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Jan16

Kelli Jones and her HonkyTonk Playboys

Sunday, January 16, 2022 @ 8:00PMSun, Jan 16, 2022 @ 8:00PM

Jalopy Theater

K.C. Jones (aka Kelli Jones) out of Lafayette LA, is mainly known from her years touring with Cajun bands, Feufollet and T'Monde, but she recently released a fantastic solo album on Free Dirt Records called "Queen of the In Between." This record takes a hard left from Cajun music and enters into more of the psychedelic-indie-folk territory. We're elated that she will be performing songs off her latest album on Sunday evening at Jalopy Theatre with Chris Stafford (Feufollet) on guitar/pedal steel, and Trey Boudreaux (The Revelers) on bass.

Following that, we'll move the pews and have a dance party with Kelli Jones & Her Honkytonk Playboys! The "Playboys" will include Trey Boudreaux, Chris Stafford, Raphael Macgregor and Larry Eagle.

Tickets: $25 Advanced (before Jan 9)/ $30 General (after Jan 9).

Proof of vaccination required for entry!

About K.C. Jones:

K.C. Jones moves so effortlessly between genres, traditions, and musical concepts that it’s clear she was born with an insatiable artistic curiosity. As a teenager, she emerged from a deeply musical Appalachian family to become one of the foremost singers, guitarists, and dancers in old-time music. Moving to Southwest Louisiana, she quickly learned Cajun French and began writing preternaturally gifted original songs in dual languages with progressive Cajun bands like Grammy-nominated Feufollet and T’Monde. Both of these jumping off points, what she casually refers to as “obsessions,” have fueled the music on her debut solo record, "Queen of the In Between," but she also seamlessly references so much more, everything from classic country to psychedelic rock to contemporary indie roots singer-songwriters. Jones is a fearless bandleader, weaving together an opus that sounds remarkably cohesive. She’s roaming the halls of 20th century Americana synthesizing a century’s worth of music with ease. It’s not simply a meld of seemingly disparate influences; Queen of the in Between dazzles in its ability to speak to the universality of human emotion.

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Jan8

Havaquinho and Mike Lavalle's Forro party

Saturday, January 8, 2022 @ 8:00PMSat, Jan 8, 2022 @ 8:00PM

The Owl

Mike Lavalle and Raphael McGregor have been playing Brazilian music for years in bands such as Scott Kettner's Nation Beat, Mike Lavalle's Forro Party, and Rob Curto's Forro for All. Their latest project, Havaquinho, presents Brazilian classics in a stripped-down setting featuring steel guitar and cavaquinho, which highlights the melodic and harmonic intricacy of forro, samba, and choro.

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Jan7

Brain Cloud Reunion Show!

Friday, January 7, 2022 @ 8:00PMFri, Jan 7, 2022 @ 8:00PM

Jalopy Theater

For one night only, the Brain Cloud will be back in action at the fabulous Jalopy Theatre! Don't miss this chance to see this much-beloved band which hasn't played together until 2019!

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Cover of my first album, Fretless

Cover of my first album, Fretless

A play on the old union logos

A play on the old union logos

Hands-on Approach Photo by Julia Schoenemann.

Hands-on Approach Photo by Julia Schoenemann.

Oran and I Playing with Oran Etkin.  Photo by Julia Schoenemann.

Oran and I Playing with Oran Etkin. Photo by Julia Schoenemann.

The Brain Cloud at one of our Banjo Jim's gigs

The Brain Cloud at one of our Banjo Jim's gigs

Oran and I again Playing with Oran Etkin.  Photo by Julia Schoenemann.

Oran and I again Playing with Oran Etkin. Photo by Julia Schoenemann.

Playing with Aaron Aaron Jonah Lewis and I at the Bell House for the Brooklyn Folk Fest, 2013.  Photo by Jack HIrschorn

Playing with Aaron Aaron Jonah Lewis and I at the Bell House for the Brooklyn Folk Fest, 2013. Photo by Jack HIrschorn

At the Rodeo bar on one of the Brain Cloud's monthly gigs there.

At the Rodeo bar on one of the Brain Cloud's monthly gigs there.

Playing my steel at the Bell House

Playing my steel at the Bell House

With Frank Caira and Aaron Shafer-Haiss

With Frank Caira and Aaron Shafer-Haiss

I love playing bass

I love playing bass

Playing Pandeiro in a workshop with Scott Kettner and Cyro Baptista

Playing Pandeiro in a workshop with Scott Kettner and Cyro Baptista

At Union Hall with Thomas Bryan Eaton

At Union Hall with Thomas Bryan Eaton

Impromptu group shot of the Brain Cloud

Impromptu group shot of the Brain Cloud

The Brain Cloud at Jalopy's Brooklyn Folk Fest

The Brain Cloud at Jalopy's Brooklyn Folk Fest

Hanging out in my studio, c. 2009

Hanging out in my studio, c. 2009

According to my wife, "This is what you look like when you play."  Oh well.  Photo by Jack Hirschorn

According to my wife, "This is what you look like when you play." Oh well. Photo by Jack Hirschorn

Photo by Julia Schoenemann.

Photo by Julia Schoenemann.

Myself and Matt Meyer

Myself and Matt Meyer

Low Notes by Kathy Nicolosi

Low Notes by Kathy Nicolosi

Brain Cloud, by Kathy Nicolosi by Kathy Nicolosi

Brain Cloud, by Kathy Nicolosi by Kathy Nicolosi

Steel and Sneaks by Kathy Nicolosi

Steel and Sneaks by Kathy Nicolosi

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Got to play Joaquin Murphey's Bigsby!

Got to play Joaquin Murphey's Bigsby!

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More on the Bigsby

Two Bigsbys in one room!

Two Bigsbys in one room!

So much fun to play. A real players' instrument.

So much fun to play. A real players' instrument.

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