Todd Day Wait’s Pigpen
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For the Winter/Spring 2012 Tour, Todd Day Wait is being joined by Midwest harmonica slinger Paul Weber and Arizona journeyman Matt Dethrow on upright bass. Playing folk-country-blues, their travels will take them on a two-month, 10-state tour through the Southwest, the South, the Midwest, the Mountain states and back out to the West Coast. The trio just recorded a little E.P. out in California, all on their own reel-to-reel machine and shot a music video before leaving on their Winter/Spring tour. You can find out where they are currently by looking at their calendar and see where they are heading next.
Since 2009, Todd Day Wait has been touring full-time–taking up residencies all across America—all the while traveling in an eco-friendly airport shuttle bus that runs off of used vegetable oil. During these residencies his main group is Todd Day Wait’s Pigpen, which is comprised of a rotating line-up of professional musicians who write, record and perform Rhythm & Blues-Folk and Soul-Rock & Roll. His residencies focus on New Orleans, the Midwest and the West Coast where he performs in The Golden Hills Blues Band. Wait fronts an acoustic side as well during these residencies playing Folk-Country-Blues as a solo artist, with a trio or as Wait & Weber.
In 2009, Pigpen recorded in various cites including a single called “Magnolia Trees” in San Diego, CA and the track “Nowhere to Be” in Flagstaff, AZ. They also started to blaze a trail along the road map that became their regular touring circuit.
Their extensive touring found them living in California throughout the second half of 2010 after spending the winter in New Orleans. As a result, they were afforded the opportunity to record new music in California, Arizona, Missouri and Louisiana. Expanding their fan base city to city, they embarked upon a Spring Midwest tour of 30 dates and a Fall Midwest tour of 14 dates including a spot at the Schwagstock Music Festival.
In 2011, Todd Day Wait recorded and released a solo album and a full band E.P. on the west coast before returning to New Orleans for his five-week residency. He then launched his Spring Midwest tour in March, extending through May, while dispersing these two new records and an Acoustic Duo E.P featuring Harmonica player Paul Weber. Wait earned himself national spots at the 101 Music Festival, Tall Tree Music Festival and the Roots n Blues n BBQ Music Festival.
The feel-good blues song “I Sure Love You” makes a great dedication song to someone close and “Peaches” tells the story of a marveling traveling wanderer. The overdriven, psych-tinged jump boogie of “It’s the Same Old Thing” roars out of the gate with raunchy distorted organ and woozy wah-wah guitar building foundations for Wait’s powerful bluesman vocals. Pigpen is beyond a musical sensation as their lyrics paint optimistic pictures of a caring society such as in “The World Today.” It’s music with heart that injects positive spirit into the world.
Todd Day Wait is currently on his winter tour, which includes his New Orleans winter residency and then launching his cross-country spring tour.
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