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Manx Marriner Mainline – Hell Bound For Heaven

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 By Bill Wilcox

I heard Harry Manx a few years back and instantly dug his performance, which was concert footage from Australia. Manx’s rich slide guitar playing had a powerful enchantment. Steve Marriner, of the raucous swamp blues outfit MonkeyJunk, is a frequent Manx collaborator, and judging from Hell Bound for Heaven, the duo’s first album release, I […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Harry Manx, Manx Marriner Mainline, MonkeyJunk, Steve Marriner

MonkeyJunk – All Frequencies

Wednesday, September 25, 2013 By Bill Wilcox

In those odd moments when you’re craving funk, I mean, the lost art of funk seventies style, with the rhythm and beat that make you want to groove, MonkeyJunk can fill that prescription. The Ottawa, Canada-based trio of Steve Marriner, Tony D and Matt Sobb are called blues rockers, but their latest release, All Frequencies, […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews, Roots, Soul/R&B Tagged With: MonkeyJunk

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