Dozens of Dollars String Band

Dozens of Dollars String Band is working from some serious cross pollination. The band member's resumes include bands like Danny Flanigan and the Rainchorus, Starbilly, Rabbit Manor, Domani, Union Tree, Cloigheann, New Horizon, Louisville Mandolin Orchestra and Daddy's Car.

Philip Wakeman singing lead vocals and playing mando, fiddle & guitar. Mark Rosenthal singing lead vocals and playing guitar. John Bajandas singing backing vocals and playing the Doghouse bass. Phil Wakeman singing backing vocals and playing banjo, mando, fiddle and guitar.

Boot Dagger

Experimental and live electronic music by Bawn in the Mash's Brey McCoy and Thomas B. Oliverio

Listen at http://www.myspace.com/bootdagger

Ben Sollee

For a stalwart young artist who creates different means to an end, Ben Sollee has enjoyed a whirlwind year replete with remarkable success and warm, exciting music to match.

Sollee hails from Kentucky, yet sounds nothing like the colloquial music one traditionally associates with the state (or anywhere else for that matter). He eschews traditional singer-songwriter and folk boundaries, choosing a cello rather than a guitar as his divining rod, and utilizing unique plucking and percussive bow techniques juxtaposed against his blue-eyed soul meets Antony Hegarty vocal leanings. Ben enjoys collaborating with musicians as disparate as Otis Taylor and Bela Fleck, touring with indie rock royalty, and covering Sam Cooke as an homage to blues. When he ventures out of Louisville, sometimes he'll just strap this cello to his back and ride his bike rather than enjoy the comforts of a van or bus, as he did on his southern trek in the summer of 2009 -- playing intimate shows in every town he hits between his larger headlining performances. Yes, Ben's always done things a bit differently.

Joanna Pregon

Artist Statement by Joanna Pregon

My art reflects the interplay between conscious and subconscious levels of reality.

With earth tones, and sensual lines I create a dreamy depiction of my inner world. My paintings are composed with multiple thin layers of oil paint on stretched canvas. Using fluid motion, I intertwine the feminine face and form with curvilinear shapes inspired by nature. I often choose plants, the moon and faces to represent cycles of change, fertility and growth.

Through my art, I share the influence nature and dreams can have on our imagination and perception of reality.

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