The Way Station
21+ all the time (it is a bar after all)
$5 donation strongly suggested for all events unless otherwise indicated.
FRIDAY 10/28
8pm- Mar Sala
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- Brain Salt
Genre: Electronic Rock n Roll
For fans of: Ween, Koji Kondo
Brain Salt Celebrates Halloween: Nintendo's Greatest Hits
soundcloud.com/brain-salt
10pm- The Sleeping Tongues
Genre: Indie/Post-Punk/Folk/Pop
For fans of: The Clash, The Killers, The Cure, New Order, The Jam, Interpol
Shoe move rock. The Sleeping Tongues deliver intriguing music that makes you want to do things... The Brooklyn-based band hints at the genres of post-punk, rock, folk, indie and Caribbean music. They bring the key elements of rhythm, hooks, sensible oddity, penetrating vocals and an energized performance.
http://thesleepingtongues.bandcamp.com/
https://instagram.com/thesleepingtongues/
https://www.facebook.com/thesleepingtongues
https://twitter.com/sleepingtongues
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
HALLO-WAY CON
3 Days of Costumes & Horror & Fun
SATURDAY 10/29
4pm- Readers of the Lost Arc - The Haunting of Hill House
Join the best book club in Brooklyn as we get spooooooky for our October book, The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson! This is a quick read at only 200 pages, so I hope to see you there!
6pm to 7:30pm- The War of the Worlds - A live radio play on stage
What could be better on Halloween weekend than preparing for an alien invasion?
War of the Worlds, the 1938 radio broadcast that convinced the country that Martians had invaded. This Halloween, the In Between's staged adaptation of Orson Welles broadcast will take you inside the radio station, where shennanigans ensue and aliens might just be real... Free admission! Though we suggest a donation of 5-10 dollars to cover the show.
Directed by Chris Erlendson and Jenna Schlags
Starring: Kendra Augustin, Chris Erlendson, Victoria Giambalvo , Jenna Schlags
Music and scoring by Michael Drabik
https://www.facebook.com/events/179329495808190/
8pm- Illiterate Light
Genre: Experimental, Indie
For fans of: Flaming Lips / Jack White / Black Keys
Formed in the summer of 2015, Illiterate Light was shaped using the confines of the duo line-up to push new creative avenues of expression; Gorman and Cochran shift from
producing a huge rock sound to quiet and off-beat moments of vulnerability at the drop of a peach. Both members share a love of songwriting and recording structure, as well as a desire to make each live performance a visceral and memorable experience.
http://www.illiteratelight.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- As Lolas
Genre: Brazilian Psychedelic Rock
For fans of: Os Mutantes, Rita Lee, Sergio Dias
Five hardcore NYC Pros joined forces to rock your world with screaming guitar solos, thundering drum rolls, funkafied bass lines and four voice heavy harmonies! Ever since their first concert in Harlem’s “Shrine” in February 2014, As Lolas are taking NYC over by storm. The band appears in NYC’s hottest clubs like SOB’s, Nublu and the Way Station, and toured Switzerland in 2014 and just returned hot from a Swiss tour in February 2015.
“I hereby declare that AS LOLAS Are undeniably Mutantes, The best part besides their musicianship is the fact that they will Rock your socks off!” Sergio Dias, ( founding member of the legendary band “Os Mutantes” )
"As Lolas kick ass, they are a great band, they drew a crowd from the boardwalk and entertained the people like magic. Their musicianship, infectious energy and exciting set of Brazilian rock music got everyone dancing” - Jen Gapay, producer NY Burlesque and Boylesque Festival and Summer events at Coney Island.
“I ended up at your show at NUBLU. It blew my mind. Thank you and looking forward to seeing you play again!” Sean, a fan!
www.facebook.com/aslolas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l2iQCGiFq8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tERem2mEBrQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofH-aj4nibA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS8uqGwNjFs
COSTUME CONTEST
11pm- 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://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNQw2RFv1cU
https://vimeo.com/128510306
https://www.reverbnation.com/empirebeats
SUNDAY 10/30
4pm - Moving Pictures: Halloween month!
