Richard Shindell
ALL AGES SEATED SHOW LIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS AVAILABLE RICHARD SHINDELL Richard Shindell lives as both an immigrant and emigrant, crossing thresholds, that informs his illumination of the human experience through narrative song. Shindell has inhabited a Zen Buddhist monastery and busked in the streets of Paris. Originally from New York, now living in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Shindell is a writer whose songs paint pictures, tell stories, juxtapose ideas and images, inhabit characters, vividly evoking entire worlds along the way and expanding our sense of just what it is a song may be. Meticulously recorded over three years in New York and Buenos Aires, his most recent release, Careless, offered an ambitious, luxurious, full- length statement. Shindell immersed himself in the studio, allowing the time and latitude to explore, experiment, take risks—to play—as each of these eleven songs was given form and substance. While his signature acoustic guitar style is used to good effect, Careless also found Shindell plugging in more. “The wider sonic and dynamic range of the electric has been a real inspiration. Rejuvenating.” During the pandemic, Shindell stayed in Argentina, out on the wide open Pampa, reading, writing, taking walks, doing a little experimental recording, and tending the garden. He now returns to the road for a limited number of performances. Innovative, original and occasionally spiritual, Shindell’s songs weave tales that interchangeably champion the downtrodden, exalt the disaffected or wax empathetic to those lost to society’s fringes. From lighthearted ballads and adulterous love songs, to dirges and diatribes that skillfully skewer politics, prejudice, war and religion, to the comic point-of-view of a cow stuck in a barbed wire fence, he has a unique ability to morph into the soul of the many and varied personalities he casts as narrators in certain songs—veritable novellas framed in haunting acoustic melodies. MANY A SHIP Many a Ship is an indie-folk-rock band deeply rooted in the mountains of Western North Carolina. Formed in 2017, this group of musical friends was drawn together by Vickie Burick (Warm the Bell, Nevada), united to craft a new sound, drenched in inspiration from nature, humanity, frailty, nostalgia and love. Burick serves as the anchor to this ever changing crew of shipmates that harbor in each performance— her original songs taking on new life and energy with each configuration, just like the ebb and flow of the tides. Original members included Burick on vocals, songwriting, guitar; Josh Gibbs (Dave Desmelik, Camp David, Velvet Truckstop) on lap steel, Andy Gibbon (Dave Desmelik,Why Why) on bass, and Sam Brinkley (Raif Hollister) on drums/vocals. Additional crew include Elizabeth Terry (violin), Stevie Lee Combs (guitar), Sarah McCoy (keys, harmonium, vocals) and William Drake (guitar). Collectively their music is a sea of stories about life, love, heartache, truth and hope.
Red Baraat
ALL AGESSTANDING ROOM ONLY RED BARAAT Red Baraat is a pioneering band from Brooklyn, New York. Conceived by dhol player Sunny Jain, the group has drawn worldwide praise for its singular sound, a merging of hard driving Punjabi rhythms with elements of hip-hop, jazz and raw punk energy. Created with no less a purposeful agenda than manifesting joy and unity in all people, Red Baraat’s spirit is worn brightly on its sweaty and hard-worked sleeve. The band’s 2017 NPR Tiny Desk Concert is touted as the #8 best of all time by Vulture Magazine. Red Baraat has toured the globe the past 16 years with stops at Bonnaroo, Austin City Limits, Bumbershoot, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Peter Gabriel’s WOMAD festivals (Australia, New Zealand, Spain, UK), Dubai World Expo 2021, just to name a few. Along the way they sold out rooms as diverse as the Luxembourg Philharmonic and the