J.R. Bohannon (Ancient Ocean) J.R. Bohannon is a 6 and 12 string fingerstyle guitarist from Louisville, Kentucky, now residing in Brooklyn, NY. Rooted in the deep traditions of the American south, Bohannon has been honing his craft behind the scenes of his drone/ambient project, Ancient Ocean. No longer hiding behind pedals and synthesizers, his informative style is based in the tradition of American Primitive guitar but reaches out with nods to influences like Ry Cooder and Steve Cropper. Having opened for Pharoah Sanders, Steve Gunn, Ryley Walker, Martin Courtney, Jim White, and other luminaries in the short year-long existence of the project, the beginning tracks of a long trail ahead have been laid. "Brooklyn’s J.R. Bohannon seems to illustrate the shapes and sights of American landscapes by bending some of its usual musical forms. His work for solo acoustic guitar tucks busy tufts of notes into small spaces, then lets them unfurl in beautifully riverine motion." - Grayson Haver Currin, Indy Week

Matthew O'Koren returns to his favorite place in the Hudson Valley with nis newest adventure in glam punk power pop outing. Band performance to follow his solo set of Mallet action and possible improv comedy. Deep Insider Information: In another life of his, Matthew used to sling beers behind the bar at The Spotty.

Wes Swing is a singer, cellist, multi-instrumentalist, and writer from Virginia. His music is best characterized as dream-folk and has been described as a "rich and lilting soundscape.” In live performance, Wes loops his cello and violin, combining layered strings and lyrics imbued with poetry. Lorkin O'Reilley returns with his incredibly well-delivered ballads and brilliant guitar work. Patrick’s new album is called “Folks Forgotten” and can be streamed at his link listed in this event post.

Volume is a FREE reading & music series featuring prose, poetry and a short DJ set. Find us every second Saturday at 7:00 pm at The Spotty Dog Books and Ale in Hudson, NY. Peter Aaron is the author of If You Like the Ramones and The Band FAQ, the music editor of Chronogram magazine, the front man of influential New York band the Chrome Cranks, and a participant in other musical projects. His writing has appeared in the Village Voice, the Boston Herald, and other publications, and online at AllMusic and All About Jazz. He lives in the Hudson Valley. Allison Amend is the author of the novels Enchanted Islands, A Nearly Perfect Copy, and Stations West, which was a finalist for the 2011 Sami Rohr Prize for Jewish Literature and the Oklahoma Book Award. She is also the author of the Independent Publisher’s Award-winning short story collection Things That Pass for Love. She lives in New York City, where she teaches creative writing. Danniel Schoonebeek is the author of American Barricade (YesYes Books, 2014) and the forthcoming collection of poems Trébuchet, which was a 2015 National Poetry Series selection and will be published by University of Georgia Press in 2016. A recipient of a 2015 Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship from Poetry Foundation, recent work appears in the New Yorker, Fence, Kenyon Review, and elsewhere.

