Tonight, the distinctive blues-driven rock sounds of Janie Grey will resonate from the Casbah at 10 p.m.
The band is holding the concert as an album release party to celebrate the completion of their album, Maybe Tomorrow, the group’s first album on their new label, Digi-Tone Records.
The group’s first album, Memories, Enemies and Friends, was released in 1996 and was well received.
The group started out with the trio of Tony Keats, Kyle Walsh and Eric Brown. Adding musicians Denny Presley and Don Eanes along the way, the Janie Grey sound evolved into what it is today.
On Maybe Tomorrow, the group has a sound that can be compared to Matchbox 20 or Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers but still stands on its own in originality.
The first track on the album, “Turnstile,” has a definite rock sound with a blues edge to it. The lyrics are well suited to the music as the song asks for someone to “just step through the turnstiles, don’t forsake the love that’s waiting on the other side.”
Track two, “Remember How You Were” contains some awesome guitar work mixed in with the memories.
The group shows off its versatility on the acoustic third track “Heart Shaped Land.”
“Pleases Me to Know,” the fourth track, slides into the album with a more jazz and blues sound than rock.
With track five, “Red Light,” the group heads back into a more classic blues-rock sound.
On track six, “Judges,” the acoustic quality comes back with the story of a man who loses all that is important to him.
The other songs on the album are as good as the first tracks.
If their live shows are as good as the album, concert goers who make their way to The Casbah tonight will be in for a real treat.
This is an excellent album and is one that would find a home in the collection of almost anyone.
On a scale of one to 10, with 10 being the best, I would give this album an eight.

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