Portland, Oregon punk blues duo HILLSTOMP (Henry Kammerer, Guitar and John
Johnson, Buckets) gives new life to American music by successfully combining
North Mississippi trance blues, a bit of Appalachia and a dash of dirty
punkabilly to form a duct duct-taped do-it-yourself hill country blues
stomp. Rhythm comes clanging and tumbling from assorted buckets, cans and
BBQ lids to call your feet to the floor while merged gritty vocals echoing
through vintage mics draw your eyes and ears closer to the rambunctious
slide guitar.
Despite their homemade instruments and novel approach, Hillstomp is no
novelty act. With distinctive songwriting and memorable performances, they
recycle traditional elements into something fresh and exciting. This
northwest blues duo is rapidly becoming the new leader of a bandwagon
stretching over 150 years long, winding the backwoods of the American South.
The bands third album, After Two but Before Five," was recorded live in
Portland and Eugene is scheduled for release in July of 2007.
