As the piano-pounding frontman and songwriter of Low Cut Connie, ADAM WEINER is known for delivering high energy, raucous performances and leaving audiences enthralled. But in recent years, he has proved his abilities as a standalone performer through the creation of his pandemic-hit show Tough Cookies and a slew of solo shows, where Weiner demonstrates his dynamic ability to captivate in a more intimate setting. 

“I’m always trying to get closer to the crowd. I really wanna get eyeball-to-eyeball with everyone and make something very real happen. I want people to reach out and touch the piano,” says Weiner. 

Weiner’s songs have been praised by many media outlets, including Rolling Stone and NPR, as well as Sir Elton John who declared his love for Low Cut Connie on stage in 2018 at a sold-out show in Philadelphia.

“Sounds like David Bowie and Freddie Mercury had a love child,” claimed one fan upon his first encounter with JON SMITH’S VOYAGES. A strange but bold statement, his analogy holds up. Many fans say the style of band-leader Jon Paul Smith’s songwriting is reminiscent of daring acts like Queen, Bowie, and even Broadway musicals. Yet Smith achieves his sound naturally with unique piano-based arrangements and an incredible vocal range to create a genre best described as “theatrical-rock.”

Jon Smith’s Voyages entertained as a solo act for years as Smith struggled to assemble a band. In the meantime, he became his own backing band and played no less than 15 instruments on the debut album, Indeed (2016). Recreating the dynamics of the album finally became possible in 2018 when some radical musicians joined Smith on his voyages. With Smith on keys, vocals, and wind instruments, the live band is completed by Charlie Wanyo on guitar, Luke Blair on bass, Kevin Beerman on drums, vocals, and percussion, and Brendan Quinn on organ, guitar and vocals.

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