Chris Cubeta & The Liars Club - 11:30

Emily Easterly - 10:30

Misty Boyce - 9:30

Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast - 8:30

Chris Cubeta and The Liars Club is a brash, Americana rock band from Brooklyn led by compelling and charismatic frontman Chris Cubeta. Cubeta is a relentless songwriter whose lyrics combine nuance-soaked imagery with incisive observations. The band's sound is equally eclectic, combining the wispy, sensitivity of the singer/songwriter with the unbridled thrill of rock and roll. After playing a sold-out Saturday evening in July at Mercury Lounge, The Liars Club capped the Fall of 2008 with its second month-long residency at The Living Room, a sold-out gig at the nationally-renowned Bowery Ballroom and an opening slot at Highline Ballroom. The band kicked off 2009 with a special show at Union Hall in Park Slope. The band plays all sorts of out of town gigs when their van doesn't break down. All of their songs are irony-free. In 2007, Cubeta and the band released the Change EP, a stripped-down, 7-song EP highlighted by the reflective title track that ponders the inertia of quiet lives and the struggle to evolve as human beings. The EP came on the heels of 2006's Faithful, the band's first New York City-based record. All of Cubeta's albums - including his inaugural effort Sugar Sky (2003) - are artistic declarations, full of offbeat characters, ecstatic revelations and unfiltered emotion. In Cubeta's universe, the heroes are the heartbroken vagabonds, the wistful winos and all the other overlooked beauty-seekers of his "crooked candy world." Both Change and Faithful are the kind of records that unabashedly announce the arrival of a new and necessary young artist whose urgent and desperate approach to songwriting is all too rare in contemporary music. Says Jason Warburg of The Daily Vault, "(Faithful) is literate roots-rock of the first order, full of sharply-drawn characters, powerful arrangements and raw revelations, sung in a voice passionate enough to dare any cynic to believe." Time Out New York calls The Liars Club " a sturdy, passionate, local roots-rock quartet."

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Virginia/Brooklyn native, Emily Easterly's fourth release, Heart Comma Heart is a product of her musical past. If Emily had not been given a copy of the Beatles 1967-1970 double blue album when she was twelve, this record would not have been made. If Emily had not played Exile in Guyville by Liz Phair endlessly the entire year she was sixteen, this record would not have been made. If Emily had not been recently introduced to the music of Neil Young (why did this take so long?), this record would not have been made. And lastly, if Emily had not read The Bell Jar by Silvia Plath upon her arrival in New York one year ago, this record certainly would not have been made. All of these musical milestones have leaked their way onto this twelve song record that is by far Emily's best to date. This is 41 minutes of Emily's past, future and current state of mind as a talented songwriter and guitar player. It's worth pointing out that Heart Comma Heart does not have any bass guitar on the record. This was done to match the electric guitar/drum duo setup of Emily's live show with long time drummer, Sarab Singh. But don't jump to the White Stripes comparisons just yet, Heart Comma Heart is more than just drums and guitars. Pianos, percussion, banjos, rhodes and whistles all make an appearance too. Heart Comma Heart was recorded at Galuminum Foil Studios in Brooklyn, NY and produced by Emily Easterly and Chris Cubeta.

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It’s impossible to resist the sultry sound of Caitlin Krisko, the singer/songwriter from New York City whose hypnotic voice and mellow folk rhythms cast an enchanting spell over mind, body and soul. Originally from a suburb outside Detroit, MI, Caitlin found her musical calling at 13, when her mother packed up their belongings and moved the two to NYC. It was here, in what Caitlin calls her home and creative sanctuary, that the singer/songwriter attended the Professional Performing Arts School. After graduating in 2003, Caitlin continued her studies at Circle in the Square, a prestigious arts conservatory that, according to her, “completely rewired my brain in the way I perceive and receive life in its entirety.”