A Night of Macabre Rock

“We’re like a metal band if it was 1927,” says singer, songwriter, guitarist and washboard player Megan Jean about her band Megan Jean and the Klay Family Band (or KFB), a duo project with her husband, banjo player and bassist Byrne Klay.
Megan Jean and the KFB arrange a demented blend of americana, punk, dance, and the avant-garde. However you describe it, it’s the perfect soundtrack for Halloween and Megan Jean and the KFB will be playing a special Halloween night show at The Tin Roof this Saturday, Oct. 31.
Inventive percussion, electrified banjo, and a devilishly good voice have earned Megan Jean and the KFB a dedicated following all over the East Coast. Calling the road home on a “never-ending tour,” this transient married duo has taken their nomadic musical lifestyle and transformed it into a kind of Voodoo that unites scenes, fans, and musical styles. This is a band that lives to perform, and is fueled by sheer guts and know how. Playing 200 nights a year, nearly 1,100 shows in the past six years in at least 500 different venues, Megan Jean and the KFB are relentless road warriors. They’ve gone through four cars since February 2011, when they said goodbye to a fixed address and hello to life on the road.
In April of 2012, the band was featured on PBS performing their original composition “These Bones” as part of a music documentary series Music Voyager, which broadcast internationally. In July of that year they were named the winners of the “Under The Radar Competition” at FloydFest in Floyd Vir., which earned them a spot on the main stage in 2013. They have shared the stage with Shovels and Rope, Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and Rising Appalachia.
Megan Jean and the KFB will play Saturday, Oct. 31 at The Tin Roof, located at 1117 Magnolia Road. For more information, call (843) 571-0775 or visit www.charlestontinroof.com.