Happy Halloween! I expect to see you all in some sort of costume today. We finish up the month with a sing-a-long two-fer! Today starts with 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog', and I know you know ALL the words, so we'll have a wonderful time being evil! And then, it's a Halloween movie, no, it's a Christmas movie, or is it both? Yes, it's 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', which is totally a Halloween movie... Stick around for Halloween Nerdeoke!
10pm - Nerdeokeween! Kostume Karaoke!
Costume Contest!!!
10pm- Sexiest Costume
11pm- Funniest Costume
12am- Scariest Costume
1am- Best Costume
MONDAY 10/31
HALLOWEEN
4:30pm- The Night Of Monster Movie Madness - Halloween
Back from the Dead! It's MONSTER MOVIE MADNESS!!!!!
Marc and Ed will horrify you with these classics on All Hallows Eve!!!
The Thing (from Another World)
When scientist Dr. Carrington (Robert Cornthwaite) reports a UFO near his North Pole research base, the Air Force sends in a team under Capt. Patrick Hendry (Kenneth Tobey) to investigate. What they find is a wrecked spaceship and a humanoid creature (James Arness) frozen in the ice. They bring their discovery back to the base, but Carrington and Hendry disagree over what to do with it. Meanwhile, the creature is accidentally thawed and begins wreaking havoc.
Halloween (1978)
On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith's Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
In Wes Craven's classic slasher film, several Midwestern teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), a disfigured midnight mangler who preys on the teenagers in their dreams -- which, in turn, kills them in reality. After investigating the phenomenon, Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) begins to suspect that a dark secret kept by her and her friends' parents may be the key to unraveling the mystery, but can Nancy and her boyfriend Glen (Johnny Depp) solve the puzzle before it's too late?
Release date: November 9, 1984 (USA)
The Evil Dead
Ashley "Ash" Williams (Bruce Campbell), his girlfriend and three pals hike into the woods to a cabin for a fun night away. There they find an old book, the Necronomicon, whose text reawakens the dead when it's read aloud. The friends inadvertently release a flood of evil and must fight for their lives or become one of the evil dead. Ash watches his friends become possessed, and must make a difficult decision before daybreak to save his own life in this, the first of Sam Raimi's trilogy.
COSTUME CONTEST!!!!
Then at 11pm, get ready to make a jump to the left with...
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
In this cult classic, sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf) and a creepy butler (Richard O'Brien). Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named "Rocky."
TUESDAY 11/1
8pm- Nathan Riehl
For Fans Of: Fleet Foxes, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Fleetwood Mac
Description: Covers of Classic Acoustic Folk songs & Soulful, Folky, Vocal-driven Originals
"This band has no idea what they're doing." - Crown Heights Inquirer
soundcloud.com/nathan-riehl
9pm- Steve Fletcher
Genre: Singer Songwriter
For fans of: Bruce Springsteen, Chuck Ragan, Brian Fallon, Gaslight Anthem, Counting Crows, Adam Duritz, Joe Purdy, Ray LaMontagne, Kasey Anderson
Steve Fletcher, ½ of Another Brother Band, grew up in a small town in Northern NJ, a train ride away from NYC. He moved to Virginia at the age of 18 and has lived primarily in the Southeastern US ever since, all the while writing and performing a unique, lyrics-centric variety of acoustic Americana/Heartland-Folk music. In the May of 2016 he moved into the Seaside Park, NJ cottage where he spent his childhood summers to write and produce his first full-length LP, entitled "Songs from Island Avenue.'
stevefletcherofficial.bandcamp.com
facebook.com/stevefletchermusic
10pm- Snir Yamin
11pm- Dick Valentine
Genre: Solo Acoustic
For fans of: I am the lead singer of Electric Six. But you could say I have some Roky Erikson, Tom Waits, Talking Heads in me.
Dick Valentine is best known as the frontman for Electric Six, but in the last few years he has been known to play solo acoustic sets both in the US and the UK. He has two solo albums, “Destroy The Children” and “Halloween Fingers” and his set consists of a healthy mix of songs from those albums as well as Electric Six songs done acoustically. Requests are taken, drinks are consumed, and occasionally audience members can come up and sing backing vocals. Though originally from Detroit, Valentine has lived in Prospect Heights for 7 years and is excited about being able to walk 2 blocks to his gig at The Way Station. Valentine is available for private parties, religious ceremonies and also charges a lofty consulting fee in his role as a private consultant.
