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The Quitters Trio at The Back Room

A mostly acoustic trio of right-side up finger picking (Stevie Coyle), upside down flat picking (Glenn Houston) and soulful upright bass (Chris Kee). The Quitters deliver a memorable performance spiced with humor and serendipity.

The Quitters Trio with Chris Kee

Tickets: $20 pre-sale, $25 at the door. 12 and under free.

Stevie Coyle and Glenn Houston make up the dynamic guitar duo, The Quitters. Having each quit some of the best bands in the business, both are founding members of The Waybacks and each have performed in other configurations.Stevie Coyle has a long and illustrious career as an entertainer that began well before birth and Glenn Houston's well decorated history in music is best known for his founding role of the powerhouse Americana quintet, Houston Jones. As individuals, both are renowned players in music circles. Now they have joined forces, to the delight of California audiences, to become a right-handed, right-side up fingerpicking and left-handed upside down flatpicking twosome. Mostly acoustic. Some electric. Much serendipity.

About Chris Kee Bass player Chris Kee is a classically trained cellist who studied ethnomusicology at Yale. A conscript of long standing in Peter Rowan’s Free Mexican Air Force, playing major festivals and concert venues with Peter, he was the original bass player with the Waybacks, bassist and principal songwriter for Americana powerhouse Houston Jones, and multi-instrumentalist and composer with the alt-Americana trio Springhouse. Much in demand as a hired gun, he has performed with Buddy Miller (including appearances with Buddy, Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, and Shawn Colvin), Jim Lauderdale, Norah Jones, Jim Campilongo, the late lamented Ralph Carney, and crypto- Klezmer sorceress Michelle Alany, among many others.

Advance tickets are available at: tinyurl.com/QuittersTrio-BR, or you may purchase your tickets at the door the night of the show. Doors open one half hour before show time. We accept cash or Venmo only at the door.

The Back Room is an all-ages, BYOB (for those 21+) space, dedicated to (mostly) acoustic music of all kinds. You are welcome to bring your own food and adult beverages with no additional corkage fee. The venue is ADA accessible.

If you need more information or have any questions, please call: #510-381-1997. Thank you for your support! A Message About Our Indoor Shows: Our indoor shows require that you wear a mask except when eating or drinking. The performers will be mask-less and same-day tested.

Date & Time

December 3, 2022

8:00PM - 10:00PM

Location

The Back Room Music - 1984 Bonita Avenue, Berkeley, CA, 94704 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 94704 CA US

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Event Website

510-654-3808

$20 adv $25 door

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