{"id":3829,"date":"2017-05-21T20:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-05-21T20:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/?p=3829"},"modified":"2017-05-22T22:51:04","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T22:51:04","slug":"samantha-fish-dosey-doe-woodlands-tx-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2017\/05\/21\/samantha-fish-dosey-doe-woodlands-tx-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Samantha Fish – Dosey Doe – Woodlands, TX – Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Jim Bille<\/p>\n

\"P1090047\"<\/a> Touring in support of her latest CD, Chills and Fever, Samantha Fish has hit the road to rock it with her fans nationwide. One on stop earlier this month on May 4th\u00a0was in the Woodlands at the\u00a0 Dosey Doe Big Barn.<\/p>\n

The opening number, He Did It\u201d, a 60\u2019s sounding jump tune was an early evenings taste of Samantha Fish\u2019s talent and was one of the many songs from the new release featured.<\/p>\n

Fish\u2019s follow up song was the title cut from the CD \u201cChills and Fever\u201d a slinky tune from the early 60\u2019s originally recorded by Ronnie Love. Fish\u2019s take on the song added a kind of an Amy Winehouse sound but with that extra R&B vocal punch that Fish has mastered so well.<\/p>\n

\u201cVoodoo Working\u201d was another stand out number from the show. Fish brandished a white Gibson SG for this tune and slipped and slid her slide bar all over the song as her crack band joined in for extended solos. Band members Mark Levon and Travis Blotsky owned the song as far as I was concerned considering their excellent and intense sax and trumpet horn duel that had to be pushing their oxygen levels down and blood pressure up from blowing the brass so hard.<\/p>\n

Speaking of trumpeter Travis Blotsky, Fish covered a Charley Patton number called \u201cJim Lee Blues\u201d, which again featured Blotsky with a rag-time jazzy type solo that augmented Ms. Fish\u2019s acoustic guitar work and soulful vocals.<\/p>\n

\"P1090317\"<\/a>Another exceptional tune from the evening was Fish\u2019s version of \u201cCrow Jane\u201d, a song penned by delta blues man Skip James from the 1930\u2019s that actually has been covered by a few other bands in recent years. Fish\u2019s version is a pure blues head bangin\u2019 rocker. With its slow driving melody along with an ominous heavy back beat Samantha Fish\u2019s rendition was highlighted with generous slide work appropriately played on a classic cigar box guitar with chilling effect.<\/p>\n

Samantha Fish\u2019s popularity has been gaining significant momentum lately as she is consistently delivering charismatic and power punch shows that will knock you back in your seat. Her firecracker demeanor coupled with red hot guitar work and incredibly soulful vocals will definitely leave an impression on you especially if you are a first time witness to one of her shows, as I was.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to pigeonhole Samantha Fish\u2019s music into one specific genre. At first you think she is straight ahead blues, which would be fine, but then she will dash it up a bit with some really strong R&B that sounds like she just stepped out of a recording session at the old Stax record studios in Memphis. Throw in a pinch of Motown and mix well to get an idea of what you might expect. That\u2019s so far anyway. Who knows where this songstress will lead us next but where ever she\u2019s headed you better follow. And if you want to see her perform in venues like the Dosey Doe or similar size places you better think about doing it soon as I believe she will be cresting a big musical wave soon that should be landing her on top of the music scene. Music fans need to come along for this ride and hang on\u2026it could be a thrilling trip if the show I attended is any indication.<\/p>\n

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Written by Jim Bille Touring in support of her latest CD, Chills and Fever, Samantha Fish has hit the road to rock it with her fans nationwide. One on stop earlier this month on May 4th\u00a0was in the Woodlands at the\u00a0 Dosey Doe Big Barn. The opening number, He Did It\u201d, a 60\u2019s sounding jump… <\/p>\n

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