“With many absurd lyrics and heartfelt, but rigorous acoustic guitar playing, this is a frontman’s acoustic set at its best” - The Yorker (York, UK)
“(Valentine) prefers not to think about it. Why push genius, anyway?” - QRO Magazine
electricsix.com
https://www.facebook.com/dick.valentine.7
WEDNESDAY 11/2
8pm- Rashmi Singh
Genre: Folk, World, Acoustic Rock
For fans of: Patty Griffin, Kate Bush
Melodic folk rock with world influences.
“Gorgeous slice of acoustic folk-pop” - Songwriting Magazine UK
“Rashmi’s impassioned voice can swing through careful precision to primal yelp on a dime” - Baeble Music
"An exquisite crystalline image that lingers long after the final note. " - Hollywood Progressive Magazine
www.rashmisingh.com
www.youtube.com/everythingrashmi
www.facebook.com/everythingrashmi
9pm- Tom DiMenna
Genre: Folk-Rock
For fans of: Chris Smither, Bert Jansch, Cat Stevens
Tom DiMenna is a local singer/songwriter and a devout disciple of Chris Smither. His guitar is an old, acoustic Yamaha from the 1970s that his brother said was a good guitar and he believed him. The salesman at the store added, "Elliot Smith used to play these," and he also believed that. Joining him is Dan Kleederman on electric baritone.
"There goes Tom DiMenna, the best there ever was to play this game." - Roy Hobbs, New York Knights
www.tomdimenna.reverbnation.com
www.facebook.com/tellysavalaslive
https://youtu.be/WjXCEGjqRS
10pm- 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
11pm- Matt Davis
Genre: Pop
For fans of: Bruno Mars, NAO, Justin Timberlake, Troye Sivan, Amy Winehouse
Matt Davis is a singer songwriter who writes modern Pop music with an R&B feel. He is influenced by singers like Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, NAO and Troye Sivan. He is in the middle of recording an album with a Pop EDM and Vibe sound but for this show he is doing an acoustic set with a Bruno Mars and Amy Winehouse groove.
https://www.instagram.com/mattdavissounds
THURSDAY 11/3
Wasabassco Burlesque Thursdays at The Way Station
Doors at 8:30pm. Show at 9:00pm.
On the first Thursday of every month we're at Brooklyn's famous Bar With The TARDIS!
The best in Brooklyn Burlesque featuring a rotating lineup of Wasabassco favorites, new performers, and special guests. November features your hosts: Sapphire Jones and Nasty Canasta, plus Evelyn Vinyl, Luna TikTok, Qualms Galore, and Mala Morrigan.
$20 Reserved seating (guaranteed reserved seat held until showtime. limited to 30) Available HERE:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2708959
$15 GA at the door (mixed bar seating and standing)
FRIDAY 11/4
8pm- Rapid River Boys
Genre: Americana/Newgrass
For fans of: The Avett Brother, Trampled By Turtles, Greensky Bluegrass, Grateful Dead
Original Music written in New York’s Southern Tier. Developed by many years of traveling, retiring, and repeating.
www.RapidRiverBoys.com
9pm- Pale Mara
Genre: Folk, Rock, Country
For fans of: Fairport Convention / Gram Parsons & Emmylou Harris / Graham Nash
Pale Mara is a new and exciting endeavor born from hearts of Lee and Al. Hailing from the north and south, and winding up in Brooklyn, their music is a passionate alchemy of the old and the new- blending the beauty of musical tradition with a restless and adventurous spirit.
https://soundcloud.com/palemara
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- Mike O’Malley and the Beastie Band
Genre: Screamer-Songwriter
For fans of: Tom Waits, Glen Hansard, The Decemberists, Fiona Apple
Mike O'Malley carries a lot of anger around. He endeavors to funnel said extra energy into a rollicking, kinetic set of folk songs for drinking, howling, and stomping to. He would specifically love to howl with you.
http://www.mikeomalleymusic.com/
SATURDAY 11/5
4pm- Spacefriend Picture Day with Liam Cotter!
