After a 2015 motorcycle accident took two fingers from his left hand, longtime guitarist Jack O’Connell adopted a new playing style and started performing solo as Closest Relative. His music is characterized by intricate two-fingered guitar work, and earnest lyrics. His latest EP “This Tree is Base” expands on his previous EP “Messes” and unfurls his songwriting in unexpected directions.
Closest Relative w/ Jack Ballengee Morris
Lady Antebellum To Play Rose Music Center
GRAMMY award-winning power country trio Lady Antebellum will stop in Ohio for one night only to perform at Rose Music Center at The Heights on Thursday, August 8th. The not-to-be-missed concert of the summer will feature support by rising country artists Levi Hummon and Kylie Morgan.
Over the course of their decade-long career, Lady Antebellum has amassed record-breaking success ushering in more than 18 million album units and 34 million tracks sold, with over two billion digital streams. In addition to critical acclaim, the trio has nine No. One hits to their name including the 9X PLATINUM hit “Need You Now” which is the highest certified song by a country group. Lady A has earned ACM and CMA “Vocal Group of the Year” trophies three years in a row and countless other honors including seven GRAMMY awards, Billboard Music Awards, People’s Choice Awards and Teen Choice Awards along with first-ever Tony Award nomination in 2018. The trio kicked off their first-ever Las Vegas residency, OUR KIND OF VEGAS, in February at the Palms Casino Resort’s Pearl Concert Theater. As the first country act to headline the venue, the seven-time GRAMMY award-winning trio combines their chart-topping songs with unparalleled production and multidimensional staging. Lady Antebellum recently signed with Big Machine Label Group to release their upcoming seventh studio album. For more information, visit www.ladyantebellum.com.
Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning at 11am on Friday, May 10th at Ticketmaster.com,RoseMusicCenter.com, and the Rose Music Center Box Office. Dates, times and artists subject to change without notice. All events rain or shine.
Tour de Way Launches Today!
Tour de Way
Free passport program with 100+ locations
If you are looking for a One Tank Adventure, the Great Miami Riverway is making it even easier this summer through a free passport program offering over $3,000 in prizes.
Tour de Way, a #RiverwayGiveaway, is a new passport program from the Great Miami Riverway. Starting on May 4th and running through March 2020, Tour de Way lets you explore our region all year long with 100 locations perfect for the adventurer, the art lover, the aviation enthusiast, the beer connoisseur, and everyone else in between.
How it works:
- Visit one of our tour locations and follow the instructions to find the QR code
- Scan the QR code with your smartphone – for most smartphone users, QR code readers are now embedded into your native phone camera. Simply open your camera app and point it at the QR code to be directed to the website.
- The first time you scan, you’ll need to create a Great Miami Riverway account so that your locations are saved
- Every QR code you scan will be automatically saved in your account
That’s it!
Launch event: May 4, 2019; River Center in Middletown
Join us today at RiverCon or at Derby Day in The Oregon District to scan your first code. 300 of you have already signed up – we look forward to following your adventures!
Miami University Regionals, Great Miami Riverway, and Metroparks of Butler County have joined Forces to showcase all the wonderful opportunities available near the Great Miami River Recreational Trail and to launch Tour de Way.
Keep an eye out on social media – temporary and pop up locations will be happening throughout the year and help you win amazing prizes like a SmithFly Shoal Tent or a bicycle from Spoken Bicycles!
More info: https://www.greatmiamiriverway.com/tour-de-way.php
Vote for Best Hair & Makeup From The CLASH Fashion Show
On Saturday, April 27th, from 6-9p, Masque hosted the 8th Annual Spring/Summer Clash Fashion Show. This unique event pairs local clothing designers with models, hair and makeup stylists to create a magical evening for the fashionista in all of us! In addition to local designers, Oregon District shops, Clash and Feathers, showcased garments from their vintage selections to span the decades. The show is produced each year by Mary Kathryn Burnside, owner of Clash Dayton (pictured below with her daughter Freya Moon).
