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FEATURED EVENTS
Iris Dement
w. Pieta Brown Saturday, January 28 8pm $29.50
Why They're Worth Watching: One of the most celebrated country-folk performers of her day, singer/songwriter Iris Dement was exposed to country, folk, and R&B, and drew influences from Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell. In 1999, she famously collaborated with country man John Prine on his album, In Spite of Ourselves. Dement recorded four duets with Prine that earned her a Grammy nod the following year.
In her exquisite songbook, Pieta Brown exhibites a full array of an artist's requisite gifts--an open heart, a poet's ear, a painter's eye, a dreamer's imagination and, perhaps most important of all, a sense of trust in her ability to recognize essential moments amid the relentless deluge of day-to-day experience.
For Fans Of: Country Music, Patsy Cline, Gillian Welch, Suzy Bogguss
Tinsley Ellis
w. Dean Rosenthal Sunday, January 29 8pm $22.50
Why He's Worth Watching: Hard-rocking blues-soaked guitarist/vocalist/song-writer Tinsley Ellis sings and plays with the energy and soul of all the great Southern musicians who have come before him. Ellis attacks his music with rock power and blues feeling, following in the tradition of Deep South musical heroes Duane Allman, Freddie King, Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes. His live shows feature extended fretwork filled with melodic and rhythmic experimentation, in the spirit of jam bands like his friends Widespread Panic and The Allman Brothers. Atlanta Magazine declared Ellis "the most significant blues artist to emerge from Atlanta since Blind Willie McTell."
For Fans Of: Blues Music, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Allman Brothers, Johnny Winter
Why He's Worth Watching: Marc Broussard is an artist with a unique gift of channeling the spirits of classic R&B, rock and soul into contemporary terms. This gift has been a matter of common knowledge since 2002, when Broussard released his debut album, Momentary Setback, which he recorded and released independently at age 20. It was no secret before then, going back to those lucky witnesses who heard him belt "Johnny B. Goode" onstage at age 5 while sitting in with his father's band. Pretty much throughout his life, Broussard has been tapped as a talent to watch. A Rams Head favorite, Marc Broussard puts on a show you won't want to miss.
For Fans Of: Blue-eyed Soul Music, Gavin DeGraw, John Hiatt, Dave Barnes, Will Hoge
Robert Earl Keen
w. The Deep Dark Woods Tuesday, January 31 8pm $46.50
Why He's Worth Watching: As singer/songwriter Robert Earl Keen has built a reputation as one of the nation’s finest musical storytellers, he has been guided by several self-imposed rules and traditions that are often the antithesis of music industry standards. It’s a formula that has worked well for Keen since he began performing in 1981 and paving the way for a generation of songwriters and performers who make a living on the road. He paints musical portraits that are as vivid as sunsets over the great Southwest and stories that are as compelling and timeless as Cormac McCarthy novels. But what separates the Americana music pioneer from other songwriters is that he matches this lyrical literature with irresistible melodies, resulting in music that attracts thinkers and dancers alike. His songs are infused with such deep insight and humor that a new meaning and perspective is revealed with each listen, allowing his songs to grow more profound with time. That’s why artists including George Strait, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Lyle Lovett and the Dixie Chicks have chosen to record his songs over the years.
For Fans Of: Americana Music, Willie Nelson, Sam Baker, Emmylou Harris
Over The Rhine An Acoustic Evening with Over The Rhine Wednesday, February 1 8pm $30
Why They're Worth Watching: For the past twenty years husband and wife duo Over The Rhine have been crafting evocative, earthy songs and deliving them to their intensly loyal fans with a torchy, devil-may-care beauty. With Linford's deeply literary songwriting and Karin's unmatched vocals, the pair have found themselves royalty in an underground world of artist's artists. Pulling from a heritage of folk, jazz, ragtime, and classical music, Over The Rhine will draw you in for an evening you'll never forget.
For Fans Of: Americana/Folk Music, Cowboy Junkies, The Weepies, The Civil Wars
Why They're Worth Watching: Jim Weider, former member of the legendary group "THE BAND" & master of the classic Telecaster guitar, has earned enormous respect from fellow musicians and music fans throughout the world. Project Percolator represents Jim's newest musical venture into a powerful groove & atmospheric guitar driven band, blending R&B with funk & jazz grooves. This show will be featuring the talents of: Rodney Holmes - Drums (Santana & Brecker Bros) Steve Lucas - Bass (Steve Kimock band) Avi Bortnick - guitar (John Scofield Band) & Will Boulware - Keyboards(Maceo Parker)
For Fans Of: Funk Music, The Band, Jeff Beck, Derek Trucks
Why He's Worth Watching: Since his debut album Entrance in 1970, Edgar Winter has always been a musical visionary, mixing and synthesizing the rock, blues and jazz melodies he hears in his head. The younger brother of guitar legend Johnny Winter, Edgar has been a prolific artist and worldwide superstar. From the mega-hit Frankenstein, to the bluesy classic Tobacco Road, Winter has never been a follower, just a true leader.
