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SUMMARY:MKO (Gerry McAvoy\, Davy Knowles\, Brendan ONeill)
LOCATION:Hot Box
DESCRIPTION:Any guitarist looking for a quality blues rocker to emulate cou
 ldn’t do better than latch onto Rory Gallagher. But Davy Knowles went on
 e better\; he hired Gallagher’s band to support him.\n\nThey share equal
  billing on MKO\, released on Oct. 17. Bassist Gerry McAvoy (M) and drumme
 r Brendan O’Neill (O) have toured extensively with Knowles (K) as Band o
 f Friends (they once played all Gallagher material) but this is the first 
 time they have collaborated on a studio album of original songs. The eight
  tunes are penned and sung by Knowles and while they share some of Gallagh
 er’s driving approach and the power trio lineup he favored both in his o
 wn work and that of his previous band Taste\, this is no copycat outfit.\n
 \nKnowles\, like his biggest influence\, knows that successful blues rocke
 rs need firm melodies with memorable lyrics\, as well as succinct\, grippi
 ng guitar solos. He displays the sum of those talents on material such as 
 “High Horse\,” a kiss-off to an old flame with “It’s the same ol
 ’ record playin’\,…You ain’t got nothin’ good to say”. He unle
 ashes his slide on a flaming solo as bass and drums deliver swampy backing
 . It’s such a cool vibe\, you’ll wish it would extend past its three-a
 nd-a-half minute length.\n\nIt’s an impressive start for what seems like
  a project that has legs. In MKO with McAvoy and O’Neill\, Knowles has f
 ound a rhythm section that meets his high standards\; a duo road-tested\, 
 approved and certified by one of the blues-rock greats.\n\nBoletos: https:
 //dice.fm/event/nvk623-mko-gerry-mcavoy-davy-knowles-brendan-oneill-5th-de
 c-hot-box-chelmsford-tickets
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