The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer have come a long way, baby, from their acoustic-blues roots to the inspired psychedelic mutant-R&B sprawl of last year’s thoroughly enjoyable fourth LP Apocalipstick, but all that progress comes with a real physical cost. Harmonica-slingin’ singer Shawn Hall (the Harpoonist) and hot-to-trot guitarist Matthew Rogers (the Axe Murderer) are but two people onstage, after all. They’re already playing an assortment of percussion instruments with their feet on top of their other musical duties. Read more: The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer put on killer performance at the Toronto Star “You don’t have eight people to choose from. Hell, they’re up for three awards at the Toronto Blues Society’s Maple Blues Awards on Jan. 15 at Koerner Hall, which is why they’re also gracing Toronto once again with their blazing two-man live show at the Great Hall on Saturday.

Source: thestar January 07, 2018 13:52 UTC