Don't miss a beat with our FREE daily newsletter
"Non-stop punk'n'roll shenanigans from arguably the world's most resourceful garage band."
"It's an unrelenting and powerful barrage of precision groove-based rock with some cool effects thrown in for good measure."
"Rock'n'roll played with passion and intensity in its purest, base form is still life-affirming."
"New York City is something that is always moving forward and always changing.”
The legendary alt-rock outfit will perform a handful of shows around the country this August
An epic one song encore wrapped it all up, finishing the show in suitably emphatic fashion.
Despite what the Blues Explosion name and other indie and blues-punk titles may suggest, this is big, bold rock that cuts through generational divides, with a lighter sprinkling of blues to flavour the mix.
The trio interact in an almost jazz band-like way- observing changes in each other’s playing and moving songs along accordingly.
“My favourite records are the ones that are a little puzzling in a way, as in they stand outside of time.”
"When we started playing live again, we were really doing it on our own terms, because we wanted to be doing it. It felt organic. We didn’t have any higher-ups telling us what to do."