The Way Station
21+ all the time (it is a bar after all)
$5 donation strongly suggested for all events unless otherwise indicated.
WEDNESDAY 6/8
8pm- Sara Ontaneda
Genre: Folk, Singer-Songwriter
For fans of: Corinne Bailey Rae, Alela Diane, Natalia Lafourcade, Ximena Sariñana, Julieta Venegas, Karen O.
Sara Ontaneda is a singer-songwriter who blends folk, pop and South-American rhythms. She provides soft melodies over a guitar with a velvet voice that is sweet and agreeable. With bilingual lyrics about melancholia, love, heartbreak, even politics. There is a song for everyone in the room!
“A sweet voice accompanied by a guitar, that is the folk of Sara Ontaneda, the new emerging figure from Ecuador” - ClubSocial
“Sara Ontaneda combines her Ecuadorian-American heritage with jazz and pop influences to create colorful and lively original music.” - Gallery263
www.saraontanedamusic.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d-CM6OFIUU
https://soundcloud.com/saraontaneda
9pm- Helen McCreary
Genre: Acoustic folk pop
For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Ingrid Michaelson, Damien Rice, Sara Bareilles, Amos Lee, Brandi Carlile
Helen is a wandering minstrel archaeologist. No really, she is. Helen has been a backpacking instructor in Wyoming, an archaeologist all over the globe, and is now a singer-songwriter based in NYC. She enjoys long walks through the wilderness while looking for artifacts, making music with lovely people, and talking about herself in the third person. Her music is based on “folk roots, acoustic sonority, intricate melodic phrasing… and a vocal-centric aesthetic.” (Pandora Radio)
“… very organic, relaxing indie folk…” - Mid Tennessee Music
“Helen’s amazing voice will put you in a tranquil state of mind no matter your mood.” - indiemunity
http://helenmccreary.com/
https://soundcloud.com/helen-mccreary
https://www.facebook.com/helenmccrearymusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP3qF9852rM
10pm- The Healing
Genre: Soul, Hip Hop
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
THURSDAY 6/9
8pm- Meaghan Burke
Genre: Post-Grunge Cabaret
Fro fans of: Tom Waits, PJ Harvey, Tom Lehrer, Billie Holiday
Praised for her “alarming tour-de-force intensity” (The Examiner) and “impossibly beautiful but in no way forgiving” songs (The Deli), Meaghan Burke writes haunting, festively dark songs for cello and voice, part art, part pop, with witty, macabre lyrics and killer riffs. With inspirations ranging from Nirvana to Cole Porter to Anton Webern, she tells stories of bedbugs, bedfellows, and the apocalypse, wedding her sundry influences of Brechtian cabaret, 1990s grunge, old-school blues, and avant-garde contemporary music.
"Impossibly beautiful but in no way forgiving." - The Deli NYC
"...alarming tour de force intensity..." - The Examiner
"We admit, one could dispute whether this is pop. But let’s just say, it should be." - Robert Rotifer, FM4 Radio / Popfest Curator (Austria)
"...what she’s created is too personal, too direct and unusual to claim she’s a songwriter – which sounds categorically absurd but it’s true – it’s like she’s a songwriter, imploded." - The Deli NYC
www.meaghanburkemusic.com
https://vimeo.com/119206033
https://vimeo.com/119206034
https://youtu.be/EbNyhn2OYHg
9pm- Lights from the Loft
Genre: Folk, Jazz, Contemporary
For fans of: Bill Frisell, Gillian Welch, Joni Mitchell
Lights from the Loft is a new project based out of Brooklyn NY. LFTL explores the intersection of jazz, folk, experimental and popular music. Forward thinking though rooted in melody, the music lives in between the cracks of genre.
"Zach has that rare but should be universal approach to creative music, he studies and knows the history from where it came from...As a bassist, he can create the atmosphere, in solo or ensemble for the listener to understand his consciousness; in other words he is there!" - George Manning, In The Tradition, WEAA 88.9 FM, Morgan State University Radio
https://soundcloud.com/amandabloomjazz
10pm- Tim Haufe
Genre: Indie
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
11pm- A Valley Son
Genre: Rock
For fans of: Father John Misty and Band of Horses
90s shoegaze rock with a twang.
avalleyson.com
FRIDAY 6/10
8pm- Maitri
Genre: Indie R&B
For Fans of: Erykah Badu, Bilal, Stevie Wonder, Sam Cooke, Cody Chestnut
Maitri was formed to embrace both the hardship and ecstasy of life through song.
