Sept. 11, Thurs: Golden Alphabet + Mar Sala + The Nice Ones + Jack Davis and Crossbite

8pm- Golden Alphabet

Genre: Indie Psychedelic Folk

For fans of: Modest Mouse, Cat Stevens, Bright Eyes

Mostly consistent of transplants from the desert of Tucson, Arizona, Golden Alphabet has reformed it’s live line-up here, in the center of the universe, Brooklyn, New York. Based on the song writing of singer, Tommy Cormier, Golden Alphabet stylistically changes along with Cormier’s short attention span. The band’s lyrically driven music shifts from indie folk, to psychedelic, to baroque pop.

Review of our 1st record, “A List of Our Worries”:

The album contains 10 tracks that fall under the wide-ranging category of indie rock, though there are variations in sound. After a minute-plus as a ramshackle instrumental, opening track “Visionary Quest” morphs into what sounds like a passage from a long-lost rock opera—it wouldn’t sound out of place on The Wall—with Cormier singing, “If I’m just a little boy with a stick in his eye, I’ll never be a Jesuit / I am self-deny.” After a little synth-led passage, it leads smoothly into “This Cactus Country,” a chugging little tune with a big sound (fun game: count the instruments!) and a gorgeously melancholy melody. The lyrics on the album, which are largely above-par, carry the weight of melancholy, too: “I’ve been buying into salesmanship / ‘Good job! You know, you’re really doing well’ / I wonder how long Humpty Dumpty sat there / I wonder how long before he fell.” If I had to pithily describe the overall vibe of A List of Our Worries, I’d say it’s like an indie-folk take on what Modest Mouse or Arcade Fire does (with Bright Eyes in there, too), but that’s selling it short, especially when a song like “Me Lovely,” the bulk of which resembles no one so much as the Tom Tom Club, comes on. -Stephen Seigel, Tucson Weekly

http://goldenalphabetband.bandcamp.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4VOVOSylts

9pm- Mar Salá

Genre: Flamenco-pop

For fans of: Rosario, Bebe, La Mala Rodriguez

Based in Brooklyn, Marta Hernández, (aka Mar Salá) is an international singer songwriter, a self taught musician from Seville, Spain. With the collaboration of many accomplished musicians from all over the world, she mixes Latin sounds such as Rumba Flamenca, Brazilian rhythms and Spanish pop, with swing and Rock.

“Mar Salá is pure energy, like a volcano in control” Jose Miguel López. Radio 3.RNE

www.marsalaband.com

www.facebook.com/marsalaband1

www.reikiwilliamsburg.com

10pm- The Nice Ones

Genre: Rock
Sounds like: Tool, Talking Heads, Steely Dan and Weezer

The Nice Ones are a four-piece progressive rock band based out of Millerton, NY. Their emotionally intense live performances fuse various musical styles from rock and blues to chaotic grooves. The intricate arrangements are both danceable and dark. They fear nothing.

bandcamp.com/theniceones
Facebook: The Nice Ones
Their debut album ‘To Be Frank’ is available on iTunes and Spotify

11pm- Jack Davis and Crossbite

Genre: Rock, blues rock, RnB

For fans of: Stevie Ray Vaughn, Chicago, Dave Matthews, Black Crowes, Laura Nyro, The Doors

Jack Davis and Crossbite brings a totally unique voice to the NYC music scene. An unusual but natural sound born of rock, blues and RnB with elements of country, Celtic, African and Native American music. Fronted by singer/songwriter Jack Davis, the crack rhythm section of bass, drums & guitar is topped off by intense, storytelling lyrics, hard blowing trombone, the Irish bodhran and congas. Driving tunes to get your heart, brain and loins pumping. This bunch loves to play and hang with good folks.

Web: http://www.jackdavisandcrossbite.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jack-Davis-and-Crossbite/101768283424

https://twitter.com/jackceol

Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYdDIE8XDRA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3q8Kv2EtkM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2pZXUJ0ig5M

Audio: http://www.jango.com/music/Jack+Davis+and+Crossbite?l=0

http://www.last.fm/music/Jack+Davis+and+Crossbite