Jalopy Theatre
Burstin' Boots Dance Party with The Slide Stops and Sargent Seedoo!
$20 adv / $25 door Sargent Seedoo teaches yr feet The moves and swings he'll chant Gd respects us when we work But Loves us when we dance! 7:30-8pm: Simple 2 Step Lesson, Simple Line Dance Lesson 8-8:45pm: Band strikes up and we dance 9-9:30pm: A lil tougher line dance and some more 2 Step moves 9:30-10:15pm: Band strikes up and we dance 10:15pm: Last Call, Move it on over to the Jackson Lynch Band at Jalopy Tavern Line dancing provides a space for everybody to move w/ one another and feel that power of dancing in time w/ others w/o the touch.
Mar 28, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Lizzie No & Olivia Ellen Lloyd Double Record Release at Public Records with Nathan Xander
THIS IS AN OFFSITE SHOW AT PUBLIC RECORDS $25 adv / $30 dos 7pm: Doors 7:30pm: Nathan Xander 8pm: Olivia Ellen Lloyd 9pm: Lizzie No With the release of her debut album, 'Hard Won,' in March 2017, singer-songwriter, harpist, and guitarist Lizzie No established herself as one of the most exciting new voices in indie folk music. Billboard Magazine called the album “simultaneously understated and fervent.” She followed up the album with the release of “Sundown,” a benefit track for Black Lives Matter. Building on the songwriting prowess displayed in her critically acclaimed debut album, Lizzie No is unsparing in the stories she tells on her second album, 'Vanity,' released August 2, 2019. The nine songs on ‘Vanity’ are epic tales of ego, featuring narrative shifts within vividly crafted characters. No embodies characters ranging from a handsome egoist in “Narcissus” (which Rolling Stone called a "crisp alt-rock gem") to a broke songwriter waiting for her big break in “Pity Party,” to a bitter and isolated rocker on “Loyalty” who rants that the crowd has left him behind. Inventive arrangements written in collaboration with co-producer Nick Rapley elevate the record to shimmering heights, alternating between swaggering grooves and intimate clarity. Lizzie has toured with Iron & Wine, Adia Victoria, Ron Pope, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, and has showcased at festivals like Newport Folk Fest, Americanafest, South by Southwest, and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Classical arrangements of her songs have been performed at the Louisville Orchestra's Festival of American Music and the Downtown Chamber Series. She is also a winner of the American Songwriter Magazine Lyrics Contest. In June of 2021, Lizzie joined Basic Folk as a guest host, appearing monthly on the podcast. Since her debut, she has interviewed Valerie June, Will Sheff of Okkervil River, Brent Cobb, Amythytst Kiah, Molly Tuttle, Kishi Bashi, SG Goodman and many more. Olivia Ellen Lloyd will try anything once. From flight attendant school in Dallas to producing theater in New York and teaching in Guatemala, Lloyd sought adventure but struggled to find a greater sense of purpose - until she found her way back to music. Channeling that restless spirit, she writes songs that dig deep for hope in the face of hardship. Her debut album, Loose Cannon, has been streamed over 1 million times while she has been crossing the country playing shows, winning songwriting contests (like Kerrville in 2023) and generally eating life down to the rind. She also works as an in-demand side woman, singing backing vocals for the likes of Lizzie No, Emily Scott Robinson, and Renee Rapp during her 2024 performance at the All Things Go Festival in Forest Hills, Queens. Lloyd has spent the past three years doubling down on her efforts to build community within the Alt-Country and Americana scene while deepening her working partnership with Mike Robinson, an in-demand sideman known for touring and recording with the likes of Sarah Jarosz, Railroad Earth, Teddy Thompson, Iris Dement, Lindsay Lou, Bella White, Zach Bryan, Jobi Riccio and Ryan Beatty. Mike served as her producer and primary instrumentalist on this project. Together they crafted an album that refuses to be placed in a narrow genre definition, focusing instead on building songs that paint a picture of liberation from oppressive patriarchal and paternalistic forces. She is also a newly inaugurated member of the Resistance Revival Chorus, a collective of more than 60 women, and non-binary singers, who join together to breathe joy and song into the resistance, and to uplift and center women’s voices. Nathan Xander writes songs that are steeped in the quiet, restrained tension of what Greil Marcus called the 'Old, Weird America'. His sixth album, Three Waltzes, is an acutely perceptive look at life’s transitional moments, capturing Xander and his band amid pivotal changes—a new lineup, Xander’s quitting alcohol, and the pandemic’s impact on musicians everywhere. With musical sensibilities inspired by latter-day Nick Lowe, Tom T. Hall, and Paul Westerberg, Xander sorts through loss and evolving identity as he stands on the threshold of a new era in his own career. Originally from rural Union City, PA, Xander started songwriting at age eighteen, sparked by his habit of scouring record shops for first the classics, then the hidden gems and vinyl obscurities that tell a more lonely and mysterious tale. A self-professed crate digger and amateur musical anthropologist, Xander dove off the deep end into country, folk, and rock—sounds all woven expertly into Three Waltzes. He also credits the local music scenes of Pittsburgh, Chicago, and now New York City, his home for the last decade, for pushing him to grow as a songwriter. This drive to ever improve eventually brought him success playing shows with Justin Townes Earle, Tyler Childers, BJ Barham of American Aquarium, and Howe Gelb of Giant Sand. Xander takes the experience of the last few years and runs with it, relating current events to his real life with relatable lyrics meant to get people’s heads nodding along in recognition. “People Might Believe” is a rocker about living in the world of the endless news cycle, while “Sitting In The Corner” is a love letter to a partner sitting just a few feet away. New York City itself often appears as a character, as in “Tide Rolls Back,” a song about accepting his place in a changing world, and “BFE,” a cosmic waltz about extraterrestrials visiting NYC in their mothership. Loss also shows up across the album, nowhere more poignantly than on the Sparklehorse influenced waltz “Progress of Man” (“At best you’ll walk on with a good story to tell / The nights last forever, some days are pure hell / Scatter the ashes of the progress of man / I just can wait to have you in my arms again”).
