2012-11-17
Guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, harmonica blower, Jason Vivone doesn't take himself too seriously. Just listen to his latest release with the Billy Bats, Lather Rinse Repeat. It's full of tongue in cheek lyrics about some of the blues' favorite subjects, drinking and sex. It opens up strong with the burner "I Hear A Heartbeat", before it settles into the upbeat mid-tempo blues that packs the rest of the disc. For the last song the band slows it down for the banjo-inflected "Medusa Blues". This Kansas City band has left me impressed. Rebecca RuthBILLY BRANCH AND THE SONS OF BLUES
BLUES SHOCK
LIZ MANDEVILLE
RED TOP
RORY BLOCK
HARD LUCK CHILD- A TRIBUTE TO SKIP JAMES
VOKEL STRIFLER
Let The Music Rise
The Billy Gibson Band
Live at Rum Boogie Cafe
STEVE GUYGER
RADIO BLUES
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