SHARON VAN ETTEN
Brooklyn's Sharon Van Etten plays self-described "sad prairie folk music," lovely and unusually direct. Says Time Out New York: "Sharon Van Etten plays bittersweet neofolk so slow, spare and subtle that you might have to crane your neck to hear it. The Brooklyn songsmith's tunes are definitely worth the effort." Plan to pick up a copy of her 7-song EP at the show, hand-packaged in her watercolored paper bag artwork. www.sharonvanetten.com.
www.myspace.com/sharonvanetten

NOA BABAYOF
This Israeli musician is touring in support of her new album, "From A Window to a Wall," recorded and mixed by Greg Weeks (The Espers) and on his new analog label, Language of Stone. Her vintage folk inspired arrangements and solid songwriting have earned her comparisons to Nico and Vashti Bunyan. Says Heeb magazine: "She is writing some of the saddest songs this side of Leonard Cohen." www.myspace.com/noababayof.
www.languageofstone.com(a very beautiful record label website).