8pm- Fontaine James
Genre: Americana Chamber Pop
For fans of: Harry Nilsson, Divine Comedy, Lyle Lovett, Rufus Wainwright,
Fontaine James is not from a musical family per se but his Dad sang a lot of Johnny Cash around the house and his Mom would hum along to Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66 while passing hors d’oeuvres at their soirees. It wasn’t long before Fontaine was standing in front of a mirror using a tennis racquet as a guitar. Also, He went to Catholic school where the nuns made him sing the soprano solos because he could hit the high notes.
Fontaine’s radar is always up for a colorful anecdote or a slanted opinion. He will eavesdrop at a confessional for good material. Fontaine James aims to set the struggles and foibles of the hoi polloi to music in praise of joie de vivre.
“The Odd Fellows Hall has a charm and honesty that seems to be the cornerstone of Fontaine's music. In fact, the album on the whole is like a collection of short stories, rich in character and deep in narrative. And all that is tied together with a wonderful melodic bow, adding to the rich texture of the collection. After I have listened to this album time and time again, I am still excited as I listen. This album is a great addition to my music collection. The music manages to do something rare, which is to be hard to categorize, yet remain truly memorable.”
Howard Stump - Soundtrack to My Day
“Fontaine James' album is called The Odd Fellows Hall. It is such a good record. It's not like anything else you're gonna hear right now and that is the best possible endorsement because we have enough of everything else. People say what's fresh? What's new? Well guess what? What's fresh and new is a record that goes back to basics. A record that goes back to the fundamentals of song craft, great lyrics, of melodies that you'll remember for hours and days after you've first heard them. And what a great singer as well.”
Larry Flick - The Morning Jolt Sirus XM
“Imagine Scott Weiland lost on the Yellow Submarine...need I say more?” -Holly Hutchison - soundhere
fontainejames.com
9pm- Xavier Cardriche
Genre: Urban-Folk / Alt-Country
For fans of: David Gray, Ryan Adams, Ray Lamontagne, Crowded House
Xavier Cardriche is a singer/songwriter born and raised in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. While completing his final year in College, he began playing acoustic guitar at the age of 21 and soon-after, received local and international interest. Xavier went on to release two EPs (“Sorta-like-a-demo”, “In Due Time) and has performed numerous shows abroad. Known to his peers as “the Bard from Brooklyn,” Xavier pairs an alt-country sound with visually detailed urban stories.
www.XavierCardriche.com
www.XavierFromBrooklyn.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XDYZ1tnlMo
www.soundcloud.com/xaviercardriche
www.xaviercardriche.bandcamp.com
10pm- Dogbottom Boys
Genre: Bluegrass
For fans of: Old Crow Medicine Show, Alison Krauss
Not much is known about the Dogbottom Boys. Rumor has it that the unsavory threesome washed up in Brooklyn after a string of unlikely (and somewhat illegal) circumstances involving lead singer Janky Jay, a stolen automobile, and the daughter of a prominent farmer in Sugar Grove, Kentucky. But all that’s behind us. These days, the Boys pass their days drowning their sorrows in whiskey and playing good old fashioned American music for the delight of local barmaids.
https://soundcloud.com/dogbottom-boys
