Chad Elliot + Addi & Jacqui + Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak @ The Way Station

8pm- Chad Elliot
Genre: Americana/Roots/Blues/Folk
For fans of:  Townes Van Zandt, Greg Brown, John Fullbright, James Taylor

Chad Elliott's music is a distinctive combination of finger-style folk, blues, and roots rock, which captures the rugged artistry of Iowa's landscape. Elliott has earned a name for himself as a "songwriter's writer" by winning several prestigious songwriting awards. In 2009 he was the winner of the Woody Guthrie Song Competition as well as the 3rd Place winner of the International Songwriting Contest.  In 2008, he was a Kerrville Finalist in the Grassy Hill New Folk competition in Texas.  Just Plain Folks also nominated him in 2006 for top 20 New Folk Songs.

"In the wide scope of Americana music live stories timeless as the land. With dynamic swells amid driven and transient melodies, Chad Elliott tells them one song at a time." ~Sam Burrish, Sioux City Journal

www.chadelliott.net
http://youtu.be/cxbMX39PGq0
http://youtu.be/Qs8Jnnu4DZE
http://youtu.be/iGZkTR6g_8k, http://youtu.be/ZYTRM7BG9jA

9pm- Addi & Jacqui
Genre: Pop-Folk
For fans of: Adele, Florence & the Machine, Feist, Regina Spektor, Antony and the Johnsons.

Addi&Jacqui was born out of a love of true stories and good music.  In the spring of 2012, Addi McDaniel and Jacqueline Kerrod began writing original songs for voice and electric/acoustic harp. Collectively they have performed all over NYC including Lincoln Center, Rockwood Music Hall, Birdland, Joe’s Pub, The Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden and Radio City Music Hall. They are currently recording their first EP produced by Lawson White at Good Child Music Studios.

addiandjacqui.com
facebook.com/addiandjacqui

10pm- Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak

Comic Tales’ lead singer, songwriter, and trumpeter Robert Whaley previously fronted NYC rock legends, the Niagaras. With a penchant for interpretive dancing on tabletops and hilariously satirical rants on a broken childhood, Whaley electrified national audiences with appearances on Good Morning America, the Oxygen network, and Fox. The Niagaras were a hugely popular staple of the Manhattan scene for nearly two decades, attracting celebrities, controversy, and packed houses along the way.

Seeking a return to the R&B roots that got him into music in the first place, and informed by an almost pathological aversion to anything post-1974, Whaley joined forces with talented newcomer Aaron Wyanski as pianist and arranger. Along with industry veterans Michael “Miguelito” LaMorté (Mini-King, Grupo Miguelito) on bass and longtime Niagaras drummer Dylan Wissing (Johnny Socko, Novel), the group has crafted an organic, literate, deeply-grooving collection of semi-autobiographical songs.

Written in a tiny studio bursting with 20th Century literature, and inspired by a massive collection of obscure vinyl, Comic Tales of Tragic Heartbreak have managed to create a sound and a show which is both timeless and cutting-edge. The sweat-drenched performances and the rapidly-disappearing ability to deeply engage and entertain a crowd really leave a lasting impression. Sounds like hype, until you experience it in person.