MICHAEL JOHN PANTER/SLIMJIM/HUBCAP
Musician Pub 23rd May 2024
Back at the The Musician Pub for the first The Chickenhead Lounge event since 2016... and a really great night it was. They promote the event as a night of "dirty blues" and it was that and more... a great uplifting night
Starting off with some acoustic blues from Michael John Panter, playing some superb old time blues from the like so Robert Johnson, Blind Blake et al... It was refreshing to here these familiar songs, favourites of many a blues rock band, stripped back to the basics. Fine guitar playing and a voice that could be soft and have a real growl and edge as required.
really great opening set... loved it
Next up was a definite change of pace... Slimjim, a guitar and drums duo who i believe hadn't played publicly together for a few years... it didn't show.. they hit the stage running and blazed into a set of blues classics played at high speed with lots of power and attitude.. Powerful and exciting guitar work with some tremendous drumming made for a hugely exciting and great set... The band invited a harp player up to join them in a Mississippi rap version of Stack-o-Lee... which however great it was i cant imagine getting a lot of air-play!!... though it would certainly improve many of the radio stations around!! High powered blues verging on rock'n'roll and punk.. superb set
Finally, a big ask for Hubcap to follow.. .but they succeeded beyond doubt... also a guitar/drum duo playing high energy and power blues and my comments about Slimjim could equally apply here. Powerful creative guitar work and some tremendous drumming blend superbly to make an exciting and glorious whole. There were calls from the audience for "King Bee" which they ended with somewhere around 11.40 at night... a superb climax to what had been a glorious nights music and all for a modest £8 on the door!!...
Absolutely wonderful night, looking forward to the next one
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