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 RuthTAB BENOIT WITH LOUISIANA'S LEROUX
NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE
SUE FOLEY
PINKY'S BLUES
THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA
LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS
LOS LONELY BOYS
ROCKPANGA
MARK HUMMEL
WAYBACK MACHINE
The City Boy Allstars
Blinded By The Night
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