Hunter & The Dirty Jacks - Chase The Moonlight

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:56
Size: 86.9 MB
Styles: Rockin blues
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[ 7:29] 1. Tumbleweed
[ 4:20] 2. Highway 1
[ 3:45] 3. Liquor Store Fedora
[ 4:25] 4. Forty More Days And Forty More Nights
[ 4:41] 5. Roman Highway
[ 3:08] 6. Crucify
[10:07] 7. Leave Tomorrow

The Los Angeles-based Hunter & the Dirty Jacks first came to Blues Rock Review’s attention in mid-2013, not long after the band of five formed. Featuring Hunter Ackerman (vocals, harp), Aaron Barnes (bass, backing vocals), Carmelo Bonaventura (guitar, backing vocals), Brian Lara (drums, tambourine, backing vocals) and Jon Siembieda (guitar, backing vocals), the Dirty Jacks quickly gained a reputation as a band with talent, heart and potential—they scored an early weekly residency at Harvelle’s in Santa Monica (the same club that previously hosted Vintage Trouble’s residency) and soon after partnered with Feed Your Soul, an organization that gathers food donations for the homeless. When Blues Rock Review spoke with the band in July of 2013, they spelled out a few key goals for the years ahead: They wanted to record and release a debut album (the powerful Single Barrel was released in early 2014 and was followed by Mixed Company & the Midnight Hokum in 2015) and expand their performance schedule to bring their music to more clubs and even more listeners. Five years later, the band is returning with Chase the Moonlight, a seven-track album that shows the band paying tribute to the California landscape that remains the jumping-off point for their music creation and performance.

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Hunter & The Dirty Jacks - Mixed Company & The Midnight Hokum

Size: 145,1 MB
Time: 61:16
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2015
Styles: Blues Rock, Acoustic Blues
Art: Front

01. Back On Shaky Ground (2:46)
02. Bad Bad Bad (4:47)
03. Deal (4:05)
04. Come On In My Kitchen (4:30)
05. Old No. 7 (4:38)
06. Alexandria (4:05)
07. Stormy Monday (6:43)
08. Leave The Cap Off The Bottle (4:36)
09. Gotta Keep Moving On (5:40)
10. Martrydom Of St. Me (3:45)
11. Kennel Howl (6:09)
12. Smoking Gun (3:26)
13. Salt Whiskey (5:58)

Despite having been formed only two years ago, Hunter and the Dirty Jacks are not anywhere near rookie status. Though they’re new kids in town, their presence graces they genre of blues rock with style and grace, and a heavy load of authentic musicianship. Aside from the actual music itself, the production of their second album, Mixed Company and the Midnight Hokum is a clear exhibition of their purity. Recorded completely analog on 2 ½ inch tape, 100% acoustic, while their family and friends listened, is a rare technique used in a studio setting.

The first half of Mixed Company and the Midnight Hokum opens up with a forceful introduction. Acoustic guitars are met with gritty vocals and swinging percussion on the first track, “Back On Shaky Ground.” This “feel-good” swinging groove drives the energy through the beginning of the album. The second track, “Bad Bad Bad” introduces the subtly intelligent use of a harmonica and southern-style guitar riffs. It is the blend of subtle hints and incorporation of diverse instrumentation that demands undivided attention. Assigning these tracks to open up the album was ingenious, as they showcase musicianship that demands, and deserves, undivided attention.

The second half of the album drives just as hard as the first half, pumping through up-beat melodies and elegant acoustic flair. The arrangement of each track on Mixed Company and the Midnight Hokum was created with the utmost care, and attention to detail. The small, but enriching tactics used to showcase the acoustic authenticity is what truly sets Hunter and the Dirty Jacks apart from other blues-based rock bands creating and producing music over the past two years that they have worked together as a band. Most musicians that release live acoustic studio albums are viewed as multifaceted professionals that have multiple successful albums of music under their belts, but Mixed Company and the Midnight Hokum proves that Hunter and the Dirty Jacks have the capabilities to run with the big dogs. The Review: 7.5/10 ~Review by Jackie Howell

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Hunter & The Dirty Jacks - Single Barrel

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:48
Size: 109.4 MB
Styles: Electric blues
Year: 2014
Art: Front

[3:15] 1. Rock & Roll Soul
[4:19] 2. Jubilee
[3:38] 3. Doctor Dingo
[5:06] 4. Salt Whiskey
[4:06] 5. Break Me Down
[4:09] 6. Lorraine
[3:31] 7. Prometheus
[3:52] 8. Gotta Keep Movin' On
[3:14] 9. Smoking Gun
[3:41] 10. Leave The Cap Off The Bottle
[3:51] 11. Double Down
[5:02] 12. Kennel Howl

Hunter & The Dirty Jacks are the band. Retro Fresh Rock & Roll is the sound. Infectious riffs, soaring vocals and bedrock solid grooves propel the Dirty Jacks extremely high energy, emotionally compelling performances. Fronted by lead singer and multi-instrumentalist Hunter Ackerman, and anchored by Jon Siembieda and Carmelo Bonaventura on guitar, Aaron Barnes on bass, Brian Lara on drums, with Moana Avvenenti on background vocals, they are a blues-infused rock and roll force that is not to be missed.

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