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May 2008 line-up
Open Mic Night

Wednesday
May 14
A complete night of local singer-songwriters playing their original material.  Not to be missed. Hosted by JD Malone.

$3 River Horse Draft all night long.

7:30 pm
| Free
Barnaby & Phinneus

Levee Drivers


Thursday
May 15



Barnaby & Phinneus
More coming soon.

Levee Drivers
"The Levee Drivers are a trio out of Bucks County, PA performing a dynamic blend of Country and Blues Rock. Live shows range from folk ballads to hip shaking rockabilly to blistering electric blues in an instant."


Opening will be Mat Burke.

8:30 pm
| $5 at the door or charge by phone @ 215.348.9000

Jeffrey Gaines

Friday
May 16


"With only his voice and a guitar for accompaniment, Gaines has earned a reputation as a captivating performer."
Jeffrey Gaines

Nicole Reynolds will be opening.

8:30 pm | $22          
Ben Arnold

Saturday
May 17


His voice conveys a gentle soulful growl; his lyrics are witty but not cloying; and his music draws on rock, folk, R&B and all genres in between.
Ben Arnold

8:30 pm | $15      
Rebuilding Ray Auction

"The Groovie Movie"


Sunday
May 18




Rebuilding Ray Auction
Puck will be holding an auction to help Ray Mathis rebuild. Artists and shops from the area are donating both their time and some special items to be auctioned off.

James Coane and Daniel Manchester will be performing.
Learn more

4:00pm - 7:00pm

The Groove Movie
May's Groovie Movie Event features none other than SoundMan Mike's birthday bash with all the trimmings like cake and ice cream plus presents for you, the audience! Lots of fun door prizes like cd's, dvd's and even a Bluetooth for one lucky movie goer this month! Features include, 'Carmen's Virtue', a little indie gem from LA filmmaker Tran Quoc Bad and one of Mike's all time favs...'Once', independent filmaking at it's absolute best featuring the 2008 Oscar winning best song, 'Falling Slowly'!  Be there to party hardy!

Doors open @ 5:00 pm | Screening @ 7:00 pm | $5 at the door or charge by phone @ 215.348.9000

Open Mic Night

Wednesday
May 21
A complete night of local singer-songwriters playing their original material.  Not to be missed. Hosted by JD Malone.

$3 River Horse Draft all night long.

7:30 pm
| Free
The Dan DeChellis Trio

Saturday
May 24
Falling between the cracks of Jazz, Jam, Funk and Prog-Rock, the Dan DeChellis Trio bring melodic original compositions and inspired improvisations to a whole new level.


8:30 pm
| $8      
Open Mic Night

Wednesday
May 28
A complete night of local singer-songwriters playing their original material.  Not to be missed. Hosted by Lewis & Son Music .

$3 River Horse Draft all night long.

7:30 pm
| Free
FDR's
"About a Girl"


Friday
May 30




FDR is celebrating the recent release of the About a Girl CD with a show featuring some of the artists who appear on the CD including the The Succesful Failures, The Support Group, Matt Rude, and Keith Monacchio (The Commons). The bands will be featuring songs with a girl’s name in the title and chorus. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of “About a Girl” benefit The Charity, PA Breast Cancer. A good time for a good cause!
      

8:30 pm | $10      
Christy Jefferson

Grey Sky Turn

Billy Bauer Band


Saturday
May 31




Christy Jefferson
Her original music is an eclectic combination of folk, cabaret, rock, and pop – brought to you via piano and guitar (she plays both) and delivered with a delicious voice in solo, duo, and full band format.
Christy Jefferson

Grey Sky Turn
Grey Sky Turn is an acoustic-based duo with powerful harmonies, driving, soulful guitar work and well crafted songs.
Grey Sky Turn

Billy Bauer Band
The Billy Bauer Band is a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania based acoustic rock group that leaves crowds feeling energized. Available either acoustic or full band, their crisp sound and engaging melodies offer a great listening experience to music fans of all ages.



8:30 pm
| $10      

June 2008 line-up
Open Mic Night

Wednesday
June 4
A complete night of local singer-songwriters playing their original material.  Not to be missed. Hosted by JD Malone and sponsored by River Horse Brewery.

$3 River Horse Draft all night long with prizes & giveaways.

7:30 pm
| Free
SAVE THE TAILS
Performance by:

Rachel Platten

Thursday
June 5


SAVE THE TAILS benefit concert.
All proceeds will go to ‘Almost Home’ a nonprofit organization dedicated to finding homes for rescued dogs. This money will be earmarked for puppy mill rescues from Lancaster. Rachel Platten will be here from New York, performing live for this great cause. Come for the cause, stay for her beautiful and memorable melodies.


