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Celtic Cross Celtic Cross
NY / NJ based
Celtic rock band
Black 47
Black 47
NY's quintessential
Irish rockers
The Pat McGuire Band
Pat McGuire &
The Bastable Cakes
"This Is Galway Calling"

Ray Greiche
solo or with band
Seanchai & The Unity Squad
Seanchai & The Unity Squad
Seanchai
& the Unity Squad

Celtic hip-hop
every Saturday
at
Rocky Sullivan's
Joe Hurley & Rogues March
Joe Hurley & The Gents
Rogues March

featuring Joe Hurley
Shilelagh Law
Shilelagh Law

Bare-Knuckle Irish Music
Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan
Joe D'Urso
and Stone Caravan

Rockland based straight
ahead roots rock band
 Enda Keegan
Enda Keegan

singer & songwriter
Jameson's Revenge
Jameson's Revenge

Irish Music Straight from 
the bottom of the bottle
Screaming Orphans
Screaming Orphans

The Diver Sisters
 
Don McCloskey
Don McCloskey
"Enormous D"

Stand

"a breath of fresh sweat and grit in a musical landscape filled with pop and puff."

The Dirty Stayouts

House Band for Peggy O'Neill's, Coney Island

The Saw Doctors
New DVD and Live CD
now in US stores

Greg Trooper
singer/songwriter
Bryan Master
Bryan Master

New York City-based
singer/songwriter
HoHW
Hell or High Water

"a never ending traveling musical circus"
The Ruffians
The Ruffians

"Irish Soul, 
American Attitude"

The Itinerants

Chris Flynn, Pat Robinson & Sean Seymour
Fergus Begley
Fergus Begley
Acoustic performer
Ice Wagon Flu
Ice Wagon Flu
Irish Country/folk straight 
out of Hoboken, NJ
Willie Nile
Willie Nile

new album: "Beautiful Wreck of the World"
Marni Rice
Marni Rice

Chanteuse, songwriter, accordionist
Mike Rocket & The Stars
Mike Rocket & The Stars

a synthesis of contemporary & old rock 
w/ poetic storytelling
Bubble
Bubble
"Bursting with 
Bubbly Goodness"

Allen Gogarty

New CD: "Creature"

Paul Zunno
Rocking Blues guitarist

Nees and Vos

featuring Andrew Neesley
& Chris Vos
Andrew Gerardi
Andrew Gerardi
guitarist from 
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

The Prodigals
Jig punk
Billy Lawlor
Billy Lawlor Band
NJ Shore party band
Cathy Cervenka
Cathy Cervenka
NYC performer:
The Ho-hos, Loser's Lounge, Bitch,Fire & Ice...
 The McCabes
The McCabes
Fast Irish music
Finn's Fury
Finn's Fury

The CreamSicles
Steve Marshall Band
Steve Marshall
& the Deputies
R&R, Swing,
Motown, Dance
Red Rooster
Red Rooster
"highly original & eclectic band w/a sound all its own"

Homeboy Steve

guitarist for multiple bands
aMo
aMO

"east to west
  and back again"

Artie Tobia
Every Tuesday
 at Turtle Bay

Joseph Mulvanerty

Soul piper
Patrick Fleming
Patrick Fleming
EP: 'Reach for the Sky'
Paranoid Larry
Paranoid Larry
and his imaginary band
Gerald Bair
Gerald Bair

"we all fall down"
Scott E. Moore
Scott E. Moore
singer songwriter
 
The Surefire Way

featuring
Scott Tworek

Andy Clayburn
singer & songwriter

Jack Zerby Band
up and coming artist
Lot 16
Lot 16

"a hard rock band with good song sense."

Pan
 "Brewing in the under-
ground cauldron of NYC"


The Knuckleheads
Spencer & Michael


The Dirty Water Dogs

a mix of rollicking 
zydeco blues, cajun
and heartfelt originals
 
The Coffin Daggers
Coffin Daggers
instrumental surf rock

Scott Harris

Music for a hopeful world
 Pierce Turner
Pierce Turner
"Joyce with a voice,
Yeats on skates"

Bedsit Poets

featuring Ed Rogers

Dixie Bee-Liners
The Dixie Bee-Liners

Six-piece collective, led
 by  duo Brandi Hart 
& Buddy Woodward


Bill Bell

Brooklyn-bred
singer-songwriter

The Baghdaddios
The Baghdaddios

NYC-based 
pop/punk band
Sullivan's Jack
Sullivan's Jack

 2004 - 2008

Reid Paley Trio

James Murray (trap kit), Reid Paley (gretsch & howling), Eric Eble (czechoslovakian 
upright bass).
 
