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Joe Hurley & Rogues March
Joe Hurley & The Gents
Rogues March

featuring Joe Hurley
Black 47
Black 47
NY's quintessential
Irish rockers
Joe D'Urso & Stone Caravan
Joe D'Urso
and Stone Caravan

Rockland based straight
ahead roots rock band
Celtic Cross
Celtic Cross
NY / NJ based
Celtic rock band
Seanchai & The Unity Squad
Seanchai
& the Unity Squad

Celtic hip-hop
every Saturday
at
Rocky Sullivan's
Shilelagh Law
Shilelagh Law

Awful Irish brogues
Great Irish music
 Jameson's Revenge
Jameson's Revenge

Irish Music Straight from 
the bottom of the bottle
Don McCloskey
Don McCloskey
"Enormous D"

Ray Greiche
solo or with band
Enda Keegan
Enda Keegan

singer & songwriter
 The Pat McGuire Band
The Pat McGuire Band

NY & Galway
based singer

 

 
The Saw Doctors
new CD
"The Cure"

The Prodigals
Jig punk
Bubble
Bubble
"Bursting with 
Bubbly Goodness"
Sullivan's Jack
Sullivan's Jack

Est. 2004, McLean Ave., Yonkers, NY
Bryan Master
Bryan Master
New York City-based
singer/songwriter

The Dirty Stayouts

House Band for Peggy O'Neill's, Coney Island
HoHW
Hell or High Water

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

"Irish Soul, 
American Attitude"
Ice Wagon Flu
Ice Wagon Flu
Irish Country/folk straight 
out of Hoboken, NJ
Fergus Begley
Fergus Begley
Acoustic performer
Patrick Fleming
Patrick Fleming
New EP:
 'Reach for the Sky'
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
Andrew Gerardi
Andrew Gerardi
guitarist from 
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Billy Lawlor
Billy Lawlor Band
NJ Shore party band
Cathy Cervenka
Cathy Cervenka
NYC performer:
The Ho-hos, Loser's Lounge, Bitch,Fire & Ice...
aMo
aMO

"east to west
  and back again"
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"

Nikki and Dara

 First full-length 
CD"Test Drive"
The McCabes
The McCabes
Fast Irish music

Artie Tobia
Every Tuesday
 at Turtle Bay

Joseph Mulvanerty

Soul piper
Dixie Bee-Liners
The Dixie Bee-Liners

Six-piece collective, led
 by  duo Brandi Hart 
& Buddy Woodward
Paranoid Larry
Paranoid Larry
and his imaginary band
Evil Jake
Evil Jake
NYC-based melodic Rockers that put Power back in “Power Pop”
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

Stand

"a breath of fresh sweat and grit in a musical landscape filled with pop and puff."
 
Heather Larkin 
a blast of 
straightforward rock


Foundry
Roots based rock
combining folk,
traditional country & rock"


Vision Through Sound

young, up and coming band from Long Island

The Baghdaddios
The Baghdaddios

NYC-based 
pop/punk band
Pierce Turner        
Pierce Turner
"Joyce with a voice,
Yeats on skates"

Reid Paley Trio

James Murray (trap kit), Reid Paley (gretsch & howling), Eric Eble (czechoslovakian 
upright bass).
Chris Brown
Chris Brown

CD: "Go West"
Jen Glass
Jennifer Glass
singer & songwriter
Dave's True Story
Dave's True Story
Downtown duet 
Kelly & Dave

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

Citizen One
The Ambient Outlaw

Chris Berry & Panjea
Chris Berry & Panjea
one of the living masters
of African drumming

Chris Cuzme
Chris Cuzme

Tonal Evangelist

Mariella Gonzales

Who is Mariella?
Norah Jones
Norah Jones
"Feels Like Home"
2U
2U

U2 Tribute
Mr. North
Mr. North
 2nd album: "Fear & Desire"
Ya-Ne-Zniyoo
Ya-Ne-Zniyoo
 

"Dark harmonic folk rock with an edge"

Jeremy Mix
guitarist, singer/songwriter

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

Cocktail Angst
Mistress Toby 
& her venerable crew

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

Lucky 13
"Broolyn's premier
 party band"

Bill Bell

Brooklyn-bred
singer-songwriter
Ruff Kutt
Ruff Kutt
Classic rock

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
 
Scythian
Scythian

new album
"Immigrant Road Show"
Andrew Goodsight
Andrew Goodsight's
MusicHead

"Pop music doesn't
 have to suck"

Lach

Founder of Antifolk

The Rousers
A boogaloo web hangout 
The Amish Outlaws
Amish Outlaws

"6 men in full Amish garb releasing their pent up energy w/an infectious joy"
Eileen Fogarty & The Very Best
Eileen Fogarty
& The Very Best

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


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

"Yankee-Irish 
Drinking Music"

Early Edison
Melody & metaphors mixed w/ guitars & drums
Elizabeth!
Elizabeth!

Trombonist and vocalist
Craig & Martin
Martin Rivas
& Craig Meyer

Acousic Duo
O.T.I.S.
O.T.I.S.

featuring Jesse Gage
 & Craig Meyer
Jim Roberti Band
Jim Roberti Band

"A diverse blend of contemporary &
 classic cover songs, 
originals and novelties
Aaron Zimmer
Aaron Zimmer
Singer/Songwriter from Lincoln, Nebraska
 Blue Harvest
Blue Harvest

dedicated to the exploration of the rich heritage of traditional American music
 
Greg Aulden

singer/songwriter

Tina Shafer
coordinator of 
NY Songwriters Circle
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!"
 
Ben Reel
from Armagh, N. Ireland

Psycho Charger
Horror, Horsepower
 & Hellraisers
Miller's Farm
Miller's Farm

Country music
for city folk

 
Ann Klein
"one of downtown NY’s premier guitarists
 & writers"

The Elderly Brothers Band
The Elderly
Brothers Band

"A true classic rock concert performance"
 
The Law of Fives

NYC-based  melodic
modern rock
 
The Mickey Finns

Celtic rockers
The Canny Brothers Band
The Canny Brothers

Free form jam-based Rock & Roll w/a Celtic twist
3 A.M.
3AM

Top 40 Rock & Roll
America's Sweetheart
Americas Sweetheart
From the shores of Brooklyn, to the
 Jersey Palisade
The Blaire Reinhard Band
The Blaire

Reinhard Band

"a saucy concoction of funk, rock and blues"
Wax R Back
Wax R Back

Doo Wop Group

Jacks O' Diamonds

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

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