When asked, “What’s up with the Filthy McNasty’s?”
the band’s guitarist, Greg Cole, copped a big shrug coupled with a whaddaya-want-from-me? face. But
put a guitar in the man’s hands, along with a glass slide, and he knows exactly
what to say.
Cole was guesting with The Greener Grass Band at Sticky
Lips Thursday night. The room was in flux as I rolled up on the scene; dinner
tables were being bussed and doggy bags were distributed as the late-night
crowd transitioned into the room, libations in hand.
The Greener Grass Band is essentially a jam outfit with
an obvious affinity for reggae. And with Cole parked and playing stage right,
The Allman Brothers and ol’ Slow Hand were prevalent
as well. The band puts a lot of energy into its jams, with frequent dynamic
emphasis as all on stage shouldered the groove and got down without
over-playing or letting it get away from them. It was energy without the drama.
Rock on.
This article appears in Mar 5-11, 2014.
