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JUNE STAR w/s/g Amanda Rogers + Stephen Douglas Wolfe
Fri, 21 Jul, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM EDT
Doors open
7:00 PM EDT
Funk 'n Waffles
307-313 Clinton Street, Syracuse, NY 13202
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Age Limit
18+

Folk
June Star
June Star
Folk
Baltimore Maryland’s June Star (Andrew Grimm and Dave Hadley), with aching vocals and plaintive folk arrangements, comes off like a Smog-era Bill Callahan if he had chosen to dive inward or The Jayhawks if they were more keen to stark emotional realism. Grimm’s rich baritone voice and Hadley’s atmospheric, elegiac pedal steel brings a time-honored aesthetic to their unique tales of fractious love, quixotic anxiety, and the promise of redemption. June Star has performed in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington DC and West Virginia.

Singer-Songwriter
Amanda Rogers
Amanda Rogers
Singer-Songwriter
American Singer-Songwriter, Amanda Rogers, hails from upstate NY where the
rustbelt of industry past meets idyllic landscapes. The collision between these two
worlds, one of metal and concrete and the other of mud and verdure, was the
precise place her sound was forged. A pragmatic daydreaming teenager in the
late-nineties, her earliest recordings illustrates this contradiction perfectly as she
musically and aesthetically merged classical and punk. Those early albums,
released through Brooklyn-based punk/hardcore label Immigrant Sun Records,
were often labeled as "lo-fi bedroom ambience" and "chamber-pop”. Her music
evolved as she expanded on her musical experiences while touring with indie-rock
and hardcore bands, joining a pop-rock outfit, and later touring as part of a
grunge-folk-pop duo. Now with 12 solo albums, and 2 SAMMY awards for “Best
Singer-Songwriter” (2019/2020), her sound vacillates between "gritty blues and
folk-pop" and is described as being” “intimate, intense, and expressive.” Her live
performances are described as "raw and emotional", "haunting", "quirky and
delicate as well as powerfully moving.”
"An accomplished and versatile songwriter and pianist, timid when she takes the
stage, her first fragile notes transform into clear soul-resonating melodies".
"Regardless of whether you encounter her live in concert or listen to her recorded
songs, Amanda Rogers just may restore your faith in Singer-Songwriters."
"Quiet and somber melodies with introspective lyrics and ethereal instrumentals
create an exciting dynamic that Rogers excels at. One can see why she brings
audiences to a still awareness and complete hush, as she dazzles the listeners
who give her their full attention."
Amanda has garnered comparisons to contemporaries such as Tom Waits,
Heather Nova, Tori Amos, Carole King, Glen Hansard, Joanna Newsome,
Suzanna Vega, Kate Bush, Counting Crows, Elton John, Beatles, Fiona Apple,
and Elliott Smith.
Alongside her most recent full length album, The Hallow, Amanda launched a
Patreon subscriber community where she shares more in-depth her stories,
process, unreleased material, and exclusive content.
www.patreon.com/amandarogers
Amanda is a Yamaha Performing Artist

Americana
Stephen Douglas Wolfe
Stephen Douglas Wolfe
Americana
After a decade of work in two propulsive indie rock bands Getaway Driver and Cavaliers, Stephen Douglas Wolfe has found his voice, this time without a band surrounding him. Until now, Stephen’s four releases and extensive touring as a member of these bands, Lawrence, Kansas was what he called home. Wolfe’s Eastern Kansas hometown brought with it an opportunity to convene an impressive roster of musicians for his first solo album. Cavaliers’ “Except for the Birds” (released in 2007) was his chance to assemble players from acts such as The Get Up Kids, Kelpie, Ghosty, and The Roseline to contribute to the record. After a hiatus brought upon partially by a professional move to NYC, recording would resume for Wolfe in his new home in 2015 at Subcat Studios in Syracuse, New York. A series of digital singles including “O River” “Free” and “Pretty Baby” found their way to the public at the end of the year. With 2016 came a series of 7" singles - "We'll Live" released in march, "Window" in June, and finally "The Animals" in November. Also released in November was the self-titled EP containing all 6 songs from the 7" series. Along the way, Wolfe pushed two digital-only singles, "Thoughts & Prayers" which was recorded in one take straight to tape, and "Believe Me."