On Saturday, Jan. 11th, Community Center for the Performing Arts presents a 50th anniversary fundraiser for the WOW Hall and performance of Defiance by the Wallflower Order and Dance Brigade, along with musical performances by Holly Near and Ferron, at the WOW Hall.Dance Brigade is partnering with the WOW Hall for a WOW’s 50th anniversary fundraising event on Saturday, Jan.
Tall Heights wants to share a moment with you. A moment in New England, a moment on Earth. With their 2024 release, Softly Softly, Paul Wright (cello/vocals) and Tim Harrington (guitar/vocals) reject isolation; both the universal experience of the early 2020s, and its sound recording definition where different instruments are recorded separately. Harrington explains, “The opposite of isolation in recording is bleed, where you hear the drums and guitar through the vocal mic because everything is happening in the same room. It’s risky because you can’t easily change it later.
Elizabeth Eden Harris (born May 31, 1997), known as “CupcakKe”, is a rapper and songwriter born and raised in Chicago. Elizabeth began rapping at the age of 14, starting off doing church poetry, she received the nickname “CupcakKe’‘ and she later began to rap.
One of the wilder bands operating in the psychobilly genre, Nekromantix employ a lethal blend of punk rock and rockabilly with a horror-themed twist. Emerging in the late 1980s, the Danish-American rockers led by founder, frontman, and sole constant member Kim Nekroman delighted European audiences in the ’90s with their monster-fueled antics, before bringing their unique sound and style overseas in the 2000s.
Perfect Giddimani was born Greg Rose in Bamboo, St Ann, Jamaica and like many reggae artists his mother sang in church, and his grandfather also had a banjo band, so he was exposed to music from birth. His father was an electrical repairman and among the many things he repaired were jukeboxes. Some of the jukeboxes were left behind by the customers and his father rigged one special jukebox so that Greg and his siblings could play it without having to insert money.
On Saturday, Oct. 19th the Community Center for the Performing Arts proudly welcomes Hyding Jekyll, Metalföl, and Boundless Joy to the WOW Hall.
Caltucky is a contemporary jamgrass/ new acoustic four piece band hailing from Northern California’s gold country region. They have quickly gained a loyal fan base and are looking to expand their outreach to new markets. Captivating audiences with their unique fusion of traditional bluegrass styles and progressive improvisation Caltucky gets the crowd up and moving, and captivates their audience with unique jam improvisations and covers.
With an inimitable presence as loud as his instantly identifiable voice, SEBASTIAN BACH has left a San Andreas Fault-size imprint on music, theater, film, television, and culture. Moreover, his influence only continues to magnify. He has penned and voiced some of the most iconic anthems in rock history, crafting a catalog highlighted by generational hits such as “18 and Life,” “I Remember You,” “Youth Gone Wild,” “Slave To The Grind,” “Wasted Time,” and “Monkey Business,” to name a few.
From the misty, pine-covered hills of the Pacific Northwest hail the Bridge City Sinners, who span the continuum from prohibition era jazz to Appalachian death folk. This traditional string band line up bends the meaning of the word genre, Playing festivals from Punk Rock Bowling, to Muddy Roots, to Oregon’s Bluegrass String Summit. They started their journey by busking on sidewalks across the country and now this supergroup of musicians find themselves on the national tour circuit.
Lizzy & the Triggermen transport you back to the glamour of the Jazz Age, but with a sound and swagger that is thrillingly new. The band is helmed by operatically-trained Lizzy Shapiro, who NPR raved is “one part Eartha Kitt, one part Ella Fitzgerald, one part Amy Winehouse” and Broadway World hailed as “a powerhouse vocalist and songwriter.” She created the band with musical director Dan Barrett (who played with and arranged for Benny Goodman).
