Shannon Pelcher + Squirrels From Hell + Mud, Blood & Beer + Kagero @ The Way Station

7pm- Shannon Pelcher
Genre: Folky jazz

With nods to Tin Pan Alley, 1960s folk and experimental acoustic, Shannon Pelcher has one foot dipped in the jazz world and the other planted in singer/songwriter storytelling traditions. Her dreamlike lyrics and lilting vocals are backed by elegantly deft guitar playing, and her sound is both vintage and contemporary, influenced as much by John Coltrane as it is by PJ Harvey.

"Top Local Female Musician. Shannon Pelcher, a Philadelphia-area classically trained guitarist and singer with the Iron Threads, is known for her jazz and blues repertoire. She is influenced by Billie Holiday, Dusty Springfield, Ella Fitzgerald and Tin Pan Alley greats. Following in the footsteps of other great lyrical storytellers, she is a skilled guitarist and is known for her distinctive voice." - Jefferey B. Roth, CBS Philadelphia (Mar 21, 2013)

"The first thing I noticed about Pelcher was her voice. Pelcher has a very beautiful singing tone that is reminiscent of an older, more soulful era. That voice is so mesmerizing that for a few moments I sat there only able to think to myself “I love her voice.” - One Fan at a Time

http://shannonpelcher.com/
 
8pm- Squirrels From Hell
Genre: Low-Volume Underground Garage Rock
For fans of: original music that spans multiple styles, but always with honesty, energy, and lyrics that reach for the true depiction of life in 21st Century America.

Known as “The Band New York City Couldn’t Kill,” these long-time original rockers have weathered all the storms life and our corrupt culture can muster. They push on, driven by the demands of an artistic inspiration that will not release them. Squirrels From Hell fired their marketing and booking staff years ago, and have found creative satisfaction by dealing truth-to-truth with a limited number of producers, promoters, and club owners who have earned their trust. While they freely share much of their music at www.hellsville.com, only the raw but controlled energy of a live performance will demonstrate how Squirrels From Hell continue to influence NY music culture.

SFH have been celebrated for their “Art Punk oddness,” and officially designated “The lowest of the low-rent bands,” whatever that means.

www.hellsville.com,

here’s one video, the band finally meshed at around 12:15 on the track: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX3nZwrxtuA

9pm- Mud, Blood & Beer
Genre: Alt-country, Psychelic Twang
For fans of: Uncle Tupelo, Steve Earle, Calexico, Jason and the Scorchers

Mud, Blood & Beer is a New York City-based alt-country, roots-rock, twang-core band that has been kicking around since early 2007, playing various NYC venues, including the Rodeo Bar, Hill Country, the Knitting Factory, Otto’s Shrunken Head, Hank’s Saloon, The Bitter End, and the Lakeside Lounge. The band carries on the spirit of alt-country pioneers Uncle Tupelo, the Jayhawks, and Jason & The Nashville Scorchers.

 “The band has two first-rate songwriters and brilliant lead guitarists in Jon Glover and Jess Hoeffner, who share share an edgy, restless unease. Anger, danger and black humor pervade this album. They make a good team, Glover playing menacing southwestern gothic Steve Wynn to Hoeffner’s somewhat more eclectic, straight-up rocking Dan Stuart. With layer after layer of jangle, clang and roar, guitars and vocals up front, Stephen Swalsky’s bass and Stephen Sperber’s drums up just enough to keep everything rolling, the album’s sonics are better than most vinyl records made these days. Count this as one of the best of 2013 by a mile.” (from New York Music Daily review of latest CD The Sweet Life (http://newyorkmusicdaily.wordpress.com/tag/mud-blood-beer-the-sweet-life-review/).

http://www.mudbloodbeermusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mud-Blood-Beer/16505850645
http://mudbloodbeer.bandcamp.com/
 
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