavera (2008) Take Me to Bahia (2009) and her third album, Entre 2 Rivers (2014), produced by Alejandro Zuleta, an accomplished composer, musician, singer and producer from Colombia, has the collaboration of LA SHICA in her version of LOS CUATRO MULEROS.
"Mar Salá is pure energy, like a volcano in control." Jose Miguel López. Radio 3.RNE
For press, pictures, latest videos and concerts, please, checkwww.marsalaband.net
www.marsalaband.net
www.facebook.com/marsalaband1
https://soundcloud.com/mar-sal-band
www.reikiwilliamsburg.com
9pm- Thurston Ray
Genre: R&B/Soul
For fans of: Jill Scott, Meshell N'degeocello, Bobby McFerrin, Rahsaan Patterson
Smooth, soulful, and jazzy are a few words that may describe the musical style of singer-songwriter, Thurston Ray. However it’s described, the Thurston Ray sound has been crafted to take the listener on a journey through emotions, melodies, and sweet inspiration. Thurston Ray is a bass-baritone vocalist who blends groovy soul music, jazzy vocals, and uplifting messages about real life and love.
After a brief hiatus, Thurston Ray is happy to be back at The Way Station to share some new music, and promote a crowd fund campaign to support an upcoming project.
www.thurstonray.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/ThurstonRay
https://twitter.com/ThurstonRay
10pm- Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak
"You must not try to make love definite. It is the divine accident of life.”
So said Sherwood Anderson in his great book, Winesburg, Ohio. Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak knows all about accidents. Of birth. Of place and strange times. Of music heard through screen windows in summer, of lonely faces in discos while blizzards raged outside in the Northern night.
What’s a young criminal to do? Read every book he can get his hands on, obsess over record club 45s, play the theme song to MASH over and over on a rented trumpet, lose a thousand fistfights till he finally wins one. Ride a stolen bike, a bus, a train, get out.
Years later, redemption at last. Robert Whaley is just about where he should be. Compared to everyone from David Byrne to Leonard Cohen, he’s been welcoming audiences into a private world of enchantment and debauchery, and oh the influences are clear: Anderson (words and emotions), Fossee (dance and controlled hysteria), poetry (Artaud and
O’Hara).
Whaley had a lot of practice riding the line between rock n’ roll, performance art, and stand up comedy as the front man for The Niagaras, a legendary force of Manhattan’s live music scene of 80s and 90s, when a wild front man could dance on bar tops and swing from the
rafters without getting banned, except for when he was:
“Lunacy? Spectacle? And music too??”- Rene Chun, New York Times
No wonder the attraction included a “celebrity” following – everyone from Ethan Hawke to
Kevin Spacey to Gwyneth Paltrow to the good people in Anthrax.
As a songwriter, Whaley has covered a lot of ground and has shown range through a number of outlets. He cowrote and recorded the original score for the feature film, Joe the King, starring Val Kilmer, and has also written for the stage –his rock musical Wrong Way Up ran off-Broadway at NYC’s Zipper Theater. He is currently working with playwright Matthew Freeman on a musical adaptation of the great 1908 novel, Buried Alive – now titled Selling Sacred Objects.
Meat Market Lullaby, the second album from Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak, reflects an obsession with pre-1974 soul, filled with nuance and tender bitter sweetness. Jazz pianist Mara Rosenbloom sets the tone with her loose/attacking, touch on grand piano and Rhodes. Pete O’Connell lends a sophisticated sense of drive and counterpoint as both bassist and co-arranger. Whaley’s long-time collaborator, lead guitarist and singer, Tony Grimaldi, shines with masterful harmonies and chunky guitar lines. Chris Schultz, percussionist with Blue Man Group, shimmers, cascades and of course, rocks.
Recorded live in the studio with a minimum of overdubs, a maximum of misfit charm, and this: “Only the few know the sweetness of the twisted apples.” (Sherwood Anderson, again.)
www.comictalesoftragicheartbreak.com
TUESDAY 1/26
8pm- Mood Tattooed
Genre: Folk, Psychedelic, Atmospheric
For fans of: Animal Collective, The Cave Singers, Peter Walker
Mood Tattooed is Hagan Knauth, a 21 year old singer, composer, producer and performer hailing from upstate New York. Growing up on acres of farmland, Hagan spent his early years exploring the rural landscape in which he lived, drawing inspiration from all corners of nature. His connection with the outdoors is ever present in his music, manifesting itself as layers of reverberated guitar, vocals, flute and field recordings. These elements converge to form a cohesive musical journey in which the listener can freely interpret at will.
