The last time that the Devil’s Duo played with Jenny Don’t our dog was having a medical issue that required regular medication so we missed seeing Jenny.'s set Thanks to promoter-about-town Pulsar (who also set up the previous show) we got another chance!
We always dig the gigs at the Dive Bar and this evening there was a reasonable amount of folks out early to catch our set of murder ballads/folk songs/the occasional country number/and covers from the likes of Tom Waits and the Velvet Underground! Acoustic guitar/banjolele/drum machine is an odd set up for the Dive Bar but the people were receptive and the set was fun, if a little loose - not uncommon for us! Thanks to the sound man Josh for helping us get our musical ideas across!
I’ve been wanting to catch Zach Ryan’s White Line Fever since he moved back to Vegas from Nashville so I was happy to see him on this bill, as well. With Zach on lead guitar and vocals, he is backed by our pal and smokin’ bassist Davis, along with an acoustic guitarist and a strong drummer. With covers like “Truck Driving Man” and “Driving My Life Away” mixed with some originals, a Merle Haggard ballad and an instrumental medley based on “Ghost Rider”, Zach got to show off his substantial bag of riffs’n’tricks (even playing behind his head, after doffing his hat, of course). Fantastic traditional Country’n’Western, but with their own added twists, natch! We’ll be looking forward to seeing them - and hopefully playing with them - again soon!
I’ve seen big-voiced Frankie Lee and her rotating band of Infernos at least a couple of times before and she’s always entertaining with a mix of old school R’n’B, r’n’r, country, pop and whatever else strikes her/their fancy. This eve there were some powerful takes on the likes of Riot on Cell Block #9”, “House of the Rising Sun” (nice twist when sung by a woman), “Your Cheating Heart” and even the Stray Cats “Rock This Town”! With a standup bass locking in with the excellent female drummer (who also sang) and a (new-ish, I believe) guitarist who wasn’t afraid to throw in some jazzy riffs, Frankie was amply backed for a fun set!
I spoke briefly with Jenny before their set (several of our friends are fans who had seen and played shows with her) and she couldn’t have been nicer and was supportive of all of the bands all through the night. Jenny leads the combo with her sweet vocals and rhythm guitar while backed by some terrific musicians - a stomping drummer, a wildly busy bassist and a guitarist who could strike out some fine leads from his Gretch, his baritone Dan Electro Longhorn and his steel guitar. all while looking mighty dapper Their sound is pretty straight melodic country with lots of energy and style throughout although their encore was more garagey in an almost "Psychotic Reaction" kinda way with some excellent fuzz guitar. I picked up a couple of their CDs so more on those as soon as I have some time. Great band - definitely see them if/when they come through your town!
As always, thank you to the Dive Bar for hosting the event and for their fine crew, thanks for Pulsar for promoting such a hip, happenin' gig, thanks to the bands and to everyone who made it out!
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