Jalopy Theatre
Shape Note Singing Workshop Series
Shape Note Workshop Series Two sessions: Sunday April 27, 3:30 - 5 pm and Sunday May 18, 4:30 - 6 pm Join workshop leader Nancy Mandel and special guests for a series of workshops on the American tradition of Sacred Harp singing, also known as Shape Note singing. Shape Note's special notation makes reading the tunes easy (or easier, anyway) in pursuit of the tradition’s goal: energetic, heartfelt, and bone-tingling community music-making in which everyone, with or without musical training, can participate. And it works! You will be singing throughout the workshop. This miniseries will teach how to read the shapes and will also introduce students to shape note’s history and culture. Melodies will be taught both via the notation and by ear. The sessions can stand alone -- we’ll cover the basics both times -- but the second will go deeper. Come to one or come to both! Nancy Mandel has been singing Sacred Harp for 16 years. She leads the monthly Brooklyn three-book singing, has done (nearly) all the big-singing jobs from registration table to Chair, and found the Prospect Park loggia for Covid-era outdoor singing. We’ll also have visitors from the New York Sacred Harp community. This ticket is a revocable license and may be taken up and admission refused upon refunding the purchase price appearing hereon and is grounds for seizure and cancellation without compensation. Holder of this ticket (“Holder”) voluntarily assumes all risks and danger incidental to the event for which this ticket is issued whether occurring prior to, during, or after same, including, but not limited to, contracting, and/or spreading the COVID-19 virus, and agrees that the organization, venue, presenter, agents, participants, or players are not responsible or liable for any injuries, sickness, or death resulting from such causes. Holder acknowledges that the COVID-19 pandemic remains a threat to individual and public health, COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease transmitted through human contact and respiratory droplets (including through the air and via common surfaces) and it is possible that Holder may contract COVID-19 while at the event for which this ticket is issued. Holder agrees by use of this ticket not to transmit or aid in transmitting any description, account, picture, or reproduction of the event to which this ticket is issued. Breach of the foregoing will automatically terminate this license. Holder agrees that the license comprised by this ticket may be removed and Holder may be ejected from the event for which this ticket is issued in the event that Holder violates any law, ordinance, or venue regulation. Holder grants permission to the organization sponsoring the event for which this ticket is issued to utilize Holder’s image or likeness in connection with any video or other transmission or reproduction of the event to which this ticket relates.
Apr 27, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Burstin' Boots Dance Party with The Slide Stops and Sargent Seedoo and special guest Red McAdam!
$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
Brooklyn Americana Music Festival Benefit
Rashad Brown, Rima Fand, Feral Foster, Hilary Hawke, Jesse Lenat, Squiretown, Samoa Wilson, Ernesto Gomez, JanBell. Festival Fundraiser Wednesday, May 21st at 8pm. $20 ADV / $25 Door Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn NYC 11231 Join us on May 21st at The Jalopy Theatre to raise funds for The 11th Annual Brooklyn AmericanaFest which takes place September 18 - 21, 2025. Featuring bright lights of our Brooklyn Folk, Country Blues, and Americana community: Rashad Brown, Rima Fand, Feral Foster, Hilary Hawke, Jesse Lenat, Squiretown, Samoa Wilson & Ernesto Gomez AKA Fatboy Wilson & Old Viejo Bones, Hosted by Festival Founder Jan Bell. As part of tonight's program, we doff our hats to two folk music legends: Michael Hurley, and Hazel Dickens in celebration of their lives as singers and songwriters. The Annual festival presents 20+ bands from Brooklyn, New Orleans, Nashville, Austin, and across the country. Opening Night Sept. 18 takes place at Jalopy Theatre - followed by three days of free live music in Red Hook and Dumbo Sept 19 - 21 at women owned and operated independent establishments Superfine, 68 Jay St, and Sunny's. Our outdoor stage in Dumbo Archway in partnership with Dumbo BID presents two days of free live music for all ages. Tonight's goal is 5K - which is the average grant Brooklyn Americana received from the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs every year since 2017, but unfortunately is not being awarded this year. Many festival artists have gone on to play Lincoln Center, Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall, The Kennedy Center, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Glastonbury, Broadway, The Opry, and Late Night TV. Other than opening night, Brooklyn Americana Music Festival is free of charge and is supported by New York State Council on the Arts, The Office of Councilman Lincoln Restler, and generous donations from small business and individual music loving humans. THANK YOU! Follow Brooklyn Americana Music on Instagram
May 22, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Square Dance with Sophie Mae Wellington
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm $20 adv / $25 DOS Sophie Wellington on fiddle, Jaden Gladstone on banjo, Gabe Dansereau on guitar, Erik Alvar on bass, and Erica Weiss calling! Sophie Wellington is a Boston based musician - fiddler, flat-picker, jazz vocalist, and percussive dancer. She has a distinctive voice across these instruments, and her music creates a dialogue between them. Her dynamic and engaging solo project is influenced by her upbringing in old time Appalachian music, study of jazz vocal improvisation (Berklee Class of 2022), and signature style of Appalachian flatfooting.
