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Upcoming Events at the Coffee Planet in Ballston Spa, New York

7/26/2008 Saturday - Tim Miller (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM) - Visit artist website

Dallas based singer songwriter Tim Miller burst onto the scene with his critically acclaimed first album 'Out Of The Box.' Reminiscent of a young Bruce Springsteen with touches of David Gray and Ari Hest, his music has since been licensed by MTV and Bunim-Murray for the shows My Super Sweet 16, Real World, Road Rules, and The Challenge, as well as by Tom Green for the upcoming film Shred II. Miller's emotionally charged live shows have led to a loyal fan base as well as a growing reputation for engaging, mature songwriting. 'Adelaide,' which will be released May 6, 2008, is Tim's strongest, most cohesive release yet and builds upon the success of 'Out Of The Box' while keeping his signature acoustic tinged rock vibe.

8/1/2008 First Friday - Phil Henry (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM) - Visit artist website

PHIL HENRY is a singer-songwriter and music educator in southern Vermont. He sings funky, folk-pop acoustic originals which reflect the aspirations and realities of his small-town upbringing. Phil grew up in the Adirondack town of Saranac Lake, NY, where he began writing songs about escaping small-town life. After graduating from the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, Phil found himself teaching Middle School music students in Ticonderoga, NY, while refining his songs and performing in local pubs and coffeehouses. In 2000, he released his first CD, BOARD BY BOARD, whose title track chronicled the demolition of an abandoned church. He contemplated a move to big-city music markets, but was instead called by the small town life that first inspired his songs. Phil now teaches K-12 music in the Vermont town of West Rutland, and continues to build his catalog of thoughtful and energetic folksongs. In 2005, Phil released his second CD, NO PLACE LIKE HERE, which includes a modern Burlington, VT retelling of THE WIZARD OF OZ.

8/2/2008 Saturday - Eric Hauenstein (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM)

Eric grew up in Charlton, NY, and has been playing acoustic guitar and singing, mostly mellow 70s rock covers, since 1992. Hes played solo gigs in taverns and coffeehouses all over the place... Portland Oregon, Portland Maine, and more exotic locations like Dayton Ohio, where he was front man for a grunge band. You can check him out, pretty much every Thursday night, at the Caffe Lena open mic on Phila Street in Saratoga Springs, where he often jams with other regulars, such as musician and graphic artist Rik Kent. Eric is a writer, and recently finished his first novel, Camouflage.

8/10/2008 Sunday - Happy Balky and the Good Livin' (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM) - Visit artist website

In the summer of 2005, four strappin' lads, each from different walks of life, found themselves on the same 'pickin' porch', in Ballston Spa, New York. They gathered there to breathe life into amusical vision...a mutation beyond bluegrass...a sound that was equal parts 'pop' and 'hillbilly' ...a show that would provoke foot stompin' knee slappin', and elbow bangin' ...a good ol' time. They struck a chord...Happy Balky and the Good Livin' was born. Happy Balky is the lightning tongued frontman/singer/songwriter, Zac Kissinger, (aka Odie Morningstar), banjo savant John Mysliwiec (aka Glenn Bacon)Specializing in harmonica and mandolin is the diversely talented Chris Ronk (aka The Stranger). Rounding out the bands sound is Joe Mancini (aka Stagger Lee), on the fretless bass guitar.

8/16/2008 Saturday - Ben Willmott (11:00 AM - 1:00 PM) - Visit artist website

Touring in support of his brand new, all original, fourteen-track album - Rich With Love - twenty five year old pianist, singer, and songwriter Ben Willmott is impressing listeners everywhere. Born and raised in Massachusetts, Willmott was classically trained at the prestigious Ithaca College School of Music in New York. While he was there, he honed his pop-rock sound, which is most commonly compared to that of Ben Folds, Billy Joel, and James Taylor, while playing at clubs and coffeehouses in the Finger Lakes. Now based in Boston, since 2005, Willmott has been touring the Northeast both solo and with his trio, performing in venues including, but not limited to The Knitting Factory in New York, NY, Club Passim and TT The Bears in Cambridge, MA, Nectars in Burlington, VT, One Longfellow Square in Portland, MA and The Nines in Ithaca, NY. He has shared the stage with Tim Reynolds, The Del McCoury Band, and most recently Grammy Award winner Jesse Harris, who wrote the Norah Jones hit Dont Know Why. The Wheaton Wire in Norton, MA states, hes got that something special quality that sets him apart from other piano playing singer-songwriters. The Bentley College Vanguard in Waltham, MA said that when these songs start playing thousands of times a day on the radio, youll want to be the one to tell your friends you knew him first. The Ithacan in Ithaca, NY simply describes his performances as flawless. No matter how it is put, one thing is clear: Ben Willmott is not an artist that you want to miss out on. For more information please visit the official website at www.benwillmottmusic.com.