{"id":3039,"date":"2016-07-08T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T20:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/?p=3039"},"modified":"2016-07-29T22:14:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T22:14:32","slug":"the-winery-dogs-warehouse-live-houston-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmusicreview.com\/wordpress\/2016\/07\/08\/the-winery-dogs-warehouse-live-houston-tx\/","title":{"rendered":"The Winery Dogs – Warehouse Live – Houston, TX"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Eddie Ferranti<\/p>\n

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The old adage of \u201cEven a blind squirrel can find a nut sometimes\u201d fits for the gig I covered at the Warehouse Live venue in Houston recently. Acting on an invitation from sweet pal Amanda Cagan I ventured out to cover a group I knew nothing about called The Winery Dogs.\u00a0 Come to find out they are a super group of all star musicians featuring bassist Billy Sheehan (Talas, David Lee Roth,Mr.Big), Mike Portney\u00a0 (Dream Theater, Avenged, Sevenfold, Adrenaline Mob) and guitarist\/pianist\/vocalist Richie Kotzen\u00a0 (Poison,Mr.Big).\u00a0 This was a stellar display of musicianship from top to bottom.<\/p>\n

They definitely fall under the category of a super group.\u00a0\u00a0 Portnoy and Sheehan were buds and they wanted to add a third piece and a gent by the name of Eddie Trunk entered the picture.\u00a0\u00a0 Trunk came up from the New York radio scene and used to host the popular That Metal Show on VH1 Classic, which finished its final season this year.\u00a0 He still hosts a gig on Q104.3 in NYC and does Sirius XM Radio now also.\u00a0 ET dropped Kotzen\u2019s name on Sheehan and that has blossomed into a trio that has spawned two albums now instead of just a \u201cproject\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cHot Streak\u201d is their second album and they really seem to be on one! The triple bomb they dropped on the crowd for my photo session of \u201cOblivion\u201d, \u201cCaptain Love\u201d and \u201cWe Are One\u201d got my attention and then some.\u00a0 They followed with the title cut and I was having a hard time wondering who to focus on because they were all that good.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>\u00a0 Portnoy and Sheehan are both arguably the best on the planet at their respective instruments and have won a ton of awards from musician magazines.\u00a0 Kotzen is no slouch whatsoever on electric and his vocals brought images of Chris Cornell and even Freddy Mercury on the drop dead cool ballad piece \u201cFire\u201d.\u00a0 A super highlight was when Biily Sheehan played a bass solo like nothing I\u2019ve ever seen.\u00a0 It was incredible as he played faster and faster hitting every note as the crowd egged him on!\u00a0 Portnoy dazzled all night and when he jumped on stage and used his sticks tapping on the floor and mikes was something ya had to see to really comprehend how cool it was.\u00a0 This threesome reminded this reviewer of a \u201cRowdy Rush\u201d where each piece is independent yet cohesive delivering thundering rock to piano driven coolness by Kotzen.<\/p>\n

Other highlight numbers that caught my ear were \u201cI\u2019m No Angel\u201d, explosive \u201cElevate\u201d, heavy groovin\u2019 \u201cDesire\u201d and \u201cRegret\u201d with RK on the keyboards burnin\u2019 it up. Expectations are always high when a monikor of \u201cSuper Group\u201d is laid on your ass, but The Winery Dogs seem more than up to the task and delivered .\u00a0 If you are into musicianship, it does not really get\u00a0 any better than TWD.\u00a0 Check \u2018em out and I know they won\u2019t be a \u201cnut\u201d for me to find anymore!<\/p>\n

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Written by Eddie Ferranti The old adage of \u201cEven a blind squirrel can find a nut sometimes\u201d fits for the gig I covered at the Warehouse Live venue in Houston recently. Acting on an invitation from sweet pal Amanda Cagan I ventured out to cover a group I knew nothing about called The Winery Dogs.\u00a0… <\/p>\n

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