South by Southwest Live Updates

Live reports from the 2007 South by Southwest festival from Austin American-Statesman and Austin360.com writers.

A note on commenting

You can comment on entries, but they will not be posted until they are reviewed by the blogger.

RSS feed

If you use an RSS reader, here is the feed for this blog: XML.

• Learn more about RSS.
• A FAQ on Web logs

What's on this page?

The entry titled "Archie Bell."

Categories

• Film
• Music

More recent entries

• Dengue Fever
• Rickie Lee Jones
• Pela
• The Faint
• Ponderosa Stomp showcase
• More entries...

Archives

• March 18, 2007
• March 17, 2007
• March 16, 2007
• March 15, 2007
• March 14, 2007
• March 12, 2007
• More archives...

Statesman Blogs

• All Ablog Austin
• Anders Meanders
• Austin Golf: Backspin
• Austin Legal
• Bevo Beat
• Bohl Games
• Charity Chat
• City and County Beat
• Design Austin
• Editors' Notes
• First Reading
• Focal Point
• Formula Austin
• Fort Hood on the Front Lines
• Golden's Nuggets
• Hill Country Rambler
• Homeroom
• Keeping It Real
• Knittin' Kitten
• Mama Drama
• No Limits
• Pet Friendly
• Postcards
• Salsa Verde
• Salud
• Season for Caring
• ShortCuts
• Somos Austin
• Statesman Business Blog
• The 12th Word at A&M
• The Blotter
• The Goods
• The lowdown on higher education
• The Reader
• Up the Ladder
• Varsity News
• Weather Watch
• WillCo Wired

Austin360 Blogs

• Austin Arts: Seeing Things
• Austin Movie Blog
• Austin Music Source
• Digital Savant
• Fit City
• Forklore
• It's Always Funny In Austin
• Liquid
• Out & About
• Relish Austin
• Road Rash
• The Luxe Life
• The M.O.
• TV and Radio Blog

All Blogs

Blogs FAQ

SXSW Home > South by Southwest Live Updates > Archives > 2007 > March > 17 > Entry

Archie Bell

By John DeFore | Saturday, March 17, 2007, 01:04 AM

Act: Archie Bell

Hometown: Houston

Venue: “Ponderosa Stomp” showcase at Opal Divine’s Freehouse, 12:15 a.m. Friday

Pre-show buzz: Is the one-time leader of the Drells still funky?

High point: The sexagenarian teaching an enthusiastic crowd how to “Tighten Up.”

Low point: As with some of the other highlight sets on the “Ponderosa Stomp” bill, Bell’s was very short.

Post-show buzz: The most danceable set of the night so far.

Afterthoughts: Like other “Stomp” singers, Bell benefited from an ace backing band highlighted by Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural (Buckwheat Zydeco) on organ.

Permalink | Comments (0) | Post your comment |