Mar 29, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
The Blues: Women Have Them Too with Beareather Reddy
8pm doors, 8:30pm show $20 adv / $25 door Beareather Reddy and her band, present a multimedia, musical performance that highlights the history and monumental contributions made by women in the world of Blues music. Audience participation is welcomed and truly encouraged. Beareather Reddy, vocalist / songwriter / actress / producer, radio host; a native of Sylvania, Georgia, received a B.A. from the University of Massachusetts in Performance Arts. She is the producer of the Big Eyed Blues Festival, the Ocean Hill Folk Festival, and has introduced national and international performers to the community. Ms. Reddy is the founder and president of the Brooklyn Blues Society and is a Heritage Ambassador for the Brooklyn Public Library. She considers herself a "Champion for the Blues." She received the "Woman of Distinction Award" in 2016 and was inducted in the New York Blues Hall of Fame.
Mar 30, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Royce Martin: Once Upon a Swagtime
Doors 7pm, Show 7:30pm $20 adv / $25 dos Royce Martin is a pianist, composer and 2022 graduate of Berklee College of Music. Born in St. Louis, Royce taught himself to play the piano at the age of 14 on a small keyboard. He has a rich musical background and an affinity for a myriad of genres. Having worked as the in-house pianist and lecturer at the Scott Joplin State Historic Site between semesters at Berklee, after college graduation, Royce returned to St. Louis to record an album of a dozen Joplin classics, reinterpreted in his own eclectic style for his debut album Memories on Morgan Street: Scott Joplin Reimagined . Royce has provided original music for The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Reunion special on MAX, Hulu’s Mormon no More , and most recently completed a full feature length score for MAX documentary They Called Him Mostly Harmless . In October of 2024, The New York Times opinion columnist John McWhorter captured Royce's piano playing in three words: Sly, Relatable and Brilliant . Royce continues on his path of exploration and experimentation.
Mar 30, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Roots n' Ruckus! April!
After 18 years of weekly shows, Roots n' Ruckus is reborn! Join us on the first Wednesdays of the month for Jalopy's longest running and most integral series. We're returning in April with a fantastic lineup and as always- it's FREE! 8:30pm - The Sentimentals (Gene Yellin, Phyllis Elkind, Sam Dallas) 9:00pm - Ryan Lee Crosby 9:30pm - Giorgio Maltese (Zampogna Music str8 from Southern Italy) 10:30pm - Stefan Weiner 11:00 pm - The Oystermen
Apr 03, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Chris Luquette Bluegrass Band: Feat Bobby Hawk, Cesar Moreno, Erik Alvar
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm Chris Luquette is a 2 time Grammy nominated guitarist from Seattle Washington. He spent 11 years touring with renowned progressive bluegrass combo Frank Solivan & Dirty Kitchen. FSDK performed on 4 continents, appeared on the legendary Grand Ol Opry in Nashville twice, and made appearances at such festivals as Telluride Bluegrass, Wintergrass, RockyGrass, DelFest, CBA Fathers Day Festival, IBMA’s Wide Open Bluegrass Festival, Wenatchee River Bluegrass Festival and many more. A 2013 recipient, he was the first musician to win the IBMA’s first Momentum award for an instrumentalist. With Dirty Kitchen, Chris also received multiple IBMA awards, and 2 Grammy nominations for the records Cold Spell and If You Can’t Stand The Heat on Compass records (Nashville). Since 2017 Chris has been based in Brooklyn NY, and has continued to tour the mid Atlantic, east and west coasts profusely. While having a combined gig total of nearly 175 dates in 2024. A member of the Mona’s Monday Night Bluegrass Session house band, he’s hosted several renowned bluegrass sessions in NYC, and regularly appears at local music clubs such as Rockwood, Sunny’s, Skinny Dennis and others when not on the road. An accomplished teacher, along with teaching private lessons for nearly 15 years, he’s been invited to teach at prestigious music and guitar camps such as Delfest Academy, RockyGrass Academy, California Coast Music Camp, Northwest Flatpicking Camp, Augusta Heritage Bluegrass Week, La Roche Bluegrass Camp(France) American and Midwest Banjo camps and more. Chris’ solo recordings include 2019’s ‘The Way I View The World’, and 2022’s ‘City Suite For Two Guitars’, both released to critical acclaim. Both recordings can be heard on such stations as Sirius XM’s Bluegrass Junction, KBCS’s Bluegrass Ramble, WVBR’s Salt Creek Show and many more.
Apr 05, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Rolie Polie Guacamole
$10 adv / $15 door / $35 Family of Four (Two Adults, Two Kids) Jersey natives Frank Gallo & Andrew Tuzhilin created Rolie Polie Guacamole in 2006 while living in Brooklyn, NY. Over the next 15 years, they’ve played thousands of shows, recorded seven records, receiving top picks from Boston.com, Time Out NY Kids, and Time Out Chicago. Winner of the prestigious Parents’ Choice® and NAPPA Awards, Rolie Polie Guacamole has developed a smart, parent-friendly musical style that dresses up original tunes and classic covers with vibrant harmonies and deft instrumental layers, plugging in a sizzling electric current of rhythm that lights up lyrics humming with relevance and humor. Wrote Trevor Gage of Boston’s WERS-FM, “When you think of kids’ music, what do you see? Freddy Spaghetti? A jaded hipster in a colorful costume alluding to some bizarre form of Brazilian anime? Rolie Polie Guacamole skips stones over those clichés and splashes onto the scene with a technically savvy and imaginative sound that speaks to children and reminds their parents of the golden age of 1990s music”. Their 7th album Avocado came out just in time for the pandemic shutdown and was a hit among fans stuck in their homes with young ones. As the pandemic subsided the band released 65 new songs between October 2022 - November 2023.