“I feel like I'm in a very distinctive place when I listen to Mood Tattooed. It's like a magical jungle at night, dark and green with little tropical fireflies of various neon colors buzzing quietly about. Its mystical and deep, there is a waterfall around somewhere, and all the noises of the wind and the trees and the creatures form a natural symphony lit by the stars poking their way through both the canopy of tall trees and beyond that the limitlessness anchored in by the threshold of our earthly atmosphere.” - DËWALT ßTIHL
http://blnkstrs.com/mood-tattooed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mC-EFgiIuAA
https://soundcloud.com/choppies/shine-rested-moon
9pm- Michael Drabik
Genre: Blues/Soul
For fans of: John Mayer, Ray Charles, Jimi Hendrix Guitar music with pop influences
michaeldrabik.com
https://michaeldrabik.bandcamp.com/
10pm- Shaeera
Genre: Indie Acoustic/Indie Pop
Shaeera is an indie-acoustic singer/songwriter based in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. She loves to mix her love for rich vocals by incorporating harmonies into her music, influenced by the work of artists such as Imogen Heap or Alt-J.
“Shaeera Tariq is a Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter, educator, and lover of puns. You can catch her at the Punderdome 3000 or various open mics and venues in the city.”
www.soundcloud.com/shaeera
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oUZ0em-IZE
11pm- Sullied Accolades
Genre: Gypsy, Jazz, Folk, Americana, Chamber
For fans of: Andrew Bird, Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, Devotchka, Gogol Bordelo
A Brooklyn-based string trio that creates an eclectic mix of music that ranges from delicately bowed strings to percussive, sultry, swashbuckling sounds. The upright bass, guitar, and violin fuse elements of jazz, folk, and gypsy and combine with soulful, guttural singing.
sulliedaccolades.com
WEDNESDAY 1/27
8pm- Local Vocal
Local Vocal is a review-style show featuring some of the better and more interesting performers in the Tri-State area. Hosted by Stanley John Mitchell this show will feature 5 to 6 acts each doing 3 to 4 songs each. This fast moving show is highly entertaining and perfectly suited to the venue. This month featuring....
Billy Woodward and Band
Billy is a dynamite performer with a dynamite voice. He played Elvis and Johnny Cash in the hit Broadway Musical 'Million Dollar Quartet'. Billy has also appeared on the PBS Special 'Live From Sun Studios'. He performs regularly in NYC.
Monica Passin
Monica is a mainstay of the NYC 'Americana' community. Being a highly talented performer she brings with her a great repertoire of originals as well as breathing new life into some great classics.
Jesse 'Kid' Cohen
Jesse is a compelling singer-songwriter and a new-comer to the New York scene. His voice and style brings a freshness often lacking otherwise. The 'Kid's' got a future !
Stanley John Mitchell and His Band of Buddies
Stan originally hails from the Island paradise of New Zealand but has carved a niche in Brooklyn NY. Stan's music is rooted in the American music he grew up loving but its also infused with a unique South-Sea flavor that's all his own.
10pm- Hearing Things
Genre: Instrumental Rock and Roll
For fans of: The Champs, Booker T & The MG’s, Sun Ra
We enjoy surfing the Oceanus Borealis and stripping at the drive-in but we're equally comfortable relaxing with a good book while the technocrats fistfight in the streets. Prudes, ghosts and tittyshakers; the hustlers and sweettalkers alike, will sway to this brand new beat.
"Matt Bauder is a dyed-in-the-wool jazz musician, but he's long made virtue of his versatility. He's not only worked as a sideman in rock bands like Iron & Wine and Arcade Fire, but also played in the house band for the musical Fela! Hearing Things is a trio that features fellow jazz musicians J.P. Schlegelmilch - a keyboardist who lays down raunchy and distorted organ here - and drummer Vinnie Sperrazza. Together the trio play a kind of Middle Eastern flavored surf rock with old-school R&B honking and striptease-worthy themes. It's a blast of fun, the craftsmanship of the players never getting in the way of the grooves and hybrid melodies.” - Peter Margasak, The Chicago Reader
http://www.hearingthingsmusic.com
https://hearingthingsband.bandcamp.com/releases
11pm- David Luther
Genre: Rhythm n' Blues, Soul, Rock
For fans of: Little Richard, Sam Cooke, The Coasters, Stax Records, Junior Walker, Los Lobos, The Band
David Luther is a saxophonist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist hailing from Michigan, and residing in Brooklyn. A pursuit of jazz eventually yielded to the carnal delights of rhythm n' blues and rock n' roll, especially that of the early days when shuffle was king, dancing was all but compulsory, and a honking saxophone reigned as the original lead guitar. The love and reverence for this music has informed a number of projects over the years, including the most current, The Free Alternatives: a loose confederation of like-minded musicians on a lifelong quest for deep pockets and indelible grooves. David spent much of the last eight years as a member of Meat Loaf’s band, which involved a number of world tours, TV appearances, and most recently, a residency in Las Vegas. He has also appeared with Bettye Lavette, Katy Perry, Jimmy McGriff, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Reuben Wilson, The Temptations, Clarence Clemmons, and the Easy Star All-Stars.
davidluthermusic.com
youtube.com/uncleheavy
soundcloud.com/davidluther
facebook.com/davidluthermusic
THURSDAY 1/28
8pm- Amanda Fama
Genre: Acoustic/ Pop
For fans of: Taylor Swift, Kacey Musgraves, The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel
Amanda Fama is a singer/ songwriter that excels in the acous