At 7pm, we have the return of Ghost Robot Ninja Bear with special guest Cooper! Ghost Robot Ninja Bear is releasing his debut album this week so check out www.myspace.com/ghostrobotninjabear for more info!!!
8pm is also a returning veteran of Wednesday nights at Session 73 with Red Betty... Red Betty is the trio of strong female singers rocking the house with their amazing culmination of soul, singer/songwriter and good ol' rock and roll...
At 9pm, We have Saba.
“Recognized as a Best Acoustic Nominee at the 2004 and 2005 San Diego Music Awards, it's hard to believe that her vocal abilities went almost unnoticed until she belted out KD Lang karaoke-style amongst friends at a L.A. club. For those in San Diego who have caught Saba live, you know that there is nowhere for her to go but up..” – Vicki Marangos, 944 Magazine San Diego
10pm, Wednesday Night Original Sessions is proud to present, Tinted Image from Rochester, NY. In the past year Tinted Image has been catching the attention of both crowds and national artists everywhere. Having been exposed to thousands of people at single shows, including a highlight performance in front of 35,000 while warming up the stage for Smash Mouth, there music has been able to spread rapidly with shows all over from New York City to New Orleans. Tinted Image has toured and shared the stage with national artists like the Smash Mouth, Trevor Hall, Paramore, Ingrid Michaelson, Robert Randolph, Average White Band, Little Feat, Tim Reynolds, Sonny Landreth, the Campbell Brothers, Badfish, Donna the Buffalo, Mc Lars, the Subdudes, and more. Their name is quickly becoming a household name at venues and festivals all over the country.
The group is fronted by 19 year old vocalist, Alyssa Coco, who performed on season 7 of American Idol. The rest of the ensemble is made up of Joel Vickers on Saxophone, Matt Merritt on guitar, Levi Bennet on drums and Tony Galafaro on bass. Coco’s vocals combined with Vicker’s sax lines soaring over the heavy hitting band allows them to blend jazz, acoustic rock, and folk into a fresh take on the pop music scene. With a spot in International Jazz Festival, a new record out on itunes, and vigorous national touring schedule ahead, it has become evident Tinted Image is something worth paying attention to.
Finally at 11pm, nothing tells a story like a man’s voice. Matt Sucich is
a good singer that can sing every experience into one song. A good songwriter knows how to put the lifts and lulls in all the right places. When someone can do both, well, then it’s very simple: people listen.
Matt’s voice has the uncanny ability to relay love, loss and everything between. His songs make use of the simplest elements; yet deliver the complexity of emotions that dig deep to uproot our own personal experience. Every pocket of silence weighs heavy with intention. It speaks to the ability to experience both the absence of others as well as one’s own anonymity in a city like New York.
Most people will note the obvious singer/songwriter comparisons & that’s OK. What people will also find, after they’ve dug beneath the surface observations we’re all prone to make and depend on, is that Matt’s voice is actually one of a kind. There’s an undeniable pull, a distinct feeling of something familiar and close. An intimate suggestion, or a question you may never answer, but love to hear him ask.
It comes down to this: everyone hears something special when Matt sings. Everyone hears a story. You don’t have to listen hard either; the room is always silent.
-Devon C. Johnson
Producer
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