Apr 05, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Brooklyn Folk Festival in Queens!
OFFSITE SHOW! CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS! The Brooklyn Folk Festival comes to Queens! In partnership with the Jalopy Theatre & School of Music, we proudly present the best in American and world folk music. The evening will feature the Ba Ban Chinese Music Society Trio, showcasing the lively rhythms of traditional Chinese music. The Piedmont Blūz Acoustic Duo, with Valerie and Benedict Turner, will share their passion for Country Blues through the Piedmont style of fingerpicking and roots percussion. Closing out the night, the New York City Salsa All Stars, led by percussionist Willie Martinez, will bring their high-energy sound, featuring some of the most talented and accomplished Salsa musicians in the country. Celebrate folk traditions, cultural diversity, and live music at its finest! Come early for free pre-show workshops from 6:30 to 7:30 PM, included with your concert ticket—no RSVP required! Join a Vocal Harmony Workshop with Emily Eagen or get moving with a Square Dance with the Jalopy Pep-Steppers & Caller Sargent Seedoo!
Apr 05, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Bluegrass Duet Singing Workshop with Lonely Street
Bill and Aron will lead a late-afternoon workshop on bluegrass duet singing that will feature songs from the Stanley Brothers repertoire. Participants will learn harmony parts to select songs and have an opportunity to pair off and sing with one another. (Note: Songs will differ from those taught in the November Stanley Brothers workshop; repeat customers welcome!)
Apr 06, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Lonely Street
Doors @ 6:30pm, Show at 7pm Aron Weinbach (mandolin, guitar) and Bill Christophersen (fiddle, guitar) play traditional acoustic country music, from bluegrass and gospel to honky-tonk, and features the brothers-duet style of harmony singing popularized by such midcentury duos as the Stanley Brothers and the Louvin Brothers. Lonely Street has performed for the New York Folk Music Society, the Brooklyn Park Slope Jamboree, Colony Woodstock, the St. John’s Church in the Wilderness Concert Series and such New York venues as the Organic Grill and Silvano’s. Samples of their music can be heard on Bill’s CD “Making Tracks While I Can.” Photo credit: Kathleen Tannian Sheehan
Apr 06, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Väsen
Doors 7:30pm, Show 8:00pm adv $20 / dos $25 Väsen-Duo, Mikael Marin and Olov Johansson have, after 37 years of interaction and touring, refined their sound and their stage presence to the extent that today they are unique in their kind. With their playful and perfect interplay, they seem to defy the laws of physics in what appears to be a telepathic communication. The music is intense and full of humour. They create their very own musical language which in its appeal is as modern as it is ancient. With the foundation firmly rooted in the traditional music of Uppland, they have always looked curiously at new musical goals. Olov & Micke have played together since 1983 when they met at Oktoberstämman in Uppsala and discovered that they had a large common repertoire and a similar way of playing. It turned out that Micke had learned from Ivar Tallroth in Uppsala and Olov had learned from Curt Tallroth in Harbo. They had been introduced to the rich Bohlin / Tallroth tradition by the two brothers. Olov & Micke started playing intensively together and released their first recording, "Det rister i Örat," in 1985. They have played an incredible amount together over the years in Väsen. Now they go on adventures among old fine musicians, stories and trad tunes and at the same time they continue to break new ground. They perform on a variety of stringed instruments, including a silverbasharpa, oktavharpa, three-rowed Nyckelharpa, violoncello da spalla and a blue electric viola. History Olov Johansson and Mikael Marin started playing together as teenagers around 1980. During the early 1980's they would regularly visit Curt and Ivar Tallroth and Eric Sahlström, older musicians who lived nearby in the Uppland region, where they would play and learn traditional music from them. In this way they became a link in the living tradition that Swedish folk music has enjoyed through the centuries. In 1989, at a music gathering in Røros, Norway, Olov met Roger Tallroth and asked if he would like to try to jam on nyckelharpa and guitar for a bit. Roger declined, intent at that moment on taking a shower. Fortunately, the shower was occupied, so Roger returned with his guitar, and they played for the rest of the day and far into the night. Among the witnesses to this fateful jam session was Olle Paulsson, who thought it was the best music he had ever heard, and made a promise to start a record label if they were willing to be recorded for a CD (and thus Drone Music was born). The following summer Olov became World Champion of both the modern chromatic and older historical nyckelharpas at the first-ever Nyckelharpa World Championships at Österbybruk, Sweden. The added momentum for the first CD recording, which was entitled "Olov Johansson: Väsen." Väsen is a Swedish word with many meanings: spirit, noise, a living being, essence among the most prominent. It was originally meant to just be an album title, but soon people were calling to book the band "Väsen" and the name stuck. The Swedish folk scene immediately embraced Väsen and they got to play a lot on festivals and concert series. They brought a new sound with Nyckelharpa, Viola and Guitar, that attracted a lot of new listeners. The band's popularity gradually grew, along with their international reputation. In 1994, with two more studio albums under their belt ("Vilda Väsen" on Drone and "Essence" on the French Auvidis/Ethnic label), Väsen were asked to participate on a project of Swedish rock musician Mats Wester called "Nordman," which featured rock music and lyrics but with arrangements and playing by Väsen. The first Nordman CD was a huge hit in Sweden, and the band embarked on two tours and recorded a second Nordman CD, playing in front of audiences of up to 25,000 people. On the first Nordman tour they met drummer André Ferrari and eventually experimented with a drums-and-bass version of Väsen. Ultimately, they settled on André playing hand percussion, and the band officially became a quartet in 1996. In 1997 the quartet recorded "Världens Väsen" ("Whirled" in North America). Tours of Norway, Denmark, Finland, Italy, France, the United States and Canada followed, as did a Swedish Grammy and two appearances on the national radio program "A Prairie Home Companion" in the U.S. In 1999 the band released their sixth CD, "Gront." 