The Way Station Music Festival Day 5: The Royal Oui + B&X + Lucid Lion + Reggie Williams + Aaron Zimmer + Cornell Bros. + Plugged-in Painless Parker + Damian Quiñones y su conjunto + Get Open

3pm- The Royal Oui (Vancouver)
For fans of: Simon and Garfunkel, She and Him, Calexico

The Royal Oui is married couple Adrienne Pierce and Ari Shine’s new band. Close harmonies evoke Fleetwood Mac and Fleet Foxes in songs that would fit on playlists with The Civil Wars and Wilco. Their successful solo careers include dozens of TV placements on shows like Grey’s Anatomy, direct support for artists like Ray Lamontagne and Chris Shiflett (Foo Fighters), making the 2013 Grammy ballot and showcases at SXSW, NXNE and festivals worldwide.

“Ari Shine and Adrienne Pierce have been recording music for years, working separately as solo artists before carving out The Royal Oui’s hazy, swooning sound together...The EP is called Forecast. And things are looking bright.”— American Songwriter

The Royal Oui is a Vancouver-based duo playing a style of folk that features acoustic guitar with reverb, minimal percussion and some spectacular vocal harmonies.  This is really beautiful stuff - her high, light vocal and his understated style mesh well together, and based on this song, they create a highly evocative sound behind the vocals.-When You Motor Away
http://www.theroyaloui.com
https://soundcloud.com/fileundermusic/sets/the-royal-oui-forecast/s-E7lv6

4pm- B&X
Genre: Pop, Hip-Hop, Blues-Rock
For fans of: John Mayer, Jay Z, J.Cole, Justin Timberlake

B&X is a duo from NYC formed around the idea of taking two guys with different influences, throwing some open-mindedness into the mix, and creating something fresh and new.  By integrating XiT's background of hip-hop with Blane Mitchell's foundation of rock and blues, B&X have produced a sound that is both original and refreshing, while still maintaining a pop sensibility. Check them out on Twitter at @BlaneMitchell and @elXiT, and be kept up to date with the guys and their band leading up to the release of their EP, Word On The Street, later this year.
youtube.com/bnxny
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nta1u3IlbP4

5pm- Lucid Lion
Genre: Roots-Rock
For fans of: Bob Marley, Toots & The Maytals, Neil Young, Tracy Chapman, Blind

MelonLucy Morningstar also known as Lucid Lion has become a spark of positive vibration in the modern Roots-Rock music scene. Rocking her Acoustic/Electric Seagull on a mission across states, cities, rivers, oceans & mountains; her unique fingerpicking grooves & captivating lyrical message bonds melodic tones, upbeat political poetry to soulful outbursts and sensational release.

OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO: "Down the Road"
http://youtu.be/rY-0rVEM1v0

http://www.LucidLion.com
http://www.LucidLion.Bandcamp.com
http://www.facebook.com/LucytheLastLucidLion
http://www.twitter.com/lucid_lion

6pm- Reggie Williams
Genre: Acoustic/Folk/Pop
For fans of: Jason Mraz, John Mayer, James Morrison

Reggie's mission is to create a personal and emotional connection with his listeners by getting up close and personal with them through his "folky soul" sound. His recently successful kickstarter campaign has allowed him to record an EP and gear up for a 45 day tour this fall! Since his first official release in 2012 he has sold over 500 physical copies independently, performed on ABC television and featured on the Gibson Showcase at Florida Music Festival, and at the FT. Lauderdale Driven Music Festival. 2013 is looking to be a bright year full of growth and opportunity!