Now it’s up to the public (that’s you) to determine the best overall hair and makeup team by voting in our online poll. The winning team will win a cash prize supplied by Clash. Please vote below (you can only vote once/day) and voting will end Sunday, May 5th at midnight. Be sure and share this with your friends as well, so they can see some of the talented and creative folks we have here in the Miami Valley!
Amy Kollar Anderson – Amy Kollar Anderson creates surreal narrative paintings inspired by natural forms, the decorative arts and her love of animals. She takes these paintings and transforms them into fabric designs which she sews into fanciful, wearable artworks.
Hair and Makeup Team: Alessandra Hamilton, Erin Livingston, Ashley Gregory, Lee VanArtsdalen
Andrea Benson of Ravenbombshell – Andrea Benson is a retro inspired clothing designer who makes custom and limited quantity designs. She has mastered the styles reminiscent to 1940s and 1950s fashions with modern twists.
Hair and Makeup Team: Moxie Studio
Jacobee Rose Buchanan of Rose and Thorn – Jacobee Rose Buchanan is a former dancer, choreographer and costumer, who loves the theater and always brings a touch of drama to her work. Her designs are meant to tell a story, and blur the lines between costume and everyday wear. Each piece combines dark romance and delicate details with sharp edges, which is why she designs under the label “The Rose and Thorn.”
Hair and makeup team: Kami Raenelle Ross, Jayme, Audra Hayden, Jessica Gilbert
Grace Combs – Grace Combs is a CCAD student whose main focus is fashion design. This young designer romances the audience with a custom line for the Clash fashion show that emphasizes soft lines, feminine forms and flirty reveals.
Hair and Makeup Team: Drea Naschke, Joshua Vanity Lucas, Dallas Strong
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Sweet New Menu Addition at Lily’s Bistro
Working alongside another great Dayton business, Lily’s Bistro is excited to begin offering a variety of Partial to Pie’s Fruit Pies alongside their selection of housemade desserts.“It’s been wonderful seeing what Marie [Clark] and her father Mike have been able to do at Partial to Pie,” Emily Mendenhall, owner of Lily’s Bistro said. “The pies speak for themselves too, it’s really our pleasure to be able to serve these at the restaurant.”
Opened last summer, in just five months the bakery won the honor of USA Today’s “Best Pie Shop in Ohio”.
“People are doing great things here in Dayton,” Mendenhall said. “It’s always nice when we can work together.”
For those interested, Lily’s Bistro now offers a variety of Partial to Pie Bakery’s fruit pies alongside their selection of housemade desserts. Dessert Boards are also now available, featuring three sweets of your choice.
Lily’s Bistro 329 E 5th St,
Dayton, OH 45402
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 723-7637
Tues- Thurs 11am – 3pm, 5-9pm
Fri 11am – 3pm, 5-midnight
Sat 10am – 3pm, 5-midnight
Sun 10am – 3pm, 5-9pm
200 Shroyer Rd.
Dayton, Ohio
(937) 813-8851
Tues – Fri 7am – 3pm
Sat 7am – noon
Free Music, Fitness and More this May at RiverScape MetroPark
Five Rivers MetroParks will offer live music and new, free fitness classes and starting this May at RiverScape MetroPark, 237 E. Monument Ave. in downtown Dayton.
Fitness in the Park kicks off with the new Cardio Dance in the Park on May 11, presented by Kettering Health Network and taught by Megan Millat of Fit N Fruitful. Returning this year is Yoga in the Park, which begins May 18 with a Vinyasa yoga practice led by Tori Reynolds of Speakeasy Yoga. Fitness programs are most Saturdays throughout the summer from 10 a.m. to noon.
