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Doors 7.30pm
Acoustic
Blues from the excellent George
Shovlin
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8.00pm
Walter
Trout Band
9.00pm
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There's nothing quite like seeing the
contortions on Walter's face as he goes into
warp drive on that trusty guitar of his. Consistently
voted and acclaimed as one of the leading
guitarists in the world, this will be one of the
best blues gigs anywhere in the Northeast this
year. Walter always pulls a big crowd and the
atmosphere is second to none, so mark the diary
and book your tickets today.
Here's a bit of Trouty background .......
Having
played alongside some of the greatest names in
Blues including John Lee Hooker, Big Mama
Thornton, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
and Canned Heat, the adage "six degrees
of separation" certainly does not apply to
world-renowned musician, Walter Trout.
With the release of Go
The Distance, released last year, fans
and critics will no doubt agree that Walter
Trout is now zero degrees away from the Blues
greats.
The
Los Angeles Times describes the Southern
California resident as “a torrential,
gladiator guitar player - the kind the term
‘guitar hero’ was coined to describe.”
With his arresting technique, relentless tour
schedule and exhilarating showmanship, Trout
merited the cover of Blues Revue in
October 2000 and his first American live album, Live
Trout (released in 2000), hit #15 on the
Billboard Blues charts.
Go The Distance increased the forward
momentum. The 13 original tunes were recorded at
Ardent Studios in Memphis and produced by Jim
Gaines, (Blues Traveler, Santana, Stevie Ray
Vaughan) who also worked on Trout’s 1999 Livin’
Every Day and
Live Trout.
As cuts like "Ride 'Til I'm
Satisfied" and the title track
attest, Walter Trout & The Radicals' final
destination may be unknown, but they have
embarked on the journey and are enjoying the
ride, picking up rabid fans along the way.
Playing
live is something Trout knew, even as a
youngster, that he wanted to do.
A chance meeting during his childhood
with the mighty Duke Ellington catapulted
Trout’s interest in pursuing a professional
music career. “That was the turning point
in my life,” he recalls. “I was there
for two hours while Duke, Cat Anderson, Johnny
Hodges and Paul Gonsalves sat in a circle and
talked to me about music and life.
They were so warm and generous and kind
to me.
I was in awe.”
As
a teenager Trout got bit by the rock bug,
plugged into an amp and never looked back.
It didn’t take long for him to gain
entry into the major leagues.
His ability to tear up the neck made him
a sought after sideman for John Lee Hooker
and eventually launched a solo career after
cutting his chops the way Eric Clapton
and Mick Taylor did, playing with John
Mayall & The Bluesbreakers.
In
a BBC radio poll, Trout was ranked #6 out of the
top 20 all-time greatest guitarists (where a few
more votes would've landed him snugly in the Top
5 amongst Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page!).
Trout has his sights set on similar
stateside notoriety.
His 1998 self-titled release sold 25,000
units, locking the disc into Blues Revue’s Top
40 sales chart for a year where it peaked at
#18.
Consistently packing crowds into 1,000+
seat venues nationwide, look for Walter Trout
& The Radicals to ride coast to coast this
summer playing at clubs and festivals including
returning to the Tampa Bay Blues Festival after
the organizers handed Trout a contract the
moment he walked off the stage in 2000.
Both
on record and on stage, Walter Trout keeps the
art of blues thriving and vivacious.
Blues Revue comments “Trout gets
into the groove where the magic happens.
But each night offers a particular set of
circumstances that keep the music fresh.”
From introspection to full blown rockin’
blues, Trout’s music is always marked by his
adept songwriting, sturdy vocals, searing guitar
work and ability to enhance the boundaries of
one of music’s oldest forms.
But as Trout is quick to point out,
"the blues shouldn’t be a museum.
The music ought to constantly expand and
be alive."
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