Duckspeak, Toebow, Howlo, Alpenglow

Duckspeak is an NYC-based folk-rock band. Originally a solo project for singer-songwriter Giovanni Colantonio, they have since expanded out into a full 4-piece featuring Andy Hanold (Guitar), David Flamm (Bass), and Greg Schulz (Drums).


TOEBOW is Nate Ulsh, Jo-Anne Hyun, Maia Friedman and Martin Zimmermann (the latter two formerly of BOBBY). Comprised of dueling guitars, glittering synths, 4-part harmonies and acoustic/electric percussion, their music channels a variety of musical influences. TOEBOW weaves in between cultures and decades, drawing from R. Stevie Moore and Frank Zappa as much as it does from West African guitars, Balinese Gamelan and Surf Rock. They will be releasing a debut album in 2016.


Alpenglow began in a small Vermont town when founding members Peter Coccoma, Graeme Daubert, Elori Kramer, and Kenneth Root shared songs in an old stone mill. Over the next two years, after adding bassist Colin Weeks, Alpenglow transformed original songs rooted in the folk tradition into a collection of finely crafted arrangements that are sprawling, moody, and wholly their own. Their music has been described as "swooning, harmony-laden stuff…laced with arcing fiddle, shimmering keys and healthy doses of ringing guitar punch." A hilltop chapel is both the inspiration and recording site for their forthcoming album. Their songs send listeners home to sleep soundly, knowing that somewhere, a resounding calm lies over the countryside.