Saturday November 30th.

Ryan Oyer Presents
an after Thanksgiving
Local Music Extravaganza

Ryan Oyer is one of those names I’d heard a thousand times without having the opportunity to hear him play. He must be one of the hardest-working men in show business—in Chattanooga anyway. I spent a long road trip listening to his discography and it occurred to me what a pity to have missed all those performances and what a treat to discover something so worthwhile right here.
There is nothing particularly difficult about writing a song or unique about being a songwriter. Writing a good song is an altogether different matter, and good songwriters (like Ryan Oyer) are few and far between."
~Marc T. Michael: Chattanooga Pulse -"Singer/Songwriter Street Cred"

"I've been watching Ryan Oyer's development as a songwriter and front man for as long as he's been on Chattanooga's music landscape. One good way to guage a musician's effectiveness is by watching the reaction of the audience. Recently I'm noticing multiple audience members singing along with not just his older most familiar songs but with nearly all of them. Not bad for someone who hasn't hit the top 40 airwaves yet! Ryan's confidence, perseverance and relentless performing are the missing ingredients of many other talented singer-songwriters who fall by the wayside. Expect to keep hearing Ryan Oyer's name and songs for a long time to come."
~Robin Merritt ArtFRONT Presentations

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8:00pm $12. advance / door

Featuring: Ryan Oyer, Jessica Nunn, Danimal Pinson,Tiffany Taylor,
Gabriel Newell, Amber Fults
& "By Order of the Queen"

Streaming music available on:
ArtFRONT Showcase

Ryan Oyer has put together a Thanksgiving weekend showcase featuring a cadre of solid local performers for a night of fun, music and friendship. On any given night Chattanooga comes alive with the sounds of local musicians. On November 30th, 2013, you'll hear some of Chattanooga's finest perform in this city's most intimate listening room. Ryan (vocals/guitar) will be joined in his set by Jessica Nunn (viola.) The evening's performance will be presented as two flowing sets of musical exchange featuring nine local musicians divided by an intermission. www.RyanOyer.com

Here are Ryan's thoughts on the artists he has selected to perform this night:

Danimal Pinson's resume makes you believe he's got his fingers in every band in Chattanooga. A truly great songriter, Danimal (vocals/keys/guitar) will be joined by Jessica Nunn (viola) and Mia Treadwell (drums). His insightful lyrics, beautiful chord changes, and intense delivery will take you out into the cosmos and then back to your own consciousness without ever leaving your chair. www.danimalpinson.com

Tiffany Taylor's voice is as soothing as the cool side of your pillow. Her songs are heartbreakingly honest and delivered with an intense delicacy. Tiffany is currently working on her much anticipated debut album with the help of several local musicians. Tiffany (vocals/guitar,) will be accompanied by Danimal Pinson (backing vocals/guitar) and Jessica Nunn (viola.) Tiffany's set will transport you to a porch swing with a glass of sweet tea on a warm summers night. myspace.com/TiffanyTaylor/songs

Gabriel Newell Before you've had time to think "Where does that soul come from?" you'll be immersed in his lyrical experiences and singing along with his choruses. His passionate, soulful, rootsy performance takes you on a journey of the common man, from the heart of an extraordinary songwriter. http://www.reverbnation.com/gabrielnewell

Amber Fults' voice and songs send chills and brings tears and smiles to everyone who experiences them. Amber enwraps audiences in all of the emotions that inspire the songs themselves and you leave her shows unabashedly wanting more.
http://www.reverbnation.com

/amberfultsandtheambivalentlovers

"By Order Of The Queen." Teenage duo Beth Ireland (vocals/guitar) and Rebekah Davis (vocals/bass) have won the hearts of their contemporary Chattanooga musicians with their pop arrangements, youthful lyrics, and whimsical stage presence. Leaning heavily on classic rock influences, they cut their teeth on the sensibilities of the British Invasion and Britpop movements. They are now launching into original songriting territory.
By Order of the Queen on facebook

~by Ryan Oyer

You can purchase tickets in advance
or at the door.

Friday November 29th.

Angel Snow
&
The Little Country Giants

An after Thanksgiving Homecoming Show
Two full bands, two full sets.

Enjoy Angel Snow's music and video on these websites:
www.AngelSnow.Net
Angel Snow on facebook
Angel Snow on SoundCloud.com

Little Country Giants songs are found at www.reverbnation.com/littlecountrygiants
ArtFRONT Showcase
CDBaby.com/Artist/LittleCountryGiants
    Little Country Giants on Facebook,

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TICKETS NOW ONSALE
8:00pm $15. advance $18. door

Streaming music available at:
ArtFRONT Showcase

The Little Country Giants The soul melting vocal harmonies of the Americana duo Russel and Cameron Federal Cook with backup from an astounding array of regional musicians including virtuoso fiddler Rurik Nunan, have been one of the shining hallmark performers of the ArtFRONT concert series. The Little Country Giants still boast the largest attended show ArtFRONT has produced at Barking Legs, outdoing even Kaki King in attendance. It's no wonder that when the Giants first started coming around our audience which includes a large percentage who heard them played repeatedly on WUTC 88.1 fm felt as if a treasure chest of exactly the kind of musical gems they had been looking for just fell into our laps. Lately The Little Country Giants have been increasingly in demand across the nation and have just returned from a series of engagements in California and the Northeast. We've seen a continuous cycle of productivity from this group, whether they're recording new albums, going on tour or settling in to live a genuine southern family life and entertain their neighbors in the Georgia hills, we know that they will always deliver a powerful and moving experience for us all. This year The Little Country Giants will give us another great reason to be thankful for the unique opportunity to experience some of the most genuine and melodically gorgeous country music on earth.

~R.

You can purchase tickets in advance
or at the door.

Saturday November 16th.
Bombadil
&
Birds with Fleas
with Alex Thompson

Birds With Fleas
An interview and live radio performance is scheduled on Tommy Cotter’s WUTC 88.1 evening music show on Wed. Nov. 13th 9pm.

