Old Timey Tuesdays hosted by The Melancholy Babies
Old Timey Tuesdays brings The Melancholy Babies to The Copper Room for a hosted evening of early American song. The listing does not name individual performers or specify a guest, tribute, release, or other special feature, but the group is described locally as a three-piece swing and jazz outfit. Expect a set drawn from Western swing, New Orleans jazz, and golden-age standards, with material spanning turn-of-the-century American songs through the 1930s.
The Melancholy Babies play in California's high desert and beyond. Their own description places Western swing alongside New Orleans jazz and popular music from the golden age of American song, while a local profile characterizes their repertoire as “turn-of-the-century-through-1930s American standards.” Available information does not identify the band's members or document collaborators, and no press reviews of this particular act are available. The name is specifically The Melancholy Babies, distinct from the separate group Emmerhoff & The Melancholy Babies.
The Copper Room’s defining feature is its history as a 1950s airport dinner house, revived beside Yucca Valley Airport after years closed. Its restored dining room combines wood paneling, stonework and copper details, with broad windows facing the runway and high desert beyond. It is a restaurant and cocktail lounge as well as a place for live music, so an evening can include dinner or a martini alongside a set, with the occasional small plane landing outside. The calendar lists recurring jazz and blues evenings, old-timey music and DJ nights; many shows begin around 6 p.m. and run for three hours. The venue says events are free unless otherwise specified. You’ll find it at the airport in Yucca Valley, a High Desert town near Joshua Tree.