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SUMMARY:Petunia and the Vipers
LOCATION:Amigos Cantina
DESCRIPTION:After touring for the past decade to the UK\, Canada and parts 
 of the USA\, world acclaimed Petunia and the Vipers make another breakout 
 tour\, with their last four album releases all going to #1 on the Canadian
  Folk/Blues/Americana charts. Louis Armstrong was once asked what his favo
 rite kind of music was\, and his response was simple\; “Good music”. P
 etunia & the Vipers’ sound may not sit comfortably in one certain genre
 \, but “Good Music” describes it well. Together with his band the Vipe
 rs they play original music combining elements of classic 1920’s\, 30’
 s 40’s\, 50’s\, 60’s\, and 70’s country\, country blues\, western 
 swing\, alt country rock\, Mexicana\, French cabaret\, Romanian\, ragtime
 \, jazz\, punk and folk music’s. A new music that springboards off of mu
 sic of the past and jumps into the present day\, left with only echoes of 
 the past… Something in between 1920’s and steam punk.\nPetunia is no s
 tranger to being a “road dog”. He’s spent most of the last 23 years 
 crisscrossing sections of Europe\, North and South America\, playing his o
 ld hobo haunts\, hitch hiking junctions\, street corners\, dive bars\, chu
 rches and run down theatres. He’s more than just an entertainer\, he’s
  a modern musical enigma.  Imagine that David Lynch and Nick Cave had a h
 illbilly baby\, that yodeled… or Tom Waits meets Elvis at Woody Guthrie
 ’s hobo junction.  This is just one way of describing the man known sim
 ply as Petunia.  He’s an adventure seeker\, a poker player\, and a myst
 erious stranger.  He’s been referred to as “The Savior of Country Mus
 ic”\, and a man who exists in a different era\, bringing the past forth 
 as something new to be celebrated and not forgotten. A restless wanderer
 \, a musical historian\, and a quirky yet amazing talent\, Petunia joins t
 he greats from north of the 49th for his classic style and raucous perform
 ances. He is simply a Canadian treasure.\nIt wasn’t until he fell in lov
 e with the west coast that he would be compelled to settle down for a brie
 f period over a decade ago\, and “The Vipers” would gel together into 
 a bonifide music band. Although The Vipers would go on to include over 8 d
 ifferent guitar players at various times during their inception\, includin
 g the likes of Paul Rigby (who went on to play with Neko Case among others
 ) and then Paul Pigat (Gretch now builds guitars for Paul to play and repr
 esent the company name)\, Petunia and the Vipers now include Stephen Nikle
 va on electric guitar. He’s a 40+ year veteran of the touring circuit an
 d former member of Ray Condo and the Ricochets fame\, as well as the Sarah
  McGlaughlin band. He has been quoted by Exene of the punk rock band “X
 ” as being “One of the 10 best guitar players alive today” and noted
  by Dave Alvin (“and the Guilty Ones” band) to be\, “the intimidatin
 g guitar player”. Stephen is joined by Jimmy Roy on the lapsteel guitar 
 (an early version of the pedalsteel guitar)\, perhaps one of the last grea
 t lapsteel guitar virtuosos still alive and touring. Another 40+ year tour
 ing veteran\, Jimmy has played with Wanda Jackson\, Ray Condo and the Rico
 chets\, Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys\, and a host of other Canadian roo
 ts bands. Together these two vets form the musical foundation of the band 
 dealing out fiery solos and lush arrangements\n\nBoletos: https://www.show
 pass.com/petunia-and-the-vipers-5/
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