CD, “The Campfire” (Red Marble Records) www.birdswithfleas.com

Birds With Fleas is what happens when banjo and ukelele meet the backbeat of rock and roll and the vocal barrages of a gospel choir. Matt Siegel (vocals/banjo/uke) and Spencer Karges (vocals/guitar/percussion) form the frontline while Drew Daniels (drums) and James Glass (bass) provide the grooves for your body.
~ (From their Bandcamp page)

Regardless of your opinion of the band’s name, Birds With Fleas is at this time one of the tightest and most potent stage acts on the local Chattanooga, TN music roster. Front man, singer and electric ukelele wielding Matt Siegel has an easily recognizable soaring melodic voice. He puts the plugged in and amplified uke and banjo to excellent use as complex rhythm instruments while the rest of the band fills up the stage with sound and vocal harmonies which go beyond the subdued and pleasantly uplifting first full length album “The Campfire.” We have been looking forward to a good opportunity to showcase this local act on Barking Legs’ soundstage where It’s a solid bet they will excel well beyond what any of their first time audience members are expecting. Birds with Fleas opened up the July 12th Nightfall Music performance to one of the larger early crowds of the season and there was a notably enraptured attentiveness from that audience at an event that is usually socially absorbed during the opening band sets. They have become entirely a local Chattanooga band with Matt Siegel's move from North Carolina and we believe that after their next few live performances a lot of new fans will be talking about what a great show they put on. ArtFRONT Presentations is excited to premier this up and coming local act on Barking Legs pristine sound stage to give everyone a good dose of their full potential. ~R

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8:00pm $12. advance / door

Bombadil

Celebrating their new CD,
“Metrics of Affection” (Ramseur Records) www.BombadilMusic.com

Bombadil is on another roll across the USA with a multi city tour. These Ramseur Records (home base of The Avett Brothers) artists have been touring relentlessly since forming in 2004 and on this tour they have been playing festivals and opening for some of the highest profile Americana & folk acts such ad David Wax Museum, Doctor Dog and others. They've been profiled on N.P.R. nationwide and have become a headlining attraction for crowds from their native Raleigh/Durham Chapel hill area’s vibrant music scene. This will be their second appearance at Barking Legs Theater & sees them returning as a longtime mainstay of Ramseur records management with a new CD released this summer titled “Metrics of Affection” their 4th full length studio release. The familiar voices of Bombadil are back. The band who is named after an obscure character in the Tolkien universe “tells tales of loneliness, heartache, awkwardness, puppy love, suicide and murder-by-drowning.” But now perhaps even more darkly and introspective than in past incarnations. Bombadil is: Daniel Michalak • bass, piano, harmonica James Phillips • drums Stuart Robinson • piano, ukulele.

Alex Thompson will be opening the show. Alex is a Chattanooga native whose unconventional songwriting and very memorable vocal approach is always one of the more refreshing performances at any event he plays. Listen to a few of his many original songs at alexanders.bandcamp.com alexanders.bandcamp.com

You can purchase tickets in advance
or at the door.

Sunday February 17th.

Little Country Giants
with
Tiffany Taylor

Introducing Tiffany Taylor. A regular performer on Chattanooga's open mic. scene for the last few years, Tiffany has surfaced from that mix with some of this community's most memorable original songs ("Dirty Minded Boys" is the kind of hit material major label performers clamor for...) Her voice and stage presence is developing into the kind of genuine southern charm that Tift Merritt displays while her confidence can be observed growing each week. Tiffany Taylor was chosen to receive Chattanooga's 2012 MakeWork grant for songwriting, which sponsors her to produce an entire original album utilizing local studios and musicians. She will document the process to provide other aspiring songwriters with an online guide through the entire songwriting process. Her guide is intended to help other artists overcome the emotional ups and downs of writing, performing, and producing an album. ArtFRONT Presentations is proud to be one of the first independent sponsors of a full spotlight on Tiffany Taylor's performance in the immaculately produced sound quality of Barking Legs' listening room.
~R.

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8:00pm $12. advance / door

Streaming music available at:
ArtFRONT Showcase

Little Country Giants are one of the most profoundly genuine Americana groups in the country. This can be said about a lot of traditional style musicians but the brilliant melodic songwriting and vocals of Cameron Federal Cook and husband Russel Cook push them into the realm of genius on many levels. One of the earlier discoveries and offerings of the ArtFRONT concert series, The Little Country Giants still boast the largest attended show we have produced at Barking Legs, outdoing even Kaki King in attendance. This return performance comes after a long developmental break, while the family took the opportunity to raise babies, teach school and continue to distill their familial harmonies and song crafting expertise. We are very fortunate to have them living so close by that they have made Barking Legs a regular stop while on tour across the country. Natives of Rome and now Ranger Georgia, there is no influence they have had to reach outside the southern hills for, no reason whatsoever to struggle to find an outside inspiration. Their talent is so natural that it brings chills to the listener as they are absorbed completely into the true purpose of music whenever the Little Country Giants are on a roll, either onstage or in the totality of the craftsmanship of their recordings.

The Band's new CD "60 Grit"
indicates a coarse grade of sandpaper, for Heavy sanding and stripping, roughing up the surface. Keep in mind that "stripped down" by Little Country Giants' standards is Cameron Cook on upright bass and vocals and Russel Cook on guitar and vocals, essentially a 4 piece in any other band right there. Then add in Rurik Nunan on fiddle, (5 piece!) and a brush & snare player and it's a complete ensemble with traditional style vocal harmonies. Bundling this much raw talent and ability togther makes for a tight little bundle indeed. Rough? it never enters the picture. The Giants swing, sometimes slowly sometimes quick tempo. If I had named this album it would've been "150 Grit" - Fine.

~R.

more songs from "60 Grit" are found at www.reverbnation.com/littlecountrygiants

You can purchase tickets in advance
or at the door.

More music and info available at:
ArtFRONT Showcase
CDBaby.com/Artist/LittleCountryGiants
    Little Country Giants on Facebook,

Friday November 30th.

