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FEBRUARY
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2016  ROCK iS REDFEATURES AN EXCLUSiVE iNTERViEW WITH ONEiDA GUiTARiST iRV LYONS JR. AND CUTS FROM HiS LATEST LP WONDERLAND!!! In all of the
write ups for Oneida singer-songwriter and guitarist IRV LYONS JR. his
music is described as being "rooted in Latin influenced jazz" in the
vein of CARLOS SANTANA but after hearing his latest album
WONDERLAND one can not dismiss a clear and present STEELY DAN influence
as well. The CD WONDERLAND is a nonstop party and LYONS and company lay
down one irresistible rocking R&B groove after another. The
opening track STARLENE is a sexy little romp about a leggy looker - the
kind that thousands upon thousands of guitar riffs have been inspired
by and written for. In addition to his own serviceable vocal
performance LYONS partners with a a couple of other talents on the
album. While he gets the party started on the track FIRE WITHOUT A
FLAME it is the vocal performance of KIM MONROE that gives the playful
little number it's playfulness. On the bluesy title track LYONS shares
the mic with JOE DRISCOLL and the two of them give the track a SAM AND
DAVE-styled delivery . In our interview with him LYONS gave us his
reasons why Native music has never quite hit the mainstream since
REDBONE's COME AND GET YOUR LOVE. It was strange that he brought that
band up because a lot of WONDERLAND's roots can be heard in that
legendary minimalist approach to R&B. Yes, this album carries
on a whole different kind of musical legacy in Indian Music outside of
Traditional music. Pop chart success may not be int he cards for LYONS
and WONDERLAND but a NAMMY or GRAMMY nomination doesn't seem like too
much to hope for.
CHECK OUT THE
PODCAST AT:   BRiAN LUSH (FOUNDER, EDiTOR-iN-CHiEF)CONTACT
BRiAN LUSH AT:
djlush@rockwired.com
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