A Night of Songs & Stories with James Intveld and John Doe

Doors at 7 pm, Show at 8

John Doe: As one of the founding members of the Los Angeles punk band X, John Doe was one of the most influential figures in American alternative rock during the early '80s. In 1990, he stepped out as a solo artist, blending the uncompromising spirit of punk with country, folk, and roots rock flavors to create music that had a personality of its own without losing touch with the sensibility of X. Possessing one of the richest and most expressive voices in American punk, Doe's vocal abilities were adaptable to the diverse roots rock sounds of 1990's Meet John Doe and the more introspective singer/songwriter approach of 2000's Freedom Is.... Doe indulged his interest in classic country music on 2009's Country Club, recorded with Canadian roots rockers the Sadies, and 2016's The Westerner, and 2022's Fables in a Foreign Land showed him comfortably transitioning into a contemporary folk artist with a keen eye as a songwriter. -Allmusic.com (Sidenote: John Doe acted alongside Harry Dean Stanton as police partners in the 1987 film SLAMDANCE!)

James Intveld: A native of Los Angeles, Intveld started his career at an early age listening and singing along to his parents' recordings of Hank Williams, Sr., Dean Martin, Lefty Frizzell, and Elvis. During the cow punk movement of the '80s, Intveld was working the same clubs as Rosie Flores (for whom he wrote the hit Crying Over You) and playing his own brand of rockabilly. He so impressed Town South of Bakersfield producers Pete Anderson and Dusty Wakeman that he was included on the second volume of the compilation series. As a multi-instrumentalist singer, songwriter and sideman, James’ name seems to crop up everywhere. He’s in high demand for his skills as a player; as adept at the slap bass, slide, steel, and drums as on guitar. He’s done everything from playing bass with Dwight Yoakam to lead guitar with the Blasters.Continuously cast in movies, TV, and videos, James was the singing voice of Johnny Depp's character in the John Waters film Cry Baby. Other credits include Sean Penn's directorial debut, "Indian Runner," "Thing Called Love," with River Phoenix, Billy Crystal's HBO production, "61," and starring beside Billy Bob Thorton and Harry Dean Stanton in the motion picture "Chrystal."