Jenni Alpert + Kenny Young & the Eggplants + Jacknife Sympathy + People Skills + The Vine Brothers @ The Way Station

7:30pm- Jenni Alpert
Genre: singer songwriter
For fans of: Ella Fitzgerald, Julie London, Carol King, Rickie Lee Jones and Aimee Mann

With her honest rich songwriting and soothing musical melodies, songstress Jenni Alpert’s haunting, powerful, and sultry voice has gained the respect of fans and music tastemakers worldwide (AOL music). Her emotionally driven, jazzy soulful songs blend modern day pop influences with favorites Ella Fitzgerald, Julie London, Carol King, Rickie Lee Jones and Aimee Mann. All encompassing, Jenni Alpert is a unique web of eclectic soul pop.

No stranger to a busy schedule, Alpert has independently performed in over 14 countries and her music has been featured on major Network Television shows including Castle (ABC), CSI Miami (CBS) The Real World, Teen Mom, 16 and Pregnant (MTV). As a UCLA Graduate, Alpert was one of the first vocalists to complete legendary Jazz guitarist Kenny Burrell’s four year Ethnomusicology Jazz program. Live, Alpert has supported veteran touring artists such as Loudon Wainwright III and Luka Bloom both in the US and in Europe. Upon releasing a few independent albums on itunes, Alpert was selected to record her song Untied by The Sunset Sessions for PBS at Sun Studios in Memphis, TN, recording home of Elvis, Johnny Cash, Howlin Wolf, and B. B. King. While touring internationally, an Italian vinyl label (Cappuccino Records), recorded and released a collection of acoustic performances live in Italy which is now available worldwide on Amazon.

site: http://www.jennialpert.com
free download: https://soundcloud.com/jennialpert/one-of-these-days
social med: @jennialpert
facebook.com/jennialpert

Untied: http://youtu.be/W1Kvl2etda8
Reason: http://youtu.be/y15GNJFKWCw
Heaven: http://youtu.be/gmnFurtMnHc

8pm- Kenny Young & the Eggplants
Genre: Intergalactic folk-and-roll
For fans of: Fountains of Wayne. Honestly, the Eggplants don’t sound all that much like anyone in particular, but DJs frequently play us alongside other musicians with oddball lyrics and catchy tunes, including They Might Be Giants, Warren Zevon, The Kinks, Robyn Hitchcock, the Ramones, the Flaming Lips, Devo, the B-52s, Jonathan Richman, Violent Femmes, Ian Dury, Nick Lowe, and Life in a Blender. (But we really don’t sound like any of them … and some people think Kenny sounds like Tom Petty!)

Brooklyn’s inimitable Kenny Young and the Eggplants play intergalactic folk-and-roll songs about giant squirrels, scary bits of cheese, aliens, time travel, inebriated crime-solving birds, and malevolent washing machines, among other important topics. Their spaceship has frequently landed in the UK, where they won a prestigious Herald Angel Award for their performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, and where one of their live radio sessions was selected for a Best of the BBC Archives series. In NYC, the Eggplants received an Honorable Mention from Pop Matters for their performance at the CMJ Festival, and they were recognized with a Special Mention in a BMI songwriting competition for their monsterpiece, “The House at Creepy Lake.” The most improbable honor for the band so far occurred in the pages of Time Magazine, where the author Alexander McCall Smith included the Eggplants in his “Short List” of favorite artistic discoveries. The Eggplants have recorded five albums, which have been played profusely on local station WFMU, and which have careened onto the Top 30 charts at various other college radio stations across North America.

