Kelly’s Lot - A Public Display of Fun and Affection

Kelly's Lot was formed in 1994 by Kelly Zirbes, a folk singer/songwriter with a heart for the blues. With 17 CDs and lots of touring in the USA and Europe, the band celebrates 30 years since the first night the band hit the stage at the Roxy in Hollywood. Kelly Z met Texas guitar player and sound man, Perry Robertson in 1996, who soon after produced ‘Kelly’s Lot - Live at the Troubadour’. Within a year he joined the band, started writing songs with Kelly Z and added the Southern Rock and Texas Blues influences that have helped shape the Kelly's Lot sound. In the last 6 years they have played some of the larger festivals like BeachLife Ranch, Waterfront Blues Festival, Happy Face Music Festival, Simi Valley Cajun and Blues Festival, Oxnard Jazz Festival and in Europe, Nuits de Sologne and Lavaudieu Music Festival. Perry has recorded and produced most of the band’s music including in recent years the 2019 release 'Can't Take My Soul’ and 2020’s ’Another Sky’ which brought the band back to it's Americana roots. After that it was back to the Blues with a live acoustic Blues album, ‘WHERE AND WHEN’ to satisfy their eclectic audience. From recording, to live online concerts and some local gigs they kept busy during the pandemic and in 2023 Kelly and ‘The Lot’ released a single with keyboard player/singer Mo Beeks called 'I Gotta Sing The Blues’. That song inspired their 2024 album, ‘The Blues Remind Me’, a release with lots of heart, horns and riffs! In the last couple years Kelly’s Lot has brought their music to folks in Texas,  France, Ireland, Croatia and Switzerland. Plus a lot of shows in their home base of Southern California. With the help of her partner Perry, Kelly has again returned to her Roots/Rock music by writing, recording and releasing a new album LATE BLOOMER. They have just partnered with Doug Tackett from Road Dawg Touring to get the 4 piece band on the road.  Stay tuned, they are just getting started after 30 years.