Articles by DRIFTLESS BOOKS & MUSIC

June 6, 2017 Resonant Rogues w/ Lost Dog Street Band 7-11pm $10 suggested donation The Resonant Rogues are the songwriting soul child of partners Sparrow and Keith Smith. With influences ranging from gypsy swing to early New Orleans jazz, and from Appalachian old-time to eastern European folk music, they take their favorite flavors and blend them into a delicious, danceable dish. The Resonant Rogues have […]

June 8, 2017 The Slow Poisoner-with special guest TBA 7-10pm $10 (suggested donation) THE SLOW POISONER STORY The Slow Poisoner (alias Andrew Goldfarb) is a one man surrealistic rock and roll band who hails from San Francisco and has been playing to audiences across America since 1995. With an electric guitar and bass drum he plays catchy, offbeat songs whose lyrical subjects include swamp witches, […]

June 10, 2017 The Quinteential Octopus (New Orleans) with special guest Ask Your Folks -CHX 7-10pm $10 suggested donation The Quintessential Octopus began as a songwriting partnership between David Sigler and Joe Ceponis in 2004 under the direction of Douglas Back, fretted instruments instructor at Baldwin Arts & Academics Magnet School in Montgomery, AL. Throughout their education in tenor banjo and classical guitar, they began […]

June 11, 2017 Front Porch Pickin & Potluck 4-8pm $10 suggested donation Bring an instrument and a dish to pass. All ages open jam session. Sponsored by WoodSongs Old Time Radio Hour.  www.woodsongs.com

June 14, 2017 Pat Keen with special guest Addison Israelson 7-10pm $10 suggested donation Recorded throughout 2016, Albatross is performed almost entirely by Keen himself. The record began to take shape during the tail end of a 4-month long retreat in New Hampshire, during which time Keen studied guitar and music theory in Brattleboro, VT with Chris Weisman. Featuring guest vocals from the likes of Adelyn […]

June 17, 2017 The Way Down Wanderers with special guest TBA 7-10pm $10 suggested donation  Equal parts fast-paced and soulful, 5-piece modern-folk Americana act, The Way Down Wanderers, draw listeners in with energy, originality and soulful generosity. Playing, performing and writing together for just 3 short years, the Wanderers have built an enthusiastic and fast-growing following. Youthful and professionally trained, these young men captivate audiences […]

June 18, 2017 The Stapletons with special guest Addison Israelson 7-10pm $10 suggested donation   Opening the evening at 7:30 pm. Addison Israelson is a multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter from Rochester, Minnesota. His rich melodies and strong lyrical stylings create a roots by the way of indie sound and are accentuated by an incredibly talented backing band. His music is faintly reminiscent of fellow Minnesotans Gary Louris, Jeremy […]

June 23, 2017 Clara Baker with special guest Auralai 7-10pm $10 suggested donation Clara Baker, originally from Portland, OR, grew up around music. She sang harmonies with her mom in church, learned fiddle from her dad, and spent summers jamming at bluegrass festivals and fiddle contests. It wasn’t until she turned 18 though, that Clara really found her own voice and passion for music. Listening […]

June 24, 2017 Faun Fables with Paul Fonfara 7-10pm $10 suggested donation   FAUN FABLES front woman DAWN McCARTHY is a rennaisance lady who enjoys singing, theater, folklore, dancing, traveling, nature and studies of the hearth & food history. Her performing background was forged in oral tradition amidst a large musical family in Spokane, Washington and continued with studies in music theater, rock bands, Action […]

June 27, 2017 Sarah Beatty (Canada) with special Guests TBA 7-11pm $10 suggested donation With a voice that skips and soars, Hamilton, ON based Sarah Beatty is one hard artist to pin down. Writing and singing about life along white pine northern shorelines and post-industrial gentrifying geographies, this is no flash in the pan, pomp-and-circumstance-snake-oil-side-show experience. Consumable by firelight, hers is a show and tell […]