BAND BIOGRAPHIES right hand while sipping her beloved PG delic Furs and toured with “Bong water” Tibs English Tea and smiling out into the and “Magnuson/Kramer”. Al Buonanno on East End Mist. bass, played with David Byrne and Rhett Tyler. James Bernard on drums. He studied DAN BAILEY TRIBE with drum greats Jack DeJohnette and Tony Dan Bailey Williams. Black & Sparrow’s CD “Second Tribe presents Time Around” is available on cdbaby.com soul funk reggae and itunes.com. inspired by the wanderlust of an THE NANCY ATLAS PROJECT endless summer. Nancy Atlas and her band of journey- A native of New men (Johnny Blood, Brett King, Neal Sur- York’s infamous real and Richard Rosch) have been domi- Hamptons, Bai- nating the East End Music scene on Long ley’s South Af- Island for quite some time. Known for her rican roots and his command of the West raw, live performances and stellar songwrit- African djembe channel a vibration of cel- ing, Nancy and her band, The Nancy Atlas ebration. Bailey grew up in a loving family Project, are celebrating 22 years together of starving artists, living in harsh contrast to during which time they have opened for the extravagant wealth of the surrounding BODEGA TALL BOYS almost everyone under the sun. To name a Hamptons. As a boy, he taught himself gui- A gang of barnstormers from New York few: Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams, Toots tar and received the gift of rhythm from his City and Brooklyn, The Tallboys sound and the Maytals, Jimmy Buffett, Crosby, godfather Babatunde Olatunji, world-re- is the timeless kind, born of lost highways Stills and Nash. The reason is simple. When nowned Master Drummer and cultural am- and deep woods. Collectors of roughhewn people want a solid act to open their show bassador. Bailey studied Olatunji’s unique country and soul tunes, rambling ballads, and get the crowd warmed up, they call method of teaching West African djembe original barnyard stompers, and classics Nancy and her boys because they know and by the age of 13, was hosting his own turned on their heads, this five-piece heart- they will deliver. drumming workshops and performing for on-its-sleeve outfit of guitars, mandolin, Nancy grew up in Commack, NY with African dance classes. banjo, dobro and percussion, plays musical gypsy blood in her veins. Eager to get the chairs every time they take the stage. They buck out of dodge she spent her college swap instruments, trade off vocals, and al- years abroad at both Cambridge University ways deliver a high-octane performance in England and Richmond College in Lon- and their infectious brand of urban Amer- don and Florence. She majored in art histo- icana. ry, fine art, drinking lots of wine and talking shit. There was a serious recession going on THE BUZZARDS the year she graduated college so instead Besides inciting ri- of becoming a mad advertising executive otous mayhem and she walked down to Portabello Road, Lon- general debauchery, don, bought a guitar for 60 quid and never The Buzzards have looked back. It was pouring buckets of En- performed at every glish rain that day so they gave her a black rockabilly hot spot, in- plastic bag to cover her guitar, as it didn’t BLACK AND SPARROW cluding the Rodeo Bar come with a case. Nothing, it is said, can Black and Sparrow are a New York in Manhattan and the stop true desire. based Acoustic Duo that has been perform- Blue Comet just out- A mainstay on the impressive roster of ing for years to receptive crowds. In the past side of Philly. They are performers at The Stephen Talkhouse, Nan- they have opened shows for Los Lobos, The the house band at the cy holds the record for most sold-out shows Subdudes, The New Riders of the Purple Bayou in Long Island and have performed at the venerable establishment. Her “Fire- Sage, Mick Taylor, Taj Mahal, Hot Tuna and at the Gold Coast Casino and Orleans Ca- side Sessions” series at Bay Street Theater many other National acts. They have been sino in Las Vegas for the Viva Las Vegas in Sag Harbor sell out weekly in the dead joined on stage with Charles Neville(Neville Rockabilly Weekend more than ten times. of winter. Brothers), Roll Hall of Famer “Donna Jean They have performed at the Indy Rockabilly Nancy lives in Montauk, New York with Godchaux” (Grateful Dead) as well as Rebel Weekend, the Heavy Rebel Week- her husband Thomas, her two sons, Cash Grammy winner Terrance Simien. Their mix ender in North Carolina, and Rock n Rods and Levon, and her daughter, Tallulah. of rock, blues and