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Local Music Showcase – Multiple Artists!
August 10, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
I’d tell you we have another great show for you, but honestly, they’re ALL great shows! We are so freakin’ lucky to have all this incredible talent living and working and sharing itself, right here in our own neighborhood. Yeah, I know you’re busy, and life is full, but be real…you can spare a couple hours to come out, hang out in a real nice place, with real nice people, and listen to some really fantastic live music. I promise, you’ll feel a whole lot better if you do! All that other crap can wait.
That said – this week:
The Frost Heaves & HaLes – is an eclectic indy-folk-rock band based in Greenfield, MA. Singer/guitarist Daniel Hales and bassist James Lowe will play a stripped down set of originals from their 5 (soon to be 6) albums, plus a few deep-cut covers. Daniel’s lyrics are often singled out for praise: “Hales artfully plays with the duality of words in the English language, creating lyrics that are both smart and memorable” (Northeast Performer) “Lines pop out as though in 3D” (Daily Hampshire Gazette). www.thefrostheaves.com
Ed Thanhouser – the leader of Portland, Oregon’s longtime alt-folk outfit Ed & The Red Reds has emerged from hibernation in Vermont. Ed’s songs are lovingly crafted chunks of modern Americana that weave between generations from Hank Williams to Wilco. With their carefully wrought lyricism, wit and storytelling, these are “red” songs that Ed describes as “the opposite of the blues,” full of lust for meaning and connection amidst the anxieties of the modern world. Check ‘em out – free streaming and info at redreds.com
Paul Martinez – having relocated to Brattleboro about a year ago, from Austin, TX – the self-proclaimed ‘live music capital of the world’ – Paul has played guitar and/or bass with outfits like Common Thread, Tiny Livestock, the Chelle Murrey Band. He is a reliable purveyor of blues-y, southern-fried rock ‘n roll, and has become one of the more sought-after collaborators in our incredible local music circuit. Everybody seems to want to get his infectious (you know, in a good way) energy behind their own work, and with good reason. His guitar work is awe-inspiring – my favorite word, to describe it, is “athletic”. If you haven’t seen him play yet, you’ll want to come out for this. And if you have seen him play before, you know you’ll want to come out and see him play again. He’ll be doing his solo-thing here, playing a cool mix of covers and originals.
The Local Music Showcase happens every Thursday night, at Bar 580, in the Vermont Marketplace, from 6 to 8pm. There’s never a cover, so come out and SUPPORT the incredibly talented musicians living, working, and creating, right in our own backyard, and the local businesses that support them!
“SHOP LOCAL – even for your music!”