Let's face it: Blues rock is tedious. It's no secret that bars get away with booking blues bands week after week because the humdrum 12 bar format jibes with the blunted aural synapses of a drunkard's brain. Enter Whiteboy James & the Blues Express. Demonstrating the adage that says “if you're going to do something, do it right,” this guy delivers lyrical material so compelling and funny, the music becomes secondary – unless of course he's busting a wicked solo. Check out the jam “Big Butted Women,” it's a side splitter.
Sun., Sept. 12, 5 p.m., 2010