"As a child, Hoffmann borrowed Sam Cooke’s album Live at the Harlem Square Club (1963) from his local Manitowoc library in Wisconsin and became obsessed with Cooke’s music. From Billie Holiday, Davis learned about 'musical expression of hardship and beauty in general.'” - The Greenpointers (2015)
http://maitrimusic.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40DnosUq92M
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- 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
SATURDAY 6/11
8pm- 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
9pm- The Kenny Brothers
Genre: Americana Jam
For fans of: Little Feat, The Band, Phish, Grateful Dead, Allman Brothers
We are an Americana jam band from Portsmouth NH. Our influences include Little Feat, phish, The Band, and the Grateful dead. We are a four-piece band with a guitarist, bassist, drummer and multi instrumentalist. In one set you could hear Electric guitar, Electric mandolin, Electric Banjo, Electric bass, percussion, drums, stand-up bass, acoustic guitar, and acoustic banjo. We play high energy shows with a lot of improvisation, vocal harmonies and groove.
“The Kenny Brothers Band are a staple on the seacoast music scene”- Chris Hislop, Spotlight Magazine
http://www.jambase.com/Artists/109659/The-Kenny-Brothers
http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20150219/NEWS/150218963/101143/NEWS
www.kennybrothersband.com
https://kennybrothersband.bandcamp.com/album/kenny-brothers-band-live-ep-vol-1
https://kennybrothersband.bandcamp.com/album/kenny-brothers-band-unplugged-vol-1
https://soundcloud.com/kennybrothersband
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTCNwH7zUUQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu_vjs4gTfY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs0mR7MXUUU
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
SUNDAY 6/12
4pm-Moving Pictures: Monty Python
It's been over a year since we've had our last Monty Python showing. What is it with time and it's tendency to fly? We're starting with Life of Brian, what I think is Graham Chapman's best movie performance. Then we're showing Monty Python and the Holy Grail, where the crowd went wild (yay...)!
9pm - Nerdeoke! Hosted by Joe Rude of the Kings of Karaoke!
MONDAY 6/13
8:30pm-Wax: Stories on Vinyl
Featured Performers and YOU! We always have slots for folks who are burning to tell us all about their song-related stories of love/heartbreak/childhood dreams/jaws-of-life and then spin those very songs on vinyl. Slots are 9 minutes each. Come on down.
TUESDAY 6/14
8pm- Isaiah Jamel
Genre: Alternative Christian/Inspirational, Soul
For fans of: John Mayer, Stevie Wonder and Kirk Franklin with heavy jazz influences as well.
Isaiah Jamel’s music is energetic, relevant and soulful. Taking pieces from Jazz, Alternative Rock and Gospel, Isaiah has found his stride in creating music that’s both invigorating and refreshingly original.
www.isaiahjamel.com
9pm- Drop Diamond
Genre: Soul, Funk, Rock
For fans of: Al Green, Foster the People, D’angelo
Drop Diamond mixes 60’s and 70’s soul with modern rock and pop. Blending the rhythmic elements of funk, the melodic embellishments of soul/R&B and the blues, Drop Diamond creates a truly unique soundscape. Some songs are slow and sad. Some songs are fast and happy. All of the songs feel good.
www.facebook.com/droppindiamonds
10pm- Hero the Band
Genre: Alternative Rock, Pop
For fans of: Maroon 5, Cold Play, The 1975 Band
Energetic, Electric, Emotional, Heavy Bass, Memorable guitar licks, Pop rock, Stadium music.
http://www.thepreludepress.com/interviews/2016/4/5/qa-with-hero-the-band
https://www.buzzfeed.com/10000hours/hero-the-band-unveil-ambitious-album-bleach-2105u
11pm- Phantom Pop
Genre: Fusion/Funk/Jazz
For fans of: Snarky Puppy, Lettuce, Robert Glasper Experiment
Phantom Pop is a 5 piece instrumental band from Brooklyn, NY. The group combines elements of funk, soul, and R&B with the improvisation of jazz to create their own sound.
Originally formed by Dave Lowenthal to create an album, it was quickly realized that there was something special going on. The band consists of Dave Lowenthal on electric bass, Josh Schusterman on drums, Haruka Yabuno on keyboard, Matt Giella on cornet, and Atsushi Ouchi on saxophone.
www.phantompop.com
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdaOV2RPiXg
www.facebook.com/phant0mpop
www.soundcloud.com/phantom-pop
www.twitter.com/PhantomPopMusic
WEDNESDAY 6/15
8pm- Victoria Bailey
Genre: Folk, Singer Songwriter
For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Jewel, Stevie Nicks
Rooted in California, Victoria Bailey reflects a unique sound of contemporary folk-rock, alongside a twist of country. Victoria was brought up in a musical, art-filled household where sounds of Carole King & James Taylor left deep impressions. Along her musical journey, she discovered her passion for song writing and rapidly began turning her young life experiences into a unique style of music. Victoria's debut album "Dreamer" is available now, recorded with The Victoria Bailey Band.