Mary Lee's Corvette

starring Mary Lee Kortes
Matthew Bair - The Sequel
The Sequel

Matthew Bair
Dave's True Story
Dave's True Story
Downtown duet 
Kelly & Dave
Jen Glass
Jennifer Glass
singer & songwriter
Chris Brown
Chris Brown

CD: "Go West"

Brian Mitchell
Multitalented musician
The Blaire Reinhard Band
The Blaire
Reinhard Band

"a saucy concoction of funk, rock and blues"
The Niagaras
Rock / Soul / Chinese traditional

Citigrass
NY-based all-star 
collection of crackerjack 
bluegrass musicians
Citizen One - The Ambient Outlaw

Citizen One
The Ambient Outlaw

Chris Berry & Panjea
Chris Panjea
featuring Chris Berry

Chris Cuzme
Chris Cuzme

Tonal Evangelist
Elizabeth!
Elizabeth!

Trombonist and vocalist
Norah Jones
Norah Jones
"Feels Like Home"
2U
2U

"The world's second
best U2 show"
Mr. North
Mr. North
 2nd album: "Fear & Desire"
Ya-Ne-Zniyoo
Ya-Ne-Zniyoo
 

"Dark harmonic folk rock with an edge"
 
Danny McLaughlin Band

a unique blend of Celtic and world music

Alyson Faith

singer, pianist
 & songwriter

Jen Elliott
"the all-American girl w/a
 subtle heat and power
(and a little mischief) 
to her voice"

Ripe

progressive pop band 
w/Christa McNamee
 & Dan Bar Hava

Michal the Girl
"a five foot nothing
kewpie doll with attitude"

Sara Wendt
CD: "Weightless with Love"
Orange Crush
Orange Crush

The Band with Appeal
Milo Z
Milo Z 
"Milo Z is to New York City what the Funky Meters 
are to New Orleans: 
The best damn funk
 band in the city!"

Eileen Fogarty & The Very Best
Eileen Fogarty
& The Very Best

"Regional Pubs, Weddings, Dances-
Irish & Classic Rock"


The Mickey Finns

Celtic rockers 

Bill Popp & The Tapes

"Infectious pop tunes"
Planet Girl
Planet Girl
Cover band featuring Valerie of NY Planet
playing all of your high energy favorites

The Funky Fritters

"A Hearty Helping of Funky Blues & Gumbo!"
featuring guitarist 
Danny Drexler
 

The Dirty Pearls

“Supergroup of
the East Village”
Andrew Goodsight
Andrew Goodsight's
MusicHead

"Pop music doesn't
 have to suck"

Lach

Founder of Antifolk

Sugartime

Four NYC musicians coming together to play the soul songs they love
Morgan Clamp
Morgan Clamp
writes songs
especially for YOU
Carlon
Carlon

deliberate rock music
 Cruel Seamus
Cruel Seamus

"Three Spuds and Curry!"
Ceann
Ceann

"Yankee-Irish 
Drinking Music"
The Amish Outlaws
Amish Outlaws

"6 men in full Amish garb releasing their pent up energy w/an infectious joy"

Scythian
Scythian

new album
"Immigrant Road Show"
Bangers & Mash
Bangers and Mash
 
"Music for the
 Celticly Insane"
  


U2 Nation

U2 tribute band
  


Below Average
White Band
A Party Waiting for a 
Place to Happen!

Cocktail Angst
Mistress Toby 
& her venerable crew

Vision Through Sound

"The History of the Damnable Life and Deserved Death of Vision Through Sound"

Live Music at Smith's Bar
Neil Scott Johnson

“high energy country music”
The Roches
The Roches

Trio of singing sisters, namely Maggie,
 Terre, and Suzzy
Jim Roberti Band
Jim Roberti Band

"A diverse blend of contemporary &
 classic cover songs, 
originals and novelties
Dave Barckow
Dave Barckow
drummer /guitarist /singer /songwriter from NYC
 
Heather Larkin 
a blast of 
straightforward rock
Craig & Martin
Martin Rivas
& Craig Meyer

Acoustic Duo
The Canny Brothers Band
The Canny Brothers

Free form jam-based Rock & Roll w/a Celtic twist

Ann Klein
"one of downtown NY’s premier guitarists
 & writers"
 
The Turn
A guitar driven rock band featuring Brian Ripps and Patrick McDermott
 
 Blue Harvest
Blue Harvest

dedicated to the exploration of the rich heritage of traditional American music
 
Nancy Atlas Project

East coast singer songwriter
 

Brian Monaghan
acoustic musician
 
 O.T.I.S.
O.T.I.S.

featuring Jesse Gage
 & Craig Meyer
Lovebutton
Lovebutton

an established bar
 and party band

Pop Rocks

playing upbeat party music from the 70s, 80s,
90s and today

Foundry
Roots based rock
combining folk,
traditional country & rock

Tom Casey

New York City based
Irish Ballad singer
 
Aaron Zimmer
Aaron Zimmer
Singer/Songwriter from Lincoln, Nebraska
 
Early Edison
Melody & metaphors mixed w/ guitars & drums

Dairy Queen

"The Milkmaids of Rock"
 

Lucky 13
"Brooklyn's premier
 party band"
 
Live Music at Smith's Bar
C.O.A.L.G.

