Quinn Deveaux + Professor + VARYA + Kakande @ The Way Station

8pm- Quinn Deveaux
Genre: Blue Beat Soul
For fans of: Ray Charles, John Hurt, Bill Withers

The modern soul songs of Quinn Deveaux, sung in his sweet tenor over a spare guitar or carried by his band’s bright tones, evoke old images aplenty: dusty roads shaded by live oaks and sounds; gutbucket barrooms where rock-n-roll was born; pine-walled shacks and four-square churches, down in the Delta, where its bluesmen and gospel-forebears rent their souls.

Blue Delight By Ian S. Port

He calls his music "blue beat." But what comes out when Quinn DeVeaux hits the mic might as well just be called joy. The Indiana native distills decades of American blues, country, soul, and gospel into a funky sound that feels as authentic as it does refreshing. With a voice smoother than a top-shelf single malt, he lends a convincing swagger to classic songs about love and loss — his latest album, Under Covers, consists solely of other people's songs. But backed by his trio of backup singers, called the Blue Beat Review, and the warm grit of his guitar work, DeVeaux has a joyous sound all his own.

www.quinndeveaux.com
https://www.facebook.com/quinndeveauxmusic?ref=hl
https://twitter.com/quinndeveaux
https://play.spotify.com/artist/4J3gnJtrNAYZ0ioINhb3M0
http://www.youtube.com/user/QDBBR

9pm- Professor
Genre: Alternative
For fans of: Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins, 90’s music, music in general

At the dawn of 2009, the people of Toronto were shaken by the sounds of what some thought was the mating ritual of two ancient dragons. But they were wrong. What they were hearing was the primordial sounds of the 4 piece rock band known as Professor. These 4 derelict musicians would join forces to combine their deep love of 90's music with brain-rippling guitar solos, face-shattering effects pedals and groin-tickling vocal melodies.

http://professormusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/professorsmusic
https://www.youtube.com/user/ProfessorBand

10pm- VARYA
Genre: INDIE ROCK
For fans of: In our music you will find something familiar from all kinds of musicians from Radiohead to Regina Spector to Muse and all the way to Gogol Bordello. Weird? Unique? Yup:)

VARYA is an Acoustic-Driven, Gypsy-Folk influenced, INDIE ROCK BAND from Brooklyn. Varya as a Singer/Songwriter has been winning the hearts of everyone who sees her and the souls of everyone who hears her since a very early age. Music is the only way that we can really get into and discover the depth of this mysterious yet so open to the world your artist. VARYA as a full band, with the tender strumming of guitar and sweet strokes of cello, has the most unique sound and captivating feel to it. "Your eyes show, your mind sees, your heart hears, your soul feels."- Varya.

Varyasmusic.com

11pm- Kakande
Genre: African Big Beat
Kakaknde brings together the West African songwriting tradition of the 13th Century with some of the hottest musicians in New York today. Under the powerful musicianship of Famoro Dioubate on balafon (xylophone of Guinea), the group brings together layers of melodies to create rhythms that will make you want to dance. Then add the vocal fireworks of Missia Saran Diouabte (“the West African Tina Turner”), and you will have musical experience that will change your life.

Famoro Dioubate, balafon & vocals
Abdoulaye “Djoss” Diabate, guitar & vocals
Missia Saran Dioubate, vocals
Raul Rothblatt, cello
Sean Dixon, bass
Andy Algire, drums

“A uniquely stunning, textured sound.”–CMJ

“An enthralling rhythmic circularity and a deep, expansive groove… traditional feels very much at ease with 21st-century musicality.” –MSNBC

“Kakande takes a unique approach to Mande music--acoustic, kinetic, textured and grooving. Dioubate's virtuosic balafon riffing is rightly front and center. The players step out occasionally, but mostly hang with the crisp rhythm section, creating textures that work as well in a dark, roiling jam.”

“Missia has the sort of thrilling delivery that instantly communicates why griot singers wield such emotional power.”

“What comes through most is the freshness and esprit de corps of this band. The cross-cultural collaboration sets a new bar… and speaks well for the ever rising sophistication and quality of U.S. based Afropop projects.”
–Afropop Worldwide

A link to our CD:
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kakande

A video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oLE4dOqK4o

A video with our singer Missia Saran Dioubate:
http://youtu.be/1vQ2-ZDnUso

Our Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/KakandeBand

Webpage:
http://www.jumbierecords.com/kakande/