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Small Talk + Jonny Meyers & the Trio + Joe Benjamin & a Mighty Handful @ The Way Station

Live Music May 29, 2015, 8pm-12am, The Way Station, 683 Washington Ave, BK, http://waystationbk.blogspot.com/ $5 suggested donation

8pm- Small Talk
Genre: Folk/Bluegrass/Country

Small Talk is a Brooklyn-based bluegrass, folk, indie-rock five piece. Stomping, clapping, and yodeling all the way home.
“. . . seamless four-part harmonies, this is a tight-knit band and they have a ridiculous amount of chemistry. . . their on-stage presence was magical.”
http://adobeandteardrops.blogspot.com/2015/03/small-talk-small-talk.html

https://smalltalkbk.bandcamp.com/
https://www.facebook.com/smalltalkbk/timeline

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9pm- Jonny Meyers & the Trio
Genre: Cosmic American Music
For fans of: Gram Parsons, Neil Young, Booker T & the MGs

Jonny Meyers & the Trio play Cosmic American Music that is New York City borough centric. Meyers, a Forest Hills/Queens native, draws from the songwriter predecessors from his old neighborhood like Paul Simon, Burt Bacharach and The Ramones. Their debut album “Somewhere You’ve Been,” dropped in October 2014. According to fellow musician Wayne Myers, “Jonny’s songs have nothing to hide, and as a listener, you always feel like a welcome and invited guest.”

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www.jonnymeyersmusic.com

10pm- Joe Benjamin & a Mighty Handful
Genre: Rock/Pop/Jazz
For fans of: Banda Magda, Queen, Jamie Cullum, Jessica Hernandez, Frank Sinatra

“Joe Benjamin & A Mighty Handful” is a collective of 11 musicians from New York City. With the help of the arranger Martin Seiler, this bands’ vision is to give Swing Music a new and more ‘a la mode’ meaning. Influenced by and built on the musical styles of Freddie Mercury, Frank Sinatra and Roger Cicero, Joe Benjamin brings contemporary music styles and themes of modern life together in an entertaining live show. Joe Benjamin & A Mighty Handful - America’s New Swing!

www.joe-benjamin.com
www.soundcloud.com/joe-benjamin/the-exterminator
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vu1o5PkAtc

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