"You could say he plays guitar, like an artist paints, and that is very fluidly behind his voice, each complementing each other in utter brilliance and smoothness." - The Record Stache

"His simple melodies and relatable lyrics make his songs easy to listen to in any situation." - Hindsight Harmonie

"His music blends soul, folk america roots, and jazz into a unique blend of fingerpicked guitar with lyrics and melodies that fit tightly together into a cohesive blend that invites the listener to share his heart." - Celebrate Wellness Festival

“Reggie’s sound is a delicious slice of musical pie!” -Whitney Costner WPRK 91.5 fm

Website: https://www.facebook.com/ReggieWilliamsOfficial
Video/audio links: http://bit.ly/You_Make_Me_Feel
http://bit.ly/Change_Reggie_Williams_Music

7pm- Aaron Zimmer
Genre: singer-songwriter, alp pop/rock
For fans of:  Tom Petty, Ryan Adams, Butch Walker

Brooklyn based multi-instrumentalist AARON ZIMMER is proud to announce the release of First Persons, the first in a collection of short EPs to be released in late 2012 and throughout 2013. Zimmer is making a name for himself in NYC and across the country not only for his brand of pop/rock, but also for his engaging one-man live show that includes a multitude of instruments, percussion and loops...a show that leave his audiences wondering, "how'd he do that?" Aaron is touring clubs and college campuses throughout 2013.
www.aaronzimmer.com

8pm- Cornell Bros.
Genre: Original Acoustic American Roots Music
For fans of: Bluegrass, The Band, The Stanley Brothers, CSNY, Walt Whitman  

Original songs of redemption and hope, featuring farmers, sailors, dancers, fathers, lovers, Abraham Lincoln and The Knights Templar. Denizens of Brooklyn's South Slope, the Cornell Bros. (not brothers in fact, but brothers in music) have been playing NYC for three years, developing their soulful take on founder and songwriter Greg Cornell's tunes, with tight vocal harmonies in front. Many instruments will show up at their gigs: fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, upright bass, harmonica, sometimes lap steel and piano, as well as a pared down drum kit that helps them rock and roll. They bring energy and joy to their musical sojourn.  

reverbnation.com/cornellbros
myspace.com/gregoryncornell  

9pm- Plugged-in Painless Parker
Born under a barstool in Saskatoon and raised by a pack of wild koalas, Painless Parker plays a mixed bag of country laments, sea shanties, murder ballads and classic rockers, filtered through a grimy, whiskey-stained punk lens. He's fluent in two languages, and can cuss in at least seventeen. He enjoys rabble-rousing, shindigging, booze drinking and
merrymaking.

10pm- Damian Quiñones y su conjunto
Genre: Rock and Roll
For fans of: Funkadelic, WAR, Os Mutantes, Bood, Sweat, and Tears, Willie Colon, Neil Young & Crazy Horse

An 8 piece outfit fronted by singer/guitarist/songwriter by Damian Quiñones, they are currently supporting their self released album, "Gumball Ma-Jumbo!"(2012).

Akin to a mix tape made from his uncles old vinyl collection, Damian Quiñones and his band "El Conjunto" are sonically funky, expansive and colorful.
 Quiñones songwriting is a heady stew of 60's rock and roll, Nuyorican funk, with a nice helping of tropicalia, and Afro-Caribbean sounds to boot.

"Damian Quiñones y Su Conjunto’s new album Gumball Ma-Jumbo - streaming in its entirety online - is a masterpiece of tunesmithing, an intricate mix of oldschool late 60s style psychedelic soul, rock and pop spiced with salsa, luscious horn charts, bubbling keys and nasty guitars."-Lucid Culture

http://newyorkmusicdaily.wordpress.com/tag/damian-quinones-gumball-ma-jumbo-review/
http://damianquinones.bandcamp.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw5UVSkxVbc&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_I9Dee5_c5s

12am- Get Open
Genre: Hip-Hop
For fans of: Mos Def, Talib Kweli,

Get Open is a Hip-Hop group from New York. In existence since 1994.
Get Open is a way of life, a mind state, it’s about being open to new things in life, it’s about good music. Get Open for business, serving all customers.

www.overtimerecordsinc.com
facebook.com/getopenmusic
http://youtu.be/D6RRaFj2AvU