Angel Snow
CD Release show
with
Woodford Sessions

8:00pm $12. advance/$15. door

Woodford Sessions There's been a lot of talk about Chattanooga's local music lately. From listening to their riveting set of studio recordings the duo of Woodford sessions, Dan (Danimal) Pinson and Michael Gallaway is shaping up as Chattanooga's premier songwriting team. This duo has double teamed on melodic inventiveness, churning out a sheaf of songs that won't get out of your head. If You're a fan of neo-folk americana rockers ranging from Band of Horses to Avett Brothers all the way back to Neil Young & Simon & Garfunkle You need to hear this project because there's not a lot of new stuff that comes close to this level of songwriting and delivery. After seeing a lot of phenomenal talent spring out of East Tennessee over the last few years it's still not presumptious to say HERE is a group that has the power to go places. It's like the Avett's calmed down and really learned to sing and write gorgeous tunes. Dan & Michael's experience as instrumentalists in rock bands (Ickybod Crankin, Glowing Bordis, Up With The Joneses, Nim Nims) has given them tremendous range in instrumentation as evidenced in the music You can hear on their website. Anyone wanting to experience the next level of creativity in melodic songwriting and performance should park themselves here for the evening. Expect to hear a lot of memorable songs from Woodford Sessions and Angel Snow. 

www.WoodfordSessions.com
Woodford Sessions on Facebook

Angel Snow Keeps making the most impressive leaps forward in her musical career. Fresh from her successful collaboration with Alison Krauss, Angel has embarked upon her own national tour to celebrate the release of her debut full length album "Angel Snow" with a special hometown performance at Barking Legs which is sure to draw many of her closest friends and supporters in a "family reunion" style homecoming show. Angel's concerts are always a warm celebration of music supporters and this will be a genuine holiday treat for all who attend. ~R.

Angel Snow’s latest project represents a distinct evolution in her songwriting while maintaining the honesty and openness that has attracted fans since her debut. “My early writing was more straight forward and more about who I am as individual, but my new songs focus on bigger things in this world.”

Sometimes sorrowful, often hopeful, and always looking toward faith, Snow’s music shows that the highest caliber of artistry is often intertwined with the deepest sincerity. Her heartfelt lyrics combine with sweeping folk and blues melodies to create a captivating landscape of delicate, beautiful sound.

“It’s other people’s stories that influence me,” continues Snow. “I want my music to be universal while connecting with people on a personal level.”

This time around Angel brings her veteran backup player Jason Goforth with his wonderful, creative and ethereal lap steel guitar and she will also incorporate the multi-talented services of Chattanooga musician Dan Pinson of the Woodford Sessions on bass guitar.

This is a show you will not want to miss.
Enjoy Angel Snow's music and video on these websites:
www.AngelSnow.Net
Angel Snow on SoundCloud.com

Thursday November 15th.

Eliza Rickman
with
Amanda Rose Cagle

Amanda Rose Cagle is also known as Amanda Rose by her musical & touring partner Christabel of Christabel and the Jons and other times as as "Mander." Amanda is a very active  Chattanooga based professional multi-instrumental performer who has played with many groups,  including the Sweet Georgia Sound big band, Christabel & the Jons, The Shaking Ray Levis, Big Kitty & Trigger Mortis.  She's Fronted a gritty rockabilly trio, Saturnine Tales as well as performed in musical theater projects and church.  Amanda is a classically trained pianist with a passion for double bass and woodwinds who is inspired by diverse late 20th century artists such as Nellie McKay, Tori Amos and Diamanda Galas.  

 www.ReverbNation.com/Mander

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8:00pm $10. door

Eliza Rickman  After seeing her last April Eliza Rickman's live show  has remained one of the most dazzling performances of the year.  I felt then she was ready for much bigger stages and we are fortunate to have her again at Barking Legs  while she is traveling across the USA on a multi city tour. ~Robin Merritt, ArtFRONT Presentations

Eliza has been playing somewhere most every night since the March 3rd release of her latest album"O You Sinners" produced by Andrew Bird's and Wilco's studio whiz Mark Greenberg. This recording showcases a seriously impressive vocalist who is highly polished, appealing widely to fans of Tori Amos &  Fiona Apple. Her songs are soaring, ethereal and solid. These are intricate arrangements by a musician who's studied orchestral composition.  Squarely outside of any Americana genre despite some Emmylou Harris vocal comparisons, Eliza Rickman sounds more like the soundtrack to a Neil Gaiman story.  She  incorporates toy piano over her studio arrangements and masterfully loops live onstage with that instrument as well as accordion and piano, generating gushing reports from her audiences.  "Darkly beautiful" sums up the mood of the album. Fans of art-house music video production can get a look at Eliza Rickman's imaginative dark side while listening to the chilling vocals that make her a serious new entry on the American music scene. Hear two of our favorite songs from Eliza Rickman's album "O You Sinners" streaming on the ArtFRONT Showcase 

"Subtle & minimal, it felt like a just post-fall of civilization show at a derelict piano bar.  It was utterly delightful."

"trying to describe Eliza’s live-set is like trying to make a drawing of the flavour of root-beer.
~ steampunkchicago.com

www.ElizaRickman.com
www.facebook.com/elizarickman
www.ReverbNation.com/ElizaRickman

Two fascinating Music videos by Eliza Rickman:
Black Rose
Cinnamon Bone

Both Artists featured in this show promise to deliver a creative performance unlike most anything You've yet to hear. ~R.

Friday August 17th.

Little Country Giants
CD release show
with
W.B. Givens & The Kid Carsons

When Cameron Cook of Little Country Giants said they would be bringing two hand picked support acts with them I was unfamiliar with the names WB. Givens & The Kid Carsons. Since then Cameron has called back twice and spent a LOT of time elaborating how much admiration The Giants have for these new artists whom they are touring with. Citing brother and sister harmonies and total dedication to their music, Cameron whose taste in music I have learned to trust, proclaims that these artists WILL be remembered in Chattanooga after this show, even comparing them to favorites such as the everybodyfields, promising that this will be an entire evening of equally stirring performance and that WB Givens & The Kid Carsons are much more than opening acts but are on the road to recognition everywhere an audience has a chance to hear them. You can find their info, audio and video on these links.

 www.TheKidCarsons.com

 www.WBGgivens.com

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*Special discount for attending both Friday & Saturday shows for purchasing in advance!

