Shannon Corey Headlines Memorial Day Weekend Show
April 20, 2010 by Editor
Filed under Music News, The Local Scene, US - Northeast
(Narragansett, RI) – Yamaha artist SHANNON COREY will be heading home with new music to headline a Memorial Day Weekend show at The Wheel House on Saturday May 29th, 2010 (11:30pm). Joining her on the bill will be NYC based artist CHRIS MERRITT (10:30pm), and the Boston based ROSS LIVERMORE BAND (9:30pm). Doors at 9:00pm. 18+. $10 at door/(18-20 yrs.) $15 at door. The Wheel House is located at 294 Great Island Road Narragansett, RI 02882-5621 (401) 284-0246. www.wheelhousetavern.com
SHANNON COREY: www.shannoncorey.com Recently heard on MTV’s The Real World: Cancun and The Real World: DC, NYC based and RI native piano player/singer songwriter Shannon Corey truly reflects a beautiful new vibe of sensuous class. Having received the praises of fellow artists and critics alike, Shannon was named Keyboard Magazine’s Unsigned Artist of the Month, High Times Magazine’s Unsigned Artist of the Week and CD Reviews by You Pop Featured Artist. Her debut album ‘Unsaid’ was released in 2007 under Mother West Records, NYC, and ensured her an endorsement spot with Yamaha alongside artists such as Elton John and Michael Bublé. “Assured and nuanced, Shannon’s keyboard work speaks of both classical study and a great sensitivity to what any given songs needs rather than how many notes it can hold before exploding” – Keyboard Magazine. She recently released the EP ‘Overdue’ in September of 2009 where it was reviewed by Tony Deans of The Cheers Music as being “one the most emotional EP’s of 2009” and landed her the title ARTIST TO WATCH by RI’s Type 3 Media (http://type3media.com/2009/10/13/artist-to-watch-shannon-corey/). With a solo album in the works, a southern tour booked in late June and more TV placements to be revealed, “Shannon Corey will be an artist we can watch for a long time to come” – Type 3 Media.
CHRIS MERRITT: www.chrismerrittmusic.com Chris Merritt is a unique voice that cuts through the clatter with objectively good music from the heart. Chosen for the “Top Six” in Billboard Magazine’s Indie World Series and opening a show for rock legend Ben Folds in the same year, Chris is a stand-out performer, having played hundreds of shows across the U.S. and Japan. He cleverly blends the sounds of piano-driven rock, pop, rhythm and blues with personal stories of love-at-first-sight, his best friend’s sister, and being homesick to physics, corrupt governments and Miss Pacman. With plenty of wit and humor that’s distinctively his own, Merritt’s “voice and delivery draw you in to find out what happens next” – The Washington Post.
ROSS LIVERMORE BAND: www.rosslivermore.com Music is no stranger to Ross Livermore. And Ross Livermore is no stranger to music. They were introduced when he picked up a guitar at age 13 and taught himself how to play. They got to know each other better when he fronted a progressive rock band during his four-month stay in Sicily, where he wrote, performed, and recorded with the RAMZI Harabbi World Music Ensemble. Now, with Ross a staple on the local Boston music scene, they are constant companions. His highly creative music, often compared to the stylings of Ben Harper and Stevie Wonder, has received college radio play, and “Spaces In Between” was featured in a Jetty Surf Film.
