Sept. 10, Wed: Martina Fiserova + Seafarers Unite + The Judy Blooms + Pork Chop Willie @ The Way Station

8pm- Martina Fiserova

Genre: folk jazz

For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Lizz Wright, Kate Bush, Tracy Chapman

An experienced singer from Prague, Czech republic, performing her original music. Martina Fiserova has been surrounded by musicians since the moment she was born. It took her many years to realize and accept the fact that she was becoming a musician herself. After a decade spent gaining experience on the Prague Jazz Scene (from blues and fusion oriented bands to collaborations with international bands, backing up rock stars and diving into silence with music therapy), she decided to get her ass kicked by New York City. Come check out her unique songwriting approach and intimate yet emotional vocal performance.

“Her voice is graceful, and her phrasing and delivery are right on tempo.” - James Nadal, All About Jazz

“Her biography is impressive. (...) Jazz pop? Folk jazz? Either way it’s cool, and if this is the sort of stuff she is capable of writing then I hope there is more on the way.” - Tony Emmerson, Prague Jazz Blogspot

www.martinafiserova.cz

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8ml8b8s8K8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XbPfOAyCTQ

https://soundcloud.com/martinafiserova/slow

9pm- Seafarers Unite

Genre: modern folk

For fans of: Fleet Foxes, The Lumineers, Bob Dylan

Seafarers Unite is a collection of amateur and professional musicians based in NYC, but

hailing from far and wide. They perform a brand of modern folk, weaving tales of city life old and new, and with nautical themes a-plenty. In another life, all would surely have been captains, boatswains or longshoremen.

www.seafarersunite.com

10pm- The Judy Blooms

Genre: indie rock

For fans of: David Bowie, Beach House, Talking Heads, The War on Drugs

Brooklyn based duo exploring the edges of rock and roll inside a tight and powerful structure.

http://www.thejudyblooms.com

https://www.facebook.com/thejudyblooms

http://thejudyblooms.bandcamp.com

https://twitter.com/TheJudyBlooms

11pm- Pork Chop Willie

Genre: Blues/Roots

For fans of: RL Burnside; Junior Kimbrough; Lucinda Williams; Steve Earle

Pork Chop Willie’s debut national album Love is the Devil lights a new fire under America’s musical melting pot, bringing fresh heat to the Mississippi hill country blues tradition while blending in elements of Americana, rock, alt-country and even classical music. The 13-song disc serves as a bridge between those genres, the past and the present, and the band’s Magnolia State inspirations and Manhattan home. Led by singer-guitarist Bill Hammer and violinist Melissa Tong, Pork Chop Willie is fueled by grooves, grit, honesty and passion as well as a unique blend of down-home and uptown musicianship.

“Brilliant new national debut release … Hill Country music and beyond, like you have never heard before … An absolutely wonderful album that very quickly rose to the top of my favorites list for 2014 ...” —John Vermilyea, Blues Underground Network

“I’ll be hard pressed to find another debut this year that impresses me as much as this album. All the right ingredients presented with great musicianship and passion. The roots, they be strong and entangled with tradition but with a unique freshness.” —Popa’s Tunes, PopaTunes.Blogspot.com

“With this hypnotic, modern approach to the spiritual purgation that is great hill country blues, Pork Chop Willie should turn some

ears…Tracks like Too Many Cuts are strikingly original as the yearn of Tong’s violin provides a fresh spin on an old formula…The debut album...is as raw as any hill country stomp and as haunting as the most backwoods Appalachian holler”. ---Living Blues Magazine

www.porkchopwillie.com

www.facebook.com/porkchopwillie