Friday February 3rd, 2023
JENNIFER TEFFT
2021 Winner of the New England Music Awards "Female Performer of the Year", Jennifer Tefft is a fired-up, energizing presence that creates earthy music from its roots and breathes fresh, soulful rock and roll life into them. Her music combines intense rhythms with melancholy textures and haunting vocals that wind easily from darkly ethereal to outspoken, creating her own brand of Gritty-Lush Alternative Rock.
After getting her start playing for change in the subways and streets of Cambridge, MA, Jennifer Tefft met guitarist John Parrillo met, and they quickly began writing and playing together as a duo. Following several years playing the circuit in Boston and Cambridge, they released their first cd, Dig This Thing, along with bass player Jeff St. Pierre and drummer Phil Antoniades. They soon hit the road playing shows along the Eastern seaboard and the Midwest. Since then, they have gone on to release four more CDs on Tefft's own Gypsy Spin Music label.
All five releases have received critical acclaim, such as a 2019 New England Music Award Nomination for "Best In State". Boston Music Award nomination for Best Female Vocalist and a “Boston’s Best Unsigned Band" nod by local press. Shift was awarded “Best Alternative Album” by the Just Plain Folks association in Hollywood, CA. Twelve MyFm Local Music Award nominations and Four Local Music Awards. Songs from all 4 releases have been and continue to be used on National Television shows such as Cruel Summer, CSI, MTV, Stargate Universe, One Life To Live, The Young & The Restless, and many others.
Tefft has shared the stage with a diverse range of artists, from Aerosmith, Warrant & Quiet Riot to Sarah McLachlan, Missing Persons, Grant Hart & The Sheila Divine to Ellis Paul, and many others. Tefft currently performs as a solo or duo, or full band show and is currently working on new music.
SUNSHINE RIOT
With a sound that has been aptly described as "Johnny Cash meets Kurt Cobain", Sunshine Riot's exciting aesthetic of loud rock and heartfelt songwriting about finding optimism and digging out of life's most hellish circumstances has been lauded everywhere from their home region to just about every spot on their traveling itinerary. Feedback Fury in Michigan said, "This band has it all." The Observer in Nashville called them "one of the most remarkable live acts Boston has seen in a long, long time." The Daily Dose in Providence made reference to their "great, genre-defying songwriting," while The Noise from NYC, where Sunshine Riot plays frequently, sounded a bit envious when it said, "New York should adopt Sunshine Riot...these guys are about to explode."
Doors 7 PM, Show 8 PM
$20 Advanced tickets, $25 Day of Tickets
18+ show, 21+ with valid ID to drink
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