Singer-Songwriter | Texas Americana
April>> JERED's B-DAY MONTH
1 - Woodshed Smokehouse VELVET SMOKESHOW
2- Central Market Plano
7 - Warren's Backyard VELVET SMOKESHOW
8- Rahr & Sons Noon
8 - Aloft Downtown FW 8:30
13- Woodshed DUO
14 - Monarch Stag Frisco
15 - Blackie's On The Square Glen Rose
16 - Fort Brewery w/Bday Boy JERED HARLAN
21- Hotel VIN - VELVET SMOKESHOW
22 - Wise County Home & Lawn Festival Noon
22 - Hemmingway's Possum Kingdom Lake
23 - HEY GIRLS! Lake W'Ford 1-4
28 - Rare Books Frisco
29 - Rahr & SOns Noon
30 - Central Market Plano
MAY >> KENDIs B-DAY MONTH
4th - Kendi's B-day Bash Woodshed Smokehouse
VELVET SMOKESHOW
5 - Cinco de mayo at Cork House Winery Waxahachie
6 - Tavern on The Lake Weatherford Noon
6- Pirvate event
7 - Mayfest 1:15
11 - Jaxon Beer Garden VELVET SMOKESHOW
12 - Rare Books Frisco
13 - Sexton Mill Glen Rose
18 - Fort Brewery
19 - Brocks VELVET SMOKESHOW
20 - Texas Steak Cookoff HICO texas
21 - HEY GIRLS! Tavern on Lake W'ford 1-4
25 - Hop & Sting Grapevine
26 - MOnarch Stag Frisco
27 - Dove Winery
28 -
JUNE >>
1 - TBA
2 - Aloft Hotel 8:30
3 - Songwriter's SHowcase Bedford w/ Brett Stair
4 - TBA
8 - Rustic Houston
9 RARE Books / hold
10 - Aloft 8:30
11 - TBA
15 - Tavern On The Lake
16 - TBA
17 - Oak & Eden
18 - Father's Day Brunch
18 - Real Texas Radio - Crazy 8's
22 - Woodshed DUO
23 - Corkhouse Winery DUO
24 - American Revelry
25 - TBA
29 - Atico
30 - Monarch Stag
JULY >>
13 - 2nd Rodeo
15 - River Jam
27 - Atico
AUG >>
4 - Troys
10 - 2nd Rodeo
24 - Atico
Press Release
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27, 2020
Kendi Jean’s Debut CD Benefits Autism (And Ears)!
FORT WORTH, TX -- The opening guitar lick harkens back those great George Harrison riffs that kick-started early Beatles songs, and the vocal style meshes the chutzpah of Carrie Underwood with the contemporary insight of Kacey Musgraves. But the ringleader of the newly dropped Lasso the Moon is newcomer Kendi Jean, a Motown-born, Fort Worth-raised singer-songwriter with a cause in her heart. Kendi’s daughter, Molly Rose, was born with developmental delays and autism, and Kendi is donating more than half the proceeds from Lasso the Moon to autism charities during April –– Autism Awareness Month.
Hearing Kendi belt out raucous country music belies her classical music background, her position with an all-state choir in high school, and her stint at Florida State on a vocal scholarship. A gift from her dad in college –– an acoustic guitar –– changed her musical trajectory, and Kendi began writing songs more reminiscent of the country music she grew up hearing. Later, motherhood and her daughter’s health problems prompted Kendi to use music as therapy, and she discovered her true voice for the first time.
“Seeing Molly Rose thrive through music literally pushed me to finally follow these dreams of mine,” Kendi said. “And here we are.”
Pre-sale for the album begins April 2, and $10 of each album sold will go to autism nonprofit charities. And guess who appears as a guest vocalist? Molly Rose, of course!
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