Those who want a new fitness challenge this season can join Fit Body Boot Camp instructors on select Tuesdays starting in June for a high intensity interval training workout under the Pavilion. Bootcamp in the Park starts on Tuesday, June 11 and is from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Fitness in the Park participants should bring water and a mat for yoga.
Also in May is the first concert in the summer-long RiverScape Summer Music Series, Pickin’ in the Park. May 3 from 6 to 10 pm, Flatland Harmony Experiment and Kind Country will perform string-picking American roots music. MetroParks Rangers, Dayton Police and Fire, and area cycling organizations will be on hand to talk to families about bike safety. Try a bike, get a free helmet and grab a snow cone (while supplies last).
The RiverScape Summer Music Series concerts are free for all ages and held under the RiverScape Pavilion. Food and drinks will be available for purchase, including craft beer and fare from local food trucks. Proceeds from beer sales benefit A Special Wish Foundation. Guests should bring a lawn chair for seating. A complete list of the RiverScape Summer Music Series concerts is atmetroparks.org/RiverScape.
Starting May 6 through the end of September, RiverScape MetroPark hosts Music@Lunch. Enjoy live acoustic music, free Wi-Fi and views of the Great Miami River from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm Monday through Friday. Grab lunch from a rotating selection of a daily food truck and the RiverScape Café.
Starting Memorial Day weekend, rent bikes and bike accessories at RiverScape Rentals, open on Saturdays and Sundays from 9 am to 6 pm through Labor Day. The interactive fountains and the Five Rivers Fountain of Lights also open Memorial Day weekend.
“Five Rivers MetroParks is committed to providing opportunities for residents of all ages, allowing them to enjoy the outdoors and have healthy, active lifestyles,” said RiverScape MetroPark manager, Meredith Adamisin. “The warm weather has people itching to get outside, and there are myriad outdoor opportunities at RiverScape MetroPark that start in May and continue throughout the summer.”
Learn more about all of RiverScape MetroPark’s summer programs and events by visiting metroparks.org/RiverScape.
Battle of the Breweries Lip Sync Battle
Come cheer on your favorite breweries while they battle it out lip sync style. Each brewery will be competing for their favorite charity so maybe it’s your favorite charity too, eh?! Crowd reaction is part of the scoring so the louder your roar the higher their score!
Humane Society Kicks Off Diamonds in the Ruff Campaign
In honor of Tuesday being Adopt a Shelter Pet Day, the Humane Society of Greater Dayton is kicking off a campaign called Diamonds in the Ruff where they hope to find more animals homes and give one lucky person a diamond and gold necklace!
Starting Tuesday, April 30th, the Humane Society of Greater Dayton is offering adoptions fees for all animals for just $30 per animal. This campaign runs through Sunday, May 5th.
For helping save a shelter pet, you have a chance to win, too! For every person who adopts at the Humane Society of Greater Dayton’s main location at 1661 Nicholas Road or through one of our offsite adoption locations during this time, we will enter them into a drawing to win a 14k gold diamond paw print pendant necklace from Elizabeth Diamond Company, a retail value of $640.
Can’t adopt, but still want a chance to win? For every $30 you donate to the Humane Society of Greater Dayton through Sunday, May 5th you will get one entry into the drawing. Donations can be made online at www.hsdayton.org/donate.
“Supporting one of our Diamonds in the Ruff, be it through donations or adoptions, is a great way to really impact animals in our community,” said Brian Weltge, President & CEO of the Humane Society of Greater Dayton. “We are so honored to work with Elizabeth Diamond Company on this campaign and hope that we will not only raise much needed funds, but ultimately find lots of fantastic animals their forever homes!”
The winning ticket will be drawn at Elizabeth Diamond Company, 7245 Far Hills Avenue in Dayton, on Monday, May 6th at 2 pm. It will also be streamed live on the Humane Society of Greater Dayton’s Facebook page .
