The “Made in the UK” series continued to captivate on Monday night with the American debut of Dinosaur, led by trumpeter and composer Laura Jurd. The band — which includes the members of the Elliot Galvin Trio — makes spacey jazz that sounds wonderfully imaginative and restless, yet always feels in control. The quartet can […]
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Concert Review: Sweet Tea Project, Audio Influx, Blanco Diablo
Ed Roland’s Sweet Tea Project rolled into town Tuesday, October 15, not to steep, not to brew, not to percolate, but to rock the joint like a diesel-powered Dixie-fied deep fryer. The man’s music is instantly recognizable, thanks to seven No. 1 hits and more than 10 million albums sold worldwide with his band, Collective […]
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CONCERT REVIEW: Barrence Whitfield, Charlie Mitchell Group, Anonymous Willpower, Dust & Bone
You put a powerful black voice in front of a garage band you’ve got some unstoppable rock ‘n’ roll. Put Boston’s bombastic blues belter Barrence Whitfield blasting in front of The Savages (including two of the original Savages) and it’s like an operatic Howitzer. The band unleashed an incredible r&b-tinged garage barrage on the unsuspecting […]
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Nikki Hill
All hyperbole aside, St. Louis-based soul shouter Nikki Hill is one of the best roots-rock singers I have ever seen. And I’ve seen quite a few. And I’m not just talking about the stars of now, but of all time. I rate her up there with Wanda Jackson, Barbara Pittman, Etta James, and Ruth Brown. […]
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Concert Review: David Mayfield Parade, Jeremy Laurson, Teressa Wilcox Band
Friday night marked the first part of The David Mayfield Parade‘s two-night stand at Abilene. By the time I made the scene the place was packed and sufficiently lubricated on Genny, Jim, and Jack, and show openers The Tarbox Ramblers‘ opening set was full of lowdown, drop-tune, and swampy Beantown voodoo. The headliners from Columbus, […]
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Concert Review: Samantha Fish at the Dino
Only her hairdresser knows for sure, but last time I saw Kansas City blues guitarist Samantha Fish at the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Big Tent, she was a blonde, and part of the Girls With Guitars three-woman ensemble. Wednesday night we all saw red… redhead, that is, as a now-auburn-tressed Fish was the only […]
