WE ARE MIGHTY LESTER - MIGHTY LESTER
There’s a lot more happening in North Carolina than basketball and lacrosse scandals, and here’s a CD that bears that out. Mighty Lester is an eight-piece blues powerhouse from the Raleigh-Durham area that will air out your head. Its semi-self-titled indie release offers a dozen songs, including 10 first-rate originals. Fronted by the soul-sanctified Todd Dewberry, Mighty Lester delivers a choice melange of Kansas City blues, Stax grooves and genuine jump blues. Check the sonic blast of opener “Gonna Ball Tonight,” the slightly tipsy “Bring Me the Bottle” and the super-sly finale “Sorry Didn’t Do It.” The band’s guitarist/songwriter Lenny Terenzi produced the set, and it’s as tight and right as any blues album this year.
