If you have driven the stretch of Route 22 through Pawling and somehow missed Daryl’s House, put it on the calendar now. The 300-capacity club on the Hudson Valley’s eastern edge runs a dinner-and-a-show format that makes the whole evening feel intentional — you are not rushing in from a dark parking lot. You are already settled in when the music starts.
On Friday, May 22, that music will be Popa Chubby. Doors at 5:00 PM, show at 8:00 PM. All ages.
About Popa Chubby
Ted Horowitz — Popa Chubby — is a Bronx native who has been at this for more than 30 years, and he describes his own sound better than any reviewer could: “the Stooges meets Buddy Guy, Mötörhead meets Muddy Waters, and Jimi Hendrix meets Robert Johnson.” Before he was Popa Chubby he was running with the NYC punk scene — playing guitar for Screaming Mad George, joining Richard Hell’s the Voidoids, and sharing stages at CBGB’s with the Ramones and the Cramps. That history shows up every time he plugs in. The blues he plays carries an edge that most blues doesn’t bother with.
He is hitting Pawling on a tour billed as “30 Years of Blues Rock & Soul,” and his latest album gives you a clear read on where he is right now. I Love Freddie King, released March 2025, is a tribute record featuring Joe Bonamassa, Mike Zito, Eric Gales, and Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, among others. The opening track, “I’m Going Down” with Bonamassa, is exactly what two guitarists with nothing left to prove sound like when they lock in.
The Venue
Daryl’s House in Pawling is one of the Hudson Valley’s best reasons to make the drive. It is an intimate, 300-capacity club — the kind of room where you are close enough to hear the pick on the strings. The dinner-and-a-show format means you can make a full evening of it without scrambling. Route 22 gets you there from most of the region without much trouble; budget a little extra time if you are coming from the north on a Friday.
Tickets & Pricing
Tickets are $33.84–$50.32. The show is all ages. Grab them through the link below — a 300-seat room fills up fast when the word gets out, and it will.