Otto Hauser Musician Otto Hauser is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator best known for his work as a drummer. In addition to solo performances, Hauser leads the ensemble Expectations and co-leads the trio Late Regulars. Over the past twenty years, he has performed on dozens of studio albums and hundreds of live shows across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, working with diverse artists such as folk legends Kath Bloom, Vashti Bunyan, Mike Heron, Michael Hurley, and Bert Jansch; rockers The Black Crowes, Gary Louris, Philip Selway, Jeff Tweedy, and Tony Visconti; drum legends Steve Gadd and Bobby Previte; the unclassifiable Meshell Ndegeocello; and many contemporary indie and folk acts, including Nat Baldwin, Devendra Banhart, Richard Buckner, Espers, Josephine Foster, Fruit Bats, Cass McCombs, Juana Molina, Elvis Perkins, Sharon Van Etten, Vetiver, and Jonathan Wilson. Hauser endorses Istanbul Agop cymbals and C&C drums. Originally from Rochester, Hauser currently lives in New York's Hudson Valley. Stuart Quimby Stuart Quimby has at any one time been a Classical and Jazz Composer, and Professional Musician playing flute, vocals, most of the baroque wind instruments, the Balinese gamelan instruments suling bali, saron, and reong, the blues harp and chromatic harmonica, the trumpet, various keyboards (esp. early synths), and several experimental instruments of his own design). In addition he’s been a Music Educator, Network Analyst and Designer, Security Consultant, Geometer, Lecturer on Childhood Education, Applied Mathematician, Toy Manufacturer and Designer, Chef, Programmer, Restaurateur, Mechanical Engineer,and General Fool. Quimby has studied with Richard Davis, Paul Robeson, Les Thimmig, Roscoe Mitchell, Robert Dick, Doc Cheatham, Jean-Pierre Rampal, and Frans Brüggen among many others. An abbreviated list of his credits include stints with Luther Allison and the Duke Ellington Orchestra, and performances with Paquito D’Rivera, Ben Sidran, Vassar Clements, Jimmy Schwall, Gordon Lightfoot, the Brüggen Quartet, several chamber groups and classical ensembles, as well as the jazz quartet M.2.Q, which he co-founded. He has recorded on numerous albums over the years in multiple genres. Quimby has spent almost four decades exploring psycho-acoustics, especially microtonal tunings. He designed and built several experimental instruments – including a guitar with movable frets and an organ that plays 43 notes per octave. He has published articles in national journals on microtonal techniques for the flute, pitch perception, and the multi-dimensional representation of wave forms. John Esposito John Esposito is an American pianist/composer/drummer/producer who works on a wide array of creative music projects. His technical skills and the range of his artistic palette extend across the stylistic boundaries of the Stride Piano, Swing, Bebop, Modal and Free Music movements. He has performed and recorded with artists including Nick Brignola, Dave Douglas, Dave Holland, Carter Jefferson, Franklin Kiermyer, Joe Lovano, J.R. Monterose, David “Fathead” Newman, Eric Person, Arthur Rhames, Sam Rivers, Roswell Rudd, Pharaoh Sanders and John Stubblefield. John is the owner/executive producer of Sunjump Records. He has created music for theater, dance, film, TV commercials, and multimedia performance art. He is a music faculty member and Artist-In-Residence at Bard College and resides in New York State’s Hudson Valley. John is described as "...one of the strongest jazz pianists on the planet, an underrecognized giant" by Bruce Lee Gallanter - Downtown Music Gallery Michael G. Nastos in the All Music Guide describes John Esposito as playing "..lucid, forward thinking, rhythmically propelling ideas...he succeeds on many real and important levels in creating some of the finest new modern jazz you may hear in the post Wynton Marsalis era...A bold conception and execution to be sure....from a brilliant player who deserves wider attention." John Szwed in the Village Voice describes John's playing as having, "the lustrous clarity of a gamelan band using repetition so brilliantly that crystalline forms accrue from it." Steve Rust Steve grew up in a musical household in the beautiful Hudson Valley, where eclecticism and diversity were encouraged. This upbringing is evident in the range he exhibits, both as a composer and performer. His “on the job” training when first learning to play caused Steve’s ears and focus to develop rapidly, resulting in the ability to hear and perform unfamiliar material quickly, and adeptly. Equally at home on stage, in the pit, or in the studio, Steve’s talent, skill, dedication, and professionalism are evident in his familiarity with, and confidence in playing any genre and style, and in the ability to fit seamlessly into any situation. From Beatles to Bach, traditional to avant-garde, jazz, rock, folk – Steve has the ability, skill sets, experience, and attitude to play anything with passion and conviction. Steve has over 20 recordings as a leader or co-leader, and has composed for stage, screen, and collaboration with visual artists. With past releases, Pulsar, Bottom Feeder, and Soundpainting Sextet, Steve showcases his formidable skills as composer and bassist. Here are some sideman clips featuring Steve's work with other artists, among which are: Paul Simon, Natalie Merchant, Kate Taylor, Walter Thompson Orchestra, Hudson Valley Philharmonic, Nick Brignola, Karl Berger, Memphis Pilgrims, Hubert Laws, The Hawk Project, Sir James Galway, Dave Douglas, Neil B. Rolnick, Anthony Braxton, Eileen Fulton, Laurel Masse, Baird Hersey's Prana, Rolf Kempf, Nick Didkovsky, Baikida Carroll, Jorma Kaukonnen, Garth Hudson, Jay Ungar and Molly Mason, Flagstaff Symphony, Tom Pacheco, Guy Klucevsek, Jill Hennessy, Vanaver Caravan, and Michael Jefry Stevens. Steve was co-founder of these seminal groups and is featured composer on their recordings: Arc quartet, Outlet, Mallards, and the Sorgen Rust Stevens Trio He has composed works for dance and theater, and is currently writing a methodology for teaching improvisational technique.