8pm- Richard Bryant
Genre: Singer/songwriter
For fans of: Cash/Dylan/Waits/Earle/Hank
Richard Bryant drives his guitar down found highways, through lost hedges and back alleys, even straying way over in the Territory prowling for the odd chord or dying note that might give shape to some musical notion he’s taken. He found a minor sixth chord in Arkansas once, but traded it for a flat fiver on Staten Island. Prying ears might hear a Luther Perkins lick leaning into a jazz cliché, all propped up by Howlin’ Wolf’s kickstand, replete with rack harmonica chugging nervously like a Hummer waiting for a tune-up. For all that, the tunes are hummable. Bryant takes leave of the ordinary, except when the ordinary serves his purpose.
“#197 with a bullet!” according to Dave Miller’s ranking of “The Waltz of the Blue Devils” at nothingbutgoodthings.blogspot.com – top 300 songs of the 1990s – a tune Bryant created (seems like only) yesterday.
soundcloud.com/#richard-97-2
9pm- James Richards
Genre: Blue Ridge certified acousticfunkgrass
For fans of: Campfires, church choirs, birds on a wire, natty attire
James Richards makes music to live but not for a living, lending his voice and multi-instrumental work mostly for campfire sing-a-longs, benefits, house parties, and places of worship. A classically trained singer steeped in "Blue Ridge certified acousticfunkgrass", James looks to Lightnin' Hopkins, Otis Redding and Peter Gabriel among others for inspiration. He has shared stages with Peggy Seeger, Stacy Earle and Mark Stuart, Ellis Paul, and David Lamotte among many others. A recent Brooklyn transplant, after completing a 40 date southeast “Hello and Farewell Tour,” James is woodshedding songs for a new album, “Hearts and Minds,” while collaborating with local musicians at venues ranging from Joe's Pub and Webster Hall to All Souls Church and Sunny's. He also volunteers with Musicians on Call, bringing music to metro hospitals.
“Richards makes the singer-songwriter craft look approachable. He owns a rare air that manages to include every listener in the room. His handling of the strings was on par with his emotional voice, which made the ears absorb every endearing tale.”- Hunter Pope - earfulmusic.com
"You can sing me anything..."- Rebecca Sulock - Mountain Xpress
"...a funky take on the acoustic singer-songwriter sound we know and love. We're glad he's a New Yorker now."- The New Yorker Festival - The New Yorker
www.reverbnation.com/jamesrichards
10pm- Steve Katz
Genre: singer songwriter/acoustic/folk
For fans of: Jose Gonzalez/Damien Rice/David Gray/Gordon Lightfoot
Singer songwriter and guitarist . Originally from Belgium, Katz lived in Israel for many years and traveled around the world mostly in India where he spent close to one year. Steve is In NYC since 2010. He released an EP called Barricades in 2012.
"I sense that Steve Katz is on the verge of commercial breakthrough with his music." -Joe Ross, CD Insight
“Barricades is a confident five-song debut EP from newcomer Steve Katz...Barricades should serve as a perfect demo to intrigue any record company interested in this breed of pop.” -Wes Britton, Blog Critics
"I always say that really good music--- the music that is far above the norm--- defies genre. These five songs are defiant as hell." -Frank Gutch, Rockandreprise- http://www.penseyeviewnew.com/content/steve-katz
www.stevekatzmusic.com
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