It’s ska, rock n’ roll, Memphis and soul all wrapped into one. The song “Changes” swaying you into a song you’ve felt before, and it stings so sweetly. It’s like that goodbye moment that you must have, but don’t really want to.
But that isn’t the start of it. It’s the whole story “With a Rocky Mountain High.” It’s the love that’s felt long before the fall. It’s being unstoppable; “You can call it a fury. You could call it a train.”
Gilliam’s guitar work tells you where he’s from with the slightly sloppy twang that marks many modern local artists. It’s great stuff, a bit of Jimi, a little Stevie Ray, and a whole lot of blues. It’s not prominent, but it’s all over like the intestine on a dumpling… delicious.
The beginning of “What You Said” is reminiscent of Heart riffs, played with a crunchy guitar sound that could likely be eaten were the volume up loud enough.
“Well she got money, and I got time. Well I want hers, but she needs mine,” sings Gilliam. “That’s why they call me… uh… Well they call me Beastmaster.” Funk just oozing out that damn bass, I tell you what, and boy is it heavy.
“I just want to set you off,” said Gilliam in the song Changes. So allow him to do so December 14 at 10pm at Newby’s, 539 S. Highland. Tickets are $8 at the door and 5$ in advance at NewbysMemphis.com. Judging on what this EP sounds like, it should be well worth it.
But that isn’t the start of it. It’s the whole story “With a Rocky Mountain High.” It’s the love that’s felt long before the fall. It’s being unstoppable; “You can call it a fury. You could call it a train.”
Gilliam’s guitar work tells you where he’s from with the slightly sloppy twang that marks many modern local artists. It’s great stuff, a bit of Jimi, a little Stevie Ray, and a whole lot of blues. It’s not prominent, but it’s all over like the intestine on a dumpling… delicious.
The beginning of “What You Said” is reminiscent of Heart riffs, played with a crunchy guitar sound that could likely be eaten were the volume up loud enough.
“Well she got money, and I got time. Well I want hers, but she needs mine,” sings Gilliam. “That’s why they call me… uh… Well they call me Beastmaster.” Funk just oozing out that damn bass, I tell you what, and boy is it heavy.
“I just want to set you off,” said Gilliam in the song Changes. So allow him to do so December 14 at 10pm at Newby’s, 539 S. Highland. Tickets are $8 at the door and 5$ in advance at NewbysMemphis.com. Judging on what this EP sounds like, it should be well worth it.