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FRIDAY  JULY 3RD  8PM

MARAH     

“…they capture an elusive essence of rock ‘n’ roll truth that is brash, vulnerable, intense and above all, committed to the cause.” – David Sinlair, The Times

ticketmaster.com $13 Advance/$15 Door

          

   

SATURDAY  JULY 4TH  10PM  $5

The WHEELS   

Roots Music / Classic Rock / Country

   

SUNDAY  JULY 5th  8PM

TYLER BRYANT    

"Every now and then a player comes along who's spirit jumps out at you when they start grinding. Tyler invokes an adrenaline rush much like a powerful dose of electric sugar".
-Steve Vai

ticketmaster.com $8  Advance/$ 10 Door

          


   

MONDAY  JULY 6TH  9PM

Come out and join Pittsburgh Guitar Legend & Vocalist Craig King, whose 2007 CD “Breakthrough” received 3 stars from Bluescritic.com…

   

TUESDAY  JULY 7TH  8PM

GUY FORSYTH BAND  

It’s been a long and dusty, winding road for Austin singer/songwriter Guy Forsyth that’s lead to a recent surge in praise over his dazzling live shows and his rich Americana roots sound, bring a unique mixture of styles such as folk, rock, country, and Tin Pan Alley to create a sound that’s as heterogeneous, raw and compelling as America itself.  

ticketmaster.com $10Advance/$12Door

        

   

WEDNESDAY   JULY 8TH  9PM  $5

The Martha Jane Band

Bryce Clifford

The LongTimeDarlings

 

THURSDAY  JULY 9TH  10PM  $ 5

AZUCAR      

Azucar is the top Latin Dance Band in the Pittsburgh area.

Performing salsas and merengues,as well as hit covers.

The bands goal is to cater to the Latin American dance communities as well as music lovers everywhere..

   

FRIDAY  JULY 10th  9PM  $5

CITY DWELLING NATURE SEEKERS

Spawned from the creative songwriting of Michael McCormick. McCormick assembled the rest of the band from friends and colleagues while attending Duquesne University. The band learned songs from McCormick’s large catalog of original material, which ranges from up-tempo bluegrassy numbers to beautiful ballads.

GUEST ARTIST :  JOHN SHANNON

   

SATURDAY  JULY 11TH  8PM  $ 7

GRIEVOUS ANGELS

Pittsburgh's Grievous Angels bring a unique blend of American roots, rock and blue-eyed soul. Heart-felt originals are blended with the classics of Gram Parsons, Ryan Adams, Jeff Tweedy, Steve Earle, John Fogarty and other seminal artists.
ALLEGHENY RHYTHM RANGERS (early show)
The Rangers' rowdy and raucous Rockabilly sound echoes from the honky-tonk hardwood floors to the foothills of Appalachia. Stand-up bass and slick a tribute to the roots that started it all.


   

SUNDAY  JULY 12TH  8PM

Enjoy a "NO COVER" night with host Tom "TD" Donaldson

Featuring band videos on our 10ft screen.

   

MONDAY JULY 13TH  9PM

Come out and join Pittsburgh Guitar Legend & Vocalist Craig King, whose 2007 CD “Breakthrough” received 3 stars from Bluescritic.com…

   

TUESDAY  JULY 14th   9PM

   

WEDNESDAY  JULY 15TH  8PM

BENJY DAVIS PROJECT 

It usually starts in small clubs or even backyards in their hometown, then spreads to nearby cities, neighboring states and soon across entire regions, until the band finally comes into its own as a national presence.The Benjy Davis Project is next.

ticketmaster.com $10Advance/$12Door

GUEST:   Tony Lucca

      

   

THURSDAY JULY 16TH  9PM  $3

The NINTH WARD        

A collective of musicians and multi-media artists, The 9th Ward writes records and performs blues-rock based songs that draw inspiration from the people, places and events of their immediate surroundings—Lawrenceville’s 9th Ward neighborhood.

   

FRIDAY JULY 17TH  9PM  $ 5

CHET VINCENT & BIG BEND      

Chet Vincent is an alt-country singer-songwriter. Joining forces with "The Big Bend" (musicians Andy Voltz: keys and organ, Daniel Dickison: lead guitar, Tad Wissel: Bass, and Abe Anderson: drums) his songs have been reborn with a new raw and electric energy.

COUNTRY MUSIC GAS STATION

   

SATURDAY  JULY 18TH  9PM  $7

Sick A billy-Gutterbilly-Psychobilly

   

SUNDAY  JULY 19TH  8PM

Enjoy a "NO COVER" night with host Tom "TD" Donaldson

Featuring band videos on our 10ft screen.

   

MONDAY  JULY 20th  8PM

ELZABETH & the CATAPULT

Elizabeth & the Catapult focus on the jazzy, neo-baroque songwriting talents of vocalist Elizabeth Ziman. An active musician since childhood, Ziman trained as a classical pianist until the age of 16, at which point she shifted focus toward the shaping of her voice. The budding entertainer then joined Patti Austin on tour.

ticketmaster.com $10 Advance/$12 Door

        

   

TUESDAY  JULY 21ST   9PM

   

THURSDAY  JULY 23RD   10PM  $ 5

AZUCAR      

Azucar is the top Latin Dance Band in the Pittsburgh area.

Performing salsas and merengues,as well as hit covers.

The bands goal is to cater to the Latin American dance communities as well as music lovers everywhere..

