{"id":2100,"date":"2010-04-09T12:37:57","date_gmt":"2010-04-09T19:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/anthologysd.com\/blog\/?p=2100"},"modified":"2010-04-09T16:45:01","modified_gmt":"2010-04-09T23:45:01","slug":"review-perfect-age-of-rock-%e2%80%98n%e2%80%99-roll-blues-band-april-3-2010-anthology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anthologysd.com\/press\/2010\/04\/09\/review-perfect-age-of-rock-%e2%80%98n%e2%80%99-roll-blues-band-april-3-2010-anthology\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Perfect Age of Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll Blues Band – April 3, 2010 – Anthology"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By T. Loper<\/a> | owlandbear.com<\/cite><\/p>\n

Before the show started, Perfect Age<\/a> lead guitarist Bob Margolin quipped that for a late show, 10pm \u201cain\u2019t all that late.\u201d<\/p>\n

This was a bit of a surprise, coming from the guy who leads a band made up of Pinetop Perkins (96), Hubert Sumlin (78), Willie \u201cBig Eyes\u201d Smith (74), and Bob Stroger (about 70). But Margolin was right. These men \u2014 who have seen blues and jazz evolve over decades \u2014 showed little sign of slowing down.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even Perkins \u2014 the clear draw for the band \u2014 played piano and sang like a man in his prime. He\u2019s one of those legends \u2014 like Dave Brubeck or Doc Watson \u2014 who you know has no plans to stop. And while Perkins only played a handful of songs, his presence electrified everybody in the house like only a true blues hero can.<\/p>\n

The show started with Margolin on guitar, Smith on drums, and Stroger on bass, and Margolin introduced new band members throughout the set. The show\u2019s first highlight came early on, with Stroger\u2019s rendition of \u201cYou Got to Move.\u201d After a few verses behind the mic, Stroger took his bass to the edge of the stage and sang mic-less in a voice that had no trouble reaching the venue\u2019s most obscure corners.<\/p>\n

Next, Margolin introduced Sugar Blue, who led a blazing rendition of \u201cKrystalline\u201d \u2014 You\u2019re a strange white lady\/tell me honey what\u2019s your name\/she said baby\u2026just call me krystalline cocaine.<\/em> At first, I was worried that Mr. Blue, with his embroidered pants, jewelry, and bandoleer of harmonicas, would be inclined to showboat, but just as he knew how to dazzle on the harp, he also knew when to lay low; as the show continued, his intuition became quite evident.<\/p>\n

Hubert Sumlin, whose guitar playing has been likened to an \u201cicepick to the brain,\u201d came out next. His entrance was complicated by amplification problems, which stymied the initial shock of his staccato picking, but he recovered quickly and proved his ability on my favorite song of the night: a subtle, soulful rendition of \u201cSittin\u2019 on Top of the World.\u201d During this song, even the 20-something girl next to me managed to put a lid on the stream of mundane chatter that she insisted upon shouting to her date throughout the entire show<\/em>. Her attempts to compete with the band were the real icepick to my brain.<\/p>\n

No matter. The performers were was great, and the fact that these guys were up there, still doing what they love after so many decades, was a highlight in itself. The show was simulcast on KSDS 88.3 FM; hopefully I can track it down somewhere.<\/p>\n

Saturday marked the culmination of their \u201cOnce and For All\u201d tour, and it\u2019s unlikely that the tour\u2019s name is just a marketing ploy, so the evening took on a particularly celebratory vibe. If The Perfect Age of Rock \u2018N\u2019 Roll Blues Band does <\/em> decide to embark on a \u201cOne More Time and For All\u201d tour, though, be sure to catch them wherever they land.<\/p>\n

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