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 RuthSUGAR RAY AND THE BLUETONES FEATURING LITTLE CHARLIE
TOO FAR FROM THE BAR
DEVON ALLMAN
TURQUOISE
VANCE GILBERT
BaD Dog Buffet
DANNY BROOKS & LIL MISS DEBI
ARE YOU READY?
Macy Blackman and the Mighty Fines
Friskin' The Whiskers
KENNY "BLUES BOSS" WAYNE
JUMPIN & BOPPIN'
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