Johnny Conqueroo...

If you don't like finding new music just scroll on. Here's my report on Johnny Conqueroo's set at the Railbird Festival in Lexington, Ky. Johnny is a rising local talent and played an inspired set to an adoring crowd. 

What do they sound like? As Johnny said this day, "you like rock and roll? We all do. That's why we are here." Take a little rockabilly, mix in some surf, swamp it up by grabbing the twang bar of your guitar and step on the wah wah pedal and you got some Johnny Conqueroo. 

He had a maniac for a drummer. 

This guy wins best drum faces of the festival. 

Bass player keeps his cool in a wife beater t shirt. 

The Danelectro bass, while I think it's probably a modern instrument helps make a vintage statement and image. 

After this set I went immediately to the merch booth looking for cds and t shirts. In a day and age when people make more money telling you how to make money on music than you do playing music Johnny had no merch. He's doing it the old way, one gig at a time. His web site is under construction but he looks to be pretty busy on facebook and his music is on bandcamp.    

Here is a photo I made of Johnny taking a fall. When he stood up I think I read his lips to the band. "An accident." He played it for the best. Note the photographer in the upper left corner also taking a photo.

Here is his photo that I stole from Johnny's facebook page. Looks like we both pulled the trigger at the same time from different angles. I'm right close to the front you may can pick me out. 

Here is their cover of the old rock and roll tune Be Bop a Lula.