May 23, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Bob Dylan Birthday Tribute Show
Doors 6:30pm, Book Talk 7pm, Show 8pm $20 adv / $25 dos Bob Dylan Birthday Benefit for the Jalopy Theatre! Come celebrate the music and birthday of Bob Dylan, and help support the Jalopy Theatre! With the success of the film, "A Complete Unknown", Bob Dylan's life and music has been spotlighted anew. Jalopy loves Bob Dylan's music, and we have drawn from the wonderful talent in our music community to present a night paying tribute to his large body of work. Preceding the concert is a book talk with author Elijah Wald, Dylan archivist Mitch Blank and Eli Smith - "Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties". This is the book upon which the film "A Complete Unknown" was based. "After you’ve seen the movie, read [Elijah Wald's] book." - Bob Dylan All proceeds benefit the non-profit Jalopy Theatre. We depend upon the support of our community. Come to the book talk, listen to great musicians playing a whole bunch of Bob Dylan songs, and help support the Jalopy Theatre. Featuring: Elijah Wald Samoa Wilson Tamar Korn and Kyle Morgan Kyle Tigges Hannah Thompson Christian and Cole Rashad Brown Eli Smith
May 24, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
NY Oud Festival Day 8 | Gabe Lavin, Ameer Armaly, Brian Prunka
The New York Oud Festival is a multi-day, multi-venue music festival that displays the oud and its versatility as it exists in New York's diverse musical culture. The NYOF celebrates the oud and its wide-ranging influence on global music culture, showcasing artists from a multitude of traditions and contexts, and demonstrating why the oud continues to be one of the world's most beloved instruments. www.newyorkoudfestival.com NY Oud Festival Day 8 | Gabe Lavin, Ameer Armaly, Brian Prunka 7:30pm (7pm doors) Friday May 30th 2025 Jalopy Theatre - 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn, NY 11231 $30 advance ($35 door) Day 8 of the festival will feature sets by oudists Gabe Lavin , Ameer Armaly , and Brian Prunka . Seating is limited and first-come first-serve. Born in South Carolina, Ameer Armaly was exposed to the oud and Arabic music in general from an early age through his uncle who played the oud. He went on to study under Simon and Najib Shaheen. Ameer performs as an instrumentalist with a variety of artists and leads an Arabic music ensemble which performs regularly around the New York area, cultivating local talent and reviving the great Arabic instrumental and vocal music of the twentieth century. His performance will feature Ayman Asfour on violin and Zafer Tawil on percussion. Gabriel Lavin , (Ph.D.) is a Brooklyn-based multi instrumentalist and scholar. He received a degree in oud performance from Beit Al Oud, Abu Dhabi (2024) and has performed as a solo artist and with ensembles across the United States, Oman, Egypt, Kuwait, the UAE, and elsewhere. Accompanied by Alber Baseel on percussion, his performance will feature various oud playing styles and musical genres from the Arab world and Turkey. Dubbed "one of New York’s most eclectic, interesting oudists,” oud player Brian Prunka ’s compositions have been described as “mesmerizing, intricate, anthemic” (NY Music Daily). He began his musical journey playing jazz guitar in New Orleans before falling in love with the Arabic oud. Since 2003 he has been deeply involved with New York’s Arabic music scene, performing with Simon Shaheen, Takht al-Nagham, Zikrayat, the NY Arabic orchestra, and the Bil Afrah Project, as well as his original music projects, including his jazz-Arabic project Nashaz and most recently a series of works for oud and string quartet. For this performance, he will be performing with Gideon Forbes (nay, saxophone, clarinet), Eric Allen (cello) and Alber Baseel (percussion). The music will explore the range of Prunka’s compositions, drawing on influences from maqam, jazz, classical music and more. The New York Oud Festival is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council.
