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 RuthHANS THEESSINK & TERRY EVANS featuring RY COODER
DELTA TIME
CATFISH KEITH
Put on a Buzz
BILLY BRANCH AND THE SONS OF BLUES
BLUES SHOCK
DION
SON OF SKIP JAMES
VANESSA COLLIER
HEART ON THE LINE
Various Artists
Muddy Waters 100
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