Bird Week is a fuzzy, folk-ish indie rock band based out of Harrison, New York. The band is primarily driven by the songwriting of lead singer Justin Hatch. The band originally began as a solo project in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, but developed into a full band upon the Fall 2021 reopening of campus life at Purchase College (known for it’s diverse music scene). The band’s self-titled debut album was released on May 27th 2022, featuring newly recorded versions of songs previously recorded solely by Hatch. The current lineup of the band features Justin Hatch on electric banjo and vocals, Matthew Vander Putten on electric guitar, Zachary Vogel on bass, and John Porcelli on drums.
All songs written by Justin Hatch Vocals, Lead Guitar, Electric Banjo, Acoustic Banjo, Mandolin, Piano, Recorder – Justin Hatch Rhythm Guitar – Matthew Vander Putten Bass – Zachary Vogel Drums – John Porcelli & Edward Donahue Upright Bass – Gregory Hunter
We’re a Doris Day-inspired garage rock band based in NY. We believe in love and healthy eating. Our dream is to play the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards.
Chloe Smith – Vox / Rhythm guitar Miles Cohen – Lead Guitar Claire Cohen – Bass Luciano Catalfomo – Drums, piano
Elwood released their first EP, The Big Deep, a little over a year ago on all different platforms. A self-proclaimed child of both the wilderness & the Internet, Elwood makes music that reflects that, as well as the love of art, their friends, and the world around them. They adore what O+ stands for and is excited to be part of it!!
2022 has been a groundbreaking year for Stella Prince. Her first single that went to radio, “Crying on a Saturday Night”, charted on the Americana Singles Chart, was played on over 60 radio stations internationally, and was the most added song on folk radio in March 2022. Her debut music video for the song has received over 70,000 views on YouTube alone, and has received support from legendary outlets such as CMT, Ditty TV, Heartland, The Country Network, and Discover Music Videos. This year Stella has been featured over 50 times in various articles by outlets such as Americana Highways, Americana UK, Country Music Views, Teen Look, Think Country, NY State Music, Cowgirl Magazine, and Music City Magazine, among others.
Bitch makes witchy poet pop. She does it with violins and synthesizers. The resulting songs from her ninth studio album Bitchcraft, which came out on Kill Rock Stars February 4th, 2022, are heartbreaking, spectral, political and beautiful.
Bitch is a longstanding queer music icon. For this tour, she has written a narrative play, an autobiographical “jaunt through her herstory” to take the audience on the journey of a shy and introverted child who goes on to reclaim ‘Bitch’ as a name and feminist act. This empowering, funny and heart-felt show is woven together with the huge violin-forward pop songs of Bitchcraft.
“There’s no stopping her now” the LA Weekly said, after she premiered the show in Los Angeles for the album release.
Bitch first achieved notoriety as one half of the queer folk duo Bitch and Animal. The band went on tour with Ani DiFranco, whom they met while playing a gig at a pizza shop in Provincetown, MA. In the mid 2000s, Bitch went solo, and shared stages with the Indigo Girls, acted in John Cameron Mitchell’s film Shortbus, co-wrote a song with Margaret Cho, produced two albums of her elder folk hero Ferron, and licensed some of her songs to the original The L Word.
Eight years ago, she began to weave together Bitchcraft. The project was born in a move from New York City, where Bitch had lived for 15 years, to a log cabin in the woods. There was all the time in the world to make art, and it was there, in the cabin, that Bitch began to write some of the songs that would appear on Bitchcraft.
“It gave me space to think about the biggest version of myself that I could be,” she says of those early days in the cabin. The songs she wrote were a departure from anything she’d ever written before. She began to craft huge pop tracks with the help of her trusty violin. Then, she moved to LA and Bitchcraft began to shapeshift again. In the years that followed, Bitch assembled a coven to complete it. She called on Anne Preven (Beyonce, Demi Lovato), the rapper God-des and Roma Baran (LaurieAnderson) as advisors. Melissa York (Team Dresch, The Butchies) and Faith Soloway (Transparent) co-wrote some of the songs. Bitchcraft, her first album in 8 years, is one that makes you think and makes you dance. It was recorded in LA, Austin, Provincetown, and Boston. Full of violins, synths, and huge vocals, the record is neon pink and in your face. It’s Joni Mitchell set to a clicktrack; it’s queer Cyndi Lauper and will hex you with its brilliance. It also makes you think: about the state of the world, about evil politicians, about what it means to exist as a woman, and how to find joy along the way.
A Celebration of Kingston’s legendary composer and humanitarian
“Ongoing celebrations of Pauline ‘s 90th Birthday continue with a Kingston Sonic event presented by O+ in collaboration with M.o.M’s Still Listening in Kingston Program. The event includes special friends of Pauline’s presenting some of her most enjoyable musical creations. This is happening at the OLD DUTCH CHURCH on October 8 as part of O+ Fall Festival !“
What? Is a funk septet hailing out of the Hudson Valley of New York. Drawing influence from the serene landscape of the Catskills that inspired the likes of The Band and Donald Fagan, What? bridges the gap between R&B groove and improvisational jam. Compared to the likes of Stevie Wonder, Lawrence, Phish and Snarky Puppy, What?’s eclectic taste in music lays the framework for a night that spans multiple genres. With a constantly growing following, What? is known to bring high energy, infectious melodies and soulful grooves with their power-house horn trio each time they grace the stage.
To find more about What?, their music, tour and more, please visit: http://what.band
Formed pre-Covid from the ashes of F-16, Waster delivers excitement, intrigue and a rock and roll good time. All original, hard-rocking band from the historic City of Kingston.
Tulula! has been stomping around Rip Van Winkle’s dreamland since the mid-ougts. The Acid-Cowboy quintet of Jason Broome, Rob Norris, Chris Bradley, Daniel Weintraub and Megan Gugliotta come off like a mosh pit at a gypsy carnival followed by a séance with the 27 club. Between them, these five veterans of underground music have toured the world, recorded over twenty-five albums and eaten like princes with paupers. Tulula! is sure to whisk you one dance away from the happy farm.
