the New Iberians Blues & Zydeco Band

Genre: Blues
Secondary Genre: World Portland, Oregon USA Contact

This Energetic Pacific Northwest Band blends Louisiana Zydeco, Northwest Rock and Chicago Blues that gets the crowd up and dancin'!

Artist Information

Biography

The New Iberians are an energetic, festival and club favorite from the Pacific Northwest, guaranteed to get the crowd up and dancin'!
Our band takes its name from New Iberia, Louisiana, Queen City of the Bayou Teche, famous for its red pepper hot sauce.
Our music reflects our roots: Louisiana Zydeco, Northwest Rock, Chicago Blues. Bandleader Evan Shlaes was born in Chicago. He studied accordion and as a teen played blues piano in local bars and coffeehouses. After moving to the Pacific NW he was active as a sound engineer when he first heard Queen Ida's Bon Temps Zydeco Band and Clifton Chenier. In the late 90's he hooked up with Cajun rubboard player Paul Bassette and formed the New Iberians Zydeco Band.
Our first CD was released in 2002, with Robert Lee on fiddle. After Robert's departure harmonica man Claes Almroth added his vast knowledge of Blues and R&B and the band became the New Iberians Zydeco Blues Band. We've released 2 CD's under that name, in 2008 and 2011. We are currently working on our fourth CD.
Our music is upbeat, and includes many original tunes as well as traditional Zydeco, Blues and New Orleans Rock'n'Roll. We perform as a six piece ensemble with drums, bass, and electric guitar or can
work as a smaller "unplugged" unit as needed. We're
family friendly, and fun to watch.
We are based in Portland. Oregon and regularly play to audiences in the Bay Area, Puget Sound and Seattle,
Idaho, Montana and even as far East as Chicago.

Instrumentation

Evan Shlaes - Piano, Accordion, B3
Paul Bassette - Percussion, Washboard
Fred Ingram - Drums
Claes Almroth - keyboards, Harmonica
Linc McGrath - Bass
Clark Salisbury - electric and acoustic guitars

Discography

CD "Stumptown Zydeco" Released Spring 2011 on the Argess Label
CD "Bon Temps Rouge" on the PsycheDelta Label (Dist. by Burnside) Released Spring 2009
Self produced CD "Drums Don't Stop" released Fall 2003

Official Website

http://newiberians.com

Links

Audio

Video

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Photo Gallery

Press

  • New Iberians at the Laurlthirst Pub [+ Show ]

    The New Iberians (9 pm) [ZYDECO BLUES] The New Iberians have planted Louisiana roots in the heart o...

  • Stumptown Zydeco [+ Show ]

    New Iberians Zydeco Blues Band “Stumptown Zydeco” Posted on March 17, 2011 by Phil Historically,...

  • Bon Temps Rouge [+ Show ]

    New Iberians Zydeco Blues Band “Bon Temps Rouge” Posted on April 1, 2011 by Phil When you think ...

Setlist

Hello Josephene- we give a New Orleans rocker a Zydeco Beat and heat it up with some Chicago harmonica played by brother Claes.
Goin' to the Levee- a Dave Edmunds-esque rave- up written by Evan Shlaes after the '96 floods in PDX, dedicated to the 9th ward.
VooDoo Juice-another original by Evan, the accordion, rubboard and harmonica grab on to an East Texas one-chord hip-shakin' boogie.
Rock Island Line- Ledbelly Delta Blues classic with a Zydeco twist.
Belmont Waltz-Three beat and repeat, an original instrumental by the band, based on the Squeezebox and Frottior Cajun Waltz tradition.
Black Snake Blues-Something we stole from Clifton Chenier and filed off the serial numbers.
We typically do 3 one hour sets in clubs, or one one hour set at festivals, but with a combined 120 years of performing experience (really!) we can go for a couple of days at least without repeating ourselves.


Basic Requirements


Calendar

DateTimeVenueCity
May 24, 2013 Friday 9:00 PM Blue Diamond Portland, OR, US
May 25, 2013 Saturday 5:00 PM Delfino Vineyards SummerFest Concert Series Roseburg, OR, US
May 27, 2013 Monday 12:00 PM 2013 Folklife Festival, Seattle Center Seattle, WA, US
Jun 1, 2013 Saturday 6:00 PM New Iberians Unplugged at the Chehalem Cultural Center Newburg, OR, US
Jun 4, 2013 Tuesday 8:00 AM NEW IBERIANS UNPLUGED @ OHSU FARMERS MARKET Portland, OR, US
Jun 6, 2013 Thursday 9:15 PM Portland Rose Festival Portland, OR, US
Jun 7, 2013 Friday 8:00 PM The Naked Winery, Hood River, OR , OR, US
Jun 15, 2013 Saturday 9:00 PM Reed College Portland, OR, US
Jun 19, 2013 Wednesday 12:00 PM Oregon Square Courtyard Lunchbox Concert Portland, OR, US
Jun 20, 2013 Thursday 6:00 PM Kruger's Farm, Sauvie Island Portland, OR, US
Jun 20, 2013 Thursday 8:00 PM O'Conner's Vault Portland, OR, US
Jun 21, 2013 Friday 8:00 PM Mock Crest Tavern Portland, OR, US
Jun 29, 2013 Saturday 9:00 PM The Spare Room , OR, US
Jul 5, 2013 Friday 9:30 PM Jack London Bar and Grill Portland, OR, US
Jul 17, 2013 Wednesday 12:00 PM Esther Short Park Nooner Concert Vancouver, WA, US
Jul 17, 2013 Wednesday 6:00 PM 13 Nights on the River Festival St. Helens, OR, US
Jul 20, 2013 Saturday 9:00 PM Waucoma Club Hood River, OR, US
Jul 31, 2013 Wednesday 6:00 PM Monmouth Music In The Park Series Monmouth, OR, US
Aug 3, 2013 Saturday 6:30 PM Wedding, Multnomah Portland, OR, US
Aug 9, 2013 Friday 9:30 PM Jack London Bar and Grill Portland, OR, US
Aug 10, 2013 Saturday TBA Tualatin Crayfish Festival Tualatin, OR, US
Aug 15, 2013 Thursday 6:00 PM Sacajawea Park, Longview WA Longview, WA, US
Aug 18, 2013 Sunday 11:00 AM Hawthorne Street Fair Portland, OR, US
Aug 21, 2013 Wednesday 6:00 PM Sandy Summer Sounds Sandy, OR, US
Sep 2, 2013 Monday 12:00 PM Resort at the Mountain Welches, OR, US
Sep 11, 2013 Wednesday 5:00 PM Royal Oak Country Club Vancouver, WA, US
Sep 20, 2013 Friday 8:00 PM Mock Crest Tavern Portland, OR, US
Sep 28, 2013 Saturday 8:00 PM O'Conner's Vault Portland, OR, US
Oct 4, 2013 Friday 8:00 PM The Naked Winery, Hood River, OR , OR, US
Oct 6, 2013 Sunday 9:00 AM Portland Marathon (Tentative) Portland, OR, US
Oct 12, 2013 Saturday 6:00 PM Buffalo Gap Portland, OR, US