March 19, 2016 – Riverside,
Iowa
By Phillip Smith; Mar 20, 2016
Saturday, March 19, as part
of their annual Tribute to Blues Weekend, Riverside
Casino hosted the fabulous Janiva
Magness for an evening of soulful blues.
Magness, who has won seven Blues Music Awards, and grabbed twenty-five
blues award nominations, pulled down the B.B.
King Entertainer of the Year Award in 2009. Newest member of the band,
guitarist Garret Deloian is a fresh
addition, and sounds fantastic alongside the seasoned ensemble of drummer Matt Tecu , bassist Gary Davenport, and guitarist extraordinaire
Zach Zunis.
Magness
started the evening off with the very soulful “I Won’t Cry” and “Walkin’ in the
Sun”. Zunis peeled off a fantastic guitar solo on the beautifully sung “Say
You Will”. Janiva has such a special talent that allows her to connect to her
audience. This was very much prevalent in the heartfelt selection “Doorway”,
about love in the form of forgiveness.
The audience was blessed to
be treated to a heaping serving of songs off her brand new album, Love Wins Again. When pre-ordering this new album, fans can get
an extra three songs available nowhere else, via download. These three tracks were spectacular. The
ominous and mojo-infused “Sin Perfume” gave Deloian a beautiful podium to get his mojo on. “I Don’t Hurt Anymore”, with its retro
Nashville vibe, was downright amazing, and “I Can’t Let You Go”, not only had a
fantastic guitar solo from Zunis,
but the accompaniment from Davenport
and Laug in the rhythm section was absolutely
stellar. I loved the cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Long as
I Can See the Light”. Deloian killed it on guitar and Magness’ vocals were exquisite.
It was a fine night of music
indeed.
All Photos by Phillip Smith
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