Mike McClure Band

Mike McClure ROCKED the Firehouse last night.

Maybe even scared the hat crowd a little bit at times.

Because this certainly isn't the stuff The Great Divide used to do.

McClure's put together a rock band that does rocking red dirt music, which makes it just country enough to fit in at Texas roadhouses but otherwise not all that country. His guitarist just kicks butt. And McClure's no slouch on the guitar himself. At times, they really crank up the dueling guitars. It's cool.

Callie, of course, enjoyed some of the slower stuff. And it's good -- McClure has a soulful voice and writes thoughtful material. But man, when he and the band really tear loose... wow.

We did manage a live recording of the thing, which was in some doubt prior to the show. McClure was cool with it, his sound engineer was cool with it, and the sound engineer at the Firehouse was friendly as could be.

Must see these guys again though, and soon, because the set seemed way too short.

[Posted at 14:30 CST on 05/31/03] [Link]