For Fans Of: Hard Rock Music, Foghat, Aerosmith, The Doobie Brothers
Why They're Worth Watching: Good Deale Bluegrass founder Tim Finch brings another exciting lineup to the annual Good Deale Bluegrass show this year. Seldom Scene'er Dudley connell will join the fold this year to play some classic and "not so classic" bluegrass tunes. Also making an appearance will be the talented Sally Love Connell. Starting off the evening will be Tim & Savannah Finch with The Eastman String Band, a delightful Alt'grass ensemble that melds the roots of Bluegrass with Americana.
For Fans Of: Bluegrass Music, Seldom Scene, Front Range, The Lonesome River Band
Walter Beasley
w. David Dyson Tuesday, February 7 8pm $30
Why They're Worth Watching: Over the past two decades, saxophonist Walter Beasley has artfully and dynamically redefined the phrase "musical Renaissance Man" for the modern generation. Considered by fans and critics alike as "the heir to Grover Washington Jr.'s throne," the Boston-based musician has long mastered an exhilarating high wire act of balancing a successful career as a contemporary jazz recording artist and performer with an equally thriving presence in the field of music education. Since 1998, Beasley has been one of the ten highest selling saxmen in the world while continuing his highly influential work as a full professor of music at his alma mater, The Berklee School of Music.
For Fans Of: Jazz Music, Grover Washington, Jr., Paul Taylor, Michael Brown
Todd Snider
w. Rosi Golan Wednesday, February 8 Thursday, February 9 $27.50 8pm *each night*
Why He's Worth Watching: Keith Richards said humor was rock and roll’s greatest weapon, Bob Dylan proved it and Snider takes it to heart. Snider is a vociferous musician whose fans know him to be quite the workhorse. His acclaimed 2006 release, The Devil You Know found the barefoot troubadour performing live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with David Letterman and the CD appeared on numerous year-end Top 10 lists including Spin, Blender and Rolling Stone. More recently, last year’s Peace Queer EP--a concept record featuring all the peace, love and anarchy Snider is known for--inspired Blender to say he "morphed from a wisecracking country-ish journeyman to the sharpest and funniest protest singer working today."
In many ways, Golan's songwriting can most closely be likened to a storm, or a weather system that has come and stayed for the last decade of her life. In the years since this weather system has entered her life, it's changed significantly - gaining elements and force as it travels across the topography of her emotional life. This weather system has reached its most lovely expression on Golan's sophomore album, Lead Balloon, the culmination of two years, organized around the pain and joy contained within that space.
For Fans Of: Roots Rock Music, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen, John Prine
Todd Snider
w. Rosi Golan Wednesday, February 8 Thursday, February 9 $27.50 8pm *each night*
Why He's Worth Watching: Keith Richards said humor was rock and roll’s greatest weapon, Bob Dylan proved it and Snider takes it to heart. Snider is a vociferous musician whose fans know him to be quite the workhorse. His acclaimed 2006 release, The Devil You Know found the barefoot troubadour performing live on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Late Night with David Letterman and the CD appeared on numerous year-end Top 10 lists including Spin, Blender and Rolling Stone. More recently, last year’s Peace Queer EP--a concept record featuring all the peace, love and anarchy Snider is known for--inspired Blender to say he "morphed from a wisecracking country-ish journeyman to the sharpest and funniest protest singer working today."
In many ways, Golan's songwriting can most closely be likened to a storm, or a weather system that has come and stayed for the last decade of her life. In the years since this weather system has entered her life, it's changed significantly - gaining elements and force as it travels across the topography of her emotional life. This weather system has reached its most lovely expression on Golan's sophomore album, Lead Balloon, the culmination of two years, organized around the pain and joy contained within that space.
For Fans Of: Roots Rock Music, Lyle Lovett, Robert Earl Keen, John Prine
Why They're Worth Watching: The Dazz Band is standing the test of time with their music and live performances, still doing it as if it were brand new. The Grammy-award winning band makes their Rams Head debut featuring the musical displays of talent by veteran sax player-founder Bobby Harris, accompanied by the legendary guitar playing of Marlon the Magician McClain, the exciting smooth vocals and outstanding trumpet work of the versatile Skip Martin. It would be hard to find a show that is as eclectic as theirs from ballads to funk to cool smooth jazz the group lives up to the name Dazz Band by Dazzling you every step of the way, they play their discography through the eighties and nineties, right into the 21st century, with a twist to everything they do. Musical integrity is important to them and they try not to leave anyone unsatisfied. The band recently performed in Iraq & Kuwait for the troops and they continue to win new fans at home with their funky danceable melodic sound. Dazz it and you will dig it!
For Fans Of Funk Music, Kool & The Gang, Parliment, The Ohio Players
Why She's Worth Watching: With her deep, blues-soaked voice that poignantly captures the pain of the wronged and forgotten, Julie Roberts has quickly become a favorite of the fans and music critics alike. Spotting her talent early, CMT selected Roberts to be the first artist ever to appear in In the Moment, the music networks hour-long documentary on the making of a star. The album was certified gold and led to two Horizon Award nominations from the Country Music Association, Top New Artist and Top New Female Vocalist nominations from the Academy of Country Music, as well as a Breakthrough Artist nomination from the CMT Awards.
