ROKY ERICKSON TO PERFORM 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS REPERTOIRE
PONDEROSA STOMP CONFERENCE FEATURES PERFORMER INTERVIEWS, PANELS, FILMS, RECORD SHOW
OCT 5-6 AT ACE HOTEL NEW ORLEANS
“A party on its way to becoming an institution.”
— Jon Pareles, New York Times
[The Ponderosa Stomp] is this incredible multi-day event of the
less familiar names from music history. It’s a labor of love. For the
last 15 years, we have not missed one. ... The number of artists that
you never thought you’d get to see, and then the people you hadn’t even
heard about — it really is revelatory every time.”
— Ira Kaplan, Yo La Tengo
The thirteenth Ponderosa Stomp Concert will bring the forgotten
heroes and heroines of rock ‘n’ roll, rhythm & blues, blues, garage
rock, soul, and rockabilly to New Orleans for a two-night concert October 6-7 at New Orleans’ Orpheum (129 Roosevelt Way).
Here’s a Spotify playlist of artists performing at the 2017 Ponderosa Stomp: https://play.spotify.com/user/
Artist photos and Ponderosa Stomp logos: http://nicklosseaton.blogspot.
It will feature many performers who rarely grace the stage:
+ Roky Erickson performing the music of his legendary psychedelic ‘60s band the 13th Floor Elevators
+ late ‘80s/early ‘90s garage rockers The Mummies
+ “Quarter To Three” hitmaker Gary U.S. Bonds
+ “Louisiana Man” artist and Johnny Cash Show guest Doug Kershaw
+ Detroit White Stripes antecedents The Gories
+ rhythm and blues great Barbara Lynn, who was covered by the Rolling Stones
+ Archie Bell of “Tighten Up” fame
+ father of “The Voice” Winner, Sundance Head, and “Treat Her Right” singer Roy Head
+ masked Japanese garage band, The Stompin’ Riffraffs
+ piano pounder Linda Gail Lewis
+ Little Richard, Otis Redding, Ike & Tina Turner sideman turned R&B Soul Singer Winfield Parker
+ a Texas Honky Tonk Revue Featuring Frankie Miller, Darrell McCall, and James Hand
+ the “husky, soulful voice” (All Music Guide) of Evie Sands
+ Chicago blues harmonica great Billy Boy Arnold, who was recently covered by JD McPherson
+ first generation rockabilly artist Johnny Knight
+ a Swamp Pop Revue Featuring GG Shinn, Warren Storm, and TK Hulin
+ Louisiana’s Lil Buck Sinegal and the Top Cats
+ T-Bone Walker acolyte and accompanist, Chuck Willis creative collaborator, and Ray + Charles sideman Roy Gaines
+ New Orleans rhythm and blues man Willie West
+ GRAMMY-nominated Yep Roc band Los Straitjackets
+ LA’s rockabilly masters Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics
+ and Austinites Eve and the Exiles.
More acts will be announced soon as well!
The two-night must-see concert spotlights live performances by
hall-of-fame-level artists who — though they never became household
names themselves — influenced contemporaries like Elvis and the Rolling
Stones and made hits that inspired musical giants from Prince to David
Bowie to pick up instruments. They shaped the course of popular music,
but haven’t had the exposure they deserve.
The Ponderosa Stomp Festival has often represented the first chance
to see these types of artists do their classic repertoire in decades,
as was the case when Howard Tate’s set lead to a late-career record deal
and new touring. In other cases, it has represented the last chance to
see an important act, as P.F. Sloan passed away some six weeks after his
Ponderosa Stomp set led to a massive ovation. The stories behind the
music are documented in a two-day conference October 5 and 6 at the Ace Hotel New Orleans.
Tickets are on sale today:
Travel packages are also available:
The biennial Festival is the signature program of the Ponderosa
Stomp Foundation, a New Orleans-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization
dedicated to celebrating the legacy, revitalizing the careers, and
preserving the history of American music and musicians.
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