Cabin Fever Festival

The weather is getting cold, so we are giving you an excuse to escape staying inside with the 4th annual Cabin Fever Festival! A full night of great music headlined by Freakwater (Thrill Jockey Records), Cotton Jones (Cumberland, Maryland), Tim Easton (Nashville via Ohio), and Dolfish (Cleveland), and more. Besides a great night of music the evening including a record sale.music swap meet and poster sale starting at 3:00pm with music starting upstairs at 6:00pm. Chicago's Freakwater was formed by Janet Bean and Catherine Irwin in 1989 and has been innovating and reinvigorating alt-country ever since. In 2005 the group released Thinking of You, a collaboration with members of fellow Thrill Jockey group Califone. Freakwater will be embarking on a tour January 2013, their first in four years. The music of Cotton Jones speaks of transition: the passage from one form, state of mind, style or place to another. "Tall Hours in the Glowstream," is the title of their new album. The resulting sounds are both rich and charmingly lo-fi, full of vivid imagery and more gorgeous vocal harmony. Critically acclaimed songwriter Tim Easton has made some changes in 2012. From his Ohio roots through stretches in Paris, Prague, NYC, L.A. and Athens, GA, Easton has earned his credentials with a string of highly acclaimed releases and incessant, worldwide touring. With eight solo releases under his belt Tim Easton has shared stages in North America, Europe, and Japan with artists/influences Lucinda Williams, John Hiatt, Glenn Hansard, M. Ward and more. Dolfish is the moniker of Cleveland born songwriter, Max Sollisch. His debut EP, Your Love is Bummin' Me Out was released last December by Minneapolis based Afternoon Records and met with great praise by taste-makers My Old Kentucky Blog, and Daytrotter.com among others. The album's lyrical wit and lo-fi production gained comparisons to folk...more