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The Outpost has added two
concert venues for 2007
The Unitarian Church of Montclair and
the Montclair High School Auditorium
Read more here!
Not exactly
. We are
collecting donations of unopened hotel amenities: soaps, shampoo,
conditioner, lotion, makeup samples, etc. as well as paper grocery
bags for distribution to those receiving assistance through the
Human Needs Food Pantry in Montclair, NJ. What an easy way to
make a difference in the life of someone less fortunate!
Articles will be accepted
at all Outpost concerts and activities.
ALL PERFORMANCES START AT 8:30
PM
-AND ARE SMOKE & ALCOHOL FREE
DOORS OPEN AT 8:00 PM
WFUV-FM Members Show your WFUV MemberCard
at the door of a Unitarian Sanctuary concert and receive $1 off
your admission.
PURCHASE CONCERT
TICKETS
DIRECTIONS TO OUTPOST IN THE BURBS
PHOTOS OF PREVIOUS
CONCERTS
Upcoming Concerts
FRIDAY, May 9, 8:30 p.m.
Eliza Gilkyson
w/ special guest Gretchen
Peters
location: The Unitarian Universalist
Congregation at Montclair

When Eliza Gilkyson comes to the Outpost, you can be sure
of a memorable evening. The daughter of successful songwriter
Terry Gilkyson, Eliza is a third-generation musician who grew
up in Los Angeles knowing that her life would revolve around
music. Elizas first album on Red House, Hard Times in Babylon
came out in 2000, and soon after came another critical success
Lost and Found. Her 2004 release, Land of Milk and Honey
was nominated for a Grammy® in the category of Best Contemporary
Folk Album. The CD was decidedly socio/political in nature, from
the Iraq War awareness plea, Hiway 9, to the call
for peace in Woody Guthries previously unrecorded and timely
peace anthem, Peace Call, a track featuring vocals
by friends and fellow artists Patty Griffin, Mary Chapin Carpenter
and Iris DeMent. 2005s Paradise Hotel featured songs that
artfully revealed the roots of her progressive patriotism and
commented on the direction our world is headed by peeling back
the thin layers obscuring the heart of what matters in these
complex times. The album included guest appearances by Shawn
Colvin and Ray Bonneville and includes vocal support from an
all-star Austin cast including Ray Wylie Hubbard, Slaid Cleaves,
Marcia Ball and others. Eliza has recently appeared on NPR, Austin
City Limits, Air America Radio and has toured with Richard Thompson,
Patty Griffin and Mary Chapin Carpenter. The New York Times wrote,
Gilkyson doesnt pull any punches. She graces the
music with her lush and passionate voice; a dark and lonely sound,
hope and satisfaction, and edgy lyrics with piercing imagery
round out the whole. And The Dallas Morning News says,
her work is too good to be ignored. She sings with plaintive
power and writes with soulful strength.
$20 in advance; $22 on May 9
Additional
directions
FRIDAY, May 16, 8:30
p.m.
Steve Forbert
w/ special guest Martha
Scanlon
location: The Unitarian Universalist
Congregation at Montclair

Nearly 30 years since breaking into pop consciousness
with his second album Jackrabbit Slim and its infectious Top
Ten single Romeos Tune, Steve Forbert remains
a master of songs offering clear-eyed insight and plain-spoken,
heartfelt eloquence. Growing up in Meridian, Mississippi, Steve
Forbert first picked up the guitar at age 10 and moved at 21
to New York City, where he performed for spare change in Grand
Central Station before working his way up through the Manhattan
club circuit. Performing at Folk City and eventually opening
for artists like Talking Heads and John Cale at CBGB, Forbert
became something of a local sensation. His 1978 debut Alive On
Arrival offered a first look at his colorful mix of spare acoustic
introspection and scrappy rock n roll to become one
of the years most acclaimed albums. His breakthrough single,
Romeos Tune expanded his audience substantially
in 1979. The New York Times wrote, His gorgeously ragged
voice makes every song a soulful lament, making him a sort of
male Billie Holiday with his singer-songwriter rock genre...Mr
Forberts hope-spun lyrics are delectable. On performing,
Steve says I enjoy playing live, especially because I relate
quite a bit to the audience I have at this point.
$22 in advance; $25 on May 16
FRIDAY, May 23,
8:30 p.m.
The Falcon Ridge Preview
Tour
featuring: Anthony da
Costa, Lindsay Mac,
Joe Crookston and Randall Williams
w/ special guests Spill Trouble of Parents Who Rock
location: The Unitarian Universalist
Congregation at Montclair

