The Way Station
21+ all the time (it is a bar after all)
$5 donation strongly suggested for all events unless otherwise indicated.
WEDNESDAY 4/27
8pm- Marc Delgado
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 and unexpected and 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
9pm- Starina
Genre: Singer-Songwriter
For fans of: Aimee Mann, PJ Harvey, Neil Young
Your last girlfriend scratching on your back kitchen door.
“Catchy with hook-filled, yet dark melodies and vocals.” - NPR, All Songs Considered
“…probably the most cinematic and emotionally engaging video you’ll see all year” - The Vinyl District
ilovestarina.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeBD6UNk1Ec
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- Mostacho Xprmnt
Genre: R&B/Fusion
For fans of: Hiatus Kaiyote, Snarky Puppy, Esperanza Spalding
Mostacho Xprmnt defies genre boundaries allowing real experimentation which has led to a NeoSoul sound with dense harmonies and complex rhythms while maintaining memorable melodies. Our latest single QMMR is a fusion of soul, disco and jazz elements with quirky lyrics about weird people and a hint of tolerance. The band has regrouped with Songyi Jeon as the new vocalist and has a series of releases planned for 2016.
"Marin has worked to unite some of the greatest and most dynamic musicians in the business" - Latinos Post
"What a sight it was and when they started to play. What a lovely sound it was as well!" - Stanley Overmeyer
www.mostachoxprmnt.com
www.soundcloud.com/mostachoxprmnt
www.youtube.com/mostachoexperiment
THURSDAY 4/28
7pm to 9:30pm-Astronomy on Tap
AoT NYC returns to the Way Station in Prospect, Heights, Brooklyn for an evening of rampant (but scientific!) speculation about alien civilizations, undiscovered planets, and interstellar communication.
With presentations by:
David Hendel (Columbia University)
Miriam Kramer (Mashable)
Alex Teachey (Columbia University)
Hosted by MC Tycho Brewhaha and introducing MC Stardust!
http://astronomyontap.org/2016/04/aot-nyc-can-we-communicate-with-other-civilizations-thursday-april-28-7-p-m-at-the-way-station-in-brooklyn/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1331439243537992/
10pm- 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
11pm- 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
FRIDAY 4/29
8pm- Hamin Reed
Genre: Acoustic
For fans of: Elliott Smith, Tool
The Way Station is proud to host Hamin Reed's residency, every Friday in April at 8pm.
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- Eliane Amherd
Genre: Groovy Funky Jazz, Brazilian/Latin Pop
For fans of: Sade, Seu Jorge
Hot genre-busting Swiss-born, New York-based female singer, guitar player and songwriter combines Brazilian and Latin rhythms along with contemporary Jazz and Pop vocals to create a fresh sound, completely her own.
"She sounds like what would happen if Norah Jones let her inner Patty Smyth (of Scandal), Pat Benatar, and Natalie Cole out. This is the Pop music, Pop music itself forgot it could be.” - This Is Book’s Music
"Eliane Amherd sounds like a Sheryl Crow with a jazz and world-music sensibility." - InaBlueMood
http://elianeperforms.com
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcsPKzziJW18LObd1ik9D0kM-PRQGi10P
10pm- Sometime Boys
Genre: Progressive Roots
For fans of: The Band, Lucinda Williams, Shovels & Rope
Brooklyn-based, progressive roots band The Sometime Boys have become known for their elegant, meticulously crafted albums as well as their ferocious and riveting live shows. Founded by award winning vocalist Sarah Mucho and guitarist Kurt Leege, they blend elements of bluegrass, country, soul and rock into a distinctively fresh, yet authentic sound. Sarah’s voice, described as a "bold, ethereal vibrato" is also backed by Pete O'Connell (bass), Jay Cowit (drums) and Gypsy George Mihalopoulos (banjo/mandolin/piano). In May 2014, they released their third studio album Riverbed, 13 powerful tracks full of life, joy, struggle and transcendence. Riverbed received acclaim as one of the best albums of the year in New York Music Daily and the first single from the album, The Great Escape, received the nod for song of the year and was featured on Soundcheck's Gig Alerts on WNYC. Check out one of their many upcoming performances and see for yourself, The Sometime Boys are the real deal.
"The long and the short of it is that The Sometime Boys are an amazing roots band, but they're unlike anything you've heard before or will hear afterwards." - Adobe and Teardrops
"...all the layers of acoustic and electric textures build an ambiance that on one hand sounds antique, yet absolutely unique and in the here and now. This band should be vastly better known than they are." - New York Music Daily
www.thesometimeboys.com
www.facebook.com/thesometimeboys
SATURDAY 4/30
8pm- Dalton Deschain & the Traveling Show present:
HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH
Genre: Glam Rock, Art Rock, Musical Theater
For fans of: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, David Bowie, Iggy Pop
For one night only, in honor of the film’s 15th anniversary, local circus-punk act Dalton Deschain & the Traveling Show will be covering the entire soundtrack from Hedwig and the Angry Inch! The soundtrack for this cult movie phenomenon is still the gold standard, not just for rock musicals, but for all glam rock albums. Put on your wig and makeup and come sing along to faithful and loving covers of songs like “Origin Of Love,” “Wig In A Box,” and “Angry Inch,” plus a song that was cut from the original Off-Broadway production!
www.daltondeschain.com
daltondeschain.bandcamp.com
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
SUNDAY 5/1
4pm-Moving Pictures: Star Wars viewers choice!