 

FRIDAY  JULY 24TH  9:30PM  $10         

BOBBY LEE RODGERS: vocals, guitar, electric banjo
IKE STUBBLEFIELD: organ/keys        
MARCUS WILLIAMS: drums

Combining great tunes with an impressive trio of musicians, this band will have both your feet and your jaw on the floor all night.  Amazing players team up to perform some of the catchiest and memorable songs around. Former session players for some of the greatest artists of our time. A Dream Trio !

                             
   

   

SATURDAY  JULY 25TH  10PM  $5

28 NORTH         

The sound is rooted in classic rock but they have innovated their own uniquely soulful and electrifying sound.

The list of influences is endless but TheBeatles,TheBand,

Allman Brothers, and Led Zeppelin lead the way, with

blends of funk, alternative, folk and jazz.

   

SUNDAY  JULY 26TH   8PM

Enjoy a "NO COVER" night with host Tom "TD" Donaldson

Featuring band videos on our 10ft screen.

   

MONDAY JULY 27TH  8PM  $8advance/$10door

HORSES HA    

With Local Honey

The Horse's Ha was formed in 2002, when British ex-patriot James Elkington and just South of the Mason Dixon ex-patriot, Janet Beveridge Their sound is infused with echoes of the English folk revival, that morph into lulling Bossa Nova rhythms and find their way right back to pure pop, giving the Horse’s Ha a uniquely enduring edge.

   

TUESDAY  JULY 28TH   9PM

   

THURSDAY  JULY 30TH  8PM

ZACH DEPUTY    

Hailing from the South Carolina coast, Zach Deputy has infused his earthy blues, roots-rock and soul with hip-hop beats, dance hall rhythms and a bit of the tropical humidity of Calypso and reggae. Zach Deputy does what is called live looping: layering sounds through the magic of technology to create a full band effect. He is AMAZING.

ticketmaster.com $ 8 Advance/$ 10 Door

        

   

FRIDAY  JULY 31ST  10PM  $5

OLD E ALLSTARS       

Over the last three years, The Old E Allstars have attracted a large, consistent following in the Pittsburgh area. They've done it with slammin funk grooves that get the people dancing, and blues ballads that often leave fans with goosebumps.

   

 
   

SATURDAY  AUGUST 1ST  9PM  $7

The ROCKnROLL SPOOKSHOW

The Rock and Roll Spookshow gives you a monster Halloween fix the first Saturday of EVERY OTHER month! Come degrade all yer senses with a Full-Length Horror Movie, Halloween Candy, Toys,an 3 horror/rock/psycho/billy/surf/trash bands!

 

 

SUNDAY  AUGUST 2ND  8PM

APRIL SMITH    

April Smith is tiny. She stands somewhere around 5'2, but she belts her lyrics like a gal two times her size on new tracks like “Wow and Flutter” and “Colors”. Having worked with producers Adam Schlesinger (Fountains Of Wayne) and Dan Romer (Ingrid Michaelson, Jenny Owen Youngs), April’s retro pop sound,carnivalesque melodies and jangly, suitcase-beating spirit will have you spinning like a whirling dervish!

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FRIDAY  AUGUST 7TH  9:30PM

TAD ROBINSON    

Tad is nominated for a 2009 blues music award in the category of Soul/Blues Male Artist of the Year. This is Tad’s fifth nomination,

“When Tad Robinson dies,

he’s going to soul heaven . . .

a place reserved for a very few people.”     - Otis Clay

                         

 

SATURDAY  AUGUST 8TH  10PM  $5

JAZZAM         

Jazzam is a high energy - get the party started NOW - jazz/power-funk band. With modern and traditional influences ranging from Jazz, Funk, Soul, Rock, R&B, and World Music

 

SATURDAY  AUGUST 15TH  10PM  $5

OMEGA LOVE      

I heard them play at Pittsburgh's Thunderbird Cafe last week, and they smoked. Jazzy chord changes, beautiful lyrics, lock-tight arrangements, blistering solos, and beats that you can't help but groove to, that's Omega Love

   

TUESDAY  AUGUST 18TH  8PM

DALE WATSON    

Dale Watson has made a career out of defying contemporary country music standards. He’s remained tried and true to the spirit of authentic country giants like Johnny Cash, Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, and in the process has grown into an artist equal in stature.

ticketmaster.com $14 Advance/$16 Door

        


   

THURSDAY  AUGUST 20TH  8PM  $ 8advance/10Door

HOLY GHOST TENT REVIVAL

"The (band) play a fantastically entertaining mixture of dirty jazz, roots country/bluegrass, big band and rock that can only be described as explosively intoxicating.

Guests:

the ARMADILLOS

 

SATURDAY  AUGUST 22ND  10PM  $5

TheCAUSE        

theCAUSE started in the Fall of 2003 as a quartet and consited of 4 dudes who had all been around the proverbial block. 4 solid musicians with an attention to the delicate touch and who just love playing -

   

FRIDAY  AUGUST 28TH  9:30PM

CHRIS CAIN       

Chris Cain's jazz-tinged, blues-soaked guitar, and deep, warm vocals have the maturity and authenticity of bluesmen many years his senior. His expressive style is the result of a lifetime of study and the relentless pursuit of music mastery.

The combination of his blues upbringing and his jazz studies melded to form the searing guitar style that sets Chris Cain apart, and has moved him to the top ranks of the blues music scene.