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WILL EVANS
                                                              Hailing  from  the  Atlantic  coastline  of  Rhode  Island,  Will  Evans  has
                                                              spent  the  last  decade  as  the  frontman  for  the  New  England-based
                                                              Roots  Rock  outfit  Barefoot  Truth.  After  four  albums  and  50+  million
                                                              streams on Pandora & Spotify, he embarked on his solo journey—and
                                                              has since released three additional full-length albums and traveled the
                                                              U.S. & Europe several times over.
                                                              Showcasing  his  skills  as  a  multi-instrumentalist,  Evans  displays
                                                              technical  mastery  of  live-looping  in  his  shows  that  include  the
                                                              didgeridoo,  steel  drums,  percussive  beatboxing,  acoustic  guitar,  and
                                                              layers of soulful vocals.
                                                              His  album  “Rise”  was  nominated  for  three  categories  by  the  New
                                                              England Music Awards: Album of the Year, Roots Act of the Year, and
                                                              Video  of  the  Year.  The  album  features  deeply  personal  topics  of
                                                              humanity, compassion, and a reflection of the current political times.


                      THU, MAY 12  | 7:30PM
                      $15
                       WWW.WILLEVANS.COM


                                                              SONG CIRCLE W/ CHRIS LAVANCHER,
                                                              SCHUYLER GRANT, AND KIM MOBERG
                                                              Kim Moberg
                                                              Kim  Moberg  is  an  award  winning  singer/songwriter.  and  self  taught,
                                                              finger  pick  style  guitarist.  Kim’s  passionate  and  heartfelt  vocals
                                                              mesmerize  listeners  while  her  compositions  tug  at  feelings  of.
                                                              melancholy, heartbreak, healing and social consciousness.
                                                              Chris LaVancher
                                                              Chris  LaVancher’s  performance  evokes  a  mini-movie  festival  in  your
                                                              head, complete with a full soundtrack. He writes cinematic, character-
                                                              driven  songs.  A  seasoned  and  skilled  craftsman  mining  life’s  subject
                                                              matter  –  family  challenges,  work,  love  and  love  lost,  childhood
                                                              memories,  and  finding  one’s  place  in  the  universe.  His  song  Nostalgia
                                                              received  an  honorable  mention  in  the  2018  Woody  Guthrie  Folk
                                                              Festival Songwriting Contest.

                                                              Schuyler Grant:
                                                              “A rough-and-tumble exploration of hard, blues-driven rock & roll”
                       THU, MAY 19 | 7:30PM
                                                                 — Cape News, 2017
                       $15
                      WWW.KIMMOBERGMUSIC.COM                  Schuyler  Grant  is  a  singer-songwriter  based  out  of  Cape  Cod,  Ma.
                      WWW.CHRISLAVANCHERMUSIC.COM             Though driven by his love of the blues, Grant’s music is an amalgam of
                      SCHUYLERGRANTMUSIC.COM/HOME             blues, rock, soul, and folk.

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