Indie

Tigerman WOAH has been described as Appalachian mountain folk/bluegrass influenced punk rock with the occasional hip-hop freak-out. http://www.tigermanwoah.com
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Combining a deep fascination for the American story song and brutal lyrical prose with a stunningly thematic and innovative soundscape, the Adam Glasseye & INSECT FABLE create music that is hysterical and always intense. http://reverendglasseye.bandcamp.com/album/the-insect-fable
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Reminiscent of an era when Clinton was president and the internet was dial-up, the Sookie St. James combine vocal harmonies with guitar, keyboard & catchy beats. https://sookieband.bandcamp.com/releases

***Named in WBUR’s 10 Bands To Catch At Somerville’s PorchFest 2015. https://artery.wbur.org/2015/05/14/somerville-porchfest-2015 *** Four bands (in this order): Buzz + Howl (a mixed parade of rock, blues, & soul); Whistle Jacket (keyboards, cello, three part harmonies: https://whistlejacket.bandcamp.com); Anjimile (emotionally charged lyricism and indie-pop melodies: http://www.anjimile.com); Non Marking Souls (all instrumental five piece funky jazz jam band: http://somervilleartscouncil.org/sacfiles/Povo%201.mp3.

Mount Peru with special guests Cat Sounds!

listen to Mount Peru here: mountperu.bandcamp.com
listen to Cat Sounds here: catsounds.bandcamp.com

Two ladies, a guitar, ukulele, violin, tambourine, and lots of harmonizing!

Summer of Aden is a 4-piece folk rock band with influences including Elliott Smith, The Zombies, Nick Drake, Radiohead, and more. Check out the LP, EP, and two singles at https://summerofaden.bandcamp.com/.

Ryan Alvanos is a poet by training, editor by trade, songwriter by passion, busker by calling, and whim-blown vagabond by good fortune. His most recent record, "Sharp Little Hooks," sheds new light on the old-school art of fly fishing and features Cambridge mainstays The Blue Ribbons. Listen to it at http://www.ryanalvanos.com/

Sam Spencer and Jim Miller will be performing live improvised music with accompanying film projection.

Poppy-jangly-bubblegum-punk-country melange of original songs and oddball covers.

A fun loving band that plays awesome tunes. Come and hangout with our band and we'll play some sweet tunes for you. We pull our sound from multiple directions: The Band, Milk Carton Kids, Paul Simon and other Americana artists. Imagine yourself on a beautiful spring day listening to some tuneful and melodic original songs, sipping a beverage, and meeting some fun local people. Come check us out May 16. Cheers!

Audrey Ryan is a singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist best known for looping a la one-man-band style. Her music has been featured on various TV shows, she has toured internationally and shared the stage with Suzanne Vega, They Might be Giants, Glen Hansard, Beth Orton, Josh Ritter, Ra Ra Riot (www.audreyryan.com).

Will Dailey's latest album, National Throat, has been met with stellar reviews, over 2.5 million spins on Spotify, top 20 on Billboards Heat Seekers chart and won Album of the Year in the Boston Music Awards. Dailey, who is already a three-time winner of BMA's for Best Singer/Songwriter also won Artist of the Year in 2014 (www.willdailey.com)

Andrew Scandal is a songwriter from Boston, Massachusetts. Scandal finds songs while searching for shiny stones in the river. He is known for his playful spirit, horrible temper, and strange beliefs about the moon. Ross McFadden (synths/noise) and Ben Gworek (drums) bring Andrew's songs to life in 3-D.