Chris Trapper & Ari Hest with special guest Pete Muller
Doors 7PM / Show 8PM
Seated show
$30adv / $35DOS
21+ (see our FAQ)
Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Chris Trapper has traveled the world over, performing to a dedicated and ever growing fan base with nothing but his guitar and his songs. Raised on Prine and Kristofferson, Trapper's first foray in the music industry was as frontman of the critically acclaimed alt-rock band The Push Stars (Capitol Records). Over the past decade, Chris has become a modern day acoustic troubadour, performing over 150 dates a year as a headliner and sharing the stage with the likes of Rob Thomas, Pat Benatar and even John Prine himself.
Chris’s newest record “Watching Sparks Fly By” is the 12th full length solo album by Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Chris Trapper. The Boston based troubadour employed multiple producers to bring 13 brand new tracks to life (plus 3 bonus tracks including a studio version of the fan favorite “Keg On My Coffin”). Highlights include the first single “Campfire Symphony”, the gentle ballad “Toast To Us” featuring rock and roll hall of famer Pat Benatar and the G. Love collaboration “Swept Away”.
A favorite of Hollywood's music supervisors, Chris's songs have appeared in such films as "The Devil Wears Prada", "There's Something About Mary" and his song "This Time" was the number one selling song on the Grammy nominated soundtrack for "August Rush" (Robin Williams, Jonathan Rhys Meyers).
"Classic pop perfection." - New York Times
Ari Hest has crafted a unique path in music - independently building a loyal following through relentless college touring, then on to major label albums, and then reimagining listener engagement through fan-driven projects like “52” and his Patreon-powered “The Treehouse Project”.
A grammy nominated singer/songwriter(best folk album, 2017) who began his career two decades ago, he’s performed both in the U.S. and abroad with artists like The Indigo Girls, Martin Sexton, Judy Collins and Suzanne Vega.
Many of Ari's songs have appeared on TV and film - The Path, The Lincoln Lawyer, Private Practice, Army Wives, and One Tree Hill to name a few.
Ari’s newest endeavor, The Treehouse Project, has him writing, recording and releasing a song on his Patreon every two weeks since early 2022. Based on the votes of his subscribers, he remixes the 10 favorite songs from each year and releases an album. The project is currently in its fourth year and is approaching 100 original songs.
“Sometimes less is more,” Pete Muller muses on his riveting new album, One Last Dance. It’s an idea Muller’s been thinking about a lot lately, a mantra that’s not only helped him find meaning and contentment, but also led to some of his most compelling work to date.
“I’ve led a curiosity-driven life,” says Muller, a numbers whiz who helped transform Wall Street as we know it while simultaneously building a career as a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter. “I feel grateful to have had adventures that few get to experience. But recently, I’ve been finding more joy in the little things, in the small moments of beauty and wonder that only show themselves when you slow down and pay attention.”
One Last Dance is full of just such moments. Recorded at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in Bath, England, and featuring guest appearances from Grammy-winner Allison Russell and genre-bending duo SistaStrings, the collection finds Muller producing himself and his band, The Kindred Souls, for the first time. The songs are rich and character-driven, full of subtle observations that manage to reveal fundamental truths about the human condition, and the performances are raw and powerful, fueled by the deep bonds between Muller and his bandmates, who captured the core of the album in just one week. The result is a lush, cinematic blend of roots, rock, pop, and soul, a poignant, deeply vulnerable exploration of what it takes to be present and love with your whole heart.