12/16 – FR – Strasbourg – Molodoi 1/17 – FR – La Rochelle – La Sirène 1/18 – FR – Nantes – Stereolux 1/19 – FR – Vannes – Jam Session 1/20 – FR – Angers – Le Chabada 1/21 – FR – Bordeaux – Le Krakatoa 1/22 – FR – Melle – Café Boulevard […]
With vocals raw enough to put Tom Waits on notice, and keyboards and drums jammed in overdrive, James Leg kicks off a relentless assault of high voltage blues rock heavily dosed with a decidedly gonzo energy. – Duane Verh / READ THE REVIEW HERE
For his third solo album James Leg doesn’t stray from the template he laid down previously, and praise be for that. Once again Leg conjures an amazing rock and roll rumble from his piano while pouring his scouring howl of a voice into every song. – READ THE REVIEW HERE
How do you like your blues? Southern-fried, soaked in bourbon and served with plenty of punk? Well, you’re in luck. That’s exactly what juke-joint singer-organist Leg is cooking up on his third album — though he spices things up with some violin-fuelled gypsy-rock sides and gritty boogie. As usual, everything comes topped with his Waitisian […]
It’s easy to stick to what you know, to buy the latest release from an established band; to buy the latest pick from the usual magazines’ recommendations or to grab something hyped by the radio stations, but take a chance, take a step away from the masses and buy this album. You won’t be disappointed. […]
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To suggest Hairy Mountain might be Demon Blues part 2 sounds like dismissal, but it’s not inaccurate – album numero dos doesn’t futz with the formula established by the first one. Mariani, Hitchcock and friends grok that bluesy hard rock arrangements + power pop melodies = guitar pop bliss. – Michael Toland / READ THE […]
Dom Mariani and Greg Hitchcock‘s Datura 4 have released an album that says everything about the joy of electric guitar. Checking out the trippy cover art (I want what Joshua Marc Levy is having…) and taking in the title – Hairy Mountain – my son said “This just has to be good…” It’s better than […]