Music
Over 30 Bands bringing you Alternative, Acoustic, Blues, Celtic, Classic Rock, Classical, Country, Jazz, Zydeco and more...
the 2012 Naptown barBAYq has something for everyone!
Friday
Valley Stage
4:00 - 5:00 John Paul Bell Trio
5:15 - 6:15 Ben's Bones
6:30 - 7:30 Mike Butler
7:45 - 10:00 Chris Sachs Band
Hilltop Stage
5:00 - 6:15 Sun Club
6:30 - 7:30 Scattered Leaves
7:45 - 8:45 Left of Center
9:00 - 10:00 Kristin Errett
VIP Area
6:00 - 7:30 Lindsey Erin
7:45 - 10:00 Doug Day
Saturday
Valley Stage
11:00 - 12:00 Heads Up Band
12:15 - 1:15 Higher Hands Band
1:30 - 2:30 8 ohms Band
2:45 - 3:45 D’Vibe & Conga
4:00 - 5:00 The Crawdaddies
5:15 - 6:15 The Rovers
6:30 - 7:30 Jarflys
7:45 - 10:00 Dean Crawford
Hilltop Stage
11:00 - 12:00 Soul Dog
12:15 - 1:15 Katies Got Guts
1:30 - 2:30 Londontown Brass Quintet
2:45 - 3:45 Crimestoppers
4:00 - 5:00 BBQ Awards
5:15 - 6:15 Built for Comfort Band
6:30 - 7:30 9 Mile Roots
7:45 - 8:45 AJ’s Garage
9:00 - 10:00 Dean Rosenthal
VIP Area
12:15 - 2:30 Left Handed Capricorns
2:45 - 5:00 Michael K.
5:15 - 7:30 Szefin
7:45 - 10:00 Shawn Owen
Band Bios
9 Mile Roots
9 Mile Roots hails from the Baltimore area. 9MR is a seven piece Reggae/Rock band that slashes through the mold of normality. With all members of the band coming from diverse backgrounds, each bringing an assortment of styles and influences along with them, the music produced has a strong reggae vibe with a cool bouncy flow and a bit of a rock edge; combining catchy melodies with strong riffs and a funky overtone. 9MR includes Jay Randell (Vocals, Trumpet, Percussion), Chris Mohr (Guitar, Vocals), Dave Muse (Drums), Josh Behun (Bass, Vocals), Tom Jackson (Keys, Vocals), Matt Foote (Tenor & Bari Sax), Andre Grant (Trombone). Visit band online
AJ's Garage
Russ Clarke with his 35+ years musical career from Bluegrass to Punk bands is well versed in Guitar, Tenor Banjo, and Bass Guitar. His excellent vocal abilities also allow him to harmonize perfectly with whomever he is singing with. You may remember him from Jason Kane and Wild Country, a local Baltimore Band that played out 21 nights a month in the 90's consistently. Taking a break from the music scene, Russ is back out performing with Ocie Melanson is a powerhouse singer best known for her Nationwide Stevie Nicks Tribute Show. Performing since 1999, Ocie also loves to sing the likes of Heart, Pat Benatar, Grace Slick, Pink, Faith Hill, Bonnie Raitt, and many others. Combined they are very complimentary to one another's voices and they have a lot of fun performing together. Visit band online
Ben's Bones
Hailing from Annapolis Maryland, Ben's Bones plays their exciting brand of acoustic-pop-rock from Atlanta to New York. They've opened for a slew of diverse acts, like say the Damnwells, the Gin Blossoms, Jerry Jeff Walker, Dick Dale, The Presidents of the United States of America and even that 80's outfit, The Church. Frontman Dan Haas has recorded and / or performed with such acts as David Mead, Jim Creeggan of Barenaked Ladies, Josh Rouse and Joe Pisapia (Guster). "Wishful Thinking," the band's debut CD, was released on September 14, 2004. Producer Frank Marchand (Jimmie's Chicken Shack, All Mighty Senators) encouraged the band to focus on many of their up-tempo numbers for their debut and the result is an exciting rock-based recording. At the time of Wishful Thinking's release, the band consisted of Dan Haas (vocals, acoustic), Jamie Watkins (drums), and Josh Chapman (bass). Since then, Joe Morson joined the band on keyboards and piano. In addition, superb talents Bryan Ewald (guitars), Mike Noonan (piano and trombone), Tim Leahy (horn) and John Pineda have been known to join the band on occasion. Visit band online
Built 4 Comfort
Started in 2009, Built 4 Comfort plays a bit of everything and anything that will make you move. With its soulful vocals, tasty guitar licks and a deep foundation in the blues, Built 4 Comfort is also known to add their own flavor to R&B and Classic Rock favorites. This all shakes up to be just the right mix for a well-rounded good groove and good time. Built 4 Comfort is comprised of Liz Springer (vocals/management), Carl Jasper (vocals, guitar), Jeff Jolbitado (guitar), Mark Deyton (drums) and Gene Beavers (bass). Built 4 Comfort - music that MOVES you! Visit band online
Chris Sacks Band
