Christabel and the Jons is currently on tour from Louisiana to Maine and everywhere in between, promoting their album Custom Made for You and singing a bunch of new bossa nova and country swing tunes which will soon be recorded on their third CD, The Same Mistake. Lead singer and songwriter Christa DeCicco is earning a reputation as one of the southeast's finest laid-back jazz singers. Old suitcases and vintage clothes from the 1920s-1950s give the performance a nostalgic ambiance, but it's the songs that really captivate.
The first-ever Hilltop Dinner & Dance will be a one-day event on Saturday, October 9, 2010 from 5pm-11pm at the Mabry-Hazen House in downtown Knoxville, TN. This is intended to be a celebration of Appalachian culture that will bring together live regional music, traditional social dancing, and southern food. There will be free dance lessons between each musical act pertaining to the style of the next band. All lessons will be beginner level, no previous experience necessary. There will be square dancing, texas two-stepping, and swing dancing. Band line-up to be announced soon!
Click here to buy your tickets online! General admission is $15, a limited number of VIP tickets will be available for $50 (includes dinner, drink tickets, Hilltop merchandise, & special seating). The Parlor will be providing dinner for $15 and Mockingbird Events will be bartending. Free tours of the beautiful, historic Mabry-Hazen House will be available throughout the event. Free parking is available on site. There will be also be a children’s area with games and room to frolic. Children under six get in free.
Y’all come!!!
We just created our very own youtube channel and started uploading little silly videos we take on tour.
Jon Whitlock & Vince Ilagan hand percussion at Camden Park, WV
Meet the newest member of my family. She is a Silvertone acoustic archtop, bought by a woman named Janet’s father in 1956-57 from the Sears catalogue. Once I get a pick-up installed this old girl is getting out on the road.
Here’s a live video of our new song “You’re Gonna Miss Me Baby,” recorded last week at one of our favorite places, the Flying Monkey Arts Center in Huntsville, AL. Big thanks to Dustin Timbrook for putting this together and sending it our way.
Here we are with host Todd Steed talking about drunk-dialing and playing one of the new songs that will be on our next CD!