Hi folks, I’m back from the break (and a bit of a vacation to boot). Today I was rummaging around She Said Boom on College Street for blues vinyl when I happened to come across the album After Work by John & Sylvia Embry. Something about it caught my attention and I managed to remember their name the next time I was at my laptop*. I did some research and listened to a couple of tracks and was really impressed. I find the Chicago blues scene to be intimidating…and geographically confusing (“Oh, that’s West Side blues” the fuck?), so I’ve been reticent to dive in. But hot damn is this some great stuff.
And yes, I’m buying that album.
* you might ask: why didn’t you take a photo w/ your phone or use your phone why didn’t you use your phone; this is because I hate looking like one of those people who use independently owned stores in order to do research for shit they end up buying on Amazon
