Mike Thomas
Pacific Sun Music Critic

"Let's keep the focus local and zoom in on the pure, unadulterated blues. There's rarely a shortage of dedicated blues outfits making the club circuit rounds, but to my ears few truly distinguish themselves. I'm not dissing a rich, time-honored genre, just calling attention to the special chemistry necessary to transcend the music's structural predictabilities. ONE MORE MILE, a trio with New York roots that re-formed in the Bay Area back in 1999, makes the cut.

Reverent disciples of authentic Chicago electric blues, guitarist Craig Kloor, bassman/vocalist "Jersey" Jim Nestor and drummer Lee Thompson add a coat of contemporary polish that won't ever be mistaken for mere lounge lacquer. Jersey Jim's pitch-perfect growl and rhythm section partner Thompson's Gibralter-solid, unadorned beats mesh perfectly with Kloor's eminently tasteful fretwork. A purveyor of impeccable Stratocaster tone, whose taut chord-heavy style often evokes Jimmie Vaughan, Kloor is fully capable of rattling off a sneaky-fast note barrage when the mood strikes.Hear the real deal.