Welcoming back this brilliant band from Vancouver— Petunia and The Vipers! Opening set by Phoenix’s Katie Mae & The Lubrication!
This is a TICKETED SHOW: $20 pre show / $25 day of! Get your tickets and reserve a table HERE
Louis Armstrong was once asked what his favorite kind of music was, and his response was simple; "Good music". Petunia & the Vipers' sound may not sit comfortably in one certain genre, but "Good Music" describes it well. Hank Williams on acid… Tom Waits meets Elvis at Woody Guthrie's Hobo junction… Avant-Country night club scene music… One of the best bands in the world today, of any kind… hillbilly-flavoured-swing inflected-ragtime-goodtime-thunderously rolling-one-of-a-kind-you-don’t-want-to-miss-this-sort-of-a-show… A new music that springboards off of music of the past and jumps into the present day, left with only echoes of the past… Something in between 1920's and steam punk. It's good for your mind… These are just a few of the words uttered by folks around the globe trying to pin down a description of all that is Petunia & The Vipers
Louis Armstrong was once asked what his favorite kind of music was, and his response was simple: “good music”! Petunia & the Vipers’ sound may not sit comfortably in any one specific genre, but “good music” describes it well. Or maybe “really, really good music” might be more accurate.
If one wished to talk about the birth of the blues, they would need to dig into the influences that preceded its birth. The same is true about Petunia & the Vipers. If they followed a recipe and added musical styles as ingredients, it would start by simply combining country and blues, and we’d have your basic dry ingredients right there, but lacking the true essence of this band’s sound. Mix in a dose of ragtime, some Dixieland jazz, a hint of bebop, some western swing and old time cowboy music, a bit of jug band and string band flavour. Then add significant doses of Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams, a soupçon of Blind Willie McTell and Blind Lemon Jefferson – and you’re starting to cook! Now, bake on high with the rhythms of Cuban, Mexican, Peruvian, Romanian and African folk sounds. Ice the whole cake with some punk rock, alternative influences – and maybe some Bowie.
The result? A delectable musical concoction made by musicians who understand the lines and refuse to paint inside them at any time. Their sound is part old-time, part cutting edge new time, part of the wave of future – and timeless.