Original Cartoon "Felix The Cat and the Goose that laid the golden egg". Music by "Puente".
PUENTE
IS...
Chris Puente~ Guitars, Ankle Shakers, Vocs
Rola Cerone~ Wash Tub Bass
Erin Marie Kost~ Vocals
Brandon Lacey~ Banjo, Vocs, Washboard and other Percussion
Mike Huebner(Wolgemut)~ Percussion, Flute, Mandolin
And when fate permits...
Alyssa Duerksen~ Fiddle, Vocs
Jonathon Gryder(A Man About A Dog)~ Weissenborn
Cullen Bordes~ Fiddle
Alex Korolov(Cantiga)~ Fiddle
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.
"Well, let's see what a few others have to say about this "Old Fashion" 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)
No - No No...my friend. They just changed their (to Austin) Status. We are from the North West. Have been in TX for 3 days now from Pendleton, OREGON. I just wanted to see if you had a few places for them to play - in return - I (Wilson Promotions) would help you book your WA. OR. Tour to Canada!! Sorry to mess ya up. Their 1st time in TX - we need ALL the help we can get. We have only 3 dates booked. THX, Jay~ In WA. ST.
THX 4 the Add! Hey? When are you thinking about the North West/Canada Run? Wanna trade some dates?? Check em out - good friends of mine just hit Austin - Little McKay Creek will be a great fit in TX. Be fun 2 C U out here soon...let us know what you think! Cheers, Jay~ Wilson Promotions - Walla Walla, WA. - wilsonpromo@gmail.com - *1999-2009* 10 Years of Booking The North West!
Hey brother, good to here from you:) Life is sweet and full of opportunity constantly trying to be fulfilled. Im living in a great place in a bad part of town in Oakland CA with a wonderful woman I met in the belly of a dragon in the North West;) Good to see your keeping busy with some gigs. Im hoping to be playing out more soon. The last gig I played was at a warehouse party in the industrial part of San Fransisco. It went well although I only played a 30 min set. Here is a clip bit of some new ideas I have brewing. Peace and love my freind.
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!
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