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Session Americana

Session Americana sit tightly around a small café table, ambient mics tuned to catch the whole sound of the voices and instruments. Asuitcase drum kit, an old electric bass, a bunch of acoustic instruments, a field organ – this format feels very theatri-cal and though the musicians face each other, the audience feels drawn into the circle by the warmth, joy and camaraderie that emanate outwards by the all star cast of characters seated around the table. What keeps you coming back show after show is the same thing that any audience member longs for – great songs performed by a great band.

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Juliana Hatfield

Juliana Hatfield (born July 27, 1967 in Wiscasset, Maine, United States), is an American guitarist/singer-songwriter from the Boston area, formerly of the indie rock band Blake Babies. The daughter of Philip M. Hatfield (a radiologist) and The Boston Globe fashion critic Julie Hatfield, Juliana was born in Maine and grew up in the Boston suburb of Duxbury. She acquired a love of rock music during the 1970s, having been introduced by a babysitter to the music of the seminal Los Angeles punk rock band X, which proved a life-changing experience.

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No Tolerance

No Tolerance is a Straight Edge Hardcore band from Boston, Massachusetts . Justin DeTore of Mind Eraser is credited on their recordings for doing drums and vocals. The band released a demo which was initially put out on Austin, TX label 540 Records, which is part of bigger Painkiller records. The band's demo was also released on Edge Day Records. They're most recent release, an EP entitled "No Remorse, No Tolerance," was released in late 2011 on Youngblood Records.

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Tree

Tree is the name of at least 9 different artists:
1. A psychedelic band from Israel
2. A hardcore band from Massachusetts, United States
3. A grindcore band from Kansas, United States
4. A rapper/producer from Illinois, United States
5. A rock band active in the 1960's
6. A singer/songwriter from California, United States
7. A pop singer from Australia
8. A rock band from Australia (now called Treehouse)
9. A Christian rock band from South Africa (now called Tree63)
10. Project of Oliver Nickell from San Francisco, California

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Tristan Da Cunha

Tristan da Cunha is 2 artists. 1 is: a band from Boston. Its members are Brian Church, Steve Q. Budney, and Ernie Kim. The story of the band's origin is shrouded in mystery. As of May 2007, the only concrete information that has been uncovered about their beginnings is the following. In the late 90s, Brian, while passing through India on a mission to uncover a lost golden scimitar, met and struck up a parnership with Ernie, who was in the middle of a 5-year vision quest.

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The Carrier

The Carrier are one of Boston's newest and most interesting hardcore bands. Their brand of powerful melodic hardcore is the next chapter of evolution in their genre. Emoting with a goose-bump inducing fervor unlike any other band out there today. In the summer of 2007, The Carrier released their debut 7"EP on the Words Of War label. This amazing three song 7"EP caught the attention of the hardcore community worldwide, paving the way for the band to tour throughout the year.

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Sarah Borges

The New York Times called Sarah Borges "A modern-minded honky-tonker with a retro streak". John Conquest of Texas' 3rd Coast Music News says simply, "Sarah Borges is fabulous, and will be my...headliner anytime she wants". The Boston artist released "The Stars Are Out" in 2009 and was nominated for an award from the Americana Music Association.

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Free Spirit

1) They are a Boston Hardcore band featuring Gil Sayfan, and their sound would be comparable to the faster youth crew bands of the mid 80's like Straight Ahead NYC Mayhem and Youth of Today
2) Free Spirit are a melodic hard rock band from Finland. Stadium size choruses and big guitars are the key elements in their music, whose main influences come from 70’s and 80’s heavy metal and melodic hard rock bands. Their sound is at the same time familiar and yet seductively novel.

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Kansas

Kansas is a band which formed in Topeka, Kansas, United States in 1970. The band is best known for their international hit singles "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind". The band's classic lineup consisted of Steve Walsh (vocals, keyboards), Richard Williams (guitar), Kerry Livgren (guitar), Robby Steinhardt (violin, vocals), Dave Hope (bass) and Phil Ehart (drums). The band currently consists of Walsh, Ehart, Williams, Billy Greer (bass) and David Ragsdale (violin).

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