Who: Smokestack and The Foothill Fury
Where: Dave’s Aqua Lounge
When: Friday, January 16, 2009
Smokestack and The Foothill Fury caught me entirely by surprise at The Deep Blues Festival this past July. He’s played the area a few times since but I’ve not been able to make it to the shows. That mistake will not be made Friday night.
Here’s what mountainfreak.net said about him:
I wandered a little south of my normal coverage area this month to Loco’s in Gainesville for some music by a fellow whose sound I had heard labeled “Punk-Country-Blues”. Hard for me to miss something with a handle like that. “Smokestack” is a one man band with enough energy for a quartet. Armed with a small arsenal of guitars, his foot driven rhythm section, and a knack for telling a story..he puts on a good show that is a little different but highly entertaining.
Here’s what I said in my Deep Blues Festival recap about him:
I would like to mention . SmokeStack and the Foothill Fury. This guy caught me by surprise. Having never heard of him, I was preparing to use his set as a chance to grab a beer and take a piss, but when he was done I found that I was still standing in the same place I was when he began, doing the “I gotta piss” dance. One funny thing, when he first took the stage he asked the crowd if anyone had a beer for him and suddenly it was like a parade of booze being passed up onto the stage. His set was probably the most frantic of the day.
Check out his myspace profile and I’ll see you Friday night for a rollicking good time.
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