The Shams Band: Cold City

Chicago quintet The Shams Band is all about swagger and strut. With a mix of the Stones, the New York Dolls, the Clash and Muddy Waters their music can be pigeon-holed as country blues with a punk attitude. Singing about booze, women (special guest star: a very insecure Virgin Mary). Fans of early Seventies rock will nod approvingly when they listen to their new album Cold City - the twin guitar players playing catch, and a banjo player bringing it home. Iit would only be fair when songs like...

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