New York City’s legendary rock club Bowery Ballroom, and performed at the request of The White House (Obama), TED, London Olympic Games, and Padma Lakshmi’s Blossom Ball. Red Baraat’s debut release, Chaal Baby (2010) set the band on a whirlwind USA tour as well as performances at Montreal Jazz Festival, Molde International Jazz Festival and opening for Gil-Scot Heron and Sharon Jones at the Pori Jazz Festival. They caught the ears of international audiences and in 2012, the band debuted in the UK with performances at Bestival, Sfinks Festival, The Barbican and closing ceremony for the Paralympics at Trafalgar Square. The Guardian (UK) said the band’s music brought a “punk spirit.” Then the release of Red Baraat’s 2nd album in 2013, Shruggy Ji, debuted at #1 on the Billboard World Music charts and propelled the band on a nonstop world tour that only halted in 2020 as a result of the pandemic. There are too many performances to recount, but they clock in at over 700 clubs and festivals worldwide. One special moment of note was in 2015 at Peter Gabriel’s WOMAD festival in UK. The band magically stopped a 2-day continuous downpour, parted the clouds and brought the sun out at as thousands danced in their galoshes. 2018 saw the band touring Kazakhstan, United Arab Emirates, US, Canada and Europe. They headlined the renowned WOMAD Festival in Cáceres, Spain in front of 10,000 people, performed the Vienna Konzerthaus (Philharmonie) in Austria, played their first show in Mexico City at Radical Mestizo Festival, and had the crowd jumping at Rudolstadt Festival in Germany. It’s clear that Red Baraat has built a startling history of performances all over the world the last 16 years – communing with their audience in a joyful, near hedonistic celebration of music and dance which, tellingly, draws a crowd even more diverse than the players on stage. The universality of what Red Baraat does is undeniable. And this is no happy accident. It is the product of intention and design. Says Jain, “The band…our songs…are addressing the multiplicity of viewpoints,” says Jain. “There’s ‘Zindabad,’ which means ‘Long Live’ in Hindi. In that song, we’re saying that we celebrate life, we celebrate devotion — but we also celebrate agitation and revolution. If we can unite people of all backgrounds and ethnicities to partake in the exuberance of life through the universal language of music, then life is that much sweeter.”
ROCK N ROLL REWIND
ALL AGESSTANDING ROOM ONLY ROCK N ROLL REWIND ROCK N ROLL REWIND IS A COLLABORATION OF MUSICIANS / FRIENDS FROM ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA. FOUNDED IN 2023 BY NATIONAL RECORDING ARTIST & SESSION DRUMMER MIKE HUNNICUTT, THIS BAND IS PACKED WITH SEASONED PROS WHO’VE ROCKED OUT ALONGSIDE LEGENDS LIKE KID ROCK, SEVENDUST, CREED, GODSMACK, HOOTIE AND THE BLOWFISH, WARRANT, JACKYL, WARREN HAYNES AND GOVERNMENT MULE, DRIVIN N CRYIN, SPONGE, THE WALLFLOWERS, ARTIMUS PYLE (LEGENDARY LYNARD SKYNARD DRUMMER), SUICIDAL TENDENCIES, MONSTER MAGNET, 38 SPECIAL, AND CORROSION OF CONFORMITY – JUST TO NAME A FEW!PREPARE TO JOURNEY BACK TO THE FABULOUS ERA OF AQUA NET, LEATHER JACKETS, AND SPANDEX AS THEY DELIVER ELECTRIFYING HITS FROM THE 70s THROUGH THE 90s AND BEYOND! ROCK N ROLL REWIND PROVIDES AN EXCITING LISTENING EXPERIENCE FEATURING SOARING GUITARS, STRONG BASS LINES, DYNAMIC DRUMING PATTERNS, AND POWERHOUSE VOCALS THAT OUTSHINE TYPICAL COVER BANDS. GET SET FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE!
St. Paddy’s Celebration with Lyndsay Pruett Express
ALL AGES STANDING ROOM ONLY 6:30PM DOORS / 7:30PM SHOW Lyndsay Pruett Express Come kick it with us at The Grey Eagle for St. Patrick’s Day with Lyndsay Pruett Express! Lyndsay Pruett is a fiddler about town who plays in the Jon Stickley Trio and the John Henry’s. She’s put together a band of local bluegrass boys featuring Jason Flournoy, Drew Matulich and Rick Cooper just for this occasion.
