Category: Bands/Comps/Splits
Allysen Callery at the Columbus Theatre
with Minibeast and Arborea
Columbus Theatre
Providence, Rhode Island
8pm
Dennis Most & The Instigators at Ding Dong Lounge
with Sewage, Skum City, Age of Dessension, and Charged ’77
Ding Dong Lounge
929 Columbus Ave.
New York, New York 10025
2pm
21+ Free
Mark Cutler and the Tiny String Band at Greenwich Hotel
Greenwich Hotel
East Greenwich, RI
8pm
Jacob Haller at the City Farm Plant Sales
City Farm Plant Sale
Corner of Dudley and West Clifford Streets
Providence, RI
Noon
Jacob Haller CD Release Show at Nu Cafe
CD Release Show for “Time to Break Up the Band”
NU Cafe
335 Chandler Street
Worcester, MA 01602
6:30-8:30 pm
Haunt the House and Allysen Callery at The Round Square Festival
with Ian Fitzgerald, Dan Blakeslee, Tracie Potochnik, Kayla Ringelheim, Daphne Lee Martin, G.W. Mercure, Kala Farnham, and Steve Allain.
May 17
Artists Exchange – Theatre 82
82 Rolfe Square
Cranston, RI
Monument Thief and Coma Coma at The Parlour
with Divining Rod and Small Apartments
The Parlour
No. Main Street
Providence, RI
9pm
75OL-181 Jacob Haller ‘Time to Break Up the Band’ CD
75OL-181 Jacob Haller – Time to Break Up the Band CD
$10.00 S&H Included
Digital download is available here
Track Listing
1. Time to Break Up the Band
2. Way Down in the Hole
3. Kitten Knitting Blues
4. A Fork in the Road
5. Waterbugs
6. Binders Full of Women
7. The Ballad of the Oregon Highway Department
8. Seven Years of Fat
9. Was the Moon Too Full?
10. gchat Blues
11. Barista Blues
12. Song Written in the Shower
13. Blue Yodel (T for T-Rex)
14. The Wreck of the Crash of the Easthill Mining Disaster
Jacob Haller has been a fixture of the Rhode Island music scene for the past ten years, and has been frequently featured in popular shows such as AS220’s Empire Revue and Common Fence Point Music’s annual Gathering of Fiddlers & Fishermen. For this, his third album, he has brought together some of his favorite musicians to record songs on topics such as: Satan, relationships, kittens, exploding whales, criminal activity, coffee, loneliness, and time travel. The result is an eclectic mix of songs that will entertain and confuse you.
Praise for ‘Time To Break Up The Band’:
“With ‘Time To Break Up The Band’, Jacob does one of the hardest things a songwriter can attempt, and he does it successfully: he takes forms that seem familiar and imposes completely his own unique sensibility. The resulting songs are full of wry stories that take unexpected turns; they’re truly original, and they do not disappoint.” — Ian Fitzgerald, singer-songwriter
“A refreshingly light-hearted take on Blues and Folk music. Time To Break Up The Band gives you a nod and wink to accompany the foot tapping that ensues.” — The Blues Record
“If you’re a fan of Jacob Haller for his witty clever approach to lyrics, “Time To Break Up The Band” will not disappoint!” — Heather Rose
“Jacob Haller’s next album, after this one, I predict will be called ‘Quitting My Day Job’. A talented cast of characters both in Jacob’s head and outside of it have put to record a friendly bit of listening. The only thing that bothers me about this release is that I didn’t think to write ‘Fork In The Road’, you win this round Mr. Haller!” — Sonny Roelle, the Sentimental Favorites
Praise for Jacob Haller:
“Jacob Haller does music as though he were the secret love-child of Warren Zevon and Burl Ives, and while this is impossible, I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t let that stop him. Nor should you let it stop you. Enjoy the music!” — Jeffrey Channing Wells, “Skin Horse” co-author
“Providence musician Jacob Haller is as unique as his lyrics are clever.” — Annie Messier, Providence Daily Dose, May 10, 2012
“No one spins a tale more uniquely than Jacob Haller.” — Chris Conti, The Providence Phoenix, November 15, 2011
“If B.B. King and Weird Al Yankovic had a child, well…they probably wouldn’t admit to it. But it would definitely be Jacob Haller!” — Eddie Delta, Co-Host of The Blues Record podcast
“Jacob Haller is not only a talented musician and songwriter, he’s also a talented songwriter and musician.” — Harper Johnson, Co-Host of The Blues Record podcast
Mike Mountain at Gallery X
with NB Balam, The Static Age, Rough Francis, and Blinders
Gallery X
169 William St
New Bedford, MA
4pm
Mark Cutler and the Men of Great Courage at 133 Club
133 Club
East Providence, RI
8pm