Stanley John Mitchell and His Band of Buddies + Community Center + Kagero + Two Girls @ The Way Station

8pm - 9pm – Stanley John Mitchell and His Band of Buddies

Genre: Americana/singer -songwriter

For fans of: Mumford and Sons, Neil Finn, Chuck Berry

Native New Zealander Stanley John Mitchell is a veteran of the New York alternative scene. After arriving here with legendary Kiwi band ‘The Drongos’ Stanley J soon established himself as a songwriting force. His current band ‘Stanley John Mitchell and his Band of Buddies’ plays original material inspired by the Americana/Roots American style he loves so much. These influence’s, along with Stan’s own South Pacific background make for a delightfully original sound.

“A delightful mélange of funk rhythms, country harmonies, precisely layered guitar counterpoint and airy folk-rock sounds, with many influences, old and new, absorbed into a delightfully original sound”. - Robert Palmer. New York Times

Stanleyjohnmitchell.com

9pm - 10pm – Community Center

Genre: Indie Rock

For fans of: Arcade Fire, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Murder By Death

Community Center is a hardworking 7-piece indie rock band from Baltimore, MD. With a live show that features accordion, violin, sax, cello, and clarinet, Community Center has garnered a reputation for being one of the most exciting and unpredictable young bands working today. The band currently has two songs in rotation on east coast radio stations and this summer Community Center is playing their first festival dates. With a new album coming out at the end of the summer and their first road shows scheduled throughout the rest of the year, Community Center has quickly proven to be one of the most promising up-and-coming bands. Don’t miss this show!

Facebook.com/CommunityCenterBand

CommunityCenter.BandCamp.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTUKEYxsJqg

10pm - 12am – 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

12am - 1am – Two Girls

Genre: Indie/Folk

For fans of: First Aid Kit, Simon and Garfunkel, Tegan and Sara

Two girls is a female duo visiting from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass. They are comprised of Ellen, a folksy beauty with the voice of an angel and the guitar skills of a devil, and Catherine, a fiery fiddler and harmonizer originally from Austin, TX. They fuse their styles together into what makes for a mix of folk, jazz, rock, indie, and finger-pickin’ country, to create a sound all their own.

http://ellensiberiantiger.bandcamp.com/

https://soundcloud.com/ellen-siberian-tiger/i-smelled-the-rain-two-girls...