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Today’s guest blog comes from my sister in-law; Kasey. Both
of these bands are gonna be playing at the Deep Blues
Festival. I can not wait to see them. My room
reservations are made.
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Black Diamond Heavies and Left Lane Cruiser Show –
Washington , DC

Last week, at the recommendation/insistence of
NineBullets.net, I hauled my cookies out to a little
bar near Capitol Hill called The Red and The Black to
see Left Lane Cruiser and the Black Diamond Heavies.
I have to say that on a freezing cold Tuesday night I
wondered at one point why the hell I was hanging out
at a joint on H Street at 9:00. Let’s just say that
fleeting thought was erased as soon as I heard those
boys rip open one hellva show. I can’t even come up
with a comparison because both LLC and BDH give one of
the finest live shows I have ever seen. These are the
bands that make you remember why you go to live shows
at all.

LLC kicked my ass with with Big Momma, That Ass,
Skinny Woman, and a vicious cover of Muddy Waters’
Rollin’ & Tumblin’. As for BDH, I can’t remember the
last time I saw a band throw so much soul and sweat
into a performance. As my friend said, “That guy
sounds possessed and I love it!” Eardrums were
sacrificed over Shake My Tail, Smooth It Out, and No
One Knows What You’re Talkin’ About. But the absolute
highlight was Poor Brown Sugar. Perfect, perfect,
perfect.

Everyone describes great live shows as foot stomping,
which generally annoys me. But in this case there was
honest-to-god foot stomping by virtually the entire
crowd. Further evidence for my theory that anyone who
can sit still while LLC or BDH are playing has no
soul. So if LLC or BDH ever play in a town near you,
go see them…immediately.

Left Lane Cruiser - That Ass (live)
Left Lane Cruiser - Big Mamma

Black Diamond Heavies - Poor Brown Sugar
Black Diamond Heavies - White Bitch