The Michael Louis Band

TMLB play 'Brooklyn Swamp Music'. It's a murky, swirling mix of blues, soul, funk & r&r.

ROCHESTER CITY NEWS (before the show) Man, there's gotta be a lotta things going on in Michael Louis' head. He's clearly a blues-rocker, but just about everything from the vinyl vault sneaks up in his classic bar-band bop. Neither masked nor caped, this Brooklyn 'n' bread guitar slinger cops the hero pose behind some tasty blues, rock and funk. Guitar players watch and wish while the dancers dance and the joint starts to jump. (Frank DeBlase)

ROCHESTER CITY NEWS (after the show) Brooklyn guitarist Michael Louis brought his trio to the Dinosaur (BBQ) for the first time last Wednesday night. Louis is a jukebox mixing and Mish-mashing styles at a whim. His originals are a groovy amalgam of whatever you could want. His covers are tweaked and beautifully wrong; a reggae version of Bobby Fuller's "I Fought The Law," or a Killer version of Hendrix's "Machine Gun". The band played an inspired set playing well off one another with Cheshire grins. (Frank DeBlase)