Category Archives: New Orleans

Ponderosa Stomp Festival 2015: The Countdown to the Next Musical Blowout Begins (“Uno, dos, one, two, tres, quatro”)

“There are no shortcuts to quality.” — guiding principle of legendary New Orleans culinary institution Hansen’s Sno-Bliz

The 2013 Ponderosa Stomp Festival was our most successful to date! Thank you to everyone who helped to make the amazing 3-day event possible: the participants, musicians, donors, volunteers, staff, sponsors, collaborators, and attendees!

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The additional time we had to plan and organize the 2013 festival was a key to our success. To ensure we continue to present the best event possible, we will continue to produce the festival every other year.

An extra year in between festivals will allow us to use our resources as effectively as possible and produce an event worthy of the incredible musicians and artists we celebrate. The next Ponderosa Stomp Festival, then, will take place in the fall of 2015.

Thank you for your continued support of our work, and we hope to see everyone in New Orleans in 2015!

© Edgar Mata, 2013, edgarmata.com

In the meantime, stay tuned for upcoming mini-Stomp events by following the Mystic Knights of the Mau Mau on Facebook and Twitter. Coming this April 28 to One Eyed Jack’s in the French Quarter: The Flamin’ Groovies with The Men, in an extravaganza presented by the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation and Aquarium Drunkard!

We also invite you to check out our new online store with tons of Stomp merchandise: tote bags, posters, koozies, buttons, and more! Perfect for the Stomp fan or music lover in your life! All proceeds from merchandise sales benefit the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation.

Clouds Don’t Shine: Psychedelic Teen Garage Insanity by the Gaunga Dyns

After 45 years, New Orleans Psychedelic Garage Kings The Gaunga Dyns will Reunite at the Ponderosa Stomp Steve Staples is getting the band together again for this year’s Ponderosa Stomp. That band just happens to be one of New Orleans’ most popular mid-‘60s rock groups, one that hasn’t shared a stage in this configuration for … Continue reading Clouds Don’t Shine: Psychedelic Teen Garage Insanity by the Gaunga Dyns

From the Pen of the Dogg: Irma Thomas – In Between Tears

” a lost classic that captures deep soul at its most poignant and resonant …” Following the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Camille on New Orleans in 1969, Crescent City Soul Queen Irma Thomas relocated to California, temporarily putting her music career on hold and quietly taking a job in retail. That would all change when … Continue reading From the Pen of the Dogg: Irma Thomas – In Between Tears

A whole lotta Love: Soulman C.P. Love kicks off the Ponderosa Stomp’s new “Heroes of Louisiana Music at the Mint” series on May 15th, 2012

“Who do you love?” Bo Diddley asked. In the case of this Tuesday’s “Heroes of Louisiana Music at the Mint,” the answer is C.P. Love. This soulful Crescent City singer will be starring in the first installment of a four-part series presented by the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation and the Friends of the Cabildo, in conjunction … Continue reading A whole lotta Love: Soulman C.P. Love kicks off the Ponderosa Stomp’s new “Heroes of Louisiana Music at the Mint” series on May 15th, 2012

Song of the Day: “There Is Something on Your Mind” by Stomp conference subjects Bobby Marchan and Big Jay McNeely

On its Sept. 15 kickoff, attendees at the Ponderosa Stomp‘s music conference learned about R&B legend, notorious transvestite, and pioneer rap promoter Bobby Marchan – in a panel led by Alison Fensterstock and illuminated by Marchan’s Manicure Records partner Henry “Palomino” Alexander; Q93 DJ Wild Wayne; and singer Gerri Hall of Huey “Piano” Smith’s Clowns. … Continue reading Song of the Day: “There Is Something on Your Mind” by Stomp conference subjects Bobby Marchan and Big Jay McNeely