Bad History Month Bandcamp | Bad History Month Soundcloud
 
Bad History Month is the solo project of Jeff Meff, formerly of Boston’s much beloved Fat History Month. Following the departure of FHM’s drummer, Bob Hobby, Meff decided to move forward solo, adapting the name to Bad History Month, as to not confuse anyone… Regardless, BHM marks a growth in Meff’s songwriting, allowing for personal experimentation and studio layering to create a sound that is as lush and contemplative as it is direct and depressing. Meff’s songs get under your skin in a genuine way, with every note radiantly ringing out with a down but not quite out charm that has become Bad History Month’s signature. Self-loathing has rarely been this poetic, and Meff’s timeless songwriting is as jaw dropping in its beauty and emotional weight as its composition and delivery.

Crooner and Duke on Facebook | Crooner and Duke on Bandcamp

Nick Lenchner and Bryan Schneider have collaborated on several musical projects together, this time performing as Shy Crooner & Edwin Duke. Combining Schneider’s lyrical wit, versatile croon, and flatpicking guitar style with Lenchner’s deft arrangements and emotive mastery of the upright bass, this duo draws on folk and blues traditions to create their own brand of American music that ranges from the deeply melancholy to the hilariously absurd.

Crooner & Duke have performed at a range of venues around NYC including Pianos, The Living Room, our friend Joel’s loft, Brooklyn Experimental Song Revival, the First Avenue L Subway Stop, and the New Museum as part of Pawel Althemer’s current exhibition “The Neighbors”.

Yazan official site | Yazan on Facebook | Yazan on Twitter

Yazan is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter from New York, playing a blend of rural country blues, folk, and psychedelia.