Jeffrey Martin w/ Niall Connolly

Wed, Apr 15

6pm Doors 8pm Showtime Full food and beverage available for this show. 18+ $25 Adv (+fees/taxes) $32 Doors (+fees/taxes) Jeffrey Martin has always been drawn to solitude, stories, and the quiet moments where songs take shape. A lifelong writer at heart, he found his voice early—first as a devoted listener, then as a songwriter who wrote with urgency and honesty. Before music became his full-time calling, Jeffrey was a high school English teacher, pouring his days into classrooms and his nights into songs, often balancing tours with grading papers and early mornings. Eventually, the pull of the road proved impossible to ignore. Leaving teaching behind wasn’t easy, but it was necessary. Today, Jeffrey Martin tours full time, crafting deeply human songs marked by introspection, humility, and emotional clarity. He’s always making music, always passing through town—still guided by the same quiet resolve, and still carrying the spirit of a teacher who believes in chasing what matters most. Niall Connolly: 1977. The year that punk was born.With only hours left to spare it also produced a baby boy in the suburbs of Cork, Ireland, born with his ears piqued to the murmurs and clatter around him.As he grew the soundtrack changed. Nirvana on the Walkman. Leonard Cohen on his sister’s stereo. The surge of bands and songwriters emerging from the 1990’s Cork music scene. Later it became snippets of eavesdropped New York conversation. Tales of woe on the radio. The sights and sounds of tours across Europe.All of it gets woven into a tapestry of words. Then melody. Harmonies added in the studio. Electricity, sincerity, and humor on the stage. At the core of every Niall Connolly song is the story, one that unfolds a layer with each listen.