Popa Chubby sees life like this: "Everything is breaking down. The lines are being redefined." With his shaven head and tattooed arms, Chubby—born Ted Horowitz in New York City—may seem an unlikely ...

An ambitious list of singles will be released in advance of the album date: January 31 – “I'm Going Down” (featuring Joe Bonamassa); February 21 –“Big Legged Woman” (featuring Christone “Kingfish” ...

DALTON — For over 30 years guitarist Popa Chubby — also known as Ted Horowitz — has toured and recorded his singular style of the blues, shaped by his years growing up in the audio melting pot of New ...

Veteran bluesman and consumate touring musician Popa Chubby is performing this Friday at The Parting Glass in Saratoga Springs. Popa Chubby performs at L’Olympia on Oct. 10, 2021, in Paris, France. “A ...

Guitarist Popa Chubby has just released a new album, Live at G. Bluey's Juke Joint NYC, which was recorded live with no overdubs or audio fixes after the fact. In addition to Chubby originals, the ...

When Ted Horowitz wakes up in the morning, he's Ted Horowitz. When he steps onstage at night, he's Popa Chubby. And when he steps onstage at the Van Dyck on Friday, he'll be Popa Chubby fronting his ...

DALTON — After a few decades in a particular line of work, many people are married to stability. Popa Chubby isn't one of those people. "I have no balance in my life at all. My life is completely ...

When the phone call is first placed to Popa Chubby – the blues-rock musician set to take the stage at Durham’s Blue Note Grill on Jan. 6 – there are some topics expected to be discussed. They include ...

Popa Chubby (Theodore Joseph Horowitz, born 31. March 1960 in New York) is a New York blues singer and guitar player. His angry and aggressive style of blues is influenced heavily by Willie Dixon.

Most guitar players would put a song like “Hey Joe” at least midway through their concert set. A well-traveled tune like this, with its built-in peaks and valleys, is a natural highlight. But for Popa ...

Already an established iconoclast from a “pure” blues perspective, Ted Horowitz, aka Popa Chubby, further blurs the lines that delineate typical notions of bluesman and singer-songwriter these days.