Tonight's the first night of the Ponderosa Stomp at the House of Blues. Here's the lineup:
The Big Room Stage
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Little Willie Littlefield
6:45 PM - 7:15 PM
Classie Ballou
7:30 PM - 8:40 PM
Otis Clay and the Hi Rhythm Section
8:55 PM - 9:45 PM
James Blood Ulmer
10:00 PM - 10:45 PM
Dale Hawkins and James Burton with Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics
11:00 PM - 12:00 AM
The Remains
12:15 AM - 1:00 AM
Howard Tate
1:15 AM - 2:00 AM
Ray Sharpe with the A-Bones
2:15 AM - 3:15 AM
Lady Bo
Parish Stage
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Alton Lott backed by Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics
6:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Johnny Powers backed by Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics
7:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Carl Mann backed by Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics
7:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Cowboy Jack Clement backed by Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics
8:15 PM - 8:45 PM
Little Joe Washington
9:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Lil Greenwood backed by the Bo-Keys
9:30 PM - 10:15 PM
Texas Johnny Brown backed by the Bo-Keys
10:30 PM - 11:00 PM
Little Willie Littlefield
11:15 PM - 12:15 AM
The Bo-Keys with special guest Dennis Coffey
12:30 AM - 1:15 AM
Legendary Stardust Cowboy
1:30 AM - 2:45 AM
Kenny and the Kasuals
I don't even try to see it all, particularly with another night of Stomp ahead of me and last night's Condo Fucks' show behind me. Rob Cambre says Little Joe Washington is the night's must-see, so I'll try to catch him, James Blood Ulmer, and hang around to see if the Remains hold my attention. Typically, garage bands disappoint at the Stomp because their great records were often heavily shaped by the circumstances of their recordings, and left to their own devices, they're often pretty ordinary. IF they stay interesting, then I'll hang for Legendary Stardust Cowboy, but I suspect the same caveats apply. If I'm still in the bar after that, something went horribly wrong or wonderfully right.
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Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Ponderosa Stomp lineup announced
I don't normally reprint press releases unless it's for unkind, mocking or derisive purposes, but the Ponderosa Stomp's a cool enough event and the Stomp folks do good work putting some money in legacy musicians' pockets and presenting them in their best lights, so for them, I make an exception:
The eighth annual Ponderosa Stomp will invade the House of Blues New Orleans April 28 and 29, 2009 as it further strengthens its mission to shine a light on the unsung heroes of American music. The 2009 edition will be the biggest and best Stomp to date, with an expanded three-day conference of panel discussions and a Ponderosa Stomp-curated exhibition at the Louisiana State Museum at The Cabildo in New Orleans.
The full lineup:
Wanda Jackson, Roddy Jackson, Alton Lott, Carl Mann, Johnny Powers, Jack Earls, Dale Hawkins, James Burton, Dan Penn And Bobby Emmons, Howard Tate, Otis Clay, The Hi Rhythm Section, The Remains, Question Mark And The Mysterians, The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Bobby Patterson, Wiley And The Checkmates, The Bo-Keys, Lil Buck Senegal And The Top Cats Featuring Stanley "Buckwheat Zydeco" Dural, Dennis Coffey, Robert Parker, Jivin Gene, Ray Sharpe, Long John Hunter, Texas Johnny Brown, Little Joe Washington, James Blood Ulmer Trio, L.C. Ulmer, Little Willie Littlefield, Lil Greenwood, Jerry McCain, Kenny And The Kasuals, Classie Ballou, Deke Dickerson And The Eccofonics, Roy Loney And Cyril Jordan Of The Flamin Groovies Backed By The A-Bones, Lazy Lester
The Stomp's stroke of genius has been to put classic R&B, soul and rockabilly singers with younger bands that loved their records, so they play the songs with the passion and sonic fingerprints recordings that are 30 or so years old. As such, older artists that have disappointed with bands of contemporaries that tried unsuccessfully to stay current - losing what was great about their songs in the first place - often sound as urgent as they ever did.
The eighth annual Ponderosa Stomp will invade the House of Blues New Orleans April 28 and 29, 2009 as it further strengthens its mission to shine a light on the unsung heroes of American music. The 2009 edition will be the biggest and best Stomp to date, with an expanded three-day conference of panel discussions and a Ponderosa Stomp-curated exhibition at the Louisiana State Museum at The Cabildo in New Orleans.
The full lineup:
Wanda Jackson, Roddy Jackson, Alton Lott, Carl Mann, Johnny Powers, Jack Earls, Dale Hawkins, James Burton, Dan Penn And Bobby Emmons, Howard Tate, Otis Clay, The Hi Rhythm Section, The Remains, Question Mark And The Mysterians, The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, Bobby Patterson, Wiley And The Checkmates, The Bo-Keys, Lil Buck Senegal And The Top Cats Featuring Stanley "Buckwheat Zydeco" Dural, Dennis Coffey, Robert Parker, Jivin Gene, Ray Sharpe, Long John Hunter, Texas Johnny Brown, Little Joe Washington, James Blood Ulmer Trio, L.C. Ulmer, Little Willie Littlefield, Lil Greenwood, Jerry McCain, Kenny And The Kasuals, Classie Ballou, Deke Dickerson And The Eccofonics, Roy Loney And Cyril Jordan Of The Flamin Groovies Backed By The A-Bones, Lazy Lester
The Stomp's stroke of genius has been to put classic R&B, soul and rockabilly singers with younger bands that loved their records, so they play the songs with the passion and sonic fingerprints recordings that are 30 or so years old. As such, older artists that have disappointed with bands of contemporaries that tried unsuccessfully to stay current - losing what was great about their songs in the first place - often sound as urgent as they ever did.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
When the Guesswork Begins
The Ponderosa Stomp works where other oldies shows don't because Dr. Ike gets bands that love the original records and original sounds enough to recreate the classic grooves, no matter how dated they might seem. At this year's Jazz Fest, the Dixie Cups demonstrated what more commonly happens. The band seemed to want to demonstrate that they're still relevant and contemporary - or maybe there was an entirely different motivation - but they were only as up to date as 1983 in terms of sound, song selection and groove. It wasn't satisfying as anything, and the nod toward modern times only made them seem older.
It's like they're guessing at "what's happening now," but missing badly. Tony Joe White's new Deep Cuts and Little Freddie King's Messin' Around tha House suffer for similar reasons. Both employ loops and remixes, but to no good purpose except to emulate "the now sound." The looped percussion doesn't improve on the grooves White and Swamp Man Loose hit, and King's remixed tracks aren't sufficiently extreme or propulsive. Ironically, both artists sound contemporary speaking in their own musical voices, which have an idiosyncrasy that doesn't date. It's never pretty when the guesswork begins.
It's like they're guessing at "what's happening now," but missing badly. Tony Joe White's new Deep Cuts and Little Freddie King's Messin' Around tha House suffer for similar reasons. Both employ loops and remixes, but to no good purpose except to emulate "the now sound." The looped percussion doesn't improve on the grooves White and Swamp Man Loose hit, and King's remixed tracks aren't sufficiently extreme or propulsive. Ironically, both artists sound contemporary speaking in their own musical voices, which have an idiosyncrasy that doesn't date. It's never pretty when the guesswork begins.
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