Friday October 3rd 9:00pm 
Leilah
$5.00 Cover

Leilah, isn't new to music. She was born to it...her birthright. Her first top 10 hit in Canada came at the age of eight, with "Grandma We Love You". She has traveled the world in a musical family, the daughter of Melanie ("I've Got A Brand New Pair of Rollerskates", "Look What They've Done To My Song"), and part of the group Safka (with her sister, Jeordie, and brother, Beau)
www.myspace.com/leilah

Johanna Jacobsen 
Johanna is originally from Saratoga Springs, NY. She has played music her entire life - beginning with the violin at age 7. She later joined the Empire State Youth Orchestra, where she got the opportunity to tour and play in Austria and Hungary. She was also involved in band and chorus.
In 2000, Johanna moved to Nashville, TN and by 2002 began learning the craft of songwriting (and how to play guitar!). Since then, she has joined the band, Shed, where she adds the harmony vocals to their sound. The summer of 2007 brought her the opportunity to tour with Shed to and play at venues such as Indian Ranch and the Hampton Beach Casino, where they opened for Gretchen Wilson. They made this trip again this year, along with opening for Charlie Daniels in September...You can find Johanna playing acoustic shows, as well as full band shows, all around Nashville. www.myspace.com/johannajacobsen
www.reverbnation.com/johannajacobsen

                2nd Annual
 Flat Rock Art and Wine Festival

                       10AM to 6PM
     Benefiting Flat Rock YouTheater

Saturday October 4th 9:00pm
Marc Higgins Band
Formed in the early spring of 2005 in Spartanburg, South Carolina Marc Higgins Band is already becoming an upstate "must hear and see" with other regions soon to follow. Having Toured in support of their 2006 debut CD "Change is Good"; Marc Higgins Band has already made fans out of first time listeners. Their no gimmick attitude and entrancing live performances draw audiences closer with each song. Following “Change is Good” comes Marc Higgins Band 2007 cd release “Slow Moving Train”. As a seasoned songwriter, Marc Higgins shows depth and much diversity using tasteful guitar licks, raw harmonica melody and alluring lyrics.
 www.myspace.com/marchigginsband
$5.00 Cover

Thursday, Oct 9  9:00pm
Atomic Sauce

Friday, Oct 10   9:00pm
Singer songwriter evening...featuring Laura Blackley, Brian Mcgee and friends...   $5.00cover

*Back, way back, before America was America, there were
songs. Songs about drinking and death and regret and
fear and anger and love. These songs have been all
around the world. Each new generation in each place
tinkers with them a bit, changing up the words and
melodies, making them louder or softer or faster or
slower. Brian McGee hasn't died yet, but has done and
felt all those other things in spades. And until he
does die, these songs are his. They are in his lungs
and in his hands.  www.myspace.com/mcgeehollowspeed  

Saturday, Oct 11  9:00pm
Pond Water Experiment
$5.00 cover

Wednesday, Oct 15  8:00pm

Open Mic

Thursday, Oct 16 8:00pm
Jeff Michels

JEFF MICHELS was born in the apple country of NY State, and has been writing songs for over thirty years.  Heavily influenced by the “we can change the world” generation, Jeff’s songs portray both problems and solutions for a pessimistic world.  Having lived and played in Frederick Maryland, Sacramento, California, Staunton, Virgina, and Seattle, Washington, he now resides in western North Carolina with three growing children and wife of 20 years.  Musical influences include John Prine, Stephen Stills, Neil Young, David Bowie and Randy Stonehill.  Hobbies include flyfishing for wild trout and good microbrews.

