Stu Rawle + Patrick Dunn + Charlie Phillips + Brett Williams + Adrienne Tooley @ The Way Station

7:00pm- Stu Rawle
Genre: Acoustic Soul/Pop
For fans of: Ed Sheeran, James Morrison, Ray Lamontagne

All the way from the UK, the "one man band" that is Stu Rawle, has been trudging the streets of London playing nearly 100 gigs...now he feels it's time to "branch out"... to New York. His soulful voice laid over rhythmic guitar, is combined with another soulful voice, and another rhythmic guitar, then another...he does this uses his loop station. For an uplifting experience of catchy melodies, songs that will make you shake ya hips for tips, and the chance to see a male human multitask, check this guy out.

"Acoustician Rawle gets tender, like a male KT Tunstall" (Timeout)

www.reverbnation.com/sturawle
www.youtube.com/sturawlemusic
www.soundcloud.com/sturawlemusic
 
8:00pm- Patrick Dunn
Genre: Americana
For fans of: Bob Dylan, Justin Townes Earle, The Band, Ray Lamontagne

Patrick Dunn is of and from the places he has called home; he is all at once a product of New York, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New York, California, and New York (Brooklyn, currently). What does this have to do with the music? For one, the songs trace the American landscape with a connection to its long line of storytellers. In this tradition, we find the old soul, the rambler, the traveling singer and songwriter finding his place in the ever-growing timeline of honest music.

“Patrick’s niche for storytelling is well-honed; his music is raw, and the dichotomy of sad solemness with ardent fervor in his voice brings the listener back in time. His music summons images of heading out west- to find a better life, to escape, to chase a dream....
His music has a connective quality- connective to other human beings, the human condition and experiences.”
-Rachel McFarland, Life Is Awesome

“Standout performers included Patrick Dunn, whose pacing made his songs heartwringers....”
-Dan Barry, The Hartford Advocate

www.patrickdunnmusic.com

9pm- Charlie Phillips
Genre: Singer-songwriter / Rock
For fans of: John Mayer, James Taylor, Jackson Browne

Charlie Phillips is a Brooklyn singer-songwriter by way of Schenectady, NY. He is influenced by folk rock of the 1960s and 70s for not what was, but what is possible. Charlie began his music career at SUNY Purchase studying composition in the Music Conservatory, before moving to New York. You can catch Charlie performing his melodic, guitar driven songs in many of New York's finest establishments.

“It’s the craft and artistry of guys like Charlie Phillips that makes the success of John Mayer’s overwrought sentimentality such a travesty... rooted in the kind of blue-eyed soul and guitar balladry that tempts comparisons but, by virtue of its diversity, it aspires to something more original.” Joshua Potter, Metroland



http://charliephillipsmusic.com
 
10pm- Brett Williams
Genre: Alternative Rock
For fans of: John Mayer The Killers

My music reflects the experiences in life I've had this far as well as my quest for the fundamental truth in this world. I have been writing and playing out as much as possible, meeting great people along the way. I hope listening to my music will make you want to think, explore yourself and everything around you.

www.fb.com/brettwilliamsmusic

11pm- Adrienne Tooley
Genre: indie/folk
For fans of: Laura Marling, Feist, Emmy the Great

Somewhere in between a lullaby and a confession comes Adrienne Tooley's brand of songwriting. A writer, first and foremost, her words reminisce moments of pain, joy, and melancholy, laying her heart at her listeners' feet. Her quiet blend of acoustic folk brings emotion to the forefront of her music, as her intricate fingerpicking gently showcases her raw, honest lyrics.

“a true sense of musicianship, with good instrumental control and unconventional yet lovely melodies”

Website: http://www.facebook.com/adriennetooleymusic
Video/audio links: http://soundcloud.com/adriennetooley