Matt Koziol

Cliff Westfall is a New York City-area songwriter whose clever, rock-tinged spin on classic country has been compared to Dwight Yoakam, Rodney Crowell, Robbie Fulks and Elvis Costello. His 2018 debut album, Baby You Win, garnered airplay on SiriusXM's Outlaw Country station and Ditty TV, among many others, and received strong reviews in upwards of 30 publications, both in the US and worldwide — including an “Album of the Month” feature in the UK’s Country Music People print magazine. The album also made numerous year-end ”Best Of" lists.

Westfall has also been a finalist in the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Competition at MerleFest in North Carolina, for his song “More and More (I Love You Less and Less).”

A proud 8th-generation Kentucky native, Westfall grew up in the Ohio River town of Owensboro, the son of a police officer and a liquor distillery line worker. Country music, rock and roll and classic old school R&B competed for space on the airwaves, on jukeboxes, and in the mixtapes of Westfall and his friends. These influences all find their way into the style that he calls “electrified honky tonk.”

Westfall will be accompanied by guitarist Chris Luquette on lead guitar (2X Grammy nominated for his work in bluegrass band Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen).

He and his band plan to record a new album in the coming months.

A few choice words about the previous album, Baby You Win:

Cliff Westfall  “released a …  country record that will whip the pants off of most others released this year and many from years prior, and get you making room on your list of favorite artists… You will not be able to get enough of Baby You Win."  Saving Country Music, 9/10 review 

“In the current country landscape, Cliff Westfall’s music is a refreshing breeze. Drawing influence from the timeless hooks and unmatched wit of artists like Roger Miller and Chuck Berry, Westfall incorporates a dose of old school know-how into his art. … As it were, some of the most cunning and richly melodic country to grace us in the genre’s contemporary era comes from a singer who hails from the Big Apple.” — PopMatters

“Westfall combines witty lyrics with a back-to-basics approach that variously recalls such artists as The Flatlanders, Dwight Yoakam, and Gram Parsons. His skillfully crafted songs - a mix of uptempo toe-tappers and weepy ballads - are loaded with addictive hooks and evidence of the artist’s love of wordplay.” — No Depression

“If Elvis Costello had made an album of original country songs, it would have sounded something like this.” — New York Music Daily

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Jessie Haines is a country/pop artist whose infectious songwriting is quickly gaining momentum worldwide.  In her launch year of 2023, she released her debut album, launched two music videos, shared festival stages with Nate Smith, Mitchell Tenpenny and Grand Funk Railroad, and her breakout song "The Way You Kiss" charted on country radio's MusicRow charts.  Her debut album, The Phoenix, comprising 8 infectious and heartfelt tracks, follows the arc of a toxic relationship from its inception through the end, taking the listener on the her journey through toxic and codependent addiction, love bombing, manipulation and deception, gaslighting, and then to a self-realization and actualization that led her to finding her independence, autonomy and ultimately her freedom.   Jessie's songwriting is real, honest, heartfelt, and is based on the human experience.  Born and raised in New Jersey, and now living in Nashville, Jessie plans to spend 2024 creating and releasing new music, performing in Nashville and touring Nationwide.