Jordana interviews John Nolan at Angels & Kings AKoustic Mondays.

Watch John perform some cover songs and original tunes:

Sometimes you just have to get naked. Sonically, that is.

Acoustic music speaks volumes and on Monday, November 23rd, the following bands will be stripping down and belting out at Angels and Kings for the acclaimed venue’s weekly AKoustic Monday (where you never know who may stop by).

Angels and Kings has teamed up with all-female music network, Planet Verge, to present:

JOHN NOLAN
(Taking Back Sunday/ Straylight Run)

Singer/songwriter John Nolan began his musical career as the lead guitarist for Taking Back Sunday, helping to secure the band’s place in the alternative rock spotlight before moving on to form Straylight Run (Victory Records) in 2003. Guided by John’s pensive, piano-driven songwriting and open, introspective lyrics, Straylight Run has released multiple critically acclaimed albums and toured alongside bands such as Motion City Soundtrack, Minus the Bear and Rooney.

Listen Now: www.MySpace.com/JohnNolanMusic

EYE ALASKA (Fearless Records)

For Brandon Wronski of Eye Alaska, the world is his movie, and he wants to write its soundtrack. Coining the Orange, CA-based group’s eclectic, multi-genre sound as “cinematic rock,” Wronski and bandmates create intricate tracks that mesh and intertwine to form individual parts of a greater story – different scenes for their celluloid masterpiece. The band is touring in support of its debut full-length, Genesis Underground, and continues the grandiose-yet-meticulous delivery they’ve adopted as their signature sound.

Listen Now: www.myspace.com/eyealaska



CHRIS UNCK
 (Lower 40 Records)

Chris Unck and the Black Roses…where does one even start? One-part Joe Cocker, one-part George Harrison, one-part Hank Senior and one-part, well, is an American original. That’s Chris Unck. His new album Ridiculous!! Ridiculous!! is out now on Lower 40 Records and features the folkalicious tunes “Ruby With Them Eyes” and “Dirty Kuntry Girls.” He continues to be a modern day troubadour as he travels, playing his own brand of tragic tales, adventures, and mishaps. Unck’s modern twist on his classic rock is sure to influence for years to come. And yes, most of those stories you hear in the songs are true. Believe it or not. He is also guitarist for The Black Widows, aka (hit-maker and fellow Atlanta native) Butch Walker’s backing band.

Listen Now: www.MySpace.com/ChrisUnck



THE RIGHT COAST

Over the past few years, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has become a hotbed of successful musical acts. The Right Coast has been continuing with this tradition with addictive hooks, layered choruses and good old sing-alongs. Having their music already been featured on several MTV shows (The Hills, Paris Hilton’s My BFF) and national tours in the works for the remainder for 2009, this young band is poised to take over the musical landscape.

Listen Now: www.myspace.com/therightcoast

THE YEARS GONE BY

After touring relentlessly for the past two years with bands like Set Your Goals and Hit The Lights among others, and recently parting ways with screamo powerhouse label, Rise Records, The Years Gone By are back with their strongest release to date. Their new EP, Something You Know Nothing About, is filled with new riffy-guitars, passionate melodies, and sing-along choruses that are sure to get stuck in anyone’s head on the first listen

Listen Now: www.myspace.com/theyearsgonebynj

IF BUT WHEN

Soaring melodies, luscious harmonies and introspective lyrics are the only concerns for If But When. Finding unique and moving ways to document life’s highs and lows in song is their only motivation. Maybe pop music can’t change the world, but a song that comes from a real and meaningful place- as all of their tracks do- can provide comfort in trying times, brighten dismal days and dull the sting of a broken heart.

Listen Now: www.myspace.com/ifbutwhen

ANTONIO LONGO

Antonio Longo is the original singer of Taking Back Sunday. He’s been in many bands in the past few years, but finally decided to start something new with all the acoustic songs he’s been working on for years.

Listen Now: www.myspace.com/m2miles

THIS CONDITION

Engineering a mix of acoustically jeweled rock, softcore punk, and lively rustles planked by glam-rock riffs, This Condition has a tamed wildness that wraps their punk rock flakes in melodic trimmings and frame their acoustic vessels in power rock boosters, invigorating quakes, and heart-shaped arcs.

Listen Now: www.myspace.com/thiscondition

ABOUT ANGELS AND KINGS

Since its 2007 opening, Angels and Kings (referred to as AK47 by those in the know) has become one of the most highly publicized, well-trafficked bars in New York City. Angels and Kings is a partnership between Crush Music Management founders Bob McLynn and Jonathan Daniel and the Crush roster, which includes multi-platinum and Grammy award winning artists including Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, Butch Walker and Gym Class Heroes. Other locations: Chicago, Barcelona.
www.angelsandkings.com

SHOW DETAILS:

Monday, November 23rd

7pm sharp

Ages 21+

$5 Cover

Drink Specials:

2 for 1 from 7-9PM

$3 PBR from 9-12PM

$5 PBR + Rail Shot from 9-12PM

Angels and Kings is located at

500 East 11th Street
NYC, NY 10009

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