8:30 pm
| $18      

Contact Christa @ (267) 664.2180 or savethetails@hotmail.com for
Big Dog tickets or corporate sponsorship. Download PDF about event and sponsorship details.
To Be A Highpowered Executive

Stars Apart

The Roadside Graves

Friday
June 6





To Be A Highpowered Executive
To Be A High Powered Executive (or TBAHPE for short) fuses the emotionally-driven, epic nature of post-rock in tweaker-out manner allowing the individuality of the musicians to add some more ingredients to the formula that Godspeed You Black Emperor helped to create. Their secret weapons include a bow and a glockenspiel! TBAHPE's debut album, “We don’t want it safe, We want it secret” was released last November on Ropeadope Digital.

Stars Apart
A very melodic 4 piece band that kicks out crafted, vibrant rock tunes with expanding tones. Stars Apart owns their original space in music with dynamic, intelligent songs, and cool energy. Currently supporting their debut, 11 song release “Investigation of the Phantom Signal”

The Roadside Graves
“Thanks largely to the band's Jersey roots and Mike DeBlasio's dramatic contributions on piano and organ, this lineup all but guarantees a few unavoidable E-Street echoes. But their sweet-tempered country-rock is far more slippery than it might first appear, buffered as it is by rich Jayhawks vocal harmonies, Benson's quicksilver guitar leads, and frequent detours that can occasionally conjure images of a roadhouse Bad Seeds. These unexpected instrumental flourishes serve well to illuminate the intimate psychic geography that Gleason ambitiously maps out in his lyrics.”
-Pitchfork, 7.5
The Roadside Graves


8:30 pm
| $7      

Wineskin

Saturday
June 7

Wineskin is a Jam band that rocks and a rock band that jams! Their root sounds are similar to bands such as Cream, Zeppelin, Foghat and some stew of 70's style classic rock.


The Grassholes will be opening.

8:30 pm
| $10       
The Hustle

Dave Quicks Band


Friday
June 13




The Hustle
A refreshing new style of Hip/Hop with a nice taste of Rock and a healthy dose of Soul. The band is fronted by MC Kuf Knotz and singer/songwriter Nora Whittaker together they blend the genres creating a nice hybrid of sound this live hip/hop outfit sits somewhere between the roots and gym class heroes.
Dave Quick's Band will be opening.

Dave Quicks Band
More coming soon.

Peasant will be opening.


8:30 pm
| $10      

The Buicks

Saturday
June 14

"This amazing 6 piece has SOLD OUT five shows in a row at Puck - but it's no accident: All excellent musicians in their own right, these six talents combine terrific song writing, crisp execution and a playful way with the audience that creates an infectious mood, turning the club into a Philly house party the likes of which we've never seen before. It's something you simply have to experience BUT you better get your tickets early, this show will sell out"
The Buicks

8:30 pm
| $12      
Mitchell's Cajun Aces

Saturday
June 21
Mitchell’s Cajun Aces will take you to another time and place:
Southwest Louisiana in the 30’s, 40’s and 50’s, where the preferred
language is Cajun French and all the songs are sung straight from the
heart; Where a poor family is one that doesn’t have a fiddler or an
accordion player; Where the food is always hot and the most popular
past time is dancing the two step and the waltz. This is where the Cajun
and Creole cultures merged to create a truly American music form that
will make you want to get up and dance.


8:30 pm
| TBA
"On the Road & In the Round"
featuring:

Robert Hazard

Terri Hendrix

Craig Bickhardt

Sunday
June 22





The Who’s Who of America’s (and Americana’s) song writers will join forces on stage for the first time ever! Robert Hazard, Terri Hendrix & Craig Bickhardt together in the popular Writer’s In The Round format pioneered by Craig Bickhardt (and friends) at Nashville’s Blue Bird Café.


7:00 pm
| $18.50      
Open Mic Night

Wednesday
June 25
A complete night of local singer-songwriters playing their original material.  Not to be missed. Hosted by Lewis & Son Music .

$3 River Horse Draft all night long.

7:30 pm
| Free
Meeting In The Aisle
A Tribute to the Music of Radiohead

Friday
June 27

Meeting in the Aisle stands as a passionate musical collective whose sole purpose is to present the music and showmanship of Radiohead with as much accuracy and energy as possible. Each member shares an intense love of Radiohead's entire catalog and has spent the last year perfecting songs from every Radioheadstudio album, as well as b-sides and rarities.