9:00pm $12. advance $15. door

Little Country Giants are one of the most profoundly genuine Americana groups in the country. This can be said about a lot of traditional style musicians but the brilliant melodic songwriting and vocals of Cameron Federal Cook and husband Russel Cook push them into the realm of genius on many levels. One of the earlier discoveries and offerings of the ArtFRONT concert series, The Little Country Giants still boast the largest attended show we have produced at Barking Legs, outdoing even Kaki King in attendance. This return performance comes after a long wait while the family took the opportunity to raise babies, teach school and continue to distill their familial harmonies and song crafting expertise. We are very fortunate to have them so close by that they have made Barking Legs a regular stop while on tour across the country. Natives of Rome and now Ranger Georgia, there is no influence they have had to reach outside the southern hills for, no reason whatsoever to struggle to find an outside inspiration. Their talent is so natural that it brings chills to the listener as they are absorbed completely into the true purpose of music whenever the Little Country Giants are on a roll either onstage or in the totality of the craftsmanship of their recordings.

The Band's new CD "60 Grit"
indicates a coarse grade of sandpaper, for Heavy sanding and stripping, roughing up the surface. Keep in mind that "stripped down" by Little Country Giants' standards is Cameron Cook on upright bass and vocals and Russel Cook on guitar and vocals, essentially a 4 piece in any other band right there. Then add in a fiddle, (5 piece!) and a brush & snare player and it's a complete ensemble with traditional style vocal harmonies. Bundling this much raw talent and ability togther makes for a tight little bundle indeed. Rough? it never enters the picture. The Giants swing, sometimes slowly sometimes quick tempo. If I had named this album it would've been "150 Grit" - Fine.

~R.

Some songs from "60 Grit" are found at www.reverbnation.com/littlecountrygiants

You can purchase tickets in advance
or at the door.

More music and info available at:
CDBaby.com/Artist/LittleCountryGiants
    Little Country Giants on Facebook,

Saturday August 18th.

von Grey,
Jennifer Daniels
&
Wade Trammell

8:00pm $10. advance/$13.door

When Chattanooga's musical phenomenon Jennifer Daniels anchors this concert with her complexly crafted melodies. The depth and beauty of her songwriting and vocals has inspired crowds at home and in the most refined listening rooms and folk festivals on a regular basis for a decade. Always a crowd bringer, Jennifer stepped briefly out of the spotlight to raise her twins and develop a teaching career paralell to her musical success. With her husband Jeff Neal, Jennifer is now embarking on more concert tours and this hometown appearance is sure to draw loyal fans out to see her emerge from the cocoon to dazzle us once again with her full instrumental setup. Jennifer's most recent recording project "Come Undone" compliments her three previous award winning album releases, Fists of Flood," "Dive and Fly" and "Summer Filled Sky."

 Jennifer Daniels on Reverb Nation

Wade Trammell was spotted by Chattanooga Country radio mainstay US 101 and featured prominently on their "Backwoods" local music talent search. When von Grey manager/agent Rich Piombino was searching for local support for this show he reached out to his friends and colleagues at US 101 and Wade Trammell with his full band was their top recommendation for upcoming local talent and live performance to balance out the youthful and sometimes rustically inspired instrumental and vocal presentation of the sisters from Atlanta. Wade has been touring in the southeast playing local festivals and concert halls, gaining a following through the popularity of his musical style and the passionate conviction of his lyrics and performamce. His popular song "American Hero" taps into the collective mindset of a large percentage of solid true-blooded American music lovers. Wade's full six piece band will perform a set of his contemporary country-rock songs at the end of the evening for a rousing finale to all the energy and intense spirits sure to be generated by all these uber-talented ladies.

Wade Trammel's music on Facebook

von Grey This quartet of classically trained sisters are getting rave reviews…see them now, because a few years down the road, you might have to pay big bucks for nosebleed seats in an arena to catch these talented musicians.” Shane Harrison, music critic, The Atlanta Journal Constitution

With their soulful four-part harmonies, poetic lyrics and indelible melodies, it’s easy to see why critics have hailed von Grey as “nothing short of stunning.” They sound like they were born to play together – and, in fact, they were. The four sisters have been playing music nearly their entire lives. Classically trained from an early age, the Atlanta-based quartet – Kathryn, Annika, Fiona and Petra von Grey – have built on that foundation by performing upwards of 200 shows in the past two years, from recurring residency tours at intimate venues throughout the southeastern U.S. to supporting gigs with such artists as Sarah McLachlan & The Chieftains.

The band has chosen Chattanooga as the final date in their 16-venue, 5 week cross-country tour. The band will have recently played such nationally-recognized clubs as World Café Life (Philadelphia), The Bitter End (NYC,) Jammin’ Java (DC) and South Moe’s (Denver.) This Barking Legs show provides an opportunity to see this rapidly-rising band in an intimate theater setting.
Their forthcoming five-song EP, recorded with GRAMMY® award-winning producer/engineer Nick DiDia (Bruce Springsteen, Train, The Gaslight Anthem,) captures the band’s essence and the raw intensity of their live performances. Working in a vein similar to that of such contemporaries as The Civil Wars and Mumford & Sons, but with powerful, melodic harmonies, von Grey masterfully melds folk, pop, Celtic and rock influences, imbuing time-honored musical idioms with a distinctly modern sensibility.

This is a show you will not want to miss.
Read all about von Grey on their website
www.vonGreymusic.com

Sunday April 15th.