[CANCELED] John “Papa” Gros
Due to circumstances beyond our control, the upcoming John “Papa” Gros tour has been canceled. The refund process is underway now and ticket holders should see those funds returned to their account within 5-7 business days. We apologize for any inconvenience. ALL AGESSTANDING ROOM ONLY JOHN PAPA GROS “John “Papa” Gros is a bedrock New Orleans artist, a keyboardist, singer and songwriter who draws on funk, rhythm & blues and Americana songcraft; he also knows his way around the Mardi Gras music repertoire about as well as anyone.” – Keith Spera, The Advocate, July 2017 “Sharing New Orleans with the world is my calling,” says pianist and organist John “Papa” Gros (pronounced grow).“That’s what I have been doing and that’s what I’ll do with the rest of my life.” For over three decades, Gros has brought his city’s celebratory culture to listeners around the globe. Gros mixes all the sounds of New Orleans – funk, trad jazz, brass band, blues – and makes it his own signature gumbo. His new solo album Central City, shows Gros capturing New Orleans’ distinct feel-good charm with help from some of its’ most renowned players. Gros began playing gigs when he was just fifteen years old but didn’t truly kick off his career until after graduating from Loyola in 1989 with a degree in French Horn performance. During the seminal years that followed, the young man cut his teeth as a solo performer on Bourbon Street while also developing a reputation as a formidable sideman. He backed up some of the biggest names in the Crescent City,: such as Meters bassist George Porter Jr. and guitarist Snooks Eaglin. Between 2000 and 2013, Gros began his transition into the spotlight by leading Papa Grows Funk, a highly revered group that mixed hard-hitting funk grooves with often unpredictable jazz spontaneity. The band released six critically-acclaimed studio albums while touring the U.S. and far off countries like Japan and Brazil. This year, John “Papa” Gros released Central City, his third solo album. The album is a collection of classic New Orleans songs, both new and old, filtered through his decades of dedication to his craft. The album features Gros’ feel good originals alongside his takes on beloved songs by Allen Toussaint, Lloyd Price, and John Prine. Joining Gros on the album are a who’s who in the keepers of the New Orleans tradition, who perfectly exploit the similarities between New Orleans jazz and early rock ‘n’ roll on songs such as “Yeah Yeah Yeah” and “Personality.” Gros absorbed a lifetime of lessons and became part of the direct lineage of New Orleans music. “I’m walking in the same path as Dr. John, Allen Toussaint, and Art Neville,” explains Gros. “I’ve been following them my whole life. Now, they’re no longer in front of me. They’ve gotten off the path but the path is still very clear.”
Seth Walker (Album Release Show)
ALL AGES SEATED SHOW LIMITED NUMBER OF PREMIUM SEATING TICKETS AVAILABLE SETH WALKER Among the most prolific artists on the Americana scene today, Seth Walker is a multi-dimensional talent who combines a gift for melody and lyric alongside a rich, Gospel-drenched, Southern-inflected voice with a true blue knack for getting around on the guitar. With his 12th studio album Why The Worry, Walker further builds upon this reputation. Set straight by the title’s mantra, Why The Worry finds the veteran singer-songwriter letting go of the worry about perception, the worry of over-preparation, and the worry that seeps in constantly from the news and noise of everyday life. Taking a page from Willie Nelson, Walker embraced the country music legend’s sage wisdom, “I’ve never seen worry accomplish anything, so I decided not to do it.” Indeed, the album was just about finished when Hurricane Helene hit Walker where he lives in the mountains around Asheville, and as a result, the record almost didn’t see light. As catastrophe took shape, the album’s importance wavered in his mind until the central theme came back into view. The worry wouldn’t undo any damage, and there was still service in song. Growing up on a commune in rural North Carolina, the son of classically trained musicians, Walker played cello long before discovering the guitar in his 20s. When his introduction to the blues came via his Uncle Landon Walker, who was both a musician and disc jockey, his fate was forever sealed. Instantaneously, Seth was looking to artists like T-Bone Walker, Snooks Eaglin, and B.B. King as a wellspring of endless inspiration. The rest is history. He’s released