One has to wonder if Chris Sacks has red American blood or blue Caribbean seawater running through his veins. Chris is one gifted singer/songwriter; a straight-shooting, no-holds-barred composer who seems to have a clear handle on who he is, and what he wants outta life. Armed with his Martin guitar and a warm, sincere vocal, Chris has been thrilling audiences throughout the mid-Atlantic since the late 90s. His style is a crafty blend of roadhouse twang and Caribbean soul, sounding like he paved his own personal highway between Nashville and the Florida Keys and travels back & forth between them constantly. Visit band online
Dean Crawford and the Dunn’s River Band
Dean Crawford is more than just a gifted performer with a great voice. He renders traditional and contemporary country tunes with deep conviction, charisma and energy. He never fails to captivate audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Dean is also a talented songwriter; Dolly Parton has been of great influence to his writing style. Garth Brooks and Conway Twitty are favorites.Dean Crawford and the mighty Dunn’s River Band, through hard work and perseverance, have emerged as the Mid-Atlantic’s premier Country/Southern Rock group. Dunn’s River has been entertaining the Mid Atlantic’s hard core Country fans for more than 10 years. Devotion to their music and to their fans is what drives this group of stellar performers. Visit band online
Dean Rosenthal
Dean Rosenthal, an unbelievable technician of the guitar and one of Maryland’s best slide players, is a national treasure waiting to be discovered. As influenced by Muddy as he is Dylan, Dean is a walking encyclopedia of musical pioneers and he simply embodies American roots music. Don’t get the idea that he’s cut and dried. He plays with incredible feeling, loaded with all the little nuances of tone and rhythm. Visit band online
Doug Day
Doug Day is a man of many talents. He has been playing music around the DC/Maryland/Virginia region for more than 15 years.
He offers Solo acoustic shows, and is also the lead guitar Player for Vitamin K, and Lead guitar and Co-Lead Singer for his own project, Genuine Vibe.
He continues to please the crowds in many different ways.... Visit band online
D’Vibe & Conga
“Incorrect and irreverent, D'Vibe and Conga will bash out 6 remakes that are completely different from the original songs and you'll swear they're an improvement!” “This band brings a level of fun and imagination to their performance which seems to be elusive in a lot of today's music. They obviously remember the great performances of great bands that have come before them.” Make sure you catch Herbie (sax, flute, congas, mouth), MacDaddy (bass, bass, bass), Jess McQuay (drums, mouth), and Dave Benson (guitar and mouth). Visit band online
Heads Up
Heads Up are pro musicians with years of experience playing the music circuit. They play a variety of music everyone knows and loves from Classic Rock to today's "Modern Rock." Heads Up is not your average rock band. They perform at top venues like the Hard Rock Cafe, Looney's, Hightopps Bar & Grille, M&T Bank Stadium on the Raven's Walk & Back Yard Bash and Purple Ladie's Event, Purple Moose in OC, The Barn, The Hickory Lodge and many other venues. Visit band online
Higher Hands
Higher Hands is an emerging quartet of heavy hitters blending the sounds of vintage funk, jazz and hip-hop. The buzz surrounding Higher Hands has been steady growing since their debut record, "Grab Hold", was released in August 2008. They've supported the likes of Chuck Brown, Soulive and Trombone Shorty and have performed at the annual National Capital Barbecue Battle for two consecutive years. 2010 also marked the Higher Hands debut at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage and Hot August Blues Festival, the latter of which the band headlined the local music stage. Higher Hands is currently in production on their 2nd record, tentatively scheduled for release in Summer 2011, and are excited to have been featured on the Jan/Feb 2011 Relix Magazine CD Compilation of up and coming artists. Visit band online
Jarflys
Jarflys have been playing their brand of American music in the area for over 10 years. These guys who have all played in numerous bands, bring together a mix of original rock, rolled with funky, bluesy, jazzy jams.
