Russellville, Conway and Hot Springs also feature singer-songwriter acts in coffeehouse settings. The established church-based acoustic cafes also are seeing a growing fan base, while similar offerings are springing up. The Beanery has had music since it opened. Among the singer-songwriters who were glad to see the Coffee Beanery open with live entertainment was Kat Hood, who performed and booked music at Vagabonds. People like to hear live music, but these other bars have a younger crowd, they're rowdier, and it's not where you'd go and just listen.
People do want to go and just sit there.
Usually the music is contemporary or traditional acoustic folk music where the lyrics reflect real life. The audience can connect because it's easy to listen to and each song has a story or message, often with humor tossed in between songs that make the listening experience fun. Satellite seemed to fill the void left when Vagabonds shut its doors in the same neighborhood, but Ely didn't view it that way. I had the open space and saw there was a void in a nice, small bar, a coffeehouse environment where we could combine the two and put something new and fresh and different in. Usually the acts are local, but the Coffee Beanery will bring in Utah artist Gigi Love for an appearance on Wednesday, April 4.