1999 was also the year of the first Nordic Roots Festival in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., an annual event which lasted ten years, of which Väsen was the most frequent featured artist. Their 2000 performance was released on CD as “Live at the Nordic Roots Festival.” Meanwhile the members of the band were getting older, having babies and facing the challenges of being a musician in the modern age. A widespread U.S. tour in September 2001 had to be scrapped after 9/11. Although the tour was rescheduled for 2002, André's reluctance to tour and economics forced the band to decide to come over as the original trio. The success and pleasure of playing a new set of trio material culminated in two new recordings- “Trio” and “Keyed Up.” Ultimately, it also resulted in a sort of re-birth of the band, although André have joind for specific projects and gigs, especially in Sweden. In 2004, Väsen were invited to Japan by Yoko Nozaki, their Japanese label (Music Plant) owner. This would be the first of many visits, one of which resulted in a live album (“Live in Japan”) in 2005. Japan is now a regular touring location for the band, along with the United States and much of northern Europe. 2006 brought an invitation to participate in the Carl Linnaeus tricentennial celebrations in Sweden, which became a project that included André and unearthed a surprising amount of music written specifically for the famed botanist. Väsen’s creative arrangements of these old tunes were performed at the celebrations in Uppsala, and recorded as “Linnaeus Väsen.” Meanwhile, Väsen’s international fanbase continued to grow. The American “new acoustic musicians Mike Marshall and Darol Anger reached out for a collaboration, which resulted in a 2007 album and tour dates, and exposure to a new American audience. And a specific concentration of Väsen fans in Bloomington, Indiana, around the Lotus World Music & Arts Festival, managed to get the city to rename a city street during the festival as “Väsen Street.” This inspired a tune by Olov, which became the title track of their 2009 recording. Punch Brothers, and American acoustic and “neo-bluegrass” band, recorded a cover of Mikael Marin’s “Flippen” in 2012 for their album “Who’s Feeling Young Now?” and it has become a staple of Punch Brothers’ live set, spreading the word further, globally. As a result, in many parts of the world, “Flippen” is mistaken as a traditional American bluegrass tune! 2013 saw the creation of a new set of mostly original Väsen tunes with the “Mindset” CD. A live performance of much of these tunes, along with some old favorites, was captured on video during the band’s celebratory 25th Anniversary tour at an old movie house in Örsundsbro, Sweden on 24 July, 2014, and subsequently released as a DVD/CD set. Later that year (25 October) the band was honored with a big “25 Jubilee” event in their “home town” of Uppsala, featuring many guest musicians. When Michael League formed the band Snarky Puppy back in 2004, one of the first tunes the band tried to play together was André Ferrari’s “Shapons Vindaloo.” League’s admiration for Väsen ultimately lead him to invite the band to participate in the second Snarky Puppy Family Dinner in Feburary 2015, along with a host of other musicians including Becca Stevens, David Crosby, and Susana Baca. The resulting performances were recorded and released on audio and video. 2016 became a year of collaborations, from a one-off with the Danish String Quartet at the Savannah Music Festival, to a short tour with the Norwegian classical ensemble Trondheimsolistene (Trondheim Solists), and a more extensive touring project with Lena Willemark and the Norrbotten Big Band in Sweden (and once again, André Ferrari). In between, the trio played gigs in Sweden, Germany, Belgium, the U.S. and Japan. 2017 – 2020 Brewed was released in 2017 and the band continued to tour in Europe, USA and Japan. 2019 Väsen celebrated 30 years as a band and released the album Rule of three. A big concert at Uppsala Konsert & Kongress with many guests was the highlight of the celebration. The whole concert was filmed and the concert film can still be watched on Vimeo “Väsen 30 Year”. 2020 the corona pandemic hit the world and most tours were cancelled and postponed into the future. Roger Tallroth decided to leave the band for other musical projects. Olov and Mikael continued the creative work and found a new sound for Väsen, decided to resist the pandemic with monthly livestreams that has been very appreciated by so many people all around the world.
Apr 08, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Jalopy Gala
Please join us for our 3rd Annual Gala 6-9 pm, April 10th! Enjoy an intimate performance with legendary musician Steve Earle. Join us in honoring Woody Guthrie Productions founder Nora Guthrie, and Robert Baron, New York folklorist and Association for Cultural Equity Board Member. Performances will include Jalopy Jr musicians and piano virtuoso Royce Martin. Join us for a lively silent auction with lessons, experiences, arts and enjoy lovely snacks from HomeTown BBQ, Gage and Tollner, The Good Fork Pub and Pixie Scout. Discounted tickets are available through March 12th! Enjoy a wonderful evening while supporting Jalopy, its artists, students and free performances Tickets $250 Tables: $2,500 - $5000. Please contact Lynette for Table Information, Lynette@jalopytheatre.org More Details Soon
Apr 10, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Jim Kweskin and the Berlin Hall Saturday Night Review present: "Doing Things Right" Album release!
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm Jalopy Records is proud to announce the release of a great new album, "Doing Things Right" by Jim Kweskin and the Berlin Hall Saturday Night Review! The show will feature Jim Kweskin with Samoa Wilson, Annie Linders, Racky Thomas, Matt Berlin and more!
Apr 12, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Teddy & the Rough Riders
Doors 8pm, Show 9pm $20 adv / $25 dos Born in Nashville, TN, Teddy and The Rough Riders have created a unique, genre bending version of Country Rock. Songs focus on close-harmony influences, soaring pedal steel, and grooving rhythms, modernizing the sounds of Little Feat, The Band, or Flying Burrito Bros, and always tending towards Country artists like The Louvin Bros, Buck Owens, and Billy JoeShaver. Cutting their teeth in the hometown Honky-Tonk scene, as well as the garage/punk rock clubs throughout the South, TRR plays modern country rock that has seen them opening for such bands as Margo Price, Soccer Mommy and Orville Peck. Their self titled album produced by Margo Price came out in 2022, and they have a new album planned for Sept 2024.