May 30, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Joni Mitchell's Alternate Tunings: A Four-Week Class with Ali Dineen
Joni Mitchell's Alternate Tunings: 4 Week Class with Ali Dineen 8pm - 9 pm, Wednesdays 6/4, 6/11, 6/18, 6/25 Come learn some of Joni Mitchell's most beloved songs in some of her favorite guitar tunings. We will learn 3 songs, including a variety of chord shapes within each tuning that are used in different songs by Joni and other artists. Advanced beginners and intermediate players welcome; should be comfortable reading basic chord charts and tablature, and able to tune your own guitar. *For financial aid and payment plans contact Lynette at Lynette@jalopytheatre.org
Jun 05, 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 : T BD SATURDAY JUNE 7th Open Streets Stage: 3:30pm : 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. 4:30pm : 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! 5:30pm : La Troupe Zetwal - a multicultural dance group performing traditional Haitian dance accompanied by live drumming and percussions. 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: Sardi Fardi by Ayman Asfour - Ayman Asfour is a violin player, composer, and improviser from Alexandria, Egypt. Sardi Fardi (Odd Narrative) is Asfour’s latest project, blending classic Egyptian melodies with the dynamic energy of odd meters. 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 : T BD SATURDAY JUNE 7th Open Streets Stage: 3:30pm : 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. 4:30pm : 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! 5:30pm : La Troupe Zetwal - a multicultural dance group performing traditional Haitian dance accompanied by live drumming and percussions. 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: Sardi Fardi by Ayman Asfour - Ayman Asfour is a violin player, composer, and improviser from Alexandria, Egypt. Sardi Fardi (Odd Narrative) is Asfour’s latest project, blending classic Egyptian melodies with the dynamic energy of odd meters. 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 : T BD SATURDAY JUNE 7th Open Streets Stage: 3:30pm : 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. 4:30pm : 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! 5:30pm : La Troupe Zetwal - a multicultural dance group performing traditional Haitian dance accompanied by live drumming and percussions. 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: Sardi Fardi by Ayman Asfour - Ayman Asfour is a violin player, composer, and improviser from Alexandria, Egypt. Sardi Fardi (Odd Narrative) is Asfour’s latest project, blending classic Egyptian melodies with the dynamic energy of odd meters. 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
Nicoletta Todesco 'The Cockroach Diary' Album Release
Doors at 7:30 PM | Music at 8:00 PM Guitarist and composer Nicoletta Todesco invites you into the surreal, intimate world of The Cockroach Diary — an album for guitar and voice that explores loneliness, creativity, and ambition in a hollow New York City. Stuck in a period of emotional and artistic limbo, the artist begins an unlikely conversation with a periplaneta americana dwelling in the hidden crevices of her apartment. This unexpected relationship sets her on a path of self-discovery, leading her beyond the constraints of musical scores and into a new, empowered identity. Through classical and electric guitar, poetry, and song, The Cockroach Diary is an intimate and explosive experience that transcends genre — drawing listeners into the mind of an artist navigating healing and transformation. Special guest: Eli Greenhoe Artwork: Manuela Simoncelli
Jun 12, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Bruce Molsky, Tony Trischka & Michael Daves
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm $30 adv / $35 DOS Bruce Molsky is one of the most revered “multi-hyphenated career” ambassadors for America’s old-time mountain music. For decades, he’s been a globetrotting performer, ethnomusicologist and educator, a recording artist with an expansive discography including seven solo albums, well over a dozen collaborations and two Grammy-nominations. He’s also the classic “musician’s musician” – a man who’s received high praise from diverse fans and collaborators like Linda Ronstadt, Mark Knopfler, Celtic giants Donal Lunny and Andy Irvine, jazzer Bill Frisell and dobro master Jerry Douglas, a true country gentleman by way of the Big Apple aptly dubbed “the Rembrandt of Appalachian fiddlers” by virtuoso violinist and sometimes bandmate Darol Anger. Tony Trischka is considered to be the consummate banjo artist and perhaps the most influential banjo player in the roots music world. For more than 45 years, his stylings have inspired a whole generation of bluegrass and acoustic musicians with the many voices he has brought to the instrument. He’s been nominated twice for a Grammy award, at both the 40th and 50th annual Grammy ceremonies. He won three awards at the 2007 International Bluegrass Music Association gathering, including Recorded Event of the Year and Banjo Player of the Year. As a trio, Molsky, Trischka and Daves find raucously good-natured common ground between bluegrass and old-time styles. Heralded as “a leading light of the New York bluegrass scene” by the New York Times, Georgia-born guitarist/singer Michael Daves has garnered attention for his work with Tony Trischka, Steve Martin, and Chris Thile, with whom he shares a Grammy nomination for their 2011 album Sleep With One Eye Open. Daves’ unruly interpretations of American roots music standards have won him a place of almost fanatical admiration as a "renegade traditionalist." His most recent project is the double album Orchids and Violence, which renders identical track lists in contrasting bluegrass and experimental electric styles.
