“The Weight,” at Oberlin College with Nina Violet

In memory of Levon Helm

We’ve confirmed our first two summer shows!

August 20th — The Jemima James Featherstone Variety Show, where we’ll join our friend and mentor Jemima along with other Martha’s Vineyard folk for an outdoor hootenanny at the Featherstone Center for the Arts.

Here’s a taste of what two years ago at Featherstone was like:

August 21st—As part of the “Tuesdays at Twighlight” series to benefit the West Tisbury Library, we’ll be playing at the historic West Tisbury Grange Hall with the future historic Nina Violet.

To get yourself pumped, listen to our friend (and Jemima’s son) Willy Mason’s EP recorded live at the Grange.

Check out our friend/brilliant singer-songwriter Nina Violet’s new website.

And while you’re at it, check out her newest album We’ll Be Alright.

Our dear friend Nina Violet (pictured below in Sanford the Meisner Mobile) has released quite the fucking album, entitled We’ll Be Alright. It’s available for download now at bandcamp, as is her previous masterpiece, Lose Strife.

Do yourself a favor and get to downloading.

This is Nina. Nina is a brilliant songwriter. She has a voice like the face of god, i.e. direct confrontation will at the very least most assuredly break your heart, if not wholly decimate you.

We are playing a show with Nina. You can find out about it » here «.

Listen to Nina. You’ll be pleased you did.

Martha’s Vineyard, where we played Jemima James’ annual variety show at the beautiful Featherstone Center for the Arts, with Jemima — mothersistergoddessfriendsupreme — Nina Violent, Marciana Jones, Lexie Roth, and a whole lot of other brilliant, absurdly lovely people. Also, a fire dancer.