The Felice Brothers

Folk-rock legends the Felice Brothers and singer/songwriter Skullcrusher to perform at the Paramount for the first time EVER on Saturday, August 6! “The Felice Brothers, who began as New York City buskers, came to prominence during the late-Aughts folk-Americana boom ushered in by groups like the Avett Brothers and Mumford & Sons. But unlike many of their contemporaries, the band has, from its inception, prioritized self-definition over success, intentionally steering their career away from big-time opportunities… ‘All your favorite bands want to be in the Felice Brothers,’ Deer Tick guitarist Ian O’Neil recently wrote. ‘It’s time that the band get the credit that they and their music deserve.’” – Rolling Stone “Skullcrusher is not a metal band, or an industrial band, or whatever other abrasive genre you’re probably thinking of. It’s the solo project of LA singer-songwriter Helen Ballentine, a new Secretly Canadian signee who records quietly-pretty guitar music in the spirit of the times. Pillowy indie ballads under the name Skullcrusher…It’s like the next logical progression from Phoebe Bridgers…” – Stereogum Ballentine grew up in Tarrytown, N.Y. After graduating from Hackley in 2013, she moved to LA where she studied at USC and then dove into her musical career. Performing under the name Skullcrusher, Ballentine will spend much of the summer playing shows and festivals across the United States and United Kingdom.