Scotch Hollow began when Mark Verbeck met Carley Martin while they were both attending Berklee College of Music. The music he made on guitar, slide and ukulele was a perfect match for her full range vocals. Their mutual love for the blues, traditional country and roots music brought them together to form the successful Scotch Hollow. After graduation they toured regionally and played in Nashville for a couple years. When the wind blew them north in 2008, they temporarily switched their name and direction with the funk rock band named Bandit Runner. After a short run, Mark unfortunately came down with a severe case of tendonitis that put the brakes on all musical pursuits for the next 2 years. Determined to not be thrown off course, Mark, using various apps on his Ipad, continued writing music and eventually found himself with a whole catalogue of new music. After he was majority of the way healed, Mark contacted his friend and former band mate Albert Dingnus to start arranging his songs for physical instruments. To their surprise, music seemed to flow out of them like water from a faucet and the beginning of the New Scotch Hollow started to develop. After allot of hard work, practice, and gigs; Mark, Carley, and Albert found themselves with a new band, sound, and a fresh new EP that would show the world who Scotch Hollow exactly was.

Between Folk………….a band based out of south Chicago with huge roots and big inspirations. Mike on Rhythm Guitar and Vocals and Luke on Lead Guitar.

DEAD EYE ZACK is a solo act based out of Grand Rapids MI playing outlauw country dumpster swing punkabilly

Hi, I’m Tommy. I play in a few bands like, Murder Party!, 40oz of Spite, The Hubies. I used to be in Nuke and the Living Dead, Necrophilicons, Ten Second March, The Beat-Ups, Switch 76, Robbery In Progress, and plenty others. Solo, I have recorded a bunch of EP’s and a couple full lengths. Such as…

– The Misadventures of a Deadbeat (2003)
– Drop Dead EP (2004)
– I’m Poison (2006)
– The Rotten EP (2006)
– Working With Rats & Thieves (Full length)(2007)
– The Soapbox EP (2008)
– Ten Necromantic Classics: Split w/ Christophe (2008)
– The Splatter EP (2009)
– Broke (Full length) (2010)

I play shows from time to time, you can probably catch me somewhere! If you want me to play, send me a message!

Throughout the years of playing in bands I’ve shared the stage with some noteable acts: Agent Orange, Misfits, Kevin Seconds (of 7SECONDS), D.R.I., Koffin Kats, Blitzkid, Calabrese, Cryptkeeper Five, The Tossers, The Meteors, Left Alone, Mad Marge & The Stonecutters, Far From Finished, Flatfoot 56, The Swellers, Hellmouth, Mustard Plug, The Vibrators, Masked Intruder, The Meatmen, The Meat Puppets, Michale Graves (Ex Misfits), and plenty others!

JOE- formed in 2014 JOE plays a mix of indie folk alt rock. Debut album release January 3rd 2015.

In the midst of what could be the largest movement in folk-rock music since the 1960’s, revolutionary sounds from bands such as The Avett Brothers, Deer Tick, Arcade Fire, The Felice Brothers, and Mumford & Sons open new doors. With a similar sound and an admirable aspiration, Jack & the Bear were birthed in the downriver town of Monroe, Michigan in the summer of 2010.

Named after an inspirational figure in lead singer Brandon James’ life along with the initials of the founding members of the group, the five-piece band hit the ground running with the writing of their first self-titled EP, which received a self-distributed release in the spring of 2011.

With the core of the group being made of two sets of brothers, an outlier family friend and a sister collaborating comes comfortably and naturally to the band. Writers Brandon James and Reginald (Ryan) Servis provide a unique blend of two musical backgrounds; traditional guitar styling’s of artists such as Bruce Springsteen and Glen Hansard meet new-wave cascading instrumentals found in songs of Fleet Foxes and Beirut. The use of four part harmony and instruments such as banjo, mandolin, trumpet, and accordion in many of their songs set the group aside from many others.

More recently the group just set foot with their second EP release “The Stranger Amongst the Loyal” which was produced/engineered entirely by the bands drummer Adam Schreiber. Adam recently opened up his own studio, “White Wagon” and is take on new projects along with handling Jack & the Bear releases.

Jack & the Bear started off attempting to form a sound like many folk rockers around today but ended up walking into a new sound all their own. They have been compared to artists such as The Waterboys, Springsteen, and even Tom Waits. Their live show is another story that is completely unique to them; something that is a must see for any fan of live performance. They’ve shared the stage with acts such as Deer Tick, Hayes Carll, Nicole Atkins, Dr. Dog, The White Rabbits, Langhorne Slim, The Felice Brothers, Soja, Jessica Lea Mayfield, The David Mayfield Parade, and countless other national acts.

The group set off on their first tour of the East Coast in the summer of 2012 to reach out to new fans. They returned home with lots of inspiration, new songs, new friends, new fans and loads of success which included licensing negotiations with MTV’s Music Integration Department.

Now consisting of seven members (and manager Jake Nielsen) the band has matured and carried on to a whole new level with the addition of another female violinist Elizabeth Burroughs. With the release of their third EP “The Trade,” the band is now looking toward recording their first full-length album at Prairie Sun Studios with Grammy Award Winning producer Oz Fritz.

Fritz has produced a number of albums with the legendary Tom Waits, including 1999’s critically acclaimed “Mule Variations.” Given this information it should be obvious that Fritz is a man that understands the unique dynamics of Jack & the Bear. Undoubtedly, the band is looking forward to building a working relationship with Mr. Fritz and hope to release their debut LP in the summer of 2013.