Claudettes
Tickets: $15, $20
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tickets $15 advance, $20 day of show
Six albums into their lauded career, the Claudettes continue to put a fascinating spin on American roots music with their 2026 Pravda Records album GARAGE GLAMOUR. Blues and R&B are laced with punk spirit and film-noir moods to create the band's singular glitzy-yet-gritty sound. The Claudettes have earned worldwide acclaim with their recordings and concerts full of heart, musicianship and theatrical flair. Force-of-nature vocalist Rachel Williams (who dominates the stage like a glam-rock rebirth of Annie Lennox) and renowned pianist/songwriter Johnny Iguana join the mighty rhythm section of Zach Verdoorn (bass, guitar, vocals) and Liz Ele (drums). Outside the Claudettes, Iguana has toured with Junior Wells and Otis Rush, played on many Grammy-nominated albums and recorded with Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Johnny Winter and more. Johnny is also composer of the score for the Emmy-winning smash FX/Hulu series "The Bear" and has released two solo albums on iconic blues/jazz label Delmark Records.
PRESS QUOTES:
“Chicago's original recipe bandThe Claudettes' sonic playing field is the blues and everything after, all tastefully and artfully blended together.Perhaps the band’s greatest super power: songwriting.”—NPR Music
“A skewed cabaret band of blues, jazz and rockabillya sensibility that feels equal parts James Dean and David Lynch.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“Holy MackerelI hear so many levels of what I consider amazing creativityI hear touches of Jerry Lee Lewis at his most manicof cinemaof multiple genres wrapping around one anotherThese guys are the B-movies of the music world—maybe not understood now, but in the future, the kings and queens of the universe!”—Frank Gutch Jr., No Depression
"The Claudettes Go Out! shows the band’s mastery of every era of American music, from the roots of the blues to today’s modern pop.the Claudettes pen standards for a new generation."—J. Poet, Rock & Roll Globe
LINKS:
LinkTree: our EPK, tour history, live footage, videos, tracks and more: https://linktr.ee/theclaudettesofficial
Tour dates, photos, videos and more on the Claudettes website: http://theclaudettes.com/
The Claudettes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2wCV9oTulGa7JgMODOn34b?si=luSxhdv8TpW6l5RdtruaWQ
https://www.facebook.com/TheClaudettes/
https://twitter.com/theclaudettes
https://www.instagram.com/the_claudettes/
The Claudettes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuKbNgXi2gR_7f3f1vTu_pW6m8dE9OE0C
Six albums into their lauded career, the Claudettes continue to put a fascinating spin on American roots music with their 2026 Pravda Records album GARAGE GLAMOUR. Blues and R&B are laced with punk spirit and film-noir moods to create the band's singular glitzy-yet-gritty sound. The Claudettes have earned worldwide acclaim with their recordings and concerts full of heart, musicianship and theatrical flair. Force-of-nature vocalist Rachel Williams (who dominates the stage like a glam-rock rebirth of Annie Lennox) and renowned pianist/songwriter Johnny Iguana join the mighty rhythm section of Zach Verdoorn (bass, guitar, vocals) and Liz Ele (drums). Outside the Claudettes, Iguana has toured with Junior Wells and Otis Rush, played on many Grammy-nominated albums and recorded with Buddy Guy, Derek Trucks, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Johnny Winter and more. Johnny is also composer of the score for the Emmy-winning smash FX/Hulu series "The Bear" and has released two solo albums on iconic blues/jazz label Delmark Records.
PRESS QUOTES:
“Chicago's original recipe bandThe Claudettes' sonic playing field is the blues and everything after, all tastefully and artfully blended together.Perhaps the band’s greatest super power: songwriting.”—NPR Music
“A skewed cabaret band of blues, jazz and rockabillya sensibility that feels equal parts James Dean and David Lynch.”—Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“Holy MackerelI hear so many levels of what I consider amazing creativityI hear touches of Jerry Lee Lewis at his most manicof cinemaof multiple genres wrapping around one anotherThese guys are the B-movies of the music world—maybe not understood now, but in the future, the kings and queens of the universe!”—Frank Gutch Jr., No Depression
"The Claudettes Go Out! shows the band’s mastery of every era of American music, from the roots of the blues to today’s modern pop.the Claudettes pen standards for a new generation."—J. Poet, Rock & Roll Globe
LINKS:
LinkTree: our EPK, tour history, live footage, videos, tracks and more: https://linktr.ee/theclaudettesofficial
Tour dates, photos, videos and more on the Claudettes website: http://theclaudettes.com/
The Claudettes on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2wCV9oTulGa7JgMODOn34b?si=luSxhdv8TpW6l5RdtruaWQ
https://www.facebook.com/TheClaudettes/
https://twitter.com/theclaudettes
https://www.instagram.com/the_claudettes/
The Claudettes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLuKbNgXi2gR_7f3f1vTu_pW6m8dE9OE0C
