Tom Evanchuck

The Milk Carton Kids LIVE at the Grog Shopwith Charlie HickeyFriday, September 15th7:30pm doors / 8:30pm show$30 advance / $35 day of showAll Ages+$3 at the door if under 21The Milk Carton KidsCompleting their seventh studio album was a hard-won victory for The Milk Carton Kids, but I Only See the Moon was worth the effort for Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan. What started as a three-week recording session in the fall of 2021, with Pattengale producing the contemporary folk duo himself for the first time, stretched into a months-long project that found the pair digging deeper into their craft than ever before. With a new studio of their own in Los Angeles and the realization that they were in no hurry, The Milk Carton Kids took the time they needed to be fully satisfied with I Only See the Moon. The three-time Grammy nominees sound refreshed on 10 new songs distilled to the essence of The Milk Carton Kids: two voices blended together in spellbinding harmony, accompanied by subtly perfect acoustic instrumentation. Turns out thats a tough sound to get just right, but I Only See the Moon shows just how much Pattengale and Ryan were willing to work for it.Charlie HickeyCharlie Hickeys debut album, Nervous At Night, began with a journey. Having grown up in Pasadena, in the quiet shadow of downtown LA, Hickey moved away to college at the same time that he got more serious about music, and found himself moving back and forth between his hometown and his newfound independence to play around with song ideas and demos with his friend and collaborator Marshall Vore. These two worlds reveal themselves in numerous forms across Nervous At Night, as Hickey explores lifes graceless passage between teenage years and adulthood, and all of the noise that permeates. Tom EvanchuckTom Evanchuck is a storyteller on stage, weaving through tales of love and heartbreak, friendship and the allure of the Midwest. But this is also a musician that seems born from another era. Drawing on the influences of the likes of Bob Dylan, Otis Redding, Neil Young and even the Beatles, Tom Evanchuck is carving his own way into a formidable niche.Coming from the Midwest, Tom Evanchuck never strays too far from his roots. You hear it in the raw guitar, and Toms ability to both croon and crank out a harder song at a moments notice on stage to provide a true experience, and a chance to envision the early days of folk, blues, or rock n roll.