8:00pm. - $10-$20 Suggested donation for the artists.
Local Cream rises again!
Every first Wednesday of the month, Annette Wasilik curates and hosts this showcase of the area's finest singer/songwriters at Hank Dietle's Tavern in Rockville, which has literally risen from the ashes and it looks, sounds and feels fabulous! $10-$20 Suggested donation for the artists.
Georgie Jessup
Georgie Jessup’s songwriting is influenced by everything from old-school country to Memphis R&B, placing her music firmly in the “cosmic” Americana Music genre. Her lyrics reflect her outspoken advocacy for animal rights, Native American issues, transgender rights, and environmental sanity.
The subject of an award-winning documentary film, Woman In A Man’s Suit, Georgie also has six, well-received CDs available.
"A flock of flamingos delivered [Georgie’s] latest CD – which lit up my abode like Yellowstone National Park with all the bears on fire (cast a whole new light on Smokey, doesn’t it?)." says Legendary award-winning American novelist – Tom Robbins.
“Georgie sings from the heart, like a rare flower in a wilderness,” says blues diva Candye Kane. “She speaks to us about the deepest issues. Issues that all of us should care about, but so many of us pretend don’t affect us.”
https://www.georgiejessup.com/
Janine Wilson
Janine Wilson’s music will speak to fans of rock, alt country and all sounds that resonate within the fabric of American Music. She has been honored with 10 Washington Area Music Awards (Wammies), including song and album of the year for her third CD, Wakin’ Up. The Washington Post describes Janine as "poignant and seductive" and Richmond’s Style Weekly says, “…when Wilson digs her heels in and opens up her big voice, it’s best to pay close attention.”
Ken Avis
Best known as guitarist with multilingual, world-jazz band Veronneau, Ken has had a checkered past! In the UK he performed with WC Handy Award Winning band Otis Grand & the Dancekings, delving into Western Swing and Blues. He met his musical soul-mate and wife Lynn Veronneau when living in France where they performed together as a jazz duo. Here in the US he's an alumni of the Acoustic Guitar Project and his songs have been recognized in the Mid Atlantic Song Contest. Ken's music embraces jazz, world-music, bossa nova, chanson, blues and folk traditions.
https://www.facebook.com/ken.avis
Annette Wasilik
"Love & Fire is a masterpiece." ~ Tom Prasada-Rao
Annette's performances are marked by her compelling alto and moving songs that "touch you to the bone". In the tradition of the poet songwriter, with rich tones reminiscent of Linda Thompson or Natalie Merchant, she weaves a spell both startling in its intimacy and expansive in its vision. Her songwriting influences include Jane Siberry, Lucinda Williams and John Prine to mention just a few. Both down to earth and deeply atmospheric, Annette’s songs are explorations into longing, love, loss, God, home, homesickness and hope.
In her late teens and twenties. Annette was performing in local cafes, small venues and eventually festivals. When her daughter was small, Annette took a break from performing to attend her family and grow her healing practice. Now she is out performing again and becoming known in the DC area and nationally as a powerful songwriter and performer. Annette's debut CD, Songs from the Talking House, was awarded Contemporary Folk Recording of the Year by the Washington Area Music Association in April 2016. She also won Honorable Mention for her song Don't Look Down in the 2016 MidAtlantic Song Contest. Her January 2020 release, Love & Fire, is her first album on the Azalea City Cooperative label. On release, it landed at #6 on FAI Folk DJ chart and #1 on the NACC chart and ended up #40 for the year. (That's ahead of Bob Dylan and several Folk Alliance nominees. Woot!)
In 2019, Annette created a new concert series, Local Cream, to showcase the best local and regional songwriters.In the spring of 2022, her song "Almost" was a finalist in The Great American Song Contest and won "Outstanding Achievement in Songwriting" Award.
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