This Week at 51 Main

After a restful and snowy holiday break, 51 Main is back and ready to go! We are uber excited about all of the events taking place this week and beyond.

Tuesday, January 5

51 Main officially reopens at 11:00.

Friday, January 8, 9:00 pm – 12:00 am

The Gordon Stone Band plays original music focusing on composition, The Gordon Stone Band plays original music focusing on composition, interaction and improvisation. They combine bluegrass and jazz, blended with Latin, world beat and funk in tunes ranging from laid back grooves to high energy musical excursions. As journalist Tim Lynch puts it, “This is music with enough energy to appeal to rock and jam-bands fans, as well as acoustic music lovers, newgrass fans and jazz lovers, all with enough danceable energy to move entire festival sites into dancing frenzies. ” The music will lift you up.

Saturday, January 9, 9:00 pm – 12:00 am

Based in Montpelier, Vermont, The Dave Keller Band’s reputation for dynamic, soul-stirring performances extends throughout New England. With over 1,000 shows to his credit, Dave Keller is a singer/guitarist who has forged a style uniquely his own — intense and soulful, gritty and sweet. Like the best blues and soul men before him, Keller learned his art firsthand from the masters: Mighty Sam McClain, Paul Rishell, Fontella Bass, and the late great Robert Ward. Most recently, Keller was featured as singer and co-writer on Living in the Light, the new CD by legendary guitarist Ronnie Earl. The Dave Keller Band, features three of VT’s top shelf musicians: Jan Schultz on Fender bass; Brett Hoffman on drums; and Ira Friedman on Hammond organ.