Popa Chubby @ The Ferry, Glasgow 15th May 2008.
Let me set the scene: Popa Chubby is a BIG man, a BIGGER talent and an even BIGGER personality. He, and bassist AJ Pappas and drummer Rich Monica, took the audience at The Ferry by the scruff of the neck and did not let go for the best part of two hours. Despite barely stopping for breath he still managed to build up an excellent rapport with the renowned hard to please Glasgow crowd. In a set peppered with classic covers and songs from his new album, Deliveries After Dark, he showed just how good a guitarist and vocalist he is. Of the originals, the opener, Let The Music Set You Free, 2nd Avenue Shuffle and I’ll Piss On Your Grave were particularly well received. The covers, such as Hendrix’s Hey Joe & Little Wing, BB King’s The Thrill Is Gone and Robert Johnson’s Walking Blues were delivered with aplomb. He closed with a version of Rufus Wainwright’s Hallelujah, which is an evocative sing at the best of times but Popa squeezed every ounce of emotion out of it and showed he’s not just a big gruff New Yorker.
He said to the audience that Glaswegians were just like him – a nice guy, would do anything for anyone but don’t fuck with him. Believe me big man, I’m not about to.
http://www.popachubby.com/
David Blue.
Let me set the scene: Popa Chubby is a BIG man, a BIGGER talent and an even BIGGER personality. He, and bassist AJ Pappas and drummer Rich Monica, took the audience at The Ferry by the scruff of the neck and did not let go for the best part of two hours. Despite barely stopping for breath he still managed to build up an excellent rapport with the renowned hard to please Glasgow crowd. In a set peppered with classic covers and songs from his new album, Deliveries After Dark, he showed just how good a guitarist and vocalist he is. Of the originals, the opener, Let The Music Set You Free, 2nd Avenue Shuffle and I’ll Piss On Your Grave were particularly well received. The covers, such as Hendrix’s Hey Joe & Little Wing, BB King’s The Thrill Is Gone and Robert Johnson’s Walking Blues were delivered with aplomb. He closed with a version of Rufus Wainwright’s Hallelujah, which is an evocative sing at the best of times but Popa squeezed every ounce of emotion out of it and showed he’s not just a big gruff New Yorker.
He said to the audience that Glaswegians were just like him – a nice guy, would do anything for anyone but don’t fuck with him. Believe me big man, I’m not about to.
http://www.popachubby.com/
David Blue.
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