Having already released a self-titled CD and an official d�but CD (Nocturnal), they have acquired steady repeat bookings at Rooftop Pub in Mississauga and at Grossman�s and Healey�s in Toronto. Apart from playing numerous gigs in downtown Toronto, they�ve also played as far west as Hamilton (Mermaid�s Lounge and Ye Olde Squire�s Tavern) and are currently booked to play The Wing Shack in Whitby, Chatt�s in Ajax, the Bull and Finch in Pickering and the Unionville Arms in Unionville. Earlier this month, they played at Bobby C�s in Bowmanville.
They don�t limit themselves to recording/performing fabulous interpretations of blues classics by the various Kings and Albert Collins either � Mr. Salvatore and lead guitarist Rob Anthony make an excellent songwriting team, as witnessed on both Nocturnal and four original tracks recently played at Healey�s. My companion�s favourite choice of the new tracks was �Stuck in the Bottle�, while mine was �Junkyard Dawg�.
At this hugely successful return gig at Healey�s (opening for Paul Reddick and the Sidemen), lead vocalist Anthony Salvatore informed me that the band is really interested in adding a horn section on their next (soon-to-be-released) CD, with the possible inclusion of some keyboards (Michael Fonfara played piano and organ on Nocturnal). My preference for extra instrumentation would be a blues harmonica!
My efforts to get power vocalist Anthony Salvatore to record a version of Luther Allison�s explosive �Cherry Red� have so far gone unheeded, but I�ll keep working on him!
Diane Wells