Friday, Oct 17 9:00pm
Jazz the Ripper
$5.00 cover

We are a young band from Asheville, North Carolina, creating our own style of music. The oldest band member is 17.  We are making our music while at the same time, following the lead of the great Jazz artists and Funk bands before us such as: Tower of Power, Earth Wind and Fire, Galactic, Herbie Hancock, and James Brown.  What sets us aside from many other bands, is that the majority of our music is original.
JTR started out in the fall of 2007 as a jam band. We played together a few months and wrote a song or two. A few band members came and went, but we got serious when Will and James joined the band. We wrote some songs, learned some covers, and played a few gigs around Asheville, trying out our "style". As we wrote more of our own material, each one of us contributing to every song, we began to realize our potential, and that with our combined efforts, we could create a new and unique jazz/funk fusion sound.
www.sonicbids.com/jazztheripper
www.myspace.com/jazztheripper

Saturday, Oct 18 9:00pm
Dan Farmer… with special guests Molly McCabe and Dottie Rager  
$5.00 cover

About Dan Farmer... what kind of music does he play... good music… original music... a blend of Guy Clark and John Prine drinking with Kris Kristofferson.

The music is smooth and full of imagery.  Pictures painted with his words…pictures about life here in the South. Powerful lyrics combined with melodies that make something truly magical happen with each song he delivers. This songwriter up in the mountains of South Carolina and the foothills of Alabama. Farmer honed his musical skills performing throughout Alabama and along the Gulf Coast.

Dan appears regularly with the band Crooked Road, and has performed among Nashville songwriting circles at the famed Bluebird Café and the Douglas Corners Café. Dan also performs with friends and co-writers at venues and events around Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky and North Carolina.

www.danfarmersongs.com              www.myspace.com/danfarmersongs

Molly McCabe is a singer, a songwriter, a mother, a wife, a daughter, a sister and a friend.  She comes from an extremely talented musical family in Kentucky.  She now lives outside of Raleigh, NC.  Molly performs some in and around North Carolina and makes frequent trips back to Nashville, TN, which she called home for several years, to play at the Bluebird Cafe.  She continues to write with her friends and fellow tunesmiths in Nashville. Molly has received songwriting awards from the Chris Austin Songwriting Competition at Merlefest in Wilkesboro, NC, the Kerrville Music Festival in Kerrville, TX and the North Carolina Songwriters Co-Op.  She is working on a new CD which will be entitled Molly McCabe and Friends and will be out sometime in 2009, Lord willing and the creek don't rise. 

Dan appears regularly with the popular band Crooked Road, and has performed www.myspace.com/mollymccabe

Dottie Rager has a distinctive sound and classic style that brings new life to that old feeling of country music. Her sultry voice resonates with hints of country classics and a pure pleasure of music from days gone by. “Dottie has a distinctive voice, setting her apart from the rest of the pack.” Julie Goddey/KZKX 96 KTX. Dottie has worked for several successful writers,  music publishers, and renowned industry veterans as the late Sam Phillips and Buddy Killen.  Dottie’s recent CD, “Gone But Not Forgotten”,  features the legendary Jordanaires and chosen songs from Harlan Howard, Billy Walker, and Dickey Lee.  Rager produced this project and has written four of the eleven tracks. Dottie Rager puts a unique style into her writing, and her soaked in emotion performances give a refreshing signature to country music.

www.dottierager.com                        www.myspace.com/dottierager

Open Mic

Friday, Oct 24  9:00pm
Hannah Miller
$5.00 cover

"Hannah Miller returns to the Back Room, but this time with a full band in tow. The group consists of Hannah's own husband, James, on mandolin and electric guitar,
J. Allen Graham on bass, and Clayton Bozard on drums. Though newly formed, this foursome is a force to be reckoned with, as they bring buzzing energy into Miller's already solid live performances."

"The arrangements are stunning, and Miller's singing and guitar playing are smooth and polished. Miller's sultry voice is rich with feeling, shimmering with grace and faith. Her music...grabs the listener's soul, setting one up for a beautiful listening experience."
Southeast Performer Magazine
"What makes Miller's approach so enticing is the way she carries melodies, holding onto a syllable a bit longer than expected or lavishing her range on an unexpected note. Her voice, breathy and delicate, conjures Rachel Yamagata and Feist, but Miller's individuality is undeniable."
The State Newspaper, Columbia, SC

www.sonicbids.com/hannahmiller3    www.myspace.com/hannahmiller

Saturday Oct 25  9:00pm
Gigi Dover and the Big Love

Being born, bred and quite possibly buttered below the Mason-Dixon line most assuredly has it 's advantages, as life seems to unfold at a pace all it 's own. Nowhere is that more evident than in the music currently emanating from the South. Perhaps that is why Gigi Dover can so aptly be described as Southern. A sultry, soulful songstress, who 's music blurs the lines between rock and soul while respectfully flirting with country along the edges.  
Gigi Dover - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar :: Eric Lovell - Vocals, Guitars, Sitar :: David 6 Clark - Bass :: Jason "Baby J" Atkins - Keys :: James Zogzas - Drums :: John Spurrier - Drums
www.gigidover.net  
www.musicforamerica.org  
www.myspace.com/gigidoverandthebiglove 

