The Rowan Brothers - Chris & Lorin. Acoustic roots/Americana-modern day Everly Brothers meets the Beatles,Crosby,Stills,Nash & Young, with a splash of Bluegrass-touring behind their current CD ‘Now & Then’, tight harmonies and haunting melodies underscored by crisp guitar and mandolin.With brother Peter Rowan, they have also recorded several albums/cds including ‘Sibling Rivalry’,’Tree on a Hill’& ‘Crazy People’. Lorin’s song ‘Soldier of the Cross’is the title track of country artist Ricky Skaggs’ Grammy winning CD. www.rowanbrothers.com
Side O' Smokehouse The Ted Baggett String Band
Local Favorites Smokehouse Gamblers' lead singer Ted Baggett formed a string band to play some of his original Sonoma County Americana music and select Country Western and Bluegrass music - with plenty of the hard driven style that makes the Smokehouse Gamblers such a local staple on the music scene. www.smokehousegamblers.com
Foxes In The Henhouse
'It don't mean a thang, if it ain't got that twang!'
Foxes In The HenHouse is She Done Him Wrong songs. She Got Him Back songs. She Kicked Him Out Once and for All songs. It’s a bluegrass Bob Marley tune. A swinging Jimmie Rodgers number. It’s Frankie and Johnny drinking lemonade under a shade tree with Nina Simone, with a dash a fiddle and a splash of moonshine. Foxes In The HenHouse is four audacious women with stunning three-part harmonies and mad instrumental skills. It’s the love-child of Doc Watson and Mavis Staples—a soulful quartet at the intersection of Americana, country, blues, jazz, gospel, bluegrass, cowboy, and swing. Foxes In The HenHouse is the versatile Pamela Joyce on guitar, mandolin, ukulele, harmonica, drums, washboard, and vocals. It’s bassist Dorian Bartley throwing her lush, throaty voice into lead and harmony vocal parts. It’s Kathy Mezger bringing her jazz-blues approach to guitar and mandolin, and adding her sweet voice to the mix. And it’s Linda Sullivan, spicing it all up on fiddle with rich and melodic lines. www.foxesinthehenhousemusic.com
the Incubators
Singer/Songwriters Katie Freeman and Chris Chappell have nested down, in the rich musical heritage that defines the Sonoma region, and brought to roost some of it's finest musicians on Must Hatch including; bassist Max Ramey, guitarist Chis Rossbach, organist Mike Emerson, vocalist April Grisman and more. "Organic home gown grooves from the heart of Petaluma – our nations egg basket!" - The Incubators fold sweet seamless harmonies into their omelet of rock, country, jam and American roots music. www.theincubators.net
Lauren O'Connell
With some of the most beautifully understated music of this generation’s country revival, Lauren O’Connell is an emerging force in the alternative side to that musical world, the folk-inspired heartbeat of songs both intelligent and deeply emotive. In March 2012, Lauren released her third full-length album Quitters, an adventurous and ambitious alt country record from an artist who has matured rapidly enough to earn comparisons with Fairport Convention, Wilco and Neil Young. www.laurenoconnell.com
The Mighty Groove
The Mighty Groove’s mission is hip shakin’, danceable funk and retro-soul. Those who groove on funky retro, and contemporary neo-soul will appreciate The Mighty Groove’s soulful covers of hits made golden by Sly Stone, Michael Jackson, Junior Walker, Tower of Power, Prince, and updated Motown classics. TMG digs a deep groove as we explore the relationship between contemporary jazz, funk, and R&B. www.themightygroove.com
