Indie spotlight for June 14, 2015 (Show 63)

Tim Houlihan is a singer songwriter whose songs are carved from real life with articulate enthusiasm, strong grooves and sophisticated playing. His influences are Jackson Browne, Stephen Stills, James Taylor, Shawn Colvin, and Dawes. Performances have traversed the United States and Europe from living rooms to large halls and his performances draw listeners in with intimate stories and warm anecdotes.      @THoulihan

Ken Francis Wenzel was born and raised in Champaign, Illinois, studied classical saxophone at the University of Illinois before graduating from UNLV in Las Vegas, NV with a degree in jazz studies. He spent the next decade playing all over the world. Today, whether performing as a solo acoustic singer-songwriter or with his full band Cross Kentucky, Ken stays busy, playing 200+ shows a year across the DC, Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia region, the eastern seaboard, the midwest, and south.     @crosskentucky

Billy Grima is a singer/ songwriter living in the Caledon Hills of Ontario, Canada. Born in Blacktown, NSW Australia, Billy has 3 albums to his credit: I'm Just Standing , A Little Piece Of Heaven and his latest, titled Sugar & Cream, produced and engineered by Pete Swann. Like classic singer/songwriters, Billy Joel, Jim Croce, James Taylor and Bob Dylan, life's daily realities and everyday events are a source of Billy's inspiration.  @grima_billy

Luke Brindley has been obsessed with writing songs and the guitar for as long as he can remember. He married young, is an adoptive parent, and the son of a preacher man. He toured a lot for a few years and put out a few records as Luke Brindley, Brindley Brothers, and Native Run. He never quite fit into (or cared about) “the business”. He grew up in New Jersey but lives outside of Washington, DC. Along with his brothers, he runs Jammin Java in Vienna,VA – one of the Top 100 Clubs In The World.     @lukebrindley