Jun 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!
Jun 22, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Joe Crookston / Selena Tibert
Doors 6:30pm, Show 7pm $20 adv / $25 DOS As an artist, Joe Crookston is a force of nature. He is a vulnerable and powerful fiddler, slide guitar player, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. He communes with his audience and welcomes them into his magic…every time. With Joe, it’s not just a concert, it’s a COMPASSIONATE STORY REVOLUTION. Gordon Lightfoot personally invited Joe to tour with him and open concerts on his last US tour. From headlining The Kerrville Folk Fest, Philadelphia Folk Fest, Black Bear Americana Fest. In the US, as well as major Canadian festivals, receiving Folk Alliance International “Album of the Year” releasing NINE BECOMES ONE (2025) to being named Folk Alliance International Artist-in- Resident, Joe is a creative force for good. He’s played with Suzanne Vega, Dar Williams, David Francey, John McCutcheon, John Gorka, Judy Collins and 100s more. His songs have been made into award winning films. In concert, he is funny as hell one moment and transcendent the next. HE BELIEVES IN STORIES. Come to a show. Visual, artful and surprising. Brooklyn in July, Oklahoma towns, rattlesnake tails, turbary thieves, meter maids and drunk roosters. At the end of the night, you’ll leave inspired. “The Long Note” is a phrase in Irish culture. “The Long Note” is that place of resonance and transcendence where the music, the voices, the instruments, and the community ALL come together and unite. THERE IS A LONG NOTE & JOE IS REACHING FOR IT. Whether he’s weaving through lap slide songs or fiddling an American Southern tune, he’ll draw you in. It happens every time. Watch a YouTube video...it’s fine, but it’s not the same.You gotta go to a show. With unwavering courage to be himself, he is literate, poignant and funny as hell. He lives in Ithaca NY, and tours regularly in the US, Ireland and Canada. WWW.JOECROOKSTON.COM Selena Tibert is an alternative folk artist and musician based in Brooklyn. Grounded in expertly crafted musical arrangements with a clear, rich vocal, her songs pulse with modern jazz and 70s folk influence. Lyrically, she treats personal and universal narratives with mythological reverence, best exemplified in each line of her latest record, The Fool. Raised in ruggedly beautiful Camano Island, WA in the Pacific Northwest, Selena Tibert’s early life was colored with music and storytelling. Her parents, also musicians, raised her on genre classics like Carole King, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, and Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. She’s brought her enigmatic songs to life across the country from Seattle and Portland to Boston and beyond, including storied NYC venues The Bowery Electric, Berlin, Rockwood Music Hall, and more. In June of 2024, Selena Tibert released her debut EP, The Fool . The record was produced, arranged, and engineered entirely by Tibert, whose other skill lies in sourcing exceptional talent to help bring her vision to life. The EP was mixed and mastered by Tom Gardner at Rift Studios in Brooklyn. In live performance, these songs are lifted from their recorded arrangements with careful precision, while allowing room for adept improvisation from Tibert’s band. Sonically, the record is both grounded and mercurial, evoking Marika Hackman and Anaïs Mitchell. “At the same time powerful and subtle, this voice expresses a full palette of emotions,” writes Indiefferential . Her two previous releases, singles “Where It’s Dark” and “Feels Like a Sin”, are impressive standalones. “Where It’s Dark”, Tibert’s first release and also self-produced, is darkly inviting, blending acoustic folk with gently synthesized vocal harmonies. Drawing comparisons to 70s rock storytellers Uriah Heep and legendary singer-songwriter Janis Ian, The Other Side Reviews writes: “The soothing, almost raw arrangement draws you into a spine-chilling melody; however, it is Tibert’s ethereal vocals that enhance a sense of intoxicating breathlessness to the haunting single.” “Feels Like a Sin” acts thematically like sister-song to “Where It’s Dark”, but leans more heavily on the modern folk sounds of Laura Marling or Haley Heynderickx. Deftly addressing feelings of social anxiety, it’s a deeply personal song without being overly sentimental or self-deprecating; another testament to Tibert’s writing. Selena Tibert has released sold out direct-to-vinyl sessions with Leesta Vall Sound Recordings in Brooklyn, and produced, arranged, and engineered the single “Sweet Thing” with fellow NYC folk duo Hearth.
