Daddy Long Legs, Steve Lewis: Shaky Floors Album Release Show with Hobson's Choice
Hobson's Choice
Sun, January 29, 2012
Doors: 8:00 pm
Mercury Lounge
New York, NY
$10
Tickets
This event is 21 and over
http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/event/87015/Daddy Long Legs - (Set time: 10:00 PM)
DADDY LONG LEGS is a man. A tall man. A tall, well-dressed, imposing man who blows the harmonica as if breathing life and soul into Delta bluesmen long dead. Daddy Long Legs is also a band. A Stompin' Roots and Blues band from Brooklyn, fronted by this tall man of the same name. But this Daddy has more legs -- those belonging to guitarist Murat Akturk and drummer Josh Styles. Styles upon styles upon styles is what they have -- a trio of characters forging rock n' roll spectacle for the eyes and ears, hearkening back to when troubadours drank moonshine and took their role as entertainers more seriously. You can feel this music It's visceral - not polished clean. The trio is the modern day incarnation of a bad-ass record collection of rare pressings and vintage out-of-print curios. With a lone single out on Norton Records (produced by legendary Dictators tunesmith Andy Shernoff) and an LP in the works. DADDY LONG LEGS is already reaching legendary status with each performance leaving audiences devastated by their wild stage antics and stompin' original songs. Don't miss this powerful and unique show!
Steve Lewis - (Set time: 9:00 PM)
Steve Lewis presents his new album Shaky Floors - a twisted ride through a musical landscape marked by tricksters, bad girls, magical hats, guerrilla revolutionaries, and dirty rock. While straddling the rock, funk, and folk worlds, Steve's many influences converge in a way that is unique and endearing, with flashes of Beck, T. Rex, Pixies, and Tom Waits. Steve is an incredible singer, guitarist and writer whose style is one-of-a-kind.
Hobson's Choice - (Set time: 8:00 PM)
Thomas Bryan Eaton was born under a full moon on the first day of Spring; shortly there after, he sat down at a piano for the first time and fell in head over heels. A true lover of music in all its forms, Thomas can play pretty much anything that makes noise, but likes to spend his time wandering around the frets of a guitar and singing songs with nice melodies.
His talents first took him to Ithaca, NY, a legendary hot spot of music and culture in upstate New York. There he helped form Cletus and the Barnburners, a renegade bluegrass band that toured internationally for 5 years. Searching for a more varied musical existence, Thomas picked up and moved to New York City. Taking the opportunity to soak in the creative hub of the
city and develop as an artist, he began playing solo shows and performing original material. He also gathered some close friends and formed Hobson's Choice, a rock 'n' roll band reminiscent of The Rolling Stones, Dylan, and the best parts of The Grateful Dead. The band has been known to get the normally stoic city crowds dancing at such venues as; Zebulon, Mercury Lounge, Union Pool, Pianos and Rockwood Music Hall.
His talents first took him to Ithaca, NY, a legendary hot spot of music and culture in upstate New York. There he helped form Cletus and the Barnburners, a renegade bluegrass band that toured internationally for 5 years. Searching for a more varied musical existence, Thomas picked up and moved to New York City. Taking the opportunity to soak in the creative hub of the
city and develop as an artist, he began playing solo shows and performing original material. He also gathered some close friends and formed Hobson's Choice, a rock 'n' roll band reminiscent of The Rolling Stones, Dylan, and the best parts of The Grateful Dead. The band has been known to get the normally stoic city crowds dancing at such venues as; Zebulon, Mercury Lounge, Union Pool, Pianos and Rockwood Music Hall.
