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Jake La Botz + Franglais + Sim Ross + Jake Canull @ The Way Station

8pm- Jake La Botz
Genre: Blues, Roots
For fans of: Howling Wolf, Lightning Hopkins, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan

After dropping out of school at 15, Jake La Botz hit the road, frequenting punk rock shows, hobo camps, and libraries. He found employment as a roofer, boilermaker, graphite factory worker, and obituary writer. In the midst of this he learned how to play guitar. He played on the streets and in the juke joints of New Orleans, Chicago, and the Mississippi Delta, finding kinship with some of the last of the pre-war era bluesmen: David “Honeyboy” Edwards, “Homesick” James, and “Maxwell Street” Jimmy Davis. La Botz has become known for his "Tattoo Across America Tour", where he tours the country performing at tattoo shops and as an actor in films in which he sometimes sings his original songs: RAMBO dir. Sylvester Stallone, ANIMAL FACTORY dir. Steve Buscemi, ON THE ROAD dir. Walter Salles.

"Jake La Botz is a creator of dark poetry and haunting song, the kind of music that gets in your bones and rides you for days, a sound and vision only those who've been to the bottom and clawed their way back up can generate. His midnight gifts evoke Hank Williams and Skip James as much as Tom Waits and Dylan. Not everybody will get this music - because not everybody is ready for the truth. --Jerry Stahl (author of Permanent Midnight)

"Jake is the modern day Hank Williams." --Steve Buscemi (Actor-Director)

www.jakelabotz.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69DZVA6YKI8

9pm- Franglais
Genre: Gypsy Jazz
For fans of:  DJango Reinhardt, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Bireli Lagrene, Norig.

What happens when Manouche swing in the tradition of Django Rheinhart meets American straight-ahead jazz?

We think we have the answer, and hope that it would have both Django and Duke Ellington dancing in their graves, along with our very alive and well audience.

Franglais--pronounced [frahn-GLAY] is the homecoming of American in Paris back to Brooklyn.

Http://www.Franglaisswings.com

10pm- Sim Ross
Genre: Americana/Rock/Folk
For fans of: Americana

Sim Ross sings with a sad, but very strong passion. Dark yet poignant lyrics, sung with a gravel throated voice, and hooky melodies make his songs an easy listen and leaves you wanting more.  Now with his band, drummer Bryan McGrath, bassist Ryan Hall and keyboardist Jeff Erwin, the music is alive and surging with electricity.  On stage Sim Ross lets loose, urging the crowd to join him in his love for raw roots music.
www.reverbnation.com/simpsonross

11pm- Jake Canull
Genre:  Folk/Rock/Pop Musician
For fans of: Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, James Blake, Ray LaMontagne, Jack Johnson.

I am a singer-songwriter from Dutchess County, New York.  I released an EP titled “Found Myself” in the Fall of 2013 after I moved to NYC.  The short album was internet-release only and it can be found on iTunes, SoundCloud, Spotify, bandcamp, noisetrade, etc.  Creating and performing music is my passion and I hope to be doing it for a long time.

http://www.jakecanull.com
https://soundcloud.com/jake-canull
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/lucky-guy/id708451306?i=708451317&ign-mpt=uo%3D4

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