American rock from the Twin Cities of Minnesota
Man, our shows at Mattie’s on Main in Minneapolis and supporting Roger Clyne at Circus Pinecus were ridiculously fun! We can’t wait for Stone Tap Takeover in Northfield MN on July 31 & Chickentown in Cresco IA on August 1st!! So there’s still a chance to catch our summer set!!
May 29th – j. bell & Friends On the River – Sail Away Safe – Afton, MN
August 1st – Chickentown Music Festival – Cresco, IA
October 15th – Survive & Thrive Festival – St. Cloud, MN
May 29th at the Sail Away Cafe in Afton MN (10 minutes form St. Paul on the river) j. bell will do an outdoor acoustic night with all types of friends joining. The show will feature tunes not typically heard with the LSB. Also, $2 Bill will be one of the friends, but he won’t be playing keys or trumpet. Come out and see what he will be playing…
We are kickin’ off springtime at the Driftwood in MPLS on May 8th with “The Hell & the Quiet” and “Crooked Grass” also on the ticket!! $5 at the door!
Wow, the last few months has been a whirlwind of activity. All the holiday media attention and TV appearances and the big show in Winona for Adam Strelow’s CD Release show (in 50 years there has NEVER been that many people in the Goodview Bar). We are finally getting back into the routine and getting back to our favorite MPLS venue – the Driftwood Char Bar!! We will be there on Feb 27th from 9-10:30 with Kent Mortimer on drums again! A not miss show full of new tunes and even more Lazy Ass Brass Section!
JUST RELEASED!! A new Music Video from j. bell & the Lazy Susan Band!! Folks, I’m really excited about this. For 10 years Brian Zirngible and I put together a Toys For Tots CD with many local artists and raised thousands and thousands of toys for struggling families. This is the first year we are not doing it and I’ve been reflecting on how some of these great original Holiday songs were only available on those compilation CDs. So my very good friend Kaptian Karl Wicklund hand made some fantastic illustrations for one of my favorites: “50 Million Santa Fans” and this is the result – please share with all of your friends! Enjoy and Merry Christmas!
Use this link to check it our and share it via YouTube: http://bit.ly/1vxJ3ZM
We’re gonna bust out some less often played tunes tomorrow night – like this one!! See you all at 9pm!!
We had a killer show at the Driftwood on September 5th! Man we had fun. We can’t wait to get back again in November and we just may have a new tune or two to debut there! In the meantime, don’t forget to support Doc’s Kids as they release their first album in 7 years. It comes out Oct 18th with a big release show at Lee’s Liquor Lounge in MPLS! Doc’s Kids is j. bell & BPZMAG from the LSB and the show on Oct 18 will feature $2 Bill as well. Definitely a not miss event!
Man that $80 Whiskey CD release show was fun. But it was so long ago. Let’s do it again! Join us at Whiskey Junction Friday June 20th while we bust out some tunes from $80 Whiskey and share some $80 Whiskey cocktails. Who doesn’t love Whiskey Junction? Special Guest Sarah VanValkenburg will even kick things off again! What’s not to like?