Apr 13, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Mr. Simon Record Release
Join Mr. Simon for a fun-filled album release party at the Jalopy Theater on April 13th from 11 AM to 12 PM as he celebrates the debut of his children's album, Beep, Moo, Koala and a Choo Choo ! Perfect for kids aged 1-6, this special event promises an hour of joyful music, interactive fun, and plenty of sing-along moments. Families are invited to experience the magic of Mr. Simon's unique blend of rock, folk, jazz, and playful storytelling—guaranteed to get little ones moving and grooving! Beloved by families in Brooklyn and all around the world, Mr. Simon has become a go-to name in children's music, captivating young audiences with his engaging performances and infectious energy. His songs, filled with humor and heart, create unforgettable experiences for kids and parents alike. Don’t miss this exciting morning of music and celebration—come sing, dance, and be part of the magic at the Jalopy Theater! Free give-aways at the event too!
Apr 13, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Kenny Kosek with Joe Selly
Door 7pm, Show 7:30pm $20 adv / $25 DOS Kenny Kosek has been performing fiddle music in NYC since 1965 working with groundbreaking groups and artists including Breakfast Special, Bill Keith, Tony Trischka, Andy Statman, The Wretched Refuse String Band, and the Klezmer Mt. Boys. He is a recipient of the Brown Jug Award for having made a positive impact on traditional bluegrass and old time music in the Northeastern US. Kenny will be performing numbers from his new release ‘Twisted Sage.’
Apr 13, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Burstin' Boots Dance Party with The Slide Stops and Sargent Seedoo!
$20 adv / $25 door Sargent Seedoo teaches yr feet The moves and swings he'll chant Gd respects us when we work But Loves us when we dance! 7:30-8pm: Simple 2 Step Lesson, Simple Line Dance Lesson 8-8:45pm: Band strikes up and we dance 9-9:30pm: A lil tougher line dance and some more 2 Step moves 9:30-10:15pm: Band strikes up and we dance 10:15pm: Last Call, Move it on over to the Jackson Lynch Band at Jalopy Tavern Line dancing provides a space for everybody to move w/ one another and feel that power of dancing in time w/ others w/o the touch.
Apr 18, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Exceedingly Good Song Night with Ken Schatz
This session will be held upstairs in the Great Blue Room. We sing Folk Songs, Blues, Gospel, Old-Time, Appalachian, Sea Songs & Chanteys, Worksongs, Ballads, Railroad Songs, Prison Songs, Lullabies, Forebitters, Broadsides, Hymns, Vaudeville, Camp Songs, Farming, Mining & Factory Songs, Country, Bluegrass, Spirituals, Cowboy Songs, Songs of the British Isles, Labor & Union Songs, Drinking Songs, Children’s Songs, Field Hollers, Music Hall, Love Songs, Parodies, and more... We welcome singers and listeners! Also instruments and friends! Each Song Night, we have a loose theme to encourage people to learn new songs and remember ones they haven't sung in a while. Witty rationalizations are welcome. Harmonies and Songs with Choruses are especially appreciated!
Apr 20, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
ReString Appalachia Fundraiser
Doors 7pm, Show 7:30pm Featuring Riyae Park, Olivia Ellen Lloyd, Andrea Asprelli & Cesar Moreno, and more TBD ReString Appalachia is an initiative from American Songcatcher, supported by over 150 musicians, instrument makers, nonprofits, festivals, venues, artists, actors and media outlets to get instruments back in the hands of people throughout Appalachia who were affected by Helene. Mission To deliver FREE high quality instruments directly to people throughout the Southeast and Appalachia who were affected by Hurricane Helene. Who is supporting ? Gillian Welch, Sierra Ferrell, Bela Fleck, Rhiannon Giddens, Robert Randolph, Sierra Hull, Charlie Hunter, The Infamous Stringdusters, members of Old Crow Medicine Show, Langhorn Slim, G. Love, Rising Appalachia, The Brothers Comatose, Darrell Scott, The Deslondes, Chris Eldridge, Valerie June, The Travelin’ McCourys, Trey Hensley, Dom Flemons, Mipso, Willie Watson, John Craigie, Nick Shoulders, Jake Blount, Sam Grisman and over 100 other artists. What’s needed ? This initiative is both for professional and casual musicians, and we aim to give them back the same/comparable quality instrument(s) that were lost. Appalachian culture has many beautiful intricacies, with musical heritage at the forefront, and we aim to keep that in tact. We’re asking all of our collaborators to lean on their network of musicians, instrument makers, and philanthropic followers in a way that feels authentic to them. Our Focus : Finding musicians in need Building an instrument donor database Acquiring tax exempt donations through our 501(c)3 nonprofit fiscal sponsor Music in Common to cover any costs. More About ReString Appalachia : ReString Appalachia supports Music Wellness by addressing the deep personal, cultural, and economic losses that Appalachian musicians face after Hurricane Helene. For many residents of Appalachia and the surrounding areas, music is more than a pastime—it is a livelihood and a vital connection to their heritage. Instruments lost in the hurricane were not only tools of self-expression but also critical sources of income and community identity. Through ReString Appalachia, we aim to restore this source of wellness and resilience by placing high-quality instruments back into the hands of those affected, helping them reclaim their means of livelihood and reconnect with their communities. Supported by over 125 artists and cultural organizations, we are building an instrument donor network and gathering resources to bring music back to these musicians, reinforcing both their wellness and economic stability. Our goal is to hand-deliver instruments in late 2024 and early 2025, offering not only the ability to play music again but also restoring a vital means of making a living. ReString Appalachia is committed to harnessing music’s unique power to heal, uplift, and economically sustain Appalachian communities.
