Live Music: Alek Barkats, Andhi & the O’Neills, The Veggies

Three bands, one great time!

Join us for a Sunday Funday as we welcome Philly based musician, Alek Barkats for a special album release show. Alek Barkats is a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist living in Philadelphia. He established himself in the Bay Area music scene, both recording and touring his own music, and as a pianist in several projects- including singer-songwriter Lizzy Dutton’s live band, and the instrumental, jazz-rock ensemble, Cheap Charms. arkats’ sophomore album is the warm and thoughtful Here we are in the garden. The album’s 10 deeply personal songs range from sunny acoustic strummers to piano-led ballads, characterized by Barkats’ calm and poetic delivery. Echoing the breezy melodies of Belle & Sebastian and the theatrics of Randy Newman, Barkats paints a world with daydreaming dogs and romantic descriptions of television, where each song feels like an ode to the little lives we cultivate.

Joining the lineup is Andhi & the O’Neills, a 4-piece Folk Rock band from the Hudson Valley featuring Andhi O’Neill on rhythm guitar & vocals, Austin Kopec on lead guitar, Stefano Guida on bass, & Greg Hanson on drums and The Veggies, two lovable goofballs and a drum machine named Lucio, here to lift spirits with the Hudson Valley’s most nutritious up tempo rock and roll.