Yahoo Blues Group
August 2, 2001

I was at the Boom Boom Room this last Monday to see One More Mile for the first time and was totally blown away. Jersey Jim had said this band plays a true West Side Chicago blues and I'm sure Magic Sam is somewhere smiling because these young guys stayed true to their promise and made me feel like Rush Street was on the corner of Fillmore and Geary. The energy from these guys got the joint jumping early on and with Jonathan Korty (from Vinyl) guesting on the Hammond there were some real nice solos passed back and forth between all the guys on stage. The Road Trip Gang and those guys couldn't stay off the dance floor and probably feel as I do that One More Mile is the real deal and we'll all be dragging our friends to their shows whenever we can. It was one fun Monday night with a packed house, and I'm sure they'll be asked back there as soon as possible. Go check out One More Mile as soon as you get the opportunity--these guys, in a humble and gracious way, are keeping their vision of no-nonsense high energy Chicago blues alive and kicking.

Jack Cohen
Moderator