(MySpace photo of Wendell Johnson)
I just got home from The Taphouse, where The Pawn Shop Lifters gave their EP "Whiskey Lane" an appropriately rowdy, loud, booze-soaked celebration. Guitarist and singer Wendell Johnson's got the right idea: Keep the cover low, the volume high and the set short and sweet.
Johnson's snarling Les Paul licks make a perfect soundtrack for a Saturday night of beer swilling in Norfolk. And his rhythm section -- the twin beards of bassist Jeff Pierce and drummer Alan Felder -- laid it down tight and tough. Aside from the Pawn Shop Lifters own nuggets, a highlight was a blistering rock take on the cowboy classic "Mama Tried."
Oh, yeah.
Also ...I gotta give props to the duo of Gina Dalmas and Gene Bowers, who opened up for the Lifters. Playing classic country tunes, Gina's strong vocals and Gene's old-school electric finger-picking are a match made in honky-tonk heaven. I hope to hear more of them soon.
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