Barrence Whitfield and The Monkey Hips 8/28/10 Cafe Nine

Veteran Boston R&B wailer Whitfield makes a Friday night showing at the Nine. He has the pipes and the attitude to keep the show going. His trademark WAHH noise acts as percussion. The band had drums, guitar, bass, and crazy sax. These guys were tailor-made to cover Screamin' Jay Hawkins I Put A Spell On You. In fact, Whitfield reminds me of Hawkins. Excellent encore was Elvis Costello's What's So Funny Bout Peace, Love , and Understanding. Whitfield's recording with Tom Russell Hillbilly Voodoo is one of my most played recordings. No, he didn't do The Cuban Sandwich song, but I asked him anyway. Barrence is still wailing..... saw him many times with the Savages at Toad's back in the day.