The Way Station
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FRIDAY 3/18
8pm- Mappa Mundi
Genre: Alt-folk/chamber-pop
For fans of: The Decemberists, Bon Iver, The Lumineers, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, Noah and the Whale, Stornoway, Dry the River, Lord Huron
Founded by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Adam Levine, Mappa Mundi blends jangly folk, noisy art-rock, and sweet chamber music into something at once Old World and New.
“In a word: monumental.” - The Aquarian Weekly
“A sumptuous set of songs… sublime.” - Blurt Magazine
“…new music with depth and relevance…” - Rust Magazine
http://www.mappamundiband.com/
http://mappamundi.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/mappamundi
https://twitter.com/mappamundi
9pm- Tim Haufe
Genre: Indie/Folk/Acoustic
For fans of: Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, Daniel Rossen, Stevie Wonder
Tim Haufe is a songwriter and musician who grew up in Poughkeepsie, NY. His music is volatile, desperate, beautiful, dynamic, and full of hope. Haufe currently lives in New York, where he is striving to establish for his music the grand reputation that it deserves.
“Tim has all the qualities one looks for in a live performance: He is in tune with the elasticity of the crowd. I could feel myself being drawn closer and closer to the music as the song went on.” - Daniel Dissinger, InStereoPress
www.timhaufe.com
timhaufe.bandcamp.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3qfi82iBb0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9to2sEdoqMg
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
SATURDAY 3/19
8pm- Lines West
Genre: Alt-Country, Rock, Pop
For fans of: Wilco, Paul McCartney, Jason Isbell, Big Star
Bridgeport, CT based Americana/Indie-pop band that has been described as "Simon and Garfunkel fronting Wilco or The Band".
"Toe-tapping, head-bobbing, heart-swaying tunes of unrequited love, loss, and longing that etches a smile on your soul and a chorus in your head. This Bridgeport, CT duo writes songs that could be Simon & Garfunkel fronting Wilco (or The Band)" - Gary Gone, Cygnus Radio.
"Perfectly crafted pop songs that should be all over terrestrial radio at the very least" - Review Stalker
http://www.LinesWest.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezgauSXpTnU
http://soundcloud.com/lineswest/sets/lines-west-two-of-a-perfect-pair
9pm- Ben Clark & 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. The lineup will include Ben Clark on guitar/vocal, Nick Rapley on drums, Joe Young on mandolin and guitar, Sean Muzzi on bass and Kate Steinberg on backing vocals.
twitter @BLCOfficial
soundcloud.com/blcofficial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNSGUW2NZ1g&feature=youtube_gdata_player
10pm- Hambone Relay
Genre: Funk
For fans of: Soulive, Robert Walter, Galactic, Karl Denson
With influences ranging from jazz, funk, blues and rock and roll, Hambone Relay redefines the modern organ trio with their own brand of high-energy live music.
“Hambone Relay, a great Philly soul-jazz-funk organ trio who blew me away.” - Mike Greenblatt, Aquarian Weekly
www.hambonerelay.com
www.youtube.com/HamboneRelay
www.facebook.com/HamboneRelay
hambonerelay.bandcamp.com/
SUNDAY 3/20
3:30pm-Moving Pictures:The X-Files Season 10 Marathon
Hosted by Matt Storm!
"Mulder, it's me."
Join us at The Way Station in Brooklyn for a marathon screening of the entire X-Files event series! From Mulder & Scully's reunion to that terribly mean cliffhanger, we'll be watching all six episodes in a row. Cocktails, conspiracies, and a bar full of X-Philes? Is there a better way to spend a Sunday?
9pm-Nerdeoke! Hosted by Joe Rude of the Kings of Karaoke!!
MONDAY 3/21
Monday Movie Madness!!
6:30-M3 Presents: Harry Potter Month (Order of the Phoenix and The Half Blood Prince) with BUTTERBEER
This is our last month for Monday Movie Madness.
So we thought we would go out with a bang!!!!
All the Harry Potter Movies!!!!
For a limited time only, there will be alcoholic BUTTERBEER!!! Only available during screenings.
TUESDAY 3/22
8pm- Sterling Rhyne
Genre: Folk/Soul
For fans of: Billie Holiday, Lianne La Havas, Erykah Badu,
Sterling Rhyne blends ethereal guitar lines with organic, catchy melodies, creating a unique ambiance. Alluring soul/folk smothered in honey, her music takes listeners on a transcendental journey of euphoria, heartbreak, and hope.
http://soundcloud.com/sterlingrhynemusic
http://youtube.com/sterlingrhyne
9pm- Jackie Paladino + Nick Charger
Genre: Hip Hop, Soul
For fans of: J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Amy Whinehouse
Dopest duo out now.
https://soundcloud.com/nick-charger
https://soundcloud.com/jackiepaladino
10pm- The Healing
Genre: Soul
For fans of: Jimi Hendrix, The Roots, Radiohead, Miles Davis, Kendrick Lamar, Gentai Kaijo
Music is The Healing. The Healing will be a jam session of sorts where artists (poets, musicians, songwriters) can come together to create freely, without worrying about confines of what music should be. The house band, the Travelers (www.thetravelers.nyc) will be welcoming musicians to create with us, onstage, in communion.
