Thursday Nov 8 at 8 pm, cover tip jar. In concert: Social Animals (Chris and Christa Bradbury), with guests Weekend Riot Club. Christa Bradbury and Melissa Marchese on the same bill — two of Hamilton’s most dynamic female vocalists performing songs from their albums, with their acoustic bands.
Social Animals evolved in the recording studio in 2011 from the song writing of Chris and Christa Bradbury. The band is a collective of talent with the duo front and centre supported by David Michael Allan Guild-Jones (drums) and Orange McFarland (bass). The Electro-acoustic instrumentation is perfectly balanced by the powerful and dynamic rasp of Christa’s bluesy vocals. “Larger than life”, “Gave me goose bumps”, and “Mind-blowing!” Brothers and sisters, you are about to be Socialized! Like them on facebook; https://www.facebook.com/SocialAnimals
Weekend Riot Club (http://www.weekendriotclub.com/) is a band born out of passion. This passion manifested in song before cascading into reality. When Melissa Marchese was introduced to Mike Chetcuti, they were both in the middle of souring marriages; relationships that mirrored their own unfulfilled dreams. The chemistry between Mike and Melissa was instantaneous, sparking an intense working relationship that inspired Mike to write songs about Melissa. At first, the songs acted as secret love letters, which were kept a mystery to everyone but the author. Weeks passed before Melissa came to the realization that the songs were about her. At that moment of clarity, the two were forced to part. Their personal lives were crumbling around them, making it impossible for them to work together or to possibly even see one another again. Luckily, the cosmos thought better, bringing Mike and Melissa together again to explore the undeniable magnetic energy between them. In 2010 they decided they were ready to make Weekend Riot Club a focal point in their lives and began work on what would be their first album. http://www.weekendriotclub.com/
