Events & Music - June 2016
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Johnny’s welcomes our community and visiting performing artists to come to share their songs and tell their stories. We'll have plenty of cafe drinks, sweets, paninis, baked goods, premium homemade ice cream and more to enjoy during the show! Shows are free to attend with donations suggested for the performer(s).
View our Weekly Events for Kids Stories & Song, Farmers' market, food trucks and more! |
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Thursday, June 2: 15-501 - Country, Blues, Rockabilly
from Chapel Hill 15-501 is neighborhood group which takes its name from the local highway which all band members use to connect to the outside world. Their set list includes an eclectic mix of Acoustic covers. Country, Blues, Rockabilly. The Band members bring a diverse mix of musical backgrounds to send listeners on an Acoustic Road Trip. Lead singer/Guitar player Brian invokes memories of Buddy Holly and Johnny Cash with his renditions of hits such as Folsom Prison Blues and Rave On. The rhythm section, Jeff and Scott, combine Bluegrass and Reggae influences to provide a bottom that will keep listeners bouncing in their seats. Bass/Guitar player Greg uses his Jazz/Blues background to the complete the unique blend of musical styles. The band has been entertaining the neighborhood of Southern Village on Sunday afternoons. They are anxious now to bring the show to Johnny's |
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Friday, June 3: Christopher Adkins - Classical Guitar, 7:00-9:00pm from Hillsborough Christopher Adkins is an award winning classical guitarist and has garnered multiple awards and prizes in both regional and international guitar competitions, including first prizes in the Appalachian GuitarFest, the Music Academy of North Carolina Guitar and the Mississippi Guitar. Christopher holds both his Bachelors and Masters of Music from East Carolina University and a Doctorate of Music from The Florida State University. Christopher has performed in concert halls across the United States and Latin America including the Durham Performing Arts Center, Legacy Hall, and the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in San Jose, Costa Rica. Preview Christopher Adkins sound here Friday, June 3: Lost Boys food truck - International Street Grill , 5:00-9:00pm Lost Boys, features international street food. Professionally trained culinary chef, Lee, and sous chef Dustin, have developed a menu offering food flavors from around the world, including Colombia, Asia, and Portugal, reminiscent of travels the brothers have taken throughout the years. The boys bring their southern hearts into their cooking, sourcing local, North Carolina ingredients whenever possible. Check out a sample of their menu HERE! |
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Canceled - Saturday, June 4: Laura Thurston - Folk Singer-Songwriter, 7:00-9:00pm
Laura brings multi-instrumentalism to a new level! You will be enthralled when you see this lovely lady rappin’ on a suitcase kick drum with one foot and tappin’ on a tambourine with the other; all the while, hands on her guitar and mouth on her harp. On top of that, Laura then adds sweet sugary vocals to her acoustic Folk-Grass mix while giving energy and presence to capture your attention. This talented musician launched her solo career in 2011, performing up and down the east coast. With her original ideas and talented executions this one woman band is sure to dazzle any audience. Laura Thurston has her own unique style from a vintage era that will enliven you and have you feelin fine. "It isn't unusual for musicians to be multi-talented instrumentally — a little guitar, a little percussion, maybe some piano. But folk singer-songwriter Laura Thurston takes it a step further by playing four instruments at the same time in her original songs. Armed with a guitar, harmonica, tambourine and suitcase kick drum, Thurston is a one-woman band" ~ Alexa Milan, Sanford Herald Preview Laura Thurston sound here and video here |
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Sunday, June 5: Brunch with John Goodin - Folk and Classical Mandolin, 11:00am-1:00pm
