The Way Station Music Festival Day 4: Simone Stevens + George Gilmore + Illicitizen + Kagero + Mappa Mundi

7pm- Simone Stevens
Genre: Folk/rock/pop
For fans of: Feist, Regina Spektor, Stevie Nicks, Chrissie Hynde

Simone Stevens is a singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn New York. She blends folk with rock and peppers it with pop.

www.simonestevensmusic.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgL6c7jSbmM
 
8pm-George Gilmore
Genre: Folk, Singer/songwriter
For fans of: Nick Lowe, Leonard Cohen, Justin Townes Earle, Kris Kristofferson

This New York City veteran singer/songwriter/guitar slinger has been a mainstay on the Americana/roots-rock scene for over two decades. His latest (I am a Weed) finds him in great form on these (lucky) 13 tunes exploring the journey of life with and without love, accompanied by an able stable of well-known Big Apple players. Tops for me is his gospel-fueled offering "The Good Lord Smote My Eye."
http://www.reverbnation.com/georgegilmoresolo
http://georgegilmoremusic.com

9pm- Illicitizen
Genre: indie /soul
For fans of: Talking Heads, Jr Walker & The All-Stars, Gang of Four, Smokey Robinson

Illicitizen is a varied mix of thought provoking lyrics, melodic bass grooves and spikey guitar backed by a stimulating beat. Dramatic vocals and hip shaking grooves make their indie soul politi-dance-rock a genre unto itself. Playing up and down the East Coast USA since their inception the duo gigs relentlessly and has been known to drive into natural disasters to pick up shows. Their eponymous debut was released in June of 2010. "Feathers and Wax" was recorded in early 2012 and released July 13, 2012. In June of 2013 the duo joined up with the creative wizards at Nightlife Productions and released a newly recorded (Mirrortone Music) version of "Needle."

Their album, Feathers and Wax is best described as art rock, alternative rock and indie rock with elements of funk, soul, disco and urban contemporary. And their direct or indirect influences include, among others, Roxy Music, David Bowie, Brian Eno, the Fixx and the Talking Heads. Cavanaugh and Zaccaro do like to get funky, although the funkiness that prevails on gems like “Warsaw Six Gun,” “Orphan,” “Nothing” and “Letter for Gorky” is not the gutbucket funk of Parliament/Funkadelic, the Ohio Players, the Gap Band or Cameo. Rather, Illicitizen get funky in the way that Roxy Music got funky on “Love Is the Drug,” Bowie got funky on “Golden Years” and “Let’s Dance,” the Fixx got funky on “One Thing Leads to Another” and the Talking Heads got funky when they put their quirky new wave spin on the soul classic “Take Me to the River” (which had been a major hit for Al Green in 1974). “Next,” “Helicopters” and “No Extras” are not the work of musicians who are claiming to be R&B purists; those songs are a lot more likely to be heard on alternative rock or college stations than on urban contemporary stations. But they are exciting demonstrations of the ways in which elements of soul, funk, disco and urban contemporary can enrich what is essentially a rock album.”

http://illicitizen.com
http://www.sonicbids.com/2/EPK/?epk_id=276798#!audio
http://www.sonicbids.com/2/EPK/?epk_id=276798#!video

10pm- Kagero
Genre: Japanese Gypsy Rock
For fans of: Gogol Bordello meets David Bowie

Upbeat, folky pop songs with world music flavors, sung by a Japanese man with a British accent. Kagero’s sound is a melting pot of tonalities and rhythms from Asia, the Middle East, South America and Eastern Europe -- "Cultural Confusion". Sometimes the songs are beautiful imagery, sometimes sad folk tales, and sometimes silly songs about drinking. But the tunes are always fun, and the show is high energy dancing good time.

"Kagero’s world music goulash is very tasty -- even if you don’t always know what’s you’re eating."

“Rooted in uplifting elements from eclectic origins, "Japanese Gypsy Rock" unites Kagero’s musical influences and talents into a cross-culture dance party.” - by Meijin Bruttomesso, The Deli Magazine

www.kagero.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/KAGERO/8576534010
http://kagero.com/fr_epk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ul6qjtbneQ&feature=player_embedded

11:45pm- Mappa Mundi
Genre: rock, folk, pop, chamber music
For Fans of: The Decemberists, The National, Arcade Fire, Devotchka, Andrew Bird, Of Monsters and Men, Beirut, Regna Spektor, Lost in the Trees

Mappa Mundi is an experimental band rooted in rock, folk, pop, and chamber music, with influences spanning from Phillip Glass to Arcade Fire (stopping along the way at Erik Satie, Decemberists, John Adams, and the National). Bouncing between noisy rock, baroque arrangements, and jangly folk, their sound can only be described as Chamber Pop: at once Old World and New.

http://www.mappamundiband.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyO-ZezozYo&context=C3ad140eADOEgsToPDskIOntFnP07T-_62DsBEY3-j