It turns out that our biggest month is October and that makes a whole lot of sense because temps start to drop and it feels ok and guilt free to go inside at night. Our windows and doors stay open during shows so everyone in Littleton can get a taste for the particular flavor of music is happening that night. Starting off the first week of October we have three different things happening; Stand Up Comedy Open Mic on Tuesday, Stelth Ulvang on Wednesday and then a brand new local super group, Sweet Jay on Friday on top of all that its our first ever Latin Beats & Eats collaboration with the Community Builders Hub and Little Grille. Run on sentences aside, this will be a week to take notice of what we got going on and get yourself out to see a show & event. Become a member, it really helps us a lot… Like a lot, a lot!
September is looking good, we continue our long running Stand Up Comedy Open Mic at the beginning of the month and bring back the Under 21 Open Mic at the end. What? Horn led dance party was a huge hit last year, if you like your funk and soul and deep horns, this is your night! Jazz-trained, indie-rock duo Deerlady (singer and bassist Mali Obomsawin and guitarist and singer Magdalena Abrego) deliver shoegaze-leaning songs. We say this all the time… this is a show you won’t want to miss, get tickets. Heavy music fans rejoice, we got a four band line up that will chew you up and spit you out. We like salty and we like sweet so the next week we welcome back our favorite Ashley Warwick in her bombshell jazz torch singer persona. The last time this group played we sold out, get tickets early if you know you want to go! We end off the month with Under 21 Open Mic where we welcome the youth of the North Country to perform on our stage, this is a chem free event.
August mini calendars are getting printed at Littleton Office Supply, Inc.! We keep telling ourselves to slow down and enjoy summer but keep on planning cool stuff to do. The last Littleton Cultural Arts Commission First Friday Arts on Aug 2 will be really fun. We will have a table set up and will be doing a raffle for a cute red ukulele donated from Northern Lights Music. Music from Mal Maïz and Pablo Flores will be amazing.
On Wednesday, April 17th at 7pm, we welcome the improvisers, composers, songwriters, and great friends Wendy Eisenberg and Caroline Davis to The Loading Dock. They are celebrating the April release of their inside-outside songs and improv duo album, Accept When. All ages, doors open at 6:30, music at 7. BYOB w/ 21+ ID. $15 online, $20 at the door, $5 students and seniors.
Friday, March 29 at 8pm, mesmerizing world-dub-jazz collective Club d’Elf to play The Loading Dock. All ages, doors open at 7:30. BYOB w 21+ ID
NEW GROOVE WITH OLD SOUL
An all-woman soulful rock trio creating a soundscape all their own with tempo-changing grooves and beaming vocal harmonies. Smooth, sweet, and heavy, the trio charges with their unique flair.
Celebrating the raw emotions of life and connecting honestly with the human experience, they are inviting and creating vibrant community everywhere they go.
THE ARTISTS
Lead singer-songwriter and guitarist Cat Wolf seeps into your bones with her poetic lyrics, moving vocals, and dynamic guitar rhythms. Drummer Moselle Spiller brings a powerful dancing beat with an attack that bites. Bassist Moa Hedegaard lays down captivating bass lines all while delivering vocal harmonies like an angelic lazerbeam.
Lily Seabird’s sophomore album is the type of work that makes me feel so hopeful for the future of thought-provoking lyricists.
Show Review by Penny Keeler: What? You want me to create a blog post? What? I have to pick my favorite Loading Dock show for December. ...What? is my pick for this task. Thats right! The band is called WHAT? This show left me thinking, "WHAT the heck just happened!"
