Red Stick Ramblers/The Wilders
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The Red Stick Ramblers, a young Lafayette, LA five-piece, are Sugar Hill's newest signing. Their genre-blending approach to new and traditional music has made them a festival and college favorite- especially on the dance floor, where they invariably induce universal toe-tapping. In addition to making fine music all over the globe, the Ramblers are also active at home in Southwest LA, keeping musical traditions alive, creating a cast-iron cookoff/music festival (Black Pot Festival) that's in its second year, and helping reinvigorate their local Courir de Mardi Gras.
"There's a good maxim in art," says Ike Sheldon, lead singer and guitarist Kansas City's hillbilly band, The Wilders. "You shouldn't really break the rules until you know the rules. Look at Picasso; the dude was absolutely amazing. He could draw anything perfectly, very detailed and realistic. That's how he could move on to other things. We said 'If we are gonna play country music, let's learn what makes it tick.' And now that we know, we are reaping the benefits; we can throw the rules out the window. If you want straight Hank Williams, we can do it right. But don't give me any shit for being just like a rock and roller and totally twisting it around."
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