Steel Guitar UnConvention 2019, NYC June 7-9th 2019

John Eichleay · Post by **John Eichleay** » 18 Mar 2019 11:28 am

Dear Friends, Mark your calendars! Steel Guitar UnConvention 2019 at Jalopy Theatre and School of Music June 7th-9th 2019! Brooklyn, NY. Details to follow!

John Eichleay · Post by **John Eichleay** » 20 Mar 2019 8:04 am

Dear Friends,

Starting today and leading up to the next Steel Guitar UnConvention (June 7-9)....We will be releasing videos of last years performances. Videos will be posted every Sunday! Enjoy! Hope to see you this June at Jalopy Theatre and School of Music in Brooklyn, NY.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0sOZd242V4

John McClung · Post by **John McClung** » 20 Mar 2019 8:43 am

Nice video of Lucky Oceans! Last time I saw him play live was Berkeley, CA circa 1976, with AATW in their earliest days just getting launched. He's clearly evolved!

John Eichleay · Post by **John Eichleay** » 29 Mar 2019 7:28 am

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John Eichleay · Post by **John Eichleay** » 20 Apr 2019 1:16 pm

Dear Friends, The 2019 lineup is starting to get really interesting! Murnel Babineaux, Dave Easley, Kashiah Hunter, Bob Hoffnar, and more.....Hope to see you all June 7-9 in Brooklyn NY!

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 22 Apr 2019 8:12 pm

Nice!.....I unfortunately missed last year's but I'll correct that this year.....

John Eichleay · Post by **John Eichleay** » 30 Apr 2019 3:00 pm

Tickets here!!!

http://shop.jalopytheatre.org/event/418 ... 693dc3e0a7

Rick Contino · Post by **Rick Contino** » 1 May 2019 8:12 am

I see a bunch of great-looking performances on the Jalopy Theater website. Will there be any classes, vendors, etc? Anything scheduled for the daytime?

John Eichleay · Post by **John Eichleay** » 3 May 2019 1:21 pm

Hi Rick,

We may have clinics Saturday afternoon. Still working that out. Would you be interested in attending if there were instructional workshops? There will not be vendors like at the much larger steel guitar festivals. This years event will be much more of a curated concert series. There will be 4 performers each evening and drinks and time to chat with everyone afterwards. Hope to see you there!

John E.

John Eichleay · Post by **John Eichleay** » 3 May 2019 1:35 pm

Friday June 7th

7 pm: Pedal Steel and Cello Duet featuring Bob Hoffnar and Christopher Hoffman
8 pm: Dime Store Romeos featuring Raphael McGregor
9 pm: Dave Easley
10 pm: Kashiah Hunter and the Sacred Sounds (Sacred Steel from Atlanta Georgia)

Saturday June 8th

7 pm: John Eichleay
8 pm: Michaela Gomez
9 pm: Anupam Shobhakar (Classical Indian Sarod)
10 pm Murnel Babineaux (Cajun steel guitar from Lafayette, LA)

John Eichleay · Post by **John Eichleay** » 15 May 2019 10:14 am

Get your tickets here!

http://shop.jalopytheatre.org/event/418 ... 693dc3e0a7

Hope to see you there!

John Eichleay · Post by **John Eichleay** » 17 May 2019 2:33 pm

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Get your tickets here: http://shop.jalopytheatre.org/event/418 ... 693dc3e0a7

John Eichleay · Post by **John Eichleay** » 29 May 2019 8:27 am

Just 9 days until the Steel Guitar UnConvention! Get your tickets here!

http://shop.jalopytheatre.org/the-steel ... convention

John Eichleay · Post by **John Eichleay** » 5 Jun 2019 6:52 am

Dear Friends, Hope to see you at the Jalopy Theatre this weekend for the 2019 Steel Guitar UnConvention. Looking forward to it!!!

Jalopy Theatre
315 Columbia St,
Brooklyn, NY 11231

More info here: http://shop.jalopytheatre.org/event/418 ... 693dc3e0a7

Jay Keuper · Post by **Jay Keuper** » 8 Jun 2019 4:30 am

Great show at the Jalopy Steel Guitar UnConvention last night. Wonderful music from four different acts. But I canâ€™t hardly believe the number of people, young and old, who, in the middle of a set, have no problem whipping out their phones and doing what all with them: texting, Instagramming, what-have-you. Is an amazing set of stunning steel music not enough to hold their interest for 40 minutes? The organizers really need to start saying something when they announce each act, not just at Jalopy but any venue where people need to respect the musicians on stage for putting their all into a performance.

That being said, looking forward to the show tonight!

john widgren · Post by **john widgren** » 8 Jun 2019 6:29 am

See you all tonight! Yay!

JW

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 8 Jun 2019 10:03 am

What a wonderful and unconventional convention....this is a little gem of a steel guitar venue!......Last night, Friday night was wonderful....the highlight of my evening was seeing Dave Easley whom I always wanted to see.....he was accompanied by Larry Eagle on drums (a true master), Nate Radley on guitar who I've seen a couple of times backing Mike Neer, and a bass player who I also don't know......perhaps somebody will jump in and set this straight.....anyhow, this was the perfect storm, a one time, probably a once in a lifetime collaboration...they were just so phenomenal....Dave is an unorthodox player, so unique, interesting, and creative as well as being technically over the top.....they all were....

I look forward to returning tonight......

PS.....Raphael McGregor....what this guy does with 6 strings and no pedals on a plain Mother Of Toilet Seat old lap steel is an awakening of the force....watching his technique and hearing what he gets out of the bare minimum of a steel guitar is a master class of what is possible in the universe....if I have to use one word for Friday night's quality of music & musicians,....that word is AWE......'cause that's what I was in the entire evening.....

Jay Keuper · Post by **Jay Keuper** » 9 Jun 2019 5:33 am

Second night every bit as good as the first! Michaela Gomez was a real treat. They all were. Top notch band as well! Hope these folks can keep this going for many years to come!

John Eichleay · Post by **John Eichleay** » 11 Jun 2019 10:21 am

Dear Everyone!

Thank you for coming out and making the Steel Guitar UnConvention a success! Hope to see you all again next year! All the best!

-John and Raphael!

J R Rose · Post by **J R Rose** » 22 Jun 2019 5:04 pm

Any Pictures?? J.R.

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