Friday, May 1, 2009

Down And Out In New Orleans


THE A.I.T.A. PONDEROSA STOMP EXPERIENCE

- Day One -

The Condo Fucks
The A-Bones

@ One Eyed Jacks

1 - shrimp po' boy (half)
6 - raw oysters
3 - crabmeat stuffed jalapenos
6 - boiled crab claws
1 - rabbit and sausage jambalaya (cup)
2 - coffee
5 - Abita Amber
2 - Guinness
1 - Pimm's Cup
3 - Miller High Life


- Day Two -

The Secret History Of Louisiana Rock'N'Roll (exhibit)
Lady Bo, Marshall Chess, and Mike Hurtt (discussion)
The Remains: America’s Lost Band (film)

@ Louisiana State Museum

Alton Lott w/The Eccofonics
Johnny Powers w/The Eccofonics
Carl Mann w/The Eccofonics
Lil Greenwood
Dale Hawkins and James Burton w/The Eccofonics
The Remains
Howard Tate
Ray Sharpe w/The A-Bones
Kenny And The Kasuals
Lady Bo

@ House Of Blues (Ponderosa Stomp)

1 - eggs sunny side up, grits, biscuit, and sausage
6 - chargrilled oysters
1 - étouffée (bowl, half)
1 - boudin blanc w/creole marmalade (half)
1 - corned beef po' boy
2 - coffee
2 - Pimm's Cup
2 - Beefeater, rocks
5 - Abita Amber
1 - Maker's Mark, shot


- Day Three -

Jerry McCain
Lazy Lester and James Burton w/Lil Buck And The Top Cats
L.C. Ulmer
G.G. Shinn w/Lil Buck And The Top Cats
Dan Penn w/Bobby Emmons
Wanda Jackson and James Burton w/The Eccofonics
Roy Loney and Cyril Jordon w/The A-Bones

@ House Of Blues (Ponderosa Stomp)

1 - cajun omelette w/wheat toast and garlic butter potatoes
3 - raw oysters
1 - muffaletta (quarter)
2 - baked oysters w/spinich
2 - baked oysters w/saffron crab meat
2 - baked oysters w/spicy eggplant
1 - bleu cheese burger w/french fries
2 - coffee
1 - Abita Turbodog
2 - Red Stallion Ale (22 oz)
1 - Wild Turkey and cola
3 - Maker's Mark, rocks


- Day Four -

1 - beignet
1 - western omelette w/french bread and grits (half)
1 - shrimp creole (bowl)
2 - raw oysters
2 - chargrilled oysters
1 - smoked turkey BBQ sandwich
2 - coffee

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"'You’ll be back again,' sang Barry & the Remains, starting their headlining set on Tuesday night at the eighth annual Ponderosa Stomp. It’s a song about a straying girlfriend, but the Remains could have been singing about themselves and many of the four dozen acts -- rockabillies, bluesmen, R&B shouters, swamp-rockers, honky-tonkers, psychedelic bands -- playing the House of Blues here in the Stomp’s two nights of nine-hour shows." ... Story continues here: A Festival of One-Shots and Shoulda-Beens (The NY Times)

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View: Day One and Day Two Ponderosa Stomp photos (33 1/3 blog)

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