ArtFRONT Presentations brings you three terrific bands performing live. Contact Barking Legs for added information.

Bombadil

Little brother band to Ramseur Records artists The Avett Brothers and the everybodyfields, Bombadil is busy racking up one of the most extensive live tours in the country with over 50 shows between now and September. Their 5 man multi-instrumental show including strings, brass and percussion can range from rowdy and bombastic to profoundly warm and inviting. Be sure to see all the press on their website about their live appearances at the best small venues all over the country as they tour in support of the new CD "A buzz, a buzz."

www.bombadilmusic.com
www.myspace.com/bombadil

Chris Volpe with Charles Theodore Zerner

It takes a lot of talent to get a singer/songwriter booked for one of the ArtFRONT shows at Barking Legs. The clincher was hearing Chris Volpe's 15 song CD, "Refugee Blues." The CD was recorded live in one take, the studio time being the prize for "best song" from the West Coast Songwriting Association. Then subsequently, "Refugee Blues" won "Independent Music Association" Folk Album of the Year! The judges included Norah Jones, Melissa Etheridge, and Bill Wyman. Sounding a bit like Paul Simon with Nick Drake on guitar, Chris also won studio time in London with producer Steve Williams (Sting, Eric Clapton,) in the international competition "We Are Listening."

www.myspace.com/chrisvolpe
www.sonicbids.com/chrisvolpe

A bonus for our audience will be Charles Theodore Zerner in this duo performance. The Harvard educated musician is no slouch himself, having recently recorded an intricately arranged acoustic pop-rock CD in France "A Suitcase Life." Both these artists are performing multiple dates at the increasingly prestigious "Bristol Rhythm and Roots Festival," later this year.

myspace.com/charlestheodoremyspace

Caveat Emperor

Chattanooga based jazz-pop ensemble with Berklee trained guitarist Steve Brehm and Chicago vocalist & songwriter Pete Boubel returns to Barking Legs after gaining attention from their radio rotation on WAWL 91.5. Caveat Emperor is a smoothly running machine which can also hit the emotive power chords and throw a bit of political intrigue to their audience.

www.myspace.com/caveatemperor

Info via artfront.com. Photo via Bombadil's MySpace page.