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Talented bluesmen Neal, Peterson
to perform at Zoo Bar this week
By John Payne II
Senior Reporter U
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Two of the nation ‘ s most acc laimed
bluesmcn are in town this week, as
the Zoo Bar, 136 N. 14th St., wel- j1
comes Kenny Neal and Lucky Peter- "
son. , ^
Both men have proven to be big a
draws at the Zoo, but this week’s ii
show s promise to be extraordinary, as
the Alligator labelmates will appear i
on stage together through Saturday. :
“The Zoo is the kind of place I like
to play,” said Neal during a tele
phone interview from hisGrealPlains
Hotel room. “People who go there
know the blues, you don't have to
introduce it to them. They already
understand what it’s about.”
A native of Baton Rouge, La., Neal
is the oldest of 10 children. His influ
ences include early tutelage from the
likes of Buddy Guy and Slim Harpo.
The 32-year-old Neal is currently in
the middle of an eight-w eek tour that
w ill take him and Peterson to Kansas
City. Mo., and Chicago this month.
Neal is touring in support of his
latest release, “Devil Child,” andhis
previous LP, “Big News From Baton
Rouge,” on which Peterson helped
out on keyboards.
But don’t expect to see Neal and
Peterson tied down to one instrument
all night; both are extremely versatile
musicians and vocalists. Peterson is
adept at guitar, trumpet and drums,
among others, and Neal has impressed
crowds w ith his harmonica and vocal
prowess.
Alligator’s two young blues turks
w ill be backed by Silent Partner, the
only blues act to appear at FarmAid
1 in Lincoln. Silent Partner has backed
;gendary blues artists such as B.B.
ing.
Peterson grew up in the night clubs
1 Buffalo, N.Y., where blucsmen
ke his father, James, have urbanized
'ajun blues. Peterson began playing
rums at the age of 3, before master
lg the piano.
“I originally had Lucky sched
iled to play this week (by himself),"
aid Larry Boehmcr, Zoo Bar Man
ager. “These guys arc Alligator stwo
young hot shots, and with Silent Part
ner here as well, it’s really an all-star
band.”
Neal and Peterson arc regarded as
part of the new wave of young blues
“modernizers," shedding most of the
notions of what bar-room blues is
supposed to sound like. Elements of
funk, and occasionally country, have
been known to spill into their live
sets, particularly Neal’s.
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Lucky Peterson
Blue
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vide a good deal of the humor in this
movie.
“My Blue Heaven,” without trying
to make some assertive statement about
anything in particular, is in line with
previous projects by Martin as w ell as
the characters he plays.
Vince Anionelli is a a character as
stupid but as likeable as Dr. Hfuhruharr
from “The Man With Two Brains’’
and Nathan from “The Jerk ”.
Other cast members include thir
tysomething’s Melanie Mayron and
Scrooge s Carol K.anc.
This movie, while ai best a medi
ocre comedy, is nonetheless appeal
ing because of Martin’s ability for
creating off-the-wall characters and
turning their foolish behavior into an
intriguing and entertaining persona.
“My Blue Heaven” is playing at
the Plaza 4 Theater, 12th and P streets.
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