NIPP: The Clamdaddys

The Clamdaddys

	Bio
Clamdaddys to play their particular style of blues, which is referred to by the band as the “Zippity-Doo-Da blues.” The Clamdaddys have been together for around seven years, and comprises of Moses Walker on guitar and vocals, Tom Knox chitchatting and blowin’ his head off on harmonica, Joseph Barton on bass, and Tony Hagger keeping time on the drums. To get a feel of what the Clamdaddys are all about, it is essential to reference the band’s appearance: like Kiss and the Partridge family before them, their stage grace and style go hand-in-hand with the music they shell out. At first sight, Moses and Tom look like long-lost ZZ Top brothers with their long beards, shaggy hair, and “sharp” dress. On this evening, Moses’ fashion ensemble is rounded out by a leather beret type hat while Tom fancies a generously brimmed derby hat. Hagger, who says it is rumored that “Moses’ father was a mailman in Tom’s neighborhood,” and Barton complete the band’s fashion with equally sharp style. A unique element of the Clamdaddys shows is that they base the style of music they play on what type of mood they’re in, and they feed off the vibes the audience sends their way. They have no set list, so every song is played in accordance to what they are feeling. Due to their lengthy tenure playing together, Moses has said they have a catalog of around five hundred songs to choose from. But no matter what style or genre, nary an audience member seems disappointed in any piece they perform. The Clamdaddy’s are an extremely tight band in every aspect: No one player lacks behind the others when they Zippity-Doo-Da. The tightness of their melodies is so rigid that they could be liquefied and injected as a Botox substitute. Moses’ voice is comparable to a mix of Tom Watts and Louis Armstrong, which, surprisingly enough, are two of Clamdaddy’s biggest influences. The vocal style utilizes a “call and response” type of singing: Moses will belt out a verse while Tom pipes in before blowin’ heavy on one of his many harmonicas. Their bluesy, moving style of play is equally adept for just chilling or jumping around to on the dance floor, and Barton and Hagger complete the band by strengthening the central beats and melodies.

Bio

Clamdaddys to play their particular style of blues, which is referred to by the band as the “Zippity-Doo-Da blues.” The Clamdaddys have been together for around seven years, and comprises of Moses Walker on guitar and vocals, Tom Knox chitchatting and blowin’ his head off on harmonica, Joseph Barton on bass, and Tony Hagger keeping time on the drums.

To get a feel of what the Clamdaddys are all about, it is essential to reference the band’s appearance: like Kiss and the Partridge family before them, their stage grace and style go hand-in-hand with the music they shell out. At first sight, Moses and Tom look like long-lost ZZ Top brothers with their long beards, shaggy hair, and “sharp” dress. On this evening, Moses’ fashion ensemble is rounded out by a leather beret type hat while Tom fancies a generously brimmed derby hat. Hagger, who says it is rumored that “Moses’ father was a mailman in Tom’s neighborhood,” and Barton complete the band’s fashion with equally sharp style.

A unique element of the Clamdaddys shows is that they base the style of music they play on what type of mood they’re in, and they feed off the vibes the audience sends their way. They have no set list, so every song is played in accordance to what they are feeling.

Due to their lengthy tenure playing together, Moses has said they have a catalog of around five hundred songs to choose from. But no matter what style or genre, nary an audience member seems disappointed in any piece they perform.

The Clamdaddy’s are an extremely tight band in every aspect: No one player lacks behind the others when they Zippity-Doo-Da. The tightness of their melodies is so rigid that they could be liquefied and injected as a Botox substitute. Moses’ voice is comparable to a mix of Tom Watts and Louis Armstrong, which, surprisingly enough, are two of Clamdaddy’s biggest influences. The vocal style utilizes a “call and response” type of singing: Moses will belt out a verse while Tom pipes in before blowin’ heavy on one of his many harmonicas.

Their bluesy, moving style of play is equally adept for just chilling or jumping around to on the dance floor, and Barton and Hagger complete the band by strengthening the central beats and melodies.