Jun 26, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Jackson & the Janks Record Release
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm $20 adv / $25 DOS Jackson and the Janks are a New York based rock and roll and rhythm and blues garage gospel band. Known to light up the floor with fresh and time honored dancin' music. Sacred steel lifting you up and bass saxophone holding it down. You’re strolling down an alley in New Orleans or Brooklyn late at night and this sound jumps out at you - rock & roll, classic rhythm & blues, sung and played with verve, personality, and joy. The dance floor is full. You stroll in and hear sounds that wouldn’t have sounded out of place on the legendary Specialty Records of the 1950’s and ’60’s. Jackson and the Janks have performed at the Brooklyn Folk Fest, Blackpot Festival (Louisiana), and Oldtone Festival (New York) and did a video session for tastemaker series GemsOnVHS and Jackson a solo session for Paste. Its residency on Fridays in Brooklyn (when they’re not on tour) packs the house week after week with fans and folks drawn in by the word-of-mouth buzz and the sound.
Jun 28, 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
Jalopy Theatre
Andean Folk Dance Party with INKARAYKU
$15 adv / $20 DOS Our Andean folk dance party is back by popular demand! Join us for a one of a kind Raymi (party in Quechua language) featuring acclaimed Andean folk band Inkarayku, performing classic repertoire from Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador. Whether you're an Andean music aficionado or hearing the sounds of these flute driven melodies for the first time, this program offers something for everyone with FREE folk dance instruction to boot. Learn to dance Huayno and Carnavales, before joining in the fun. Dancers of all ages and levels are welcome. Inkarayku Music www.inkarayku.com
Jul 06, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Khumariyaan
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm $20 adv / $25 DOS Khumariyaan is celebrated for blending traditional folk music with modern styles. The band's name, translates as "the state of musical intoxication," capturing the essence of this hyper-folk jam band. Formed in 2009 in Peshawar, Pakistan as an instrumental quartet, Khumariyaan emerged during a tumultuous period marked by Talibanization, sectarian violence, military operations, and neo- imperialist expansions. In such a climate, art, including music, served as a form of resistance. In the intervening decade, Khumariyaan has expanded its repertory of culturally rooted music, and, in 2024, welcomed a vocalist (and third guitarist) into the mix. Hospitality is central to Pushtoon culture; Khumariyaan welcomes all under its expansive, potent, and intoxicating musical tent. With its propulsive, furious sound, Khumariyaan, "The Intoxicators," has reawakened the live music scene in Peshawar, the ancient crossroads through the Khyber Pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. The lute-like Pashto rubab is the meeting point for this transfixing, hyper-folk quintet that intertwines the djembe-like zerbaghali (clay or wooden goblet drum), sehtar (long-necked lute), and searching vocals underpinned with driving acoustic guitars. Khumariyaan’s rolling pulse and richly layered sound builds to frenzied intensity. It’s an addictive and accessible pleasure that has ushered in a new era for an eclipsed music. “We are group of individuals that have come together as one soul to experience and share the trance that is live acoustic music. To us, music is the best sublimated form of art. In our journey, we hope to entice musical ‘goose bumps’, and become a moving philosophical experience.” – rubab player and band leader Farhan Bogra. Khumariyaan began its journey in 2009 and made its US debut tour in 2014 as part of Center Stage. In the intervening decade they’ve shared their work in Europe, the Middle East, and in East Africa, spreading art like water on the fires of fundamentalism in all its forms. Farhan Bogra, founder, plays various ethnic lutes including the rubab and sehtar. Sparlay Rawail plays Dhol and lead guitar. He has a background in studio art and architecture from the