from Decorah, Iowa. John Goodin was raised in southern Indiana and began playing the guitar shortly after seeing the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan show in February of 1964.Ten years later he discovered the mandolin. Over the past half century he has played in many bands and ensembles performing music in a variety of styles and was a founding member of the Louisville Mandolin Orchestra in 1988. A longtime member of the Classical Mandolin Society of America, Goodin has composed over twenty works for mandolin orchestra; four of these are published by Trekel Musikverlag. Many of these pieces have been performed and/or recorded by mandolin orchestras around the world. When playing solo mandolin John mixes traditional and original fiddle tunes with baroque era pieces either composed for mandolin or borrowed from composers who somehow failed to write for the instrument. He will also play some of his own more “classical” pieces, many of these also in an 18th century style. Goodin has recorded 4 CDs and continues to perform around the country with the popular contra dance band Contratopia and in recent years has also released two solo CDs, Mandolin Tunes & Deer Tracks for Solo Mandolin, along with a duo CD with fiddler Erik Sessions, Notes from the Farm. Preview John Goodin sound here |
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Sunday, June 5: Pop Up Caribbean Cookout!! 5:00-8:00pm
Celebrate summer with us in our back yard! Fire pit, friends and fabulous food!! Sheldon is cooking up his famous Caribbean food - enjoy a candle lit dinner under the twinkle lights on the back patio! A first in the summer Sunday pop-up supper series! |
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Wednesday, June 8: Jared & Asher's Music Share - acoustic classical, trad, jazz, 7:00-9:00pm
from Chapel Hill We are a pair of teen brothers and friends who perform acoustic classical, traditional, and jazz music on a variety of instruments - fiddles, sax, keyboard, percussion, and more, and including rhythm tap dance. We love to share our music with friends in our community focused on youth and including all ages. |
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Thursday, June 9: Bull Town Rascals - old-time/jugband songs & tunes
7:00-9:00pm from Durham/Chapel Hill The Bull Town Rascals are Ron Cole,LaNelle Davis,Gail Gillespie, Dwight Rogers and Todd Woerner, five friends whose decades long friendships have been steeped in piedmont NC's old time music and dance scene.Having honed their skills in such bands as The Blue Ridge Mountain Minstrels,Big Medicine,The Happy Valley Pals and The Three Stripped Gears, The Bull Town Rascals have come together to explore breakdowns, rags,sentimental songs,hokum,and blues of the 1920s and 30s. |
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Friday, June 10: The Stardusters - Toe Tapping Jazz Favorites, 7:00-9:00pm from Durham, NC Aviva Enoch, keyboard - Aviva Enoch is a piano teacher and freelance musician. She is currently a pianist at the Community Church of Chapel Hill. She holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Kansas, and a Master of Music Degree from Emporia State University Tom Henderson, tenor sax & clarinet - Tom Henderson, 74, has been playing the saxophone since 4th grade. With his wife, Ginny Going, he directed and played with Off the Deep End Ensemble. Laurece West, voice, bass & flute - Laurece West is a Voice and Performance Coach, Recording Artist and Co-Director of the improv troupe Impromptu Players. Laurece’s has 43 years’ performance experience as a singer and multi-instrumentalist. Preview The Starduster here Friday, June 10: Lost Boys food truck - International Street Grill , 5:00-9:00pm
Lost Boys, features international street food. Professionally trained culinary chef, Lee, and sous chef Dustin, have developed a menu offering food flavors from around the world, including Colombia, Asia, and Portugal, reminiscent of travels the brothers have taken throughout the years. The boys bring their southern hearts into their cooking, sourcing local, North Carolina ingredients whenever possible. Check out a sample of their menu HERE! |
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Sunday, June 12: Cookout - Award winning BBQ, 5:00-8:00pm
Summer is here and we have started a Sunday pop-up supper series under the twinkle lights in our back patio - our fabulous cook, Sheldon Hall is cooking up some good ol' fashioned NC BBQ that you need to get your hands on - he WON first place in the Bull City BBQ cook-off! Celebrate summer with us in our back yard – or inside if it's raining! |
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Thursday, June 16: Kyle Nachtigal - Acoustic, 7:00-9:00pm
from Nashville, TN Inspired by the great song smiths of the past century, Kyle Nachtigal has thrown his favorites into a hot pan with some olive oil and a bit of his secret spice to serve up something uniquely his own. Trained at Belmont University in Nashville, Kyle can jump effortlessly between folk, rock, hip hop and jazz while his lyrics play on comedy, fear, sex and love for a truly dynamic performance. Preview Kyle Nachitgal video and sound here |
