Split Level Concerts Level Concerts at Jersey Shore Arts Center (JSAC) in Ocean Grove wraps up the inaugural season of its concert series on Saturday, April 26th when critically acclaimed singer/songwriters Rod Picott and Anya Hinkle co-headline a show at JSAC’s Palaia Theater! Showtime is at 8 PM. Advance tickets are $30 ($35 on day of show) and can be purchased at https://jerseyshoreartscenter.ticketleap.com/
The thrum of insects on a hot August night. A saw blade biting kiln-dried hemlock. The lonesome highway whine of long-haul trucks. A crude swallow of cheap whiskey that tears at your throat. Tears of loss and the easy laughter of old friends. This is the sound of Rod Picott’s world.
Rod himself recalls, “My parents had that worry over my future that all parents have. Their dream for me was to be an electrician at the shipyard but by fifteen years old I’d already seen Chrissie Hynde in leather pants so I sort of had other things on my mind – and they weren’t in South Berwick Maine.” Through luck and white knuckled determination Rod has been fortunate to open a tour for Alison Krauss and Union Station, play the Shrewsbury Folk Festival, appear several times on the BBC2 Bob Harris sessions, play the Maverick Festival and receive the “Song of the Year” award for his co-write (w/Slaid Cleaves) “Broke Down” at the Austin Music Awards.
Click here for more information about Rod and enjoy this clip of “Broke Down.”
Anya Hinkle is an Asheville, NC-based songwriter, steeped in the tones of roots and folk and seasoned by travels across the world. She is a winner of the 2019 Merlefest Chris Austin Song Contest winner, and PopMatters calls her “a burgeoning force behind the Appalachian roots revival…” No Depression called her 2021 release Eden and Her Borderlands “...one of roots music’s gems so far this year.” Anya tours extensively across the US, Japan & Europe and released her latest effort, Oceania, in 2024 on Red Parlor Records.
Click here for more information about Anya and enjoy this clip of “Hills of Swannanoa” from Eden and Her Borderlands.
Jersey Shore Arts Center is located at 66 S. Main Street in Ocean Grove.
As they have been at all Split Level concerts this season, volunteers from MOAM will be on hand collecting non-perishable food items and cash donations to benefit Fulfill, as well as collecting cash donations for a local non-profit. Our partners Brookdale Public Radio 90.5 The Night are this month’s beneficiary! All attendees will be eligible to enter a drawing for a prize package containing 90.5 The Night swag.
Net ticket proceeds from all concerts in the series are being used to support the programming and arts education offered by the Jersey Shore Arts Center, a non-profit organization serving Ocean Grove and its surrounding areas. In addition, Jersey Shore Arts Center and Split Level Concerts are proud to partner with Brookdale Public Radio 90.5 The Night and Musicians On A Mission (MOAM) to promote the concert series. Musicians On A Mission is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating connection and inspiring giving through music.
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