I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Stone Cold , from Russ Green , and it's a driving blues rocker. Opening with Lint Redux , you are immediately in the middle of a swampy blues with modern effects. With a firm foot stomp by Felix Pollard on drums and Vic Jackson on bass Russ Green on harmonica and vocals really has the earthy feel. Giles Corey on slide gives the track great grease and Green's harp work is strong. Excellent opener. 12 Feet of Water opens with a terrific harmonica aria before grinding into a super drum driven romp. With the feel that I can only describe as Hill Country , Green delivers such soulful vocals, comforted by Joe Monroe on keys, this track just grabs you. Green's harmonica is like a shuddering wind blowing through you with the thumping bass of Vic Jackson and Vince Agwada on guitar. Excellent! Easy going shuffle, Nobody Knows has a smooth, supple melody with backing acoustic guitar, minimal drum work and melodic ha...
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Joel DaSilva, Midnight Howl Launch 2016 Tour at Bradfordville Blues Club
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JOEL DASILVA & THE MIDNIGHT HOWL LAUNCH 2016 U.S. TOUR
Performing Locally: BRADFORDVILLE BLUES CLUB - Friday, June
3
What The Media
Is Saying About Joel DaSilva And The Midnight Howl
"Intense, dynamic, engaging, and real. DaSilva's music
takes us on his own personal journey through a confident guitar style and
voice...Joel is a fluid force of
nature."
ROCKIN' BLUES TODAY
"Delivers the horny lyrics in a voice that recalls
vintage rockabilly, but his lacerating (guitar) leads are as potent as
any laid down by the late great Hubert
Sumlin."
WLRN 91.3 NPR RADIO
Joel DaSilva has soul and blues running through his
veins. Born in Rockford and raised in Chicago, DaSilva, who now resides
in Florida, hails from a musical family. His mother and father traveled
throughout Brazil, the Ukraine, and the US - mom a singer, dad on vocals
and accompanying her on guitar. His father passed away when he was only
3, but Joel continues to channel that soulful energy in his live
performances to this day. As soon as he was old enough to work, Joel took
a job as a bar back at various blues and rock clubs. The goal was to get
closer to the feel and emotion of the music, immersing in it and the
scene. Eventually, he was setting up equipment for touring bands and
getting to know them - lessons from the masters and lessons in Music
Business 101. By the age of 18, DaSilva joined his first band, as lead
guitarist for Junior Drinkwater and the Thirstquenchers. He went on to
play guitar and sing in jump blues with The Regulators, psychobilly surf
band The Underbelly’s, and was the front-man for The Hep Cat Boo
Daddies for thirteen Years before breaking out on his own as a solo
artist.
DaSilva's resume includes acting in independent movies and
performances with heavy hitters like B.B. King, AC Reed, Fabulous
Thunderbirds, Reverend Horton Heat, JJ Grey, Mofro, Nick Curran, The
Smithereens, and Ray Charles, among many others. He's played festivals
worldwide - International Jazz Festival in Canada, Tremblant
Blues Fest, and Soul Live Fest in California, to name a few. In recent
times, Joel DaSilva and the Midnight Howl have become one of the busiest
touring bands around, playing close to three-hundred live shows each
year.
JOEL DASILVA & THE MIDNIGHT HOWL - SPRING/SUMMER TOUR ITINERARY
June 3
(Fri.)
BRADFORDVILLE BLUES CLUB Tallahassee, FL
June 4
(Sat.) DARWINS
BURGERS/BLUES
Marietta, GA
June 6
(Mon.) THE
ALAMO
Springfield, IL
June 7
(Tues.) BUDDY GUY'S
LEGENDS
Chicago, IL
June 8
(Wed.) HOUSE OF
BLUES
Chicago, IL
June 9
(Thur.) THE
INTERMISSION
Warsau, WI
June 10
(Fri.)
SHAW'S
Minneapolis, MN
June 11
(Sat.) RAMADA BISMARCK
HOTEL
Bismarck, ND
June 13
(Mon.) BUD'S ON
BROADWAY
SaskatoonSK Canada
June 14
(Tues.) BUD'S ON
BROADWAY
SaskatoonSK Canada
June 15
(Wed.) BLUES ON
WHYTE
Edmonton, Alberta
June 16
(Thur.) BLUES ON
WHYTE
Edmonton, Alberta
June 17
(Fri.) BLUES ON
WHYTE
Edmonton, Alberta
June 18
(Sat.) BLUES ON
WHYTE
Edmonton, Alberta
June 19
(Sun.) BLUES ON
WHYTE
Edmonton, Alberta
June 21
(Tues.) THE LANDING
BAR
Minot, ND
June 23
(Thur.) LEGENDS@HOLIDAY
INN
St. Cloud, MN
June 26
(Sun.) HUEY'S DOWNTOWN
Memphis, TN
July 1 (Fri.)
FAT CATS*
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
July 2
(Sat.) THE
FUNKY
BUDDHA
Boca Raton, FL
July 8
(Fri.)
430 BOARDROOM BAR
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
July 9
(Sat.)
DADA
Delray Beach, FL
July 11
(Mon.) THE FUNKY
BISCUIT
Boca Raton, FL
July 15
(Fri.) SMOKE
INN*
Boynton Beach, FL
July 19
(Tues.) TWO &**
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
July 22
(Fri.) TERRA
FERMATA
Stuart, FL
July 23
(Sat.)
BOUGAINVILLEA'S
S. Miami, FL
July 27
(Wed.) THE BETSY HOTEL**
Miami Beach, FL
July 30 (Sat.
am) WALDO'S*
Vero Beach, FL
July 30 (Sat.
pm) DOWNTOWN@THE GARDENS
Palm Bch Gardens, FL
July 31
(Sun.) ROCKIN' RIVERWALK
Stuart, FL
Aug. 2
(Tues.)
TWO&**
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Aug. 4
(Thur.) THE BETSY HOTEL**
Miami Beach, FL
Aug. 11
(Thur.) THE BETSY HOTEL**
Miami Beach, FL
Aug. 5
(Fri.)
SMOKE
INN*
Boynton Beach, FL
Aug. 12
(Fri.) SMOKE
INN*
Boynton Beach, FL
Aug. 13
(Sat.) 430 BOARDROOM
BAR
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Aug. 19
(Fri.)
CRAWDADDY'S*
Jensen Beach, FL
Aug. 20
(Sat.) THE BRASS
TAP*
Pembroke Pines, FL
Aug. 21
(Sun.) TREASURE
TROVE*
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Aug. 26
(Fri.)
REVOLUTIONS@CITYPLACE
W. Palm Beach, FL
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