2026

Cape Cod post punk beard music
(Ex-The Fleece, Howarewe Hawaii?, Cheesewheel, The Blue Dress)

The Conspiracy Of Noize, Founded in 2010 by Michael and Elogy Shipman, a husband and wife duo, they have performed together for over twenty-five years working in Gospel music in the Boston and Providence area. They also are seasoned session musicians, and singers . Both working at MDI, and Area Twentytwo studios in Plymouth, Elogy as a lead and background singer on various projects and sessions. Michael as a writer arranger producer, as well as artist development.

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The Conspiracy Of Noize is also joined by Bass and drum virtuosos, Cleverson Rodriguez , on Bass since 2015, and Steve Goveia (formerly of The Risk) on drums since 2022.

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Their musical style blends both Michael and Elogy’s voices and musical styles, featuring Michael’s original music which is a blend of R&B, Soul, Funk, Blues, and Rock, with Elements of Gospel, and Reggae.

Gene Bourque has performed as a soloist and with various groups in on Cape Cod over the last 40 years. He has taught acoustic guitar techniques during those years and continues to teach in his studio in West Falmouth. He toured extensively in the 1970s with fiddler Marie Rhines and recorded with Marie on her album "The Reconciliation" on Philo/Fretless Records. Specializing in finger-style acoustic guitar technique, his repertoire covers a wide range of material in many styles from singer/songwriter, traditional jazz, blues, country, folk, Americana, world music and more. For this year's Porchfest he will be joined by one of his advanced students and friend, Tom Austin.

From the heart, for the soul.

Dan Cloutier is making a name for himself as an important live act by selling out rooms in the greater Boston area including the famed Club Passim and The Amazing Things Arts Center. He has also had the honor of opening for such legends as John Hiatt, Richie Havens, Ellis Paul, and John Gorka. Dan writes fast paced folk anthems, sweet tremolo electric jams, and quietly powerful story songs.

https://dancloutier.bandcamp.com/

The Ace King Draw is an Americana Swingabilly duo with each member Hailing from opposite sides of America. Jake Finney was raised to slap around the double bass in Fresno California, and grew up touring the Rockabilly circuits in the West. Brendan, on guitar, was born and raised in North Carolina playing punk rock shows in the abandoned buildings and hidden skateparks with everyone from The Avett Brothers, Future Islands to Wesley Willis. Dirty fate, contaminating pandemics, and a filthy love of The Misfits brought them together in Centerville, Mass where they sharpened their own original songs into a stripped down, unique blend of punk-folk improv that can only be described as a Django Reinhardt fever dream of an endless jam session with Hank Williams and Shane MacGowan. In this age of oversaturation where AI sludge swells from the cracks created by the overbuilt social media empire, The Ace King Draw are determined to bring back community and connection with nothing more than the ten simple strings on their instruments, the DIY ethic that made them love music and the two voices they were born with.