The Flatted Fifth

Live and Local: Honey on the Rocks

Live and Local: Honey on the Rocks — The Flatted Fifth I’ve met Bevin and Josh a few times. I can’t say I know them such that I could name drop them and thereby make myself seem like one of the cool people… I don’t know them like that. Bevin is remarkably talented as an entertainer and a musician; I’d buy tickets to see her out on stage, whate...

Hanging out with Mike Stearns and Courtney Rhen with Redemption Road, waiting on my lovely companion ❤️ not a bad Friday!

Kicking it at Waldo's with Brett n Lisa and grand master Kennedy.

Live and Local: Anthony Messano

Live and Local: Anthony Messano — The Flatted Fifth Tony Messano was one of the first people I saw perform in Gettysburg, when I first moved here about 4 years ago. Here’s this guy with a piano, wailing out some Springsteen, some Billy Joel, and a solid few originals. He played piano and sung like someone who’d been doing this for pay for a long ...

Live and Local: Kevin Neidig

Live and Local: Kevin Neidig — The Flatted Fifth  I’ve seen Kevin Neidig play at Ploughman about half a dozen times. He’s a virtuoso-level guitarist, can write songs that are diverse and complex and challenging, in a country and folk and blues area… he’s also got a very solid and rangy country crooner voice and knows how to use it, an...

Music Talk: Harry Chapin

Music Talk: Harry Chapin — The Flatted Fifth Listen Harry Chapin was not the greatest songwriter of his generation. That was Bob Dylan. He was too pop for the hardcore folkies, but his songs were too long and too wordy to be played on the radio back in the 70s, for the most part. He never put out a disco album like everyone else did around

In a first for the Flatted Fifth (but i hope not the last), this is a special guest contribution from local Musician and “friend of the fifth”, Matt Miller. Check the previous review for my take on his live and local act. He’s the driving force behind an upcoming music festival at Ploughmans on March 21, so who better to tell us about it, and give us his insights and some history on the local music scene. Thanks, Matt!

Guest Contrib: Matt Miller talks about 1SASP Festival — The Flatted Fifth In a first for the Flatted Fifth (but i hope not the last), this is a special guest contribution from local Musician and “friend of the fifth”, Matt Miller. Check the previous review for my take on his live and local act. He’s the driving force behind an upcoming music festival at Ploughmans o...

Music Talk: Electric Guitars, Part 1 pickups and families

Music Talk : Electric Guitars, Part 1 - pickups and — The Flatted Fifth So I was at Ploughman last Thursday listening to Willoughby Hayes do a Gentle Thursday set, and I was glad to have made it. I missed the last couple of chances I had to see Mr. Hayes, and it’s well worth finding him and hearing his set. He plays a mix of covers and originals, all in a country flav...

Record Review: Aaron Samuels - One Life is Not Enough https://guernseybeat.bandcamp.com/album/one-life-is-not-enough

Record Rewiew: Aaron Samuels - One Life is Not Enough — The Flatted Fifth I first met Aaron Samuels at the world renowned open mic Wednesdays at Ploughman, hosted by the legendary Rob Leib and tended to by Derrick, my friend, fellow idiot, and bartender to the stars. Aaron typically plays a 12 string guitar, though not always. At first blush, he seems like a deeply earn

At the g o with Ann, the all powerful Metasped front man and HOLY S**T they have great lakes Edmund Fitzgerald on tap. Greatest porter in America don't let anyone tell you different!

The Wild Hymns at the buck. Best imaginable way to wrap a generally crappy Monday!

Back at Ploughman listening to 2199 do their Gettysburg Rocks set. Mixolydian assault in the best way possible