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Hello World! About time for an update ey?
In just a few days I'll be hitting the road with my friend Colin Gilmore. We're doing several shows in the midwest. Check the tour schedule to see if we're playing near you!
Also, I'm super excited to tell you about my new project, Gussied. Let's just say, seven indie folk musicians starting a wedding cover band has been quite an endeavor! We saw a need for wedding music that granny and the cool kids will dance to... and the idea has been born! We play our first show June 27th in Chicago. Visit our website for details! Gussied
Yey! Music! Music! Music!
Stay Tuned. . .
Highlights from L'Artichaut in Strasbourg France
Randy and Julia Rehearsing for a gig in Tubingen Germnay
Hello from the stage in Tubingen Germany!
Exploring Strasbourg
May 25, 2012
Hello France!
One month ago I was comfortably situated between moving boxes and my cats... (They seem to like the warmth of my laptop) I was about to leave my beloved city of Chicago for Evanston, IL to live below my band mates. Now when I'm awake at 2 am with a song idea I can wake up the Bennett brothers instead of my neighbors!
So... Funny story...
One month and two days ago a friend sent me a text wondering where I was moving, and I told her my husband and I were leaving for France. I was just messing with her, but I had her going for quite a bit. I actually had her convinced my husband was going back to school for botany, which I found amusing... Apparently some French vibes were in the air, because two days later I was presented with the opportunity to go on tour in France! So crazy!
So right now I am joining Chicago artists MUSIKANTO and AMI SARAIYA for the Trans-Atlantic Nights Festival in France and Germany. May 25- June 1st.
…"Every once in awhile, we see a live show that's so transcendental in its scope, that takes the live venue and transforms it into a singular experience, where the voices of the crowd drops away, and the artist becomes a singular focus.”…
-The Real Big Rock Candy Mountain-
Thurs. May 16Castle Theatre w/ 2 Dollar Ransome and Colin Gilmore
Bloomington, IL
Fri. May 17, 2013
The Studios w/ Colin Gilmore and Eve's Twin Lover
Evanston, IL
Sun. June 2, 2013
Martyrs w/ Derek Fawcett, Steve Dawson and Todd Kessler
Chicago, IL
Fri. June 14, 2013
Good Sam Camping Rally
7 p.m.
Sat. May 11
Vaudeville Mews w/ Sonny Humbucker Band and Colin Gilmore
Des Moines, IA
Fri. May 10, 2013
Yacht Club w/ The Laureates and Colin Gilmore
Iowa City, IA
Fri. Apri 26, 2013
Uncommon Ground Devon w/ The Sweet Maries
Chicago, IL
Sat. March 23rd, 2013
9p.m. @ Elastic Arts *Homeroom Songwriter Showcase
Chicago, IL
Tues. Feb 19th, 2013
The Mill
Iowa City,IA
Sun. Jan 27th, 2013
Schubas
Chicago, IL
*Derek Fawcett
Sun. Jan 13th, 2013
Fitzgeralds
Berwyn, Il
w/ John Fullbright
Wed. Jan 16th, 2013
Space
Evanston, IL
w/ Teitur
Sat. Jan 12th, 2013
Beachland Ballroom
Cleveland, OH
w/ John Fullbright
Fri. Oct. 5, 2012
Schubas
Chicago, IL
w/ Julian Velard
Wed. Oct. 3, 2012
The Auricle
Canton, OH
w/ Julian
Velard
Aug. 29, 2012 The The City Winery
Chicago, IL
w/ Asaf Avidan
Aug. 5, 2012 @ 3PM Lakeshore Festival, Dawes Park
Evanston, IL
JUNE 21, 2012
Quenchers
Chicago, IL
w/ Familiar Looking Strangers
JUNE 2, 2012
Old Town School of Folk- GARY & LAURA MAUER CONCERT HALL
Chicago, IL
w/ Walter Salas-Humara
JUNE 1, 2012- Club Laiterie Strasbourg, France
MAY 31, 2012- Le Cinéma Star Strasbourg, France
MAY 30, 2012- l'Artichaut Strasbourg, France
MAY 27, 2012- TUBINGEN FESTIVAL TUBINGEN, GERMANY
MAY 25, 2012- LE QUAI SON NANCY, FRANCE
APRIL 21, 2012- MUSICA
Akron, OH
w/ Joe Firstman and the Cordovas
APRIL 20, 2012- Wilberts
Cleveland, OH
w/ Joe Firstman and the Cordovas
APRIL 19, 2012- Rumba Cafe
Columbus, OH
w/ Joe Firstman and the Cordovas
APRIL 18, 2012- REGGIE'S MUSIC JOINT Chicago, IL
w/ Joe Firstman and the Cordovas
MARCH 11, 2012
ACE BAR
Chicago, IL
w/ Callaghan
FEB 3, 2012
THE UNION
Naperville, IL
w/ Joe Pug
JAN 25, 2012
HIGH NOON SALOON Madison, WI
w/ Communist Daughter
JAN 24, 2012
CLUB GARIBALDI
Milwaukee, WI
DEC 17, 2011
400 BAR MINNEAPOLIS, MN
DEC 16, 2011- SCHUBAS
