Eastbound Jesus
They shred on the banjo, have sweet sounding vocal harmonies, they play ballads, they play fast paced rocking tunes, and it all comes from a real, genuine place that makes for a sound all their own.
The Blind Owl Band
Hailing from Saranac Lake, NY, in the heart of the Adirondack mountains, The Blind Owl Band has been creating what they call Freight Train String Music since 2010. And a freight train it truly is.
www.theblindowlband.com
The Mallett Brothers Band
The Mallett Brothers Band is an independent rock and roll / Americana / country band from Maine. Their busy tour schedule since forming in 2009 has helped them to build a dedicated fanbase across the U.S. and beyond while still calling the state of Maine their home.
Carrie Nation & The Speakeasy
High-energy "Brass 'n' Grass" quintet from Wichita, KS. The band, whose sound has been described as “...a stagecoach in overdrive”, has brought their eclectic blend of bluegrass, ska, punk, and dixieland to packed clubs, basements, and festivals across the US since their inception in the spring of 2007.
Forest Station
Vermont-based bluegrass band with a sound that’s as adventurous as it is tight. Formed by guitarist Eli Martell-Crawford and mandolinist Alex Skowron, the group took shape after moving from the Rocky Mountains to the Green Mountains, where they joined forces with banjoist Thomas Bryce. With bassist Rob Strasenburgh and fiddler Silas Hamilton in tow, their music blends the heart-pounding energy of bluegrass with spontaneous jams that keep audiences on their toes.
Tigerman Woah
What started as a couple of under-employed friends learning songs off the American Anthology of Folk Music has become a locally celebrated brotherhood dedicated to making music that moves people into mosh pits and onto picket lines.
www.tigermanwoah.com
Treesap
Featuring members of the band Cabinet, specifically JP Biondo, Mickey Coviello, and Dylan Skursky. TreeSap plays a blend of bluegrass, folk, and rock, showcasing their instrumental and vocal abilities.
Ma’am
Are they country? Are they crazy? Does it matter? Hailing from somewhere in Central Pennsylvania Ma’aM is a seven headed cowpoke racing their horse & buggy off the road into a city near you! Mangling outlaw spirited alt-country & greasy garage rock they create their own concoction of country junk that'll leave yer bottles empty and yer honky-tonk hearts full.”
Zan & The Winterfolk
Americana band from Troy, NY. Led by Zan Strumfeld, The Winter Folk create anthems for the revivalists, lullabies for the lonely, and ballads for the hopeful. Vacillating between an acoustic quartet — two guitars, banjo and upright bass — and a rocking quintet with drums, The Winter Folk blend an upbeat, rootsy spirit with a melodic longing and vulnerability in their storytelling.
The A.M.’s
The A.M.'s are a honky tonk band from Troy, NY. A stripped down four piece, they distill late 50's - early 60's hard honky tonk down to its essence while injecting a shot of psychedelia, soul and art rock into their compositions.
The band was formed by Steve Hammond (a veteran of several honky tonk outfits from New Mexico, Kansas and Indiana) and capital region music legend "Pony" Dan Prockup with a mutual love for classic country.
Thom Powers & Friends
Thom Powers & Friends is a 4 piece modern folk-rock group known for their eclectic sound of rock and roll, singer-songwriter folk, funk, blues, and jazz. Enjoy acoustic rhythms and finger picking style guitar with keys, bass, electric guitar accompaniment.
Dan Johnson
Burlington based singer/songwriter. The kinda guy you drink whiskey to while laying under the open stars in Wyoming
Turf N Turf
Turf ‘N’ Turf is a one man Nuclear Blues Noise Machine- a seven foot tall cage loaded with percussion pieces and Snail- the headbangin’, slide guitar playin,’ blues shoutin’ Noise Machine Engineer himself. The Turf’s sound delivers country blues and traditional rock ‘n’ roll distorted by heavy metal, punk and grunge. Hold onto your faces, the Turf’s gonna blast the Throwdown like a two ton shell.