Underground Ballroom

From the initial cone flapping bass notes and staccato drum rattle, organ bringing the sound to 'here’ and then the guitar making its presence before the cold vocals top out the ensemble you can tell that this is a serious crew who know each others abilities and love to stretch themselves out, letting the music develop and groooove. They fit right in with the Jammin’ scene so prevalent in the US at the moment although their songs are a helluvalot more structured that Govt. Mule or Widespread Panic.
They claim influences including Cream, Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin and insofar as these are all present in the sound ' along with Brian Auger, Keith Tippett, The Meters and Stevie Wonder ' this is all true but their music is original and still progressive (NOT Prog!). They use original instruments - Hammond Organ with a Leslie and valve powered amplifiers ' not to show off but because the originals sound right where a more modern piece of kit doesn’t have the sheer balls of the originals; their music is a real blend of Progressive Blues sounds with modern beats.
There is a distinct feel that the band loves to play music hard and assertive and there probably isn’t anyone else who can be considered less of a background sound at the moment. Once this hits your player you will struggle to stop before the very end.