Jimi Davies-vocals/guitar (Jimmie's chicken dhack, Ten Time Big)
Bryan Ewald-guitar/vocals (Rachael Yamagata, Starbelly, Meg and Bryan, Ben's Bones)
Larry Melton-bass (The Geckos, Mambo Combo, Permanent Vacation, Eva Cassidy)
Noel White-drums (Van Meter, Underfoot, Hussy)
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The John Paul Bell Trio
The John Paul Bell Trio is emerging as one of the top crowd pleasers in Maryland. John Paul Bell has been playing singing and guitar for over 40 years, most recently with The Tommy Lepson Band. The Trio, featuring top notch professional musicians on drums, bass and sometimes keyboards, seamlessly combines blues, funk, roots and rock. John's smoking engaging vocals, hot guitar licks, blues grooves and funky sounds not only get the patrons’ feet on the dance floor – but have their jaws on the ground. Visit band online
Katie’s Got Guts
Katie’s Got Guts is a band of four members ready to take on the world with their music. Originating from Maryland they play a sound that is a mix between punk and rock with a bit of classic rock. They are united with a vision and have the uniqueness that only a true artist could bring to the table. Jacob is on the keys, guitar, and vocals; George is on the bass; Kyle is on the guitar; and Philip is on the drums and back up vocals. Their influences range from Relient K, ACDC, Green Day, and Bad Finger. Also including Stevie Ray Vaughan, August Burns Red, Misfits, Rancid, Social Distortion, The Pink Spiders, AFI, Switchfoot, Ray Charles, Boston, Styx, The Beatles, Queen, AeroSmith and I am sure many others. Visit band online
Kristin Errett
“I’m no Veruca counting up my silver spoons but I’ve got a golden ticket up my sleeve” says Singer/Songwriter Kristin Errett in her song “All I Want is Everything” off her debut album “Confessions of a Songbird”. Leaving home to pursue a career in music, this 21-year-old songbird proves just that. Armed with rich, warm vocals and a natural flair for piano-driven pop, Kristin has been compared to female artists such as Sara Bareilles and Norah Jones. Her style, however, is undeniably unique. The young artist combines a1970s influenced approach to instrumentation with a contemporary pop feel. With her distinct sound and lyrics described as, “full of moxy and heart on the sleeve attitude”, Kristin Errett is a breath of fresh air in pop music.
The Left Handed Capricorns
From lilting fiddle tunes with roots in French Canadian and Irish traditions to haunting murder ballads of Appalachia, Old-Time music covers the American experience. The Left Handed Capricorns bring it to you with fiddle, clawhammer banjo, mandolin, guitar, and standup bass.
At home playing for dances, festivals, or around the campfire, our acoustic sound fits anywhere people are ready to kick up their heels and experience American roots music. Carrying on the musical traditions of our mentors, Old-Time music is alive and well in central Maryland.
Left of Center
Isn’t everybody tired of hearing the local bands playing the same tired old songs that we have been listening to for years? Some do them better than others, but it’s the same grind over and over again. Well as the members of this group have all been playing professionally for well over 30 years, we are not only tired of hearing those songs we are tired of playing them!!! So we collectively had the thought…Why don’t we play songs by artists that everyone knows like Elton John, Steppenwolf, The Doors, Van Morrison, Little Feat, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and Three Dog Night. But play the songs that were big hits and never done by many of the local bands? A very simple plan, and as it turns out, a lot of fun for both us the musicians, and certainly a great treat for our audiences. So this group was born.... Music that is “Left of Center!!!” Visit band online
Michael K
Michael K.'s got hooks... catchy well-written pop/rock songs that are easily identifiable to listeners of all ages. His songs have been featured on cable TV, MTV, and a major motion picture. He has performed solo and with a full backing band in most of the upper tier music venues in the Baltimore/Annapolis area as well select showcases in L.A., Chicago, and New York City. Michael K hails from Pennsylvania, but it's the Chesapeake Bay area where he now resides, and what most informs his work. The brick roadways of Annapolis, the city streets of Baltimore, and the waters of the Bay itself imbue his songs with a sense of warmth without sacrificing verve.
Shawn Owen
Chill. That’s Shawn’s style and sound. Whether he’s lightly finger picking and singing falsetto or violently strumming and screaming apparently angered at the microphone, he brings his emotions of relaxation, energy, love, aggression, peace and struggle simultaneously to the surface for all to see. Shawn released his first solo project in the form of a 6 song acoustic EP at Carnegie Hall in Lewisburg, WV on Jan 27, 2012. Shawn began his professional music career by forming Stolen Element in 1999, playing a home brewed style of punk-rock reggae music while manning guitar and vocals over the past ten years. As the band dissolved, Shawn took to the solo route and has excelled in Annapolis, MD where he now calls home. Visit band online
SoulDog
The sound of scorching guitar riffs, rumbling of penetrating bass, sharp perfection of rocking percussion and live, powerful blues vocals are what crowds all over the East Coast are experiencing at performances by SoulDog. A sound perfected from literally decades of jamming together, Jeb, Gene, DA and Carl have carved out their niche of exciting “Groovin’ rock & blues” that leaves music lovers always wanting more.
