Regulars Happy Hour + Zamba 2 Samba + Toby Singer and the Storm + Kagero @ The Way Station

Regulars Happy Hour

Wear your ambassador pin and pay happy hour prices all night long.

8pm- Zamba 2 Samba

Genre: roots samba

For fans of: Marisa Monte, Elis Regina, Cartola, Nelson Cavaquinho, Adoniran Barbosa

Conceived as a tribute to “Samba de Raiz” or roots samba, Zamba 2 Samba delves deep into Brazil’s musical past offering reinterpretations of Brazil’s most joyous music from the ‘40’s, ‘50’s & ‘60’s. Led by Susan Justice’s beautiful, clear voice and backed by both Brazilian and a revolving group of international musicians, Zamba 2 Samba will take you to a small samba club in Lapa, Rio...at least for the night.

reverbnation.com/zamba2samba

9pm- Toby Singer and the Storm

Genre: Indie Rock

For fans of: Nick Drake, Elliott Smith

Toby Singer and the Storm, the stage name of Toby Singer, an up and coming singer/songwriter, producer, and musical theater composer currently living in Brooklyn, NY. His last record is called Here Comes Saturn, an homage of sorts to the delicate, quiet music of Nick Drake and Elliott Smith. Toby’s warm, low voice gives weight to the semi-autobiographical record, detailing the traverse of time and the crisis of being, going through one’s late 20s.

“Recalling a cleaned up Nick Drake or a scrubbed Elliot Smith, Toby Singer chases down the same acoustic wide-screen pop that seems so well suited to sync with film. “Hard Beast” is built on the back of a tiny acoustic guitar progression, Singer’s voice lilting out in some pleasant combination of firm and weak. Producers of independent film take notice of the chorus, the kind of the thing that should suitably end up in a trailer beside a pensive next-generation Gordon-Levitt or a vastly-improved Zach Braff. Singer repeats the chorus until it is a well-worn hook, the title lyric very nearly an analog for “heart beat”, as the song moves methodically to its small and valuable conclusions.” -32 Feet Per Second

“Wickedly fresh soul slash crooning slash dancin’ in the kitchen” and that the songs are “coated with a frosting of earnest innocence, but still stay sexy.” -YVYNYL

“Bits of Jens Lekman, Vampire Weekend and soul. Nice.” -Mind of an Independent

http://www.tobysinger.com/the-storm

http://vimeo.com/104071114

10pm- Kagero

Genre: Japanese Gypsy Rock

For fans of: Gogol Bordello meets David Bowie

Upbeat, folky pop songs with world music flavors, sung by a Japanese man with a British accent. Kagero’s sound is a melting pot of tonalities and rhythms from Asia, the Middle East, South America and Eastern Europe -- “Cultural Confusion.” Sometimes the songs are beautiful imagery, sometimes sad folk tales, and sometimes silly songs about drinking. But the tunes are always fun, and the show is high energy dancing good time.

“Kagero’s world music goulash is very tasty -- even if you don’t always know what’s you’re eating.”

“Rooted in uplifting elements from eclectic origins, “Japanese Gypsy Rock” unites Kagero’s musical influences and talents into a cross-culture dance party.”

by Meijin Bruttomesso, The Deli Magazine

www.kagero.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/KAGERO/8576534010

http://kagero.com/fr_epk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ul6qjtbneQ&feature=player_embedded