Children of a Lesser God
 
Ruff Kutt
Ruff Kutt
Classic rock  
 
Emma Sophina

Australian singer-songwriter & Flight 1549 survivor
 

Jeremy Mix

guitarist, singer/songwriter
 
Tina Shafer
coordinator of 
NY Songwriters Circle
Evil Jake
Evil Jake
NYC-based melodic Rockers that put Power back in “Power Pop”
 

The Law of Fives

NYC-based  melodic
modern rock

Endi

 Featuring Nikki & Dara
The Elderly Brothers Band
The Elderly
Brothers Band

"A true classic rock concert performance"

The Cleaners

original/cover band:
"cleaning ur ears
 with the best rock"

Greg Aulden

singer/songwriter

The Rousers
A boogaloo web hangout
 
Two For The Road

2-Piece Cover Band
 For All Occasions
Wax R Back
Wax R Back

Doo Wop Group

Catalyst

"A kick ass cover band"
 
Ben Reel
from Armagh, N. Ireland
3 A.M.
3AM

Top 40 Rock & Roll
 
America's Sweetheart
America's Sweetheart
From the shores of Brooklyn, to the
 Jersey Palisade
 
Psycho Charger
Horror, Horsepower
 & Hellraisers
 
Jacks O' Diamonds

House Rockin Blues

Mariella Gonzales

The Mariella Show
Miller's Farm
Miller's Farm

Country music
for city folk


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Acquiesce East Village rockers Nadine Goellner little bit of jazz, little bit of folk, a touch of blues & a whole lot of soul Neck 6-piece London Irish band playing Psycho-Ceilidh
John Alden Group
New single: "Stop my Heart"
Good Clean Fun  party, pub, wedding, 
and dance band
Negatones electro-popmetal party music using fucked-up electronics and guitars they assemble from parts
Sean Altman 
"Welcome to the Seanosphere"
Jack Grace Band everything seems so simple after three martinis Steve Newman & Friends New CD: "Old Country", a collection of British pub songs.
Atoosa Folk pop singer/songwriter/musician Great Big Sea  
Celtic rock from Newfoundland
NoNoNonet jazz band
Banana Fish Zero "a vivid blend of dirge rock and power pop" Andy Guthrie singer, pianist, guitarist, and composer The Novellas starring Peter Chance & Laura Ogar.  New album out soon...
Chris Barron 
singer, songwriter and former Spin Doctor
Jesse Harris Grammy winning songwriter Observing Paul Straight out of NYC bringing the word ''Transcend'' to rock-n-roll"
Bee and Flower Featuring Dana Schechter Joel Harrison Composer, guitarist, contemporary jazz Orange Park started in their basement in Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Beer Drinking Fools  
Yes, they really are a band
The Healers "Hell yeah!" Otto's Daughter Punk, pop, rock & goth/ industrial w/out 1 overpowering the other
Neil Berg One of Broadway's brightest new composers Ari Hest Singer/songwriter/guitarist
for the rock/funk band Synapse
Paige 23 NYC based Pop/rock indie band
The Better World
NJ/NYC Based Rock Band
Heydevils "Clear, confident melodious
  rock with passionate satirical lyrics."
Greg Parr Performer & songwriter
Adam Bernstein composer/arranger/bassist/educator. Richard X. Heyman new CD "Basic Glee" Lezlee Peterzell Singer-songwriter
Shelly Bhushan 
Chanteuse formerly with Live Honey 
Highland Rovers
fusing "popular rock percussive rhythms, bagpipes, and vocal harmonies"
Platform-One Darkwave - Synthpop - Goth
Black Dawn New York metal band Amy Hills Hostess of the Antihootenany
  at The Sidewalk Cafe
The Poma-Swank jazz, funk, smart pop
Dayna Blitz Pop That Rocks Cal Hollow Listen on mp3.com Popa Chubby  King of NYC Blues
Blackthorn Irish Rock band                  from Philadelphia Anne Husick Singer, Songwriter,
guitarist, bandleader
Prison Love Music from the Inmates of the Bluegrass Correctional Facility 
Blake and the Family Dog
Americana roots rock from New York City
Husky featuring Christopher Occhialini Professor and Maryann Guitarist Ken Rockwood & singer Danielle Brancaccio
Blue Number 9  
"funky grooving soulful moving music"