“The entire sound straddles the fence between rock-soul, fusion jazz, and indie rock” - Shaine Freeman, The Miews
www.thetravelers.nyc
WEDNESDAY 3/23
8pm- Chris Norwood
Genre: Folk/Rock
For fans of: The Mountain Goats, John Craigie, Bob Dylan
The storytelling is the thing. Over the past year, Chris gathered band mates from different walks of creative life to make music that is familiar, yet hard to pin down or categorize. It's folk, it's rock, it's blues, it's country. Chris sings his stories and keeps time on guitar with Keith backing him up on bass and Nastasia harmonizing to the tune while Hajnal lends a sweeping violin that wraps it all together.
christophernorwood.net/music
9pm- Moondrunk
Genre: Indie Singer/Songwriter
For fans of: The XX, Ben Harper, First Aid Kit
Moondrunk is a New York-based folk duo that jumps from heartbreak to humor before you can finish your whiskey. Andrew Bancroft’s original lyrics and guitar licks are complemented by Ashley Flanagan’s powerful vocals. They will be joined by the talented multi-instrumentalist Yair Evnine on cello. If the mood strikes, you may be privy to an audience-inspired freestyle rap. Either way, you will hear something unique.
Bancroft has been has been featured on MTV’s TRL and in Rolling Stone and TIME.
"Even better, Ashley Perez Flanagan…delivers a sweetly touching 'Another Suitcase in Another Hall.'" –The New York Times (review of Evita)
www.andrewbancroft.com
https://www.facebook.com/moondrunk/?fref=ts
http://twitter.com/moondrunkband
10pm- The Gotham Easy
Genre: "Hot Jazz Core"
For fans of: Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Louis Armstrong, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Tom Waits
The Gotham Easy is a hot jazz band born on the mean streets of NYC. While being completely at ease playing classic standards in the time-honored New Orleans tradition, the band brings a brash vitality to music that is all too often treated as a delicate museum piece. Whether revitalizing the traditional jazz canon with their excitement and energy, or whipping an audience into a frenzy with their raucous original compositions, the Gotham Easy brings the music of the early 20th century into the early 21st century with a fresh style and attitude.
"u guys were great." - Judah Friedlander at The Brooklyn Comedy Festival
gothameasy.com
11pm- Marine Futin
Genre: Folk, Jazz
For fans of: Jazzy Singer Songwriting
Based in Brooklyn, French singer-songwriter Marine Futin's palette is the energy of the city. Her fusion of jazz and blues seamlessly mixes with folk influences. Surrounded by some of New York's leading young musicians, she has defined her own style with her melodic compositions and is always searching for new sounds.
www.marine.futin.fr
THURSDAY 3/24
7pm- Astronomy on Tap
A Very Special Theatrical Version of Astronomy on Tap with special guest Infinite Variety Productions
AoT NYC returns to the Way Station in Prospect, Heights, Brooklyn with an immersive, interactive theater & science experience in celebration of Women’s History Month! We’ve partnered with Infinite Variety Productions to present scenes from Insignificant, the story of the first female astronomers, written by Sean Michael Welch, along with engaging explanations of the discoveries by the scientists you’ll see on stage.
10pm- At the Moment
Genre: Indie Pop
For fans of: Elvis Costello, Neil Finn, Lyle Lovett, Buddy Holly
AT THE MOMENT is the latest band from NYC based songwriter, Daniel Stampfel (The Inevitable Breakups/The Skastafarians). With a sound that is all at once jangly, rocking, lovesick and hopeful, the band features accomplished NYC musicians Dave Van Epp (lead guitar), Emma DeCorsey (backing vocals), Turner Stough (bass), and Matt James (drums). Their debut Monte Carlo EP presents some of the best songs of Stampfel’s career — stripped of the boundaries of genre or expectations, they strongly stand alone, each an endlessly catchy hook wrapped in an expertly played rock song. Look for a new LP in the Summer of 2016
“AT THE MOMENT works a catchy area between the Jayhawks at their most cosmopolitan, the Raspberries at their most melodic and Big Star at their most focused, with a more propulsive, rhythmic drive than any of those bands.” - New York Music Daily
“…winsome songs, each with perfectly crafted hooks and ringing guitars.” - BrooklynRocks
www.atthemomentmusic.com
http://www.atthemomentmusic.com/videos
http://www.atthemomentmusic.com/monte-carlo-ep
11pm- May No One Perish
Genre: Indie
Formed in Brooklyn during 2013 by guitarist and songwriter Amelia Hazen, May No One Perish (MNOP) has evolved from its anti-folk roots into an energetic four-piece folk-punk band. Fast-paced and confessional, their densely lyrical songs are formed around loss and heartbreak as well as an acute sense of life’s shortness. Their lineup includes Evan Caverninha on bass, Kevin Shipp on lead guitar, and Manolo Estrada on drums, and their first full-band album is slated for release in mid-2016.
