The Bixler 108 is a historic building on the Unionville Square operating as an event venue. Open for community meetings, art exhibits, and live music performances.
Demonstrating guitar virtuosity with powerful fingerpicking, bottleneck slide, and a warm alto voice Ruth Wyand plays and writes Americana, folk, jazz, and blues with a touch of Piedmont picking and bluegrass clawhammer thrown in.
Indie Americana band, The Close, is a harmony-focused band who are as dynamic as they are intimate live and blur the lines between Americana/Contemporary Folk/Indie Rock and Country with a commercial Pop sensibility.
"Lyric Heavy Americana" With clever, dry humor, thought-provoking lyrics, and a performance style that can transform from intimate listening room to rowdy festivals and bars, Peterson always gives his heart and soul to the stage.
"Alice's music has that great combination of earthiness and groove that keeps it funky from the inside out. She's for real." Bonnie Raitt.
"...sublime songwriting and breathtaking vocals...a singer of remarkable quality." MusicNews.com
“Captivating, unorthodox songwriting.” — PopMatters
“Brilliant musicianship, a warm and welcoming stage presence and a voice as rich, matured and knowing as the finest thrice-distilled Irish malt whiskey.” — fRoots
"I think of Carolann Solebello as a painter with words. An illustrator could have a field day with the imaginative storytelling [in this] book of tales... she shows off some major chops." ~ Richard Cuccaro, Acoustic Live in NYC
