Dave Klemencic

LarJar and the Congress Last Gasp of 2009 Party! 12/30/09

Dave — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 21:05:01 +0000

This Wednesday, 12/30/09 LarJar will be performing with the Congress at Cary Street Cafe for their final show of the year! This show caps off over two solid years of LarJar Wednesdays and we are still going strong! The Congress is fresh in from Colorado and ready to shed their unique blend of Americana rock and jam-funk for everybody, and we’re hoping for a little cross-colaboration goodness!

See the below article for more info on the Congress and Dave’s recent efforts designing their debut cd artwork!

http://thecongressmusic.com

New Album Art- The Congress EP

Dave — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:15:33 +0000

I’ve had the pleasure of designing the album art for The Congress’ new EP, which will be distributed at an early release party on Dec 26th at Emilio’s on Broad Street in Richmond. The Congress, the newest musical endeavour by Scott Lane and Jonathan Meadows, has been playing in clubs and bars all around Colorado and Virginia. Tracing their musical roots to Richmond bands of days gone by such as the Grove, Meadows and Lane relocated to Colorado just over a year ago to pursue their musical dreams in a new setting and have found great success while touring there.

The album art features multiple views of my samurai painting (seen here) and a great photograph by Matt Greer on the reverse face. Be sure to check these guys out, they’re a great blend of American rock, soul and funk music and it’s music you can keep coming back to. Cheers!

Tiny Boxes featuring members of Umphrey’s McGee and Gongzilla to perform with LarJar!

Dave — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:38:28 +0000

Tiny Boxes, a new funk-jam project formed by guitarist Bon Lozaga of Gongzilla and featuring Umphrey’s McGee keyboardist Joel Cummins will be performing at a special free holiday show at Cary Street Cafe in Richmond, Va. The performance has been arranged for December 23, 2009 at 10:00pm at Cary Street Cafe and will include two sets each from Tiny Boxes and regular Wednesday night act LarJar.

Lozaga has been hard at work on his new project, Tiny Boxes, whose first recording efforts include members of Umphrey’s McGee and Derek Trucks Band. This marks their first foray into the community, with the band traveling from North Carolina and Cummins as a special guest in from Chicago. Their new sound is a funky mash-up that harkens to previous projects including Gongzilla, Lozaga’s solo work and the progressive sound of early Umphrey’s McGee.

LarJar is a keys-bass-drums trio that’s been performing a weekly Wednesday workout at Cary Street Cafe for over two years. They’ve hosted two LarJarFests, an independent jam-funk music festival outside Richmond, VA with a third in the works for this spring. LarJar features twin brothers Jason and Larry Alen Jarrell on bass and drums respectively and Dave Klemencic on organ, clavinet, synths and electric piano.

Cary Street Cafe has long been the home to Richmond’s jam/funk/rock community, hosting an eclectic variety of live music for the past 14 years. Their weekly routine includes free shows by the Former Champions every Tuesday, LarJar every Wednesday and a rotation of regional touring acts on Fridays and Saturdays.

www.umphreys.com/
www.lolorecords.com/bon_lozaga.html
www.larjar.net/
www.carystreetcafe.com

ALB Tech Celebrates 2 Years!

adamb — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:35:03 +0000

ALB Tech is celebrating their two year anniversary in a big way! On Friday November 13th from 7-10pm – ALB Tech will be unveiling 3 murals to the public, showing a new series of work by Hamilton Glass (the mural artist), and showcase live music by J3 Project. Admission is FREE!!!

There is also a mural done by me, Dave, in the courtyard. Check it….

LarJar featured in Magazine33

Dave — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:43:40 +0000

Check out the premier issue of Magazine33 for the Ripple Effect article on the LarJar Band. Meredith Ripple was kind enough to sit down with the fellas for a lengthy interview regarding the band’s roots and influences, our long running weekly gig, best and worst moments and plans for the future. The article includes the track “Ridin’ the Rails” for your listening pleasure.

Magazine33 is a great new art/culture/music magazine that’s kicking off with some great talent behind it. Check it out online for a glance into what Richmonders are getting down with these days. Cheers!

Now accepting commissions!

Dave — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:13:50 +0000

Been working on a handful of new paintings, both personal work and commissions for others. Stay tuned to the gallery for new examples as we’ll be updating regularly over the next several weeks.

If you’re interested in having a new painting of your choosing, I’m currently accepting commissions on a variety of subjects. At the moment, I’m primarily focused on action-portraiture (people working in their environment) and landscapes, but I’m open to whatever you’re looking for. Take a look at some of my work in the painting gallery and see for yourself. If you have questions, feel free to email dave@daveklemencic.com for further details, quotes and to set up an appointment to look at some samples firsthand.

Thanks!

EQ Produktions Article in RVA Mag

Dave — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:25:09 +0000

RVA Magazine, Richmond’s premier underground culture and music mag has posted a great write-up on EQ Produktions, a local music promoting business founded by Jesse Pruitt and Mike Holderfield, friends that have worked closely with the local music scene over the last few years. They’ve broken out over the last year or so, expanding their reach and presence in the area, all the while bringing attention to an excellent and diverse group of musicians. Last winter (December and March) I added my live drawing projections to several of their shows (Existor and Pretty Lights, Orchard Lounge) and received a mention in the article as well as several shots of my work at their shows.
Take a look!

Promoting an Art opening at the ol’ ALB Tech

adamb — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:53:37 +0000

Two Daves and a Todd Art Opening and Highly Classified Show – Friday May 1st 7 – 10pm

adamb — Fri, 01 May 2009 02:51:56 +0000

WHAT? – Art Opening w/ Live Music

Artists – Dave Klemencic, Dave Decker, Todd Herrington
Live Music – Highly Classified

WHERE? – The Gallery @ ALB Tech
1208 W. Main St.
Richmond, VA 23220
www.galleryalb.com

WHEN? Friday May 1st
From 7pm – 10pm

COST? FREE!!!!

That’s Right – Two Daves – Dave Klemencic and Dave Decker, and a Todd – Herrington that is.

The Dave Duo has shown together before. Dave K. has shown before @ ALB Tech. Dave D. has not.

This is Todd’s First art opening – EVER. So be there. Buy stuff.

Also – there will be live music by Highly Classified. I would tell you more about the band, but that information is safely guarded.

I can tell you the members:
Keys – Brian Mahne
Bass – Todd Herrington
Drums – Hunter Davis
DJ – DJ Mordecai

7-10pm Friday May 1st at the Gallery @ ALB Tech – www.galleryalb.com

Big Weekend of Music!

Dave — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:28:55 +0000

We’ve got a full schedule this weekend, with jams all over town.

Friday, April 17 LarJar will be performing at the National with Grinding Stone, Silo Effect and the MamaJamuhs. Doors at 630, show at 7!

Saturday, Stretch and Friends at Emilio’s feat. Kai Eason, myself and Larry Alen Jarrell.

Sunday, Percy Soul Groovement at Cary Street Cafe

Monday, LarJar at the Artful Dodger in Harrisonburg.

Come out and support!