All proceeds raised from this event help care for the homeless pets at the Humane Society of Greater Dayton. As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency, the Humane Society of Greater Dayton receives no government funding and relies solely on the donations of individuals, companies and grants to run the programs and services it offers to the community. They are dedicated to building loving relationships between people and pets. Founded 117 years ago, it is the oldest and most-established no-kill animal welfare agency in the area. It focuses on pet adoptions, eliminating pet overpopulation, providing education and ensuring the humane treatment of animals. For more information about the Humane Society of Greater Dayton, call (937) 268-PETS (7387) or visit www.hsdayton.org.
Dayton Pub Run
The FREE Runners Plus and Key Sports Pub Runs are simply a way to enjoy running and the local breweries in Dayton.
Our group route is about five miles, though you welcome to go more or less. Walkers and all abilities of runners are welcome! We’ll typically have demo shoes, door prizes, and prizes for showing up.
Registration is LIVE for 2019 Techstars Startup Week Dayton!
In its fourth year, this free, annual, week-long, entrepreneur-led, volunteer-run, community-focused conference brings together the region’s thinkers, dreamers, doers, makers & entrepreneurs in venues located across downtown Dayton. All experiences are welcome — whether a seasoned entrepreneur or new to the community, there is space to jump in.
“We’re excited to roll out our most community-driven conference yet,” Techstars Startup Week Dayton organizer John Owen said. “You asked and we responded — with new specialized tracks and evening sessions, there’s something for everyone.”
Last year, about 900 people attended 83 sessions & events featuring 88 unique speakers over the course of the week. This year, we’re on track to host more than 125 sessions featuring more than 100 speakers.
Base Camp this year will again be the Steam Plant, located at 617 E. 3rd St. in downtown Dayton.
The Steam Plant will host talks that appeal across industry lines — how-to sessions for entrepreneurs covering marketing, branding, legal business needs, sales & customers, funding & finance, and inspirational founder stories. Breakfast and lunch is provided each day, catered by Dayton food startups and businesses.
But this year, Startup Week will also feature industry-specific talks and workshops held in locations across downtown Dayton.
We put out a speaker call and tapped more than two dozen experts across the region to help organize these special tracks. As a result, food industry entrepreneurs will gather at Second Street Market on Monday afternoon, medtech entrepreneurs will gather at the 444 Innovation Hub on Wednesday, arts & music entrepreneurs will gather at The Brightside Music & Events Venue on Wednesday afternoon, defense entrepreneurs will gather at the 444 Innovation Hub on Thursday, and more.
Friday, June 7, will be the conference’s first community day as businesses along Third Street and Wayne Avenue open their doors to host workshops on niche topics including co-op opportunities, solopreneurship, retail options, social entrepreneurship, founder wellness and leadership.
Can’t get a day off? Techstars Dayton Startup Week has also added evening workshops this year. Topics range from building your business plan to paying yourself in these later workshops, held at Dayton Metro Library and The Brightside.
And don’t forget, Startup Week is all about connecting — our evening social events range from community pitch nights to happy hours to a startup market that will feature products, food and music from our city’s entrepreneurs! We’ll close the week on Friday with a business crawl through Dayton’s Oregon District, with built-in stops to help you build your own picnic basket for Friday night’s free concert at Levitt Pavilion.
Don’t want to wait until Monday, June 3 to start connecting? Catch the 2nd Annual Gem City Entrepreneur Resource Fair, Friday, May 31 from 5:30-8pm at Central State Dayton West, 840 Germantown St.
In December of 2017, eight Dayton young black professionals hosted the first resource fair, described as “one of the most successful community-wide resource/networking events for millennial and minority entrepreneurs,” organizer Ke Daniels said. This year, the resource fair will kick off Techstars Startup Week Dayton 2019!
Techstars Startup Week Dayton 2019 is made possible through support from title sponsors The Entrepreneurs Center and Wright State Research Institute and official media sponsor, Cox Media Group.
Make plans now to attend!
