Uncle Buffalo says “check it out!” If you like excellent rock and roll with buckets of pas- sion, melody and sonic bombast, get you some Duda. Tell him Michael Buffalo sent you!
-Michael Buffalo Smith
Samantha Fish Chills & Fever (Ruf)
When I first heard
the music of Missouri blues-rocker Saman- tha Fish several years ago, I was blown away
from the outset. The girl can rock out minute and rip into an amazing blues riff the next. Hell, she can also shine on some R&B, and I do believe she can play any style she wants. Samantha has a powerful and sultry voice and her guitar chops rival those of many a “big name” guitarist. There’s even a custom guitar named in her honor. The SF1 (short for Samantha Fish 1) signature model by De- laney Guitars features humbucker pickups and a swamp ash body. The sound hole in the shape of a fish is a cool touch as well. Her latest album, Chills & Fever was
recorded in Detroit Rock City, the city that gave us Ted Nugent. Of course the city is equally known for it’s sweet soul music com- ing out of Motown, and its punk scene that gave us folks like Iggy Pop. Samantha enlists the help of members of the punk blues band The Detroit Cobras along with producer Bobby Harlow (The GO/ Jack White) to record a widely varied set of songs that man- age to show many different sides of the Kansas City bombshell. The record kicks off with a rocking “He
Did It,” with Fish singing passionately and from the heart, and seems to use her guitar as a weapon to underline how she feels about a guy doing her wrong. It was quite a nice surprise to hear
Samantha cover the 1963 Barbara Lewis smash, “Hello Stranger.” It’s one of those songs where you immediately recognize the words and melody, and find yourself on Google looking for information on Barbara Lewis. At least that’s what I did. Chills & Fever is full of amazing songs,
from the rocking “It’s Your Voodoo Working” and “You Can’t Go” to “Little Baby,” Saman- tha rocks it out and turns right around to blaze up some blues on “Either Way I Lose” and some mighty sweet and smooth soul on “Nearer to You” and “Never Gonna Cry.” Samantha's vocals and fiery guitar are
backed by a great band and full on horn sec- tion, mixed and mastered by Jim Kissling (The Crystal Method, Fat Boy Slim) creating one of the freshest, hippest records of the year.
- Michael Buffalo Smith
Bobby Bare Things Change (Hypermedia)
Bobby Bare is an American treasure, from his mega-hit “Detroit City” to his amaz-
ing album featuring the songs of Shel Silver- stein, Lullabys, Legends and Lies, and his work with Old Dogs, Waylon Jennings, Jerry Reed and Mel Tillis. Now, at the age of 82 years young, Bare continues to build his legacy with an outstanding collection of tunes called Things Change. His first studio release in five years,
Bare’s new CD features great songs penned by 63
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