Featuring
Cameo appeareances by Jason Daniel Malloy(Phsyco Mime), Ryan Lake(Guitar), Erica Kaiser(Washtub)
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PUENTE
IS...
Chris Puente~ Guitars, Ankle Shakers, Vocs
Rola Cerone~ Wash Tub Bass
Erin Marie Kost~ Vocals
And when fate permits...
Mike Huebner(Wolgemut)~ Percussion, Flute, Mandolin
Alyssa Duerksen~ Fiddle, Vocs
Jonathon Gryder(A Man About A Dog)~ Weissenborn
Cullen Bordes~ Fiddle
Brandon Lacey~ Banjo, Vocs, Washboard and other Percussion
Original Cartoon "Felix The Cat and the Goose that laid the golden egg". Music by "Puente".
Influences
no's chaz, howling wolf, arthur crudup, chet atkins, beck, the stones, bjork, tori, django, billie holiday, nina samone, willie, waylon, cash, r skaggs, pigface, elvises(red, preistly, costello), loretta lynne, bh surfers, the pixies, b marley, linda perry, janes addiction, tool, simon&garfunkle, f. zappa, mr. bungle, ani, guthrie(arlo&woody), bela fleck, zappa(father and son), tom waits, toni price, tony rice, hossam ramzy, dead can dance, lorena mckennit, deep forest, artis the spoon man, hopes and dreams, our families, our friends, every sound we have ever heard....
Sounds Like
Puente plays a raw acoustic genre bending music. Sounds both modern and progressive while holding onto a hint of years past: juke joints, a time when bootleggers were running the roads, and when sitting at the creek throwing stones at bushes was how one spent a Saturday afternoon.
It seams most bands have a hard time describing their sound. Well, we're not like most bands. We play rhythm driven goodness on acoustic instruments."Oh Brother with Rock, Rhythm and Blues."
"Well, let's see what a few others have to say about this "Old Timey" band...
...Puente's a "roots" band... not "roots rock", just ROOTS... they do REAL ROOTS MUSIC... I'm talking AMERICA, here, folks..."The Grapes of Wrath", or a blues bar in the backwaters of the French Quarter in New Orleans pre-Katrina... or in a hobo camp in the Thirties, or at one of the dances my granny took me to as a young child, or in the Cotton Club in Harlem in NYC in the fifties...could've been the 1890s, the 1930s, the Fifties, or last night...I LOVE PUENTE... ~ Mick Darwin
"This is from the heart of the real feeling of how music is supposed to be done...This is where you really express yourself" ~Stevo (KEOS 89.1 FM)
I just sent you a selected message for the Sonicbids Spotlight (yay!) and I loved your songs so much... ~Aimee (spotlights@sonicbids.com)
"...This project looks fun..." ~Eliot E. Rich (Bookings and Event Management, Castaways. Ithaca, NY)
"I would definitely call it Delta Blues." ~Edison Freeman (Recording Engineer, Musician)
“I would like to introduce you to Chris Puente. Chris is a fun, entertaining and dynamic performer. He is very original and insightful. I have known Chris and seen him perform for several years and he just keeps getting better. He would be a great fit in any music program.” ~Graham Warwick(Blues Man, Booking Agent)
“Hints of ragtime and swing co-mingle in a solid folk rock blues sauce to serve up a distinct and tasty dish we call “Progressive Americana a la Puente” ~Victoria Winters (Writer, Artist)
*January 9 2008 issue of "Spotlight on Entertainment" (Cover Story)
*July 2008 Issue of "Texas Highways" (Photo and Mention)
I really appreciate your friendship and ALL your awesome support! I'd be so grateful if you could bulletin your friends and ask them to add us. THANKS A BUNCH!!!!
heehee...yer the first to say "howdy" to me...and yes, I laughed! Love ya, will let ya know when I get into town, hoping to arrive sometime Monday in Austin! (Ride to Baton Rouge is firm, from there, it's a lil iffy still!)
what the hell lis a dobro bro? lol oh and btw when do you guys havin' another show in the b/cs? hope it's goin' well for you man....holler back......cheers!!!!!!!
I'm not sure if I'm coming to TX, definitely at some point, I'd like to do TRF but I'm going to finish my degree first. If you come to Ithaca let me know, that's a cool place. You should visit the faire here!
i watched your ruby red pie video months ago...but listened to the track 5sec ago. it sounds more complete with the soft female vocals added. although the yearning was there before, she brings it full circle for me.
