Mary-eL + Joint Effort + Hambone Relay @ The Way Station

8pm- Mary-eL
Genre: Funk, Rock, Soul
For fans of: Amy Winehouse, Nikka Costa, Incubus, Erykah Badu

Coming with a siren's voice and wielding a soulful guitar, Mary-eL brings a blend of original music steeped in the sounds of Rock, R&B, Soul and Funk. Her music is both heartfelt and relatable all while simmering over grooves that are infectiously engaging. Charisma and wit shine through the catchy hooks and lyrics. Her passion for music comes through in her performance and it is both consuming and contagious. It is sure to be a night full of searing rhythms and cutting leads as the sexy, sultry Polynesian phoenix lights up the stage!

"...a woman guitar player, center stage, taking leads- it is refreshing and Mary has a really great stage presence. Her femininity is quite obvious, yet it does not color her playing. She's not a 'female guitar player' she's a guitar player...how many bands in this scene have an up front female player -- not singing backup but taking the reins at times. It's really enjoyable, and the audience had a really strong response to her material, presence, and performance." - Live Music News and Review

"This rich, savory melding of funk, rock, a tinge of R&B and raw life are thrilling folks on the music scene by tapping into their souls, emotions and enveloping their bodies with rhythm and uptempo...Mary-eL is captivating with her voice, her stage presence, and the fervency is hard to resist." - One World Pool

www.artistecard.com/maryel
www.soundcloud.com/maryelmusic
www.youtube.com/marylankford
www.facebook.com/maryelmusic

9pm- Joint Effort
Genre: Hip Hop Fusion
For fans of: The Roots, The Robert Glasper Experiment, Soulive, Black Star

Conscious Hip Hop lyrics over Blues, Rock, Jazz, and Groove driven jams. Improvisation at every turn.

"They may only be three-strong, but Joint Effort have the musical chops and talent of a dozen. With guitar riffs supplied by Neil Durr, the musicality has strong similarity to the jams of Jimi Hendrix or Stevie Ray Vaughan, capturing some of the essence of blues and blending it with their rock and hip-hop bedrock. Flawless bass lines from the hands of Durr's brother Evan tie together the sick string work with the lyrically-rich verses spilled by vocalist Eric Means. Laying down equal parts philosophy and commentary." - Deli Magazine

https://www.facebook.com/thejointeffortband
https://thejointeffort.bandcamp.com

10pm- Hambone Relay
Genre: Funk
For fans of: Soulive, Robert Walter, Galactic, Karl Denson

With influences ranging from jazz, funk, blues and rock and roll, Hambone Relay redefines the modern organ trio with their own brand of high-energy live music.

“Hambone Relay, a great Philly soul-jazz-funk organ trio who blew me away.” - Mike Greenblatt, Aquarian Weekly

www.hambonerelay.com
www.youtube.com/HamboneRelay
www.facebook.com/HamboneRelay
hambonerelay.bandcamp.com/