Monday night’s “Hush Hush Sweet Harlot” series at the Red Door delivered two local acts, Jared Dubravsky and The Dramadies, as well as Brooklynite Jane Herships, who performs as Spider.

Spider opened the night playing songs off her CD, “The Way to Bitter Lake,” music that evokes dandelion fuzz scattering in the sunlight: wispy, beautiful and delicate. Her voice has earned her favorable comparisons to Vashti Bunyan. Musically, her gentle acoustic strumming is infused with an engaging, subtle pop sensibility that makes her music fresh and familiar all at once.

Spider was followed by Exeter High School’s anachronistic wunderkind, The Dramadies. A four-piece dedicated to capital “R” Rock ’n’ Roll, the band channeled an era when arena rock could still deliver emotion, before it devolved into full blown hair metal. This moment in musical culture actually took place a decade before most of the band was born, but The Dramadies proved they have the chops to transcend the novelty of their age. Singer and guitarist Chelsea Paolini, still in 10th grade, showed off not only an ability to play her instrument but to perform for and engage an audience.

The Dramadies were followed by country folk troubadour Jared Dubravsky of Kittery, sans his backup band, The Next in Line. Dubravsky brought a noticeable silence to the room during his performance, which was tinged with country but with a heavier lilt toward folk influences. His songs were delightfully creaky, the lyrical sadness of the songs floating over bright chords.

Dubravsky is planning to record a CD this summer, which he expects will be slightly more rooted in country than his solo performances. The crowd also got a surprise performance by resident star and booking manager Laurel Brauns, who played two songs on acoustic guitar in a quick but gorgeous set.

to listen
• Jared Dubravsky is at www.myspace.com/jareddubravsky. See him live at Dover Soul on Saturday, July 29.
• The Dramadies are also on myspace at www.myspace.com/thedramadies, and have a show at the Sad Café in Plaistow on Tuesday, June 27.
• Spider is online at Spidersongs.net.