For one more dose of the blues, Edmonton’s Boogie Patrol were back at the Slice, to play for a packed house, Nov. 27.
They had IT, during their first set.
And to quote, I think Jack Kerouac from ‘On The Road,’ if you have to ask what IT is, you don’t know, you have to hear it to appreciate it.
They played a sizzling show of, as far as I could tell, original music that would have been right at home in a dirty Chicago juke joint.
They connected on all levels, with the band members playing as if one gigantic organic beast of music.
With stellar musicianship combining intense harp, groovy keyboard and an unstoppable backbeat plus some sweet guitar solos, they had the audience sweating and dancing, clustered in front of the stage.
Lead singer Rotten Dan put every ounce of energy into his performance, almost weeping with emotion and blowing mind bending harp solos while sounding like the lead singer of the Commitments, with a soulful voice that belied his youth.
They barely paused for a breath between songs, though they did slow down the pace in a couple places. They also returned for a second set.
