Showing posts with label Lil' Band O' Gold. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lil' Band O' Gold. Show all posts

Friday, August 20, 2010

A Swamp Pop Journey to Aotearoa!

Lousiana Legends
LIL' BAND O' GOLD
Bring Swamp-Pop to New Zealand!

Sept. 23 Dunedin - Re-Fuel
Sept. 24 Christchurch - Al’s Bar
Sept. 25 Wellington - San Francisco Bath House
Sept. 26  Auckland - Kings Arms

TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM TICKETMASTER, REAL GROOVY (CHRISTCHURCH, WELLINGTON, AUCKLAND), and MARBECKS (DUNEDIN)

Bayou rhythms, rockin’ accordions, heartbreaking voices and great southern storytelling: New Zealand will get a taste of Louisiana’s best musical recipe when swamp-pop supergroup Lil’ Band O’ Gold tours this September. 
Meantime, have this free sample:



Can't wait!




Wednesday, June 2, 2010

RMHQ Weekly Staff Pick

Our "Man on the Street", Lio, selects one of his favourite albums of the moment...this week it is:

THE LIL' BAND O' GOLD - The Promised Land



"Some good friends of mine gave me the heads up on this 9-piece Cajun Swamp pop group before we released this album and I'm mighty glad they did!  The Promised Land is the soundtrack to the documentary (that hopefully gets a DVD release here) The Promised Land:  A Swamp Pop Journey.  It's heartfelt music from down Louisiana way, and is best enjoyed with some cold beers and good company.  A quote from the doco sums the sound up for me nicely - "White guys, playing Black music, damn good"."