Antidote

10/06/2025

They're in! Great new record by Valeria Stewart, featuring some of the finest musicians in the DMV area, and a host of original composition. Come get yours at the Official Pre-Release Concert at Creative Cauldron, Falls Church, Sat, July 26. Valeria and friends will be performing in English and Spanish, featuring songs from the new album.

These arrived today 🙌🏽 They’ve also been sent to GA to get ready for radio promotion starting September 5th 🎉 Raíces | Roots will be out streaming, on the Antidote sounds label based in Washington D.C., owned and run by Ken Avis and Lynn Veronneau

03/06/2025

Two organizations we've loved working with in Northern Virginia, Creative Cauldron, and Artists in Motion both have shows coming up that are perfect for all the family....including the not so young ones!

Check out Aladdin (the Disney version in a special bilingual Engish/Spanish production) at Creative Cauldron, Falls Church, and Don Quixote at Capital One Hall, Tysons/Mclean. Both venues are metro-accessible and both are reasonably priced.

Here's info and tickets for Don Quixote, June 14: http://capitalonehall.com/events/detail/don-quixote-1

Here's info and tickets for Aladdin, now until Jun 15: https://www.creativecauldron.org/

23/10/2024

ANNAPOLIS - we're bringing the Great French-American Songbook to the Peerless Rens Club Inc. Nov 1. 6pm & 8pm shows. With Special guests Zoë Jorgenson Speirs & Dave Kline Book now: https://www.instantseats.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=buy.event&eventID=18E53053-BE07-C732-6A735EB58578274E

29/08/2024

Kamala Harris brings a bit of optimism and joy back to politics...it's a Democrat thing. Check out this performance from a few years back, where Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia joined us onstage with the Dave Kline Band, and brought bags of joy, decency, fun and humanity with him.

We'll be back with Tim and the Dave Kline Band at Blues Alley November 14...for a big post-election celebration. Vote, vote, vote, and get your tickets now at BluesAlley.com

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ByUDFgUzc

Senator Tim Kaine sits in with Dave Kline Band at Blues alley for a performance of Tim singing Jimmy Reed's Aint That Loving You Baby, with Tim on vocals and...

27/08/2024

Excited to be preparing for shows in Europe, and the equally exotic Shenandoah Valley as summer comes to an end, before heading back home for a DC Jazz Fest "Jazz at the Met" show, and more.

CERN will be celebrating their 70th anniversary and have invited back Lynn's Les Horribles Cernettes band for a show, along with the musicians of Supertramp on the French-Suisse border...how cool is that!

23/08/2024

Two big shows this weekend for the finale of Creative Cauldron's Summer Concerts. Two vocal and guitar focused shows, celebrating paying tribute to great musicians.

Tonight Italian vocalist Irene Jalenti and guitarist Michael Raitzyk revisit the fabulous pairing of Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass.

Tomorrow night Quebecoise vocalist Lynn Véronneau and Ken Avis perform their "Blue Tapestry" celebration of the music of Carole King and Joni Mitchell's landmark albums. Sold out!!! Waiting list and live stream only.

30/07/2024

How do you fancy a beer, great music and a chance to learn about the music history of Northern Virginia. I know, amazing!

My three-part Music City DC lecture series at Old Ox Brewery, Loudoun County is complete, but by-popular-demand, tonight will be a bonus edition, looking at the Northern VA history from the late 1950's to the current day. Expect, protest music, jazz, blues, folk, country, rock and roll, punk, and more as we see the musicians of Northern VA who made a big impression nationally and globally. Lot's of guitars too...but that's just another bonus.

Free and fabulous, courtesy of the fine people of Loudoun County Public Library. It's a great brewery, with food and a big screen projector to watch the videos. See you later tonight.

26/07/2024

Canada is on my mind tonight. Eldest (Toronto based) son is singing the National Anthem tomorrow night and doing the first pitch in Buffalo. I'm heading up there to see youngest son race at the Royal Canadian Henley next weekend, and I happen to be married to my favorite Canadian.

Hope you like this video from Véronneau's Blue Tapestry show a few weeks ago at Strathmore's AMP venue. Big thanks to Jim Robeson for the videography. We'll be performing the show again at Creative Cauldron August 24. Get your tickets fast and celebrate Joni Mitchell's "Blue" and Carole King's "Tapestry" with us.

20/07/2024

It's going to be a rare, cool, summer evening at Lubber Run. The rain has stopped, and the music starts at 8pm. Come join us, the seats will have dried out by then, bring your refreshments and a happy heart!

08/07/2024

What are you doing this coming weekend? Come to the Creative Cauldron, Falls Church for some great music at a lovely venue...with air conditioning!

This weekend we have the duo Griefcat performing their witty, brilliant, funny, beautiful songs on Friday night. Saturday night will be the boundaryless, genre-fluid music of the Dave Kline Band featuring Kurt Kratch, Olaolu Ajibade, and me, plus special guests Lynn Veronneau and Chao Tian

02/07/2024

We're doing one of our On-The-Street performances again today, Tuesday July 2. Drop by if you have a lunch break in DC. We'll be in Farragut Square Park...you can find us where the music is between noon and 1:30pm, just doing our thing. I think there will be games and other things going on at the same time...the things we do to get a crowd!

06/05/2024

Do you have a young musician in the family or know someone who might enjoy this years Blues Alley jazz camp? Highly recommended, with some of the DC areas finest teaching musicians, under the leadership of the fabulous Michael Bowie.

Its the 25th year of the camp which runs from July 22-Aug 2 - attendees can do one or both weeks. Students from age 11-18 participate, and it takes place at the DC Waterfront near Anthem.

Many students from the camp and the Blues Alley Youth Jazz Orchestra have gone on to graduate from just about every major music school and conservatory in America. I've been involved with Blues Alley Jazz Society for some years now and seen the camp in action...I can't recommend it enough.

Our annual summer camp is a gateway toward accessing the education necessary to complement others while learning inside an immersive musical environment.