National Council of the Arts. Shiraz Khan specializes in percussion and plays the indigenous percussion instrument Zerbaghali. Aamer Shafiq plays rhythm guitar and leads the Attan dance with the band. Obaid Khan is lead vocalist and guitarist. He holds a master's degree in Anthropology. Farhan Bogra – rabab and sehtar, band leader Sparlay Rawail – lead guitar and dhol Aamer Shafiq – rhythm guitar Shiraz Khan – percussion Obaid Khan - vocals “ Khumariyaan’s extended tunes spill across the border between Pashtoon folk and jam-band rock. It’s a cool vibe with the extra merit of puncturing stereotypes .” – Boston Globe Khumariyaan is on tour in the USA as part of Center Stage, an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs with funding provided by the U.S. Government. It is administered by the New England Foundation for the Arts in cooperation with the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations. General management is provided by Lisa Booth Management, Inc. www.centerstageUS.org .
Aug 03, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Michael Daves Quartet with Alex Hargreaves, Jacob Jolliff, & Erik Alvar
Bluegrass guitarist & singer Michael Daves is heralded as “a leading light of the New York bluegrass scene” by the New York Times, Daves has garnered attention for his work with Tony Trischka, Steve Martin, and Chris Thile, with whom he shares a Grammy nomination for their 2011 Nonesuch Records release "Sleep With One Eye Open." Alex Hargreaves is described as “one of the greatest improvising violinists in America today” by virtuoso mandolinist/composer Mike Marshall. Hargreaves currently tours full time with Grammy award-winning guitarist and singer Billy Strings and has toured with Jerry Douglas, David Grisman, Bela Fleck, Danilo Perez, Sarah Jarosz, as well as performing with many others including Punch Brothers, Sierra Hull, Steve Martin and Kacey Musgraves. He was a member of the Grammy award-winning Turtle Island Quartet from 2016–2019, appearing on their 2018 release, Bird’s Eye View, and was a frequent member of the house band on the NPR variety show, Live From Here with Chris Thile. Jacob Jolliff is one of the country’s premier contemporary bluegrass mandolinists. His namesake solo project, The Jacob Jolliff Band, is the next generation of bluegrass supergroups, which features a rotating quartet of some of the most virtuosic and innovative young pickers in the country. Jolliff has also performed with Bela Fleck’s My Bluegrass Heart, Yonder Mountain String Band and Joy Kills Sorrow Erik Alvar (Nefesh Mountain, formerly Billy Strings) rounds out the quartet on bass.
Aug 04, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Stephen Kellog's Old Friends Tour with Marc Roberge
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm $35 Marc Roberge is a songwriter and co-founder of the legendary American rock band O.A.R. Throughout nearly three decades of releasing music and touring with the band, Roberge has enjoyed scaled down, personal acoustic performances in which he can stretch out and tell the stories that give life to the songs. A Stephen Kellogg performance is like watching Ted Lasso live. Whether he’s playing music or doing stand-up, his shows leave people inspired and restored. For more than two decades, this wordsmith, Tedx speaker, stand- up comic, author and troubadour, has delighted audiences around the world. Planet Bluegrass calls him “a first class songwriter with a poet's gift for fresh imagery,” and Counting Crows frontman Adam Duritz says of Kellogg, “there are few people in rock n’ roll who are just so great.” He has received the Armed Forces Entertainer of the Year award and has had his work nominated for a Grammy. Rolling Stone magazine describes his sound as “John Prine fronting the Heartbreakers.” The recent “Sit Down & Stand Up” Tour was a one man show that opened to rave reviews from fans and critics alike, culminating in a two-night filming for a forthcoming one-hour comedy special. A mix of music, humor and storytelling, each performance paints a unique canvas that covers the full spectrum of human emotions. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll go home with a full heart.