For Fans Of: Country Music, Jo Dee Messina, Shelby Lynne, Allison Moorer
Scars On 45
w. Anya Marina and Say Chance Saturday, February 11 12pm *Come early to catch Say Chance play at 11:45* $15 ALL AGES MATINEE
Why They're Worth Watching: Making music was the furthest thing from Danny Bemrose’s mind until the professional soccer player for England’s Huddersfield Town F.C. broke his foot at 21 and his world came crashing down. Putting down the soccer ball, Danny picked up his father’s guitar and co-founded Scars on 45. Making waves as they cross the pond, Scars on 45 roared onto the US music scene last year with their radio hit "Give Me Something" and toured with the likes of Matt Nathanson and Marc Broussard. Combining the gentle melodic intensity of Snow Patrol or Keane with the added allure of co-ed vocals, tension, often propelled by drummer Chris Durling’s insistent beat, builds throughout their songs as the emotional ante rises.
With the release of her 2005 debut, Anya Marina reinvented herself as a modern-day Renaissance woman: actress, comic, radio DJ, and quirky songwriter. Blurring the lines between pop, rock, electronica, and singer/songwriter, Anya's smoldering vocals and inventive songwriting are on full display in her latest "collection of misfit songs", Spirit School.
For Fans Of: Indie/Pop Music, Ingrid Michaelson, Belle & Sebastian, Keane
Why They're Worth Watching: With their roots in the same potent Sunset Strip folk revival that yielded the Byrds and Buffalo Springfield, the Association's music embodied a more formal, pop-conscious wedding of folkie influences and the same affinity for adventurous vocal harmonies that fueled many of Brian Wilson's legendary productions during that epoch.
For Fans Of: Pop music, Simon & Garfunkel, The Mamas & the Papas, The Buckinghams
Tab Benoit
Monday, February 13 and Tuesday, February 14 8pm each night $29.50
Why He's Worth Watching: "Almost nobody can beat Tab Benoit for playing raw, dirty-sounding roadhouse blues. There is something about when he gets to rocking that gets everybody going in the way the best blues and rock 'n' roll should." -OffBeat
Since his debut in 1992 Tab has recorded with Junior Wells, Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver, James Cotton, Cyril Neville, Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Henry Gray, and Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie to name a few and now fifteen solo recordings, three Grammy nominations, and a budding movie career later it may be his work as a wetlands activist that he will most be remembered but until then it is his rich tone, soulful voice, and seeped with tradition song-writing that makes him Louisiana's #1 Roots music export.
For Fans Of: Louisiana Blues music, Tommy Castro, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Louis Walker
Tab Benoit
Monday, February 13 and Tuesday, February 14 8pm each night $29.50
Why He's Worth Watching: "Almost nobody can beat Tab Benoit for playing raw, dirty-sounding roadhouse blues. There is something about when he gets to rocking that gets everybody going in the way the best blues and rock 'n' roll should." -OffBeat
Since his debut in 1992 Tab has recorded with Junior Wells, Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Shaver, James Cotton, Cyril Neville, Kim Wilson of the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Henry Gray, and Jimmy Hall of Wet Willie to name a few and now fifteen solo recordings, three Grammy nominations, and a budding movie career later it may be his work as a wetlands activist that he will most be remembered but until then it is his rich tone, soulful voice, and seeped with tradition song-writing that makes him Louisiana's #1 Roots music export.
For Fans Of: Louisiana Blues music, Tommy Castro, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Louis Walker
Why They're Worth Watching: TWO-TIME GRAMMY® Award Winners, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer are a formidable powerhouse of sound, with a repertoire of traditional and contemporary folk, old-time country and swing music. Their superb harmonies are backed by instrumental virtuosity on the acoustic & electric guitar, five-string banjo, mandolin, cello banjo, ukulele, percussion and many other instruments. Top it off with a witty stage presence and warm audience rapport and you've got a well loved music duo. Cathy & Marcy have performed at hundreds of bluegrass and folk festivals, appeared on the "Weekend Today Show", “CBS Early Show”, National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered”. In their 25+ years performing together, the Washington Area Music Association has recognized Cathy & Marcy with 50 WAMMY Awards for folk, bluegrass and children’s music.
Eclectic, upbeat and clever, Victoria Vox, has been warming the hearts of her audience with songs that are at once honest and moving, but also light-hearted. Vox earned a degree in songwriting from the Berklee College of Music and has become known among the ukulele community for her refreshingly modern and rhythmic ukulele technique. Since 2006, Vox has been a highlight at ukulele festivals around the world, where she both performs and gives workshops to the budding ukulele player. Her songs have been featured on NPR, television and in independent films.
For Fans Of: Ukulele, Folk, Swing, Pop, Original & Cool Old Songs
