Andrew Kirell + Violet + Moondrunk + Michael Drabik @ The Way Station

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- Violet
Genre: Rock and Roll, Folk Rock
For fans of: Buffalo Springfield, The Pretenders, Van Morrison, Tim Buckley, Cowboy Junkies

Violet plays acoustic/electric folk-rock and roll. Buffalo Springfield and Tim Buckley meet the Pretenders get filtered through a Marc Chagall painting and slapped on 2 inch analog tape.

“Meredith Minogue and James Barry are ‘Violet’, and The Last Cathedral is their hypnotic, profoundly potent, second album… this shit is the real deal.” - The Big Takeover

“The songwriting duo of Meredith Minogue and Jim Barry creates pliant and supple pop with shades of Cowboy Junkies and Yo La Tengo, though more cosmopolitan than the first and more alert than the latter… Violet is texturally complex and lyrically ambitious….Minogue and Barry deliver an impressive and habit-forming record.” - Performing Songwriter’s Top 10 Independent Release choice.

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/violetsong
www.violetsong.com

10pm- 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

11pm- 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/