In The Flesh  A Tribute To Pink Floyd Provolone Jones
Tracy Bonham singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Inevitable Breakups  Generating raucous power pop Radio 4
Brooklyn dance rockers - CD: Electrify
Zack Borer - NYC musician & songwriter, equal parts pop, rock, funk, and soul Dave Ippolito "That Guitar Man" from Central Park Dina Regine listen on mp3.com
The Bravery New York rockers Iridesense featuring Rick Eberle Relicon listen on mp3.com
Brock Mumford led by Matt Munisteri The Irish Minstrels from Connecticut The Refs Jersey Shore rock band
Brother Love a.k.a. Bro Lo Brendan James Debut CD coming soon... Reverend Vince Anderson 
A combination of Christianity & debauchery known as "Dirty Gospel
Michael Brunnock
CD: Live in New York
Lanny Isis rocker from Austria Tom Riccobono Thursdays at Smith's Bar
Bubba Mac's Blues Band  
Rhythm * Blues * Soul
Janet Vodka 
"not a cocktail, but it very well could be"
Shelly Riff new CD, "The Innocence"
Candy Butchers CD "Play With Your Head" Jenifer Jackson Manhattan-Fabulous
 and pop confident"
Rifftide Jazz Trio Leader Bryant DuPré 
The Cara Band
featuring Gerry Finlay
Jayah CD: "First Egg" Abbe Rivers CD "Ordinary Fool"
Carbon Leaf From Richmond, Va. Jesus Knevil featuring Shane O'Connor Pat Roddy singer/songwriter from from the quiet little hamlet of Belmar, NJ
Ben Carroll new CD "Lover Undercover" Jimson's Lyric  blending rock, funk,
reggae and jazz
Edward Rogers Bedsit Poets
The Cashiers featuring Mecall on vocals Joe Rockstar "Party like a rockstar" The Rogers Sisters
Catfish John American roots music Joie/DBG (Dead Blonde Girlfriend) Patti Rothberg The Rock Priestess
Cobble Hillbillies "energetic urban bluegrass with a neighborhood feel" Johnny Pipe Jersey Shore rock band Randi Russo Antifolk singer & songwriter
The Color Guard Dark art-pop from NYC Kerry Kearney Blues guitarist:self-titled CD Ed Ryan 
singer, songwriter, musician, comedian
Joe Condiracci singer/songwriter Keep 'er Lit "the tri-state area's hardest working Celtic-American rock band." Matthew Ryan New CD:
Regret Over the Wires
Contact High a 'retro-modern' feel The Killers debut CD Hot Fuss Joy Ryder Band new and classic funk soul
Corn Mo 
"part Meatloaf, part Freddy Mercury"
The Kissers Young, talented musicians 
with a penchant for Irish music
Say Hi To Your Mom
Say Hi to Your Mom  is a boy named Eric
Cracker featuring David Lowery & Johnny Hickman of Camper Van Beethoven Kittyhawk Rock! Charlie Scopoletti and his band CSB
Cross Bronx Traffic Playing the Best of Cream, Hendrix, The Who etc... KMT Kenny MacKenzie Trio Ari Scott Singer/songwriter
Culann's Hounds Traditional Irish music from the streets of San Francisco The Knuckle Sandwiches
"The undisputed champions of rock & roll"
Evan Silverman Bassist
The Daisy Chain Alternative Rock David Kolker Band "David Kolker offers a modern, straight-ahead, blues driven rock assault" Peg Simone CD: "Swoon"
The Damnwells
new record: Bastards of the Beat
The Kowalskis Featuring Kitty Kowalski Six Mile Bridge 
Celtic rock like you've never heard
Dark Moon featuring Bob Marchand Pamelia Kurstin Thereminist Slunt "a very loud band with a kick-ass
 rhythm section & some hot-lipped girl
 rockin' the mic & SG" 
Julia Darling Yes, it's her real name The Lacivious Biddies All-girl quartet blurring the line between jazz, pop & cabaret Mike Sandwich Power Pop, Funk, 
Underground, Post Rock
Davis Coen Fairfield, Ct. guitarist Lancaster County Prison Punk country Kevin Smith R.I.P., Kevin.
Kimya Dawson singer/songwriter formerly of The Moldy Peaches Pamela Laws Masters and Gardeners Jill Sobule singer-songwriter
Dead Mile Dance a popular mix of classic rock anthems and standards Brendan Liffey 3rd record due for release Soul Alone "bringing melody back to rock"
