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ANTJE DUVEKOT COMEDY NIGHT FEAT. KAREN
FRI, JAN 26 @ 8PM MORGAN
$25 FRI, FEB 02 @ 8PM

Antje has extensive touring experience, criss-crossing the US $25
and Europe many times. She is a compelling live performer Karen Morgan was born and raised in Athens, Georgia but now
and has been invited to play some of the top festivals calls Maine home. A former trial attorney, she began her
including The Newport Folk Festival as well as the Mountain professional comedy career as a Finalist on Nickelodeon
Stage, Philadelphia and Kerrville Festivals. Internationally, Television’s “Search for the Funniest Mom in America.” WINTER 20224
she’s headlined the The Celtic Connections Festival in Karen has 2 comedy specials on Dry Bar Comedy: “Rub Some
Scotland and the Tonder Festival in Denmark. She’s the Dirt On It” (2023) and “Go Dawgs!” (2020). Her latest audio
winner of some of the top songwriting awards, including the album, “Cocktails in Pajamas,” is now available on streaming
Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, the platforms. Her TV appearances include comedy shows like
prestigious Kerrville (TX) “Best New Folk Award” and, in one “Gotham Comedy Live” as well as national TV ads for
of the nation’s top music markets, the Boston Music Award companies like Wal-Mart and Zyrtec. Karen’s clean shows in
for “Outstanding Folk Act”, three of the top prizes in the Performing Arts Centers around the country have made her a
singer songwriter world. favorite among theater audiences.

A BAND OF KILLERS
SAT, FEB 03 @ 8PM
KNICKERBOCKER ALL STARS $28
SAT, JAN 27 @ 8PM
$22 A little bit of soul and a whole lotta’ rock ‘n’ roll! A Band Of Killers is
an all-star music group featuring some of the top players in the
The Knickerbocker All-Stars is a 9-piece band made up of the
most talented professional musicians in the New England Boston music scene who have worked with and along side some of
area. The band celebrates the 50s, 60s and 70s Rhythm & the best in the business. Fronting the group is the great Tim Gearan
Blues, Jump Blues, Swing, Blues and Soul, all of which made on vocals & guitar. Assembled and leading the band is the
the Knickerbocker Music Center a mecca of dance music extraordinary guitarist Johnny Trama (Bettye LaVette, The Silks, Dub
known throughout the world since its beginnings in Westerly, Apocalypse, The B3 Kings). Holding down the rhythm section on
RI in 1933. The All Stars have recorded and performed with drums is the masterful Tom Arey (Peter Wolf, The J. Geils Band, G.
such popular musicians and vocalists as: Marcia Ball, Jimmie Love). On bass is the one and only Marc Hickox (Bettye LaVette,
Vaughan, Sugaray Rayford, Thornetta Davis, Darcel Wilson, Charlie Musselwhite), and on keyboards, the very talented Darby
Curtis Salgaldo, Duke Robillard, Al Copley, Dave Maxwell, Sax Wolf (Bettye LaVette, Rubblebucket). Their music and sound can only
Gordon, Johnny Nicholas and virtually all of the alumni of the be described as “they make you feel cool”. Paying homage to the
legendary Rhode Island band, the Roomful of Blues. roots of early soul and classic rock, their songs and vibe make you
experience something new and original yet completely familiar.

INDIEFERM BREWING PRESENTS
SUNDAY FUNDAY WITH THE STEVE FORBERT & FREEDY JOHNSTON
FRI, FEB 09 @ 8PM
SHADY ROOSTERS $32
SUN, JAN 28 @ 2:00PM-5:00PM
Years before Americana music earned its own category at the
*****TICKETS SOLD AT DOOR, cash only***** Grammy Awards, Steve Forbert helped pioneer the genre’s mix
[General Admission seating] of folk, roots-rock, and richly delivered storytelling. He’s been a
The Shady Roosters are a South Shore-based roots rock band torchbearer of that sound for more than four decades since,
that have been together for about twenty-five years, mostly navigating the twists and turns of an acclaimed career that’s
under the name Lonesome Jukebox. But they changed the taken him from gold records to Grammy nominations, from New
name to the Shady Roosters recently as the lineup had York City’s CBGB to Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe.
changed somewhat. Their song list includes a mix of FREEDY JOHNSTON
rockabilly, blues, roots, and country with some original tunes A gifted songwriter whose lyrics paint sometimes witty, often
that wouldn’t have sounded out of place on jukeboxes of the poignant portraits of characters often unaware their own
‘50s and ‘60s. The most important ingredient is fun. They failings, Freedy Johnston seemingly appeared out of nowhere in
wouldn’t still be doing it if it wasn’t fun and that always the early ‘90s and quickly established himself as one of the most
carries over to the crowd. acclaimed new singer/songwriters of the day.

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