Sept. 26, Friday: The Salt Cracker Crazies + The Sometime Boys + Eric Vitoff @ The Way Station

8pm – The Salt Cracker Crazies

For fans of: The Memphis Jug Band, Cannon’s Jug Stompers, Emmett Otter’s Jug Band Christmas

The Salt Cracker Crazies have been playing their own brand of jug centric skiffle for centuries. They sing about unicorns. They sing about fireworks. They sing about poontang. Once you’ve heard their bone rattling, floor shaking, gut thumping hokum, you’ll want to bang on something...hard.

http://www.facebook.com/SaltCrackerCrazies

http://vimeo.com/25493746

10pm – The Sometime Boys

Genre: Americana (folk/country/bluegrass/blues)

For fans of: Joni Mitchell, Iron & Wine, Nick Drake, Loretta Lynn, Jorma Kaukonen

Founded in 2010 by vocalist Sarah Mucho and guitarist Kurt Leege, The Sometime Boys have quickly leapt to the forefront of the urban roots music scene in New York. Featuring succinct songwriting, they blend elements of bluegrass, country, folk, gospel and zydeco into a unique, refreshing Americana sound. Framing the elegance of MAC award winning vocalist Sarah Mucho is an intricate canvas of violin, guitar and keyboard brushstrokes and a soulful rhythm section that won’t quit. After recording their debut album, ‘Any Day Now’ in 2010, The Sometime Boys added Pete O’Connell on upright bass, Jay Cowit on drums and Rebecca Weiner Tompkins on violin and have since been tearing it up on the New York music scene.

“The Sometime Boys are an experimental folk band who deserve to win the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.” -adobeandteardrops.blogspot.com

“Times may be tough, but music like this makes us think about what is most important.” -overidon.com

“Their debut album Any Day Now was one of 2011’s best, and their gentle but intense and unselfconsciously beautiful new one Ice and Blood is a strong contender for best of 2012.” - New York Music Daily

Website: www.thesometimeboy.com, www.facebook.com/thesometimeboys, www.reverbnation.com/thesometimeboys

Audio: https://www.facebook.com/Thesometimeboys/app_2405167945?ref=ts,

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoXFC5Vz13I&feature=player_embedded

12am – Eric Vitoff

Midnight Special - Eric Vitoff

Inspired by Eric Vitoff’s music and name, The Way Station owner Andy Heidel has created a signature dish based on Eric’s favorite food. Heidel has invented Steak Vitoff, a sirloin steak topped with gorgonzola, blackberry balsamic vinaigrette reduction served on a crostini. Heidel will serve up samples of Steak Vitoff as a midnight snack during Eric’s show on Sept. 26.

Genre: looping/acoustic/house/dance
For fans of: Daft Punk, James Blake, Reggie Watts, John Mayer, Bag Raiders

Long Island born and raised and now Brooklyn based, Eric Vitoff’s tunes toe the imaginary line between the genres of house/dance and acoustic singer-songwriter. Equipped just with an acoustic guitar and some effects pedals, he builds pulsing, colorful beats that make your feet move and your mind wonder just where all those sounds are coming from.

www.ericvitoff.com/songs
www.soundcloud.com/ericvitoff
www.youtube.com/evsweep