Posts Tagged ‘Blues’
Friday/Saturday, September 28/29
The Mainliner Pub
505 North Railway St SE
(403) 529-1995
‘Great singing, tones, playing, songs, and refreshing variety’ writes Blues Revue Magazine about Kelowna’s own, Poppa Dawg.
Poppa is a blues man with energy and enthusiasm that runs deep. From low-down Chicago blues to up-town Rock’n’Roll, classic covers to rockin’ originals, the dance floor gets no rest. With three critically acclaimed CDs to his credit, this Dawg is still on the prowl.
For over a decade, Poppa and his band ‘Dogskin Suit’ have been winning awards (including ‘Best Local Band’ and ‘Honour in the Arts’), and world-wide airplay, including the nation-wide CBC radio favourite ‘Saturday Night Blues’ with Holger Peterson.
Having shared the stage with JUNO award winners Jeff Healey, Donnie Walsh and Chuck Jackson (Downchild Blues Band), Jim Byrnes, Powder Blues, Fathead, and other greats such as Sonny Rhodes, Tony Coleman (B.B. King), Donnie McDougall (The Guess Who), Danny McBride (Chris DeBurg), he has the stage experience of a true journeyman.
Straight up hard-core blues fans will love Poppa’s ability to channel Albert King and Howlin’ Wolf while fans of swinging blues will dig the influence of Duke Robillard, JW-Jones and Little Charlie Baty. With slinky grooves reminiscent of Dr. John and the hard-hitting edge of Stevie Ray Vaughan, guitar fanatics will be at the edge of their seats as Poppa Dawg delivers each song as if he is living and breathing it from the inside out.
The Calgary Sun calls this act “an unbelievably talented group”.
Memphis to Motown. This is Poppa Dawg.
Rob Hudec and Troy Biccum, legends in the local music scene, will be playing the Ottoman Lounge, Saturday, May 22nd live at 9PM. Both artists play rock and blues – although quite a bit different flavours of each.
There is no cover for this event! Happy Hour is from 4PM-8PM with $6 Appetizers until 8PM.
Ross Neilsen & The Sufferin BastardsRoss Neilsen & The Sufferin Bastards
Ross Neilson will be playing the Ottoman Lounge Saturday, May 15th @ 9pm. Lately, the band has been in touring-mode as they have 50+ gigs planned from April to August – mostly to promote their newest album, Redemption, released earlier this year. They have also been documenting some of their tour destinations with an incredible amount of detail through videos and written stories uploaded to their site and YouTube.
http://www.rossneilsen.com/
http://www.myspace.com/rossneilsen
A little more about Ross Neilsen & The Sufferin Bastards:
Blues never worked so hard or looked and sounded so good. Until it met Ross Neilsen To say that he is a dedicated, chronic over achiever would be an understatement. Never mind the recent Nomination for Best New artist for The Maple Blues awards. Never mind the two Rising Star Nods from CBC, or the back to back Blues Album of the Year Nominations by the East Coast Music Association. Never mind the fact that Ross Neilsen spent the last two years living out of his van on friends couches and fans floors so he could dedicate himself to his craft. Never mind that he released two albums in six months. Never mind that he is traveling with his band to Mississippi to record a new album in January 2010. Never mind that it’s being produce at Zebra Ranch by two time Grammy Nominated Producer Cody Dickinson of North Mississippi All-stars and Hill Country Revue fame. Ross Neilsen is out there doing it and he is not going to stop. 200 plus, four hour shows. 80,000 plus kilometers. three national tours. sharing stages with people like Buddy Guy, Black Crowes, Original P, Grady and Joel Plasket. All this in just the past year. This, is the real, old school kind of Artist. Write. Tour. Record. Tour. Repeat.
Erin Ross will be playing the Ottoman Lounge Saturday, April 24th live at 9PM. $5 cover at the door. Her music can be described as Blues and Acoustic (with a little bit of Country on the side). She has been quite busy lately in support of her recordings – she plays on average over one hundred shows per year!
http://www.myspace.com/erinross
http://www.erinross.ca/
Erin Ross is an accomplished recording artist and performer. Having spent many years honing her skills and refining her craft, Erin delivers something that is energetic, dynamic and fresh.
In 2008 Erin released a vinyl single “Sweet Thing.” It charted on CJSW for 6 weeks, peaking at #10 overall. It also won attention from CKUA Alberta Public Radio, CiTR in Vancouver, CJSR in Edmonton and CKXU in Lethbridge. Erin’s music has also been featured regularly on the CBC in Calgary and has found its way onto Mountain Radio in Blairmore and CIDO in the Creston Valley.
Dinosaur Rockers ZZ Top - Image from Wikipedia
The ancient blues/rock trio ZZ Top will be at The Medicine Hat arena on June 13th, 2010 for everyone who wants to see some old men dance very badly.
As ZZ Top has been around since 1969, no introduction or histories are needed here. All you need to know is that there are many different packages offered for their show, which are:
Regular entry: $59.50 / $69.50
VIP #1: Gimmie all your lovin’ Package – $519.50
- Exclusive ZZ Top pre-show Onstage and Backstage Tour
- Exclusive Aftershow Meet and Greet with ZZ Top
- Personal Photograph with the band
- Official Backstage Tour/Meet & Greet Laminate
- Specially Designed Concert Shirt (high quality, exclusive design)
- Collectible Tour Poster (limited edition, numbered)
- Official set of ZZ Top Guitar Picks
- Custom Frank Beard Drum Sticks
- Special ZZ Top Die-Cast Keychain
- Limited Edition ZZ Top ‘Cheap Sunglasses’
VIP #2: Meet and Greet Experience Package – $319.50
- Exclusive Aftershow Meet and Greet with ZZ Top
- Personal Photograph with the band
- Official Meet & Greet Laminate
- Specially Designed Concert Shirt (high quality, exclusive design)
- Collectible Tour Poster (limited edition, numbered)
- Official set of ZZ Top Guitar Picks
- Special ZZ Top Die-Cast Keychain
- Limited Edition ZZ Top ‘Cheap Sunglasses’
VIP #3: ‘Just Got Paid’ Package – $194.50
- Specially Designed Concert Shirt (high quality, exclusive design)
- Collectible Tour Poster (limited edition, numbered)
- Official set of ZZ Top Guitar Picks
- Special ZZ Top Die-Cast Keychain
- Limited Edition ZZ Top ‘Cheap Sunglasses’
- Two fans per show date will be upgraded to the ZZ Top meet and greet
Tickets @ http://www.tixx.ca/
Rob Hudec Live at the Silver Buckle - Photo via MySpace
Rob Hudec will be playing live tomorrow night, July 10th at 9:30. You can check out Rob at his MySpace or his official site, www.robhudec.com.
Some of his influences include: Stevie Ray Vaughn, BB King, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, Sue Foley, Blue Rodeo, Bruce Springsteen, Bruce Cockburn, Gordon Lightfoot, The Eagles, Steve Miller, and Tom Waits to name a few. Rob Hudec is a local blues and rock musician that constantly plays at various bars, pubs and lounges around town including The Ottoman Lounge, My Office Pub, Jigger’s Pub and many others. You can see his full upcoming shows via MySpace.
Thank you everyone for supporting The Live Music at The Ottoman Lounge!!