I guess by now some of you have heard that I screwed my knee up and require surgery and consequently the Daddies February tour of Europe is going to be postponed. The band is very disappointed and I really feel like crap that it's my old ass that let everybody down. We are not sure today when we will actually make it to Europe, but hopefully summer or fall of 2010. I should be good as new for American stages by March.
Putting this tour together has been a big, confusing job and I owe a debt of gratitude to Bucket, the legendary ska maestro of the Toasters, for serving as consiglieri to me as I pushed this boulder up the hill, only to have it roll back over me just as we neared the top. I feel like Zorba the Greek. I can't hold back an impulse to laugh my fool ass off after watching an edifice that took months to build, crumble before my eyes.... "A man loosens his belt and looks for trouble.... Boss you need a drink".....The band has been very understanding despite being extremely blindsided and inconvenienced. I appreciate you very much.
On the positive side we have a new booking agent in the US, Dan Peraino of Concerted Efforts as well as solid competent management, Tom Derr at Rock Ridge. We aim to take advantage of this time to add new material and make some strides toward making new recordings. Once again we hope to see you soon and are just very sorry that it won't be next month.
Anacortes Port Warehouse (Snohomish Artistic Guild)
May-28-2010 - 9:30
Everett , WA
Everett Historic Theater
May-29-2010 - 9:30
Astoria , OR
Liberty Theater
September-02-2010 - 7:30
Monterey, CA
Monterey County Fair
November-06-2010 - 7:30
Rochester, MN
Riverside Live! Mayo Civic Center
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Special Announcement...
On 9/29/09 Space Age Bachelor Pad Records along
with Rock Ridge, ADA will release Skaboy JFK: the
Skankin' hits of the Cherry Poppin' Daddies, in
celebration of the bands 20th year in the music
business. Like their 1998 multi-platinum smash
Zoot Suit Riot: the Swingin' hits of...the new album
will emphasize one genre, this time Ska.
Skaboy will combine four new recordings with
tracks from the groups earlier catalogue,
reflecting all the waves and varieties of Ska:
Traditional/Bluebeat (2:29, Soul Cadillac), Two
Tone (Hammerblow, Skaboy JFK), Third Wave (Hi and
Lo, Sockable Face Club). There are even funky
Fishbone-esque hybrids for good measure: (Slapstick).
After experimenting with narrative storytelling
through shifting genres on Susquehanna in 2007
(Latin Pop, Swing, Ska, Glitter Rock), the band
felt the need to put out something straight
forward and fun, taking a cue from their 1998
compilation CD. "Just as our swing fans did before
Zoot Suit Riot, fans of our Ska songs have been
suggesting that we release all of them together",
lead singer Steve Perry explained, "so they
wouldn't have to press the skip button over a
western swing song with a lap steel, or a Flamenco
track. Now they can just throw a Cherry Poppin
Daddies record on without having to explain, and
possibly apologize for our eclecticism".
With Skaboy the Daddies plan to reconnect with a
Ska audience that is largely aware of the band as
merely a swing band. "We toured with many of the
iconic ska bands when we were coming up," Perry
said, "the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Fishbone, Reel
Big Fish, The Specials, No Doubt, Madness but at
that time we were really touring behind Zoot Suit
Riot, so we didn't play a ton of Ska in our sets,
now we will."
