2014-02-09
The Mainstays is based in Kalamazoo and for its debut, the band has made a self-titled album. Three-fifths of the group are alumni of the band Funktion and this sounds, not surprisingly, like a Funktion release. Singer/songwriter, Andrew Schrock's distinctive vocals are what gives it away; but the placid R&B sound is similar as well. The Mainstays is an album of light neo-soul that doesn't demand much of its audience. Rebecca Ruth
TAB BENOIT WITH LOUISIANA'S LEROUX
NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE
NAPPY BROWN
LONG TIME COMING
JON ZEEMAN
Down On My Luck
DUKE ROBILLARD AND FRIENDS
BLUES BASH
REVEREND FREAKCHILD
Chaos and Country Blues (The Best of Reverend Freakchild)
MARK HUMMEL
WAYBACK MACHINE
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