DC Larson's JUKEBOX JURY

Capsule reviews by a jury of one: Iowa journalist/author DC Larson. Rockabilly, Psychobilly, Blues, Alternative, Western Swing, R and B, Punk, Swing, Hillbilly, Glam, Americana. DC Larson's retro science fiction writing blog, from which the Eddie Atomic Space Adventures are available, is RETRO RIFF BOOKS. And his political writings one is AMERICAN SCENE MAGAZINE. Both are also on Blogspot. All original content on these three blogs is under author copyright.

Thursday, September 7, 2023

Linda Gail Lewis

"Diggin' My Way Out Of Hell" single

(Cleopatra)

Ably backed by a retinue that includes Danny B. Harvey and Slim Jim Phantom in its celestial number, Linda throws out good-time rock 'n' roll like the prototype she is.

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Cleopatra

Reverend Horton Heat

Live In Houston

(Cleopatra)

Fretboard stunts Jim Heath pulls off are wooly and wondrous. His compatriots are equal to the headlong task, igniting conflagrations that blaze with flesh-searing intensity.

Recommended: "Now, Right Now," "Don't Take the Baby To the Liquor Store," "Death Metal Guys," "Psychobilly Freakout," "Baddest Of the Bad," "400 Bucks," "Jimbo Song,"

Video: "Psychobilly Freakout"

The Brains

No Brain, No Pain reissue

(Cleopatra)

One of psychobilly's loudest and most alacritous demolition locomotives, in their 2005 debut. Leathery Rene D La Muerte, Colin the Dead, and Phil the Beast add into their unsetting vibe horrorshow totems and screamed asylum testimonies. The unstable admixture can and does explode; realities splinter into ruinous shards. Hear blast furnaces hurled as hyperkinetic projectiles.

Recommended: "No Brain, No Pain," "Full Moon Overseas," "20 Beers," "Taste Your Blood," "Sick Boy"

Video: "No Brain, No Pain"

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Dave Crimmen

"My Heart Skips a Beat"

(self-released) single

Dave acquits himself adroitly on new wax. Airtight construction and his singular knack for melodic enterprise collude to make for a provocative listening experience. This sets one on springed heels.

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Grindwolf and his Rockin' Bluesoligy

self-titled

(Mellow Records)

In which Grindwolf and cohorts, armed only with rudimentary instruments, raise up resonant blues bold in its declarations. Into the bargain, the players evince bucolic-rockin' verve and piquant amusements.

Recommended: "Boogie Chillun," "Broke and Hungry," "Train Kept A-Rollin'," "Shorty," "Oh! How She Dances," "Can Your Monkey Do the Dog," "Fighter Not A Lover"

Video: "Oh! How She Dances"

Mellow Records

Dave Del Monte & the Cross County Boys

"Hang On" b/w "The Sweeper"

For this sleek instrumental outing, Dave lays aside his trademark wit in favor of guitar enunciations. A pair of Link Wray covers, with all the growl and flung treble notes one would expect. Adept, feral.

Video: "Hang On"

Video: "The Sweeper"

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