I stopped by Duke's Alehouse in Crystal Lake and listened to a good set by a 3-piece blues group, Black Cat Bone. They consisted of a lead guitar/vocalist, bassist and drummer. This is a local band and they appear like they're out getting their act together and they're doing a great job of it. The audience consisted of the usual contingent of parents and relatives and friends that newer bands usually bring with them and there's absolutely nothing wrong about that. They all drink and eat, too.
The singer was very good. He had a good voice and he had some great licks. It's too bad there were not backing vocals as well. The drummer and bass player were good. The drums sure could have used a mic on the bass drum to drive the beat a bit and to compliment the bass guitar. In a 3-piece group, the bass and drums have to be locked into each other to drive the beat and to get people moving and hopefully, dancing. Getting people moving is really the rhythm section's job, not the guitarist's. I also have to compliment the bass player's tone. which was excellent.
I really did enjoy these guys and hopefully, they'll hang together and get more confident with each other and bring a little "show" to the act. Good job!
http://blackcatbone.webs.com/
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