Christabel, New Familiars and Chooglin’

September is lining up to be an awesome month down at my favorite club JJ’s Bohemia but last night did not fail to satisfy either. There were 3 acts lined up for the show last night, Chooglin’ from Minneapolis, New Familiars from Charlotte, NC and local favorites Christabel and the Jons from right up the road Knoxville, TN.

The starting act was supposed to be Chooglin’ but they had some troubles with the tour vehicle and cancelled. We will get back to them in a minute. So first up was the New Familiars. I did not get to see very much of them because I was trying to get caught up with all the other drunks and hanging outside with some friends. From what I hear on their MySpace page I should have paid more attention. They play a bluesy style of americana that plays to my southern roots. Having grown up in the foothills of North Carolina with a mom who loves the old country sound I can really behind the sounds these friendly guys produce. If you are somehow reading this I apologize for missing most of your set.

What can I say about Christabel and the Jons. They are so good at what they do and put on a great show. If you missed them you have another change on September 11th at the Breastal Festival. They will be starting early so get there early.

While Christabel was playing Chooglin’ showed up ready to play. It was late, they were having a shitty day so what better way to end it than rocking the socks off of the few remaining denizens and barflys left around awaiting last call and this is exactly what they did. I sure hope they come back because they really kicked ass. I am a sucker for horns in a rock band and the 3 members making up the horns of eleganza did not disappoint. They only had an hour to get the job done going on at 2:00 AM and I tip my glass to them, mission accomplished. Check them out below.

Chooglin band logo

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  1. We (Chooglin’) are coming back to JJ’s Bohemia Thanksgiving night, y’all! Come down and check us out. Can’t wait to see everyone again. Love JJ’s.

  2. Awesome! I will be sure to spread the word around town so hopefully we can get more than the 15-20 people who stuck around until you played. You guys were awesome so there should be no problem drawing them in.

  3. That’s fantastic, Drewcifer! Thanks for doing so. We’re ready to get drunk with y’all, get rowdy, and give you the best show we can.

  4. We’re coming back for a third round wih all you Chattanoogers! We’ll be at JJ’s Bohemia (again) on Friday, November 12th. Hope to see Drewcifer and everyone else out and about.

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