Artist Spotlight By Jason Herman / January 13, 2018 John Kadlecik (or John K as he is more affectionately referred to by his fans) co-founded Dark Star Orchestra in 1997. In August 2009, John K left Dark Star Orchestra to join Furthur with Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh. In 2014, Furthur disbanded.When John Kadlecik was with Dark Star Orchestra they recreated historic Grateful Dead performances song-by-song. Now on his own, John Kadlecik primarily recreates historical performances of Jerry Garcia Band (JGB) performances song-by-song. Kadlecik performs JGB originals and JGB covers such "The Harder They Come" by Jimmy Cliff, "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Band, "Dear Prudence" by The Beatles amonh others. For his JGB recreation performances, Kadlecik does not tell the audience what historic show is being performed and will ask the audience to guess the performance after the set completes. Despite the pension for JGB songs, Kadlecik still belts out stunning Grateful Dead songs while traveling with his nationally touring John Kadlecik Band.John Kadlecik lives in the Washington DC Metro Area and is a proud resident of the DMV. He has been spoiling fans in and around the District, Maryland, and Virginia since at least 2014 with his frequent Thanksgiving, Year-End, and residency performances. Since 2015, Kadlecik uses a portion of the first night of his Thanksgiving Turkey Run to raise money for a Washington Metro Area charitable organization. DC Music Review cannot thank John Kadlecik enough for being part of the DMV music family and how he spoils us so much with his frequent appearances.Please click on one of the links in the tag cloud below to find your favorite John Kadlecik photograph captured by one of our photographers. John Kadlecik John Kadlecik at Ardmore Music Hall John Kadlecik at Baltimore Soundstage John Kadlecik at Fillmore Silver Spring John Kadlecik at Gypsy Sally's John Kadlecik at The Barn Party John Kadlecik Band John Kadlecik with Oteil & Friends Upcoming PerformancesMar. 25, 2017 - Golden Gate Wingmen - The Hamilton - Washington, DCPast PerformancesDec. 28, 2017 - Baltimore Soundstage, Baltimore, MDThanksgiving 2017 - 3rd Annual Turkey Run - Gypsy Sally's - Washington, DCAssociated Posts The Days Between Series – Resurrecting the Spirit of JerryDuring The Days Between, the spirit of Jerry was everywhere. 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[Photo/Audio]Updated January 4, 2018: Audio recording has now been placed in article.On December 28th, 2017 the John Kadlecik Band returned to[...]Read More John Kadlecik Band Returns to Baltimore SoundstageNext Thursday, December 28th, at Baltimore Soundstage, The John Kadlecik Band will return to charm city to bring a little[...]Read More DC Scene-In-Review: The November EditionNovember brought some special moments and a ton of great music to the DMV. Get a taste of what DC's[...]Read More John Kadlecik & The DC Mystery Cats Perform 3rd Annual Turkey Run At Gypsy Sally’s [Video/Audio/Photos]Updated January 4, 2018: Added additional audio into article. John Kadlecik and his DC Mystery Cats performed their 3rd Annual[...]Read More John Kadlecik brings his DC Mystery Cats Back to Gypsy Sally’s for a great cause during Thanksgiving WeekIn what has become an annual tradition, John Kadlecik brings The DC Mystery Cats to Gypsy Sally's for several special[...]Read More Associated ActsDC Mystery CatsGolden Gate WingmenPrevious ActsDark Star OrchestraFurthurExternal LinksJohnKMusic.netVideo To Make You Smile
