SayWeCanFly

THIS IS A RESCHEDULED DATE FOR SAYWECANFLY: Previously purchased tickets from 9/07 date will be honored at the door.

SayWeCanFly is a one man acoustic act from Ontario, Canada. Frontman Braden Barrie has devoted his teenage years to playing shows across Canada and the US, building his following and writing relatable music for his fan base. Growing up in a small town and feeling a sense of abandonment, he shows listeners that no matter what struggles we face, we always have the power to make it through. Braden writes lyrics based around the belief that the world is lacking a connection between humans on an emotional level, and wants to re-establish that bond through his art. “I want everyone to know that no matter what you are going through, someone on this earth understands,” Braden says. SayWeCanFly has been featured in Alternative Press Magazine, and had multiple homepage features on the PureVolume website. Braden has been touring under the name SayWeCanFly for two years now, playing throughout various areas of the United States and Eastern Canada on several DIY-booked tours. He has shared the stage with such noteworthy acts as Carter Hulsey, The Icarus Account, Her Bright Skies, Caleb Denison, along with others. More recently, he had a brief stint on the Acoustic Basement stage of the Vans Warped Tour, and recently had a supporting slot on the Bryan Stars Tour, headlined by Ghost Town (Fueled By Ramen Records). From humble DIY beginnings to quickly rising above many of those in the industry, SayWeCanFly represents that being happy comes from doing what you love, and never giving up.

WIND IN SAILS

Wind In Sails is the solo music project from Evan Pharmakis. Who focuses on writing meaningful music with a positive message.

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SOUNDS LIKE HARMONY

Sounds Like Harmony is a quirky, diverse solo act hailing out of Greenville, North Carolina blending a variety of genres including Acoustic, Folk, Southern Rock, Blues and even Rap with modern Pop to give off a diverse array of energetic, unique sounds.

Now 22, he began playing music as young as 7 when he fiddled on a piano with nursery rhymes. He launched his music career at 21 when he started posting his songs to YouTube, and performing live on YouNow.com achieving over 35,000 fans in the first year. He also has opened for and played alongside of popular acts on YouNow such as NeverShoutNever and SayWeCanFly. Many of his videos have also been featured on Bryan Stars Interviews and he was a featured artist on Ernie Ball’s Battle of the Bands, ranking 1st on the charts at the Virginia Beach venue and ranking in the top 25 nationally. Reverbnation listed him as a featured artist on the website in December of 2013, and his original song “The Sun and The Moon” earned him runner up in a Song Of The Year contest on songoftheyear.com.

Before he began his music career, he was locally known for skateboarding and had a local shop sponsor, Backdoor Skate Shop, as well as a clothing sponsor, Textbook Clothing. He also attended college for nursing at Beaufort County Community College. He continued these activities until a tonsil surgery went awry in early 2013. He was forced to drop his classes and was unable to continue school because of his financial crisis after surgery. After realizing the change in his voice afterwards, he decided to pursue his newfound passion: a music career.

BELMONT (acoustic)

A five piece pop punk band from Chicago, IL

Taz Johnson: Vocals
Sam Patt: Guitar
Joey Legittino: Bass/Backing Vocals
Matt Fusi: Guitar
Brian Lada : Drums

ANTHONY SANDERS (THE ISLAND OF MISFIT TOYS) (solo acoustic)

Anthony Sanders is vocalist for The Island of Misfit Toys

“Born out of a sudden and intense burst of light in 2010, The Island of Misfit Toys is Chicago’s best and worst kept musical secret.

The ever-shifting line-up for the band has settled on Anthony Sanders (words, music), Julia Bard (acoustic guitar, vocals), Mark Jaeschke (electric guitar, trumpet, vocals), Evan Loritsch (drums, saxophone, vocals), Lui Macataul (drums, percussion, vocals), Mike Nardone (bass, saxophone, vocals), Danny Radovanovic (keyboards, accordion, vocals), Audrey Sanders (flute, vocals), and Ashlee Stewack (bells, keyboards, vocals). A musical tour-de-force, the band flirts sonically between dozens of genres, spanning rock to folk, indie to slam poetry, mellow acoustics to harmonized hymnals, and beyond – however, for the purposes of brevity, let’s call them “folk-tinged indie rock” and let your ears do the categorizing.

The Island live show is, put simply, nine incredibly talented musicians cutting loose with total abandon while performing passionate, raucous music. Equally comfortable playing in both basements and headlining slots, the band has performed over 100 shows since their inception, some of which with bands you may be familiar with (Manchester Orchestra, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, The Veils), a number of festivals you may not be (Pygmalion Festival, Middlewest Fest, Green Fest), three multi-week US tours, and an infamous headlining set at Chicago’s Lincoln Hall. Though these are intensely personal songs on display, guided by frontman Anthony Sanders’ spirited delivery and wordplay, there is an intangible quality to Island’s music that means exactly what you need it to at that precise moment, and captivates you for the rest of their set.

For the time spent between shows, the growing Island of Misfit Toys discography is an equally dynamic tour. Best known for their 2011 full-length “Bear Hair”, the band has also released a six song EP of live and acoustic highlights called “Furiouser & Furiouser”, and a 7” split with Chicago punk trio Nervous Passenger. All of this, however, has been leading up to the next Island of Misfit Toys release, I Made You Something, a sprawling, ambitious record bridging the space between life, friendship, and the afterlife. Currently being produced and recorded by Corey Wills (Inspector Owl, Kid You’ll Move Mountains), I Made You Something is slated for release summer 2014.

Like a grinning basketball coach hollering at his team to give 110%, The Island of Misfit Toys defy restraint and convention. The band intertwines the unique traits of its diverse members and influences into a single, unified, and remarkable whole, and leaves behind one of the midwest’s most powerful and exciting musical experiences.”

– Matthew Nix

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