The Famous Brothers Honky-Tonk Hootenanny
Is it a comedy act? A concert? A barnyard hullabaloo for the ages? The answer is YES! The Famous Brothers’ Honky-Tonk Hootenanny is Mayne Stage's first ever comedy podcast recorded as an old time radio show. Each show features the Brothers' hilarious songs, tales from their hometown of Monkey's Crevice, West Virginia and down home music from some of Chicago's finest live performers.
The Famous Brothers are no strangers to Chicago theater. Their series of concerts in 2005 garnered them a “Critic’s Choice” in the Chicago Reader and their critically-acclaimed 2001 revue “Here Come the Famous Brothers!” ran for five months at the Royal George Theatre. The Chicago Tribune calls the Famous Brothers “exceptionally witty. [Their music] has such clever lyrics, tuneful ditties, splendid harmonies and so warm a demeanor, you can sense a great deal of audience pleasure.”
Tangleweed is a band of four forward-looking musical reactionaries from Chicago, Illinois. While the band’s instrumentation is standard bluegrass, their music is anything but. With a repertoire both broad and deep, one listener described them as sounding like “a band playing on a pirate ship off the coast of New Orleans in the 1920s”. Their three CDs have garned critical praise and worldwide airplay, earning the band invitations to appear at major festivals and high-profile venues around the country.
This month the Famous Brothers are pleased to welcome Sugarcreek Road!
http://sugarcreekroad.com/
Sugarcreek Road brings a unique mixture of styles together, including folk, pop, country, Americana, and gospel, to create a sound that is as raw and compelling as America itself. Powerhouse vocals ring as Sugarcreek Road performs energetic originals, traditional gospel, and obscure covers.
The group is comprised of noted Chicago musicians: David Sarkis, Kara Kesselring, Ryan Hinshaw, Mark Lavengood, and Patrick Williams. Their common love for this genre of music brought them together, with a focus on performing originals, standard gospel tunes, and obscure covers. The close four part vocal harmonies, and diverse blend of instrumentation, make them unique.