Great duo gracing the Wolf Den stage at the casino. These shows are free and have a strict time control, starting at 8pm and ending at 930. The casino wisdom says to get bodies on the floor and the money will fly from the wallets. We arrived a little late but caught a decent amount of the set. Love and Frankenreiter are veterans of the jam rock scene and was good to see them on the stage at the same time. G. love is the mush mouthed homie from Philly. I first saw him in Memphis at a festival some 20 years ago and was captivated by his vocal style and harmonica chops. Donavon put out a few critically acclaimed platters back in the day and sprinkled some hits into this set. Guest axe-wielder Christone Kingfish Ingram played a national steel for the recent Guitar Man. G. said Kingfish has a forthcoming Dan Auerbach ( Black Keys) produced record, which is a pretty big deal. Wiggle Worm, Baby’s Got Sauce, Cold Beverage, were highlights from the G. Love catalog. Donavon plays a mean guitar, the highlight from his catalog was It Don’t Matter. He had the bright idea of pulling a fan onstage to sing the refrain. Not sure if it was planned or he got lucky, but this big fella fan was A) not trashed, and B) had the blues vocal chops of Canned Heat. Enjoyable show for free. These two were heading to Irving Plaza the following evening which definitely would be a different price point for entry.
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