Hope for Agoldensummer,
& HuDost
with Lacy Jo

8:00pm $10. advance/$12.door

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Hope For A Golden Summer
An Athens, GA Flagpole Magazine band of the year, featuring vocal harmonies and multiple instrumentals by sisters Claire & Paige Campbell with Suny Lyon. No other group acheives the mysterious intrigue of these highly sought after performers and darlings of the independent music press. They are in the final stage of releasing their fourth studio album called "Life Inside The Body" on Mazarine Records, following "Hours in the Attic," which contains eighteen songs all recorded live at their concerts, which will be available at the show. Audiences are typically astounded by the sophisticated harmonic approach to their original southern ballads and lyrical storyteling on an artists' canvas of surprising acoustic instrumentation including Claire's famous singing saw which, in her skilled hands, rivals the sounds of any electronic instrument. The last time Hope for A Goldensummer came to Barking Legs was the weekend of the devastating tornadoes in April, 2011. Even w ith all the chaos and power outages a good group of their fans still came out but if You missed them here's another chance to see Hope for A Goldensummer in their ideal setting.
www.HopeForAGoldensummer.com
4 Hope for a Goldensummer live recordings are streaming on the ArtFRONT music Showcase page.
Hope for a Goldensummer live

HuDost is the duo Moksha Sommer and Jemal Wade Hines. Moksha's blissful vocals are their most immediately captivating element. Often including performance art and dance in their shows, this time they will be collaborating with Chattanooga dance artist Lacy Jo. HuDost's instrumentation includes guitars, harmonium (Indian Pump-Organ,) Shahi Baaja (Electric Indian Auto-Harp,) Bazouki, Dulcinet, percussion, and a slew of sonic ambient effects. Their music is a rich, eclectic blending of Pop and Rock with traditional Sufi, eastern European and Arabic Folk. Their sound crosses all borders and barriers including into the psychedelic, taking the listener on a journey ranging from Americana to the middle east. Incredibly prolific musicians, they tour constantly, playing venues as diverse as Floyd fest and Alex Grey's CoSM in NYC. Their large body of video performances and three studio albums feature an impressive array of musicians including Sarah Bowman of The Bowman Twins and the studios of Grammy winning producer Malcolm Burn, (Emmylou Harris, Bob Dylan & Peter Gabriel.) Their backing musicians are a swarm of top studio talent evidenced in HuDost's YouTube Video list. Prepare to enjoy an evening of powerful, ethereal and stimulating performances.     "HuDost's blend of exotic traditional Sufi chants, world folk music and powerful electric guitar licks makes a unique cultural bridge. We love HuDost." -Alex and Allyson Grey
www.HuDost.com
www.reverbnation/hudost
www.facebook.com/hudost

Saturday April 7th, 2012

Hudson K
Eliza Rickman
& Woodford Sessions

8:00pm $10.0 advance/$12.door

      Eliza Rickman   photo © ty chance

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Barking Legs Theater will be rolling out their Grand piano for three of the most unique instrumental and vocal acts this season.

Hudson K Knoxville music scene mainstay Christina Horn performs a full set of her cabaret rock ballads backed by the full band who together are Hudson K. Led by one of the most versatile keyboardists and vocalists in the region, Hudson K puts on a rousing, elaborate arrangement of anti-pop and piano rock pieces. In addition to constantly generating live music for Knoxville Hudson K has been building a following in Chattanooga with live performances at nearly every venue in town. With a wide range of styles in their repertoire, Hudson K works toward pleasing their audience by delivering something for almost everybody while always surprising with shifting tempos and storyline based songwriting. Christina's distinctively smoky vocals will be immediately recognizable once You've experienced their show.
www.HudsonKmusic.com
www.reverbnation.com/hudsonk

Eliza Rickman is on a roll across the USA with a multi city tour, playing nearly every night since the release this March of her new full length album"O You Sinners" produced by Andrew Bird's and Wilco's studio whiz Mark Greenberg. This recording showcases one seriously impressive new vocalist. Eliza Rickman's highly polished delivery sounds as if Emmylou Harris were singing arrangements by Tori Amos or Fiona Apple, soaring and ethereal and solid. Intricately arranged by a musician who's studied orchestral composition, a lot of minor key arrangements puts Eliza's Music squarely outside of any Americana genre despite the Emmylou Harris vocal comparison. Sounding more like the soundtrack to a Neil Gaiman story, Eliza incorporates toy piano over her studio arrangements and plays onstage with that instrument as well as accordion and piano. "Darkly beautiful" sums up the mood of the whole album. Gushing reports from audiences who are seeing Eliza on this tour are building excitement levels as April 7th approaches. Fans of art-house music video production can get a look at Eliza Rickman's imaginative dark side while listening to the chilling vocals that make her a serious new entry on the American music scene.

www.ElizaRickman.com

www.facebook.com/elizarickman

www.ReverbNation.com/ElizaRickman

Woodford Sessions There's been a lot of talk about Chattanooga's "local" music lately. From listening to their riveting set of studio recordings the core duo of Woodford sessions, Dan (Danimal) Pinson and Michael Gallaway is shaping up as Chattanooga's premier songwriting team. This duo has double teamed on melodic inventiveness, churning out a sheaf of songs that won't get out of your head. If You're a fan of neo-folk americana rockers ranging from Band of Horses to Avett Brothers all the way back to Neil Young & Simon & Garfunkle You need to hear this project because there's not a lot of new stuff that comes close to this level of songwriting and delivery. After seeing a lot of phenomenal talent spring out of East Tennessee over the last few years it's still not presumptious to say HERE is a group that has the power to go places. It's like the Avett's calmed down and really learned to sing and write gorgeous tunes. Dan & Michael's experience as instrumentalists in rock bands (Ickybod Crankin, Glowing Bordis, Up With The Joneses, Nim Nims) has given them tremendous range in instrumentation as evidenced in the music You can hear on their website. Anyone wanting to experience the next level of creativity in melodic songwriting and performance should park themselves here for the evening. Expect to hear a lot of memorable songs from Woodford Sessions. 

www.WoodfordSessions.com
facebook/WoodfordSessions

Friday April 29th. (2011)

Hope for a Goldensummer

Zoe Boekbinder

Alex Thompson

8:00pm $12.

The ArtFRONT concert series re-ignites with three stage proven performers.

