Bring your axe. Very laid back – a great way to meet some of the Café’s performers & regulars in a very low-pressure environment. Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Try out new material or just participate in some sing-alongs.

Evan Frankel was raised in Brooklyn, NY, and showed musical talent at a very early age.   He was auditioning for Broadway parts at age 7, but, as he says, was washed up by 12.

Evan Frankel-New York bred singer-songwriter, former vagabond, attorney, world traveler.

NANCY WAGNER AND ROBERT HAND

Nancy Wagner (vocals, guitar, mandolin), Robert Hand (vocals, guitar, harmonica), They play a mix of original songs and their own acoustic versions of classics from the 60s and 70s folk-rock tradition. Featuring their distinctive two-part harmonies, music that makes you feel good and think well.

OPENING ACT ERIC JUDE

Bring your axe. Very laid back – a great way to meet some of the Café’s performers & regulars in a very low-pressure environment. Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Try out new material or just participate in some sing-alongs.

Darrell Arnold will be accompanied by the spirit of Robert Johnson and the bodies of Sarah Jacob and Rose Gargiulo. Rose will accompany Sarah on few songs and Darrell on some others. Henk Milne will also play a set, joined by the ever-amazing fiddler Debbie Spring. It’ll be fine. It’ll be dandy. It’ll be fine and dandy – and fun.

RAIFORD STARKE

Some astute fans were asked which two artists they would combine to describe one Raiford Starke, and they said:

“John Prine meets Ted Nugent.”

“Merle Travis meets Link Ray.”

“Jimmy Page meets Jerry Reed.”

“Doc Watson meets Johnny Guitar Watson.”

Actually, Raiford Starke is nothing if not David Allan Coe meets Jimi Hendrix, an outlaw country folk singer steeped in southern rock and psychedelic blues guitar. He’s an American original.

Colin Kenny is proud of his real name, but got stuck with the gallows humor of “Raiford Starke” long ago, branded by prison walls without ever having walked through their gates. It’s a Florida brand, the duo of state pens in the name recognizable to locals and fans of Ol’ Sparky, but Raiford Starke’s only crime is indecent distortion.

Bring your axe. Very laid back – a great way to meet some of the Café’s performers & regulars in a very low-pressure environment. Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Try out new material or just participate in some sing-alongs.

Come out on Thursday night AT 7:30 PM for this new event where we will be featuring local musicians and songwriters you may not have had a chance to hear in the past

Hosted by Lou Dominguez and Wes Malkin

The four performers for the Music Showcase are

MICHEAL GALVIN

 

No cover charge but donations accepted

SCOTT BECKER

Drummer turned guitar player turned singer-songwriter. That is the path. When you listen to my music and experience my live performances you will see and feel all three phases. Lyrics are at the core of my music. Penning lyrics is a powerful flow of released emotion.

Bring your axe. Very laid back – a great way to meet some of the Café’s performers & regulars in a very low-pressure environment. Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Try out new material or just participate in some sing-alongs.

THE HOT JAVA BAND

The Hot Java Band is an eccentric collection of musicians from Broward County that perform many types of music depending on the venue!  They might be playing a fusion of Bluegrass/Jazz/Cajun/Irish Rock, or maybe Polkas at The Biergarten – or something in between.

Band members: Dan McGrath – Vocals, Accordion, and Band Leader

others – too many to mention!

Bring your axe. Very laid back – a great way to meet some of the Café’s performers & regulars in a very low-pressure environment. Novices & pros are welcome to come on down & join the jam. Try out new material or just participate in some sing-alongs.