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Saturday, July 5th Jon Slow
Jon Slow's recipe of textured, melodic chord progressions, energetic strumming, and bottomless well of songwriting inspiration have always been the watermark of his musical endeavors. Influences including The Who, Live, Colin Hay, David Gray, DMB and the Beatles shine through on his repertoire of originals and covers. Jon has commenced recording on a new songlist, collaborating with compatriots to create a chemistry bursting with fresh song craft, aggressive intensity, pure energy and the time-tested formula of complexity meets simplicity - less is more.

Friday, July 11th Claudia Bartoli
Claudia is influenced by such bands as : Radiohead, Modest Mouse, Elliott Smith, Kings of Leon, Sia, Arcade Fire, Glen Hansard, The Beatles, and others. She started playing the bass guitar as a young teen and though still a young teen she has taken her guitar playing to the next level.

Saturday, July 19th Free Thought
Free Thought, Jen and Kate Moncuse, an acoustic duo that plays folk-rock, a mix of original songs and covers, and that sounds a bit like Bruce Springsteen, Ray Davies of the Kinks, and Carole King meshed together. They are currently promoting their new CD called "In The Summertime He Comes."

Friday, July 18th Acoustic Jam
An Open Forum for musicians and the people who love them. Bring your instrument and join in with local musicians on a mixed bag of popular and traditional tunes. Not an open mike but an open invitation to all! Bring an instrument and play along.

Saturday, July 26th Dean & Friends
Dean Snellback returns to Mocha joined by some of his musical friends for an evening of acoustic classics.

Friday, July 25th Bill Devlin & Friends
Join Bill Devlin (wooden flute, whistle), Andrew Carey (mandolin and voice) and Nora Hanley (fiddle) for an evening of Irish and Irish-American music in the spirit of a traditional music seisiun (random musicians in a rough circle playing traditional music held in common).

Saturday, July 12th J.D. Hill
Sandy Hook native J.D. Hill joins us once more to share his impassioned brand of classic/indie rock vocals and funky guitar.