8:30 pm | $7      

Only Human

The John B. Austin Band


Saturday
June 28




Only Human
We are a Christian Pop/Rock band. Our lead singer, Alexis Hoover, has been compared to Natalie Merchant. Our lead guitar is Les Reisz whose finger-style guitar playing is heavily influenced by Chet Atkins. Our song “Somewhere” is heard around the world due to the sales of the Serenity House CD which benefits hospice care in Doylestown, PA.

The John B. Austin Band
A Fun, expressive, passionate, soulful, emotional, improvisational, matured & tasteful mix of: folk, rock, blues & country, that some might refer to as “Americana”……. Originals & classic covers.



8:30 pm
| $10      

July 2008 line-up
JJ Appleton


Thursday
July 10

JJ Appleton
Fresh from is UK tour and acclaimed album for Universal UK, JJ Appleton plays a mix of rock, Americana, and soul; His latest release, “Black and White Matinee”, will appeal to fans of Nada Surf, Matt Pond PA, and Rhett Miller.


8:30 pm
| $5 at the door or charge by phone @ 215.348.9000
Last Train Home

Friday
July 11


A band that has stepped out from the "alt-country" umbrella and can create whatever musical landscape is called for by the song at hand. Fusing rock with elements of country, blues, bluegrass, folk, Tin Pan Alley, and more, Last Train Home is one of the most dynamic and creative bands you'll ever see.

The Youngers will be opening.

Last Train Home

8:30 pm | $10      

Burning Bridget Cleary

Saturday
July 12


Here’s a return engagement you won’t want to miss! Take two amazing fiddle players, back them up with dynamic guitar rhythms, whip it up with song and kick up the energy with exuberant stepdance: now you’re in the vortex with Burning Bridget Cleary, the next generation trad band whose spirited live performances inspire festival fans to fall in love with a style rooted to the ancients.
“They have a rockin’ Celtic sound!” - irishphiladelphia.com

Opening will be Mike Brill.

Burning Bridget Cleary

8:30 pm | $10      
Vinx

Friday
July 18


Vinx is the "Best kept secret of the music industry." His unique blend of romantic world music crosses all borders and leaps over boundries. If you must choose one show for the entire year, this is that show. Live Magic.

Lili Anel will be opening.

VINX

8:30 pm | $12      
Painted Blue

The Grassholes

Saturday
July 26




Painted Blue
Painted Blue is a dynamic original group that weaves folk, bluegrass and jam-band into their own unique sound. They are quickly becoming popular in the area and have played at numerous venues and festivals around Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware. They have also been featured on 88.5 WXPN.

The Grassholes
Info coming shortly.

The Happy Dog will be opening.


8:30 pm | $10      

Open Mic Night

Wednesday
July 30
A complete night of local singer-songwriters playing their original material.  Not to be missed. Hosted by Lewis & Son Music .

$3 River Horse Draft all night long.

7:30 pm
| Free
Mike Lorenz Quartet

Thursday
July 31




Mike Lorenz is a young guitarist established in Lehigh Valley, PA leading a quartet of up-and-coming musicians performing his original jazz compositions. The group’s influences come from the avant-garde to the tradition of jazz combining the entire history of the music. Free improvisation and “outside” ideas weave themselves freely throughout melodic, modern compositions.


8:30 pm | $ 5      
August 2008 line-up
Fe

Friday
August 1



More coming soon.


8:30 pm | $7      
Darren Keith

Saturday
August 2


Darren Keith
'I'm really blown away by this record- great songs, well sung. Darren Keith is a real gem in the Philly music scene.' — Tommy Joyner - Producer/owner of MilkBoy Studios

Darren Keith

8:30 pm | $7      
Beltaine's Fire

Thursday
August 21



Beltaine’s Fire is an innovative Celtic Band from Oakland, California. Their music is a truly seamless fusion that is deeply rooted in tradition & history and completely original. Equal parts Folk, Rock, Roots Music, Celtic Traditional, and Conscious Hip-Hop, the songs are fiercely independent, unapologetically political, utterly unique and yet hauntingly familiar.


8:30 pm | $8      
Open Mic Night

Wednesday
August 27
A complete night of local singer-songwriters playing their original material.  Not to be missed. Hosted by Lewis & Son Music .

$3 River Horse Draft all night long.

7:30 pm
| Free
The Starlings

Thursday
August 28



Harmony-driven Americana with a literary bent – from a pin-dropping ballad to a foot-stomping barnburner, their images linger - empty boxcars, twilight on the prairie, divining rods, river beds and the long drive home. On tour in support of their 2nd album, Marveling the While.

"The Starlings vocal harmonies, acoustic goodness and sweet blend of folk and country set the stage for the band's storied original songwriting and the compelling presence of vocalist Joy Mills.” - KEXP.org


8:30 pm | $5