ON SALE SOON
Wednesday, Jun 10 2026, 10:00 AM CDT

Tipitina's Presents
Keller & The Keels
Fri, 9 Oct, 9:00 PM CDT
Doors open
8:00 PM CDT
Tipitina's
501 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115
ON SALE SOON
Wednesday, Jun 10 2026, 10:00 AM CDT
Description
Musical Mad Scientist Keller Williams brings his Appalachian Psychedelic Bluegrass project, Keller & the Keels, to the stage. Joining him are award-winning flatpicker Larry Keel and his rock-solid, in-the-pocket bass-playing wife, Jenny Keel. The trio - formed in 2004 - has recorded three albums together (Grass, Thief, and Speed), and with only a handful of shows each year, every performance turns into a joyful, high-energy acoustic picking party. As Keller puts it, “We vowed from the beginning that we wouldn’t do it often so that when we did, it would be special—and it is.”
2026 marks the 20th anniversary of Grass, Keller & the Keels’ first album together. After two decades, Grass finally gets its first-ever vinyl pressing—available on site and ready to roll!
Event Information
Age Limit
18+
Refund Policy
All sales final

Bluegrass
Keller & The Keels
Keller & The Keels
Bluegrass
Virginian, Keller Williams, released his first album in 1994, FREEK, and has since given each of his albums a single syllable title: BUZZ, SPUN, BREATHE, LOOP, LAUGH, HOME, DANCE, STAGE, GRASS, DREAM, TWELVE, LIVE, ODD, THIEF, KIDS, BASS, PICK, FUNK, VAPE, SYNC, RAW, SANS, ADD, SPEED, CELL, DROLL and now DEER. Each title serves as a concise summation of the concept guiding each project. Keller’s albums reflect his pursuit to create music that sounds like nothing else. Un-beholden to conventionalism, he seamlessly crosses genre boundaries. The end product is music that encompasses rock, jazz, funk and bluegrass, and always keeps the audience on their feet. Keller built his reputation initially on his engaging live performances, no two of which are ever alike. For most of his career he has performed solo. His stage shows are rooted around Keller singing his compositions and choice cover songs, while accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, bass, guitar synthesizer and drum samples; a technique called live phrase sampling or“looping”. The end result often leans toward a hybrid of alternative folk and groovy electronica, a genre Keller jokingly calls “acoustic dance music” or ADM.” Keller's constant evolution has led to numerous band projects as well; Keller & The Keels, Grateful Grass, KWahtro, Keller and the Travelin’ McCourys, Grateful Gospel, More Than A Little and most recently DeadPettyKellerGrass. You can even catch him from time to time going back to his troubadour roots with his “Shut the Folk Up and Listen” series.  Keller can be found playing clubs and festivals with these projects and his tried and true solo looping show, always changing things up and keeping moving.