Time for a bit of live music. Last weekend The Deadly Vibes returned to the stage at Underworld in Shi-da, Taipei. Underworld is a small, dark, smokey basement club that’s perfect for dirty rock n roll.
Joining them in his first Taipei performance was one-man blues extraordinaire Jack Conqueroo. Hailing from Louisiana, Jack now calls Kaohsiung home and blasts swampy blues that will blow your mind. He’s got a couple of upcoming gigs in Taipei and you owe it to yourself to check them out.
The Deadly Vibes @ Underworld
Jack Conqueroo opened the night. His bio states
Jack Conqueroo was born in the swamplands outside Lafayette, Louisiana on the twenty-first of November, 1969. Born to a coonass alligator poacher with a penchant for gator tail and moonshine, Jack grew up in amidst the mangroves, and was transformed by the sounds of the bayou. Jack ran away from home at the age of 5 to join the midway carnival that was parked outside his father’s shack. Hellbent on making it in show business, Jack stole his old man’s (Jacques Sr.) guitar and started playing for anyone with a nickel or who was willing to listen. Jack, like a good gumbo has been simmerin’ to perfection for the last 35 years. Listen carefully you can hear the sweltering, muddy, stickiness of the swamps Jack called home in his songs. Jack continues to entertain barrooms, and concert halls with his antiquated brand of Muddy, Low Down Dirty Blues, which Jack himself refers to as “De-Hell-ta” because it sounds “loud as hell!!!”, set against the vocoded and quantized musical landscape and tastes of his contemporaries. It’s all in the roux, people. It’s all in the roux!
Jack Conqueroo @ Underworld, Taipei, Taiwan
Jack Conqueroo @ Underworld, Taipei, Taiwan
Jack Conqueroo @ Underworld, Taipei, Taiwan
Jack Conqueroo @ Underworld, Taipei, Taiwan
The Deadly Vibes should need no introduction by now. They’ve been featured on this site a few times previously and always put on a great rocking show. With their recent European tour out of the way, and new record available, the gig doubled as a chance for them to film a video. If you’ve never seen these guys, you’re missing out. It’s always a great party.
The Deadly Vibes @ Underworld
The Deadly Vibes @ Underworld
The Deadly Vibes @ Underworld
The Deadly Vibes @ Underworld
The Deadly Vibes @ Underworld
The Deadly Vibes @ Underworld
The Deadly Vibes @ Underworld
The Deadly Vibes @ Underworld
The Deadly Vibes @ Underworld
All images here were shot with a Canon 5D Mark II and either a 50mm f1.8 or a 17-40mm f4L lens. Additionally, a 580 EX II speedlight was bounced off the wall or ceiling to add some light. Feel free to comment and retweet this post.
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