Barry Mitterhoff and Silk City
w/ special guest Wayne Henderson
Friday, March 12 at 8:00 p.m.

Venue:
THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION AT MONTCLAIR
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ 07042
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Tickets are an affordable $25.00 in advance and $29.50 day of show. Tickets will be available through TicketWeb, TicketWeb by phone, locally at Keil's Pharmacy, and by mail. See below for more info.

Silk City is: (l. to r.) Larry Cohen, Barry Mitterhoff, and Danny Weiss. Barry's other gig is with both electric and acoustic versions of Hot Tuna, performing regularly with guitarist Jorma Kaukonen.

Silk City is a string band (named after Mitterhoff's home town, Paterson, NJ) with a sound as unique as their repertoire. Mandolin, guitar and bass blend in a breathtaking variety of styles including hard-driving bluegrass, wide-ranging ethnic music, sparkling original vocals and instrumentals and audience favorites like the "Wizard of Oz Medley". The trio combines exciting, interesting arrangements and meticulous delivery with a hard-hitting sound that will enrapture acoustic music lovers.

Barry Mitterhoff's stellar mandolin stylings, Danny Weiss' heartfelt guitar and vocals, and Larry Cohen's propulsive bass combine to produce a fresh and exciting band sound that nevertheless reflects the polish of musicians who have performed together for many years, recently as the rhythmic heart of Skyline.

Silk City's music is dazzling yet accessible, innovative with a sense of tradition, for the serious listener yet always delivered with a light touch. The trio is one of the most exciting new additions to the acoustic/string music scene. They have no new name for their sound -- it's just great music, thoughtfully put together and artfully presented by three individuals committed to their audience and to the further development of acoustic music in the 21st century.

Freedy Johnston
with special guest Dave Murphy
Friday, March 26 at 8:00 p.m.

Venue:
THE UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST CONGREGATION AT MONTCLAIR
67 Church Street
Montclair, NJ 07042
Click here for a map of the venue.

Tickets are an affordable $20.00 in advance and $26.00 day of show. Tickets will be available through TicketWeb, TicketWeb by phone, locally at Keil's Pharmacy, and by mail. See below for more info.

Where has Freedy been? Some folk lost track of him after his 1994 hit "Bad Reputation" and his last Elektra album, 2001's Right Between the Promises. He has moved around, living in NYC, Austin, Kansas, Madison and Nashville. "It takes a while to re-adjust one's priorities and get back on track after working with the big budget that the majors give you," muses our hero. "I went through issues with the IRS, had a relationship go south and a touring vehicle grind to a halt but through it all I never gave up writing and gigging whenever possible."

For this show Freedy returns to the Outpost for his first show since January 2002 with his first album of new originals in eight years, Rain on the City It's one of the best song collections of his career, featuring a diverse array of radio friendly rockers, heartbreaking twang and even hints of blue-eyed soul and bossa nova. Be with us to give Freedy a rousing welcome on his return. And for a little something extra special, perennial Outpost favorite, Dave Murphy opens also featuring a new album, let go.