country has built them a in Philly. They performed for the Rockabilly When she is not writing a song or on stage strong reputation for great songs and musi- Hall of Fame many times, most notably at rocking out, she can be found clamming cianship Black & Sparrow took on a new the 50th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s first with her kids, surfing with her kids, walk- dimension with the addition of a full band sold out concert, in Memphis, TN. They are ing with her kids, reading with her kids or behind their two acoustic guitars. Randolph the band of choice to open for national acts cartooning for her kids. On rainy days she A. Hudson lll, on Baritone 6 and 12-string and received outstanding praise for their lazily traces tour maps of Europe with her guitars. He’s played with the Fugs, Psyche- performance with the great Scotty Moore. 34 BAND BIOGRAPHIES performances he plays a number of instru- ments in addition to switching instruments throughout his show. Dante was chosen to star in Levi’s “What’s True” commercial campaign, has won many awards for his songwriting, and was voted Best Male Mu- sician by the popular Hampton’s publica- tion, Dan’s Papers. Artists such as Ben Folds, Guster, and America have included him as an opening act for their tours and festival performances. Dante released Hotel Vol 1 on July 26, 2019. “Hey Now,” the first track off of this GENE CASEY CAROLINE DOCTOROW EP, was described as including “a sprinkle & THE LONE SHARKS & THE BALLAD MAKERS of Prince, a dash of Dylan, a hint of Guth- Gene Casey formed the Lone Sharks Singer-songwriter Caroline Doctorow rie” (LA on Lock) and “more than earns its after moving to Long Island’s East End in has been called a great champion of Amer- four-minutes-plus run time” (B-Sides and 1988, having received his baptism per- ican folk music. Her most recent album Badlands). It was included in many “best of” forming in the NYC / NJ area (Mudd Club, Dreaming in Vinyl reached #2 on the na- lists in the music blogosphere. Dante is cur- CBGBs, Maxwell’s, et. al) the waning days tional folk radio airplay charts. In addition rently in the studio working on the second of punk/new wave. The Lone Sharks be- to eleven solo albums, she released the EP in this series, Hotel Vol. 2. This four song came a mainstay in the late 1990s Hamp- first retrospective of the work of ‘60s folk album is set to be released on November tons music scene, when bars were plentiful icons Richard and Mimi Fariña titled An- 22, 2019. A portion of the proceeds from and audiences robust and loyal. Throughout other Country which received critical ac- Hotel Vol. 2 and it’s release show will go to the 90s and into the new century Gene and claim. Ms. Doctorow recently appeared First Responders Children’s Foundation. the evolving line-up of Sharks men were on the PBS special “Pete Seeger’s Legacy” the house band at The Wild Rose Cafe, a along with Taj Mahal, Guy Davis, Dar Wil- SOFIA D’ANGELO Bridgehampton night spot where packed liams, and John Cohen. She has opened for At 14 years old, Sofia houses danced to the roots rock and swing. The Band, Alison Krauss and Tim O’Brien, busked in a small town Gene’s original music emerged periodically among others. For the past four years she in Long Island on a hot to great acclaim and local and internation- and her band The Ballad Makers have been summer day. She played al indie radio play. Several of Gene’s roots- featured performers at the annual Woody songs by all of her favor- drenched songs have been used on the Guthrie Folk Festival in Okemah Oklaho- ite artists, as well as a few soundtracks to television and feature films, ma. Her songs and her voice have been originals she had written including “Justified” and “Sons of Anarchy” heard on both large and small screens. in her bedroom that she ; the 2012 thriller “The Tall Man” starring Caroline received The Alexander Award never thought would see Jessica Biel, the 2013 release “The Killing from the Long Island Arts Council in 2017, the light of day. “It was truly an eye-opening Season” starring Robert DeNiro, and Rob and an official New York State Proclama- moment,” she recalls. “I knew I wanted to do Reiner’s acclaimed “Being Charlie”. March tion honoring her many years of work as music for the rest of my life, but now it seemed 2017 saw the release of Gene’s latest CD, a folksinger. She is the daughter of the late like the only thing to do. Why would I pursue “Guitar In The Rain” an album celebrat- world-renowned author E.L.