Ponderosa Stomp 8th Annual
Music Festival
House of Blues, New Orleans April 28th and 29th, 2009
*This is from the 2009 festival, Current Ponderosa Stomp info can be found here.
Celebrating the Unsung Heroes American Music on Two Stages for Two Big Nights
Ponderosa Stomp #8, 2009 Music Festival Lineup
Night 1 Ponderosa Stomp #8 Performance schedule
2nd Annual Ponderosa Stomp Music Conference
April 27, 28 & 29, 2009, Louisiana State Museum at the Cabildo, New Orleans
Rock & roll all night, panel every day. Intimate conversations with musicians, historians and music biz heavies take you behind the scenes of rock's secret history. learn more
Ponderosa Stomp Tickets
Tickets are $50 a night for general admission and are on sale now. You can purchase tickets at: HouseOfBlues.com, Ticketmaster.com, LiveNation.com and the House of Blues New Orleans’ Box Office.
Hotels
We are proud to offer Fans of the Stomp rooms at three amazing New Orleans’ hotels: Pelham Hotel, French Market Inn and the Renaissance Pere Marquette. To reserve your room or inquire about rates and availability, please call Louisiana Travel Services, toll free at: 866-655-1889.
Ponderosa Stomp Travel Packages
The Ponderosa Stomp Foundation has teamed up with Louisiana Travel Services to offer our fans and supporters two travel package options this year. The packages save you time and money while supporting The Ponderosa Stomp Foundation and local businesses. Interested? Learn More.
About the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation
The Ponderosa Stomp Foundation (PSF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to celebrating the legacy, revitalizing the careers and preserving the history of the architects of American music. The music of the blues, soul, rockabilly, swamp pop, funk and New Orleans R&B, are the building blocks of rock and roll, hip-hop and other contemporary music forms. Many of us sing along to songs, made popular by musicians as varied as Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, the Rolling Stones, the Ramones, and the Velvet Underground. But, sometimes the most unforgettable parts of a song come from the behind the scenes architects, not the face on the album cover. Yet, these musicians aren’t always recognized for their contributions to contemporary popular culture.
With many of these unsung heroes aging, it is essential to honor and capture their pioneering cultural contributions for generations to come. The Ponderosa Stomp Foundation achieves its mission through the presentation of unique and varied programming, ranging from music education initiatives in public schools and museums to an oral history project to the signature annual concert event, The Ponderosa Stomp. The Foundation is a 501(c) (3), not-for-profit educational organization. Since its inception in 2001, we have put on over 70 shows employing more than 500 musical legends and given a forgotten generation of musicians a platform to perform - and reeducate - the public about their pioneering cultural contributions.
The Ponderosa Stomp relies on donor support to continue its work. To make a secure online donation, visit: www.PonderosaStompFoundation.org, or mail a contribution to: The Ponderosa Stomp Foundation 828 Royal Street #830 New Orleans, LA 70116.
The Ponderosa Stomp 2009 is made possible with the generous support of the House of Blues New Orleans, New Orleans Fine Hotels, Yee-Haw Industries, The Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Bent Media.
Stomp Reviews
What the press has said about the Stomp.