Having started their band in Keene more than a decade ago, the Countertops all currently reside back in their native Massachusetts. Their third self-released LP (and first to be pressed to an actual vinyl LP) “Here’s What You Do” was released in 2020. The band are known for their catchy, energetic live performances and bouncy stream-of-self-conscious lyrics. Mainstays of the annual Keene Music Festival, this will be their first proper venue performance in town in a handful of years.
Blue Motel is a Keene, New Hampshire based Funk Rock group. With influences ranging from Smokey and The Miracles to Parliament Funkadelic to The Zombies, Blue Motel emphasizes vocal harmonies and instrumental improvisation in their eternal quest to funkify lives and shake moneymakers. Simon Gray (guitar, vocals), Jon Tshibambi (bass, vocals), Eric Bower (guitar, vocals), James Holcomb, (drums)