http://mnop-music.com
www.facebook.com/MNOP.music
FRIDAY 3/25
8pm- Hamin Reed
Genre: Acoustic
For fans of: Elliott Smith, Tool
Hamin Reed [hay min reid] conveys love & hate, dark & light, everything between & everything outside, and what it means to the human psyche. Born in New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1984, he has been performing regularly solo or with different musicians from all over the world. Currently based in New York City.
"An acoustic artist who challenges the notions of wood, strings, and sentiment . . . Just as much a slap in the face of your "folky" values as it is an embrace of humanity song, craft, and experiment." -- Jason Medina (Producer/Promoter, Transient Authority)
"Jeff Andrade's musical project Hamin Reed goes unparalleled in its diversity of sound and talent. His voice is warm and heartbreaking on ballads and he can rock harder than any hardcore musician I've seen. The lyrics are thought provoking and emotionally moving to whimsically entertaining. Hamin Reed crosses a plethora of genres with a facility that does not make their performances seem disjointed. It is to say that whilst traversing through a variety of styles, there exists a continuity that is never lacking. Hamin Reed is an act that defines what more acts in current state should be, talented, creative and entertaining." -- Daniel Ouellette (Performance Artist, Daniel Ouellette and the Shobijin)
"Get inside the head and heart of one of the most evoking songwriters I have ever encountered. Genius insight to the world and who we are in it. I've been everywhere from Bluebird Cafe in Nashville to The Bitter End in NYC listening to hundreds of songwriters and none have been quite as prodigious as Jeff. He has inspired and ignited me as both a listener and a producer-songwriter. He has been an exquisite new addition to my ipod as well as an amazing addition to my life as a friend. Check him out. You will not regret it." -- Nicole Berkowitz (Producer-songwriter, The Willow Tree)
haminreed.com
9pm- Kevin Harrison & True North
Genre: (Folky/Bluesy) Rock & Roll
For fans of: Black Crowes, Neil Young, Eagles, Allman Brothers
Kevin Harrison & True North was founded to bring a once familiar style of music back to the forefront of New York City’s legendary scene – Rock & Roll. With all due respect to synth-pop, psych-garage, shoegaze, or any of the other hip genres taking a hold of the city’s soundscape, we build our music on a time-honored foundation of inspired songwriting, strong rhythms, and guitars that are both soaring and soulful. Our “folky-bluesy rock” draws on decades of tradition, while recognizing that it’s no longer 1969, for a lively combination of classic and modern vibes.
www.KevinHarrisonMusic.com
10pm- Ben Clark & 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. The lineup will include Ben Clark on guitar/vocal, Nick Rapley on drums, Joe Young on mandolin and guitar, Sean Muzzi on bass and Kate Steinberg on backing vocals.
twitter @BLCOfficial
soundcloud.com/blcofficial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNSGUW2NZ1g&feature=youtube_gdata_player
SATURDAY 3/26
8pm- 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
9pm- Gentleman Brawlers
Genre: Afropop
For fans of: TuNeYaRdS & Stereolab
Gentleman Brawlers are a funky 5-Piece band known for intense performances that walk the lines between slick songcraft, theatrical flair, and sonic experimentation. 2014 was a landmark year for the band, drawing critical acclaim in the New York and London Music Press. Brooklyn’s influential magazine The Deli listed them among their top 10 emerging New York bands, and Veteran BBC music writer Tom Robinson offered lavish praise for the group, noting the “silken female vocals” and “micron-precision drum grooves.” Robinson went on to call the ’Brawlers “a band that will take over the world” if they manage to pen the right song. Led visually by vocalist/dancer Becca Fox’s compelling sense of stagecraft, the Gentleman Brawlers are a sight & a sound you don't want to miss!
