The Blessings
Everyone for the last five years has been talking about how “rock ‘n’ roll
is back”, but it seems to have failed to truly show its face…until
now. 
The next wave has arrived in the form of The Blessings, a rag
tag troop of gypsy pirates that rock like there’s no tomorrow and roll
like their heroes of yesterdays’ greats. This Hollywood 4 piece, Jeremy
White (lead vocals/harmonica/guitar), Mike Gavigan (guitar/vocals), Frank
Scimeca (bass/vocals) and Robert Iezzi (drums), has their feet
firmly planted in the roots of rock ‘n’ roll. Like all
the heavy hitters, their influences can be traced all the way to the source. 
“When
I was a kid, of course it all started with the Stones and the Faces,” explains
Jeremy. “That was the stuff my parents were into, but I wanted
to go farther so, as I got older, I started listening to previous generations
of music like Elmore James or Chuck Berry. That's where it all came from
anyway. I mean, how many times has Page Plant recorded a Leadbelly
or Robert Johnson song and you look at the credits and it says written by
Page/Plant? That’s why when we play live we’ll bust out a really
raucous version of Little Richard’s “Keep a Knockin.’” We
pull in influences from all over the map. I’m originally from
Southern Virginia, so naturally, I developed a taste for country greats like
George Jones and Hank Sr.”
The Blessings have just completed their 10 song album entitled "Bare
Bones" (co produced by Bam and 
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Ross from Bubble and
Dogs D’amour,
and Mike Hansen).” The songs are packed with hooks, and interesting
and colorful story lines. A song like “Chained to Your Memory” to
the listener would, at first, sound like it’s a heartbreaking song
about a lost love, but it’s actually about White losing his father
to cancer. They also have attitude laden pure rock ‘n’ roll
songs like “Chop you Down” with verse lines like “…send
you back to Baltimore your tail between your legs I’m goin’ to
the liquor store Before I get back pack your bags.” “It’s
all about attitude, that’s the way we live,” explains guitarist
Mike Gavigan. “The songs can’t help but reflect that.” Included
is a blazing cover of "Gone Movin' On," originally written and
recorded by 60s group Paul Revere and the Raiders.
The album also features the honky-tonk keyboards and Hammond
b3 organ of former Guns n Roses keyboardists, Teddy “Zig Zag” Andreadis and Dizzy
Reed; both of whom accompany The Blessings for their live shows. Now
halfway through recovering from a decade of shoe gazers there’s finally
a band that dares to perform a great rock ‘n’ roll live show. White
brings back the concept of the front man. If you could combine James Brown
with David Johansen, then toss a firecracker down their trousers, you might
have a close comparison.
Get ready for The Blessings because this time rock is back and it’s equipped with its long lost friend the roll...
...break the blister, let it flow
even when it hurts,
from a distance we both know,
this could never work...
Get ready for The Blessings because it's official...Rock N' Roll Is Back!