R.O. (Raph) Shapiro has relocated to the Caspar area for the summer to help with the music programming at Good Bones, and is an award-winning songwriter and seasoned performer in his own right. Come on in and give him a warm North Coast welcome!
R.O. Shapiro is a purveyor of original Americana music, carefully crafted and soulfully sung. Originally from the very east end of Long Island, NY, he spent several years touring and recording with the acoustic trio Odell Fox. When the members of the group went their separate ways in 2017, R.O. settled down in Austin, TX, where he developed a full-band, electrified sound, as heard on his 2021 release King Electric Sessions. A powerful performer of original heartfelt songs, and with a little bit of New York swagger and Texas twang, he’s drawn comparisons to Josh Ritter, Ray LaMontagne, and Nathaniel Rateliff. R.O. is a winner of the 2022 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk songwriting contest, has recently toured with May Erlewine and opened for Jackie Greene, and in September 2024 will release a two-song 45 he recorded with producer/instrumentalist Phil Cook (Bon Iver, Hiss Golden Messenger.) He is currently based in Northern California, and regularly tours solo in the US and Canada, always on the lookout for new communities and stages where he can share his authentic warmth and wit.
Layne Roytman was raised in Florida, and settled for a short time in the mountains between North Carolina and Tennessee before finding her place on the Mendocino Coast for the past 8 years. Here she uncovered an insatiable enchantment with old-time country music, “honky tonk”, and the predominant blues, Cajun, bluegrass and gospel roots that fuel this style. Layne’s musical journey began with searching for rare old songs and breathing new life into them and has evolved to include studying songs and emulating artists both old and new who capture the genres ever-inspiring simplicity, plain-spoken vulnerability and sense of emotional release.
Doors at 6pm. Music at 7pm. $20.
Beer, wine, soft drinks, and delicious food from the kitchen will be available for purchase.