Apr 27, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Rolie Polie Guacamole
$10 adv / $15 door / $35 Family of Four (Two Adults, Two Kids) Jersey natives Frank Gallo & Andrew Tuzhilin created Rolie Polie Guacamole in 2006 while living in Brooklyn, NY. Over the next 15 years, they’ve played thousands of shows, recorded seven records, receiving top picks from Boston.com, Time Out NY Kids, and Time Out Chicago. Winner of the prestigious Parents’ Choice® and NAPPA Awards, Rolie Polie Guacamole has developed a smart, parent-friendly musical style that dresses up original tunes and classic covers with vibrant harmonies and deft instrumental layers, plugging in a sizzling electric current of rhythm that lights up lyrics humming with relevance and humor. Wrote Trevor Gage of Boston’s WERS-FM, “When you think of kids’ music, what do you see? Freddy Spaghetti? A jaded hipster in a colorful costume alluding to some bizarre form of Brazilian anime? Rolie Polie Guacamole skips stones over those clichés and splashes onto the scene with a technically savvy and imaginative sound that speaks to children and reminds their parents of the golden age of 1990s music”. Their 7th album Avocado came out just in time for the pandemic shutdown and was a hit among fans stuck in their homes with young ones. As the pandemic subsided the band released 65 new songs between October 2022 - November 2023.
May 03, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
The Good Ms. Padgett
Come sing, dance, and act out stories with The Good Ms. Padgett! The Good Ms. Padgett sings lovely lullabies and wild rock jams about lollipops, monsters, singing rabbits, and pizza. "A nice eclectic collection for us nice eclectic families," says Cool Mom Picks. The Good Ms. Padgett is joined by her 15-year-old daughter Penelope and many special guests, both young and older.
May 03, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
The Lovestruck Balladeers / Matt Munisteri
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm $20 adv / $25 DOS The Lovestruck Balladeers enchant audiences with their masterful performances and inspired repertoire of ragtime, jazz and beautiful songs from around the world. Born out of New York’s vibrant classic jazz and traditional music scene, The Lovestruck Balladeers formed during a series of recording sessions for Jalopy Records' 2018 release, Estrellas de Radio . Since their debut at The Brooklyn Folk Festival that same year, the versatile quintet has made a name for itself as a compelling act highlighting musical excellence, fresh arrangements, original songs and a tightly crafted stage show. The Lovestruck Balladeers are Jake Sanders, Dennis Lichtman, Sean Cronin and Dalton Ridenhour. Featuring special guest Mike Davis. It’s a daunting task, this business of encapsulating Matt Munisteri ’s musical self. As the sparkling guitarist on several chart-topping jazz CDs; a critically lauded songwriter and nimble lyricist; an urban banjo-warrior and a sometime session musician; a selfless and devoted sideman; a wry-yet-honest singer; an engaging and winning front-man; and an arranger whose ear-pulling re-inventions of well-traveled songs have contributed to Grammy winning CDs for artists such as Loudon Wainwright and Catherine Russell, Matt’s various dueling career paths might at first seem difficult to reconcile. Additionally you’d be hard-pressed to find another Brooklyn native who grew up playing bluegrass banjo since he was in the single digits; who has recorded with artists as divergent as consummate jazz balladeer “Little” Jimmy Scott and 1980’s avante-noise godfather Glenn Branca; who is regarded as a contemporary master of 1920’s and ’30’s jazz styles, and is an ardent student of American folk traditions, but counts among his regular creative cohorts several musicians associated with the New York Downtown music world. Yet ultimately Matt’s journey through 20th century American music yields a vision which feels intrinsically whole, with his own music always serving as one-of-a-kind reflection of a life immersed in all the far-flung variants of American Popular Song. Maybe it’s easier to say that whatever he’s currently up to, it will be a living reconciliation of rural and urban, long-gone and contemporary, individual experience and canonized scripture.
May 11, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Burstin' Boots Dance Party with The Slide Stops and Sargent Seedoo!
$20 adv / $25 door Sargent Seedoo teaches yr feet The moves and swings he'll chant Gd respects us when we work But Loves us when we dance! 7:30-8pm: Simple 2 Step Lesson, Simple Line Dance Lesson 8-8:45pm: Band strikes up and we dance 9-9:30pm: A lil tougher line dance and some more 2 Step moves 9:30-10:15pm: Band strikes up and we dance 10:15pm: Last Call, Move it on over to the Jackson Lynch Band at Jalopy Tavern Line dancing provides a space for everybody to move w/ one another and feel that power of dancing in time w/ others w/o the touch.
May 16, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Exceedingly Good Song Night with Ken Schatz
This session will be held upstairs in the Great Blue Room. We sing Folk Songs, Blues, Gospel, Old-Time, Appalachian, Sea Songs & Chanteys, Worksongs, Ballads, Railroad Songs, Prison Songs, Lullabies, Forebitters, Broadsides, Hymns, Vaudeville, Camp Songs, Farming, Mining & Factory Songs, Country, Bluegrass, Spirituals, Cowboy Songs, Songs of the British Isles, Labor & Union Songs, Drinking Songs, Children’s Songs, Field Hollers, Music Hall, Love Songs, Parodies, and more... We welcome singers and listeners! Also instruments and friends! Each Song Night, we have a loose theme to encourage people to learn new songs and remember ones they haven't sung in a while. Witty rationalizations are welcome. Harmonies and Songs with Choruses are especially appreciated!
