The Beehive country music series 2 October 15, 2008

Cow Island Music and The Beehive present the second in a series of Roots Music Showcases at the Beehive on Wednesday October 15, 2008

WHAT: As one of the most cutting-edge music venues in Boston, The Beehive continues to highlight diverse musical traditions and acts. In a continuing series highlighting “Roots Music” - Cow Island Music, a Boston-based independent record label, proudly presents a unique evening bringing together the best sounds of: Country, Rockabilly, Western Swing, Honky-Tonk and other forms of down-home American soil sounds.

Opening the evening will be the hopped-up country and rockabilly sounds of The Coachmen, (Sometimes referred to as the “Little Spurs”). The Coachmen are technically 50% of the Spurs, New England’s premier Western Swing combo!

Headlining the show will be the Sacred Shakers, the Boston-based country gospel band that recently released their debut recording on Signature Sounds Recordings, debuting on the Americana Music Chart and Euro Americana Chart in September. The Sacred Shakers include members of the Eilen Jewel Band and other notable Boston area roots musicians including Boston’s favorite one-man band Eric Royer on banjo. DJ Easy Ed will round out the bill and will be spinning records all night long starting at 8:30 pm!

Don’t miss this opportunity to see some of Boston’s finest roots music musicians at The Beehive where there is never a cover charge. Dinner reservations guarantee a great seat !

About The Beehive:
The Beehive or “La Ruche” -- "the beehive" in French for which it is named – was an early 20th-century artists' colony in Paris where the likes of Matisse and Chagall worked and made merry. Today The Beehive is an underground Bohemian bistro featuring amazing cuisine, libations, artwork and live music nightly. Nestled below the Boston Center for the Art’s historic Cyclorama in Boston’s South End, The Beehive serves the eclectic fare of Chef Rebecca Newell, rustic comfort foods infused with American, European, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern influences. Open for dinner 5:30 pm to 1:00 am seven days a week, and with cocktails and live entertainment available nightly until 2:00 am; The Beehive is the perfect location for after-work cocktails, dinner, live music, events and more. Come to taste the cuisine, come to view the art, come to hear the music or simply come to share in the merriment. The Beehive is at 541 Tremont St., 617-423-0069; beehiveboston.com . Dinner 5:30 p.m. to 1 a.m., bar to 2 a.m., entertainment nightly, Saturday and Sunday Brunch 10:30 am to 3:00 pm, bar menu from 3:00 to 5:00 pm.
About Cow Island Music:
Cow Island Music is a Boston-based, independent record label focusing on Country, Rockabilly, Western Swing, Honky Tonk and other forms of American Roots Music. Founded in 2006, notable releases to date include the Starline Rhythm Boys Red’s Place which was voted 2007 Album of the Year on the Freeform American Roots (FAR) chart and Arty Hill and the Long Gone Daddys’ Bar of Gold which spent two months at the top of the FAR chart in the spring of 2008. In addition to the Starline Rhythm Boys (Burlington, VT) and Arty Hill (Baltimore, MD) the Cow Island “Cavalcade of Stars” includes the Dixons (Brooklyn, NY) and local Boston artists Preacher Jack, Nate Gibson and the Gashouse Gang and the Twilight Ranchers. Contact: Bill Hunt, 617-820-8741, wjhunt@cowislandmusic.com, www.cowislandmusic.com
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