UPCOMING SHOWS

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Hello friends,

We have 2 shows scheduled for Spring 2024. Here’s what you need to know:

• Please be fully vaccinated if you plan on attending the shows.

• Feel free to BYOB. Feel free to BYO snacks.

As always, 100% of the money collected goes to the artists. Suggested donation for each show is $25 to $30, but feel free to donate a few extra bucks if you’d like. It’s been tough times for touring musicians.

To buy tickets, please click on "tickets" in the menu to the left and follow the instructions. Please indicate which show(s) you would like tickets for.

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Saturday, March 16, 2024

Jeffrey Lewis

8:00 pm (doors open at 7:30)

Donation: $25 to $30 (100% goes to the artists)

Jeffrey Lewis

Photo: Duncan Cruickshank

This will be Jeffrey Lewis’ first show at our house. Lewis is a New York-based folk/pop/punk musician who has released many albums since his 2001 debut “The Last Time I Did Acid I Went Insane And Other Favorites”.

Lewis is also a comic book writer/illustrator. His writing and graphic work has been featured in the New York Times and on the History Channel, and his live performances often incorporate some of his own visual art. Sad songs, funny songs, political songs, songs about music…this is a must-see show!

“Hands down my favorite contemporary songwriter” – Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie)

“Jeffrey Lewis is an amazing musician, and if you don’t know his songs you probably have a hole in your heart that can only be filled by his words.” – Regina Spektor

“Weird? Very… but also downright inspiring” (****) – Rolling Stone

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Saturday, May 4, 2024

Laura Cantrell

8:00 pm (doors open at 7:30)

Donation: $25 to $30 (100% goes to the artists)

Laura Cantrell

Photo: Liz Tormes

Country singer Laura Cantrell last played at our house in 2009. Cantrell is a recording artist, radio host, writer, and parent. Pioneering British DJ John Peel called her debut album "my favorite record of the last ten years, and possibly my life."

Cantrell has appeared on A Prairie Home Companion, NPR’s Mountain Stage, the Grand Ole Opry, and Late Night With Conan O'Brien. She also is a host on SiriusXM's The Beatles Channel and curates "States of Country," a monthly live concert series exploring regional diversity in country music. Cantrell’s most recent album is "Just Like A Rose: The Anniversary Session.”

“… she sings in a sweet, clear, purposeful voice…” —New York Times

“…impeccable…a strong, confident, articulate woman determined to plough her own furrow—all the while reminding the country music business where it came from.” —The Telegraph

Music video for Laura Cantrell's song "All the Girls Are Complicated":

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RECENT SHOWS

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Saturday, November 4, 2023

Joe Jack Talcum (of The Dead Milkmen)

8:00 pm (doors open at 7:30)

Donation: $20 to $25 (100% goes to the artists)

Joe Jack TalcumJoe Jack Talcum (aka Joe Genaro) returns to our living room after a 14-year absence. Joe is best known as a founding member, guitarist, singer, and songwriter in Philadelphia’s legendary punk group, The Dead Milkmen. Joe has also released dozens of solo recordings and played with various other bands.

In 2023 Joe collaborated on a new album with Mike Watt (Minutemen) and others, and The Dead Milkmen released their latest album “Quaker City Quiet Pills”. This solo acoustic show will feature a mix of Joe’s solo songs, Dead Milkmen favorites, and cool covers. Recommended for fans of Jonathan Richman, Daniel Johnston, Woody Guthrie…

Photo: Jason Phipps

“Punk Rock Girl” live in 2015:

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Saturday, November 18, 2023

Bastards of Fine Arts (acoustic duo show)

8:00 pm (doors open at 7:30)

Donation: $20 to $25 (100% goes to the artists)

Bastards of Fine Arts

This show is an acoustic duo performance featuring the two singer-songwriters from the band Bastards of Fine Arts, Matt Keating and Steve Mayone. The pair joined forces in 2016 for this new project, and they released their debut album in 2022.

NPR says: “In a career spanning more than 20 years, Matt Keating has established himself as one of America’s great under-the-radar songwriters. His work is rife with clever and incisive tunefulness.”

Americana UK says: “The stark truth is Mayone is a master songsmith. He crafts and molds his stories eloquently and intelligently and there’s not many that you can say that about.”

Recommended for fans of The Jayhawks, Jules Shear, Gram Parsons…

“Take the Fall” home recording from 2017:

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