Retro-Americana (Cosmic-American-music/ Alt-and-Roots Country/Blues/Soul/Rock-n-Roll) originals and covers.  “Empty Pockets” is the full band experience.

J.C. Tokes and the Empty Pockets reign from the lush mountains of Western North Carolina’s Madison County where moonshine stills and ramshackle cabins abound. A land of misfits and outlaws.

Since my days of youth, music has been my muse, life, and lover… and I’m hoping to share that with all the audiences I’m able- J.C. Tokes