May 18, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
The 10th Annual Brooklyn Word Wide (Friday Ticket)
FRIDAY JUNE 6th Theatre Stage: 8pm : Agniveena ft. Tomal Hossain & Mir Naqibul Islam - Mir Naqibul Islam on tabla and Tomal Hussain on vocals will present the compositions of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the Bangladeshi National Poet. 9pm : Yi-Yi - NYC based Ukrainian folk trio with a twist of banjo with Zoya Shepko, Caroline Kuhn, & Katie Pawluk 10pm : Gogo Norales - Garifuna artist, composer, and performer. Tavern Stage: 9pm : Jackson & the Janks SATURDAY JUNE 7th Open Streets Stage: 3:30pm : La Troupe Zetwal - a multicultural dance group performing traditional Haitian dance accompanied by live drumming and percussions. 4:30pm : Thai Life New York - founded by individuals deeply passionate about Thai arts and culture, embodying the rich heritage of the peaceful Kingdom of Thailand. We promote all facets of Thai identity through the lenses of the Thai diaspora in NY. 5:30pm : Willie Martinez & the NYC Salsa All-Stars - The All Stars is a collective ensemble of salsa band leaders who have performed with the likes of Johnny Pacheco, Ray Barretto, Johnny Colon, Willie Colon and so many more! Theatre Stage: 7pm: Gamelan Yowana Sari - has been a performing Balinese Art Ensemble in residence at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, NYC. 8pm : CTMD presents the New York Crimean Tartar Ensemble - The only band playing authentic, traditional Crimean Tatar music in the United States, The New York Crimean Tatar Ensemble has roots in both Simferopol, Crimea and Brooklyn. 9pm: Ángel Guitierrez - Performing the traditional music & dance known as "merengue tipico," which has its origins in the northern Cibao region, of which Santiago is the largest city. 10pm : Wazumbians - Afrofusion music group from Ghana whose sounds re-echo the famous Ghanaian group Osibisa Tavern Stage TBD SUNDAY JUNE 8th - Sunday Programming Curated and Presented in Partnership with Brooklyn Maqam beginning at 5pm. Free, Outdoor presentation by the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica beforehand. Open Streets Stage: 4pm : Gerreh Rhythms presented by the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica - Gerreh is a lively dance practice ritualistically performed the night after death as a way of processing loss and grief. It has profoundly impacted many of Jamaica's modern dance forms, particularly Dancehall. A special presentation organized by Maxine Alexander with support from the New York State Council on the Arts' Support for Artists Grant. 5pm : Instrumental Trio hosted by Brooklyn Maqam 5:30pm : New York Arabic Chorus - An exploration of traditional and contemporary Arabic repertoire, led by Mona Miari , Sami Abu Shumays , and John Murchison Theatre Stage: 6:30pm: Orchestra Farha - Orchestra Farha is an acoustic-electric ensemble that focuses on 1970's Arabic music from Egypt and around the Arab world. 7:30pm: Ayman Asfour - Ayman Asfour is a violinist and composer born in Alexandria in 1979. He graduated from the Faculty of Specific Education at Alexandria University, specializing in the violin. 8:30pm: Zahra Alzubaidi - New York based singer and film actor who performs a variety of Arabic styles, with a focus on Iraqi music. Tavern Stage TBD This program is made possible through the Live Music Society, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York City Department of Transportation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and Von Trapp Brewery.
Jun 07, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
The 10th Annual Brooklyn Word Wide (Saturday Ticket)
FRIDAY JUNE 6th Theatre Stage: 8pm : Agniveena ft. Tomal Hossain & Mir Naqibul Islam - Mir Naqibul Islam on tabla and Tomal Hussain on vocals will present the compositions of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the Bangladeshi National Poet. 9pm : Yi-Yi - NYC based Ukrainian folk trio with a twist of banjo with Zoya Shepko, Caroline Kuhn, & Katie Pawluk 10pm : Gogo Norales - Garifuna artist, composer, and performer. Tavern Stage: 9pm : Jackson & the Janks SATURDAY JUNE 7th Open Streets Stage: 3:30pm : La Troupe Zetwal - a multicultural dance group performing traditional Haitian dance accompanied by live drumming and percussions. 4:30pm : Thai Life New York - founded by individuals deeply passionate about Thai arts and culture, embodying the rich heritage of the peaceful Kingdom of Thailand. We promote all facets of Thai identity through the lenses of the Thai diaspora in NY. 5:30pm : Willie Martinez & the NYC Salsa All-Stars - The All Stars is a collective ensemble of salsa band leaders who have performed with the likes of Johnny Pacheco, Ray Barretto, Johnny Colon, Willie Colon and so many more! Theatre Stage: 7pm: Gamelan Yowana Sari - has been a performing Balinese Art Ensemble in residence at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, NYC. 8pm : CTMD presents the New York Crimean Tartar Ensemble - The only band playing authentic, traditional Crimean Tatar music in the United States, The New York Crimean Tatar Ensemble has roots in both Simferopol, Crimea and Brooklyn. 9pm: Ángel Guitierrez - Performing the traditional music & dance known as "merengue tipico," which has its origins in the northern Cibao region, of which Santiago is the largest city. 10pm : Wazumbians - Afrofusion music group from Ghana whose sounds re-echo the famous Ghanaian group Osibisa Tavern Stage TBD SUNDAY JUNE 8th - Sunday Programming Curated and Presented in Partnership with Brooklyn Maqam beginning at 5pm. Free, Outdoor presentation by the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica beforehand. Open Streets Stage: 4pm : Gerreh Rhythms presented by the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica - Gerreh is a lively dance practice ritualistically performed the night after death as a way of processing loss and grief. It has profoundly impacted many of Jamaica's modern dance forms, particularly Dancehall. A special presentation organized by Maxine Alexander with support from the New York State Council on the Arts' Support for Artists Grant. 5pm : Instrumental Trio hosted by Brooklyn Maqam 5:30pm : New York Arabic Chorus - An exploration of traditional and contemporary Arabic repertoire, led by Mona Miari , Sami Abu Shumays , and John Murchison Theatre Stage: 6:30pm: Orchestra Farha - Orchestra Farha is an acoustic-electric ensemble that focuses on 1970's Arabic music from Egypt and around the Arab world. 7:30pm: Ayman Asfour - Ayman Asfour is a violinist and composer born in Alexandria in 1979. He graduated from the Faculty of Specific Education at Alexandria University, specializing in the violin. 8:30pm: Zahra Alzubaidi - New York based singer and film actor who performs a variety of Arabic styles, with a focus on Iraqi music. Tavern Stage TBD This program is made possible through the Live Music Society, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York City Department of Transportation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and Von Trapp Brewery.
