Shannon Pelcher + Roger Street Friedman + Jon Ladeau + Danny Jonokuchi @ The Way Station

8pm- Shannon Pelcher
Genre: Folky jazz

With nods to Tin Pan Alley, 1960s folk and experimental acoustic, Shannon Pelcher has one foot dipped in the jazz world and the other planted in singer/songwriter storytelling traditions. Her dreamlike lyrics and lilting vocals are backed by elegantly deft guitar playing, and her sound is both vintage and contemporary, influenced as much by John Coltrane as it is by PJ Harvey.

"Top Local Female Musician. Shannon Pelcher, a Philadelphia-area classically trained guitarist and singer with the Iron Threads, is known for her jazz and blues repertoire. She is influenced by Billie Holiday, Dusty Springfield, Ella Fitzgerald and Tin Pan Alley greats. Following in the footsteps of other great lyrical storytellers, she is a skilled guitarist and is known for her distinctive voice."
- Jefferey B. Roth, CBS Philadelphia (Mar 21, 2013)

"The first thing I noticed about Pelcher was her voice. Pelcher has a very beautiful singing tone that is reminiscent of an older, more soulful era. That voice is so mesmerizing that for a few moments I sat there only able to think to myself “I love her voice.”
- One Fan at a Time
 
9pm- Roger Street Friedman
Genre: An eclectic mix of folk, blues, R&B, rock and even some country.
For fans of: Songwriters like Jackson Browne, Peter Gabriel, The Dead, Paul Simon, Joni
Mitchell, Van Morrison, and Joan Armatrading.

Friedmanʼs aesthetic is a diverse blend of folk, blues, R&B, rock nʼ roll, and country. Heʼs been favorably compared to Jackson Browne, Peter Gabriel, The Dead, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, and Joan Armatrading. His songwriting is concise and powerfully introspective, intimate, and filled with warmth. “I want to create music that matters and means something to me and to the people who hear it,” says Friedman. His album, due out in January 2014, was recorded by Felix McTeigue at a number of studios in Brooklyn, NY including, Saltlands Studio, Strangeweather, 802 Media Group (McTeigueʼs facility) and Friedmanʼs home studio.

http://www.rogerstreetfriedman.com/
http://www.reverbnation.com/rogerstreetfriedman

10pm- Jon Ladeau
Genre: Blues, Folk, Americana
For fans of: Richard Thompson, Neil Young, George Harrison

Jon LaDeau is a guitarist, songwriter, and singer from Brooklyn, NY. His blues, country, and rock and roll influences blend into an original sound that is all his own. Over the past several years he has performed with his band, as a solo artist, and as a sideman in nearly every state of the U.S, Switzerland, Italy, and Austria. He is currently busy playing with his band in support of his new album, released May 2012.

New York Music Daily
[...]An adept blues guitarist…distantly ominous[...]

The Deli Magazine
[...]At times, his voice recalls the George Harrison from ‘All Things Must Pass’, a rocker who still understands the roots of his sound.[...]

Lonesome Highway
[...]Jon LaDeau has a voice that is a distinctive enough presence, there are hints of a young Neil Young.

http://jonladeau.com/

11pm- Danny Jonokuchi