Saturday, December 04, 2010
ESI EVENTS is pleased to announce the following show…POPA CHUBBY
Support: w/ Wanted by the FBI
Venue: THE TRALF MUSIC HALL
Patron info number: 716-852-2860
Venue address: 622 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO NY
Date: JANUARY 28TH, 2011
Time: 7PM DOORS 8PM SHOW
Ticket price: $14.50 PRESALE $17 DAY OF SHOW
On sale date: DECEMBER 7TH, 2010
Tickets available at: All Ticketmaster Locations 1-800-745-3000 716-852-2860 www.tralfmusichall.com www.ticketmaster.com The Tralf Box Office
“The Fight Is On”, classic Bluesrock from New York City's bad boy coming at you Feb 2010 . Get Knocked Out!!!! Tour dates will begin in March with shows in all major European and U.S. markets.
Popa Chubby has had a prolific career spanning several decades. From the break out early 90's hit “Sweet Goddess of Love and Beer” from the Tom Dowd produced “Booty And The Beast” to his inspired interpretations of Jimi on “Electric Chubby land” he continues to output a steady stream of fire and brimstone. February 2010 will see the release of his first release in almost 2 years with “The Fight Is On”.
Popa Chubby speaks from his Hudson Valley New York studio nestled in the hills, “This is Bluesrock for the people, I set out with some cool riffs and a house full of vintage guitars. I sat down and played and tried to come up with classic sounds. I called on my friends to help me and we started recording between tour dates. Then we'd take it out to the people and if they went wild we knew we had it!” This is evident from the first drum hits of the title track “The Fight Is On” A killer detuned Zeplike rocker followed by the anthemic “We Got Some Rockin' To Do” this record does not let up. Halfway through the recording Popa visited longtime mentor and friend Jerry Williams ( Bad Brains Producer) in his Joshua Tree California lair.
“We hiked deep into the desert in the middle of the day. As I sat something shifted and the weight of the cosmos passed before me, Time was no longer valid and all I did not need died in an instant.” Say's Popa as he shifts in his seat. “I was shattered and restored in an instant and something changed in my playing forever” We started to hike back and I followed Jerry like a Sherpa. The noon soon was relentless and I came close to dying before making it back to New York and recording the Power Ballad “Locked In A Memory.” I think this is my best guitar playing to date and I'm extremely proud of the searing Les Paul Solo in this song.” “N.Y.C. 1977” till… celebrates the glory of Rock And Roll while” “Rock and Roll is My Religion” proclaims the true faith! The record ends with Popa's killer rendition of Motorheads “Ace Of Spades” live from the 2008 tour.
Critical Praise for Stealing the Devil's Guitar:
"Excitement doesn't come cheap, and Popa Chubby gets it every way he can in these 13 eclectic songs. The New York City singer/axe-mangler keeps things rolling at a heart-thumping pace by one-upping Satan on "Slide Devil Man Slide" and the jazz-inflected instrumental "The Devil's Guitar," running drugs in "Smuggler's Game," and cranking the steel-on-steel peal of six-string slide to the max. But he makes time for soul, too, plunging into the funky old-school R&B of "Back in My Baby's Arms" and covering Mississippi hill country matriarch Jessie Mae Hemphill's prayerful "Lord, Help the Poor and Needy" (retitled here "In the World"). Toss in the blues-rocker "Long Deep Hard and Wide" and the acoustic bluegrass thriller "Buffalo Chips"--where Chubby blazes through a sweet and breezy melody on mandolin, Dobro, and guitar--and you've got the full profile of an artist whose talent is even bigger than his considerable girth."
- Ted Drozdowski
Critical Praise for "The Good, The Bad, and The Chubby"
"No one could accuse Popa Chubby of being a blues purist - his songs are way too adventurous for that - but, with his soulful playing and explosive tones, Chubby wears that raw, funky, urban vibe like a badge of honor."
- Art Thompson, Guitar Player
"... Somebody Let The Devil Out, is a killer fusion of stone blues, psychedelic rock and trip-hop that may be the best 9/11 inspired song out there." * * * *
- Ted Drozdowski, Pulse!
"...if Chubby's blues were food, they'd be the kind that stay crispy in milk. The Good, The Bad, And The Chubby is his most confident effort yet."
- Genevieve Williams, Blues Revue
"Truly a bluesman for the new millennium - purists may cringe at that thought - Popa Chubby (born Ted Horowitz) has an abiding affection for the tradition but uses it only as a springboard for his distinctive style. With The Good, the Bad and the Chubby, the rotund New York guitar-slinger has created his most compelling artistic statement yet." ***1/2
- Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer
"If you don't already know Popa Chubby, he's a funkier version of John Popper, with incredible guitars added to an arsenal of harmonica and unique vocals that fall somewhere between Big Rude Jake and Ray Charles. Chubby's guitar talents are versatile, ranging from slide-guitar blues to electric riffs on "No Trouble No More" (which is reminiscent of vintage Aerosmith)."
