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  • Ryan's Smashing Life Presents: Runaway Dorothy / Gus + Scout / Beautiful Small Machines

    Friday, May 18, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
    Cafe 939
    939 Boylston Street
    Boston MA 02115 [Map]
    13002

    Springing from the creative mind of music blogger Ryan Spaulding (founder and editor of the acclaimed Ryan's Smashing Life and brought to life on the stage of the Red Room at Cafe 939, this very special evening offers Boston audiences three talented acts on the rise. This night offers elements of singer-songwriter folk, Americana, Southern rock, blues, country, and pop.

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    Springing from the creative mind of music blogger Ryan Spaulding (founder and editor of the acclaimed Ryan's Smashing Life and brought to life on the stage of the Red Room at Cafe 939, this very special evening offers Boston audiences three talented acts on the rise. This night offers elements of singer-songwriter folk, Americana, Southern rock, blues, country, and pop.

    It took a journey of 500 miles to unite the members of Runaway Dorothy. All hailing from the South, Dave, Brett, Evan, and Sammy did not come together as Runaway Dorothy until mutual friends and good fortune brought the foursome together in New York City’s outer borough of Brooklyn. It wasn’t until Runaway Dorothy's Dave Parnell met North Carolina’s own Ryan Adams of Whiskeytown by chance, that he garnered the confidence to pursue his own music. The band has stirrings of Americana, Southern rock, and country in its veins. Coming off an epic 12-show run this year at SXSW, including a spot on Ryan's showcase with Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz, Runaway Dorothy is set to release its sophomore album, The Wait, in June. 

    Bluesy rock outfit Gus + Scout formed and began making its guitar-driven roots music about a year ago while attending Brown University. Members Gus Wenner and Scout Willis have known each other since childhood, when they were neighbors growing up in Idaho.

    Also featuring performances by Beautiful Small Machines.

    This show will steam live on Concert Window.

    $10 advance, $12 day of
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  • Jaggery / Foolish Ida / Heather Christian & the Arbornatus

    Saturday, May 19, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
    Cafe 939
    939 Boylston Street
    Boston MA 02115 [Map]

    "Torture chamber pop." "Darkwave jazz." "Siren rock." These are a few of the many attempts to describe the sound of Jaggery, an art-rock collective that weaves harp, viola, piano, contrabass, and drum kit into a universe of its own, setting the scene for "one of the most beautiful voices in modern music."

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    "Torture chamber pop." "Darkwave jazz." "Siren rock." These are a few of the many attempts to describe the sound of Jaggery, an art-rock collective that weaves harp, viola, piano, contrabass, and drum kit into a universe of its own, setting the scene for "one of the most beautiful voices in modern music." Powerful enough to harness the fiery churnings beneath a volcano as well as the ethereal light of a dying star, frontwoman Singer Mali's voice regularly leaves listeners viscerally stunned and with goosebumps. She is flanked by a rotating lineup of musicians and instrumentation, including Daniel Schubmehl's West African approach to the drum kit with jazz influences, Tony Leva's funky upright bass, Rachel Jayson's avant-classical viola, and Petaluma Vale's glistening Celtic harp and backing vocals.

    $10 advance, $12 day of show
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  • Lauren Shera / David Ramirez

    Friday, June 1, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
    Cafe 939
    939 Boylston Street
    Boston MA 02115 [Map]
    12869
    Lauren Shera

    Lauren Shera is a New York native who grew up surrounded by an eclectic range of performers. Her original songs and soulful voice combine to create a sound that is both powerful and melancholy. David Ramirez is an American multi-instrumentalist proficient at both guitar and drums. He is a former member of the bands Hypnolovewheel and King Missile, and currently performs with Dump.

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    Lauren Shera is a New York native who grew up surrounded by an eclectic range of performers. Her original songs and soulful voice combine to create a sound that is both powerful and melancholy. On her second and most recent album, Once I Was Bird, with the help of producer Andy Zenczak, Shera weaves an opulent sound using an eclectic array of instruments including mandolin, violin, cello, banjo, ukelele, pump and pipe organs, trumpets, and more. It is destined to become an unforgettable and deeply moving listening experience. When she isn’t performing solo, Shera performs with the Monterey-based female trio Honeymoon.

    David Ramirez is an American multi-instrumentalist proficient at both guitar and drums. He is a former member of the bands Hypnolovewheel and King Missile, and currently performs with Dump.

    $10 General Public
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“The space was small, everyone was excited to be there, and it was great meeting all the musicians afterwards.”