The Ponderosa Stomp "Insane Rock n Roll" Fest in New Orleans (plus the J & H Fest)

x-post-- my spelling error-- its Alison Fensterstock

http://www.ponderosastomp.com/concert_2015.php

October 1 through 3rd. nice lineup

Wow, truly, wonder if I can make it?! Have you been to this since they started holding it at Rock & Bowl?

Sadly no.

I just made a last-minute decision to finally go to this! My wife and I are going. I know its expensive to go there and stay there and to see the 2 nights of music (plus 2 days of daytime conferences); but its an impressive lineup.

Dan, you should splurge too and go.

Yeah, jonesin' for this hard. My wife and I shopped flights and Airbnb last night. Still a lot of money we don't exactly have right now, but I'm trying.

...aaaand a gig I had scheduled for next month which would have paid for my plane ticket just fell through.

Finally made it to Ponderosa Stomp and had a great time-- both the educatonal part at the 2 day conference and the 2 long nights of music from 6:30 pm to 3:30 am each night. Lenny Kaye was hanging out the whole time and did a guest appearance leading a band through "Pushin' Too Hard." All the obscure to me Texas old-time rockabilly singers were awesome; Irma and the various other soul singers were pretty good, the southwest Louisiana swamp pop stuff was excellent. Will add more details in a bit. Just got home and need to get some sleep and back to the dayjob routine tomorrow.

educational

this guy blogged about it

http://thevinylword.blogspot.com/

Only a small handful of folks seem interested in this kind of stuff here. Oh well.

Here at ilx I mean...

I'm interested but can't read right now.

some old friends of mine live for this... I heard that Davey Allen killed it

It was great to see P.F. Sloan enjoying himself with an appreciative crowd, one of the highlights (along with Barbara Lynn, Betty Harris, Irma ...).

The interview with him at the conference was very interesting. He mixed bravado (about his success at a young age; his interest in the signing the Beatles and Stones versus Lou Adler's lack of interest; the prescient lyrics of "eve of Destruction; and more; learning "Love Me Tender" on guitar from Elvis himself at 13) with angry, hurt comments about his parents; plus a few self-deprecating remarks about his solo efforts.

The Mable John interview with stories about her helping her brother Little Willie John sneak out the window; and of her opening for Billie Holiday; and meeting Berry Gordy and Hayes/Porter were great.

http://addictedtonoise.com.au/ponderosa-stomp-day-1-october-1-2015/ Someone's take on the conference

http://addictedtonoise.com.au/ponderosa-stomp-day-2-friday-october-2-2015/

the 2nd day of the conference and the 1st night of music

http://addictedtonoise.com.au/ponderosa-stomp-day-3/

the 2nd night of music. He didn't mention that Saturday afternoon, some folks did like I did, go catch part of the Treme Festival; and go catch part of the second line parade with brass bands and more

Davey Allan by the way, was Sunday night at the Post-Stomp after-show. I was flying home by then

Longtime critic (and sometime NPR music reviewer) Ed Ward babbling a bit about the Stomp and the panel he hosted; plus going long re New Orleans ten years after Katrina

http://wardinfrance.blogspot.com/2015/10/stomped-long-weekend-in-new-orleans.html

I'm very interested in exactly this kinda stuff, though I'm just a lurker for the most part. Thanks very much for sharing the stories and links. Some year, I'll make it to this thang.

Have been humming "Tallahassie Lassie" by Freddie Boom Boom Cannon all morning as I was just looking at my phone footage of it. Cannon was backed by Los Straightjackets and Deke Dickerson. An excerpt of my footage and from others there can be seen by doing twitter and instagram searches for #PonderosaStomp and/or #PonderosaStomp2015

http://www.arts.ms.gov/folklife/artist.php?dirname=banks_mack

81-year-old rockabilly singer/guitarist Mack Banks had to sit in a chair, but his vocals and axework sounded great. He was making his first appearance in New Orleans. I read somewhere that back in the '50s he was supposed to meet with Sam Phillips at Sun, but Sam cancelled and Mack didn't /couldn't get it rescheduled. Lenny Kaye was supposedly wowed by the guy, and trying to track down his recorded music.

Barbara Lynn's left-handed guitar playing was so great along with her soulful voice. Irma Thomas has that wonderful slow yet powerful vocal delivery.

Barbara Lynn was at the first Stomp, which I attended. Yeah, she's fantastic. I cherish my memories of seeing Irma at her Lion's Den club, that place was like heaven on earth.

Oh no. Just saw the below on twitter. Not seeing any confirmation anywhere else yet. Had no idea when I saw PF Sloan interviewed at the Stomp, and later perform, that he was dying of cancer.

http://www.serendipitypr.co.uk/news/2015/11/16/media-statement-about-p-f-sloan/

It is with deepest sadness that we are announcing that P.F. Sloan (Phil) passed away on the evening of November 15, 2015, at his home in Los Angeles. Phil had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer several weeks before and was fighting it valiantly. The world has lost one of its great talents.

Phil was a key element on the music that became the sound of the Sunset Strip. Phil was a true prodigy, signing his first record deal with Aladdin Records when he was thirteen. He recently published his memoirs, What’s Exactly The Matter With Me? with S.E. Feinberg, and his latest album, My Beethoven has recently been released on Foothill Records.

P.F. Sloan’s Eve Of Destruction was an anthem for a generation. It is as relevant now as it ever has been.

“There are no more escapes. If you want to find out anything that’s happening now, you have to listen to the music I don’t mean the words. Though, Eve Of Destruction will tell you something about it.”— Bob Dylan.

Steve Feinberg and Sangeeta Haindl

https://www.offbeat.com/news/tulane-university-special-collections-will-present-1970s-era-jazz-fest-exhibition/

March to May 2022 exhibit at Tulane on 1970s era New Orleans JazzFest

https://www.offbeat.com/articles/elvis-costello-talks-back/

Elvis Costello re New Orleans and Dave Bartholomew tribute with Dirty Dozen Brass Band that he's doing

WWOZ is airing some of 2nd weekend of New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest I saw in a headline. I wonder if it will be any old New Orleans musicians?

Germaine Bazzle is 91!

Wow, yep saw an AP news story on Jazz Fest that mentioned the younger Deacon John Moore, members of Meters, and Irma Thomas . in their late 70s or 80s

NYC food critic Robert Sietsema is tweeting photos of food from his visit down there in New Orleans. I think Dan and Jordan would approve

Cool! Happy to know Mosca's is still open.

http://www.soultracks.com/story-toussaint-mccall-dies

Rip Toussaint McCall

Jazz Fest in New Orleans has started. I stopped going years ago as it seemed to get too crowded, and lots of the old New Orleans r'n'b musicians I loved have passed on. But I bet the gospel tent is still good as are the brass bands and others. The Rolling Stones might even be still fun too.

Seeing on Facebook acclaim for visiting Colombian band rancho aparte chirimia

But yes, day 1 headliners included Beach Boys on 1 stage and Stephen Marley on another

x-post - Band may be just called Rancho Aparte and despite the big names there Thursday, this Colombian band's photo is on the Friday cover of the Times-Picayune newspaper