Once again, the performers voted Most Wanted
to Return at Falcon Ridge usher in festival season with
a night at the Outpost. Anthony da Costa is a 17-year-old performing
songwriter from Pleasantville, New York. In the first two months
of 2008, he: released his sixth record, Typical American Tragedy;
opened for Livingston Taylor and Susan Werner; was nominated
as Folk Alliance Emerging Artist of the Year; and recorded his
seventh record, Bad Nights, Better Days a duo project
with his duo partner, Abbie Gardner of Red Molly in three
days. 2007 wasnt half-bad either. Anthony was the youngest
winner ever of the Kerrville Folk Festivals New Folk and
Falcon Ridges Emerging Artist competitions. He also showcased
at the Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival in Nashville and was
a Mountain Stage New Song Contest Finalist. Anthonys writing
and performing draw from a deep well of rich musical influences
from Bob Dylan and Dan Bern, to Gillian Welch and Dave
Rawlings, to Ryan Adams and Johnny Cash.
Randall Williams. Two hours after informing his
voice teacher that he was leaving the world of classical music,
Randall Williams graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Mons,
Belgium at the head of his class. He felt that classical music
lacked the inclusiveness of folk music, so Randall returned to
the world of traveling with his guitar. Randall is as much at
home in a Bangkok slum or a Senegalese village, at the Kennedy
Center in D.C. or the Fine Arts Palace in Brussels sandwiched
between a twitchy orchestra and a full house, or shoeless on
the floor of your living room. Randall has sung in a dozen languages
in over 35 countries.
Lindsay Mac. Classically trained cellist and singer-songwriter
Lindsay Mac offers a fresh look at acoustic music by combining
folk/pop structure with plucked and bowed cello. Wonderfully
diverse and memorable, her music has roots in jazz, folk, Americana,
funk and rock while not tasting like any specific genre. Lindsay
has opened for KD Lang, Catie Curtis, Vance Gilbert and Girlyman.
Joe Crookston. Whether its his hypnotic guitar
sound, bubbling banjo, or short story lyrics, Joe Crookstons
music draws from his rural Ohio roots, and his urban adventures,
exuding a remarkable universal, and timeless quality. Joe was
recently awarded a year-long grant (2006-2007) from The Rockefeller
Foundation to travel around the state of New York, interview
local residents, gather stories and write songs based on his
experiences. His project is called, Songs of the Finger
Lakes. Fall Down as the Rain was chosen by
Performing Songwriter magazine as a 2004 TOP-12-Do-It-Yourself
independent recording, was featured on National Public Radios
All Songs Considered, as well as Syndicated Minnesota
Public Radio, The Midnight Special and Folkscene. He has shared
festival stages with the likes of Livingston Taylor, John McCutcheon,
Arlo Guthrie, Tim Reynolds, John Gorka and many others. Go
see this man perform, and dont be surprised if you drive
home singing his songs with a renewed sense of whats possible.
Seattle Folklore Society.
$14 in advance; $16 on May 23
ALL PERFORMANCES START AT 8:30
PM
AND ARE SMOKE & ALCOHOL FREE
DOORS OPEN AT 8:00 PM
To receive e-mailed concert
updates as well as notices on the latest additions to the Outpost
schedule of community service and activites write the Outpost.
Tickets
for all concerts are available by
mail, at Keil's Pharmacy (in Montclair, 973-744-2113), online
and
by phone (TicketWeb, 866-468-7619)
All tickets
are general admission
no reserved seating*.
PLEASE NOTE
All advance ticket sales are
terminated the evening before the date of the concert!
By Mail:
Advance sale tickets for
all shows are available by mail through the Monday before the
individual show date by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope
with a check, made payable to "Outpost in the Burbs."
Send the check to:
Keil's Pharmacy:
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(Cash or check only)
732 Valley Road
Upper Montclair 973-744-2113 |
Keil's hours are:
9am9pm, Monday through Friday
Saturday, 9am7pm/9am2pm Sundays
And
online and by phone:
(This is where
you want to be for credit card sales.
And the service charge is less online.)
seat
reservation
our fifth
year for this very popular option
Outpost
audiences have a unique added opportunity to hear their favorite
artists on the airwaves prior to Outpost performances. WFUV,
WFDU and WNTI, WGHT and WDHA
have been supportive of touring artists through the area, by
interview on their free form formats and by coming down to the
Outpost to emcee some of the concerts. Our appreciation to these
stations is immense and ongoing. So check out these stations
not only when Outpost artists are highlighted....but as part
of your musical meanderings!
Want more music?
Check out these other fine venues
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
Lois and Greg's House Concerts
Mainstage Entertainment
Music At The Mission
The Friends of Music Mansion Series
Would you like to know more about or become involved
in the North American acoustic music scene? One place to contact
is:

1001 Connecticut Ave. NW #501
Washington, DC 20036 USA
Phone: 202-835-3655 / FAX: 202-835-3656
others are:
Acoustic
Live! in NY
North
East Regional Folk Alliance
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Outpost musical guests stay
at the
Best Western Fairfield
Executive Inn
216-234 Route 46 Eastbound,
Fairfield, New Jersey, 07004
Phone: 973-575-7700 Fax: 973-575-4653 |
Agents
and Managers (only)
Do you represent a performer/act that you think
might be appropriate for the Outpost? You can e-mail our booker,
Steve Cutaia, at SteveCutaia@outpostintheburbs.org

OUTPOST IN THE BURBS
Administrative Offices
40 S. Fullerton Avenue
(FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH)
Montclair, NJ 07042-3396
973-744-6560
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