Hope For A Golden Summer an Athens, GA Flagpole Magazine band of the year featuring vocal harmonies and multiple instrumentals by sisters Claire & Paige Campbell and latest addition to the band, Suny Lyon. No other group acheives the mysterious intrigue of these highly sought after performers and darlings of the music press. They have released a new full length album "Hours in the Attic," containing eighteen songs all recorded live at their concerts, which will be available at the show. Audiences are typically astounded by the sophisticated harmonic approach to their original southern ballads and lyrical storyteling on an artists canvas of surprising acoustic instrumentation including Claire's famous singing saw which, in her skilled hands, rivals the sounds of any electronic instrument.
www.HopeForAGoldensummer.com
4 Live songs on the ArtFRONT podcast!
Hope for a Goldensummer live!

We are also very fortunate to present:

Zoe Boekbinder an Oakland, CA based performer who posesses a masterful command of the live looping station applied to her acoustic instruments and vocals in a manner to rival Andrew Bird. Zoe's overall performance is an animated cabaret style experience with vocals approaching operatic range. Her complex lyrical approach and sense of humor keeps audiences leaning forward to catch every word. No stranger to the stage, Zoe has toured for the past five years sharing stages with acts such as Amanda Palmer, the Dresden Dolls & The Ditty Bops. Her earlier band project "Vermillion Lies" headlined venues such as San Francisco's Great American Music Hall and Circo de Braga in Portugal. Zoe's first full length Album released in Sept. 2009 "Artichoke Perfume" was a collaboration with producer Cesar Alvarez (Brooklyn, NY) of "The Lisps." This CD will be available at the show so be sure to see Zoe here at Barking Legs before she takes her tour back to the west coast to begin recording her second full length album.
www.ZoeBoekBinder.com

Simply put a microphone in front of Chattanooga's own 

Alex Thompson and he will have any audience's attention completely riveted. The depth of his vocal prowess and unforgettable melodies and guitar compositions have made Alex one of the top local talents to watch, as anyone who attended his opening performance for our packed out show with Angel Snow/Viktor Krauss or his recent set at Eddie's Attic in Atlanta will confirm. Though influenced by Jeff Buckley & Elliot Smith the uniqueness of Alex's songs remove him far from any comparison to standard singer songwriters. For this show Alex is working on a surprise collaboration with some of his favorite hand picked backing musicians. We will all just have to come to the show to see what new direction Alex is ready to take us in.
www.MySecretIdentity.org/AlexThompson
Alex's live performance @ Eddie's Attic: Alex Thompson live @ Eddie's Attic

Friday April 16th. (2010)

Angel Snow & Viktor Krauss

Angel Snow with Viktor Krauss Angel Snow has become a local favorite in Chattanooga. A crowd pleaser with the talented back up of Jason Goforth on lap steel and occasionally Bryn Davies of "Uncle Earl" on upright bass. Angel has delighted many audiences here and built up a solid reputation. Now Angel has teamed up with Viktor Krauss, Legendary sessions Musician and brother to Grammy winner Alison Krauss, for a substantially bigger sound and world class backup. The duo are recording a new CD which is due out in October. Viktor Krauss has played on many recordings and live shows with artists such as Elvis Costello, Gram Nash and Lyle Lovett. He is a multi instrumentalist and producer who is widely reknowned for his inventive bass playing and tight studio arrangements. If You've seen Angel Snow previously at Barking Legs this new teamup with Viktor Krauss will be a totaly new experience worthy of your repeat attendance. Take a look at his massive discography to see why we are so excited to have this heavy hitter coming to Barking Legs.

Listen to Angel on MySpace
Angel's website
Listen to Viktor on MySpace
Viktor's discography

Ryan Oyer and the Flashbax

Ryan Oyer has risen to the top of Chattanooga's crowded open mic scene over the last year due to his upbeat attitude, catchy tunes and general "front man" stage presence. Upon lots of encouragement he has assembled a band of the top local players that has included Butch Ross, Mike McDade & Kyle McKillop. This assembly provides Ryan with an inventive and ethereal sounding backing band that has elevated him well above the local singer songwriter genera and into an all around solid listening experience. His new locally produced full length CD "Come Together" will be available at the show.

Listen to Ryan on MySpace
Ryan on Reverb Nation

Alex Thompson.

Alex Thompson is a Chattanooga area singer and guitarist writing original songs in the melodic folk style. Highly influenced by Jeff Buckley & Elliot Smith some of his songs are even eerily reminiscent of early Tyrannosaurus Rex era Marc Bolan. Alex puts on a very pleasant and articulately delivered performance. Experimental, Inspired & original tunes, a real nice break from the tidal wave of standard sounding local singer songwriters.
Listen to Alex on MySpace

The Bowmans

Read a concert review of The Bowmans
at "The Basement" in Nashville.

The Bowmans Perform at Joe's Pub Pt. 3
Source: www.youtube.com
A recent show at the legendary Joe's Pub in Manhattan, New York, after returning from their two-month European tour. Filmed by New York City's Suite Spot Production Company.

Angel Snow

Saturday March 21st.

The Bowmans
with Angel Snow

These twin sisters from Iowa, Now based in New York City, have one of the most powerful, yet gentle stage presentations on tour. I've been keeping up with them for about three years looking for any opportunity to bring them to Barking Legs. Their second full length CD has just been completed under the production of Malcolm Burn, Grammy winning producer of Emmylou Harris' "Red Dirt Girl."

