Matthew Smith (solo acoustic) / John Krautner (solo acoustic) / 696 Blues Band (solo electric)

Matthew Smith performs new songs on acoustic guitar and piano, and he'll also be playing songs from the 1999 Outrageous Cherry LP "Out There in the Dark", which was just released in a 25th Anniversary vinyl edition.

Matthew has played with numerous groups/artists including Outrageous Cherry, Crime and the City Solution, Rodriguez, Odd Clouds, THTX, Nathaniel Mayer and Andre Williams. He currently plays with the Matthew Smith Group, Chatoyant, and the Volebeats.

John Krautner performs new songs on acoustic guitar. John has written songs and played with the Go, Conspiracy of Owls. as well as his own group. He is currently working on a new solo album.

696 Blues Band is James Baljo, who plays solo guitar and electronics through various devices, generating hypnotic riffs and interstellar atmospheres. James is also the drummer in Chatoyant and Spectrum 3, and has played guitar with Wolf Eyes, Richard Pinhas, Crazy Doberman, and countless other experimental and psychedelic artists.