Past Events

This event will not only usher in the Spring season, but also features  eight bands over two days, each one taking a nose dive deep into early 20th century North American Jug and String music. The bands include the Dirdy Birdies Jug Band  , Keegan Day and The String Busters , as well as Bill Carney's Jug Addicts.

Eggy is the group that brings balance to your musical diet. The band offers timeless songwriting both lyrically and in composition creating works worthy of repeated consumption. Drawing influences from classics like Bruce Hornsby, CSNY, Herbie Hancock, & the like; Eggy is the fresh but familiar music you’ve been craving. Their debut album “Watercolor Days” (released March 2019) reflects the band’s fine palate & musical breadth. Michael Goodman (bass/vocals), Jake Brownstein (guitar/vocals), Dani Battat (keys/vocals) and Alex Bailey (drums/vocals) work…

Fusing psychedelic pop and the deep grooves of dance music, Brooklyn electronic pop outfit Psymon Spine’s music is oozing with approachable melodic hugeness on first contact—but the places these guys take their songs is truly out there, exploring complicated feelings and catharsis through a singular approach to left-of-center electronic and dance sounds. Psymon Spine's origins date back to core members Noah Prebish and Peter Spears meeting in college and finding common ground in their artistic aims: "We wanted to make…

'Alejandro Chal Salazar, professionally known as A. Chal, is a Peruvian-American singer-songwriter, rapper, and record producer. He released his first EP, Ballroom Riots, in 2013. His debut studio album, Welcome to GAZI, was self-released in June 2016. His single, "Round Whippin'", was premiered by Zane Lowe in 2015

Eszter Balint will be returning to Barbes for a short monthly residency, with a special guest each month, and accompanied by David Nagler and Marlon Cherry. Eszter is a singer-songwriter, violinist and actor She has released four albums and has contributed vocals and/or violin to works by Michael Gira and Swans, John Lurie. Marc Ribot, Dayna Kurtz and Tammy Faye Starlight. Eszter grew up as a child member of the avant-garde theater company Squat Theatre.She has appeared in starring and…

Earthless is a mostly instrumental psychedelic rock band from San Diego, California, consisting of guitarist Isaiah Mitchell, bassist Mike Eginton and drummer Mario Rubalcaba. The band formed in 2001 and released their first album, Sonic Prayer, through Gravity Records in 2005.

Goodnight Moonshine is a guitar and vocal duet, and a musical marriage in all senses. The Duo combines the evocative voice and songwriting of Molly Venter, with Eben Pariser’s adventurous guitar playing. The result is folk music with a depth of improvisation and tonal subtlety usually reserved for jazz. ​ Molly is well known for her sublime singing in the prominent female-vocal-group Red Molly, while Eben cut his teeth as a street performer in New York City, playing guttural music…

Latin Grammy nominee producer, singer-songwriter and guitarist, Juancho Herrera and drummer extraordinaire Franco Pinna are part of a wave of Latin American musicians who’ve transformed the New York music scene in recent decades. With four albums under his name, Juancho Herrera he’s carved out a singular path with a highly personal synthesis of jazz and South American sounds. Franco Pinna is one of the most original voices on his instrument and has incorporated a myriad of sounds and rhythms from…