Fri 20 Jan 2012 - 8: pm
Brooklyn, NY
8pm The Alex Mallet Band: A unique band of banjo based pop-Americana with influences ranging from Hank Williams to Earl Scruggs to Paul Simon. A fertile Kansas City upbringing lead to writing songs about love and loss. The Alex Mallett band packs a great set of original tunes. http://alexmallett.bandcamp.
9pm Chris Q. Murphy and the Fiendish Thingies:
Chris Q. Murphy & the Fiendish Thingies
Lying somewhere between the honky-tonk swagger of Hank Williams and the wry, self-effacing confessionals of Loudon Wainwright III, Chris Q. Murphy rolls his years of experiences on stage in classical choirs, in the van with indie rock bands, and nights at old-time jams into what’s quickly becoming one of the most fun ways to spend a night out in Brooklyn. Backed
by the Fiendish Thingies, a rotating cast of pickers and singers in their own right, Murphy has spent the last three years making believers of non-country fans in South Brooklyn and beyond. Steel guitar, upright bass, and bluegrass harmony abound, but are mere window dressing for Murphy’s impressive arsenal of pop-flavored country originals and choice standard honky-tonk and bluegrass numbers. www.chrisqmurphy.com
10pm The Union Street Preservation Society: A string band whose soulful vocal harmonies blend with down-home country pickin’.”a holy intersection of unpolished American expression: gospel, soul, folk, Appalachia, R&B, country, bluegrass, blues, rockabilly, and honky-tonk. The 3rd Fri of every Month at 9:00!
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Hailed by Glide Magazine’s “Hidden Track” as “tasty and alive” with “brisk, flavorful improvisation”, Union Street Preservation Society is the complete roots string band experience — bluegrass and blues, old-time and early jazz, all with a progressive bent. Fast emerging as a favorite Americana act in greater NYC, the group’s spirited vocal harmonies and runaway-train instrumentals breathe fire and soul into timeless traditionals and emphasize the freshness of their original tunes. USPS radiates an authentic energy, ensuring a night of vibrance and good times for all. The band recently released their highly-anticipated inaugural EP “Spring to Rust”, which the group debuted over a two-week period of sold-out performances in New York City. www.