The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer

Add Date: June 17

Artist: The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer

Album: A Real Fine Mess

Label: Tonic

Genre: Rock, blues

Comments: From the promoter: "Armed with an arsenal of harmonicas, a mess of foot percussion, and a road-worn Telecaster, the duo [The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer] kick out raw and primal blues made out of 'organic self-performed ingredients that they cook up themselves' (Tyler Quiring, Blues Rock Review), while infusing the genre with a jolt of renewed energy.

"Their influences range from the iconic song writing of Willie Dixon to the boundary pushing of Jack White and Danger Mouse, but their sound is distinctly their own, smothered in greasy, gritty soul and imbued with funk. Shawn Hall provides the rousing, rugged vocals and blues harmonica, while Matthew Rogers rips on the guitar and pounds the skins with his feet. Their music is unapologetic. It slaps you in the face and makes you sweat like it's a sticky, summer night. It cuts you to the core. It's the blues played the way it was meant to be played." 

Recommended Tracks: 1, 3, 7, 5

DNP: none