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SUMMARY:EC-CHAP Acoustic Artist Series: Bastards of Fine Arts (Indie/Folk
 /Rock)
DESCRIPTION:EC-CHAP Acoustic Artist Series: Bastards of Fine Arts (Indie/
 Folk/Rock) Tickets $25.00+Fees in Advance (ONLINE) $30.00 at the Door EC
 -CHAP MEMBER DISCOUNTS & FREQUENT FLYER PROGRAM AVAILABLE NOTE: I had th
 e opportunity to meet Steve Mayone\, founding member of the Bastards of 
 Fine Arts twice - when he accompanied Kate Taylor at The Packing House p
 re and post pandemic. Our most recent encounter led to his return with h
 is acoustic duo including Matt Keating\, the other original “Bastard”. I
 t is with great pleasure that we present Steve and Matt as the Bastards 
 of Fine Arts! Join us for these incredibly talented musicians as they fi
 ll our intimate listening room with their original acoustic works! BASTA
 RDS OF FINE ARTS are a new band with old roots: MATT KEATING and STEVE M
 AYONE are songwriting veterans\, singularly releasing multiple albums an
 d garnering rave reviews from around the world. Matt and Steve\, two acc
 laimed solo artists\, met at a dinner party hosted by Ringo Starr's publ
 icist\, Elizabeth Freund of Beautiful Day Media\, and began an artistic 
 collaboration that has evolved into a formidable musical partnership. Bo
 th began their careers in the 1990’s with bands and as solo artists\, sh
 aring the studio and stage with Levon Helm\, David Bowie and Larry Campb
 ell. NPR says of Keating "In a career spanning 20 years\, Keating has es
 tablished himself as one of America's great under the radar songwriters.
  His work is rife with clever incisive tunefulness." Of Mayone Americana
  UK says "The stark truth is Mayone is a master songsmith. He crafts and
  molds his stories eloquently and intelligently and there's not many tha
 t you can say that about". Keating and Mayone joined forces in 2014 and 
 began a productive songwriting collaboration. Joined by Jason Mercer on 
 Bass (Ron Sexsmith\, Ani DeFranco) and Greg Wieczorek on Drums (Norah Jo
 nes\, Autumn Defense) they began playing gigs and creating a weekly musi
 c video series “New Song Forward Friday”. Their debut album A GOOD SIGN 
 was released in 2022 to early rave reviews. Stereo Embers The Podcast ca
 lls it “… A joyous and jangly blast of hook-laden indie pop” while Dirty
  Rock proclaims A GOOD SIGN to be “one of the best albums of the year”. 
 “The band has filled out their sound with rhythm stalwarts bassist Jason
  Mercer (Ron Sexsmith\, Oh Pep) and drummer Greg Wieczorek (Norah Jones\
 , Autumn Defense). Fans of the Jayhawks\, the Flying Burrito Brothers\, 
 and singer-songwriters in the vein of Lyle Lovett\, Freedy Johnston\, Lo
 well George and Michael Penn will find something to enjoy on A GOOD SIGN
 .” -ROCK CELLAR MAGAZINE “Matt Keating and Steve Mayone met in New York 
 in 2016\, since then they haven't stopped playing together and call them
 selves Bastards of Fine Arts. The fruit of that friendship is a lush deb
 ut album called A GOOD SIGN. The result is a superb 14-song album of cat
 chy American rock jam packed with fabulous melodies balancing power pop 
 and upbeat folk with perfect arrangements to remote woods\, perfect for 
 casting an intimate campfire glow from New York. The band that accompani
 ed Bastards of Fine Arts is bassist Jason Mercer (Ron Sexsmith\, Oh Pep)
  and drummer Greg Wieczorek (Norah Jones\, Autumn Defense) to make one o
 f the best albums of the year.” - DIRTY ROCK “… A joyous and jangly blas
 t of hook-laden indie pop” - STEREO EMBERS THE PODCAST Please join us fo
 r an evening of original acoustic music from these outstanding” Bastards
  ”! A show not to miss! This program is hosted by the "Eastern Connectic
 ut Center for History\, Art\, and Performance" (EC-CHAP). 6:30pm 7:30pm.
  Tickets $25.00 (+fees) Advance (Online) $30.00 Door. Soft drinks and sn
 acks available. We are pleased to offer our exclusive " BYOB&F " TM mode
 l - B ring Y our O wn B everage & F ood (Wine & Beer Only - I.D. Require
 d). You can also bring your paid ticket to Willington Pizza House (or WP
  Too) for eat-in or take-out the night of the show and receive 15% off y
 our meal purchase. Ask for "The Packing House" pizza! Click HERE for sec
 ret recipe. For more information\, please call 518-791-9474.\n\nTickets:
  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ec-chap-acoustic-artist-series-bastards-of
 -fine-arts-indiefolkrock-tickets-2003617263170\n\nhttps://findlocal.comm
 unity/event/f5cb3677-272b-4990-8547-c77d9586369a
LOCATION:The Packing House\, 156 River Rd\, Willington\, CT 06279
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/f5cb3677-272b-4990-8547-c77d9586369
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