Album release party! 

Americana/country band Laura Jean Band (formerly Laura and the Killed Men) will release their first album under the new band name on December 15th at Club Congress.

The 11-track album, titled "Shadow Ridge," covers genre ground from porch-style folk to country and southern rock, and ends in a not-so-festive Christmas tune. Local musician and former KXCI director Cathy Rivers and her band will open the evening, and the Laura Jean Band will play through the entirety of the new album, adding some surprises along the way.

The Laura Jean Band is led by Laura Kepner-Adney on guitar and vocals, with Robin Hanshaw on bass, Julius Schlosburg on drums, and Clay Koweek on pedal steel and lead guitar. The group in its current personnel has been together since early 2023. All the songs on the new album are by Kepner-Adney, a first for her after many collaborative releases. The material ranges from irreverant to honest, from dark psychedelia to cheerful honky tonk. Details below, plus  

 
Laura Jean Band Album Release Show

Opener: Cathy Rivers
 

Sunday, December 15th 
Club Congress
$12 advance/ $15 day of show
7pm doors/7:30pm show
21+
 

I Won't Be Home For Christmas 

It's here! A new tune AND a video for it! ‘I Won’t Be Home For Christmas' is out now on all streaming sites AND Bandcamp…and YouTube! Give it a listen, and enjoy your Christmas season, with or without everything that comes with it.

Laura Kepner-Adney: Guitars, vocals
Sam Golden: baritone guitar, bass, strings, organ, vocals
John Halloran: drums, percussion
Beth Bombara: vocals

Written by Laura Kepner-Adney
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by Sam Golden at Holiday Heart Studio
Video directed, shot, and edited by Tom Moore at Moore Video

 

 


 

Arizona Illustrated feature 

Happy to share this little video shot by Arizona Illustrated for their 'Far Afield' series. They asked us our dream location, and what's dreamier than a friendly neighborhood bar in the daytime?