Jun 07, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
The 10th Annual Brooklyn Word Wide (Sunday Ticket)
FRIDAY JUNE 6th Theatre Stage: 8pm : Agniveena ft. Tomal Hossain & Mir Naqibul Islam - Mir Naqibul Islam on tabla and Tomal Hussain on vocals will present the compositions of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the Bangladeshi National Poet. 9pm : Yi-Yi - NYC based Ukrainian folk trio with a twist of banjo with Zoya Shepko, Caroline Kuhn, & Katie Pawluk 10pm : Gogo Norales - Garifuna artist, composer, and performer. Tavern Stage: 9pm : Jackson & the Janks SATURDAY JUNE 7th Open Streets Stage: 3:30pm : La Troupe Zetwal - a multicultural dance group performing traditional Haitian dance accompanied by live drumming and percussions. 4:30pm : Thai Life New York - founded by individuals deeply passionate about Thai arts and culture, embodying the rich heritage of the peaceful Kingdom of Thailand. We promote all facets of Thai identity through the lenses of the Thai diaspora in NY. 5:30pm : Willie Martinez & the NYC Salsa All-Stars - The All Stars is a collective ensemble of salsa band leaders who have performed with the likes of Johnny Pacheco, Ray Barretto, Johnny Colon, Willie Colon and so many more! Theatre Stage: 7pm: Gamelan Yowana Sari - has been a performing Balinese Art Ensemble in residence at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, NYC. 8pm : CTMD presents the New York Crimean Tartar Ensemble - The only band playing authentic, traditional Crimean Tatar music in the United States, The New York Crimean Tatar Ensemble has roots in both Simferopol, Crimea and Brooklyn. 9pm: Ángel Guitierrez - Performing the traditional music & dance known as "merengue tipico," which has its origins in the northern Cibao region, of which Santiago is the largest city. 10pm : Wazumbians - Afrofusion music group from Ghana whose sounds re-echo the famous Ghanaian group Osibisa Tavern Stage TBD SUNDAY JUNE 8th - Sunday Programming Curated and Presented in Partnership with Brooklyn Maqam beginning at 5pm. Free, Outdoor presentation by the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica beforehand. Open Streets Stage: 4pm : Gerreh Rhythms presented by the National Dance Theatre Company of Jamaica - Gerreh is a lively dance practice ritualistically performed the night after death as a way of processing loss and grief. It has profoundly impacted many of Jamaica's modern dance forms, particularly Dancehall. A special presentation organized by Maxine Alexander with support from the New York State Council on the Arts' Support for Artists Grant. 5pm : Instrumental Trio hosted by Brooklyn Maqam 5:30pm : New York Arabic Chorus - An exploration of traditional and contemporary Arabic repertoire, led by Mona Miari , Sami Abu Shumays , and John Murchison Theatre Stage: 6:30pm: Orchestra Farha - Orchestra Farha is an acoustic-electric ensemble that focuses on 1970's Arabic music from Egypt and around the Arab world. 7:30pm: Ayman Asfour - Ayman Asfour is a violinist and composer born in Alexandria in 1979. He graduated from the Faculty of Specific Education at Alexandria University, specializing in the violin. 8:30pm: Zahra Alzubaidi - New York based singer and film actor who performs a variety of Arabic styles, with a focus on Iraqi music. Tavern Stage TBD This program is made possible through the Live Music Society, the New York State Council on the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, the New York City Department of Transportation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, and Von Trapp Brewery.
Jun 08, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Exceedingly Good Song Night with Ken Schatz
This session will be held upstairs in the Great Blue Room. We sing Folk Songs, Blues, Gospel, Old-Time, Appalachian, Sea Songs & Chanteys, Worksongs, Ballads, Railroad Songs, Prison Songs, Lullabies, Forebitters, Broadsides, Hymns, Vaudeville, Camp Songs, Farming, Mining & Factory Songs, Country, Bluegrass, Spirituals, Cowboy Songs, Songs of the British Isles, Labor & Union Songs, Drinking Songs, Children’s Songs, Field Hollers, Music Hall, Love Songs, Parodies, and more... We welcome singers and listeners! Also instruments and friends! Each Song Night, we have a loose theme to encourage people to learn new songs and remember ones they haven't sung in a while. Witty rationalizations are welcome. Harmonies and Songs with Choruses are especially appreciated!
Jun 22, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
The Jacob Jolliff Band
Jacob Jolliff is one of the world’s premier contemporary mandolinists. In 2011, he graduated from Berklee College of Music, having studied there on a full scholarship. The following year, in 2012, he won the USA’s National Mandolin Championship in Wineld, KS. A fixture of the bluegrass scene, he has performed and collaborated with Béla Fleck, Tony Trischka, Michael Daves, Grant Gordy, Wes Corbett, and Alex Hargreaves, to name a few. Additionally, throughout his 20s, he toured as a member of the groups Joy Kills Sorrow and Yonder Mountain String Band. Currently, his focus is on his own ensemble, The Jacob Jolliff Band—one of the most cutting-edge progressive bluegrass groups on the scene today. They’ve released three albums, the most recent of which, “Instrumentals, Vol. 2: Mandolin Mysteries,” dropped in May 2024. The band plays a combination of complex original instrumental music and vocal repertoire that spans from trad bluegrass to unlikely pop covers. Improvisation and the ensemble interplay are at the forefront.
Jun 29, 2025