twelve albums, broken into the Top 20 of the Americana Radio Charts, reached No. 2 on the Billboard Blues Album Chart and received praise from NPR, American Songwriter, No Depression and Relix, among others. Prior to relocating to Asheville in 2020, Walker did stints residing in Austin, New Orleans and Nashville. He’s used those experiences wisely, soaking up the sounds and absorbing the musical lineage of these varied places. With a bluesman’s respect for roots and tradition, coupled with an appreciation for—and successful melding of—contemporary songwriting, Walker sublimely incorporates a range of styles with warmth and grace. Perhaps Country Standard Time said it best: “If you subscribe to the Big Tent theory of Americana, then Seth Walker—with his blend of blues, gospel, pop, R&B, rock, and a dash country—just might be your poster boy.” 5J BARROW From the historic Apollo Theater to the open air of Washington Square Park, 5j Barrow has inspired audiences with soulful music, evocative imagery, and lyrics that tug at the heart. Founded by Eryn Murman and Jason Hite in the fall of 2011 in NYC, 5j Barrow was named “Best Band in NY” after winning The Greene Space WNYC/WQXR’s ‘Battle of the Boroughs 2014’. They’ve built a loyal following on the streets of the city and touring North America with performances that are both intimate and rousing. 5j Barrow released their debut album From the Dim Sweet Light in 2014, and their first two installments of three upcoming EPs produced by Grammy nominated David Mayfield, were released October 6th, 2017 titled The Journey, Vol. 1 and May 19th, 2018 The Journey, Vol. 2. Volume 3 is due to release in 2019. They are now based out of Asheville, NC.
Drayton Farley
ALL AGESSTANDING ROOM ONLY DRAYTON FARLEY Alabama native Drayton Farley has as honest a voice as you’re likely to hear in this burgeoning scene of country, folk, roots, and Americana music we’re all wrapped up in. With songs and lyrics pulled from real life experience, there’s a grounded feeling to his stories, a confessional quality that rings true to those who know. His voice fills the room like cigarette smoke, curling into every corner of you, with a fine grit rasp that smooths out every rough edge. It lingers hours, days, after you’ve left the bar – turns of phrase that tumble around your mind, bittersweet and familiar. He sings as deeply about the love he holds as the love he’s lost and there’s something so broken-in and comfortable about that Southern inflection that every song feels like coming home. “Lyrics that are immediately reminiscent of the humor and subtlety of John Prine, the directness and honesty of Bob Dylan, and the everyman gravity of Pete Seeger, Farley firmly establishes himself as one of the great American voices in folk and Americana music.” – Americana Highways JAMES TUCKER
Chaparelle
ALL AGESSTANDING ROOM ONLY CHAPARELLE In a harmonious union, singer-songwriters Zella Day and Jesse Woods come together to reveal their highly anticipated collaboration, “Chaparelle”. Esteemed for their exceptional vocal prowess and celebrated contributions to their distinct genres, Zella and Jesse craft a musical tapestry that harkens back to legendary duets of icons like George and Tammy or Gram and Emmylou. This partnership channels the enduring allure of Country music’s golden age, weaving a melodic narrative that resonates with themes of love and the indomitable Texan essence. RAMSEY THORTON Tulsa, Oklahoma songwriter Ramsey Thornton is just getting started. His introspective and conversational lyricism mark his welcome to the burgeoning songwriter renaissance. An immediate and gentle warmth in his voice propelled his cover of Paul Simon’s “Graceland” to Spotify’s playlist Bluegrass Covers. However, it is not only in the lyrics, where Ramsey says he “takes note of the overheard,” but in the intricate compositions that accompany them. “Fingerpicking banjo and guitar is central to all of my songs. I pay close attention to rhythmic intricacy,” he said of the music he writes to induce the words. Adding, “Most of the time a guitar or banjo part will come first.” His introduction to music began at an early age with the drums, and he became a multi-instrumentalist in his late teens. At 26 years-old, Ramsey has been writing songs now for a few years, releasing his self-titled EP in 2022. With influences from Nick Drake to Neil Young and Paul Simon, Thornton’s style is decorated with a fun and earnest spirit, turning even the everyday into a touching, beautiful experience.
