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What's New:

September 14, 2023

November 22 Furthurmore at the Hamilton in Washington, DC onsale and added to the schedule!


August 23, 2023

Solo shows added: September 21 at the Iridium in NYC, and September 23 at the 8x10 in Baltimore!


August 10, 2023

Solo shows added to the August schedule, and Latin Dead September 23rd in Ventura, CA is rescheduled, new date TBA


July 12, 2023

JerryJam in Cabot, VT this weekend is cancelled due to the extreme flooding, but hopefully will be rescheduled! Our Friday show in Portland, ME is being moved to Saturday afternoon, July 15th at 2pm!


June 12, 2023

Latin Dead West Coast tour September 23-28 added to the schedule! Plus, the first of this summer's "pop-up" solo shows is happening in Western Massachusetts this Friday! Visit the schedule page for more info!


May 10, 2023

Latin Dead northeast tour July 26-30 added to the schedule!


April 26, 2023

Schedule page updated


January 25, 2023

Shows added to the schedule: Latin Dead Thursday, February 16 at the Mint in Los Angeles; Melvin Seals and JGB Friday, April 7 at the Met in Pawtucket, RI


January 5, 2023

Happy New Year!!!
Shows added to the schedule: JK: Mar 17-18 at Dead Ends Live in Edmonton, Canada; Melvin Seals/JGB: March 4 at Crystal Bay Casino (Tahoe, NV), April 13 at Infinity Hall (Hartford, CT)


December 17, 2022

Schedule page updated: January 27-29 in Denver, March 25 at the Warfield in San Francisco, all on sale now!


December 9, 2022

So many shows went on sale this week! My new Grateful Dead tribute project, Furthurmore, debuts December 23, Latin Dead album release parties (2/18: Sweetwater, Mill Valley; 2/19: Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz) and several Melvin Seals and JGB 2023 shows (2/11: Park West, Chicago; 4/15-16: Ardmore Music Hall, Philly.) Visit the Schedule page for links!


December 1, 2022

On sale now! John K's Furthurmore, Friday December 23rd at the State Theater in Falls Church, VA! Grateful Dead and more, featuring Michael Borowski, Nathan Graham, Patrick Higgins, Jessica Lake, Mary Lankford, and Rob Lord.
[Click/Tap here for Tickets]

November 21, 2022

Special guest announcement! This Wednesday (November 23) at The Hamilton in DC, JKB will play a special tribute to Furthur for our second set, featuring Patrick Higgins (Last Fair Deal, Splintered Sunlight, Gettin' Weir'd) on guitar and vocals! [Tickets] are still available for our annual benefit for the DC Central Kitchen!

October 21, 2022

JUST ANNOUNCED! Melvin Seals & JGB December 3rd at The Fillmore in San Francisco for a Rex Foundation benefit! [Tickets] are on sale now!

October 12, 2022

Melvin Seals & JGB December 9 & 10 at the Surf Hotel in Buena Vista, CO. [Ticket link is now live! Click/tap here!]

October 11, 2022

JUST ANNOUNCED! Melvin Seals & JGB December 9 & 10 at the Surf Hotel in Buena Vista, CO. Tickets on sale October 12! Plus: NYE run (Dec 29-31) at the Blue Lake Casino near Arcata, CA!

September 28, 2022

JUST ANNOUNCED! John Kadlecik Band, November 23 at The Hamilton Live in Washington, DC. Tickets on sale September 30... or at 8p EDT tonight (9/28) with presale code: "ontheroad" [click/tap here for the ticket link]
Also: California Melvin Seals shows added for Nov 4,5,11,12 & Dec 16,17

September 2, 2022

JUST ADDED: Last minute addition, I'll be performing a Solo Acousti'Lectric set opening for Donna the Buffalo on Friday, September 9 at the Ludlow Garage in Cincinnati, OH!!! Ticket link on the Schedule page.

August 3, 2022

Schedule page updated... October shows added!

June 1, 2022

JUST ADDED: JK & Friends at Mare Island in Vallejo, CA on July 9th! Featuring: Todd Stoops, Reed Mathis, Nate LaPointe, and Jeremy Hoenig! Visit the Schedule page for ticket links!

May 13, 2022

Schedule page updated! Oh,yeah... err... Happy New Year!

December 16, 2021

Schedule page updated to include all announced shows for 2022!

October 12, 2021

Back home for a minute after a 15-show tour with Melvin Seals... All 3 Thanksgiving shows with JKB are announced and on sale now (November 24, 28, & 30)... This year's lineup features Benjie Porecki, Christopher Brown, Jessica Lake, Mary Lankford, and Nathan Graham! Visit the schedule page for ticket and venue links!

July 16, 2021

Latest JK WireService out [Click/Tap here to view as a webpage] - Several shows added to the upcoming schedule; Harmony Park (Minnesota) show on July 24 cancelled.

June 29, 2021

Free show in Dillon, CO added July 6th! "Sages & Spirits" is JK w/ Melvin Seals, Jay Lane, Jake Wolf, & Special Guests TBA! Plus: Kyle Hollingsworth Band!

June 23, 2021

New JK Wireservice email blast (#165) hot off the servers, Summer Tour dates added in 4 time zones! [Click/Tap here to view as a webpage]

May 17, 2021

New JK Wireservice email blast (#164) hot off the servers, Melvin Seals & JGB ticket links added for May 29/30 in Vallejo, CA! [Click/Tap here to view as a webpage]

April 22, 2021

Happy Earth Day! New JK Wireservice email blast (#163) hot off the servers, shows added May 9 in Denver, June 4/5 near Philadelphia... [Click/Tap here to view as a webpage]

April 15, 2021

Happy Thursday, JK WireService #162 sent out! RMGDR recap & new shows added to the schedule page! Click/Tap to view in your browser!

April 5, 2021

JK wireService #161 sent to the world...
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March 31, 2021

April 21-24 at The Grateful Hotel in Costa Rica and May 2 at 118 North in Wayne, PA (near Philly) just added to the schedule page!

March 26, 2021

JK Wireservice #160 (my email newsletter) is hot off the servers!
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March 19, 2021

Spring cleaning... time for a fresh start on this text roll! Maybe a full website refresh (we'll see, haha)...



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