Lindsay Dragan + Jay Ackley & the Family-Style Band + Comic Tales @ The Way Station

8pm- Lindsay Dragan
Genre: Folk
For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Lucinda Williams, Stevie Nicks

Erin Lindsay Dragan is a drummer, guitarist, and vocalist. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1986, she has been performing regularly either as a solo artist or part of a band or array of bands since the age of 14. Highlights on her resume include touring Western Europe as half of the indie dreampop duo Sunshowers, being one of two singer-songwriters in Music Under New York's 2011 list of inductees, being a featured artist in Heather Jacks' The Noise Beneath The Apple, a stint in Brooklyn spacebilly outfit The Sky Captains of Industry, a featured spot at Night of 1000 Stevies in 2013, and performing around the United States. She currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, with her fiancé, and plays drums for/portrays Sandy West in New York's Runaways cover band, Road to Ruin and five-piece rock outfit Crowd the Airwaves, along with solo shows and session work. Her upcoming solo album, "Be Good To Yourself," is slated for release in early 2014.

“With a sound and style reminiscent of Gillian Welch or Patty Griffin; hers is an anthem of self-determination, a folk songstress with an irrepressible energy, for life and all the things that make it up. “- Heather Jacks, The Noise Beneath the Apple

www.lindsaydragan.com

9pm- Jay Ackley & the Family-Style Band
Genre: Folk-Rock, Robofolk, Campfire Punk
For fans of: The Decemberists, Jeffrey Lewis

Jay Ackley grew up in Minneapolis and moved to Brooklyn in 2008 after living in London for 4 years. Having played guitar for neighborhood block parties and in smoky pubs with a rotating cast of friends, Jay assembled the Family-Style Band to play a 6-month residency opening for a weekly hip-hop open mic in the Lower East Side (The Vital Movement). Jay, Megan Thorsfeldt (bass), David Beasley (lead guitar), Liz Dolfi (vox), Marisa Gumpert (drums), and Jen Overstreet (violin) recently added multi-instrumentalist Ryan Lang to their cohort and have been playing around Brooklyn in 2013. We’ve been having a blast, and are pretty sure you will have a fun time if you come hang out!

www.jayackley.com

Video/audio links:
“Sexuality is Weird” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QG-cw75nspI
“Songs from a Basement” http://jayackley.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-a-basement 

10pm- Comic Tales

Comic Tales’ lead singer, songwriter, and trumpeter Robert Whaley previously fronted NYC rock legends, the Niagaras. With a penchant for interpretive dancing on tabletops and hilariously satirical rants on a broken childhood, Whaley electrified national audiences with appearances on Good Morning America, the Oxygen network, and Fox. The Niagaras were a hugely popular staple of the Manhattan scene for nearly two decades, attracting celebrities, controversy, and packed houses along the way.

Seeking a return to the R&B roots that got him into music in the first place, and informed by an almost pathological aversion to anything post-1974, Whaley joined forces with talented newcomer Aaron Wyanski as pianist and arranger. Along with industry veterans Michael “Miguelito” LaMorté (Mini-King, Grupo Miguelito) on bass and longtime Niagaras drummer Dylan Wissing (Johnny Socko, Novel), the group has crafted an organic, literate, deeply-grooving collection of semi-autobiographical songs.

Written in a tiny studio bursting with 20th Century literature, and inspired by a massive collection of obscure vinyl, Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak have managed to create a sound and a show which is both timeless and cutting-edge. The sweat-drenched performances and the rapidly-disappearing ability to deeply engage and entertain a crowd really leave a lasting impression. Sounds like hype, until you experience it in person.