DLM’s Spring Fling Pastry & Food Show **Ticket Giveaway**
It’s how we know spring is officially here- the Dorothy Lane Market Spring Fling Pastry & Food Show! On Thursday, May 2nd from 7-9pm at the Springboro store prepare to not only be delighted with each bite, but to meet the world class DLM talent who unleash their passion with a star-studded line-up at Spring Fling, in addition to making DLM shine daily with their talents!
Take your pick as to whether you’ll start with sweet or savory as you mingle from one station to the next at this open concept event. In addition to the 20+ pristine pastries, 15+ hors d’oeuvres, and a selection of wines and beers included with your ticket price, this year’s event also will include a flavored croissant station, galaxy cakes dripping with mirror glaze, a gourmet grilled cheese station featuring DLM Artisan Bread, as well as an artistically rendered sugar sculpture being built before your eyes!
DLM is also highlighting some of the talented Chefs and bakers that make all the treats they feature:
Carrie graduated with honors from The PA Institute of Culinary Arts in 1994, but her love for baking and cooking started with her Southern roots. DLM has been like a second home to Carrie as she’s been here for almost 20 years, spending the first 17 fueling her artistic side as a cake decorator. But the DLM Pâtisserie caught her eye after she saw how creative you can be while also learning the science behind perfecting beautiful pastries!
Born and raised in NYC, Tina grew up in an Italian-American household where the culture runs strong and the world revolves around food as she spent much time baking with her mother and grandmother. In 2002, she graduated from the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan with a degree in Pastry and Baking Arts. We love having Tina’s skills at play on the DLM Pâtisserie Team.
As the chef and culinary director for Dorothy Lane Market, you’ll see Chef Carrie’s menus brought to life at special DLM events, like our upcoming Spring Fling Pastry & Food Show, May 2! And thanks to her, your ticket to Spring Fling grants you access to not only world-class sweets and selection of wines, but a brilliant selection of hors d’oeuvre, too. Chef Carrie also helps shape the DLM Culinary Center’s class programming, shares her passion for food through her culinary classes, and aims to make the prepared foods found at DLM shine with the finest ingredients and a Flavor First mentality
Chef Amy decided to pursue her passion for pastry at The French Pastry School in Chicago. She now manages the DLM Pâtisserie and central bakery, which is responsible for making so much of what you find at the DLM Bakery!
Tickets for the Spring Fling Pastry & Food Show are $50 each and can be purchased at any DLM store on online here.
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City Celebrates Arcade Financial Closing
The long-awaited financial closure by developers of the Dayton Arcade is complete.
Earlier this month, Dayton City Commissioners voted on a variety of legislation, property tax incentives and energy improvements to prepare for the $90 million financial closing of the first phase of the Arcade project.
Photo by Andy Snow
The financing structure is being called one of the largest and most complicated deals of its kind and represents a number of firsts for Dayton and the region. Included in the financing is $10 million of support from the City of Dayton, the City’s largest economic investment since the construction of the Schuster Center in the early 2000’s.
In addition to City support, the financing package includes new market tax credits, federal and state historic tax credits, low income housing tax credits, Property Assessed Clean Energy financing, and private equity.
“I am excited to see all of the pieces of this deal come together,” said City Manager Shelley Dickstein. “When complete, the Arcade will not only spur development downtown but act as an innovation hub connecting city neighborhoods with needed programming and opportunity.”
Nearly five years ago, Mayor Nan Whaley commissioned a task force to determine the future of the iconic site. Since then, City staff, community leaders and advocates have worked tirelessly to make the project a reality.
“For decades the Dayton Arcade served as the heart and soul of the City,” said Mayor Nan Whaley. “I am excited to see how the revival of this space will impact the entire Dayton community. The Arcade project is a great example of how a public-private partnership can move our city forward.”
The Arcade Innovation Hub, a joint venture between the University of Dayton and The Entrepreneurs Center, represents the university’s largest investment in downtown in its history. The hub will bring hundreds of students and entrepreneurs to Dayton’s urban core.
