 Friday, May 28, 2010
BIG SANDY & HIS FLY-RITE BOYS
With Special Guests:
- Stompy Jones
- The B Stars
- DJ Tanoa Samoa Boy
Doors: 8:00 PM
Show: 8:30 PM
Admission: $17 Advance; $20 at the Door
On Friday, May 28th, Live at the Landmark! presents a concert and dance that will take place at San Jose’s Landmark Ballroom, featuring the West Coast’s top-notch American roots music and western swing king Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys. Special guests performances from the Stompy Jones, The B Stars, and Dj Samoa Boy. All of this is wrapped up in the majestic 1920’s Landmark Ballroom. For those who like to dance, you will not find a better dance floor (3,000 sqft of “sprung” dance floor). So join us for this opportunity to dress to the 9’s, dance all night and enjoy one of the best music acts in the region!
Since forming in 1988, Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys have emerged as one of the world's most respected practitioners of American roots music, western swing, rockabilly, and traditional country—playing it like they invented it. "I think of us as just a rock and roll band, a rock and roll band that's letting the roots show," says bandleader Big Sandy. Whether they're playing the Grand Ole Opry, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, or simply climbing out of a bus after rolling into your town, these guys are bringing us some great old-time rock and roll.
For many acts playing music of this era, there is a tendency to look no further than the novelty of the style. Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys, however, have continued to transcend their genre the same way all iconic artists do—by creating music so good, songs that are so well written, that the genre is simply a launching pad for the integrity of the art; this music is timeless. "Well, it's become that," Big Sandy said. "Once we got comfortable with the style of music we were playing, we made it our own."
Stompy Jones — A San Francisco based sextet, renowned for their jumpin' rhythm and explosive stage show. Little David Rose's thumpin' stand-up bass, the double-shuffle drumming of Lee Beary, and the bounce piano of Scott Lawrence provide the rhythmic foundation of the band's jump style. Riffing on top is the trumpet sound of Robert Dehlinger and Erv Ervin on the saxophone. These two fellas create the fireworks of vintage rhythm and blues. The charming Christopher Binnings' soulful vocals have become a trademark of Stompy Jones.
The B Stars — San Francisco's hillbilly swingers formed in early 2006 with a back-pocket of country songs and the desire to bring to light that ol' traditional, forgotten hillbilly swing, the likes of which Hank Williams, Carl Smith, and Lefty Frizzell made popular in the late 1940s - the mid 1950s. With a new full-length album "Behind The Barn with The B Stars" out now, The B Stars are singin' and hillbilly swingin' for your listening and dancing pleasure.
Check out their Web sites:
Big Sandy: http://www.bigsandy.net
Stompy Jones: http://www.stompyjones.com
The B Stars: http://www.myspace.com/thebstars
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