Tropical Heatwave and more in new CL
May 14th, 2008 by Wade Tatangelo in News
WMNF’s 27th annual Tropical Heatwave bash takes place Saturday and I’m totally stoked. Six stages in and around the Cuban Club in Ybor City featuring an eclectic lineup of under-the-radar national greats and local standouts. What has me giddiest, though, is the debut of the “Louisiana Stage” (El Pasaje Plaza), where attendees will find this week’s Creative Loafing cover girl, teenage fiddling/singing sensation Amanda Shaw and Soul Rebels, a brass band that brings the funk, hip-hop and isn’t afraid to cover George Michael.
I interviewed the eight members of Soul Rebels in person earlier this month prior to their weekly Big Easy gig at Le Bon Temps Roule, the night before the ensemble performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. In fact, four of the five acts scheduled to appear on Heatwave’s Louisiana Stage played the prestigious NOLA Jazz Fest this year: Shaw, Soul Rebels, slide-guitar master Sonny Landreth and the Cajun-Irish Zydepunks. Having all these Crescent City stars in town at one time is a special treat for a NOLA music/Jazz Fest junkie like me. Here’s what we have running in the new CL:
The Heatwave is on. And we’ve got the complete lineup of this year’s acts covered.
Talking drummer: How a master percussionist from Mali found his way to Tampa and Tropical Heatwave. By Eric Snider.
Soul Rebels want to funk up Heatwave.
BAR TAB: Down on the corner. Another SoHo bar leaves nothing but memories.
Drive-By Truckers roll into Jannus.
Nonpoint, GreyMarket, Sergio Mendes and more in Music Week.
May 15th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
oh for crying out loud.
I’ve been looking forward to heatwave 08 all year. And I just now hear about it 3 days before hand? Crap. Now I’m gonna miss it.