JASON VIVONE AND THE BILLY BATS

Lather Rinse Repeat

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 Ruth

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Blues

  • reviewed 04/2020

    Sass Jordan
    REBEL MOON BLUES

  • reviewed 09/2010

    CHRIS JAMES/PATRICK RYNN
    Gonna Boogie Anyway

  • reviewed 03/2007

    Frank "Paris Slim" Goldwasser
    bluju

  • reviewed 10/2015

    Tommy Castro & the Painkillers
    Method to My Madness

  • reviewed 08/2011

    RUTHIE FOSTER
    LIVE AT ANTONE'S

  • reviewed 08/2011

    THE MIGHTY MOJO PROPHETS
    THE MIGHTY MOJO PROPHETS

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.