Sep 18, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Joachim Cooder
Doors. 8pm, Show 8:30pm $25 adv / $30 DOS Joachim Cooder grew up surrounded by music alongside his father, legendary guitarist Ry Cooder who took him on the road at an early age on the drums, playing both live and in the studio. These touring and recording projects allowed him to share stages and recordings with Johnny Cash, Ali Farka Touré, V. M. Bhatt, Steve Earle, John Lee Hooker, Dr. John, Nick Lowe, and most notably the award winning project The Buena Vista Social Club. Joachim discovered the joys of playing an electric mbira through a small amp, and the sound that emanated was inspired by the world music that always captivated him, “I’m always hearing some sort of defunct cosmic ice cream truck in my head – that’s the sound I’m after with my mbiras and tank drums and other tuned percussion." In 2020 Nonesuch Records released Over That Road I’m Bound, the songs of Uncle Dave Macon and Joachim’s unique and celebrated re-imagining of these early country songs and earning Joachim #1 Most Added at Americana, and a Top 10 Album & Single (US & UK). Here in 2023, the new album is being wrapped up for a February 2024 release.
Sep 28, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Andy Statman & Michael Daves
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm Andy Statman is one of his generation's most creative and influential mandolinists, having achieved legendary status for his unique melding of bluegrass, traditional Jewish music, and avant-garde jazz. "Bill Monroe and John Coltrane poured into one person. .. He plays all those just great crazy jazz kind of licks, but with the heart and fire of Bill Monroe ... I don't know anyone else that approaches the mandolin the way he does." -Ricky Skaggs, NPR "One of the greatest mandolinists of this - or any - era ... He thinks at the speed of light and can play whatever he thinks of. As an improviser, he is fearless, and his musical vocabulary has no limitations." -Chicago Tribune Grammy-nominated singer and guitarist Michael Daves was heralded as “a leading light of the New York bluegrass scene” by the New York Times. Daves has garnered attention for his work with Chris Thile, Steve Martin, Tony Trischka, and Bruce Molksy in addition to his solo performances. Photo credit: Manish Gosalia
Oct 20, 2025
Jalopy Theatre
Michael Daves & Jacob Jolliff
Doors 8pm, Show 8:30pm Michael Daves and Jacob Jolliff are two of America’s premier bluegrass talents. After years of collaborating in various bands and informal settings they have teamed up as a formidable duo featuring high lonesome vocal harmony and fiery flatpicking. Their sound is an homage to the classic guitar-mandolin “brother duets” while leaving plenty of room for improvisation and inspired left turns. They effortlessly straddle the line between hard-core traditional bluegrass and experimental forms. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Michael Daves grew up playing bluegrass in the grand old tradition of staying up late & singing loud. Although he’s since moved north, the Southern roots permeate his music, however traditional or experimental. Heralded as “a leading light of the New York bluegrass scene” by the New York Times, Daves has garnered attention for his work with Chris Thile, Steve Martin, Tony Trischka, Bruce Molsky and others in addition to his solo performances. His album “Sleep With One Eye Open” with Thile earned a 2011 Grammy nomination. Daves is also one of the most experienced instructors in bluegrass music, with a vocal school on ArtistWorks, presentations at many festivals, camps, and institutions including Carnegie Hall, and a private studio going back to the mid- 1990s. Jacob Jolliff has become one of the country's most notable contemporary mandolinists. He was a member of the beloved New England roots band Joy Kills Sorrow, while attending Berklee School of Music on a full scholarship. In 2012, Jolliff won the National Mandolin Championship in Winfield, KS. Now a fixture of the national bluegrass community, he has collaborated and shared the stage with Darol Anger, Sam Bush, Ronnie McCoury, Jerry Douglas, Tony Trischka, and David Grisman among others. When Joy Kills Sorrow disbanded in 2014, Jolliff got the call to join Yonder Mountain String Band with whom he toured full time through 2019. In 2022 Jolliff released a self-titled Jacob Jolliff Band album and toured with Béla Fleck as part of My Bluegrass Heart. Photo credit: Aidan Grant
Dec 15, 2025