Real Rock Drive + Joanna Sternberg & Squirrel Ship + Cancion Franklin + XD 7 @ The Way Station

8pm- Real Rock Drive
Genre: Roots Rock/Urban Country
For fans of:  The Band, Govt. Mule, Zac Brown, The Blasters

Real Rock Drive is a rollicking, raucous, rocking band with a mission to turn the world onto the energy and spirit of Americana. Real Rock Drive is led by Carmen Cosentino, guitarist and vocalist for legendary artists such as Chuck Berry, Johnnie Johnson, Chubby Checker, Ronnie Spector, Bill Haley's Comets, and over 20 inductee's of the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. Along with  Alex "Mr." Stone on bass, Frank Yanni tickling the ivories, and Pat Carmichael on drums, make for an outstanding diesel powered live performance and a thrilled and entertained audience. So pack up the pick-up, load the Airstream, or just catch the subway to see Real Rock Drive, you'll be glad you did!  

“Great, rootsy, country rock in the spirit of The Band. These guys sound like they're having a lot of fun!” —  Mike Merritt - Bassist Conan O'Brian, Levon Helm, Facebook

“The one-time 19th-century roadhouse has been a music club since the 1960s, hosting primarily blues acts, including Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Tonight, we shot Carmen Cosentino and his band The "Real Rock Drive"... what a great night. The place really rocked! Wow! Posted by Bill Ivie at 9:11 PM”—  Posted by Bill Ivie, Real Rock Drive at The Stanhope House

GREAT MUSIC. Cathy and I Listened to all of it!" Marshall Lytle Rockabilly Legend - Original Comet R&R HOF—  Marshall Lytle, facebook

carmencosetino.com 
real rock drive @ reverbnation.com
 
9pm- Joanna Sternberg & Squirrel Ship
Genre: country/folk
For fans of: The Band, Merle Haggard, The Flying Burrito Brothers

Joanna Sternberg is a 22 year old singer/songwriter/bassist who has been writing songs since the age of six.  Born into a musical family in NYC, Joanna has been playing and listening to music all of her life.  Joanna writes songs about the span of human emotions.  They are personal country/folk songs that are easy for everyone to relate to.

Review: From "The Modern Folk Music of America" blog:
“NYC based upright bassist and singer/songwriter joanna sternberg is on my good side with her album 'new york city' for a few reasons, first i love squirrels (seriously just look at my instagram). but more importantly she writes classic sounding songs, somewhere between stately pop and surreal country, delivers them in a timeless, unique voice, doesn't seem to be taking herself too seriously, and there is plenty of reverb on the guitar. it's no surprise she comes to making this high quality music so naturally, she grew up making music, starting at the tender age of 5. i recommend this one. especially 'human magnet song'.”

www.joannasternbergmusic.com
 
10pm- Cancion Franklin
Genre: Americana/blues music
For fans of: Leonard Cohen, Johnny Cash.
One man show. True American vocally driven songs. Americana with focused guitar and country blues roots. Original songs only with a respect for lyrical expression.

Soundcloud.com/cancion-1
 
11pm- XD 7
Genre: Rock, Jazz, Funk
For Fans of: Snarky Puppy, Earth Wind and Fire, Video Game music

XD 7 is a septet based in New York, NY that draws from a wide variety of musical influences and brings them together through the jazz idiom. Members of the band have performed with such artists as Esperanza Spalding, the Dave Matthews Band, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Wynton Marsalis, Dianne Reeves, the Winard Harper Sextet, Lee Konitz, and James Moody, as well as many other notable artists in both the jazz and pop fields, and at venues such as Yoshi’s San Francisco and Oakland, the Monterey and Montreal Jazz Festivals, the Staples Center, Blue Note Jazz Club in New York, the Jazz Standard, Jazz Gallery, Birdland, and Rose Hall and Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Combining jazz with rock, funk, R&B, and electronica in a way that highlights individuality as well as tight ensemble playing and interaction, XD 7 always presents a high energy show full of strong grooves, honest soul, and musical complexity.

Bandcamp staff pick 2012 "How Things Change" "Top notch Jazz. Patrick Bartley's sax solo on this track may rip your face off."

CD Baby Discovery Blog 1/16/13 "Also hailing from New York, XD 7 are a tight, well oiled Jazz machine. Seven members big (hence the “7”) their sound is full and textural. All of the tracks in this album take on different melodic and rhythmic perspective and feel fresh and diverse. We’re looking forward to more!"

http://www.xd7band.com
http://youtu.be/cJRyqjvf9pU
https://soundcloud.com/xd-7
http://xd7band.bandcamp.com/