Real Friends
ALL AGESSTANDING ROOM ONLY REAL FRIENDS For as much as the world has changed since Real Friends first emerged in 2010, the band’s mission hasn’t. The Chicago, Illinois quintet continue to bleed without apology and write songs that make it okay to feel everything: The ups, the downs, and everything else in between. Rather than shy away from emotion, the renowned group runs right towards it with distortion cranked and hearts opened, tightening their careful distillation of pop-punk and emo on each subsequent release. The band’s forthcoming 13-track album “Blue Hour” (released October 11th 2024) is a shift from previous works, reaching even deeper into complex emotions and subject matter with heavier overtones. Working again with producer Andrew Wade, Real Friends set out to make the album they truly wanted to make, and feel like they fully achieved that goal. Blue Hour’s lead single “Waiting Room” centering around the death of a loved one, as Fasel notes, the heartfelt track is “the most important song Real Friends has ever written.”“Its honesty and vulnerability will strike a chord with anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one,” suggests the candid bassist. “Most importantly,” he continues, “I hope this song will make anyone who listens feel like they’re not alone in their grief.” To date, Real Friends has amassed over 150 million streams across 4 EP’s and 3 full-length albums, and look forward to continuing their momentum with Blue Hour, their first-ever self-released full length album – The band has even created their own community based record label to release the album under, calling the record label Midwest Trash. NEW AESTHETIC While many claim pop punk is dead, New Aesthetic is here to prove that the golden age of pop punk is NOW. Formed in San Diego, California, after meeting at a Knuckle Puck concert, the group set out to chase their dreams of following in the footsteps of their favorite bands. From packing out their hometown venue, SOMA, to playing big festivals with legacy pop punk and emo artists, the band has an undeniable energy and chemistry that sets them apart from other bands when they hit the stage. Their latest single, “Spork,” delivers an electrifying blend of high-energy instrumentals reminiscent of The Story So Far, coupled with anthemic choruses that capture the essence of Jimmy Eat World. Crafted by talented members aged 17-21 and expertly produced by Raul Cuellar (known for State Champs, NOFX, and Hunny), this track marks the beginning of a remarkable journey for New Aesthetic. Embrace the future of pop punk—it’s here now! THE INDOOR KIDS The Indoor Kids are a punk/rock band from Greenville,SC. They released their debut EP “First Day of Camp” in April 2016, and the follow up singles, “Watchful Eye” and “Generation Gap” in February 2018. The band then went on hiatus until Fall 2022, when they decided to reunite. The released their most recent singles “Gimme More” and “Tiny Hands” in Fall 2023. The Indoor Kids have opened for such acts as Blink-182 (for fucking real), Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, The Ataris, The Queers, ’68 and more.
Tell Me Lies – The Fleetwood Mac Experience
ALL AGESSTANDING ROOM ONLY TELL ME LIES: THE FLEETWOOD MAC EXPERIENCE Tell Me Lies showcases the timeless hits of Fleetwood Mac, a band renowned for their exceptional song writing and energetic live performances. The accomplished members of Tell Me Lies have been creating music together in various styles and combinations for many years. It was only natural for them to unite and honor the unmatched legacy of Fleetwood Mac. With an unwavering commitment to authenticity and a deep respect for their craft, Tell Me Lies meticulously recreates the beloved sounds and visuals of one of the world’s most adored best-selling bands.
