July 23: Laura Veltz at Acoustic Long Island

Laura Veltz showed up one night at the Acoustic Long Island open mic portion of the show, and performed “Katarina.” We instantly thought: “she’s GOT to be a feature” — and when you listen to this live performance, you’ll see why. Laura’s got a pristine voice with shades of retro, totally top songwriting skills, [...]

July 23: Backhoes and a Bed of Nails

Wow. It was a very interesting and special night at the mansion, with some really great lyrics floating through the air – including Paul Jay’s yearning for dreams and love in “Backhoe,” John Flor’s strange and wonderful love song “Bed of Nails,” And Matt Dorien’s painfully simply lyric “…you can kiss me all that you [...]

July 9: Dana Edelman at Acoustic Long Island

Listen to Dana Edelman perform LIVE at Acoustic Long Island. Acoustic podcast recorded July 9 2008. Dana Edelman started playing guitar in high school and passionately writing and composing in college. He honed his chops throughout college, graduated from SUNY Purchase, and moved to Martha’s Vineyard for post-graduate performing at the famed Wintertide Coffeehouse. [...]

July 9 VIDEO: Dana Edelman at Acoustic Long Island

Watch Dana Edelman perform LIVE at Acoustic Long Island, July 9, 2008. Acoustic Podcast Video produced and directed by Rob Dircks.

July 9: Can you play like a 10-year-old?

You should’ve seen the jaws dropping and the necks craning to check out 10-year-old Jonathan Bodian play the classical guitar at the mansion tonight. As Dave said, you sort of can’t believe it even while your seeing it. Bravo, Jonathan! And if you thought that was the only highlight, wait – this is one [...]

June 11: Andy Stack at Acoustic Long Island

Known for lending his guitar skills to several touring and recording acts including the Jonah Smith Band, New York Ska-Jazz Ensemble and Les Nubians among others (see below), Andy Stack shows that there is much more to him than his spunky guitar playing on his new EP “Don’t Stop”. Recorded with long-time collaborator Jesse [...]

May 28: Andy Shelton at Acoustic Long Island

Andy Shelton flew into New York just to play for Acoustic Long Island, and boy, his arms are tired (his joke, not ours, I swear). He’s yet another amazing artist we’ve had from Utah (the others are Stephanie Smith and Deborah Fotheringham) — arriving here with a guitar case full of stories and a [...]

May 28 VIDEO: Andy Shelton at Acoustic Long Island

Andy Shelton performs LIVE at Acoustic Long Island, May 28, 2008. Video produced and directed by Rob Dircks.

Mar 26: Anthony DaCosta with Abbie Gardner

Anthony da Costa is a Folk/Indie Rock, Singer/Songwriter from Pleasantville, NY. His writing and performing draws from a deep well of rich musical influences, ranging from Bob Dylan and The Band, to Dan Bern and The Beatles, to Neil Young and Johnny Cash. Known for his unique interpretations of classics drawn heavily from the Dylan [...]

Mar 26 VIDEO: Anthony DaCosta with Abbie Gardner

Anthony DaCosta and Abbie Gardner perform LIVE at Acoustic Long Island, March 26, 2008. Video Produced by Rob Dircks.

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