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Friday, June 17: Mebanesville - Roots, Rhythm & World, 7:00-9:00pm
from Alamance & Orange Counties, NC Mebanesville introduces and delights live audiences with the best in roots, rhythm, and world music from the Meditarrean Basin to the British and Irish Isles down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. Mebanesville has brought the best in roots, rhythm, and world music to audiences at some of the most popular clubs, wineries, restaurants, and concert stages, as well as universities and community organizations, in the Triangle and Triad of North Carolina, and beyond. Today the full-kit band includes Anthony Holderied, drums; Chuck Hodson mandolin; Colombian-born, Fernando Suárez González, piano-accordion; Ukranian-born, Iryna Tkachenko Bunnage on mandolin, melodica, and vocals; Jane Davis, violin and vocals; fellow US and Italian citizen, Peggy Boswell, pennywhistles; and Steve Block, double-bass. Whether on stage or tableside, the Mebanaires of Mebanesville specialize in vocal and instrumental harmonies and that creatively embrace songs of love, life, and the human condition. To preview Mebanesville sound listen here |
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Saturday, June 18: Open Mic Night, 6:30-9:00pm Bring your friends. Bring some covers, or originals. Bring your tambourines, guitars & voices - whatever you can find! It will be a casual setting, and whether you're a veteran musician or a brand new poet, we want you there. Open Mic sign up - 6:15pm Saturday, June 18: Fish & Chips! 5:00-8:00pm
This Saturday we are excited to host another Pop-Up supper with our award winning chef, Sheldon Hall - he's cooking up fish & chips (and all the fixings) along with Fish Tacos Nothing says summer like fish & chips on a beautiful evening at Johnny's. Alongside some great music inside, our wonderful cook Sheldon will be grilling outside! Reel in your friends and enjoy our seasonal pop-up. |
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Thursday, June 23rd: Temenos rehearsal 6-8pm - atmospheric free form jazz & classical,
6:00-8:00pm from Chapel Hill Free-form artists come together to form impromptu rhythms and musical motifs with saxophones, percussion and piano Preview Temenos sound here |
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Friday June 24: Malarazza band, Italian folk and traditional music, 7:00-9:00pm from Carrboro The Malarazza band will lead you on a musical trip across and outside of Italy, traveling through the countryside and its history. With Laura Grimaldi-Voice and Tambourine and Robbie LInk-Cello, Accordion, bouzouki. Laura Grimaldi is an Italian musician, and she plays the doumbek and the italian frame drum, and sings Italian Folk Music. She has played music in several project for theaters. She has been involved in several folk music bands, including “Takadum Orchestra”, a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural italian band. Robbie Link is mostly known for his jazz, folk, and classical bass playing, Robbie Link is enjoying exploring new territory playing accordion, cello, and bouzouki with “Malarazza”. Salomé Sandoval sings and plays a variety of fretted string instruments such as lutes, early and classical guitars. A native of Venezuela Salomé holds a Graduate Performance Diploma in Early Music as a voice and lute major and a Bachelor in Music from Instituto Universitario de Estudios Musicales (in Venezuela, with Luis Zea) both in classical guitar. Preview sound here Friday, June 24: Lost Boys food truck - International Street Grill , 5:00-9:00pm Lost Boys, features international street food. Professionally trained culinary chef, Lee, and sous chef Dustin, have developed a menu offering food flavors from around the world, including Colombia, Asia, and Portugal, reminiscent of travels the brothers have taken throughout the years. The boys bring their southern hearts into their cooking, sourcing local, North Carolina ingredients whenever possible. Check out a sample of their menu HERE! |
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Saturday, June 25: Kate Rhudy - Americana, Folk, 7:00-9:00pm
from Raleigh Kate Rhudy brings you her sad river folk music from the blue ridge of Boone, North Carolina. “Sad” has its roots in nostalgia, whereas the “river” stems from an appreciation for metaphor. The river is the sweet in the bittersweet you can hear in Rhudy’s music. “A river is ever-changing, and carries you if you let it, which is what I want my music to do for people,” Rhudy says. Preview Kate Rhudy here |
