Wednesday,
August 27th |
Johnny and the Vault Cats
Johnny and the Vault Cats is an authentic rockabilly band playing songs from the early days of rock and roll. Their music and style feature artists such as Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly and many others from the good ol' days of rock! The band is comprised of local (and some not so local) musicians who got the idea to serve up this style of music in the Valley!
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Thursday,
August 28th |
Shortness of Breath
This band comes out the wilds of Warren County Virginia to absolutely
Rock the local music scene. A power trio that brings a unique energy to their
music that hasn't been heard in the local music scene. A 'Voodoo Chili' of late
60's and 70's Classic Rock, 80's Electric Blues/Rock, and 90's Grunge provide
the spices for a unique, yet timeless and familiar, foundation from which
Shortness Of Breath builds their high energy approach to original SOB material
as well as covers of rock's classics. These boy's are not to be missed.
UPDATE: Shortness Of Breath has just completed their first EP and made it
available to listen to at
www.thissobrocks.com/. Listen to their latest release
here!
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Friday,
August 29th |
Catfish Hodge
Catfish found his calling early on. While growing up in Detroit, he was sneaking into Motown Records Hitsville studio to catch the Four tops and the Supremes and grooving to R&B and Blues while his contemporaries gravitated to the Beatles. In the late 1960’s he formed the Catfish Band and led them out of Detroit into national prominence.
By 1973 Catfish had settled into Washington, DC where he was packing them in at Desperado’s, Childe Harold and the Cellar Door with what the Washington City Paper describes as "his cheerfully muscular blues & rockin’ boogie". He made a few friends along the way too. He became a regular opener for Bonnie Raitt and Little Feat, who also started showing up on his recordings. When he formed the Chicken Legs Band in 1981, he was joined by Little Feat’s Paul Barrere, Richie Hayward, Kenny Gradney and Sam Clayton. Their final tour hit twenty one cities and sold out every one.
By 1982 Catfish had headed west to California where he lived for the next 17 years. Along with Paul Barrere he formed the Bluesbusters in 1984. They recorded two albums for Landslide Records and toured for many years, until Little Feat was reformed in the late 1980’s.
In 1999 Catfish founded the Hillbilly Funk Allstars with T Lavitz, Richie Hayward, Kenny Gradney, and Vassar Clements. Their first tour was well received, with great turn outs, will they ever tour again? He continues to work solo acoustic and with his new electric band in the mid-Atlantic area, as well as festivals around the globe.
Today Catfish Hodge lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, where he says "the air is fresh and the mountains are good for the healing of the soul." After thirty five years on the road and twenty four albums having been released, he is still electrifying music fans with his powerful and spiritual style of original music!
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