Sun Club
Sun Club formed in 2010. They play fast friendly indiepop. They are releasing their full length debut on May 11th at the Metropolitan in downtown Annapolis.
They love everyone!
Szefin
The Londontowne Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet
The Londontowne Symphony Orchestra is a community orchestra that consists of professional musicians, military musicians, public and private school music teachers, college and high school students, and highly qualified musicians of our community. One goal of the Londontowne Symphony Orchestra is to provide high quality classical concerts for the enrichment and enjoyment of the residents of Anne Arundel county and surrounding areas. The Brass quintet is one of the ways that the orchestra does spread enrichment and enjoyment to the community by performing in smaller venues. The Brass Quintet has performed a number of outreach concerts in the greater Annapolis areas. The quintet is currently composed of music educators and seasoned amateur musicians. Visit band online
The Mike Butler Trio
The Mike Butler Trio is made of three fantastic musicians. Mike Butler (guitar/vocals), John Jernigan (drums/vocals) and Rick Jones (bass). Michael is a singer, songwriter and guitar player living in the Annapolis, Baltimore and Washington DC area. Michael has been performing in the northeastern united states for over 30 years. Playing clubs and small shore bars from Boston, MA Southern Maryland. In this time he has honed and developed his own style of singing and songwriting. Many of his original songs are reflective of the area. They are stories about life in those regions of America. Visit band online
The 8 ohms Band
The 8 ohms Band is a Horn Heavy Funk and Soul collective from Annapolis, MD. Drawing from diverse musical backgrounds, the 8 ohms bring together an eclectic mix of feel good sounds and hard grooves to keep the dance floor moving. The 8 ohms Band has been honing their style since 2007 playing festivals, clubs and events throughout Washington, Baltimore, Virginia, Annapolis and the Eastern Shore. Visit band online
The Crawdaddies
A band founded in 1995 on the premise of "why not, it might just work." The Crawdaddies infuse Cajun, Zydeco, Blues, Ska, Roots, Rock and Reggae into an incomparable, groove-laden sound that is unquestionably its own. Consummate headliners, the eclectic, good-time spirit of their set has allowed The Crawdaddies to share the stage with a wide range of artists including: Etta James, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Trombone Shorty, Dr. John, Charlie Daniels, Last Train Home, Buddy Guy, The Old 97s, The Radiators, Jimmy Cliff, Carbon Leaf, CJ Chenier, John Eddie, Joan Jett, The Spinners, Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Terrance Simien, G. E. Smith, Marshall Crenshaw, The Young Dubliners, Buckwheat Zydeco, and Reel Big Fish. The Crawdaddies were also invited to perform on the 2009 Mardi Gras Mambo Tour with Dr. John and the Neville Brothers. The Crawdaddies are, Kraig Greff (accordion, piano), Chris Huntington (vocals, guitar), Chris Everett (vocals, guitar, washboard), Bob Hill (drums, vocals), and Dan Hones (bass, vocals). Visit band online
The Crimestoppers
This band has been playing the Mid-Atlantic scene, from Maryland to North Carolina, for over thirty (30) years. Founding Washington Area Musician Association members (WAMA) and Wammie-nominated The Crimestoppers play everything from classic Chicago and Delta blues, to Eric Clapton/Cream to Neil Young to the Grateful Dead to Stevie Ray Vaughn, to band member originals. The band looks forward to our 2nd Naptown barBAYq appearance. Visit band online
The Rovers
Formed in 2006, The Rovers have taken the Celtic music scene by storm thanks to an eclectic mix of traditional roots and blazing instrumentals with an amped up rock twist. Their musicianship and show is nothing short of high octane. The Rovers are fronted by Ray Murphy (lead guitar) from Dublin Ireland and backed by Jenn Garmen (fiddle), Eddie McGowan (bass and bagpipes), Jim Martin, (percussion), and drummer Garet Howard. They are sure to keep you on edge until the final track has been played. Visit band online
Scattered Leaves
Being a band that formed around a mutual appreciation for chocolate covered donuts on a Sunday morning and our wannabe rock star personas, we felt compelled to take our pursuits to the road. We call Southern Maryland home, Huntingtown to be more specific and our regular Sunday morning gig is why we do what we do. We desire our melodies to take you on a journey that stirs your soul. Musical influences are as eclectic as our personal backgrounds and interests. We strive for the sound of modern rock such as Anberlin, MuteMath and Lifehouse; 80’s ballads much like the creations of Bon Jovi and Def Leppard; to southern rock, you know, Texas stuff and much more. But we don’t believe in limiting our creativity. We enjoy performing traditional church anthems as you might hear sung by Joe Elliot of the aforementioned Def Leppard … minus the British accent, of course. Visit band online