John Kereiff Features - Music Reviews & Get Off My Lawn!
HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS FOR THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER
THIRD DEGREE GRAVITY Eric Heideman (independent) *** ½
Salt Lake City for the blues? That’s where Eric Heideman comes from. Third Degree Gravity, out since June 30th, is...
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CHEAT THE DEVIL Anthony Rosano & The Conqueroos (Whiskey Bayou Records) *****
Hairy knuckled blues with simplicity, feral power and the ability to raise the dead;...
HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS FOR THE WEEK OF AUG.20TH
IGNITION Streetlight (Frontiers) ***+
Good album title for the debut from these Swedish rockers. Sounding like early to mid-80’s Journey, Ignition is keyboard-heavy pop/rock with guitars aplenty, a...
“HOT WAX ALBUM REVIEWS” FOR THE WEEK OF AUG.14TH
TROUBLE IN PARADISE Big Red Fire Truck (bandcamp) ****+
A brand-new EP from these Australian hard rockers that is just what the doctor ordered. Trouble In...
A DEATH IN THE FAMILY
August 3rd 2023 Cherryle & I said goodbye to a beloved family member; Chester the cat. He’d been in declining health for several months, and...
THE ROCK DOCTOR: ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER BATCH OF REVIEWS
THE DEEP AND THE DIRTY Eric Johanson (Ruf Records) *****
Blues powered rock & roll is just about the best thing there is, and Brooklyn guitarist...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – August 1st, 2023
CAN’T SEE THE SUN Geanies (Mule Kick Records) *****+
It’s the debt E.P. from this blues influenced alt rock band. Not sure if it’s the...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – July 27, 2023
IN BLOOM Kris Gruen (Mother West) ****
In times of stress the right music can help cool you out. As my wife & I ramp...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – July 19, 2023 – part2
SEVEN PSALMS Paul Simon (Owl Records) *****
January 15th 2019, Paul Simon had a dream so vivid he got out of bed and wrote it down. It...
Hot Wax Album Reviews by the ROCK DOCTOR – July 19, 2023
SUNDANCER Will James (independent/ bandcamp) ****
One word I seldom use to describe a blues album is ‘suave’, but that sums up the new Will James. ...

