Sunday, Nov 6 - Front Room
Communion
w/ Shilpa Ray, Three Blind Wolves, Avalanche City, Gabriel And The Hounds, Alessi's Ark, Willy Mason
Sunday, Nov 6
6:00 pm in the Front Room
$12 adv, $15 dos / 18+
Communion, the brainchild of Mumford & Sons’ Ben Lovett, his close ally Kevin Jones, and renowned producer Ian Grimble, formed in London in 2006 and has become the U.K.’s most revered live music promotions team. This new monthly show at Public Assembly, part of Communion's hotly anticipated move into the U.S, features a different lineup each month and offers emerging, developing and established artists a creative platform to perform in an environment that embraces collaboration and mutual support. Look for Communion the first Sunday of each month.
Special Guest: Shilpa Ray
Sometimes you see an artist that just hits you smack dab in the middle of your heart. Shilpa Ray is an incredible blend of grinding blues, sleazy jazz, and disturbing rock tied together with pop and punk sensibilities; the result sounding something like a vulgar Ella Fitzgerald, channeling Nick Cave and PJ Harvey crooning in front of a wall of distortion and thunderous, pounding rhythms. Her live shows are already a notorious commodity which regularly feature audiences that scream as loud as she does through her instruments and voices. "She screams, growls, and snarls her way through the screeching muck of oil-stained garage rock and backwoods blues, cresting just above the waves of a sonic tumult that threatens to consume her minuscule frame. This tenuous command of a raucous sound makes for a volatile breed of rock and roll.” --The New Yorker
Three Blind Wolves
Loud, hairy, and unpredictable, Three Blind Wolves are four young Glaswegians delivering country rock with a razor sharp edge. Drawing influences from Neil Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival and even Led Zeppelin, the boys have sold out venues across Scotland with their wild stage presence, transfixing harmonies and captivating performance. "Coming on like a countrified Modest Mouse, they waste no time in getting the crowd interested. With excellent use of four-way harmonies and have a hint of bluegrass about them ... clever without being smug, this is very definitely a band to keep an eye on." --The List
Avalanche City
Avalanche City, from New Zealand, is the brainchild of Dave Baxter, a musician whose background stretches across many genres and influences, culminating in a sound that is an impressive and eclectic range of various instruments, melodies and harmonies. Baxter's music is the epitome of lo-fi pop perfection: delicately woven chords wrapped around honest words of dedication that are guaranteed to warm the heart of the true music fan.
Gabriel and the Hounds
Gabriel and the Hounds is the project of Gabe Levine, the prolific mastermind behind the bands Takka Takka and Samuel Izdat.
Alessi's Ark
Not yet 21 but already a seasoned pro, Alessi Laurent-Marke, who performs as Alessi's Ark, recorded her debut album aged just 17, with members of Bright Eyes, and has toured with the likes of Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons and Brighton cult faves the Willkommen Collective. "Much like Laura Marling, Alessi Laurent-Marke combines acoustic guitar-based folk songs with a good deal of charm, but what Marling's discography lacks - levity - Laurent-Marke makes up for." --Brooklyn Vegan
Willy Mason
Willy Mason is an American singer-songwriter based on Martha's Vineyard. He has toured with the likes of Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Kweller, Beth Orton, and Radiohead and played such venues as the Glastonbury Festival, South by Southwest, and the Offshore Ale House.