http://youtu.be/vGMucPZ6UJw
http://www.victoriabaileymusic.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- The Y'Allers
Genre: Americana
For fans of: Hank Williams, Doug Sahm, CCR, Exile era Stones, Uncle Tupelo, Gillian Welch
With one boot in the past & another in the present, The Y’Allers swing with wild western abandon. Featuring old busking pals Mike Cobb & Stephen Lovekin on guitars and vox, and new friends Lucy Warrington on fiddle and vox, Andrew B.White on Bass, & Stanley Mitchell on drums and Glen Spivack on pedal steel.
https://www.facebook.com/The-Yallers-1096156873791620/
10pm- Divining Rod
Genre: Folk
For fans of: Pentangle, Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, Stephen Stills, Manassas, Bert Jansch
A veteran of the New York and Baltimore music scenes, Miyuki Furtado branches out musically with his latest work as psych-folk explorer, Divining Rod. The band creates dense sonic collages of frenzied drums & explosive guitar. Songs steeped in 60's British Folk & 70s US folk rock are fused with psych drones resulting in a heady mix of melodic songwriting and left turn experimental arrangements.
"OK, it’s honesty time. Though we can mostly all agree that NYC, with the emergence of Brooklyn DIYs and the ability of the internet to stream albums to LA A&Rs faster than you can say Best New Music®©™, has once again become America’s preeminent music mating pit, the city’s folk scene has remained comparatively infantile (not so much in quality as development). Gotham gig vet Miyuki Furtado’s newest project, Divining Rod, however, is exactly the kind of band that could kickstart an urban folk movement in the already flannelled and bearded bastions of Brooklyn." - My Social List
http://diviningrod.bandcamp.com/
http://diviningrod.bandcamp.com/album/ep
https://www.facebook.com/diviningrod
https://twitter.com/Divining_Rod
https://soundcloud.com/divining-rod
http://www.mobtownstudios.com/projects/divining-rod-bsides/
THURSDAY 6/16
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- Instant Treeline
Genre: Americana
For fans of: Lake Street Dive, Good Old War, Ryan Adams
Instant Treeline is a Brooklyn-based band that crafts wholesome songs that blend pop, folk, and Alt-Country. Where vocal harmony, acoustic timbre and electric rhythm come together, you’ll find Will Leet and his bandmates gathered around a campfire drawing inspiration from experiences in nature and being on the road, Instant Treeline aims to invoke feeling of sentimentality and lightheartedness.
www.facebook.com/willleetmusic
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_
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulUSaTw-Ul8&index=5&list=PLtOEX_
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11pm- Disorder Kid
Genre: Rock
For fans of: The Kills, The White Stripes, Eagles of Death Metal, Bon Iver, Kurt Vile
It's just a guitar, a drum, a bass and a voice. And a lot of love.
http://www.kaputbrainwebzine.com/2015/05/disorder-kid-1.html
facebook.com/disorderkid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeOC3JeCKJQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APzlQVONk0M
FRIDAY 6/17
Wasbassco's All the Way
8:30pm Doors/9pm SHow
$15
SATURDAY 6/18
8pm- The Jazz Thieves
Genre: Jazz, Rock
For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, Sufjan Stevens, Bjork
The Jazz Thieves are a group of jazz musicians from Brooklyn, NY. Their music "steals" elements from other different styles of music and brings them to jazz. Like true thieves, they improvise while sticking to a plan, and rely on a "certain set of skills" to help them make music. The band features the dynamic vocalist Matt Robbins, in addition to Ayumi Ishito on sax, Garrett Manley on guitar, Carter Bales on drums, and John Gray, the leader of The Jazz Thieves, on bass.
www.jazzthieves.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/johngray17
9pm- A Valley Son
Genre: Rock
For fans of: Father John Misty and Band of Horses
90s shoegaze rock with a twang.
avalleyson.com
10pm- Joint Effort
Genre: Hip Hop Fusion
For fans of: The Roots, The Robert Glasper Experiment, Soulive, Black Star
Conscious Hip Hop lyrics over Blues, Rock, Jazz, and Groove driven jams. Improvisation at every turn.
"They may only be three-strong, but Joint Effort have the musical chops and talent of a dozen. With guitar riffs supplied by Neil Durr, the musicality has strong similarity to the jams of Jimi Hendrix or Stevie Ray Vaughan, capturing some of the essence of blues and blending it with their rock and hip-hop bedrock. Flawless bass lines from the hands of Durr's brother Evan tie together the sick string work with the lyrically-rich verses spilled by vocalist Eric Means. Laying down equal parts philosophy and commentary." - Deli Magazine
https://www.facebook.com/thejointeffortband
https://thejointeffort.ba