Doors 4:00pm • Music 6:30pm

Clare Maloney & The Great Adventure

New York's Clare Maloney is one of the most distinctive, powerful and emotive voices in rock & roll today.  The internationally renowned singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has shared the stage with members of The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Starship, Allman Brothers Band, Hall & Oates, Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band and more. 

Before transitioning to rock and roll full-time, Clare trained extensively and toured as an opera singer, appearing multiple times at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Town Hall, Symphony Space, 92ndY, National Sawdust and at concert halls throughout Europe and Asia.  

Since 2018, she has been the vocalist for The Englishtown Project, and more recently has toured nationally as a vocalist and guitarist with The Airplane Family and Deadgrass.  When the music industry shut down in 2020, Clare and her music partner, Nate DeBrine, started a weekly livestream from home that garnered over 100k views and an enthusiastic fan base around the world.  Clare further used that time to break through a decade-long period of writer’s block, writing over 100 songs in 2021, and together with DeBrine she began forming the sound and the band that would become The Great Adventure. 

Clare Maloney & The Great Adventure played their first show in June 2021 to a sold out crowd at The Bitter End NYC. The band features a rotating cast of adventurers including DeBrine, Nathan Graham (Midnight North, Phil Lesh), Larry Cook (Tony Trischka, Joshua Hedley), Caleb Estey (Steve Forbert), Russ Gottlieb (Brummy Brothers, Deadgrass), C Lanzbom (Soulfarm, Deadgrass) and Damian Calcagne (Andy Falco, Railroad Earth). After the success of their debut show, monthly appearances at The Bitter End followed, as well as opening slots for Phil Lesh & Friends, Donna the Buffalo, Twiddle and Scars on 45.  

The band released a series of singles in the spring of 2022 to rave reviews. Relix magazine called their first single, "Legend Lives On," a "stunning debut." Their momentum continued through the summer of '22 with a string of dates along the East Coast and Midwest in support of their new music, including a rocking set on the main stage at The Pleasantville Music Festival and an appearance at 107.1 The Peak's Beach House series. Their debut full-length album, “Daybreaker,” was released on December 9, 2022, coinciding with a year-end run of shows along the East Coast and a sold out album release party at The Bitter End. The self-produced album features nine original songs and was recorded live at The PineBox in Boonton, NJ.

https://claremaloney.com/

With Special Guests….

The Moonlight Initiative

The Moonlight Initiative is a group of diverse, working-class heroes by day, musical adventurers by night! Born and raised in the New York Hudson Valley/Tri-state regions, within the glow of NYC street lights, big dreams, conflicts, and cultural energy. The group draws its sound from the rich gritty influences of soul, r&b, funk, jazz and hip hop that is all around them. TMI gives too much information...on love, heartbreak, politics, and the everyday struggle to remain unique in a world at war with finding your personal path and truth. These stories unfold over the rhythms and rhymes that worship all soul music divinity...from the old to the new, and the future. Catch them in their return to Abilene Bar and Lounge, their first visit back since February 2022.

https://www.themoonlightinitiative.com/

Tickets: $15 and on sale now online at https://abilene.showare.com/ and at the bar