Honky Tonk Hacienda and Monthly Throwback-Thursday Roots Show at El Cid

El Cid turns into Honky
Tonk Hacienda on Thursdays with bands, songwriters and musical
instigators tearing it up in Outlaw Country, Roots, Old Time and Americana
territory.

The
inaugural monthly "throwback-Thursday" edition of the roots
night, The Coyote Club, debuts on Thursday, November 21st and will feature Howling Hobo DJ and Janet
Klein and Her Parlor Boys. The
Coyote Club brings old time, hot jazz, western swing, and other acoustical
iterations from the 20's and 30's to El Cid, to relive its own roots
-- the venue began as a popular 1925 café - speakeasy originally called the
Jail Cafe. 



There is no cover before 8:30 p.m.; $5 thereafter. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. and
music starts at 7:30 p.m. El Cid is located at 4212 West Sunset Blvd., Silver
Lake 90029. There is ample street parking and valet parking is available. For
more information please visit www.ElCidLA.com, http://www.elcidla.com/event/408719-jimmer-world-record-brian-los-angeles/, or call 323.668.0318.

Nov. 14 - Greater Pacific, The
Far West

Nov. 21 – Howling Hobo DJ, Janet Klein and Her Parlor Boys

Nov. 28 – Closed 

Dec. 5 – The Coals (California Country Folk)

Dec. 12 – Brennen Leigh, Noel
McKay (on tour from Austin)

Dec. 19: Dave Stuckey & The Hot House Gang

Dec. 26: TBD

          The Far West have an authentically Americana sound that’s
been described as something like Waylon’s band jamming with Wilco. In keeping
with the W theme one also hears a little Willie, Whiskeytown and Woody, as in
Guthrie, in their music. Their songs are highly personal, introspective and
original and betray a deep love of American music that runs from ‘Nashville
Skyline’ to the Opry of the 1950’s, from the red dirt of South Texas to the
streets of Bakersfield. It’s music you can dance to, start a brawl with or cry
in your beer over, however the spirit moves you.

From the ocean to the
desert and the mountains, the sound of Southern California's Greater Pacific floats alongside the early morning light across
open fields and hills of green to a lonely back country road.  The pining
sound of pedal steel and the signature timbre of Kyle Kersten's voice are the essence
of the band's sound. This harmony of music making all started when Kersten
and Phinney started playing together in the band Travel By Sea. … This
indie folk outfit is rooted in the sounds and open air of country folk, while
not being trapped in the past.

The Howling Hobo DJ (Marquis Howell II) known for Hot Jazz &
Jumpin' Jive served on 12 & 7 inch platters. Spinning vinyl & shellac
in circles with an emphasis on 1920's & 1930's traditional Jazz & Jive,
1940's & 1950's Rhythm & Blues, & eccentrically orbiting gems of
sound.

Marquis first started
collecting records at the age of 15, initially starting with the family copy of
the Disneyland Haunted Mansion. His first job was at an antique store with a
section of records that set off the retro-active chain of events that would
change his life, more or less. It started with a Johnny Cash record, Live At
Fulsom Prison. Thru the route of early country music that led to Emmett Miller
while Cliff Edwards was introduced by a friend with a bargain bin cd. Pre-war
jazz flooded his ears and he was joyfully treading water.

Janet Klein's music was
introduced by a friend & he quickly fell in love with it. He even hired the
band to play his 1920's/30's inspired wedding. When the opportunity came to be a
Parlor Boy, Marquis jumped at it & hasn't come down since joining in April
of '08. With his sophisticated hobohemian looks and rambunctiously tasty bass lines he
inserts his personality into the music without disrespect for the material or
for the world from which it came.

With her sleek bob
haircut (usually with a flower placed just so), vintage fashion sense,
strikingly beautiful looks and artfully customized ukulele, Janet Klein might seem at first to be a simple novelty act,
a 21st-century hipster "ironically" recreating the subtly naughty
looks of a fin-de-siecle French postcard. Then she opens her mouth to sing.
There's no Betty Boop hiccups or Mae West-style brassiness in her charmingly
original voice. And when she starts to play her ukulele, it's clear that this
oft-ridiculed cousin of the guitar is neither prop nor gimmick, but a
delightful and under-utilized musical instrument. Bearing an ever-expanding
repertoire of, as she puts it, "obscure, lovely and naughty songs from the
1910's, 20's and 30's," Janet Klein is a musical archeologist hiding in
the body of an F. Scott Fitzgerald heroine.

The Parlor Boys is a loose-knit conglomeration that can include
up to a dozen musicians but usually tops out around six or seven. Reynolds (the
grandson of '30s comic/sound and silent movie actress Zasu Pitts) remains,
accompanied by ... Tom Marion (guitar, mandolin and banjo), plus musical
historian Brad Kay (piano and cornet) and musicologist, author, radio
personality and former British Invasion teen idol Ian Whitcomb (ukulele and
accordion).

Janet & the Boys
have given concerts in numerous American movie palaces and other historic
venues such as the grand Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite and can be found jazzing it
up at their regular monthly shows at the Steve Allen Theater, Los Angeles.

Named after one of the
oldest bars in Los Angeles, The Coals play heartfelt California country folk.
Their rollicking, pastoral sound sometimes evokes The Band, while at other
times their sparse arrangements spotlight the intimate lyrics of singer
and songwriter Jason Mandell. LA Weekly called The Coals “a rare and
beautiful thing to behold.” Rather than drown in melancholy or teeter on
the tightrope of joy, The Coals embrace light and darkness. The spirit of
the band might be best summed up by a line from a Leonard Cohen poem,
which inspired the title of their new album: “Let me be for a moment, in
this miserable and bewildering wretchedness, a happy animal.” 

Brennen Leigh is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and
singer whose to-the-point storytelling style has elevated her to newfound cult
status in Europe, across the US, South America and most notably in her native
Austin, Texas. Only slightly less famous for her musicianship, it’s easy to see
why she’s caught the ear of greats like legendary Lubbock fiddler Tommy Hancock
(widely regarded as the godfather of West Texas music). All musical and
performing prowess aside, the thing Brennen has become most famous for is her
whip-smart songwriting. Her songs have been recorded by the likes of Lee Ann
Womack, Sunny Sweeney, and the Carper Family among others.

Noel McKay is a songwriter who was raised in Lubbock, Texas
and The Texas Hill Country. His songs have taken him across the United States
and all over the world. In 1993 he was discovered by songwriting legend Guy
Clark while performing his songs at a venue in Kerrville, Texas. Clark's
mentorship has been a key component to Noel's success as a songwriter. In the
2000'S Noel had several regional hits across the state of Texas with his
brother Hollin McKay in the band McKay Brothers. Those songs can still be heard
from time to time getting spun on Texas Radio stations and satellite radio.
These days Noel can be found playing his songs to packed houses of astute
listeners both stateside and in Europe. He's recently discovered the art of
co-writing and has written songs with greats such as Guy Clark, Richard Dobson,
John Scott Sherrill, Shawn Camp and Brennen Leigh. Recently Leigh has become
Noel McKay's Songwriting and duet partner and their collaborations have
garnered wide acclaim. When not on the road, Noel splits his time between Austin
and Nashville.

Dave Stuckey & The
Hot House Gang will tear through a
night of hard swinging jazz with a dose of that Django sound.