Hamin Reed + Bear Trap + Kagero Farewell Show @ The Way Station

8pm- Hamin Reed
Genre: Acoustic
For fans of: Elliott Smith, Tool

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- Bear Trap
Genre: pop/rock
For fans of: The Breeders and R.E.M. (if they had a bandchild together)

What happens when your kid goes to preschool and bites another kid? Meet the mom. Form a band. Call it Bear Trap. Play it like you mean it.

beartrapped.com
https://soundcloud.com/beartrapped
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCurQ8KVXMPMiiukUs25UJYQ

10pm-12am- Kagero Farewell Show
Come out one and all for your last chance to see NYC’s very own Japanese Gypsy Rock band KAGERO!

Kagero has been playing together around NYC for over a decade, bringing highly charged and fun world rhythms to amazed audiences. But soon these four guys will be calling it quits, closing out this chapter in Kagero history. This will be the final show in Brooklyn, featuring guitar, harmonica, fiddle, bass and drums. See the band that VICE called one of Brooklyn’s Best Unknown Bands and the Deli Mag calls “a cross-culture dance party”. f you haven’t seen these guys, this is the time -- strap on your fun hat and we will see there!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1595261354041404/

Genre: Japanese Gypsy Rock
For fans of: Gogol Bordello meets David Bowie

Upbeat, folky pop songs with world music flavors, sung by a Japanese man with a British accent. Kagero’s sound is a melting pot of tonalities and rhythms from Asia, the Middle East, South America and Eastern Europe -- “Cultural Confusion”. Sometimes the songs are beautiful imagery, sometimes sad folk tales, and sometimes silly songs about drinking. But the tunes are always fun, and the show is high energy dancing good time.

“Kagero’s world music goulash is very tasty -- even if you don’t always know what’s you’re eating.”

“Rooted in uplifting elements from eclectic origins, “Japanese Gypsy Rock” unites Kagero’s musical influences and talents into a cross-culture dance party.”
by Meijin Bruttomesso, The Deli Magazine

www.kagero.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/KAGERO/8576534010
http://kagero.com/fr_epk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ul6qjtbneQ&feature=player_embedded