Sat, May 25 | 7 PM
(7 PM
door) Rock & Reggae Festival
To Support the Free Clinic
Carlos Jones & The PLUS Band
JiMiller Band Tropidelic TwistOffs Big Ship oldboy
tastycakez Istvan Medgyesi Svelton
$15.00 adv Suggested Donation $20.00 dos Suggested Donation
Ballroom & Tavern
| All Ages
Since their debut in 2010 The Womack Family Band has captivated audiences all over the eastern U.S. with their spot on three part vocal harmony, tight musicianship, and old soul songwriting. Calling on the spirit of The Beatles, The Band, Paul Simon, and James Taylor, the Womack Family Band combines the vibe of the 60’s - 70’s songwriter with the roots of American folk, blues, jazz, country, and rock music.
Rachel & The Beatnik Playboys is a band comprised of four professional musicians with long histories in playing roots/americana, blues, country, rock, jazz and swing. In this project their goal has been to embrace all of their musical influences and combine them into an overall sound that seeks to find what the best of these styles have in common. While many bands in these days try to stay tightly focused to a specific genre, The Beatnik Playboys feel that their audiences, like themselves, can love a lot of different musical styles. The band's unique arrangements and genuine love for their material, always leave the audiences wanting more.
Sun, May 26 | 9 PM
(8 PM
door) Savoy
Ravey Gravy DJ Little B
The 4onthefloor deliver stompin' blues at an alarming intensity. 4onthefloor was born in the bottom of a bourbon bottle with the idea that it’s effing time to have some fun and make amazing music as well. Audiences immediately took to the infectious driving feel of not one, but four bass drums pulsing to the beat of the songs. The music is inspired by the gutsy stomp of the Delta Blues and the hoe-downs from America’s past and present. While 4onthefloor prides themselves on their original songs, they also love putting their signature stomp on covers from the likes of Wilco to Tom Jones. This makes 4onthefloor one of the most entertaining bands on the Midwest music scene today, and the world tomorrow.
Smith recorded her newest work in her Superblock dorm, armed with just an acoustic guitar, mic and her laptop. This time the results are irrefutable. The seven-song "Caroline Smith EP" displays her brazenly honest lyrics as the rightful focus. She pens flowing portraits detailing her life thus far. The muse moves from evening swims to neurotic nights, from dreams shared to drinks consumed.
The Cliftones are a group of musicians, who together, create powerful music - a unique style of crucial, powerhouse roots reggae. In the true spirit of roots and culture, The Cliftones blend the sounds of a relentless dance groove with positive upliftment in the lyrical message. The result is an individual sound that is undeniably their trademark.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Crenshaw began playing guitar at age ten and he received his first break playing John Lennon in the off-Broadway company of Beatlemania. In 1987, he played Buddy Holly in the Richie Valens biopic "La Bamba."
Living in NYC, he recorded the single "Something's Gonna Happen" for Alan Betrock's Shake Records, which led to a deal with Warner Bros. His debut album, Marshall Crenshaw was acclaimed as a pop masterpiece upon its release in 1982 and established him as a first-rate songwriter, singer and guitarist. The record spawned the Top 40 single "Someday, Someway," which rockabilly singer Robert Gordon scored a hit with a year earlier. Crenshaw's second album, 1983's Field Day, was another critical smash and led to a successful slate of 20-plus years of studio recordings that offered a fascinating evolutionary journey through an array of musical landscapes.