Thursday, October 30  8:00pm
Megan Jean

"tightly focused in a darkly sentimental, country-blues direction...Jean is one of those old-soul singers, like Margo Timmins or Gillian Welch, and she breathes life into the stories she sings"(Columbia Free Times Review).  Megan Jean's powerful vocals combined with Klay's inventive upright bass technique and their energetic live show showcase the true appeal of this band: their songs.

www.meganjean.net
www.myspace.com/meganjeanband
http://sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?epk_id=128359

                      3rd Annual
        Holloween  Costume Contest 
             Doors open at 6:00pm
         Cash Prizes and as always...
                    many surprises...

   "The Doors" resurrected at "Midnite"
   for an unforgettable set..not to be missed

Friday, October 31 9:00pm
Conciously Sedated
$5.00 cover

The perfect band to rock the night away into the wee hours of halloween! With mostly original tunes these local boys will entertain and encourage you do dance the night away. Don't miss this PARTY!

www.myspace.com/consciouslysedated1

Saturday, November 1  9:00pm
Wink Keziah and his band Delux Motel
$5.00 cover

A listen to Wink Keziah & Delux Motel on their red-hot new album Working Songs For The Drinking Class or at their scorching live shows quickly evokes the old saying: That’s what I like about the South. Born and bred in North Carolina, Keziah is a genuine urban hillbilly who makes music at the same fulcrum where country meets rock’n’roll that Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins first developed when they entered Sun Studios in the mid-1950s. It’s a style and sound nourished by moonshine, draped in kudzu, and road tested at hundreds of barrooms. Call it outlaw country, high-test honky-tonk, hillbilly rock or whatever you like. What Wink Keziah and Delux Motel play is music that’s as country as the hills yet as useful for the modern age as your computer, and as true to life as a hangover or a heartache.

www.winkkeziah.com
www.myspace.com/winkkeziahanddeluxmotel

Wednesday, November 5   8:00pm

Open Mic

Saturday, November 8   9:00pm 
Dave Desmelik

Wednesday, November 12  8:00pm

Open Mic

Thursday, November 13  8:00pm
Charles Wood and
                The Lonesome Road Band

Friday, November 14  9:00pm
David Earl and the Plowboys

A night not to be missed!  David Earl and the Plowshares Back Room show will feature members of the Firecracker Jazz Band and the Katt Williams band and God only knows whom else.  Expect a high energy super soulful show “well worth the price of admission” (Mountain Xpress).   Check out the band at http://www.myspace.com/theplowshares and bring your dancin’ shoes.

Saturday, November 15  9:00pm
The Hand Me Downs

Wednesday, Nov. 19  8:00pm

Open Mic

Thursday, Nov. 20   8:00pm
Pisgah Forest Pickers

Western North Carolinahas long been famous for many great things, including beautiful national forest lands and being home to some of the best roots music and musicians found anywhere.  The Pisgah Pickers represent the culmination of both.  The group was founded six years ago in Brevard, NC, by Steep Canyon Rangers' guitarist/singer Woody Platt and mandolin player/singer Mike Guggino.  The idea behind the group was to bring together pickers living in the Brevard community to play shows locally when their respective bands were not touring nationally.  Joining the guys on fiddle is Steve Trisman, known for his amazing work with rock band Jupiter Coyote and Gypsy-swing band One Leg Up.  Playing bass is Mike Ashworth, known for many years as the drummer with jam/rock band Fifth House who in recent years has become THE go to bass player for many of the regions finest touring bands.  The latest and greatest edition to the Brevard community and the Pisgah Forest Pickers is accomplished drummer Jeff Sipe.  Jeff is a founding member of the Aquarium Rescue Unit and has played with such greats as Phil Lesh (Grateful Dead), Trey Anastasio (Phish) and Leftover Salmon.  The Pisgah Forest Pickers play a variety of tunes from bluegrass, classic country, reggae and rock and roll in a way that is all their own. Three and four-part vocal harmonies and extended improvisational jams are central to the sound of the group.  Every show is a new and exciting experience you do not want to miss!

