MUSIC | Thursday, July 18 | 7:30-9 PM | $20 in advance, $25 at the door
THE GLASS HOURS
The Glass Hours are coming to FUSION | The Cell on Thursday, July 18 at 7:30 PM.
The Glass Hours are American songwriters Brad Armstrong and Megan Barbera. Their music blurs between Sunday afternoon country-folk and the Golden Age of the 1970s, drinking from the same wells as Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris. Their self-titled album was released on March 1st by Cornelius Chapel Records, and they are currently touring the U.S. in support of the project.
"Brad Armstrong sings like Richard Buckner at a closed-casket viewing.” — Pitchfork
“Megan Barbera’s songwriting is arrestingly intimate.” — Examiner
Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.
ABOUT THE GLASS HOURS
The Glass Hours are American songwriters Brad Armstrong and Megan Barbera. Their music blurs between Sunday afternoon country-folk and the Golden Age of the 1970s. Their self-titled nine-song debut album will be released by Cornelius Chapel Records March 1, 2024.
Like much of the work they’ve done in their respective solo careers, the new album dances between this and that, drinking from the wells of Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, Tom Waits and Lucinda Williams. With the exception of Sue Westcott (fiddle), the album was written, performed, recorded, and produced by Brad and Megan in Brad’s Hudson Valley home studio in Red Hook, New York.
The songs go where they want to go; Brad and Megan simply try to stay out of the way. Although it is nearly impossible, in this new world of niche artistry, not to pick a genre camp and pitch a tent, The Glass Hours seem intent on trying. Yet, there is a thread that ties the whole thing together, and that is the constant tension and tapestry of their voices harmonizing. Every song on The Glass Hours was written with the idea of this harmony and interaction, point and counterpoint, between two voices trying to come together as one.
Combining influences from Megan’s mountain roots and Brad’s southern roots, The Glass Hours is currently based in New York’s Hudson Valley. Prior to now, Megan and Brad have written, performed, and recorded for various independent projects. Megan’s songs have been licensed worldwide to brands such as Naturalizer Shoes and San Miguel Beverage Co. Brad was a member of Alabama’s Dexateens, 13ghosts, and Maria Taylor’s touring band and has supported Jason Isbell, Alabama Shakes, Drive-By Truckers, John Moreland, Meat Puppets, Magnolia Electric Company, and Azure Ray among many others.