The Bowman twins are Claire Bowman on vocals, vocal harmonies and various percussion and Sarah Bowman on guitar, vocals and vocal harmonies. Between the two they manage to sound like an orchestra from time to time. Sarah, a classically trained musician and the main songwriter of the duo successfully exploits the twin sisters' harmonies by combining their near telepathic soulfulness with universally understood, down to earth lyric storytelling and can suddenly turn their ship around in a very sophisticated manner by blending in almost madrigal sounding choruses of intimate vocal complexity. These two are on the way to performing one of the most memorable touring shows of the year with dozens of shows booked in the USA and Europe. Anyone with an eye for true and rare gems should check www.myspace.com/thebowmans and drive as far as You must to see The Bowmans live.
www.myspace.com/thebowmans
www.thebowmansmusic.com/

Angel Snow of Chickamauga, GA has had her most successful year in music so far. Recently winning the top prize in Eddie's Attic's Open Mic Shootout XXIX, a talent showcase in front of a sold-out room of music industry professionals and music fans.  Previous winners of the Eddie's Attic shootout include John Mayer and Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles. Angel's recent performances have been stirring up regional press and entertainment writers acrosss the southeast. Angel put on two of the most memorable Barking Legs performances of 2008, opening for Charles Allison and for grammy winning songwriter Sarah Siskind, so it was an easy choice inviting her to co-bill with the phenomenal Bowman twins. Angel will perform along with sideman Jason Goforth who adds a very atmospheric and non-traditional steel guitar backup, making Angel Snow's performance that much more captivating. and beyond-traditional for a singer songwriter with southern roots.
www.myspace.com/angelsnowmusic
www.angelsnow.net/

Sarah Siskind

Angel Snow

Saturday May 24th.

Sarah Siskind
with Angel Snow

Sarah Siskind  Writes intensely gorgeous Songs for Allison Krauss, and for her own band and vocal projects. In searching for the top notch talent that is available to come to Chattanooga to play there have not been many who have reached the professional level of Sarah Siskind. She's had two of her songs recorded by Alison Krauss. "Simple Love" from the A Hundred Miles Or More collection has been nominated "Best Female Country Vocal Performance" for the 2008 Grammy Awards and Bill Frisell played guitar on her early solo recordings. Sarah works behind the scenes as one of the most intense creative presences in Nashville’s music scene, recording and performing live with others in the Nashville underground talent pool that gives real substance to the bigger industry and props it up with genuine artistic integrity. Her duo performance at Barking Legs may give the impression of a younger, psychedelic Joni Mitchell who can break into genuine Appalachian Americana on a whim.

Sarah's unique original vocal work is unforgettable once experienced. Call in to WUTC 88.1 to request songs by Sarah Siskind and help give our community a taste of this important young musician as her career is just beginning to skyrocket.
www.myspace.com/sarahsiskind
www.sarahsiskind.com/

Angel Snow A native of Chickamauga, GA who has traveled the country playng and singing her original songs has relocated to Nashville to make a serious go of her considerable talents. Angel put on one of the most memorable performances of the year a few weeks ago opening for Charles Allison at Barking Legs, so we've invited her back to open this show with Sarah Siskind, which should be one of the most compelling singer songwriter events of the year. Angel will perform along with sideman Jason Goforth who adds a very atmospheric and non-traditional steel guitar backup to Angel's soothing vocals and memorable melodies, making Angel Snow's performance much more captivating than just a regular singer songwriter onstage.
www.myspace.com/angelsnowmusic

Ana Lola Roman

Ana Lola Roman Avant garde art rocker from NYC comes to radicalize the southeast with her Primal beats and Kate Bush meets Public Image Limited vocals, keyboard and percussion work. A psychedelic nursery rhyme or two could be tossed in for good balance. Former "Table" math-rock drummer Tim Stevens Joins Ana on this 2 week mini tour of the southeast, gracing Barking Legs with her show before heading off to set her sights on the northeast and onward to Europe.. Be sure to check out her videos and online music for a taste of the completely unique experience this show will bring.
www.myspace.com/analolaroman
www.MySecretIdentity.org/AnaLolaRoman.htm
www.soncibids.com/analolaroman

Aquila Two piece female band from NYC with a huge sound. Helena & Viveca play heavy psychedelic rock on drums and amped up, fuzzed out bass guitar with some heavenly, ethereal vocal harmonies. Kind of like if Veruca Salt joined the grunge metal section of the heavenly choir and recruited Flipper to be their backing band. Affecting, haunting vocals that will stick with You. Be expecting a surprising, blissed out experience from this band. www.myspace.com/beyondvega

Friday May 30th

Daikaiju!
Ana Lola Roman & Aquila

Daikaiju Heavy Japanese flavor surf metal rockers. Rocket fuel driven guitar action superheroes invade Chattanooga like Buckethead in Kabuki x4. Seriously, any fan of the electric guitar and its powers needs to do themselves a huge favor and get in line for this highly theatrical and full speed reverb shredder surf guitar fest. Daikaiju is a High style visual as well as sonic experience that could prove to be one of Barking Legs flashiest performances ever. www.myspace.com/daikaiju

Hope For A Golden Summer

North American Royalty

A very  melodic female vocal fueled project with a thoroughly modern approach to Americana music. North American Royalty is one of Chattanooga's most broadly appealing and highly listenable musical offerings. They have recently put the finishing touches on their second studio album "Miraway," So there will be lots of new material for their fans at this show. Returning from their relocation to Memphis for their first Chattanooga show in Months, now is the time to see them since they will be concentrating on touring and their appearances in town will become more of a rarity.
Songwriter Elise Berkes is on lead vocals & guitar. Krista Wroten on violin, keys  and vocals, Jack Kirton, guitar, mandolin & steel guitar. Dennis Hubbard  and Joey Berkley on bass & percussion. 
www.myspace.com/northamericanroyalty

Thursday May 15th.
Hope For A Golden Summer,
North American Royalty
& Waves on Waves

 "Athens GA's "Best Band?" - Flagpole Magazine
Barking Legs Theater 8:00pm $10. www.myspace.com/hopeforagoldensummer www.hopeforagoldensummer.com

One of Athens Georgia's most talked about musical offerings, fresh from recording their second studio album. Any search online for this band reveals pages of gushing press that reads like a literary journal.

The New Yorker, Oct. 2006 .... Almost impossibly warm, intricate harmonies over slow waltz tempos, backed by slide and lap-guitar and a drummer who occasionally rattles a case of old Coke bottles.

Philadelphia City Paper 2005 ... Sisters Claire and Page Campbell sing about God and heartbreak like they're drunk on their own glorious harmonies as they swap xylophones, guitars and stories.

Rough Trade Records 2005 ... an exceptional, haunting debut ...this is strange, soulful and deeply affecting stuff. think a rural, ornate cat power or a female arcade fire.

