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EASTERN BANK LOBBY JAZZ SPIRE LOBBY SERIES:
SERIES: MIKE IANNANTUONI HONEYSUCKLE
QUARTET THU, MAR 14 @ 7:30PM
THU, MAR 7 @ 7:30PM $15
$15 Presented by The Antonia and Vladimir Kulaev Cultural
The Quartet will perform selections from their latest CD Heritage Fund. This series showcases local and regional
release “Deja-Vu”. The group performs an eclectic blend of musicians in a relaxed and intimate setting. The lobby is WINTER 20224
transformed into a 70-seat showcase lounge!
jazz styles including Fusion, Latin and African and cover a
range of tunes by popular artists including Sting, Peter Comprised of Holly McGarry and Chris Bloniarz, this upstate
Gabriel, The Meters, Robbin Ford, Miles Davis, Stanton NY based band can frequently be found performing across the
Moore and David Sanchez. country. Honeysuckle has performed at Newport Folk Festival,
Lollapalooza, Mountain Jam, Americanafest, Otis Mountain
TRACE BUNDY Get Down, and Audiotree. Awards include Americana Artist of
FRI, MAR 08 @ 8PM the Year (2019) and Folk Artist of the Year (2018) at the
Boston Music Awards, in addition to having been nominated
$25 every year since 2016. NPR named Honeysuckle one of the
“Top 10 bands of 2016 So Far.”
Internationally-acclaimed guitar virtuoso Trace Bundy must
be seen, not just heard. His music is poetry in motion, using
harmonics, looping, multiple capos, and his unique banter and ALLY VENABLE BAND
stage presence to deliver an unforgettable live concert SAT, MAR 16 @ 8PM
experience. Listening to his intricate arrangements is one $25
thing, but seeing the fan-dubbed “Acoustic Ninja” play live
confounds even the most accomplished music lovers as to Texas blues/rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Ally Venable has
how one person can do all that with just two hands and ten made her fiery presence known around the world since the release of
fingers. her debut album at 16.

MIKE ZITO Venable is that rare musician who can take her old-school influences
like Guy and Stevie Ray Vaughan and create music that brings their
SAT, MAR 9 @ 8PM spirits to today’s listeners where they live. Together with Isaac Pulido
$29 (drums) EJ Bedford (bass), she gives audiences an entertaining show
packed with musical muscle and relatable songs about living, growing,
Mike Zito is one of the most lauded artists in the and evolving. When asked where her songs emerge from, Ally replied
contemporary blues arena today and rightfully so, but for
him, the thing that counts the most is maintaining his “I try to write about what goes on in my life, or try to write about
honesty, authenticity and integrity. Those are the qualities something I know others can relate to. We all go through things and
that have steered Zito’s career since the beginning and it’s okay to have feelings about something going on in your life.”
continue to define every effort he’s offered since.

INDIEFERM BREWING PRESENTS LIZ LONGLEY
SUNDAY FUNDAY WITH THE FRI, MAR 22 @ 8PM
SHADY ROOSTERS $32
SUN, MAR 10 @ 2:00PM-5:00PM Best known for her stop-you-in-your-tracks voice, Liz Longley is
*****TICKETS SOLD AT DOOR, cash only***** an accomplished singer-songwriter based in Nashville,
[General Admission seating] Tennessee. With her deeply emotional songs, Longley has
earned accolades from some of the most prestigious
The Shady Roosters are a South Shore-based roots rock songwriting competitions in the country and cultivated a
band that have been together for about twenty-five years, following that enthusiastically supports the creation of her
mostly under the name Lonesome Jukebox. But they music.
changed the name to the Shady Roosters recently as the
lineup had changed somewhat. Their song list includes a 2024 brings a new release from Liz, “It’s Me Again,” an EP
mix of rockabilly, blues, roots, and country with some featuring acoustic remakes of career-defining songs. Notably,
original tunes that wouldn’t have sounded out of place on among the revisited songs is “Unraveling,” a track that
jukeboxes of the ‘50s and ‘60s. The most important previously earned Longley the prestigious BMI John Lennon
ingredient is fun. They wouldn’t still be doing it if it wasn’t Scholarship Award. Fans eagerly anticipate this next chapter in
fun and that always carries over to the crowd. her career, alongside hints of an upcoming full-length record.
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