Caitlin Claessens + Tim Haufe Trio + Cornell Bros. + Union Oil Company + Marek and the Boss Chops @ The Way Station

7pm- Caitlin Claessens
Genre: funky-folk, singer-songwriter
For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Jenny Lewis, Dala.

Caitlin Claessens moved to New York City from her native Ontario two years ago, and has been singing for her supper ever since. Her voice can be heard in commercials, music classes for children, and live performances including her favorite venue in the city: the subway platform. Her music is filled with quirky lyrics and catchy melodies, held together by Caitlin's beautiful voice and unique tin-can banjo ukulele.

www.caitlinclaessens.com
http://www.youtube.com/caitlinclaessens
http://caitlinclaessens.bandcamp.com/

8pm- Tim Haufe Trio
Genre:  Indie/Folk/Acoustic
For fans of:  Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, Daniel Rossen, Cat Stevens, 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.  His fifth self-produced album, The End of the Year (November 2012), has received critical acclaim.  Although Haufe typically performs as a solo act, the Tim Haufe Trio presents his music in an expanded and exciting form, recalling the full band arrangements present throughout his studio work.  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

9pm- Cornell Bros.
Genre: Original Acoustic American Roots Music
For fans of: Bluegrass, The Band, The Stanley Brothers, CSNY, Walt Whitman  

Original songs of redemption and hope, featuring farmers, sailors, dancers, fathers, lovers, Abraham Lincoln and The Knights Templar. Denizens of Brooklyn's South Slope, the Cornell Bros. (not brothers in fact, but brothers in music) have been playing NYC for three years, developing their soulful take on founder and songwriter Greg Cornell's tunes, with tight vocal harmonies in front. Many instruments will show up at their gigs: fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, upright bass, harmonica, sometimes lap steel and piano, as well as a pared down drum kit that helps them rock and roll. They bring energy and joy to their musical sojourn.  
reverbnation.com/cornellbros
myspace.com/gregoryncornell 

10pm- Union Oil Company
Genre: Alt Country/Rock/Bluegrass
For fans of: Rolling Stones/Wilco/Gram Parsons/John Hartford

Union Oil Co is a new alt country rock band with a bluegrass heart leaning heavily on influences such as Uncle Tupelo, Gram Parsons, The Rolling Stones and John Hartford and featuring unique and original songs by Nate Parienti. The band features a rotating cast of both local and nationally touring veterans with a instrumentation consisting of pedal steel, organ/keys, drums, bass, two guitars and the occasional fiddle, mandolin, banjo and harmonica. The band focuses on a tight song structure but definitely likes to stretch out occasional solo breaks.

https://www.facebook.com/unionoilcompanyband
 
11pm- Marek and the Boss Chops
Genre: boogie woogie, honky tonk and early rock & roll

A piano pounding, vocally driven spin on the roots of rock & roll. Marek Sapieyevski (piano/vocals) leads a full throttle run through the stuff of Hank, Fats, Chuck, Jerry Lee, Muddy, and more. With Charley Layton (upright) Griffin Sherbert (drums), and special guests on saxophone or fiddle.

www.marekandthebosschops.com