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Popa Chubby
Twenty five years of hard rocking blues
Popa Chubby, born Ted Horowitz, has been hard rocking the blues in his fierce and soulful way for more than 25 years. Over the course of a career that dates back to 1994, he has been a force of to be reckoned with on the guitar, and his tempestuous, soulful playing has never been more powerful. An imposing figure with a shaven head, tattooed arms, a goatee and a performance style he describes as the Stooges meets Buddy Guy, Motörhead meets Muddy Waters, and Jimi Hendrix meets Robert Johnson, Popa Chubby is an endearing character who is one of the genre's most popular figures.
His career has always been about moving forward and carving a place for himself in the imposing terrain of the music business, overcoming odds to continue growing and maturing as a creative force. He has built a constantly increasing base of fans across the world, where in many territories he is a star. A native New Yorker, Horowitz's first gigs were in the NYC punk scene as a guitarist for what he reflects was a crazy Japanese special effects performance artist in a kimono called Screaming Mad George who had a horror-movie inspired show. Right from the start he was immersed in rock 'n' roll as theater, and learned from George and others playing CBGB's at the time that included the Ramones, the Cramps, Richard Hell, whose band, the Voidoids he joined that rock 'n' roll should be dangerous. He reflects, Musicians like the Ramones and the Sex Pistols weren't just bands. They were a threat to society.
The Blues however was the foundation of his playing style. He recalls, Since I'd grown up on Hendrix, Cream and Led Zeppelin, when I started playing blues in New York clubs I understood that the blues should be dangerous, too. It wasn't just from playing in punk bands. Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters were dangerous men. They'd cut or shoot you if they thought it was necessary, and Little Walter packed a gun and wouldn't hesitate to use it. That danger is a real part of the Blues and I keep it alive in my music.
Popa Chubby is his own man for better or worse. He reflects, I'm living in a wild time, and that is where the inspiration is drawn from. There are my issues, but the picture is much bigger than me and my situation. Everything is breaking down in the world. The lines are being redefined. We all need something.
+ Special guests Blackballed
Formed in 2012, this Oldham based trio features brothers Marshall (guitar/vocals) and Leon Gill (drums) and Tom Wibberley on bass.
Marshall is a phenomenal guitarist who is also a member of top UK cult band New Model Army. In between touring and recording duties for them, Blackballed gives him a platform to air this other musical direction. Bits of Led Zeppelin, early ZZ Top, Rory Gallagher, Cream and country rock shine through.
It's a full on sound and they describe themselves as a 'well turned out full tilt oiled engine with a ton of groove rock power.' Which pretty much sums them up!
The Brudenell is a lively and fun loving venue that embraces music and art under a wide and diverse umbrella that has no boundaries.
Our open music policy believes in freedom and creation and holds the belief that music and expression provide useful social interaction.
It is a community ‘non profitmaking’ venue, that holds charitable status, based in Leeds 6. The Brudenell Social Club is owned by its members, run by its members, for its members.
The Brudenell is most famous for hosting secret gigs for bands like Franz Ferdinand and the Kaiser Chiefs. However, it has been a centrepiece of the Leeds music scene for a number of years, and hosts gigs most nights of the week, which are put on by a variety of local promoters.
33 Queens Road,
Burley,
Leeds,
West Yorkshire,
England,
LS6 1NY.
0113 275 2411
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