Upcoming Shows

Saturday, July 18, 2026 - BLVD Coffee Showcase - Time TBD
Thanks to Tony V and BLVD Coffee, 638 Blossom Hill Road in San Jose (in the Dick's Sporting Goods shopping center), for providing a venue for local musicians. I will be playing a 90 minute set on July 18 (time TBD, but likely noon - 1:30pm) of originals and artisanal covers. Come out and support live music while drinking great coffee and enjoying fine baked goods!

Sunday, July 19, 2026 - 7:00-8:30 - Paul Hebert House Party
David, Juliette McDonald, and Paul Hebert will be playing in a song circle for original tunes in a house party event. Because space is limited, please RSVP to Paul via email (paul@hubwub.com) or text (408-307-2675) if you plan to come. He will confirm and send directions on a first come first served basis.

Sunday, August 23, 2026 - 6:00 to 8:00pm - Double Down Time at The Cats - Los Gatos
And one more time Double Down Time is laying it down at The Cats Restaurant, 17533 Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos, CA 95033 again on Sunday evening, August 23. Come to this historic road house on Highway 17 for food, drink, and some mighty fine music.

Saturday, August 29, 2026 - ChaiAum - Julia Veil and David Kelly Duo Performance - Time TBD
Julia Veil and I will be playing our acoustic originals and mellow cover tunes at ChaiAum Tea and Coffee, 5424 Sunol Blvd, Suite 11, Pleasanton, CA, 94566. We can't wait - the menu looks amazing!

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Videos & Music

Daughter of the Scorpion King - in all those adventurer in the depths of the secret lair of the bad guys, the dude never goes home with Anna May Wong.  This is just wrong.  A lyric video.

Welcome to Stunted Hope - another lyric video.  A shaggy dog western tale (of which I have several).

Barb Wire Halo - the title track from the 4th album.  Relationships are complicated…

Three Sides to Every Story - the title track from the 2nd album.  Truth is complicated too.

About Tempus Fugitives & David Kelly

This is the online presence for Tempus Fugitives, which is to say, the music of San Jose based singer-songwriter David Kelly (that would be me, actually). My fixation on guitars started with my older brother playing when I was a kid, but more importantly, when a friend taught me Michael Row the Boat Ashore on a YMCA camping trip when I was 12. I begged and groveled to my parents, who got me my first guitar that Christmas.

I never had much confidence in my playing or singing, so it was relatively late in life when I joined my first band and was required to sing a few tunes in addition to slamming away on rhythm guitar. No one was more surprised than I was to discover that I enjoyed the singing part (of course I loved the guitar playing). So a monster was created.  It led to a fixation on songwriting, which I have been doing for several years.

Songwriting led to producing, recording, mixing, and mastering four self-produced CDs of original tunes, plus a stack of singles. A “greatest hits” package featuring tunes from all four albums is available on all of the streaming sites - search for “Tempus Fugitives” and you'll find Lock Up Your Daughters. And there you are!

And my songwriting led to my joining Double Down Time - Julia Veil, Lisa Rutta, and Brian Shimada - to play roots, blues, and cabaret tunes in the Bay Area. Gaps in Double Down Time's schedule has led to my playing solo and duo acoustic gigs. No idea how it happened, but this music thing has really taken on a life of its own!

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