Also in this first phase of Arcade redevelopment will be 126 units of affordable and market-rate housing targeted to the region’s arts and creative community.
The City of Dayton will recognize partners and the people who made the project possible at a private celebration next week.
Tune into Music Therapy Benefit Concert
Live music to benefit the Dayton Childrens Hospital Music Therapy Program.
Special performances by Libby Dietrix, Isicle, Bird Brain Breakfast, and Todd the Fox
$10 at the door (all proceeds go to the program)
2019 Dayton Region’s Walk of Fame Inductees Announced
Three individuals and one performing arts organization will join the Dayton Region’s Walk of Fame at the 2019 induction ceremony in September, Wright Dunbar, Inc. officials announced Wednesday, April 24.
They are Jessie Gooding, John Gower, Betsy and Lee Whitney and the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company.
“We have another year of outstanding inductees. They are all excellent examples of the exceptional people who make this area a great place to live and raise a family,” said Harry Seifert, president and CEO of Wright Dunbar, Inc.
This year’s inductees will be honored at a luncheon at Sinclair College on Thursday, Sept. 26th. Tickets and sponsorships for this event are available online.
Jessie Gooding (1926-)
One of the Dayton region’s foremost civil rights leaders, Jessie Gooding was born and raised in Minden, La. After serving in the segregated U. S. Army, he studied at Wilberforce University and became a chemist at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Witnessing—and experiencing—discrimination in the workplace, Gooding established equal employment opportunity and sensitivity training, which became mandatory in the Air Force in the 1960s. He also advocated for the Air Force to recruit top science and engineering students from historically black colleges and universities. Gooding is the longest serving president of the Dayton chapter of the NAACP (1982-2002.) Under his leadership the Dayton NAACP increased voter registration and pressed for reforms to end discrimination in education, employment, housing and law enforcement. He is co-author with Rosalind Vera Osinubi of Freedom and Justice for All: My Life and Dayton Civil Rights History.
John Gower (1953-)
John Gower is a life-long Dayton resident who has devoted his career as an urban planner to preserving Dayton’s history and making it a more enjoyable place to live. His advocacy for Dayton began as a student at the University of Cincinnati’s School of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning, when he volunteered weekends in Dayton to board up abandoned homes in his Dayton View neighborhood. He has worked as Dayton’s downtown planner, director of community development, urban design coordinator, and most recently as reimaging strategist. The Living City Project he led has been called a catalyst for revitalizing downtown housing. He led architectural preservation efforts that resulted in the city’s Historic District Zoning and Landmarks Commission. His preservation advocacy continues even in retirement, and he has been a leading advocate for restoring the downtown Dayton Arcade.
Betsy and Lee Whitney (1930-, 1930-2018)
Betsy and Lee Whitney have been exemplary leaders in arts, social services, history and business organizations. Born in Yellow Springs, Betsy Baldwin met Leon “Lee” Whitney in college at Ohio Wesleyan. They married in 1953. Lee joined his father-in-law’s insurance company, which grew to become Baldwin and Whitney with Lee Whitney as president. The Whitneys have been generous with their talents and resources. A past president and board chair of the YWCA, Betsy served on boards and/or fundraising committees for the Dayton Art Institute, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Dayton Visual Arts Center, Human Race Theater Company, Victoria Theatre Association, Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce, Dayton History, Leadership Dayton, Dayton Foundation and Wright-Dunbar Inc. Lee served as president of Dayton Children’s, Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, Downtown Dayton Partnership and the YMCA, and as a board member of the Dayton Performing Arts Alliance, United Theological Seminary, and Westminster Church. Through his countless volunteer hours at Carillon Historical Park. He saw the need for a picnic shelter for schoolchildren. The Whitney Pavilion there now proudly serves visitors of all ages. Both Whitneys served on additional nonprofit boards and committees too numerous to list here.