Eyedrum Gallery, (Atlanta) May 2005 ... Front porch rocking chair bluegrass country concoction. The south never had it so good.

Matt Morello, Stylus Magazine....Friends, Hope for A Golden Summer are responsible for three of the most beautiful shows I've ever seen and one of the best albums I've ever heard. Their music is folk and pop and country, but not any of those exactly; it's music from a real place, that ideal South they're making for themselves and everyone.

Waves on Waves

(Was formerly THORNTON )
www.myspace.com/wavesonwaves

Kevin Thornton, Luke Jones and Enoch Porch created major waves in Nashville's music underground under their former band name THORNTON. Winning critical acclaim and Nashville Rage's experimental band of the year award. Now revitalized and heading out into the world again as Waves on Waves. This overwhelmingly together ensemble will make You forget about the current wave of female harmony singers with their all male harmonic vocals & pop/soul multi-instrumental powers. Compared with Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright and even Joe Jackson, these guys put on one of the most intense of the early ArtFRONT concerts and we've been dying to get them back again and into the excellent sound setup at Barking Legs Theater.

Megan McCormick
(formerly with the everybodyfields.)
& her band

with Rollo Greb

FRI , Apr. 11th @ 8 pm
$10 adv/door

Megan McCormick

A lot of people are going to recognize Megan McCormick from her work as guitarist with the everybodyfields. Now she's gone off in a long deserved new direction with her own band, highlighting not only her often flashy guitar work but a highly creative level of songwriting coupled with her gorgeous and distinctive vocals, soon to be recognizable as pure Megan. Combining slick Nashville pop and some truly kicking rock n roll. This three piece band have all the dynamic movement, song hooks and stage presence they need to make a lasting impression. Bass player Brynn Davies of the John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) Produced group "Uncle Earl" adds steel stringed, amped-up, upright bass playing giving the band the necessary thump and kick to make them a real rock band. www.myspace.com/meganmccormicksmusic

Rollo Greb

Named for a character in a Jack Kerouac novel, these uber-tight southern rockers have a very well produced bunch of recorded songs. Steeped in the new tradition of high end musical education at M.T.S.U. school of music and record production, the Brothers Brian and Brandon Dempsey make up the core of Rollo Greb, with recent addition of Harlan Smith & Cody Blaine, who has consistently impressed live audiences with his solo performances around Chattanooga. Melodic in the manner of Wilco, with an underlying urge to rock very hard. This show could fortell the coming of what could be a new Tennessee rock phenomenon. 
myspace.com/rollogrebmusic

ArtFRONT Presentations

Bombadil

Chris Volpe with Charles Theodore Zerner

& Caveat Emperor

FRI , Apr. 4th @ 8 pm
$10adv/door

Bombadil Little brother band to Ramseur Records artists The Avett Brothers and the everybodyfields, Bombadil is busy racking up one of the most extensive live tours in the country with over 50 shows between now and September. Their 5 man multi-instrumental show including strings, brass and percussion can range from rowdy and bombastic to profoundly warm and inviting. Be sure to see all the press on their website about their live appearances at the best small venues all over the country as they tour in support of the new CD "A buzz, a buzz."
www.bombadilmusic.com
www.myspace.com/bombadil

Chris Volpe
& Charles Theodore Zerner
It takes a lot of talent to get a singer/songwriter booked for one of the ArtFRONT shows at Barking Legs. The clincher was hearing Chris Volpe's 15 song CD, "Refugee Blues." The CD was recorded live in one take, the studio time being the prize for "best song" from the West Coast Songwriting Association. Then subsequently, "Refugee Blues" won "Independent Music Association" Folk Album of the Year! The judges included Norah Jones, Melissa Etheridge, and Bill Wyman. Sounding a bit like Paul Simon with Nick Drake on guitar, Chris also won studio time in London with producer Steve Williams (Sting, Eric Clapton,) in the international competition "We Are Listening."
www.myspace.com/chrisvolpe
www.sonicbids.com/chrisvolpe

A bonus for our audience will be Charles Theodore Zerner in this duo performance. The Harvard educated musician is no slouch himself, having recently recorded an intricately arranged acoustic pop-rock CD in France "A Suitcase Life." Both these artists are performing multiple dates at the increasingly prestigious "Bristol Rhythm and Roots Festival," later this year.
myspace.com/charlestheodoremyspace

Caveat Emperor
Chattanooga based jazz-pop ensemble with Berklee trained guitarist Steve Brehm and Chicago vocalist & songwriter Pete Boubel returns to Barking Legs after gaining attention from their radio rotation on WAWL 91.5. Caveat Emperor is a smoothly running machine which can also hit the emotive power chords and throw a bit of political intrigue to their audience.
www.myspace.com/caveatemperor

Listen for live interviews from these artists on WUTC 88.1 and 91.5 WAWL and be sure to call in to request their songs.

ArtFRONT Presentations

Unfortunately North American Royalty had to re-schedule their opening performance due to an illness in the family. We hope to have them back again soon.

The Little Country Giants,
North American Royalty
& The New Binkley Brothers

SAT , Nov. 24th @ 8 pm
$10 adv/door

The Little Country Giants
Return to Barking Legs with new songs and new lineup.

One of our favorite genuine Americana ensembles, combining pure traditional style with all original tunes.
Russell & Cameron Cook take center stage to melt the audience away with their sweet harmonies and intelligent song lyrics. Telling stories of love, lust and the wonderment of the repercussions thereof. This is a group that is truly meant for the intimate crowd setting of Barking Legs Theater.
www.myspace.com/thelittlecountrygiants

The New Binkley Brothers

Proof that the hip young generation is embracing Old time Traditional music with their own interpretations of what fun times are all about. Chattanooga Band The New Binkley Brothers have been entertaining crowds of local people around town with their soulful, hootenanny style performances and promise to be a fun and energetic opener for this excellent lineup! Daniel Binkley, Matt Downer and Clark Williams Are the New Binkley Brothers. www.myspace.com/newbinkleybrothers