Sonoma Tunes.Com Reviews:
December 5, 2002
Lou's Pier 47

I forget how much I just love these guys. [At Lou's Pier 47] one can meet people from all over the world. I do appreciate the fact that they book da blues seeming how venues are far & few in between anymore. It's great place, with great atmosphere, to sit and watch da blues.

The weekends are a whole 'nother story! It gets pretty wild in there. Me? All I need is a floor front and center, that's all I need. And some blues...Dance floor front and center and blues, that's all I need. Pure and simple.

The place had a decent crowd that was diggin' that sound of...
Jersey Jim vocals & bass.
Craig Kloor on guitar and...
Lee Thompson on drums.

That's all I need....Dance floor front and center, da blues on stage, Jersey Jim, Craig and Lee playin' da blues! That's all I need. Nothing else.

These guys put out some big sound for such a tiny band. Craig Kloor? Who the hell is this guy? That's what I always hear when I mention him. Man can this guy play! You want guitar and lots of it? This is the band for you!

The whole show is very theatrical! He really plays for the crowd. Gotta see his performance for a one of a kind show. His facial expressions tell the whole story: satisfaction, sadness, anger, happiness, Baby-what-have-I-done-please-come-back.....you can read it all in his face.

You want some grindin', full body singin'? Then Jersey Jim is the cat for you. He can really belt them out. I love it when he really puts that growl into it and it kinda gets a grindin', quiverin' sound. Man...does that give me the chills. His bass playin' covers lots of territory and he and Lee (on drums) have their work cut out for them. Like I said...It's a small band with a big sound.

The whole band just feeds off energy from the crowd. The more you put out...the more you get back. I just love that exchange. That's why it's important for me to be right in their faces.

That's all I need...
Dance floor front & center.
Da blues on stage.
Jersey Jim, Craig & Lee playin' da blues.
Lotsa guitar.
Grindin' vocals.
Exchange of energy?

That's it. Nothin' else.

I finally got that "Three Piece & A Biscuit" CD in my hands and I had been waiting for it a long time.

What a trio!
Straightforward "Westside" blues, pure and simple.

Maureen Hayes
a.k.a. da Blues Traveler