HowellDevine – Raw & Authentic Shack Shakin’ Blues

“There is no blues band performing today as different as HowellDevine—nor as delightful.”  ~ Lee Hildebrand, Living Blues Magazine/SF Chronicle

Triple threat talent, Joshua Howell (guitar, harmonica, vocals) and percussion savant, Pete Devine (drums, washboard), plus veteran upright bassist, Joe Kyle Jr. deftly mix Delta/Country Blues with wildly syncopated rhythms to create a rollicking present-day sound rooted in early blues. HowellDevine breaks from the norm, providing rich and complex textures integral to the music rather than simple backing for a soloist. The result is a sound which stands in stark contrast to the typical blues heard in bars these days and would more likely be shaking the floors of a Southern juke joint some 70 years ago.

Catfish Lou’s, 6540 SW Fallbrook Pl., Beaverton. Friday, September 20. 9:00 pm. No cover.