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Rock and soul canoodle at the crossroads in this baker’s dozen, which includes swell covers of Lou Reed by Chris Whitley and Neil Young funked up by Sylvester and the Hot Band.
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Things came into sharp focus for San Francisco’s Big Light when lead guitarist Jeremy Korpas entered the picture. “Swordfish,” a nickname gleaned from Nathan Moore mishearing his last name, is the kind of six-string jaw-dropper that other bands keep on their short list in case they lose their lead guy. The notes emerge from his whole body, which jerks and sways compulsively as he plays, rock’s “thin, wild, mercury sound” given fresh form and lip-smacking immediacy by this young, rapidly evolving guitarist. His dexterous, flash-of-inspiration style is on full display on Big Light’s fab debut, Animals In Bloom (see review here), and continues to evolve in real time at every gig. Rock ‘n’ roll feels exciting and shoehorned with promise in Korpas’ hands, and that alone makes him one of today’s finest ponies to follow.
In this edition: Mark Olson, Tom Jones, Martin Sexton, The Books, Deadstring Brothers, Noun and Jay Bennett.
A lil’ blues grit, some asphalt and a pinch of love and relief.
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Unabashedly Southern and raw as a Hell’s Angel’s ass after he upends his hog, Powder Mill are one of the best goddamn bands to emerge from below the Mason-Dixon in the past decade. Like kindred forebears Lynyrd Skynyrd and Drive-By Truckers, Powder Mill mines the South’s rich folklore, inviting drawl and working class ethos to create unshakeable honest, utterly unvarnished music packed with dirty truths and shadowy humor. And these Missouri boys just keep getting better.
a deep appreciation of good times
In this edition: Big High, Dweezil Zappa, Tea Leaf Green, Crowded House, Aaron Dugan, Hoodoo Gurus, Harlan T. Bobo, Sabbath Assembly and Grasscut.
A bit of rowdy pop-rock kick starts this week’s shebang before giving way to gentler currents.
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