The Claudettes have our first album coming out in October.
We have a whole MESS of dates we’re playing this fall.
Go here to hear tracks, watch some great live and in-studio videos and read more
In the meantime, I’m headed to Japan with Matthew Skoller Band on Tuesday, I have an August show with Software Giant, then I will have a relaxed August in which to prepare for a busy fall.
Really proud of this show we did: Billy Boy Arnold with me, Kenny Smith and Billy Flynn. We did this right (a tribute to Big Bill Broonzy and Sonny Boy Williamson)–in a 13th-century chamber in the Otard Chateau. See the first three videos on this page here. We did about 12 songs; three were posted on YouTube by whoever took this stealth footage…
The Claudettes will be playing a whole lotta shows around the Midwest in April. For now, if you can be in Chicago and like sunsets and long walks on the beach, come to this and tell a friend:
Claudette’s basement has been pumped and cleaned and sealed. She is back in business! (Not her bar. Her house flooded. She’s back in business on the road with us.)
Thanks to her cousin Kimmy for filling in and selling beers for Claudette a couple weeks ago.
Coming right up:
1) Wed. 1/11: The Whistler, Chicago. With Man Is Man. They play at 10, we play at 11:00. Free show.
2) Thurs. 1/12: Riverwest Public House, Milwaukee, WI. With Animals in Human Attire. Only $5 ($3 for members). 9:30 show.
3) Fri. 1/13: Friday the 13th show (scary!) at The Livery, Benton Harbor, MI. $6. With Nick Major Band. 9:00.
4) Sat. 1/14: Black Sparrow, Lafayette, IN. Free show, great place!
Claudette is determined to make some money (holiday season or no holiday season), so she’s got us on the move. We are obligated to play drums and piano for her here:
We (ig and Michael Caskey) are the Claudettes. Our piano/drums show might remind you of all these: Bobby Timmons, Mose Allison, Ray Charles, Les McCann, Minutemen, Meat Puppets, Hoagy Carmichael, Otis Spann, Prof. Longhair, Raymond Scott. In any case, we have our debut Thurs. Oct. 13 at The Tonic Room, 2447 N. Halsted, Chicago. Music starts at 9, Claudette insists that we begin to play at 11:00. She will be advertising her famous, outlandish drink specials and just pretty much keeping us in line. We are her house band, but she lost her lease to Claudette’s and she now takes us around to wherever she can set up her bar and “sell her budweisers.” On this night, it will be The Tonic Room (and it will be Claudette’s). In December, we’ll all be taking Claudette’s to another bar in Chicago and also into Michigan. Come and see!
Hi, Claudette! Yes, Ma’am, we will be on time this time!