Doors 7PM $8

8PM Constant Smiles (Mass)

Over the last half decade, the music collective Constant Smiles has produced a prolific output of acclaimed music, culminating in their forthcoming record Kenneth Anger, masterfully brought to life by engineer Jonathan Schenke (Parquet Courts, Liars, Dougie Pool). The group is known most recently for their much-praised debut album for Sacred Bones records, Paragons, an emotionally resonant offering of indie folk masterpieces that all confront the internal ways we process our struggles with intimacies, addiction and humanity - produced by Ben Greenberg.

Constant Smiles, led by Ben Jones, began in 2009 on his home of Martha’s Vineyard, inspired by the music scene centered around the island’s now defunct community record store, Aboveground Records. They made their live debut as a noise duo opening for Ralph White (Bad Livers) and, working in series, began churning out homemade releases influenced by friends, art film icons, and fellow musicians.

In the time since, Constant Smiles have amassed a discography a couple dozen releases deep, containing contributions from more than 50 members of its extended family. Along the way, the group has shared stages with Molly Nilsson, Black Marble, Oneida, Editrix, Frank Hurricane, Olden Yolk, and Purple Pilgrims; their shows are endlessly unique experiences for which Jones has a tendency of writing whole set’s worth of new material.

Chris Rattie and the New Rebels 9PM

Chris Rattie is a songwriter, producer, and multi- instrumentalist living in the hills of Central Pennsylvania. His journey in music began as a drummer, touring extensively throughout the early 2000’s with bands The Rustlanders, Marah, and The Grateful Dead’s Vince Welnik. By 2012 his focus moved from the drummer’s seat towards a solo career and fronting his own band, The New Rebels. Since 2013, Chris has released two full length solo albums, All These Things and Porch, and a self titled EP with The New Rebels. Together they create a sound steeped heavily in Americana and Roots Rock with nods to Alt Country and Indie Rock as well. Pittsburgh City Paper asserts Rattie is “...full of idiosyncratic melodies and catchy, unexpected hooks.”, drawing comparisons with Ryan Adams, Steve Earle, Dire Straits, and White Album era Beatles.

In early 2020 Chris Rattie & The New Rebels began work on a new album. After a year of constant live performance throughout the South and Mid Atlantic, Chris and the band were ready to focus on new material. As it turns out, 2020 would provide plenty of time for writing and recording, there really was no other choice. A small studio was built in a friend’s home and the band got to work, writing and recording. Through trial and error they learned how to capture the sound and vibe of the music that inspired them. It was a long but rewarding process. In January of 2023 ‘Begin Again’ was released. It is a continuation of a sound that still pushes the boundaries of Americana music. This new collection of songs is a step further outward with explorations in 60’s Classic and Garage Rock alongside harmonica driven Folk and Blues. The songs are concise and focused, the lyrics are directly on the nose. It is a perfect snapshot of a ‘hearts on their sleeves band’ at that moment in time.

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