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Zac Harmon & The Drive - Live - New Release Review

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 I just had the opportunity to review the most recent release, Live , from Zac Harmon & The Drive and it's super! Opening with soulful, NTRO , Nate Robinson on bass and Gino Iglehart on drums set a solid foundation, with Corey Lacy building on keys and lush guitar work by Zac Harmon and Kingston Livingston really setting the bar. Terrific opener. Blue Pill Thrill has super movement and soulful vocals by Harmon. Lacy on keys works the rhythm with Robinson and Iglehart and Livingston and and Harmon play stinging riffs on guitar really giving this track some kick. Deep blues track, Feet Back On The Ground features Albert King like stinging riffs and super soulful vocals by Harmon. Keeping the music floor low allows Harmon plenty of space to go dynamically from soft to wow quickly adding real emotion to the track. Excellent! Boogie Down is a strong jam with a firm piano base by Lacy giving Harmon plenty of headroom for vocal corralling. Lacy lays in some real tasty keyboar...
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Manhaton Records artist: Sari Schorr - A Force of Nature - New Release Review

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I just received the newest release, A Force of Nature , from Sari Schorr and it's interesting. Opening with Ain't Got No Money , a slinky rocker, Schorr has the lead on vocal and is nicely backed by Innes Sibun and Quique Bonal on guitar, Julian Maeso on keyboards, Nani Conde on bass, Jose Mena on drums and Mike Vernon on percussion. Bouncy rocker, Aunt Hazel has a light country flair. Schorr's vocals are powerful and interesting guitar blending gives the track nice texture. Ballad, Damn The Reason , is nicely supported by Maeso's organ work and Oli Brown steps up with lightning flash guitar riffs. Sassy, Cat and Mouse , shows a different dimension in Schorr's vocals, with a cool funk beat under the track and slick guitar riffs over the top. Ledbelly's Black Betty gets a real nice remake hugging tight to early blues roots but kicking it in a whole new heavy rock style. Very nice! Walter Trout's Work No More features Walter Trout's soaring guitar ri...
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Ruf Records artist: Oli Brown - Here I Am - New Release Review

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Some of you may not have heard Oli Brown but this young man has been tearing up Europe for some time now. Here I Am , Oli's newest release is destined to open America's eyes to England's newest young blues guitar slinger. Oli has a blues rock swagger laying down 12 mature tracks on this, his 3rd release. The title track, Here I Am opens, the recording with a blues infused rocker. References are made to past guitar heroes and an affirmation that he's not riding on their coattails. Thinking About Her gets a bit of the shuffle blues going. It really develops a great groove and Brown gets the chance to really show his chops. Manic Bloom again exploring a more modern form of blues through a morphed rock form. The band is tight and the rhythm is compelling allowing Brown the opportunity to sing which he does quite well, and wail out a very cool blues solo. You Can Only Blame Yourself is a strong rock based track with hints to an earlier British band that changed the f...
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British Blues sensation Oli Brown's UK tour starts April 11

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www.thegigcartel.com & Rhino Agency presents OLI BROWN APRIL 2012 UK TOUR "The hottest young pistol in British Blues" – Mojo 24 HOUR BOX OFFICE: 0844 478 0898 BOOK ONLINE: www.eventim.co.uk www.thegigcartel.com "One of the best and brightest guitar heroes performing in the world today" – Classic Rock After winning ‘Best Band’ and ‘Best Album’ at the prestigious British Blues Awards 2011, 22 year old British guitar sensation Oli Brown will return to the UK in April 2012 for his biggest headline tour to date. Tickets for Oli Brown ’s solo tour, which kicks off at the Manchester Academy on Wednesday April 11th, will go on sale at 9am on Friday November 4th, mid-way through Oli’s UK stint as special guest to the legendary blues-man John Mayall. Tickets will be available from www.eventim.co.uk , www.thegigcartel.com , and the national booking hotline 0844 478 0898 . A special 48 hour ticket pre-sale will be made ...
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Hoochie Coochi Man - Oli Brown

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Oli Brown (born 23 May 1989) is a British blues singer-songwriter He was signed to the German blues label, Ruf Records, in January 2008. He released his debut album, Open Road, in July 2008 to good reviews. Oli's second album, Heads I Win Tails You Lose, was released in 2010, and was produced by Mike Vernon. In the same year, Brown made his debut at the Glastonbury Festival. Classic Rock magazine voted Heads I Win Tails You Lose the #3 blues album of 2010. Mojo voted it the #4 blues album of 2010. At the 2010 British Blues Awards, Brown was named 'Best Male Vocalist' and 'Best Young Artist Write on our Facebook Wall or post your Photos of great blues events! -  Here
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OLI BROWN APRIL 2012 UK TOUR

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www.thegigcartel.com & Rhino Agency presents OLI BROWN APRIL 2012 UK TOUR "The hottest young pistol in British Blues" – Mojo 24 HOUR BOX OFFICE: 0844 478 0898 BOOK ONLINE: www.eventim.co.uk www.thegigcartel.com "One of the best and brightest guitar heroes performing in the world today" – Classic Rock After winning ‘Best Band’ and ‘Best Album’ at the prestigious British Blues Awards 2011, 22 year old British guitar sensation Oli Brown will return to the UK in April 2012 for his biggest headline tour to date. Tickets for Oli Brown ’s solo tour, which kicks off at the Manchester Academy on Wednesday April 11th, will go on sale at 9am on Friday November 4th, mid-way through Oli’s UK stint as special guest to the legendary blues-man John Mayall. Tickets will be available from www.eventim.co.uk , www.thegigcartel.com , and the national booking hotline 0844 478 0898 . A special 48 hour ticket pre-sale will be made availa...
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