Alexander (new haven CT)//Mike Gangloff and Kaily Schenker

Name: Alexander (new haven CT)//Mike Gangloff and Kaily Schenker
Start: 2025-04-14T22:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-15T22:00:00-04:00
Location: Newport Community Center

Schedule

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025 at 10:00 pm to Tue, 15 Apr, 2025 at 10:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Newport Community Center | Blacksburg, VA

We are happy to be announcing yet another show at the Newport Community Center!
This time we will be welcoming Alexander from New Haven Connecticut, who many of you have already encountered at Chateau Rugboi.
"The musician is based in New Haven, Conn., where he also plays guitar backing the enigmatic and emotionally potent singer-songwriter Kath Bloom. After apprenticing with a luthier in Vermont several years ago, Shapiro built a few guitars, among them the main three that he currently plays and records with. That connection with the architecture, warmth and tone of the instrument extends into his original music, which possesses a clarity that is never severe in its austerity. There has been a renaissance of unaccompanied acoustic guitar music recently, building on the tradition established by John Fahey and Robbie Basho. “Probably the main thing that I do is I try to write fingerpicking tunes that are composed all the way through,” Shapiro says. In places, there’s a brooding chromaticism and dissonance to Shapiro’s playing, but the elegant melodies shine through. The music falls more on the pensive, monastic side of things than the buzzing, scraping and ecstatic end."
https://davidalexanderguitars.bandcamp.com/album/hymns-for-electric-guitar
Local support from Mike Gangloff and Kaily Schenker, playing perhaps new duo and solo material. Don't forget to check out Mike's solo album via VHF Records
https://vhfrecords.bandcamp.com/
As always, the NCC is a SOBER space, and this show is open to folks of all ages!
Door fee is $10 and will go directly to the musicians
We will also be accepting donations for Newport Community Action
There is a lot of on free, on site parking, though carpooling is always encouraged.
As always, DM me with any questions of concerns