Sonic Discovery Blog

Preservation Hall This archive is a selection of magazines, newspapers, and music publications of a great band I had the great pleasure of being a member of during this exciting time, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. It was during the swing revival from 1994 through 1999. The swing scene is still strong to this day! The collection includes national music

This story is a fun one! Playing on the Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular Show in Las Vegas. It was a big highlight for us to do this show, and it was so much fun. By this time in the band’s growth, we had a few national TV appearances under our belt, so doing a live TV show was not as stressful as our very first TV performance. This gig

Performing in the Super Bowl half time show was one of those career moments that still feels unreal. In the 1990's I was playing with an awesome swing band called "Big Bad Voodoo Daddy," and at that time we still were an up-and-coming band. We were set to perform along side the one and only Stevie Wonder and Gloria Estefan. Behind the scenes, it

Where do I start? In the 1990's, airports were a little quieter, a little more relaxed. I was traveling through Dallas–Fort Worth International Airport, walking between terminals. That’s when I noticed someone familiar walking toward me, Chuck Norris. Yes, that Chuck Norris, the martial artist, action star, and cultural icon. As he approached, I

This experience was very cool, with a lot of memories on several levels. First, Ill Repute is a great punk band, and the band members are genuine. Their love for music is what drives them, and playing a show with them was very inspiring, aka awesome. A little background on Ill Repute in case you weren’t alive in the '90s or weren’t into the punk