since my move to new orleans, i have heard the name santeria tossed around in a few times, by people who seemed to have at least similar tastes. of course, i didnt act on those overheard recommendations. as luck would have it, i got an email about regarding the lead singer of said band releasing a solo record. that man goes by the name of brother dege, but his given name may or may not be dege legg and his record is called folk songs of the american longhaired. from what i heard of the record, all i can say is wow. this guy is not fuckin around in the least. i am not one to quote press releases, which i think shows, cause no pr person with half a brain would write like yours truly, but anyway exceptions are always made cause this sums up brother dege and his music quite nicely…out of respect for the author i’ll even keep the punctuation in tact.
“This is Delta Blues for the 21st Century, raging out of the swamplands of Louisiana. Dripping with atmosphere and backwoods noir. The real deal—death-obsessed, god-fearing, foot stomping acoustic blues steeped in the devilish myths and haunted ambience that permeates every inch of Louisiana. Factor in some Historic longhaired rock & roll influences – from Sabbath to Black Flag – and you’ve got an art project and anthropological study wrapped in one time traveling package.”
he’s kicking off his tour here in new orleans on thursday night and then headed out on the road for a quite a few gigs. check the dates below. the new orleans date is a house party thats open to the public, and free although donations are accepted and probably encouraged. the address to the house party/record release gig is 1121 piety st and begins at 9pm, for more info call 504.419.7029.
the battle of new orleans
the girl who wept stones
04.29 new orleans
04.30 birmingham, al
05.01 atlanta, ga
05.02 charlotte, nc
05.03 greenville, nc
05.04 winston-salem, nc
05.05 leesburg, va
05.06 philadelphia, pa
05.07 new york, ny
05.08 brooklyn, ny
05.09 new york, ny
05.10 providence, ri
05.11 somerville, ma
05.12 jamaica plain, ma
05.14 cleveland, oh
05.15 newport, ky
05.16 chicago, il
05.18 st. louis, mo
05.19 kansas city (blue springs, mo
05.20 dallas, tx
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