Feb 26 2010 TBA
DUENDE!@Ferncare Benefit
ferndale, MI
March 5-6 2010 9:00P
Hamtramck BLOWOUT13@Paycheck's Lounge
Mar 26 2010 10:00P
DUENDE! @Otto’s Shrunken Head w/TBA
Manhattan, New York
Apr 30 2010 10:00P
DUENDE! @Mother In Law Lounge w/Dale Beavers
New Orleans, Louisiana
BACKGROUND!
DUENDE! was originally assembled in July of 2006, after a fateful Summer
Solstice jam when a thunderstorm blacked out the neighborhood and "the
band played on." The proposed studio-only project that followed improvised
on arrangements and lyrics with themes of traveling, secret society
mystery schools and your lover showing up with a stack of records just as
you're stepping out the door. The ensemble developed past the recording
experience and started to write and gig steadily after they made their
cowboy shirted live debut November of 2006.
LINE-UP!
The ensemble (though loose at first), has maintained it's core of Jeffery
“Odidlee” Howitt, whose vocal style has always held a touch of
Tyrannosaurus Rex-era Bolan and post motor cycle accident Dylan; Laura
"the Boom" Willem drumming like Mo Tucker twisting Charlie Watts wrist;
and bassist Jason "Bludgie" Worden, who has united an ethos of rhythm and
discordance. Guitarist "Jelly Roll" Joel McCune, a finger picking purveyor
of Sonic-Americana (whom Howitt met sojourning Westerly), joined the band
just in time for DUENDE! to mark their first year performing live.
SHARED THE STAGES!
They have shared the stage with internationally established roots bands
like Magnolia Electric Co., The Sadies, the Watson Twins, and
Supersuckers; as well as with nationally touring indie bands like the
DoDos, Hoots & Hellmouth, Mostly Bears and Canja Rave (Brazil); and along
side local legends including Motown's first psychedelic son guitarist
Dennis Coffey, pre-Garage boom sonic architect Dan Kroha and supporting
iconic poet John Sinclair.
RELEASES!
DUENDE! (LGP-023) November 3, 2007 Loco Gnosis
Xiao Dong Wei plays erhu (Chinese fiddle) and Original White Panther Gary
Rasmussen guests on bass and twelve string guitar.
ON THE STEPS; (LGP-030) November 1, 2008 Loco Gnosis
"Partly B-sides, partly retrospective, Steps is also a "stacked"
re-release of local literate-goth-rock, Duende's '07 debut, complete with
new material. It's a percolation of Bo Diddley's rhythm, Chuck Berry's
swagger, Hendrix's astronomic devastations and the grit of the Stones, all
refracted through beat trips through the desert's grainy romance and back
through to Detroit's grimy melancholic inspiration. Think White
Light/White Heat recorded in the '50s at Sun Studios with plenty of bud,
Zen and R.L. Burnside hovering near the boards.” **** (four stars) - JEFF
MILO/Real Detroit Weekly (November 4, 2008).
They also have recorded a version of Rasmussen’s first band the UP’s Just
Like An Aborigine mixed with Together for a tribute to music from the late
1960’s KICK OUT THE JAMS-era with Kevin Sharp and Dark Greene
Entertainment. The recording was book-ended with a live event that was
held at the Crofoot Ballroom in Pontiac, MI on October 30, 2008:
“The long and loud night of rock'n'roll proved to be as eclectic as it was
electric. MC5's influence was affably apparent, from the stripped-down
sound of DUENDE!..,” – Travis Wright/SPIN (October 31, 2008).
NEXT!
For booking please contact: odidlee@locognosis.com
