Three artists left their bands at home Thursday night and went solo before a modest crowd at The End. A Breakfast Club assortment of weeknight showgoers was more than receptive of the two out-of-towners Jesse Rifkin of the Wailing Wall and Tim Fite. Both came from Brooklyn to rock the venue with something a little unexpected. The only local in the lineup, Simon Kerr (above photo), preceded the New York performers with a brief acoustic set. He is one of the singer/songwriters who lists all the right influences behind his pretty melodies. Kerr has an ear for those, fingerpicking stories of past girlfriends who have songs named after them and a ballad about a grandfather lost in WWII. – Jessica Pace