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pic Brandon Argires was in the band The Shoes which performed frequently at Applesauce Tea House. He is influenced by Modest Mouse, the Beatles and Tom Waits. His performances sometimes include improvised lyrics.
pic Jonathan Boulay has lived in Flagstaff for 3 years. His indie-folk music is emotive and inspired by life. He records his music and others' in a home studio. He has hosted house shows including performances by French Quarter, Foot Ox, T. W. Donovan and The Weirding, Brook Pridemore, Mark McMahon, and Lindsay Dragan. He is vegan and purports to be punk. He used to perform as Work In Progress; his newest band, The Illegals The Street Alcoholics, features Tony Ballz and Bobby Carlson.
pic David Bryant-Smith performs original acoustic music at various venues across town, including the Rendezvous and most benches at Heritage Square.
pic Giovanina Bucci performs 6pm every other Saturday at Cafe Olé. She is a self-taught musician who has been writing and performing for 10 years. Her style is a fusion of jazz, blues and folk, and has been compared with that of Norah Jones and Susan Tedeschi.
pic Courtney Jean Chappell began playing guitar at seventeen, and has been performing around Flagstaff since 2006. She writes songs that tell stories about the quirks of life. She belives that a dialouge between guitar and voice are key; one day she will figure out how to get that conversation started. She hosted 8pm Tuesday Open Mic at Charly's, for 3 years, and graduated from NAU in 2009 with a degree in classical guitar performance.
pic Adam Fry’s eclectic repertoire includes folk, rock, country, and alternative genres. His original songs speak to both desires and dreams.
pic Iron Steve Sokola is a gritty, heavy musician who grew up in post-industrial Flint, Michigan. It was there that he began exploring the mysticism of southern culture and alternate tunings.
pic Avtar Khalsa writes and performs songs of love and desperation, punctuated with twisted tales of highways and heartbreak. He is also known for his political commentary in Flag Live.
pic Tad Klein’s music speaks to the soul; he writes about the human condition and daily struggles. His authenticity and honesty invite listeners to truly connect.
pic Mark McMahan’s music defies description; he is constantly inventive and often startling. He says: “Been playing guitar a long time, I try not to bore myself.”
pic Jay Meyer writes songs whose subtlety and simplicity bely the complexity of the message they contain. His style is engaging and honest. He performs with Matt Miller and CJ Constantopoulos in Annie Jump Cannon.
pic Matt Miller writes songs whose meaning can elude him until years later. His primary instrument is a baritone guitar, which compliments his deep voice. He also plays the flute. In the past, he hosted Open Mics at Mia's and the Green Room. He currently performs Thursday 6-9pm at Cafe Olé.
pic Paul Miller was born and raised in Bristol, England. Breastfed on the Beatles and Big Band Swing, he’s been in Flagstaff since 1996, playing with local bands such as Glass Onion and the Skanksters.
pic Paul Perrault is songwriter and singer for the local rock unit Planet Sandwich. His philosophical lyrics are backed by singular music and rhythms.
pic Jacob Pesqueira’s music include simultaneous performance of the guitar and didjeridoo. He says: “I love to interweave my heart with every moment, and am thankful to be here sharing music and breath with all of creation.”
pic Clair Anna Rose is a poet, a painter, a dreamer, a sometimes student, and a humdinger folk-singer by night. Music is her passion, and every experience in life becomes a song.
pic Nate Stone’s songs are gentle and introspective. He says he is “absolutely fascinated by the power of music.” Nate's music has been compared to Simon and Garfunkel, Ryan Adams, and James Taylor.
pic Bryant “Kale Jones” Vasquez has a fetish for song titles, and an attraction to unique chord progressions. His influences include Dylan, Drake, and Smith.
pic Ryan Wade has his feet firmly set in traditional rock and country. Direct and frank, his songs recall John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, and Johnny Cash.
pic Brian White has a pathological fear of hammocks. He has overcome this obstacle to write songs of the human experience with a metaphorical cast.
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