About

John is a singer-songwriter, performer, visual artist, and host of the video podcast Time to Connect (YouTube channel).

One thing the COVID pandemic showed us is how much we cherish and miss live music. John loves to play live, loves interacting with audiences, and he is thrilled to be booking gigs again. We all stand on the shoulders of giants, and like all singer-songwriters, John is heavily influenced by a wide variety of artists, beginning in his youth with The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Through the years, his influences have also included songwriters such as John Prine, Jeff Tweedy, Tom Petty, Townes VZ, Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Johnny Cash, and Will Johnson.

John's motto is "always be creating", and he is constantly (maybe obsessively) writing new songs. He knows that melody is king in this process, but he is equally fascinated by language, by the way we can process emotions, memories, and experiences into words. A lot of what John writes involves family and friends. Actual, real experiences, both profound moments and the more mundane moments that somehow become strong memories.

Music

Borderline Social Club

Leavenworth

Live Shows

UPCOMING SHOWS

The Village and Art979 Gallery, Bryan – Friday, March 24, 6:00-8:00

Lone Pint Brewery, Magnolia – Saturday, March 25, 1:00-4:00

4J Brewing Company, Houston (w/ Josh Stuckey) – Friday, March 31, 6:30-9:00

Cinco Ranch (Aggies Helping Others Charity event), Houston – Friday, April 14, 1:30-3:00

Cherrywood Coffeehouse, Austin – Sunday, May 7, 2:00-4:00

Lone Pint Brewery, Magnolia – Saturday, May 20, 1:00-4:00

Riley's Tavern, New Braunfels – Thursday, June 22, 7:00-10:00

Southern Sky Music Cafe, Ingram– Friday, June 23, 6:30-9:00

Hondo's on Main, Fredericksburg – Saturday, June 24, 12:00-3:00

Fortress BeerWorks, Spring – Friday, July 21, 7:00-10:00

PAST SHOWS:

Stiles Switch BBQ (SxSW), Austin – Saturday, March 18, 12:00-12:50

Heights Drive Inn, Houston – Wednesday, February 22, 6:00-8:30

Lazy Oaks Beer Garden, Houston – Friday, January 27, 6:00-9:00

Dan's Silverleaf, Denton (opening for Issac Hoskins) – Tuesday, January 17, 2023, 8:00-8:30

Heights Drive Inn, Houston – Friday, December 16, 6:00-9:00

The 101, Bryan (First Friday) – Friday, November 4, 2022, 5:30-7:30

Cherrywood Coffeehouse, Austin – song swap with Kevin Peroni – Sunday, November 13, 2022, 5:00-7:00

Booneville Days, Brazos Museum of Natural History, Bryan – Saturday, October 1, 9:30-10:30

Lone Pint Brewery, Magnolia – Saturday, September 10, 7:00-10:00

The 101, Bryan (First Friday) – Friday, July 1, 2022, 5:30-7:30

4J Brewing Company, Houston (w/ BJ Gamez) – Friday, May 20, 2022, 5:00-7:00

The 101, Bryan (Leavenworth's Last Gasp) – Sunday, April 24, 2022, time TBA

Downtown Bryan Street & Art Fair – Saturday, April 9, 2022, 3:00-3:45

Stiles Switch BBQ (SxSW), Austin – Sunday, March 20, 2022, 1:00-1:50

Lone Pint Brewery, Magnolia (w/ Leavenworth) – Saturday, March 12, 2022, 4:00-8:00

Lone Pint Brewery, Magnolia – Saturday, February 5, 2022, 1:00-5:00

Smoky Rose, Dallas – Sunday, December 5, 2021, 6:00-8:00

Cavalry Court, College Station (w/ Jye Shafer & Kyle Littlefield) – Thursday, December 16, 2021

Lone Pint Brewery, Magnolia (w/ Leavenworth) – Saturday, November 20, 2021, 2:00-5:00

Mo's Irish Pub, College Station – Saturday, November 6, 2021, 5:30-7:30

The 101, Bryan – Friday, November 5, 2021, 5:00-7:00

Fortress BeerWorks, Spring – Saturday, October 30, 2021, 2:00-4:30

Lone Pint Brewery, Magnolia (w/ Kyle Littlefield) – Saturday, October 23, 2021, 6:00-9:00

Cherrywood Coffeehouse, Austin – song swap with Kevin Peroni – Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 6:00-7:30

Smoky Rose, Dallas – Tuesday, September 28, 2021, 6:00-9:00

Lone Pint Brewery, Magnolia – Saturday, August 28, 2021, 6:00-9:00

Lone Pint Brewery, Magnolia (w/ Jye Shafer & Ross Hudgins) – Saturday, July 31, 2021

Cavalry Court, College Station – Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Smoky Rose, Dallas – Wednesday, July 21

Benson's Tavern & Beer Garden, Salida, CO – Friday, July 6, 2021

Savage Brew Lab, Bryan – Friday, June 25, 2021

Cherrywood Coffeehouse, Austin – song swap with Kevin Peroni – Friday, May 28, 2021, 7:30-9:30

The Post at River East, Fort Worth – song swap with Jacob Furr – Thursday, May 13, 2021, 6:00-9:00

Lone Pint Brewery, Magnolia – Saturday, April 24, 2021, 12:30-3:30

Downtown Bryan Street & Art Fair – Saturday, April 10, 2021, 12-12:45

Lone Pint Brewery, Magnolia – Saturday, January 30, 2021, 12:30-3:30

Visual Artist

John is an abstract expressionist painter.

Read an interview with John about his art here.

Contact

Call me: 979-777-4268

Email me at: jkrajicek1@gmail.com