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New
Album Louisiana Crude Out Now!
Abita Blues debut album, Louisiana Crude is a dirty
blues portrait of down and out characters, late night odysseys,
and Louisiana Crude, in every sense of the word.
From
folksy, acoustic blues to wash board grit, Louisiana Crude is a
tribute to southern back yards, bars, ditches, and bathroom walls.
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Lyrically
driven acoustic and electric blues, Abita Blues pays tribute to
southern bars, ditches, and bathroom walls. Their debut album, Louisiana
Crude is a dirty blues portrait of down and out characters, late
night odysseys, and Louisiana Crude, in every sense of the word.
These songs are infused with elements from north and south of Lake
Pontchartrain. "There are not a lot of artists speaking to
the beauty of growing up on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain.
We grew up here in the 70's. It was an adventure." Indeed,
the local landscape takes center stage in songs like The Heron Song,
Bayou Born, and All Kinds of Crazy - dirty blues tributes to the
shallow creeks of Old Mandeville. "We practically lived in
the creeks running off the lake. How could it not come out in our
music at some point."
Their
live show has something for everybody. "Our set contains about
half acoustic-rhythmic, folk songs and half electric, dirty-guitar
tunes. There is a good bit of washboard and percussion throughout."
In recording the album, the band wanted to preserve the purist nature
of their sound. "There are no effects on this album. We recorded
every song in one or two takes and adjusted levels - that was it.
We wanted the songs to sound like one of our live shows, like a
big party in a small road-house."
For
A Good Time Call and Wild Pierre, two of the bands
favorite songs, indeed capture the gritty magic of a night at Birdies'
Roadhouse.
Why
the title Louisiana Crude? In part the title comes from
the crude characters that inhabit songs like Keep Sniffin and Wild
Pierre. It comes from the crude land scape that is both dirty and
beautiful. And of course, oil. "The last song we recorded was
the song Louisiana Crude, which is about the oil spill. But once
we stepped back and looked at all the songs and what they were about,
that song title worked on every level in describing the album."
On
The Road and Around the Block
Abita Blues recently returned from Disney’s Epcot International
Food & Wine Festival as the premier band representing Louisiana
at the grand opening of the Louisiana Exhibit in Epcot.
Other venues and festivals that they have visited include the Mandeville
Seafood Festival, Jefferson Parish Family Gras, Crescent City Classic,
live broadcasts on WWOZ and RADIO HOLSTEBRO in Denmark, Tab Benoit’s
Music Café, and Ruby’s Roadhouse, to name a few.
Recent
appearances - 2010
-
Amite
Oyster Festival
- Ponchatoula
Strawberry FEST
Recent
appearances - 2009
-
Ruby’s Road House, Mandeville LA
- Howlin’
Wolf North Shore, Mandeville LA
Recent
appearances - 2008
- 13th
Annual Epcot International Food & Wine Festival – Walt
Disney World – Orlando, Florida
- Mandeville
Seafood Fest
- Crescent
City Classic (with Cowboy Mouth)
- Family
Gras in Jefferson Parish West Bank and East Bank stages
(with Irma Thomas, Billy Ray Cyrus, Kansas, Herman's Hermits,
Amanda Shaw and more)
-
Madisonville Lighthouse Fundraiser with Special Guest Dan
Aykroyd
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