When The Rubber Meets The Road - Tubie & The Touchtones - New Release Review

I just had the chance to review the newest release from Tubie and The Touchtones. The band features Tubie Pushee (vocals and guitars), Les Morey (bass, Keys, vocals), Clay Failla (drums and percussion), Michael Gaskins (horns) and Andrea Young (vocals). The release is made up of 11 diverse tracks. First up is When The Rubber Meets The Road, a driving boogie blues. Tubie doesn't wait long to show you where he got his reputation as a guitar slinger and Gaskins adds some honkin sax. Anne's Eyes takes clues from the Philadelphia "blue eyed soul" movement with smooth jazz sax lines and guitar riffs. Me & My Baby has a shuffle rhythm and clean guitar riffs. South Main Street takes more of a ballad approach but with the Mesa Boogie drive sound on guitar solo. Strange Things is a slow shuffle with heavy horns and dicing guitar. Share has more of an island feel with traces of David Byrne and David Lindley. Your Shoes is a Texas style blues with jazz overtones and some hot guitar riffs. Navasota Get Down has the distinct sound of some early British Blues bands but with horns added. This may be the best track on the release with some tasty blues riffs, loping beat and mid song rock /fusion breakdown.
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This track isn't on the release but is representative of the bands work:

709 Blues - Tubie and the Touchtones

Tubie is a Texas native, Texas blues songwriter and BMI artist from Navasota....the 'Official' Blues capital of Texas. In fact, Tubie and The Touchtones played in the state capitol rotunda in Austin on April 5th, 2007 for the reading of the resolution in the Texas state legislature that named Navasota as the official blues capital. Tubie was nominated for Musician of the Year at the Texas Music Awards in 2009, and the Touchtones were the opening band for the awards ceremony in the civic auditorium in Palestine, Texas. Tubie was also nominated for Blues Artist of the Year in the Upstate Indie Awards in Syracuse, New York. They have been the signature band for the Navasota Blues Fest Organization for 6 years!!! AND played for the state of Texas at the Washington on the Brazos State Park for the 4th of July celebrations in 2008 and 2009. Recognized for years as a premier a blues and classic rock band, their 3rd CD Blue With Envy and their 2nd CD The Lonestar Blues, both produced by Granger Smith, have been hailed as impressive follow-ups to the debut CD Just Can't Believe It, all for sale at major online music vendors. Each features all new music written by Tubie--distinctive blues and rock and more, all with a Texas flavor. Get yours today!
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