Go to link below to prepay for your photo and save 5 bucks!
http://liam-cotter.com/twspd/book
Save the date, polish your shoes, comb your hair.
The ALL GENDER sequel to last year's Gentlemen of the Way Station has arrived. It's Picture Day! Put on your best outfit and strut your stuff!
Pictures will be $30 per outfit/position/10 minute pose if booked ahead of time or $35 day of.
8pm- Vibrojets
Genre: Surf, Exotica, Reggae
For fans of: The Ventures, The Shadows, Burt Bachrach, Martin Denny, The Specials
Fun and adventurous renditions of classics from the '60s, 70s and 80s with vibes as the lead voice, as well as compelling originals.
Vibrojets.nyc
https://www.facebook.com/Vibrojets/?fref=ts
9pm- Eric Vitoff
Genre: Guitar Looping Alchemy, Acoustic, House, Dance
For fans of: Daft Punk, James Blake, Reggie Watts, John Mayer, Bag Raiders
Long Island born and raised and now Brooklyn based, Eric Vitoff's tunes toe the imaginary line between the genres of house/dance and acoustic singer-songwriter. Equipped just with an acoustic guitar and some effects pedals, he builds pulsing, colorful beats that make your feet move and your mind wonder just where all those sounds are coming from.
www.ericvitoff.com/songs
www.soundcloud.com/ericvitoff
www.youtube.com/evsweep
10pm- Smith & 9th Ward
Genre: New Orleans Blues/Funk/Jazz
For fans of: New Orleans Jazz, Blues, Funk and Brass Band music
SMITH & 9th WARD is a combo in the New Orleans, funky and soulful tradition. We channel the likes of Dr. John, James Booker, Allen Toussaint and Professor Longhair to bring you New Orleans grooves with a Brooklyn attitude. We consist of members of the OUTER BOROUGH BRASS BAND and we love playing funky NOLA tunes, traditional jazz standards and low-down blues. SMITH & 9th WARD: New Orleans grooves with a Brooklyn attitude.
“Leyton-Brown’s physical stance at the keyboard comes closer to Joe Strummer than Dr. John, but she’s got skills that would make Mac Rebenack grin that trademark grin. Allison injected some old school stride into “Don’t Think Twice,” and her vocals on Crescent City classics like “Big Chief” and “Mardi Gras in New Orleans” were right on point. But it’s the little differences she brings that make her a not-so-secret weapon, like the Fender Rhodes sound she brought to the funky Scatassa original “BQEeze,” or the sizzling Clavinet vibe she conjured up toward the end of the second set that was straight out of Billy Preston’s “Outa Space.” Maybe the traditionalists might freak, but it’s a Brooklyn thing! They wouldn’t understand!” – J Hunter “Nippertown”
“After the bass drummer unexpectedly decided to lead a secondline into the bar room, which freaked out most of the people there, they came back in and kicked things up another notch. By this point, those of us who were dancing stopped caring about what the room full of lazy people thought, and we got up and got down in front of the band on a rousing finale.” – a fan
http://smithand9thward.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ams4STP1-0g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ofQyQW1EDA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdEeWfHkbM#action=share
12am- The Travelers
Genre: Rock-Hop/Funk & Blues/Stoner Soul
For fans of: The Hazelton Brothers, SmokeDawg Williams, Air Force One, Count Bassface
Our music is a mix of jazz, blues, and hip hop. We'll take you places in the universe you've never been.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7YZQwi8lDys
music-thetravelers.bandcamp.com
Reverbnation.com/travelersmusic
SUNDAY 11/6
4pm- Moving Pictures: The GOONIES!
Hosted by Sean Proper!! Ahoy Pirate Willy lovers! First we'll watch it with the cast-reunion video commentary. Then take a break with some surprise short clips. Then, sit back and enjoy the whole movie again, no commentary. You can take it back....taking it all back.
10pm- Nerdeoke
MONDAY 11/7
8pm- Queerious Trivia: What A Fu*Xing Riot
Queerious Trivia is back for a riled up, politically frazzled, here-and-queer riot of beers and queries!
WHAT DO WE WANT?????
Killer drink specials!
Incred