An Evening with Mark Kano and Mike Garrigan
A seated intimate listening room experience with Mark Kano and Mike Garrigan playing songs from Athenaeum, Collapsis, along with with songs from their solo efforts.
J Roddy Walston and the Automatic Band
J. Roddy Walston is a force of nature. If his hits like Heavy Bells is are a war cry, then the deep cuts like Boys Can Never Tell are a tac@cal cosmic retreat. For some, his music is a form of religion, psychedelic in its intensity, transforma@ve in its grip on the body, shaking loose something primal that’s been buried too long. It’s not about thinking, It’s about moving, feeling, surrendering. His influences are a riot of contradic@ons: Kurt Cobain’s fury, Nilsson’s fractured sweetness, Zeppelin’s power, and somewhere in there a perverted nod to William Onyeabor’s lonely calculator funk. Cri@cs try to box him in, but Walston can’t be contained—he does chaos, and his live shows do damage, but fortunately his songs can pay the tab. Catch him and his band before he burns it all down again.
Majoun, Cake Ov Light, and BLOC
The Old One – Two, Sonic Blooms, and THNG
Abigail Dowd – Saints & Warriors Silent Disco Album Release Show
Celebrate the release of Saints & Warriors, the new album from North Carolina singer-songwriter AbigailDowd, with a special Silent Disco Album Release Showat The Flatiron, followed by an intimate concert with Abigail. Guests will receive wireless headphones for an immersive listening experience — part concert, part gathering of kindred spirits. With songs rooted in folk, blues, and the mystic heart of the South, Dowd’s music creates space for connection, reflection, and joy. Produced by Grammy-nominated engineer Jason Richmond (Rising Appalachia, Joe Henry, The Avett Brothers), the album features Alex Bingham (Hiss Golden Messenger), George Sluppick (Alexa Rose, Elizabeth King), Joe MacPhail (Blue Cactus, Emily Scott Robinson), Scott Sawyer, Tamisha Waden (The Foreign Exchange), and Shana Tucker (Cello & Vocals). About Abigail Dowd is a singer-songwriter and guitarist whose music weaves together the rich tapestry of her Southern roots, personal experiences, and a deep connection to the natural world. Raised beneath the longleaf pines of North Carolina’s Sandhills region, Dowd’s upbringing instilled in her an appreciation for storytelling and the healing power of music. Dowd’s music is distinguished by her soulful voice, intricate fingerstyle guitar, and an ability to translate lived experience into songs that are both intimate and expansive. Whether performing live or recording, her music connects on a personal level, and calls attention to the extraordinary in the ordinary and the sacred in the everyday.
Amelia Day w/ Maia Kamil
Amelia Day is a musical jack-of-all-trades. Standing at the intersection of folk, rock, and pop, Day blends heartfelt storytelling, raw delivery, and unforgettable melodies into music that feels both fresh and familiar — like rediscovering an old favorite. A self-described writer before anything else, her perceptive lyricism extends far beyond her 23 years, with lines reminiscent of songwriting greats like Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon. As the Spokesman-Review notes, Day has a signature style that features “wordplay, double-meanings and rhythmic variations,” with themes ranging from journeying into adulthood to climate change. Many of Day’s songs are also shaped by her intimate relationships, where her queerness and candor take center stage. Day’s upcoming EP EGO TRIP is her most personal project yet. Lead single “Lady Los Angeles” traces the sting of betrayal after discovering infidelity, while the rest of the EP takes listeners on an intimate journey through her grieving process. “The character of ‘Lady Los Angeles’ is representative of my ex’s obsession with attention and fame at all costs and my own fear of being seduced by those same temptations,” Day explains. “It felt like she was having an affair, not only with another person, but with the often-self-aggrandizing culture of Los Angeles itself.” Singer-songwriter Maia Kamil has a deep commitment to the lineage that shaped her and a desire to imagine and represent a new world. Rooted in the lineage of 1970s storytellers-Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Crosby, Stills & Nash, and other folk greats-her songs unfold like narratives, each with distinct scenes that move naturally from one to the next. Her warm vocals and lyrical clarity evoke that era’s intimate honesty, creating small, vivid worlds for listeners to slip into. Her debut record, Good Life, captures these worlds-transporting listeners to the trees of the blue ridge, the salt of the seas she’s floated in, and the table where ancestors gather, while still carrying the intimacy of singing around a campfire with friends. Maia is currently in collaboration with guitarist and producer Charlie Hunter on a new full-length record, set for release in 2026. Together, they are shaping a sound that expands her folk foundations while exploring new textures and emotional landscapes. Her recent EP, You’re Not Here You’re Everywhere, explores grief and transformation after the loss of her grandmother. According to Atwood Magazine, the work “…pulls us, gently, into an abyss, and then guides us back to the ground,” In both her writing and performance, Maia invites community, connection, and a shared sense of human truth.
When We’re Sober, General Purpose, and Watch Party
Willingdon, Scoby, and Adrian and the Bees
An alternative rock band from Charlotte, NC, Willingdon is known for their dynamic sound that blends raw emotion with melodic hooks and anthemic guitar riffs. With a reputation for high-energy live performances and a growing local following, they’re ready to bring their authentic, modern take on rock to stages across the Southeast. A burgeoning alt-grunge outfit from Boone, NC, Adrian and the Bees showcases an experienced sideman bringing his own music centerstage for the first time. With an energetic live show and emotional, all-consuming guitar riffs, Adrian (and the Bees) invite you to enter the hazy atmosphere of love and loss.
Tom Hamilton w/ TBA
Tom Hamilton’s guiding creative principle is very simple: he doesn’t like to repeat himself artistically.For the Philadelphia-based singer/songwriter andguitarist, this mindset stems from a deep-seated motivation to keep pushing himself as an artist —to delve into different lyrical themes and musical detours, to explore potentially uncomfortable and unfamiliar emotional places.”That’s a thrilling prospect,” says Hamilton. “To find the deeper things inside and to open up those doors that I didn’t even know were there.”As founding member of Brothers Past, American Babies, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Ghost Light and Billy and The Kids, Hamiltonhas written/recorded roughlya dozen albums and EPs and shared the stage with everyone from John Mayer to Bob Weir to Billy Strings.Hamilton’s debut record as a solo artist will be released in late 2025.
Lemon Sparks, Secret Monkey Weekend, and Laura Jane Vincent
