This weekend marks the second concert in our series, "Honoring A Tradition." Last time we paid homage to the legendary Alan Toussaint. This time we are extremely excited to bring you the music of Fats Waller! Thomas Wright "Fats' Waller (1904-1943) was a pianist, composer, singer, and entertainer that changed the face of music. Born and raised in New York, Waller would become one of the most prolific songwriters and performers of his era all the way until today. He is respons

This month we will be continuing the guest artist series with the one and only Dave Seiler. This a particularly special night for a few of us that studied with Dave while at the University of New Hampshire. He is a fantastic clarinetist who can pick up a saxophone whenever he wants. A very important educator and life-long advocate of music and arts. Dave has provided countless opportunities for generations of young musicians. We will be playing a collection of traditional swi

For our November installment of Soggy Po Boys Featuring: We bring you the music of Porgy and Bess with trumpeter Chris Klaxton. The event will take place at Sonny's in Dover on Tuesday 11/24 at 9pm. Chris Klaxton is an in-demand trumpeter and educator (and brother of our own Eric Klaxton) residing in the seacoast. Be sure to check out his website (chrisklaxton.com) and keep an ear out for the release of his second album the weekend of 12/18! Porgy and Bess is an opera, writte

Looking for new music? Yearning for a recommendation from us? Well yearn no more!! The Soggy Po Boys will be periodically be posting playlists so you can enjoy some of the music that we enjoy. Here is our first, a nice cross section of New Orleans music, and dont forget, our new album comes out 9/18 at Book & Bar, so get your tickets here! Soggy Po Boys "Nola" Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/user/1226551188/playlist/4LaLIEB1n3mZYJehHtHxSD Here is the list for those without

Next up, Soggy Po Boys Featuring: brings you a night of Prohibition Blues with Ms. Taylor O'Donnell. The event will take place at Sonny's in Dover on Tuesday 7/28 at 9pm. If you are not familiar with Taylor and her amazing voice, you've been sleeping on the Seacoast music scene for the past 3 years. If you haven't caught a night of Taylor singing her own music, you may recognize her from performing with Mother Superior and the Sliding Royals, or with the Chris Klaxton Group.

We are excited to be announcing a guest artist series! This series not only affords us the opportunity to play with a variety of talented musicians but allows us to study the music that influenced them. Our guest artists will be choosing the music/musician we focus on! The first of the series will be a set of music written and performed by the great gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Help us welcome our first guest, guitarist Bryan Killough on Tuesday, June 30th at 9:00pm

To all who attended the Dance Hall in Kittery this Saturday, thank you for joing us in celebrating the music of Louis Armstrong. It was a very special night for us, and we had a blast performing! As promised in the pre-concert talk, here is a copy of our set list as well as youtube links so that you might listen to these songs from the horn of Mr. Armstrong himself. First, here is a link to Louis' oldest known footage of what his live act may have been like. This is a 1933 co

A Night of Louis Armstrong There's something special about watching footage of Wilt Chamberlain scoring 100 points in a basketball game; or seeing Paul Morphy play chess and make master players crumble; or imagining that Babe Ruth hit more homeruns during several seasons than entire teams. It's as if these people were the only ones who understood how to play the game and their opposition could only watch in astonishment. Louis Armstrong was this kind of legend - the kind tha

A few months ago I came across a record of Louis (Armstrong) playing all W.C. Handy tunes. the record, “Louis Armstrong Plays W.C. Handy” was released by Columbia Records in 1956, 42 years after Handy published St. Louis Blues. Louis has been a huge inspiration to many of us, as he is one of the pioneers of jazz and, according to stories, is responsible for integrating improvisation into the music. St. Louis Blues was most familiar to me, as I’ve been listening to Louis since

Hey Guys! We're trying to update this semi regularly and have some exciting announcements for you! This friday, we play at the Portsmouth Book and Bar. The last time we played there we brought the house down, and we are very very excited to go back! On new years eve we play at Fury's. Come by for a night of fun and badassery. This night features an ELECTRIC set with Greg Glasson on bass, Stu on electric guitar and Eff on B3--We'll be playing music by the Meters, Neville Broth