"A virtuoso live band of this calibre – grooving together like a beautifully engineered machine – topped off with silken female vocals...Liquid and inventive township style guitars, micron-precision drum grooves, yes… but what’s nailing it all together is a bassist with the effortless rhythmic flick of a Norman Watt-Roy or a James Jamerson."—BBC's Tom Robinson, Fresh On the Net, Fresh Faves "It had me on the funky intro. Great fusion of afro-soul, and dreamy synth pop, driven by a tight bassline and interesting guitar riffs. Lots of elements coming together beautifully." - David Durant, Fresh On the Net, UK Weekly Listening Post
http://gentlemanbrawlers.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kc0gXoIivY0&feature=youtu.be
https://soundcloud.com/gentleman-brawlers
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gentleman-Brawlers/216892405010636?ref=bookmarks https://twitter.com/Gent_Brawlers
https://instagram.com/gentlemanbrawlers/
10pm- Soul'd Out NYC
Genre: Soul
For fans of: Aretha Franklin, Bill Withers, King Curtis, Donny Hathaway, Curtis Mayfield, Stax Records, Southern Soul
Soul'D Out NYC is a nine piece band featuring vocalist Aliah Sheffield on vocal. The band is composed of four horns (Trumpet, Trombone, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone) and a rhythm section (guitar, bass, drums and keyboard). It was created in December 2011 by French Pianist and band leader Olivier Court.
Through original compositions and arrangements, our purpose is to bring back to life a certain type of sound from the late 60′s early 70′s Soul, Jazz and Gospel.
www.facebook.com/thesouldoutband
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm6p3nttvrk
11pm- Shareef Keyes & the Groove
Genre: Funk
For fans of: Thundercat, Janelle Monae, J Cole
Keyes' upcoming LP Cooking Something features a new sonic climate curated by Shareef Keyes and his older brother Glo. Similar to their work on the Electronic Fox EP, the sibling duo spent countless hours at their private family-owned studio in midtown Manhattan honing a new sound that mixes Motown and jazz-funk fused with a hard hip-hop undertone. The crooner hand-selected a team of NYC's finest instrumentalists and formed The Groove, a band of former students from Berklee College of Music and The Juilliard School, giving the Keyes brothers the ability to orchestrate live performance influenced, sample-free music.
“The multi-dimensional artist has developed his own sound that fuses P funk, hard hip-hop drums and melodic jazz chords. With his music, Shareef Keyes intends on using sonically pleasing songs to spread meaningful messages to consumers, hoping each and every listener learns and is inspired from the audio experience.” - The Source
www.shareefkeyes.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Asp0qEAxmf4
http://www.youtube.com/v/l7PUFffJYqA
SUNDAY 3/27
3:30pm-Moving Pictures: The X-Files: Fight the Future
Hosted by Alex D.!! We're finishing up our voyage into 'spooky' nostalgia by showing the X-Files movie. There were two movies, you say? Nonsense! We'll follow up with more 'best of' episodes. Two movies...Ridiculous!
MONDAY 3/28
Monday Movie Madness!!
6:30-M3 Presents: Harry Potter Month (Deathly Hallows Part 1 and 2) with BUTTERBEER
Hosted by Marc Abbott and Ed Reynolds
This is our last month for Monday Movie Madness. So we thought we would go out with a bang!!!! All the Harry Potter Movies!!!!
For a limited time only, there will be alcoholic BUTTERBEER!!! Only available during screenings.
TUESDAY 3/29
8pm- Leslie Kerochan
Genre: Country, Folk
For fans of: Patty Griffin, Nora Jones
Sweet potato soup with some spicy croutons.
“Filled with unending smile‐inducing brilliance!” ‐ KBOO Radio, Portland OR
www.maplesyrupmusic.com
9pm- Gustaf Axel
Genre: Singer songwriter
For fans of: Troubadours
www.goodbyemotel.com
10pm- Dolphins Don't Love
Genre: Wavegaze Rock and Roll
For fans of: Grinderman/Nick Cave, David Bowie, Velvet Underground, Magnetic Fields
Waves of spacey and atmospheric rock and roll. The ocean’s not your friend. Features members of post-apocalyptic sci-fi rock band: The Sky Captains of Industry.
“Ever concerned with the complex and often underconsidered relationships between man and woman, humanity and nature, and the ego and eternity.... recommended for all sad bastards and science geeks alike.” - Fabricoh Magazine
https://youtu.be/uVy0rBHnqq8?list=UUzMSiYV4kQQYHD7diTxUZdA
11pm- Junkyard Dogs
Genre: Classic Rock, Blues
For fans of: Neil Young, The Band, Springsteen, The Stones
Cool folks having a good time with good cover tunes. Lineup includes Bradley Gunyon and Len Monachello of the All Night Chemists.
http://www.allnightchemists.com/
http://allnightchemists.bandcamp.com/
WEDNESDAY 3/30
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
www.marsalaband.net
www.facebook.com/marsalaband1
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