Hosted by Alex D! It's May the Fourth! OK, maybe not, but we can celebrate early! We have the theatrical versions of 4, 5, 6 and 7, but we only have time to play 2 movies. How do we solve that problem? I know, by letting you decide what we should play. And before we have to throw you out of the cantina for saying something stupid, there are only 4 movies!
9pm - Nerdeoke! Hosted by Joe Rude of the Kings of Karaoke!
MONDAY 5/2
8pm- Tower Music Album Release Party
For over 100 years the Eiffel Tower has been hailed as a monument, an engineering feat, a destination…now composer Joseph Bertolozzi reveals its voice.
Using only raw, unprocessed audio samples harvested from the Eiffel Tower’s surfaces Bertolozzi stunningly translates the bangs and clanks of the Tower's metal structure into vigorous, rhythmic music without the use of studio effects or standard musical instruments.
Come celebrate the results of Bertolozzi's twelve year odyssey with bonhomie, music, special French food & drink, prizes and a live interview with the composer moderated by Matt Storm of Crash Chords.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1363844913641010/
TUESDAY 5/3
8pm- Victoire Oberkampf
Genre: French/English Folk/Indie
For fans of: Lisa Hannigan, Camille, Keren Ann, Damien Rice, Feist, First aid Kit, Johnny Flynn, Laura Marling.
Victoire Oberkampf uses her voice to express her heart, and her guitar to carry the moment. Largely inspired by British folk songwriters such as Lisa Hannigan and First Aid Kit, she writes French songs like the English ones, with the same taste for melancholy and storytelling, and delicately balancing sweetness and strength. Her music is also inspired by her travels to Africa and Brazil.
"A singing Elf." - Arièle Buteaux, France musique
"A young lady full of talent." - Francis Zegut, RTL2
http://www.victoire-oberkampf.fr/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tryvi9Tjk0list=PLbztlVXiwCa1OgToqXGy47gj7Gcc8D1Vx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUfCtghbUVU&list=PLbztlVXiwCa11FcQuKrZCBf_icGgT4VI1&index=2
9pm- Red Art Trader
Genre: Blues, Funk
For fans of: The Budos Band, Charlie Hunter, Stax Volt recordings
Red Art Trader is an instrumental group playing original funk and soul music, with a hint of country, hard rock, jazz, and Latin.
http://redarttrader.bandcamp.com/releases
10pm- Becca Krueger
Genre: Pop/rock/jazz
For fans of: Alessia Cara, Adele, Norah Jones
Becca Krueger is a singer songwriter based out of Denver, CO and NYC. She has a unique soulful flair that brings a contagious energy to pop. Becca is currently pursuing a songwriting and performing career in the Big Apple. She is currently performing in local venues with NYU-based band "Watermelon King" and putting the finishing touches on her debut EP "Go Alone" with KMG Studios.
"Full of soul and strong lyrics" - OK-Tho
www.beccakrueger.com
11pm- Annie Pichan
Genre: Jazz/Soul/Funk/Pop
For fans of: Sia, St. Vincent, Annie Lennox
Originating from jazz roots with influences from the great Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, Annie performed within the Detroit jazz circuit prior to attending Berklee College of Music in 2011 to study songwriting and composition. Jazz meets electro-soul, quirky songwriting and storytelling for an eclectic and immersive evening. She is based out of Brooklyn, and her EP is set for release in late 2016.
www.anniepichan.com
WEDNESDAY 5/4
8pm- Andrew Kirell
Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Alt-Country
For fans of: The Walkmen, Bruce Springsteen, Townes Van Zandt
Andrew Kirell is a Brooklyn-based songwriter whose music sounds like 2016 going on 1966. Nostalgic, melancholic, and cathartic—like a sip of rock 'n' roll at a rowdy whiskey bar.
"Like an alt-country Ian Curtis" - The Stag Blog
andrewkirell.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/andrewkirell
9pm- Michael Drabik
Genre: Blues/Soul
For fans of: John Mayer, Ray Charles, Jimi Hendrix
michaeldrabik.com
https://michaeldrabik.bandcamp.com/
10pm- Lanusa
Genre: Soul folk
For fans of: Ianne La Havas, Valerie June, Ani DiFranco
The heavy influences of Soul, Jazz and R&B vocals and feel focused in stylistic new folk sound topped with lyrical philosophizing that sometimes requires a bit of picking apart. A lot of love and a lot of purpose. Dark, wide, soaring and earnest. Garners atypical rhythms and a solid backbeat.
