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Artist To Know: The Barren Wells

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The Barren Wells

The Barren Wells is a folk rock band from Reading, PA and one of our new favorites.  I’ve only seen this band live twice but in those two performances I was impressed.  The Barren Wells have great stage presence and their music is definitely worth a listen.  I was fortunate enough to randomly receive a copy of The Barren Wells’ EP at a past show.  Someone must know that I love free CD samples.  Now, when that free CD sample actually has good music on it – then that band just made my day!  Thank you, The Barren Wells.

Artist To Know: Toy Soldiers

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Toy Soldiers (photo: Seth Klinger)

Recently I was made aware of my lack of representation of the Philly band, Toy Soldiers, on this blog.  Well, the truth is that I’ve been a fan of Toy Soldiers since I first heard “When I Tripped Into You” a while ago.  That is such an attention grabbing song that makes you realize – man, this band is really something special.   Unfortunately I guess I haven’t been a good fan about keeping up with their music.  Sorry, guys, I didn’t mean any disrespect.  Anyway, I think we could all benefit by listening to more Toy Soldiers.

By the way, if you’re a live music junkie like me you might want to check out this show:

Toy Soldiers
World Cafe Live
Philadelphia, PA
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Doors 7pm | Show 8pm | Downstairs Live
Tickets

Artist To Know: The Great Afternoon

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The Great Afternoon

Photo Credit: Andrew Wilkinson

The Great Afternoon’s music is effortlessly enjoyable and makes my ears smile.  Wow, Christina Ward has a great voice!  Ward delivers powerful and solid lead vocals with a delightful tone.  The other members of The Great Afternoon are Kris Knechel, and Brian Huggins. By the way, nice use of a banjo.  Well, I’m still just getting to know this Lamberville, NJ based band but I definitely like what I hear.

Stop by The Great Afternoon’s Facebook page (www.facebook.com/thegreatafternoon) if you want to hear their new EP.  And if you’re as intrigued as I am by The Great Afternoon’s sound then you might want to catch an upcoming show – I know I will.

 

The Great Afternoon: Upcoming Shows
Tuesday, September 13: North Star (Philadelphia, PA) 8pm
Thursday, September 29: The Fire (Philadelphia, PA) 9pm