SHRI plays the Blues at Some Place Else

They came all the way from Arizona and brought a whole lot of people with them and descended on the Mecca of Music, Some Place Else on Saturday Night. The 13 member band (well that's how many I managed to count) had a different sound than what our ears are accustomed to hear. The Vocalist, though I thought he was singing flat, seemed to hold his ground and establish his presence on stage with his style of vocals. The five back-up vocalists' also lent a beautiful harmony to the music. Apart from the normal bass, lead, rhythm guitars, keyboards and drums what really added that extra flavour and punch to the music was the presence of a clarinet, saxophone, violin and the mouth organ. The guys made Saturday night a much appreciated visit.

SHRI wrapped up their act after being egged on to play one more, one after another. Finally Saturday Night Blues Band came on at around 1 am. The guys seemed totally fired up and after a few tracks were joined by a member of SHRI who jumped in and played the Mouth Organ till they wrapped up. I've never seems such a jam session before and between the whining guitar and the mouth organ it was an exhilarating performance.