7pm- Kings
Genre: Queercore Country
For fans of: Dixie Chicks, Indigo Girls, Ani DiFranco, Jackson Browne, Fleet Foxes, Dolly Parton
Kings is a queercore folk/country trio based in Brooklyn. We draw inspiration from American roots music, early Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn, the American Riot Grrl movement, and modern folk greats like Ani DiFranco and Indigo Girls. We aim to open up a space for queer people inside traditional country music while making accessible, intelligent music for fans of all genres to enjoy.
http://www.kingskingskings.com
http://www.facebook.com/kingskingskings
8pm- Rollaway
Genre: dirty-southern-gothic-rock-country-folk
For fans of: The Band, Fleet Foxes, Allman Brothers, Neko Case, My Morning Jacket, The Grateful Dead
With music stylistically described as “floor-stomping blues”, “backwoods-choir elegance” (The Georgia Straight), and “dirty-southern-gothic-rock-country-folk” (Discorder Magazine), Rollaway is an important new voice on the indie roots scene. Their sophisticated musical blend of jazz, rock, folk, and rhythm & blues with lyrics steeped in mythology is what you might imagine given the history of writer, band-leader, and producer Benton Roark, a native-Georgian who is equally at home in avant-garde and indie rock realms. While stylistically aligned with classic acts such as The Band, The Allman Brothers, and The Grateful Dead, as well as recent ones such as My Morning Jacket, Fleet Foxes, and Neko Case, Rollaway is carving out a name for itself in the genre due the “poetry” and “complexity of Roark’s lyrics” (Maverick Magazine) and “topnotch” ensemble playing (The Georgia Straight). They have released three records: Rollaway, The Rollaway B-Sides EP, and most recently, The Return of the Lonesome Coyote Patchwork Pulpit, and Sundry Other Tales from the Rainbow’s End. Critically acclaimed, this most recent release has brought the band’s sound into a refined mix of ramshackle roots, Southern gothic poetry, and dark romanticism.
"...if he keeps making records as good as this one, Roark is welcome to stay here as long as he likes." - John Lucas of The Georgia Straight
"...the musicianship and lyrical quality is just too good to deny" - Nathan Pike of Discorder
"This is not an album you can put on as background music" -John Jobling of Maverick Magazine
www.rollawayband.com
www.rollaway.bandcamp.com
Rockabilly Night
9pm- Hick'ry Hawkins
Genre: insurgent country
For fans of: Cramps, Hank lll
Hick’ry Hawkins veteran honkytonk punk singer from way down south and has been featured in numerous PBS documentaries. He has written over five hundred songs, recorded six albums. Wrote title track for the SYFY film “AxeGiant”
“Imagine a long white Cadillac with Hank Sr. driving, Steve Earle riding shotgun, David Lee Roth in the backseat and the body of Sid Vicious banging around in the trunk!”---the Knoxville Sentinel
“Hick’ry Hawkins turns a room full of strangers into a room full of strange drunks!”---Kevin Oliver –No Depression Magazine.
http://www.youtube.com/user/hickryhawkins
10pm- The Bloodshots
Genre: Rockabilly
For fans of: Wanda Jackson, Elvis, Patsy Cline, The Chop Tops, Hank Williams III
The Bloodshots are a 3 piece Rockabilly band based in Brooklyn, NY. Little Lesley slaps the upright bass while she belts out songs with gravel and grace alongside Swifty rippin out the licks on his 6 string. Bobby Lee on skins adds the snap, crackle, and POP. Come see The Bloodshots tear it up, and bring yer dancin shoes!
http://www.reverbnation.com/thebloodshotsnyc
11pm- Sean Coleman & The Quasars
Genre: Rockabilly, R&B
For fans of: Elvis, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Howlin' Wolf
Gutbucket rock'n'roll served up by blues shouter Sean Coleman. A longtime veteran of the Boston rock n roll underground, Sean previously fronted the Bourbonaires as well as the Swinedells, one of Boston’s most raucous and infamous live bands. Every performance like attending an exorcism. Now he’s taking New York.
http://www.facebook.com/thequasars?fref=ts
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAonblW2Fq0