"Large audiences with short attention spans are often wary of complex chord changes and atypical tunings. But, resting smoothly and simply atop the guitar, Lanusa’s voice consummates the essence of songwriting, manifesting melodies as pure as air and as addictive as wine, enticing the palette well after the conclusion. And her lyrics, born of a certain philosophical inertia... hit home with resonating pungency."
-the Budding Review, 2010
https://lanusa.bandcamp.com/album/noah-feels-august-like-i-feel-august
11pm- Jeri Silverman Band
Genre: Folk, Singer Songwriter
For fans of: Ani DiFranco, Fleetwood Mac, Daughter, Regina Spektor
Powerful, acoustic folk with a rock edge. Originally from South Africa, Silverman infuses her melodies with rich lyricism and a fierce intensity.
www.jerisilvermanmusic.com
www.soundcloud.com/jerisilverman
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3yI2scGVkKM8Y7oMShIMOg
FRIDAY 5/6
8pm- Karen Jonas
Genre: Americana/Alt-Country
For fans of: Jason Isbell, The Civil Wars, Dwight Yoakum, Ryan Adams
Don’t be fooled by those big brown eyes, Karen Jonas is no deer in the spotlight. From her intensely personal songwriting to her smoldering performances, this delicate, soft-spoken songstress pulls no punches. Joined by guitarist Tim Bray, the pair have been lighting up venues at an astonishing rate since the successful debut of their first album, "Oklahoma Lottery." Richly atmosphered by Tim’s tasteful twang, Jonas’s storytelling comes to life on this ten-song exploration of love and loss. Jonas borrows the eyes of Bonnie Parker, a Dust Bowl family, and a whole cast of struggling characters in a voice so true you’d swear she’s seen it all herself.
“Karen Jonas doesn’t turn lemons into lemonade; she takes lemons and spikes her whiskey before punching you in the face.” - Colin McQuire, Frederick News Post
“One of the year’s most unexpected, yet critically acclaimed albums.” - Saving Country Music
www.KarenJonasMusic.com
9pm- 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
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 5/7
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.facebook.com/marsalaband1
https://soundcloud.com/mar-sal-band
www.reikiwilliamsburg.com
9pm- James Labrosse Collective
Genre: Flamenco-Jazz
For fans of: Paco de Lucia, Vicente Amigo
The James Labrosse Collective performs a diverse repertoire of music with influences from across the globe. Performing original music by James Labrosse, and covers by greats such as Paco de Lucia, and Vicente Amigo. Traces can be found from Flamenco, Jazz, Latin American, to Asian musical influences. Always featuring talented special guests in the Collective, James Labrosse promises a unique musical experience aimed to navigate the listener to other cultures.
JamesLabrosse.com
youtube.com/c/JamesLabrosse
facebook.com/jameslabrossemusic
twitter.com/JamesLabrosse
10pm- Zydeco Revelators
Genre: Zydeco
Raw accordion Louisiana zydeco delivered by a bunch of city slickers! Bayou flavor + East Coast hustle & bustle! THE REAL DEAL - Inspired by the country zydeco sounds of Boozoo Chavis & Geno Delafose. Honkin' accordion classics and peppy party originals are backed by a powerhouse rhythm section that improvises on a dime. As Featured in The Bergen Record & The Jersey Journal - Fresh off the main stage at Hoboken Art & Music Festival and Rutherford Multicultural Festival!
www.ZydecoRevelators.com
SUNDAY 5/8
4pm-Moving Pictures: Animaniacs
Hosted by Alex D! It's May the Fourth! OK, maybe not, but we can celebrate early! We have the theatrical versions of 4, 5, 6 and 7, but we only have time to play 2 movies. How do we solve that problem? I know, by letting you decide what we should play. And before we have to throw you out of the cantina for saying something stupid, there are only 4 movies!
9pm - Nerdeoke! Hosted by Joe Rude of the Kings of Karaoke!
TUESDAY 5/10
8pm- Lunifred Benjamin
Genre: Chamber Pop
For fans of: Father John Misty, Dirty Projectors, Sufjan Stevens
Blonde On Blonde with woodwinds
"It’s no exaggeration to say that this month we’re featuring someone we consider to be one of the most unique and exciting songwriters we’ve stumbled upon in a long time." - Seattle-based Turntable Kitchen
http://www.turntablekitchen.com/2015/03/tk042-lunifred-benjamin-selections-from-autumn-suite-for-august-minor/
"Remember first listening to GIRLS back in, oh, 2011? Now play this. You’re welcome." - Philly-based Yvyny
http://yvynyl.com/post/103136904932/premiere-lunifred-benjamin-brother-ray
lunifredbenjamin.com
9pm- Turnpike
Genre: Americana
For fans of: Dawes, Ryan Adams, Lyle Lovett, Brandi Carlile, Gregory Alan Isakov, Gillian Welch
TURNPIKE is an alt-country band from South Slope, Brooklyn. Their road-trip through Americana is powered by big harmonies, rolling beats, and universal stories. As lead singer and songwriter, Jeff Yas drives the unit with honest songs about growing up, family history and the complexities of co-ha