I rocked up to watch Billy TK Jnr and before I could get out of my car I could hear a blazing guitar piercing the cold winter's night air. When I got inside Billy was on stage with his four piece band (keyboard/sax player, drums bass and Billy on guitar), with sweat coming off his brow and eyes closed Billy was playing some thing that resembles Hendrix in his hay day - and boy did he do it justice.The PA was cranked right up and at first this bugged me but I soon came to adjust and appreciated that this kind of rock blues is sometimes better heard and played loud.
The crowd were up dancing and cheered and applauded when Billy finished for the night.
I spent some time with Billy after the show chatting and recording some of his comments (tune into The Blues Room to hear him). He's a friendly sociable guy who has time for everyone. He got to talking about his experiences with Carlos Santana, Brownie McGhee, The Neville Brothers, and George Thorogood. He's had some awesome experiences and has many stories to share.
He's no wanna be guitar hero, believe me, HE IS A GUITAR HERO.
Quality of music: 4/5 Loud at first but clear
Crowd response: 3/5 A sit back and watch crowd
Stage: 3/5 Small
Cost: 5/5 ($5-$10 is cheap as chips!!!)
Recommendation: Go see him LIVE and buy the CD to remind you of a rockin good night.
Review by Nate
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