Delilah Rock/Blues singer & songwriter Alysson Light singer & songwriter Spankin the Freak 
spankin’ good cover tunes
Dem Brooklyn Bums Big Band Longwave 
New York-based, shaggy haired rock tykes
Wendy Starland
"fusion of rock, pop, jazz and world music"
Demolition String Band hardcorngrind grassdeepshack fullbarntwangadelica The Lower Lot New York City Rock N Roll The Steel Reshouse Band
Douglas Leader Greenpoint Rock with Horns L.P. New York City Rocker The Streamers featuring Sean Yoxovic
The Drive  Alternative all-girl garage rock Shane MacGowan "Paddy Rolling Stone" The Strokes Rock n Roll band  from NYC
The Drossells American rock & roll Mactalla The pipes are calling.  
Resistance is futile
Jennifer Sutton Jazz vocalist
Lauren Echo "passionate and soulful singer, songwriter with a smoky voice" Mamaluke featuring Mark Nuzzi Swampbytche featuring Madame Venus
Edgar  "good things happen  when
  you least expect it"
Mama Roux & The Greasy Skillets (formerly Ma Skillet and the Funky Fritters) Sympathetic Magic The all female rock goddesses
Curtis Eller's American Circus Curtis Eller is NYC's angriest yodelling banjo player Rebecca Martin
creator of "The Independence Project"
Strange Daze  
"Brooklyn premier cover band"
Jerry Engelbach Jazz pianist, composer 
& arranger from Brooklyn
Major Matt Mason USA
solo album "Me, Me, Me"
Steve Tagliere leader of Gingersol
Ethel String quartet Kenny Margolis keyboard & accordianist: Cracker, Rogues March, Lucky 7... 10 Heads High "From Here to Tupelo"
Fat City Express 
Sax driven rock, funk, punk
Kenli Mattus musician Testosterone Kills "electro-folk"
Joanna Fee singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn Maybe Pete straight up rock band
based in northern New Jersey
Thin Black Tie "NY's Favorite Party Band"
Feel L.A. based rock band Marie Mazziotti singer, songwriter Mark Trachtenberg 
pop/rock piano from Providence, R.I.
Deb Ferrara CD: Anything But Ordinary Mary McBride alt country/roots rock
 singer, songwriter
TrancePopLoops featuring Mark Nilsen
Ken Ficara songwriter  Paul McGilloway Guitarist for the Celtic Rock band Emerald The Tuesday Suits a cross between Britpop, Indie-Rock, and New Wave...
Firing Blind New York Area musicians Eleanor McEvoy  Irish singer, songwriter Twenty Twos raw-energy rock-n-roll from New York
William Fleischer Guitarist Nicole McKenna singer, songwriter Unforgettable Fire U2 tribute band
Maura Fogarty R.I.P., Maura Matt Mead "Nobody doesn’t like Matt Mead" Uppercut "Rock 'n funk 'n hornz"
Fountainhead a gimmick-less approach to straight-ahead rock and roll The Mercantillers a seasoned NYC septet blending traditional & original sea-chanteys, bluegrass, folk music & rock-n-roll. George Usher Art-pop singer/songwriter
Frank new CD "Life by the Hour" Mile 35 debut CD "Mile 35" Derek Warfield formerly of The Wolfetones
Freebird Lynyrd Skynyrd tribute band Amy Miles new CD "Dirty Stay-Out" Ernie White  
Trenton based rock & roll band
The Dana Fuchs Band
debut CD, Lonely For A Lifetime
The Minors Brooklyn-based band Walt Whitney Rhythm * Blues * Soul
Gael Force Celtic Rock band out of NY Annie Minogue new album "Love Parade" The Wolfetones Irish balladeers
Ian Gallagher Celtic Easy Listening The Mississippi Clay Blues Band
a "Blues Original"
Brenden Wyant Drummer
Grupo Latin Vibe Salsa/Latin Jazz band Mommy and Daddy 
New York electropunk power couple
Yeah Yeah Yeahs featuring Karen O
Ruth Gerson singer/songwriter   Nora York  jazz vocalist
Gingersol Featuring songwriter/singer/
guitarist Steve Tagliere
Moneyshot "sweet music for that
bitter taste in your mouth"
Zipthunk! "Short, Jewish Power Trio"
Girls on Top "Fun, high energy classic rock by 7 women & one lucky drummer boy!" Trish Murphy We love all things Murphy Saul Zonana CD "Guinea Pigs"
     

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