- Paul Baretta, CMJ
Venue: THE TRALF MUSIC HALL
Patron info number: 716-852-2860
Venue address: 622 MAIN STREET, BUFFALO NY
Date: JANUARY 28TH, 2011
Time: 7PM DOORS 8PM SHOW
Ticket price: $14.50 PRESALE $17 DAY OF SHOW
On sale date: DECEMBER 7TH, 2010
Tickets available at: All Ticketmaster Locations 1-800-745-3000 716-852-2860 www.tralfmusichall.com www.ticketmaster.com The Tralf Box Office
“The Fight Is On”, classic Bluesrock from New York City's bad boy coming at you Feb 2010 . Get Knocked Out!!!! Tour dates will begin in March with shows in all major European and U.S. markets.
Popa Chubby has had a prolific career spanning several decades. From the break out early 90's hit “Sweet Goddess of Love and Beer” from the Tom Dowd produced “Booty And The Beast” to his inspired interpretations of Jimi on “Electric Chubby land” he continues to output a steady stream of fire and brimstone. February 2010 will see the release of his first release in almost 2 years with “The Fight Is On”.
Popa Chubby speaks from his Hudson Valley New York studio nestled in the hills, “This is Bluesrock for the people, I set out with some cool riffs and a house full of vintage guitars. I sat down and played and tried to come up with classic sounds. I called on my friends to help me and we started recording between tour dates. Then we'd take it out to the people and if they went wild we knew we had it!” This is evident from the first drum hits of the title track “The Fight Is On” A killer detuned Zeplike rocker followed by the anthemic “We Got Some Rockin' To Do” this record does not let up. Halfway through the recording Popa visited longtime mentor and friend Jerry Williams ( Bad Brains Producer) in his Joshua Tree California lair.
“We hiked deep into the desert in the middle of the day. As I sat something shifted and the weight of the cosmos passed before me, Time was no longer valid and all I did not need died in an instant.” Say's Popa as he shifts in his seat. “I was shattered and restored in an instant and something changed in my playing forever” We started to hike back and I followed Jerry like a Sherpa. The noon soon was relentless and I came close to dying before making it back to New York and recording the Power Ballad “Locked In A Memory.” I think this is my best guitar playing to date and I'm extremely proud of the searing Les Paul Solo in this song.” “N.Y.C. 1977” till… celebrates the glory of Rock And Roll while” “Rock and Roll is My Religion” proclaims the true faith! The record ends with Popa's killer rendition of Motorheads “Ace Of Spades” live from the 2008 tour.
Critical Praise for Stealing the Devil's Guitar:
"Excitement doesn't come cheap, and Popa Chubby gets it every way he can in these 13 eclectic songs. The New York City singer/axe-mangler keeps things rolling at a heart-thumping pace by one-upping Satan on "Slide Devil Man Slide" and the jazz-inflected instrumental "The Devil's Guitar," running drugs in "Smuggler's Game," and cranking the steel-on-steel peal of six-string slide to the max. But he makes time for soul, too, plunging into the funky old-school R&B of "Back in My Baby's Arms" and covering Mississippi hill country matriarch Jessie Mae Hemphill's prayerful "Lord, Help the Poor and Needy" (retitled here "In the World"). Toss in the blues-rocker "Long Deep Hard and Wide" and the acoustic bluegrass thriller "Buffalo Chips"--where Chubby blazes through a sweet and breezy melody on mandolin, Dobro, and guitar--and you've got the full profile of an artist whose talent is even bigger than his considerable girth."
- Ted Drozdowski
Critical Praise for "The Good, The Bad, and The Chubby"
"No one could accuse Popa Chubby of being a blues purist - his songs are way too adventurous for that - but, with his soulful playing and explosive tones, Chubby wears that raw, funky, urban vibe like a badge of honor."
- Art Thompson, Guitar Player
"... Somebody Let The Devil Out, is a killer fusion of stone blues, psychedelic rock and trip-hop that may be the best 9/11 inspired song out there." * * * *
- Ted Drozdowski, Pulse!
"...if Chubby's blues were food, they'd be the kind that stay crispy in milk. The Good, The Bad, And The Chubby is his most confident effort yet."
- Genevieve Williams, Blues Revue
"Truly a bluesman for the new millennium - purists may cringe at that thought - Popa Chubby (born Ted Horowitz) has an abiding affection for the tradition but uses it only as a springboard for his distinctive style. With The Good, the Bad and the Chubby, the rotund New York guitar-slinger has created his most compelling artistic statement yet." ***1/2
- Nick Cristiano, The Philadelphia Inquirer
"If you don't already know Popa Chubby, he's a funkier version of John Popper, with incredible guitars added to an arsenal of harmonica and unique vocals that fall somewhere between Big Rude Jake and Ray Charles. Chubby's guitar talents are versatile, ranging from slide-guitar blues to electric riffs on "No Trouble No More" (which is reminiscent of vintage Aerosmith)."
- Paul Baretta, CMJ
