Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

at: May Park

8/13/2006 7:30 PM

Rochester Magazine and Minnesota Public Radio present contemporary
swing band BIG BAD VOODOO DADDY (www.bbvd.com)with opening act Two
O'clock Jump on Sunday, August 13, 2006 at 7 PM in Mayo Park.



Like Squirrel Nut Zippers, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy revived big band music
for the '90s. BBVD concentrated on the swinging days of the '40s and
'50s, borrowing some of the Rat Pack lingo in addition to the zoot
suits. Formed in Los Angeles in 1992, the group quickly built up a
following by playing regularly on the local lounge circuit, playing to
Gen-Xers enamored with the kitschy charm of the cocktail nation. This
burgeoning lounge scene was captured in the hit
1996 indie comedy film Swingers, which featured a song by Big Bad
Voodoo Daddy on the soundtrack. By the end of 1997, the band had self-
released two albums -- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Whatchu' Want for
Christmas -- which were local hits and led to a major-label contract
with Capitol Records. In February 1998, Capitol released the group's
major-label debut, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, which was not the same album
the group had previously released on their own. This Beautiful Life
followed a year later. By the time the band came together for a
follow-up, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy had sold over three million albums,
performed at Super Bowl XXXIII with Stevie Wonder and Gloria Estefan,
and had their music used in over 60 film and TV trailers. Big Bad
Voodoo Daddy were unstoppable.



For more information call (507) 285-8076 or (800) 657-3980 or visit us
online at www.riversideconcerts.com. Brought to you by Riverside
Concerts, the Rochester Park & Recreation Department and the Mayo Civic
Center, with accommodations provided by the Kahler Grand Hotel, the
official hotel of Down by the Riverside.