Swampadelica at The Historic Blairstown Theater

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Saturday March 14th, 2009
Swampadelica Featuring Nadine LaFond on lead vocals
with special guest Todd Sheaffer of Railroad Earth
@ The Historic Blairstown Theatre
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Swampadelica blends and bends lead vocalist's Nadine LaFond's native language, Haitian Kreyol with English and then mixes it with electric guitar and a modified and mutated American jazz & rock staple, the Hammond B3. This world/improv/americana blend sits nicely upon a bed of pumpin' and lumpin' rhythm section.

Guitarist/co-songwriter Brian Herkert notes that Swampadelica represents a sort of a musical reverse migration. "It starts with the current sounds of rock and hip-hop, travels to the Gulf states with funk and early American blues. From there it moves to the Caribbean with Haitian Kreyol and the rhythms of reggae and ska. It finally ends up back in Africa via Nadine's African vocal styles and the use of instrumentation such as the hindehoo and kalimba."

Good things are happening all around for the band. Nadine LaFond has recently appeared on Phish bassist Mike Gordon's new album, 'The Green Sparrow". Nadine appears on a track with Rolling Stone/Allman Brothers keyboardist, Chuck Leavell. Nadine also appears on moe.'s new album, "Sticks & Stones", and recently sang with the band on tour (including an appearance on Mountain Stage with moe. and Ani DiFranco). With guests such as the legendary Bernie Worrell (P-Funk, Talking Heads keyboardist) and Railroad Earth's Andy Goessling showing up and sitting in with Swampadelica at their live shows, it is evident that Swampadelica's fire is burning.

Founding member Damian Calcagne surfaced from the Northwestern NJ music scene. Damian toured as keyboardist with Railroad Earth's frontman Todd Sheaffer in RRE's predecessor From Good Homes.

Damian, Nadine and guitarist Brian Herkert form the song writing team that has created Swampadelica's signature style that is showcased on their 2008 release, S'AC PASSE?. These three friends have developed a dialogue that is the center of Swampadelica's musical voice. Now joining the band on drums is long-time friend, Casey O'Connor, and on bass, Jason Hogue. Swampadelica's 2008 release (their 3rd album), is entitled S'AC PASSE?. Entitled in Haitian Kreyol, "S'ac Passe?" is a greeting meaning "What's going on?" to which the traditional response is "N'ap Boule!", or our fire is burning.

S'AC PASSE? is produced by Swampadelica and J. Kahrs. S'AC PASSE? was recorded at Trey Anastasio's Vermont based studio, "The Barn" as well as the band members' home studios.

S'AC PASSE? is available through www.swampadelica.com, www.digstation.com and itunes.
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Fine artwork by Nadine LaFond will be available for purchase at this event. Specific artwork will donate proceeds as part of the artist's "Haiti Relief Benefit" (directly supporting "Art Creation Foundation for Children" and "Yele Haiti") to send urgent supplies back home to those in need. More information at http://www.artlives.net/haitirelief.html.
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Swampadelica w/ Todd Sheaffer of Railroad Earth
@ The Historic Blairstown Theatre
30 Main Street
Blairstown, NJ 07825
(908) 362-1399
doors at 7:30pm
$15
All Ages
www.historicblairstowntheatre.com

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