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
Nationally and internationally acclaimed local group on the dance stage and in film, DCDC has been a recognized cultural amenity in the Dayton arts scene for over 50 years. Few individuals or arts organizations in the region have represented Dayton on a larger scale. DCDC represents the Dayton region around the world. In this decade it has toured in Chili, China, Russia and Kazakhstan. PBS featured DCDC in the 2007 documentary “Dance in America: Dancing in the Light.” The film documentary “Sparkle,” which featured DCDC dancer Sheri “Sparkle Williams,” was selected to screen at Silverdocs, America’s largest and most prestigious documentary film festival in 2012. DCDC won the prestigious 2016 “Bessie” Award for Outstanding Revival for its performance of “Rainbow ‘Round my Shoulder” at the David H. Koch Theater in New York. DCDC was founded by Jeraldyne Blunden (1940-1999,) who was inducted in the Walk of Fame as an individual in 1999.
About the Walk of Fame and Wright Dunbar, Inc.
Since its inception in 1996 as a part of the City of Dayton’s bicentennial celebration, the Dayton Region’s Walk of Fame has recognized individuals and groups for their outstanding and enduring personal or professional contributions to the community, nation and the world. The Walk of Fame honors them by setting memorial stones in the sidewalks of Dayton’s historic Wright-Dunbar District. The stones can be enjoyed year-round on West Third Street between Broadway and Shannon and on North and South Williams Streets.
Wright Dunbar, Inc. a private non-profit organization, serves as a catalyst for economic development on West Third Street and manages the Walk of Fame as part of its mission in Dayton’s historic West Third Street Corridor in the neighborhood of Wilbur and Orville Wright and Paul Laurence Dunbar.
High energy bluegrass is on the bill at The Brightside
Chain Station is in town from Denver on Wed April 24th, performing their high energy string music at The Brightside in downtown Dayton.
There is a strong tradition of bluegrass and traditional mountain music in the Dayton area. That tradition is celebrated this week with two talented and high energy string bands: Chain Station, from Denver, Colorado, and Red Sun Pasta, which features members of Yellow Spring’s own Blue Moon Soup. If you’re a bluegrass, mountain or Americana music fan – don’t miss this special performance at Dayton’s newest music venue, The Brightside, on Wednesday April 24th from 8-11pm.
Chain Station is a 4-piece, get ‘em out on the dance floor string band, known for winning over crowds with creative, fun original songs. Their music is well-steeped in Americana roots, with vocal harmonies that are high, lonesome, and tight. They are a bluegrass band that would satisfy a picky old-timer and delight fans of newgrass, a delicate balance indeed.
The band is on the road promoting their highly anticipated new album “Backroads” which will be released May 3, 2019. You may have seen them on the road supporting acts such as The Del McCoury Band, The Devil Makes Three, Todd Snider, Sierra Hull, Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen, Fruition, Trout Steak Revival, The Railsplitters, Lil’ Smokies, Hot Buttered Rum, and many more
They are supported locally by members of Blue Moon Soup, who are performing as a smaller group under the moniker Red Sun Pasta. These talented local musicians are known for their eclectic mix of jam band staples, folk and bluegrass traditionals. On stage, trail-side or fireside, the music brings a sincerity and spirit to the stage that sweeps wallflowers onto the dance floor. After a Blue Moon Soup show, they hope your feet are tired and your ears yearn for more!
You can experience both of these musically talented performers on Wednesday April 24th at The Brightside (details below).
How to Go?
Chain Station with special guests Red Sun Pasta
at Brightside Music & Event Venue – 905 E 3rd St Dayton Ohio
Wednesday April 24, 2019
7:30 Doors
8:00-8:45 – Red Sun Pasta
9:00-10:45 – Chain Station
Tickets $10 Advance / $12 Day of Show
Advance ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/chain-station-with-red-sun-pasta-tickets-60636798296
