Jim Keller w/ NeXTC
SUN May 18th, 2025
Doors 6pm | Show 7pm
JIM KELLER
Jim Keller first got attention years ago as part of his San Francisco band Tommy Tutone, when he co-wrote and performed “867-5309/Jenny,” a classic power pop tune that made 80s radio so listenable.
After migrating to New York, he jumped the fence, running Philip Glass’s publishing company and taking over management of Glass’s career as director of Dunvagen Music. In 2005, Keller returned to recording and performing and with a voice aged by time, whiskey and promises, he’s got the sound of someone who could have been Tom Petty’s therapist.
A cult figure in the music business, Keller’s gigs in New York and Nashville are legendary. If the best players in town aren’t on stage with him, they are in the audience, singing along, playing along, making the sort of noise that would get you locked up in a lesser town. Keller's latest release, Daylight, produced by Mitchell Froom (Los Lobos, Crowded House, Randy Newman) and backed by Los Lobos’ David Hidalgo on guitar, has been out for less than a year — and Keller's already got another album in the can.
Come out and enjoy his old tunes, new songs and newer-than-new material being improvised on the spot. Keller will be joined by Todd Caldwell and Adam Minkoff (Graham Nash, Helm Family Midnight Rambles), Ben Hoffman (Adi Oasis), Yuval Lion (Suzanne Vega) and Jacob Silver (Natalie Merchant).
https://www.jimkellermusic.com/
