I only caught one set of Kampukasing, based folk/ bluesman Al Lukas at the Owl Acoustic Lounge, Saturday, Feb. 28.
His last set was a variety of cover songs which he sang in his gravelly voice reminiscent of Dr. John and Bruce Springsteen.
He began his set with a capable cover of John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown band’s “ On the Dark Side,” which appeared in the movie Eddie and the Cruisers.
Some of the other highlights were covers of Cat Stevens’ “Wild World” for which he added a few bars of Soundgarden’s “Spoonman.”
He also performed a beautiful acoustic cover of Eric Clapton’s “Layla” and a version of “All Along the Watchtower,” which was closer in spirit to Bob Dylan than Jimi Hendrix’s version.
— By Richard Amery, L.A. Beat Editor
