Naming your band after two legendary blues men is a bold move. Chicago based sextet Burnside & Hooker sound a lot more cheerful than those towering giants and they are not above stepping all over the 12-bar mantra by inserting jazz, music hall and even a bit of country.
Despite relying on acoustic instruments, including a viola and cello, the band can play get really loud - they have to in order to keep up with powerful vocal delivery of lead singer Rachel Bonacquisti. This is a band that can't wait to hit the road and break the mold of dreary everyday hassles - mostly relationships that go nowhere fast. Recommended if you like The Levellers and The Walkabouts.
Burnside & Hooker:
Rachel Bonacquisti: lead vocals & ukulele
Diana Mayne: viola, piano, & backing vocals
Ted Graham: cello
Michael Vogus: guitar & backing vocals
Ken Fuller: upright bass & backing vocals
Vuck: drums, percussion, & backing vocals
All The Way To The Devil is a self-released album. Buy it from the band's website.
Tracks:- All The Way To The Devil
- The Graveyard
- Someday (Gonna Leave This Town)
- Bad Guy
- Iago
- Aodhan's Song
- Momma Said
- 7 Day Reel
- Rivets
- Mistaken
- Meridian Road
- Red Betty
- Mistaken Reprise
- Goodbye, Louisiana
- 06/13 RibFest (North Stage), Chicago, IL
- 06/16 Live From Studio 10 - Vocalo Radio 91.1FM, Chicago, IL
- 07/30 Elbo Room (w/ The Smoking Popes and Swizzle Tree), Chicago, IL
- 08/08 Hot Dog Fest @ Chicago History Museum Chicago, IL
- 08/15 LobsterFest @ Navy Pier Grand Ballroom, Chicago, IL
No comments:
Post a Comment