Chicago, IL
w/ Matthew Santos
DEC 3, 2011-THE GRAPEVINE CLIVE, IA
>DEC 2, 2011- MONKS DUBUQUE, IA
SEPT 19, 2011
THE LIVING ROOM
NYC
SEPT 2, 2011
MUSICA
Akron, OH
w/ Ashley Brooke Toussant
AUG 20, 2011- SCHUBAS W/ REGO CHICAGO, IL
JUN 11, 2011- OLD TOWN ART FAIR CHICAGO, IL
MAY 24TH, 2011- SCHUBAS TAVERN W/ JENNIFER HALL, ORNERY DARLINGS, MUSIKANTO AND AMI SARAIYA CHICAGO, IL
MAY 7TH, 2011- LINNEMAN'S RIVER WEST INTERNATIONAL POP OVERTHROW FESTIVAL MILWAUKEE, WI
MAR 11, 2011- MONTROSE ROOM (INTERCONTINENTAL O'HARE) W/ MICHAEL MCDERMOTT CHICAGO, IL
FEB 18, 2011- SCHUBAS W/ BOBBY LONG CHICAGO, IL
OCTOBER 16, 2010- SCHUBAS W/ JULIAN VELARD CHICAGO, IL
Boooking, press, and general inquiries Kleemusic@gmail.com
LICENSING: GHOST TOWN- INFO@GHOST-TOWN.COM
"She has a varying music style all the way from rock to country and folk, and a voice to be jealous of. "
- GAPERS BLOCK"She's got pipes that rival Neko Case and Kelley Hogan."
- TIME OUT CHICAGO"Anyone who is a fan of Neko Case and Kelly Hogan will want to check out Julia Klee."
-CHICAGO SUN TIMES"EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE we see a live show that's so
transcendental in it's scope, that takes the live venue and
transforms it into a singular experience, where the voices
of the crowd drops away and the artist becomes a singular
focus…
DRUNKEN CHESS we compared Klee to Parton, Wells, Lynn and
Emmylou Harris. This is where she becomes their equal. A
ballad any one of them would be proud to call their own, but
they can't because Klee owns this song. Klee's voice wavers,
sinks, slow and languid, becoming stronger, taking command
of the line, allowing space, pleading the light and crawling
the dark. A delicately plucked banjo here, a lap steel
whisper there. Delicate and strong, without cliche' it's a
classic. Every line a perfect moment we've all been in, but
never found the right words to express it. Julia Klee does
it for us. We'll drink to this song any night of the week.
Best song we've heard all year."
"By this time I thought I'd just be globbing on to a Julia Klee frenzy. But no. Seems like everyone else is still missing out on this great record. A great record if you like songs about lost love, being used, left, hurt or heartbroken. Or, if you're a fan of singers like Dolly Parton, Kelly Hogan, Emmylou Harris, Neko Case… and yes, the album stands up to those comparisons."
- NO, YOUR PRODUCT
Julia Klee has been compared to the likes of Emmylou Harris, Kelly Hogan and Bille Holiday...with a songwriting stylethat is playful, and a voice that is sometimes haunting.
..."Every once in awhile, we see a live show that's so transcendental in its scope, that takes the live venue and transforms it into a singular experience, where the voices of the crowd drops away, and the artist becomes a singular focus."
- The Real Big Rock Candy Mountain-..."She's got pipes that rival Neko Case and Kelly Hogan."
-Time Out Chicago-Most recently making waves in the Chicago music scene with her record "Big Charade", Klee's prior performances with acclaimed songwriter Joe Pug at Lollapalooza, and on the album "Messenger", brought Julia to a wider audience in 2009.
Invited to sing on the record, "The Best of Times," with Austin native Colin Gilmore, amongst country greats Willie Nelson, Rhett Miller, Shawn Colvin and The Flatlanders, put Julia on the map and into the studio to make her own record.
Big Charade", is a brilliantly crafted collection of piano driven songs with a cast of alt-country musicians that have a tour history ranging from The Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, Head of Femur, Merle Haggard and ZZ Top.
Her song, "Overpass", a haunting duet recorded with Jim Becker (Iron & Wine and Califone) was a bizarre twist of fate. It was a live performance by Iron and Wine that inspired Klee to drop out of music school years earlier to pursue her own project.
…"She has a varying music style all the way from rock to country and folk, and a voice to be jealous of”…
-Gapers Block-…"Showstopping vocals and songs that were at once unique and accessible, in the vein of Neko Case. Keep your eyes open for her”…
-Windy City Rock-
