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After opening with the fast-paced "Palace of the King" and the funky "Anything You Want Me to Do," both recorded on his 1995 disc Booty and the Beast (Sony), Chubby then assumed his rocker role during "It's Over," defending live music in the process. "Someone recently said to me that the days of live music are over," Chubby commented. "That the days when people go out, listen to live music, get high and have fucking fun are over. Well, I told him the only thing that's over are your lies and your bullshit!"
That intro served as a steel-toed kick that burst open the door to a sweeping series of chaotically melodic licks, banking heavily on the style of Jimi Hendrix tinged with a heaping dose of chicken pickin' (a rapid, country guitar style). In fact, Chubby paid homage to the master of psychedelia during covers of "Hey [Joe Beard]" and "Little Wing." Chubby didn't stop the classic rock references there, either, tying riffs from Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love" into some solos, and covering the Rolling Stones' "It's Only Rock'n'Roll (But I Like It)."[Alexis P. Suter] nailed the better tracks from her debut album, Shuga Fix (Hipbone), which included "Ride, Ride," a tune that Suter explained was written for "fluffy" people like herself who are forced to pay a fine in New York City for taking up two seats on the subway. The powerfully emotional vocalist then let her pipes rip and her eyes well up during a moving version of [Bob Dylan]'s "Knockin' On Heaven's Door." Suter dedicated the tune to famed blues vocalist Koko Taylor, who passed away in June, and was casually known as the "Queen of the Blues."See the full content of this document
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Rain On Me
Muddy waters-not the famed blues musician but rather the natural phenomenon born of stormy weather-flooded the shut-off fountain in Clinton Square at the New York State Blues Fest on Saturday, July 11. On-and-off torrential downpours manufactured a sort of true blues for fans and bands alike, while the musical acts on two stages relished in that communal sorrow, and turned rainy skies into a reason for partying and camaraderie. Thus kicked off two days of music, featuring Saturday's headliner, Savoy Brown, and the main event on Sunday, July 12, a concert with John Hammond.
Saturday started with local blues band The Delinquents' straightforward set, which segued nicely into the over-the-top antics of Rochester-bo...See the full content of this document
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