Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 08:15:18 -0400
From: Jeffrey Towson
Subject: This Week @ The City Tap
Good morning Chatlisters, we’ve got a full week/weekend of great live music lined up for you. Come on out, have a bite and a brew and enjoy some truly great artists and performances. For those few that haven’t made it over for lunch yet, we’re open every weekday at 11 with a full selection of sandwiches, scratch made soups & salads.
Wednesday @ 8:30 – *Open Mic
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Wednesdays sure have turned into a great night at the Tap. Join us for a great evening while supporting some of Pittsboro’s local talent. And as always it’s $1 off all draft beers on Wednesdays, see ya there!
Thursday @ 8:30 PM – *Lauren Lapointe*
Lauren Lapointe is a Savannah GA-based singer/songwriter who has been gaining recognition across the country for her soulful songs, unique voice, and strong live performances. Her new CD “Superhero” was released in May 2013 and was produced by Thomm Jutz (Nanci Griffith, Mary Gauthier, Steve Young) in Nashville. It features twelve original Americana, roots-rock, pop, and old country songs supported by world-class musicians and showcases strong songwriting filled with catchy hooks, infectious melodies, and poignant lyrics.
Lauren Lapointe <http://www.laurenl.com/home.html>
Friday @ 8:30 PM – *Low Counts*
The Low Counts are an Americana/Roots Rock guitar-drum duo. Matt Walsh’s original music is a hodge podge of the all of the music that influences him the most, finding he and drummer, Austin Hicks effortlessly combining early 40’s and 50’s Mississippi/Urban/Piedmont Blues, 50’s Sun Records styled Rock/Rockabilly, 60’s Garage Rock, 70’s Stoner Rock, old Country, Stax Soul, Hip-Hop or whatever else he can find to throw in the pot. As long as it comes out of the mash-up sounding original, real, fresh and if it rocks, it gets the stamp of approval. This duo isn’t easy to categorize, but one thing anyone could agree on is that whatever comes out of it, it’s always
no-nonsense, raw, energetic, primal and coming from many music avenues at once, weaving them into one unique sound.
The Low Counts <http://www.thelowcounts.com/fr_home.cfm>
Saturday @ 8:30 PM – * Iron Will and the Chain Gang*
Iron Will and the Chain Gang are an up-and-coming blues-rock band based out of the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area. Labeled by one audience member as “gravel soul,” Iron Will & the Chain Gang fuses the influences of hard rock, soul, prewar bluesmen and modern alternative rock to produce a sound with a classic, throwback body and a powerful modern engine.
Iron Will & the Chain Gang<http://www.reverbnation.com/ironwillandthechaingang>
Sunday @ 3:00 PM – *Mark Holland*
With over 100 registered songs (BMI) to his credit, he has recorded on 18 albums. Mark continues to write and perform as a solo artist (with the blues moniker “Hammock”, an Army nickname) specializing in country blues.
Holland is a NC native who’s first performances came at age 10, when he sang backing vocals and played drums for a local gospel group, the Singing Disciples, in the small North Carolina town of Monroe. In the mid-1990s he and his twin brother, Michael, formed a roots-rock band called Jennyanykind. That band played what Steve Klinge, writing in Harp, described as “low-key, rough-and-tumble country-blues swagger.” Recently Mark has performed with acts such as Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Southern Culture on the Skids and the Afghan Whigs to name a few
Mark Holland <http://www.reverbnation.com/mrkholland>
See you there!
The City Tap