“The Eggplants mix brainy, funny lyrics with a fine sense of what makes pop music wonderful.” -- Dr. Demento

“Gentle insanity with irresistible tunes” -- The Herald

“They mix the wit of Jonathan Richman with the sound of the Nico-era Velvets to create a surreal and satirical gumbo.” -- Sunday Herald

“A wonderful weird band” -- The Scotsman

“Surreal entertainment ... energetic, unpredictable and fun ... There is genius among the Eggplants.” -- Sunday Mail

“The naivete Kenny wears on his sleeve is genuine - think of an East Village Brian Wilson, without the money but still tilted in his own wacked-out way.” -- Village Voice

“Giving eloquent voice to the multifaceted neuroses of prolonged adolescence” -- The New York Times

“The most amazing, amusing, wonderful, whacky band in this or any other town.” -- Alexander McCall Smith (author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency)

‘Aubergenius!’ (Adam Walton, BBC Radio Wales)

“An endearingly oddball trio, carving their singular niche somewhere between whimsy, psychedelia, and classic lo-fi pop.” -- The Scotsman

“Brooklyn’s finest ... They channel the spirit of Jonathan Richman into a sort of wonky Velvet Underground/Beach Boys hybrid that has to be seen to be believed.” -- Sunday Herald

www.kennyyoungandtheeggplants.com
Video game – “Attack of the Maniac Librarian” – based on an Eggplants song: http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/3149066/

9pm- Jacknife Sympathy
Genre: Rock/Soul
For fans of: Al Green, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Rolling Stones, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie

Vince Parker and Daniel Serrato formed Jacknife Sympathy in October 2012. The pair have formulated their own unique style of Rock, Soul and Blues by blending their Texan and Detroit roots along with a Brooklyn flavor. Shahar Mintz (guitar) and Jordan Scannella (bass) complete the lineup and help bring the original songs to another level. Jacknife Sympathy recorded The Kennel Sessions-EP in 2013 and are currently working on a new EP scheduled for release in early 2014.

http://reverbnation.com/jacknifesympathy
https://www.facebook.com/jacknifesympathynyc
Twitter@JacknifeNyc

10pm- People Skills
Genre: Psychedelic power-pop
For fans of: The Who, Nirvana, Blind Faith, No Doubt, Cream, Ween, Sly and the Family Stone, Weezer

People Skills are a psychedelic pop rock trio from Brentwood, New Hampshire. They have been shredding the East Coast for more than 3 years, thrilling fans with their soaring, melodic riff-rock pop. The group consists of guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Chelsea Paolini; her brother, drummer Andrew Paolini; and bassist/vocalist Greg Baldi. Their catchy, energetic songs feature precise, dramatic musicianship and effortless cohesion. They have released two LPs, “People Skills” (2012) and “People Are People Too” (2014), plus the single “Brain Candy” (2014).

“Paolini and the rest of the band are supremely confident musicians. It’s a hard-earned confidence—in the last three years, People Skills have become regular fixtures on the Seacoast scene, playing everywhere and anywhere they can. In a genre characterized by short, catchy songs, People Skills aren’t afraid to indulge in long solos...“People Are People Too” never feels boring, though—the hooks in each song are strong and will keep you coming back for another listen, and another, and so on.” -Larry Clow, The Wire

“Their music flows so well, it feels very natural and effortless, which is obviously not only a product of their talent, but also of how well they know each other.” -Heather Moreau, Seacoast Online

http://www.peopleskillsmusic.com/
http://peopleskillsnh.bandcamp.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcm2HAvJQvk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdv-H4DwLpY

11pm- The Vine Brothers
Genre: soulful Americana gypsy swing
For fans of: Mumford & Sons, Wood Brothers

Criss-crossing the country for the last couple of years from the East Coast to the Rockies, this acoustic trio uses mandolin, guitar, upright bass, and vocal harmonies to captivate audiences with their crafty songwriting, fiery improvisation, and soulful delivery. The band’s versatility makes them equally at home whether playing in an intimate club, a large festival stage, or busking on the street.

-”Bright and buttery... flamboyant with a touch of oak... Kick-ass but not too tart... a unique brand of bluesy folk gypsy jazz... straight off the vine... Love them!” -Bonnie Grice, WPPB 88.3 FM, Southampton, NY
-“Django meets Tom Waits chauffeured by a gypsy bandwagon…relaxed, consistently musical, and occasionally whimsical…these guys are a sure bet.” -Torin Anderson, F5 Paper, Wichita, KS
-“Infectious, soulful tunes” – Katie Connor, MOVE Magazine, Columbia, MO


thevinebrothers.com