Friday, Nov. 21  9:00pm
Galen Kipar

The Galen Kipar Project has been an ever-evolving musical experience that has gathered a tapestry of musicians and instruments over the past 10 years. Each musician has brought something special to the sound, keeping things fresh, spontaneous, and energized.
The Galen Kipar Project began as the efforts of one young Galen, inspired by the music of Paul Simon, Dylan, Cat Stevens, and Joni Mitchell. Through these influences he gained the ambition to teach himself how to sing, play guitar and harmonica simultaneously allowing him to begin the exploration of composition and the art of creating music. The GKP has grown to embrace the passion and energy of each musician involved in the project. The GKP has been a journey of self-discovery, music, and friendship, as each member taps the creativity within their spirit to create the music of their soul. As they continuously challenge themselves to create a profound musical experience for their listeners and for each other, their music has gained the strength of genuine maturity.

www.galenkipar.com
www.myspace.com/galenkiparproject

Saturday, November 22   9:00pm
Abi Tapia

Abi Tapia- Guitar, Vocal, Harmonica
    frequently joined by
Bonnie Whitmore - Bass, Vocals
Lauren Gurgiolo - Electric Guitar, Mandolin
Melissa Becker - Fiddle

After each energized performance, Abi Tapia always hears the same question: "What does your guitar strap say?" The answer is a word that describes not only her music, but also a big part of her personality: "Wanderlusty."
Abi Tapia delivers catchy Americana - made for singing along to with the windows rolled down. Her undeniable skill at crafting simple, honest tunes satisfies fans of Dolly Parton and Patty Griffin and carried her latest album, "One Foot Out The Door,"  to the Top 40 on the Americana chart.    www.abitapia.com.

   Thursday, Nov. 27          CLOSED

     HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Friday, November 28   9:00pm
Born Broke    $5.00cover

JEFF on Guitar, ADAM on Bass and TYLER on Drums
***   Although many bands are weary of the "retro" tag, Born Broke proudly proclaims themselves to be a "blast from the past."  The Hendersonville, North Carolina-based group began as a "straight ahead rock band," but has since incorporated the sounds of '70s country rock, bluegrass and blues into their sound.  The band has been together about six years and they have developed a tight and polished sound, which makes them great for small venue. They just released a cd titled Born Broke 07, with another in the making. Born Broke is an almost all original band, but play some tasty cover songs as well. Unlike some acts out there, Born Broke never seems to sway too far in one direction or the other; they balance jams with solid organized songs.   www.myspace.com/bornbroke3

Saturday, November 29   9:00pm
Hudson  K     $5.00cover

Five long black dresses and seven years of playing concert piano music for very quiet and attentive audiences has proven to be both a solid foundation and a breaking point for Christina Horn. Although she learned how to handle the stage, she also discovered she needed a medium that would allow her to express more of her originality. Before breaking out of the classical world, Christina explored compositions where plucking and pounding on the thick bass strings and the harp-like upper register of a full-sized grand were part of the performance. This technique created a sound that inspired some unique combinations. Paired with inventive melodies and rhythms, Christina dreamed up a music that could combine the beauty, grace, and sophistication of classical music, the ethereal sounds of modern experimentation, and the lyrical prosody of songwriting.
Several rock bands later, Christina went solo. The songs she was writing were taking on a life of their own and needed to live alone. She could be heard any Tuesday night playing the Preservation Pub's open mic, drawing the attention of local songwriters and anyone who was sober enough to stand still
and listen. Not your typical singer-songwriter, her performance stood out against the array of guitarists and folky Americana-style writers. After several songwriting showdowns a judge