Roanoke is a rising Folk/ Americana band based in Nashville, Tennessee, and have quickly garnered a reputation for tight vocal harmonies and an energetic live show. Roanoke crafts songs steeped in the storytelling tradition of folk with the spirit of country and rock. Visit Roanokeband.com for music and more!
David Paul Martin is a Wisconsin singer-songwriter with a genre-hopping sound informed by the likes of John Mayer, Alabama Shakes, and Bernhoft. Martin’s musical style ranges anywhere from indie pop and acoustic folk to bluesy rock and funky soul. Visit davidpaulmartin.com for music and more!
No Cover! 21+ Doors 4:30pm.
Cousin Curtiss produces rootstomp music at its finest. Lyrics with meaning. Vocality with power. Guitar with fury. Stomp with soul. And the guy plays harmonica like his hair’s on fire. Cousin Curtiss’s finger-picking style is reminiscent of John Butler, his harp playing is on par with John Popper, and his loop jams are straight out of Keller Williams handbook. His one-man-band, ceaselessly-energized performance is designed to move people. Ever practiced. Never the same. Always entertaining.
http://cousincurtiss.com/about/
https://youtu.be/rtrkwsSxnBs
The Lone Canary is a Folk/Americana duo comprised of Rockford, IL musicians Jesse Fox and Heather Camacho. They have an acoustic, rootsy sound echoing the styles of legendary folk artists.
Jesse, a solo artist since 2008, and Heather, who occasionally played and sang with him, officially joined forces in June of 2014 to form The Lone Canary. In the latter half of 2014, they embarked to create their first album together. After 7 months of the recording/producing process, they independently released their debut album in June of 2015. This duo’s perfectly matched voices showcase their haunting vocals, singing songs of love and loss, resulting in a well-honed Folk/Americana masterpiece that will woo your music loving soul.
www.thelonecanary.com
https://thelonecanary.bandcamp.com/album/the-lone-canary
Catch Appleton’s very own Eric Allen, performing at GMH this Saturday night! Eric has an awesome energy that is all his own, which he freely shares with the rest of us! Come soak in some good vibes. (Cheers to Brenna Swanson for the awesome pic!)
BT&J–30 years of Sonic Adventures. Dewgrass for Bluegrass!
Some things have changed over the years. Folks have come and gone, it’s PBR in the cooler now, we’ve shrunk in numbers and become wooden rather than electric but we miss the big rhythm sections and the electric power and… maybe someday again? But Dewgrass keeps keeping on and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
It is a pleasure to gather and a grace to play. Walking down an old familiar path or discovering a new one, it is the music, it is the muse, it is such good stuff for the soul. And then there’s the times we come to your town and do it with you – talk about all that and more!
https://www.burnttoastnjam.com
Deliciously Stanky. Dynamically Funky. Recklessly Hopeful. Grounded in soul, the Charles Walker Band has been compared to Prince, Bruno Mars, The Brand New Heavys, and James Brown. The Milwaukee based band has refined their sound into Neo-Funk, a fusion of funk infused rhythms with pop melodies. The three-piece band rehearses tirelessly in Charles’ basement, amidst couches and low ceilings, Charles having to stoop the entire time. Surprisingly, at the band’s shows, there are no fans. There is only family. The question posed at the beginning of the first song is, Are we family or not? The band evokes positive energy to their family members, who say they always feel better than when they arrived. The Charles Walker Band is Deliciously Stanky. Dynamically Funky. Recklessly Hopeful.
Charles grew up literally in the middle of nowhere. Surrounded by dairy farms and apple orchards, the closest town ten miles away, he found music in six grade. After being presented with various instruments, he desperately wanted to play trombone. However, his music teacher declared he had the perfect mouth for saxophone, and his career was started. Walker, now also keyboardist and vocalist in the band, started the Charles Walker Band 15 years ago, initially as a blues band. When Porsche Carmon joined, a Columbus, OH native and female vocalist, bassist, and hand percussionist in the band, the sound begin to shift towards funk. Eventually, Charles and Porsche became a couple, and together laugh, cry, and argue about how best to plan shows that compete with cell phones and tablets. As a testament to their ability to create an engaging show, one of the band’s family said at Milwaukee’s Summerfest, “I had to go to the bathroom for two hours but held it because I didn’t want to miss a minute!”
The core of the Charles Walker Band is a three piece band. Besides Charles and Porsche, Paris Howard nails down the drums.
http://www.walkerband.com
https://youtu.be/sn5nlL2zRTU
As a duo, M.a.R. has thirty years of combined performing experience. Recent graduates of UW-Green Bay, M.a.R. uses the skills learned under the UWGB music faculty as well as bringing a flair of their own to their performances.
On an individual basis, Matt Hillman, the guitarist, collaborates regularly with Appleton’s Big Band Reunion, The Peguero Sisters, Funk Trunk, Unified Soul, The Noble Brothers, and many others. Rissel Peguero, the vocalist and pianist, collaborates mostly with The Peguero Sisters but has sung in many events, including UWGB’s Jazz Fest.
M.a.R.’s style is rooted in the steps of famous jazz artists, including (but not limited to) Joe Pass, Betty Carter, Ella Fitzgerald, Jim Hall, Cyrille Aimee, Stevie Wonder, Mel Torme, Bill Evans, etc. Putting an even more personal aspect to their music, M.a.R. incorporates Spanish and Portuguese lyrics into their sets to add an ethnic touch.
The Blues Disciples have been bringing their Blues to the people of the local clubs in the Milwaukee area and the Midwest region since 1990. Founded by “Barefoot” Jimmy Schwarz with the intent of remaining true to the influences of the Chicago electric blues era of the ’50’s and 60’s. Influenced initially by the likes of Little Walter, and Muddy Waters, and then directly by Wisconsin Blues greats Jim Liban and Billy Flynn they forged a sound and band that rose to the top of the Milwaukee Blues scene. Their years of powerful shows every week at Milwaukee Blues fixture, The Up & Under, turned a whole new generation on to the Blues genre. Many years and changes have kept their music fresh, and relevant, while still remaining true to their Blues roots.
Charlie Christenson (vocalist, pianist, songwriter and educator) is currently a doctoral fellow in the Studio Music & Jazz program at the Frost School of Music and a member of the indie rock band, beddside. Before moving to Miami this Fall, he served as Head of the Voice Department and Director of the Graduate Program at the McNally Smith College of Music in St. Paul, MN. Charlie received his Bachelors of Music in Education from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, and his Masters of Music in Performance from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.
Christenson has studied privately with Peter Eldridge (New York Voices), Theo Bleckmann (Meredith Monk), Kate McGarry, Kate Reid, John Daversa, Patrice Michaels, Fred Sturm, John Harmon, Matt Turner, Mark Soskin and Christine Salerno.
http://www.charliechristenson.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7rsFH78X4RrdOBOxpUZw9S
