THE KNICKERBOCKER MUSIC CENTER
The Knickerbocker Music Center
35 Railroad Avenue, Westerly, RI 02891 (Misquamicut) | (401) 315-5070
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The Knickerbocker Café, a storied music club in Westerly, Rhode Island, was built in 1933, shortly after the end of Prohibition. The Café itself is named after a train that passed through Westerly station at the time of the Café’s founding.
The club thrived as one of the leading entertainment centers in southern New England, hosting regional and national bands with an emphasis on the blues. Some of the greats that played on the Knickerbocker stage included, Big Joe Turner, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Johnny Nicholas, Leon Russell, Eric Burdon and Stevie Ray Vaughan. In 1967, Roomful of Blues was born in Westerly, when guitarist Duke Robillard and pianist Al Copley started a band that played tough, no-holds barred Chicago blues. Making the Knickerbocker Café their home club, it did not take long before they started exploring swinging, jumping blues and added a horn section. Roomful would pack the house every Sunday and still plays their great brand of blues today.
Fast forward and the Café has become the Knickerbocker Music Center, a non-profit organization formed in partnership with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School. The mission of the Knickerbocker Music Center is to preserve, cultivate and grow the “Knick’s” unique brand of blues, as well as expanding access to music of all genres, by transforming the Knick into both an exciting performance venue and an exceptional center for music education.
17
August
Divine Providence
7pm
Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 7:00pm
The Knickerbocker Music Center. 35 Railroad Avenue, Westerly, RI 02891
knickmusic.com/events/2019/8/17/divine-providence
Live Music
The intention of Divine Providence is to bring the magic out of the creative capital and into surrounding areas. The acts are carefully chosen so that those who attend this event will get a glimpse of the multiple talents and genres that our city has to offer.
Featuring musical acts by:
Ian O'Neil (w/ members of DEER TICK)
Death Vessel
Charlie Marie
Haunt the House
Vatic Kuumba
Allysen Callery
The Horse-Eyed Men
Jesse & the Tree People
Leland Baker Jazz Quartet
Dan Blakeslee
& MORE SURPRISES!
Art and vendor booths by Tom West, White Buffalo, Madeline Tavernier, Dan Blakeslee and MORE
Visuals & Performance art by Micaiah Castro, Rob Houllahan and MORE
Show: 7p | Doors: 6p
Tickets: $16 early bird